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TIDMJPR
RNS Number : 1877D
Johnston Press PLC
11 May 2012
For filings with the FSA include the
annex
For filings with issuer exclude the
annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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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:
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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 x
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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 Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle
to the
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Rock (Nominees) Limited
(if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date 8(th) May 2012
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 11(th) May 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: 8%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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Johnston
Press
Ord 50,579,198 50,579,198 20,202,803 20,202,803 30,976,895 3.16% 4.84%
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GB0004769682
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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 Conversion Period rights that may rights
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
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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 Conversion rights instrument
instrument period refers to
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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51,179,698 8.00%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Shares are held in Rock (Nominees) Limited.
The indirect interest is held via Tindle Newspapers Limited, a company
controlled and owned 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: Wendy Craig
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15. Contact telephone number: 01252 735 667
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