Independent News & Media plc announced that at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 1, 2018, the company approved the appointment of Mr. John Bateson, Ms. Fionnuala Duggan, Mr. Murdoch MacLennan and Mr. Seamus Taaffe as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Bateson holds or has held in the past five years: Datalex PLC (current - from November 2006 to date), Aerte PLC (from July 1997 to January 2015), and Paysafe Group PLC (from January 2009 to July 2014). Mr. Taaffe holds or has held in the past five years: Total Produce Plc (current - from October 2012 to date).