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RNS Number : 1372C

Johnston Press PLC

13 October 2015

 
 
 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                                           þ 
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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 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             Orbis Holdings Limited (parent) 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii)                Orbis Investment Management (investment 
                                                manager and controlled undertaking) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                Vidacos Nominees Limited 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           9 October 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             12 October 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           9% 
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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          rights                   (x) 
                 Shares            Voting              shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                       Direct     Direct       Indirect    Direct           Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)         (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  -----------  ----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GB00BRK8Y334   9,685,052         9,685,052                                    9,364,452                    8.84% 
               ----------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------  ----------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
 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. 
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 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 rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                Nominal        Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 9,364,452                                                      8.84% 
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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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   Orbis Investment Management Limited is a controlled undertaking of Orbis 
   Holdings Limited 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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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:                         Ali Ziai, Legal Counsel 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             +352 28 48 22 22 
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