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Sir Anthony O'Reilly04 April 2008 DISCLOSURE FORM FORM SAR 6 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Stock Exchange (which may publicise) and with the Panel. A copymust also be sent to the company the voting securities of which (or the rightsover the voting securities of which) are acquired. Date of disclosure 28 March 2008 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION RULES, 2007 ("SARs") Date of Acquisition 2 April 2008 Acquisition in Independent News & Media PLC (name of company) (1) Class of voting securities (e.g. Number of voting securities/ If rights over voting securities ordinary shares) rights over voting securities acquired, as opposed to the acquired securities themselves, specify nature of rights Ordinary Shares 1,000,000 securities (2) Resultant total holding of voting Resultant total holding of Total percentage securities (and % of total voting rights over voting securities securities in issue) (and % of total voting securities in issue) 225,191,030 Sir Anthony O'Reilly 27% (3) Party making disclosure: Sir Anthony O'Reilly Shares registered in names of:- Sir Anthony O'Reilly Indexia Holdings Limited (194, 093,082) and Cartson Holdings Limited (31,097,948) (4) (a) Name of person acquiring securities or rights over securities - Indexia Holdings Limited and, if different, beneficial owner - N/A (b) Names of any other persons acting in concert (see SAR 3) Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above Pauline O'Donovan (Also print name of signatory)Telephone and extension number - 01 232 2000 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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