Johnston Press PLC Requisition of General Meeting (7201V)
November 07 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMJPR
RNS Number : 7201V
Johnston Press PLC
07 November 2017
07 November 2017
For Immediate Release
Johnston Press plc
("Johnston Press" or the "Company")
Requisition of General Meeting
Johnston Press announces that it has received a letter from
Custos Group AS, a shareholder holding in excess of five per cent.
of the paid up capital of the Company, requisitioning a general
meeting of the Company's shareholders (the "Requisition").
The Requisition proposes resolutions that Camilla Rhodes and
Michael Butterworth be removed as directors of the Company, and
that Alexander Salmond and Steve Auckland be appointed as
non-executive directors of the Company. The Requisition also
proposes that any person appointed as a director of the Company
since November 6, 2017 (being the date of the Requisition) be
removed as a director of the Company.
The Johnston Press Board is consulting with its advisers and
will update its shareholders with regard to the timing of the
General Meeting in due course.
Shareholders are advised to take no action at this time. Further
announcements will be made as appropriate.
Enquiries:
Powerscourt
Rory Godson / Juliet Callaghan / John Elliott
020 7250 1446
jp@powerscourt-group.com
Legal Entity Identifier of the Company: 213800JFIBCR4LGUA242
Classification: Inside Information.
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