APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

JOHNSTON PRESS PLC

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

DAVID KING TO SUCCEED GRANT MURRAY AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Johnston Press plc (the "Company"), one of the leading community media groups in the UK and Ireland, announces that from 1 June 2013 David King will succeed Grant Murray, following Grant's resignation as Chief Financial Officer.

David King was previously at Time Out Group, the print and digital entertainment information business, where he was CEO until 31 July 2012 and has since then been working as a consultant, most recently at Johnston Press. During his four years at Time Out he restructured and refinanced the business, returned it to profitability and sold a 50% equity interest to private equity. 

For the nine years prior to Time Out David was Chief Financial Officer of BBC Worldwide, overseeing profits increasing to £100m on turnover growing from £354m to over £800m. He was appointed to the Board of BBC Worldwide in 1999, having held a number of senior financial roles within the BBC and BBC Worldwide.

David's early career saw him qualify as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 before working for a Citibank/Storehouse plc Joint Venture and then subsequently joining Coopers & Lybrand in 1988 where he spent six years as a management consultant working with a number of FTSE 100 companies.

Commenting on David's appointment Chairman Ian Russell said "I welcome David to the Johnston Press Board and believe that his wealth of relevant experience will prove him to be an excellent choice of successor to Grant. Meanwhile I would like to thank Grant on behalf of the Board for everything he has done for Johnston Press over the last two years and wish him well for the future."

There is no further information required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority relating to Mr. King's appointment.

For further information please contact:

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Richard Oldworth/ Sophie McNulty0207 466 5000

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