Dublin/London –6th October, 2009: Independent News & Media PLC (“INM” or “the Company”) announces that it has issued a circular to Shareholders convening a second requisitioned extraordinary general meeting of the Company (“Second EGM”) for 11.00 a.m. on 13th November, 2009 (“Circular”). This follows receipt of a valid requisition notice from Merrion Stockbrokers on behalf of Mr. Denis O’Brien (previously announced by INM on 15th September 2009) seeking to convene a general meeting of the Company and to consider a resolution to revoke the existing authority of the Directors to allot shares (“Resolution”). This authority was unanimously proposed and recommended for approval by the Directors (including the three representatives of Mr. O’Brien on the Board) and was duly passed at the most recent AGM in June of this year on a show of hands. An overwhelming majority of proxies received on this resolution were in favour (99.83% of the shares represented by proxies received).