Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Johnston Press Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

x

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Rock (Nominees) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

27 March 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 April 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Johnston Press

Ord

51,179,698

51,179,698

20,202,803

20,202,803

30,976,895

2.93%

4.49%

GB0004769682

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

51,179,698

7.42%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Shares are held by Rock (Nominees) Limited.

The equitable interest in the indirectly held shares belonged to Tindle Newspapers Limited, a member of the Tindle Newspapers group ultimately owned by Sir Ray Tindle. Tindle Newspapers Limited has transferred its equitable interest to its parent company Tindle Press Holdings Limited which is directly owned and controlled by Sir Ray Tindle.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Sue Yates

15. Contact telephone number:

01252 735 667