Further re Director Appointments

FURTHER RE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

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

Dublin/London 31 August 2012: Independent News & Media PLC ("INM" and/ or the "Company") announced shareholder approval at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company held on 27 August 2012 of the following four appointments to the Board of Directors of the Company:

Mr. Leslie Buckley

Mr. Jerome Kennedy

Ms. Triona Mullane

Mr. Len O'Hagan

The Company hereby makes the following additional disclosures in respect of these appointments in compliance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Mr. Leslie Buckley

The following are the directorships in other publicly quoted companies which Mr. Buckley holds or has held in the past five years held:

Independent News & Media PLC (from March 2009 to June 2011)

Aer Lingus Group Plc (from May 2009 to May 2012)

The Company hereby confirms that Mr. Buckley has no further disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Mr. Jerome Kennedy

The following are the directorships in other publicly quoted companies which Mr. Kennedy holds or has held in the past five years held:

Total Produce plc (current (since November 2006))

Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (July 2007 to April 2012)

The Company hereby confirms that Mr. Kennedy has no further disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Ms. Triona Mullane

Ms. Mullane does not hold, and has not in the past five years held, a directorship in any other publicly quoted companies.

The Company hereby confirms that Ms. Mullane has no further disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Mr. Len O'Hagan

Mr. O'Hagan does not hold, and has not in the past five years held, a directorship in any other publicly quoted companies.

The Company hereby confirms that Mr. O'Hagan has no further disclosures to make in accordance with Rule 6.6.7 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

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