INM PLC ANNOUNCE CHANGE AT CFO LEVEL

Dublin/London - Thursday, 11th September 2014: Independent News & Media PLC ("INM" and/or the "Company") advises that Mr. Eamonn O'Kennedy is to leave the Group to pursue other interests. This coming December, Eamonn will be replaced as Group Chief Financial Officer by Mr. Ryan Preston, who joins from Tesco, where he currently holds the role of Group Finance Director Europe. Eamonn O'Kennedy will stay in his current role until after Ryan Preston joins the company, thus enabling a seamless transition in the role.

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