Block Listing Six Monthly Return

Name of applicant:

Independent News & Media PLC

Name of scheme:

Share Option Scheme 1999

Period of return:

From:

1 April 2012

To:

30 September 2012

Balance under scheme from previous return:

1999

203,117

The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:

nil

Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

nil

Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

203,117

Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

Ordinary shares of €0.30 each

Sept 2002 3,000,000 Nov 2004 1,000,000

Nov 2004 3,000,000 June 2005 2,000,000

June 2005 2,000,000 Nov 2006 1,000,000

Jan 2006 5,000,000 Feb 2007 2,000,000

Nov 2006 3,000,000 Apr 2007 2,000,000

Oct 2007 373,626 Oct 2007 1,000,000

Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

550,418,282 (excluding treasury shares)

Name of contact:

Andrew Donagher, Company Secretary

Address of contact:

Independent House, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1

Telephone number of contact:

+353 1 466 3200