Directorate Change

INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC

CFO TO LEAVE IN JANUARY

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

Dublin, 12 December, 2018: Independent News & Media PLC ("INM" or the "Company") announces that Ryan Preston is to leave the company by mutual consent at the end of January 2019. INM is currently engaged in a process to appoint a successor to Mr. Preston and this appointment will be announced in due course.

The Chief Executive of INM, Michael Doorly, said: "On behalf of the Board of INM and the Company I would like to thank Ryan for his contribution to the Company over the last four years. We wish him every success in his future career."

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