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RNS Number : 3823F

Independent News & Media PLC

12 July 2019

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the Central Bank of Ireland)(i) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) : 
  Independent News & Media PLC 
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
  [ ] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  [X ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify)(iii) : 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) : 
 Name:                                         City and country of registered office (if 
  Weiss Asset Management LP                     applicable): 
                                                Wilmington, Delaware, USA 
                                              ------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) : 
  Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale Global Opportunity 
  Fund 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) : 
  July-11-2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  July-11-2019 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8% 
 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                           % of voting         % of voting rights   Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached     through financial    in % (9.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total    instruments          9.B)            of issuer(vii) 
                            of 9.A)             (total of 9.B.1 
                                                + 9.B.2) 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               0.00 %              8.22%                8.22%           1,386,547,375 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)          0.00 %              3.21 %               3.21 % 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) : 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type     Number of voting rights(ix)                              % of voting rights 
 of 
 shares 
 ISIN code 
 (if 
 possible) 
 
                          Direct                     Indirect                      Direct                Indirect 
                                          ---------------------------- 
 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
               -------------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 
 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/                            Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument          date(x)        Conversion Period(xi)                rights that may            rights 
                                                                          be acquired if 
                                                                          the instrument 
                                                                          is exercised/converted. 
                    -------------  -----------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                                    SUBTOTAL B.1 
                                   -----------------------------------  -------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
 Type of        Expiration          Exercise/             Physical or                 Number of     % of voting 
 financial       date(x)             Conversion            cash settlement(xii)       voting         rights 
 instrument                          Period (xi)                                      rights 
               ------------------  --------------------  --------------------------  ------------ 
 CFD            N/A                 N/A                   Cash Settlement             113,957,779   8.22 % 
               ------------------  --------------------  --------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
                                            SUBTOTAL B.2                              113,957,779   8.22 % 
                                           --------------------------                ------------ 
 
 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by 
  any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) 
  holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.(xiii) 
 
  [x] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)                   % of voting rights      % of voting rights     Total of both if 
                             if it equals or         through financial      it equals or is 
                             is higher than the      instruments if it      higher than the 
                             notifiable threshold    equals or is higher    notifiable threshold 
                                                     than the notifiable 
                                                     threshold 
                           ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Weiss Asset Management 
  LP 
                           ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Brookdale International 
  Partners, L.P.            0.00 %                  5.75 %                 5.75 % 
                           ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 Weiss Asset Management 
  LP 
                           ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Brookdale Global           0.00 %                  Below 3%               Below 3% 
  Opportunity Fund 
                           ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to 
  hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] 
 
 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
  Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global 
  Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P. 
 

Done at Boston, USA on July 11th, 2019.

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