Johnston Press PLC Holding(s) in Company (2724L)

TIDMJPR

RNS Number : 2724L

Johnston Press PLC

17 July 2017

 
 TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
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 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                               Johnston Press plc 
  or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached:(ii) 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify):(iii) 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: 
  (iv) 
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 Name                                                      Artemis Investment Management 
                                                            LLP on behalf of discretionary 
                                                            funds under management 
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 City and country of registered                            Cassini House 
  office (if applicable)                                    57 St James's Street 
                                                            London, SW1A 1LD 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                            11 July 2017 
  is crossed or reached: (vi) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                   12 July 2017 
  notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total position of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                                          % of voting        % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                                        rights attached    rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                           to shares          financial                         rights of 
                                           (total of         instruments                        issuer (vii) 
                                             8. A) 
                                                              (total of        (8.A + 8.B) 
                                                              8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                                  2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                            4.95%                                4.95%             105,877,777 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable)                       6.43%                                6.43% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type           Number of voting rights(ix)                    % of voting rights 
  of shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                 Direct                Indirect           Direct            Indirect 
                               (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of        (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of 
                               Directive               Directive         Directive          Directive 
                              2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)      2004/109/EC)       2004/109/EC) 
                                (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)         (DTR5.1)          (DTR5.2.1) 
-------------------  -----------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
    GB00BRK8Y334                   0                   5,244,102            0%                4.95% 
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      SUBTOTAL 
        8. A                                             5,244,102                                 4.95% 
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 B1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial    Expiration   Exercise/                         Number of voting    % of voting 
  instrument           date         Conversion                       rights that          rights 
                       (x)          Period (xi)                      may be acquired 
                                                                     if the instrument 
                                                                     is exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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                                   SUBOTAL 8.B 
                                    1 
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 B2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1(b)) 
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 Type of financial    Expiration   Exercise/         Physical        Number of voting    % of voting 
  instrument          date          Conversion        or cash         rights              rights 
                      (x)           period            settlement 
                                    (xi)              (xii) 
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                                                     SUBTOTAL 
                                                      8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the applicable 
  box with an "X") 
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 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                                                 X 
  the voting rights and/or the financial instruments 
  are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) 
  (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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             Name (xv)                     % of voting               % of voting              Total of both 
                                           rights if it             rights through             if it equals 
                                           equals or is         financial instruments          or is higher 

                                           higher than               if it equals           than the notifiable 
                                          the notifiable             or is higher                threshold 
                                            threshold            than the notifiable 
                                                                      threshold 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder: 
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 The number and % of voting rights 
  held: 
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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held: 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion               Cassini House 
                                    57 St James's Street 
                                    London, SW1A 1LD 
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 Date of completion                12 July 2017 
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