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Independent News & Media PLC

30 January 2019

INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC

APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR

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

Dublin, 30 January 2019: Independent News and Media PLC ("INM" or the "Company") announces that Ms. Kate Marsh has been appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from today.

Ms. Marsh is a senior media executive and has built and managed significant businesses across Europe. Working in a customer-focused, highly-regulated environment, she has led mergers & acquisitions, commercial strategy, significant rights negotiations and digital transformation. Ms. Marsh brings strategic and operational experience in brand building and consumer engagement for global companies, most recently from her role as executive vice president for Western Europe International Networks at Sony Pictures Television, and also in various roles at Sky, GroupM and the BBC, joining the Corporation as a journalist. She has served at board level for Sony Pictures Entertainment regional companies, Plato Media Ltd (home of the pre-school kids App, Hopster) and has been a committee member of the UK's Commercial Broadcasters Association, representing industry to Government.

Murdoch MacLennan, Chairman of INM said: "I would like to welcome Kate to the INM Board. Her range of experience will add significantly to our Board as we focus on delivery of our corporate strategy."

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

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

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