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Independent News & Media PLC03 October 2006 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: Listing Applications, Irish Stock Exchange The FSA Date: 2 October 2006 AVS No:Name of applicant: Independent News & Media PLCName of scheme: Share Option Scheme 1989 Share Option Scheme 1999Period of return: From: 1 April 2006 To: 30 September 2006 1989 1999 Balance under scheme from previous return: 3,721,397 838,857The amount by which the block scheme has beenincreased, if the scheme has been increased since thedate of the last return:Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme 2,909,006 538,021during period:Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end 812,391 300,836of periodNumber and class of securities originally listed and Ordinary shares of €0.30 eachthe date of admission 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 Jan 2006 5,000,000Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 760,650,301period Name of contact: Fergal MeeganAddress of contact: Davy Corporate Finance, 49 Dawson Street, Dublin 2Telephone number of contact: +353 1 6148817 SIGNED BY Andrew Donagher Company Secretary, for and on behalf of Independent News & Media PLC Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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