5th Oct 2005 16:32
Johnston Press PLC05 October 2005 Johnston Press plc ("the Company") DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION The Company received notification on 5 October 2005 that The Capital GroupCompanies, Inc on behalf of its affiliates including Capital International SA,Capital International Limited, Capital International Inc and Capital GuardianTrust Company have an interest in 9,077,343 ordinary shares of 10p each of theCompany. This represents 3.175% of the issued share capital of the Company. The holdings are registered in the following names:- Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Holder Number of Shares State Street Nominees Limited 863,400 Bank of New York Nominees 599,500 Northern Trust 83,354 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited 5,500 Chase Nominees Limited 3,837,492 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 74,900 Midland Bank plc 667,799 Cede & Co 37,300 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 1,300 Bankers Trust 40,300 Barclays Bank 75,000 Citibank London 6,300 Royal Trust 11,000 Nortrust Nominees 639,100 Royal Bank of Scotland 6,200 MSS Nominees Limited 6,500 State Street Bank & Trust Co 11,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 2,800 Citibank NA 15,500 Deutsche Bank AG 2,500 Mellon Bank NA 39,200 ROY Nominees Limited 14,800 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 410,200 HSBC 1,800 JP Morgan Chase Bank 160,149 Total 7,613,594 Capital International Limited Registered Holder Number of Shares Bank of New York Nominees 123,500 Northern Trust 78,400 Nortrust Nominees 183,449 Royal Bank of Scotland 60,600 Mellon Bank NA 9,900 Total 455,849 Capital International SA Registered Holder Number of Shares Chase Nominees Limited 322,300 Barclays Bank 60,000 HSBC Bank plc 12,000 Total 394,300 Capital International Inc Registered Holder Number of Shares State Street Nominees Limited 318,500 Bank of New York Nominees 13,300 Chase Nominees Limited 18,900 Midland Bank plc 44,900 Brown Bros 40,400 Royal Bank of Scotland 29,100 Sumitomo Trust & Banking 9,500 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 10,100 State Street Australia Limited 13,300 HSBC Bank Plc 32,800 JP Morgan Chase Bank 82,800 Total 613,600 5 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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