Holding in Company

29th August 2011

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/EC

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Independent News and 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 the acquisition 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 obligation:

Aurum Nominees Ltd a/c C010995

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

IIU Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

Date on which threshold is crossed or reached: 25th August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified;

29th August 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

IIU Nominees Ltd. percentage of voting rights has increased from 2.49% to 3.21%, crossing the threshold of 3%.

8. Notified details:  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

10. In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

N/A

11. Additional information:

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.