TIDMJPR

RNS Number : 7450J

Johnston Press PLC

16 June 2014

16 June 2014

Johnston Press PLC

DIRECTORS'/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and their connected persons.

In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R, Johnston Press plc (the "Company") announces that it was notified on 13 June 2014 (in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R) that the following acquisitions of the Company's ordinary shares of 1p each by directors of the Company and/or their connected persons took place in London that day. Each of these transactions took place pursuant to the 6.52 for 1 rights issue at 3 pence per new ordinary share announced by the Company on 9 May 2014.

 
                           Number of nil 
                            paid rights           Ordinary shares       Total holding     Total percentage 
                            disposed of           acquired pursuant    following rights     of the issued 
       Name           (for tail swallowing)(1)     to rights issue          issue           share capital 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Ian Russell                19,294,579               7,835,401           11,996,441            0.002% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Ashley Highfield                -                   6,626,080            7,642,350            0.001% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Mark Pain                   3,730,000                803,473             1,498,791            0.000% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Ralph Marshall              3,759,528               1,052,668            1,790,735            0.000% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Camilla Rhodes              2,555,895                511,178              981,588             0.000% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Kjell Aamot                 2,236,709               2,114,008            2,781,296            0.001% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Stephen van 
  Rooyen                         -                    307,444              354,598             0.000% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  ----------------- 
 Peter McCall                 649,163                 129,833            387,362(2)            0.000% 
------------------  --------------------------  -------------------  ------------------  -----------------

(1) Certain directors/PDMRs or their connected persons sold a proportion of their nil paid rights in order to finance the purchase of the remainder of their rights (tail swallowing).

(2) Beneficial Interest: This includes shares held in trust under the Johnston Press Share Incentive Plans to satisfy awards under those plans (open to all eligible employees in the United Kingdom).

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Enquiries

For further information contact:

   Ashley Highfield, Chief Executive Officer            +44 (0) 20 7612 2610 
   David King, Chief Financial Officer                          +44 (0) 20 7612 2602

Media enquiries:

   Jane Muirhead, Group Head of PR                           +44 (0) 20 7612 2616

Buchanan

Richard Oldworth/Sophie McNulty/Clare Akhurst

+44 (0) 20 7466 5000

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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