Johnston Press PLC Holding(s) in Company (5779N)

TIDMJPR

RNS Number : 5779N

Johnston Press PLC

09 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 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 or the                                              Johnston Press plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                             Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JFIBCR4LGUA242 
  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) 
 Name                                                                                              Custos Equity AS 
 City and country of registered office                                                                 Oslo, Norway 
  (if applicable) 
 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 was 
  crossed or reached(vi) :                                                                         07/08-08/08-2017 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                          09/08/2017 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                              % of voting        % of voting rights       Total of both           Total number 
                            rights attached       through financial         in % (8.A +         of voting rights 
                            to shares (total         instruments               8.B)              of issuer(vii) 
                                of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               5,14 %                                       5,14 %               106,983,377 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                              % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                            Direct                      Indirect                      Direct                  Indirect 
                      (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive          (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                          2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                            (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                            (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00BRK8Y334       5 500 000                                                5,14 % 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                 5 500 000                                                5,14 % 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                            Number of voting                  % of voting rights 
  financial          date(x)      Conversion Period(xi)                rights that may 
  instrument                                                           be acquired if 
                                                                       the instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/converted. 
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                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: 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       Expiration        Exercise/               Physical or              Number of             % of voting rights 
  financial     date(x)           Conversion              cash                     voting rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)             settlement(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") 
 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 the voting rights                    X 
  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 rights      % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                        if it equals or        through financial      it equals or is higher 
                      is higher than the       instruments if it       than the notifiable 
                     notifiable threshold     equals or is higher           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   53 Davies Street, London W1K 5JH 
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 Date of completion    9 August 2017 
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