Announcement of H1 Results Date

ANNOUNCEMENT DATE FOR H1 RESULTS

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

Dublin & London 16 August 2012: Independent News & Media PLC ("INM" and/ or the "Company") will issue its half year financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2012 at 7:00am BST on Friday, 31 August 2012.

The INM management team will host a live conference call and audio webcast for institutional investors and analysts at 8:30am BST on Friday, 31 August 2012 to discuss the report. The half year financial report and webcast will be accessible through the INM corporate website: www.inmplc.com

For conference call dial in details, please contact INM investor relations using the details set out below.