FORM 8.3


IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013


DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE


  1. KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1) HSBC BANK PLC
Company dealt in Independent News & Media PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing 04 April 2019


  1. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS


  1.         Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
  Long Short
  Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities 34,610,114  2.496%  
(2) Derivatives (other than options)   34,610,114  2.496%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    
Total 34,610,114  2.496% 34,610,114  2.496%


  1.         Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
  Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities    
 

(2) Derivatives (other than options) 		   
 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 		   
Total    


  1. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a)      Purchases and sales


 

Purchase/sale 		 

Number of relevant securities 		 

Price per unit (EUR)(Note 5)
     
     



(b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)


Product name,

e.g. CFD 		Nature of transaction

(Note 6) 		Number of relevant securities

(Note 7) 		Price per unit (EUR)

(Note 5)
       



(c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities



(i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,

e.g. call option 		Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) Exercise price Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)
             



(ii)      Exercising


Product name,

e.g. call option 		Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
     



(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction

(Note 8) 		Details Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)
     


2.       OTHER INFORMATION


Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



 

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

  		 
 





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            NO


Date of disclosure 05 April 2019
Contact name Dhruti Singh
Telephone number 0207 088 2000
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected NA
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) NA