31st Jul 2007 13:18
Independent News & Media PLC31 July 2007 STANDARD FORM TR-1 VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/ECi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached ii: Independent News & Media Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): (X) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached ( ) an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: DenisO'Brien 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: - Allied Irish Nominees Ltd - Barclays Bank Plc - Davy Stockbrokers Ltd - Goodbody Stockbrokers Ltd - Merrion Stockbrokers Ltd - Pershing Securities Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreachedv: 26th July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified; 30th July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using the Triggering (ii)the ISIN CODE) transaction (i) Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares(iii) Voting shares(v) rights(vi) rights(iv) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (vii) (viii)Ordinary Shares of 67,665,000 67,665,000 68,315,000 68,315,000 9.0805%30c, ISIN: IE0004614818 SUBTOTAL A (based onaggregate votingrights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction(ix)Type of financial Expiration Date(x) Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date(xi) rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights 68,315,000 9.0805% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable(xii): seeattached 10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold(number) voting rights as of (date). 11. Additional information: Done at Dublin on 30th July 2007. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange -------------------------- (i) Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previousnotification. In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction wasbelow 5%, please state "below 5%". (ii) If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is below 5%. For the case provided for in Article 10(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC, thereshould be no disclosure of individual holdings per party to the agreement unlessa party individually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This appliesupon entering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. (iii) To be used in Member States where applicable. (iv) Direct and indirect. (v) To be used in Member States where applicable. (vi) In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rightsattached "direct holding" and voting rights "indirect holding", please split thevoting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns - ifthere is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. (vii) Voting rights attached to shares held by the notifying party(Article 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC). (viii) Voting rights held by the notifying party independently ofany holding of shares (Article 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC). (ix) If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, thenotifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding,only that the new holding is below 5%. (x) Date of maturity/expiration of the financial instrument i.e.the date when right to acquire shares ends. (xi) If the financial instrument has such a period - please specifythis period - for example once every 3 months starting from (date). (xii) The notification should include the name(s) of the controlledundertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification shouldalso include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by eachcontrolled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds5% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking isintended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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