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Johnston Press PLC

05 April 2016

5 April 2016

Johnston Press plc (the "Company")

DIRECTOR'S/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).

On 1 April 2016 Ashley Highfield, Chief Executive Officer, and Peter McCall, Company Secretary of the Company, exercised awards under the Johnston Press Deferred Share Bonus Plan(1) (the "Plan") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company, granted on 6 June 2012. The Company was informed by the relevant PDMRs of the transactions on 5 April 2016. These options were exercisable from 15 March 2015 to 14 March 2017 and no consideration is payable on the exercise of these awards. The individuals sold a proportion of the shares acquired to satisfy tax liabilities.

 
 Name                Total number of shares   Number of shares     Sale price per 
                      acquired on exercise       disposed of      share on disposal 
------------------  -----------------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 Ashley Highfield            14,377                6,802              GBP0.41 
------------------  -----------------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 Peter McCall                5,491                 2,598              GBP0.41 
------------------  -----------------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 

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Enquiries

For further information contact:

   Peter McCall, Company Secretary                            +44 (0) 131 275 7500 

Bell Pottinger

   Dan de Belder / Zoë Pocock                                        +44 (0) 20 3772 2574 

(1) The options represent a proportion of bonus paid to Executive Directors and certain senior employees, paid in shares and deferred for three years.

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