Result of EGM

INDEPENDENT NEWS AND MEDIA PLC

Result of Extraordinary General Meeting

Ticker: (Bloomberg) INM.ID/INM.LN and (Reuters) INME.I/INME.L

Dublin/London, 5 December 2016: Independent News & Media PLC (the "Company") announces that all resolutions proposed at its Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") held earlier today at the O'Callaghan Alexander Hotel, 41-47 Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland were passed by shareholders following polls conducted at the meeting. The results of the polls conducted at the meeting are set out below.

Notes:

1. The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. It should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" or in the Total Votes shown.

2. The total number of ordinary shares eligible to vote was 1,386,547,375.

The full text of the Resolutions was included in the Circular (including notice of EGM) sent to shareholders on 10 November 2016, available on the Company's website, http://www.inmplc.com/investor-relations/.

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement will have the same meanings given to them within the Circular.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the Resolutions passed at the EGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at the following locations:

Companies Announcement OfficeIrish Stock Exchange28 Anglesea StreetDublin 2Ireland

And

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

5 December 2016

Michael Doorly

Company Secretary

Independent News & Media PLC

+353 1 466 3260

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