Notice of AGM

PUBLICATION AND FILING OF NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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

Dublin/London - 9 May 2012: Independent News & Media PLC today announces the publication and filing of its Notice of 2012 Annual General Meeting (to be held at 11am on Friday, 8 June 2012) and advises that the Notice is available on the Company's website at www.inmplc.com.

A copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection as follows:

Company Announcements Office

Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Tel: + 353 1 6174200

and

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do