TIDMJPR

RNS Number : 9663D

Johnston Press PLC

03 April 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                        Johnston Press Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 x 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                          Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                Rock (Nominees) Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                     27 March 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        2 April 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                7% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number           Number              Number         Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                 of               of                  of shares      rights                      (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------------------  ---------------------------- 
                                                     Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct          Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  -------------  -----------  --------------  ------------ 
 Johnston 
 Press 
 Ord            51,179,698       51,179,698          20,202,803     20,202,803     30,976,895   2.93%           4.49% 
               ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  --------------  ------------ 
 GB0004769682 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -----------    ----  -------  -----------  ---  ---  ----     --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period                rights that may                 rights 
                                          (xiv)                            be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting                 % of voting 
 financial         price          date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument                rights (xix, 
 instrument                                      period              refers to                        xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                     Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -------------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 51,179,698                                                       7.42% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Shares are held by Rock (Nominees) Limited. 
 
   The equitable interest in the indirectly held shares belonged to Tindle 
   Newspapers Limited, a member of the Tindle Newspapers group ultimately 
   owned by Sir Ray Tindle. Tindle Newspapers Limited has transferred its 
   equitable interest to its parent company Tindle Press Holdings Limited 
   which is directly owned and controlled by Sir Ray Tindle. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                     Sue Yates 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     01252 735 667 
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