13th Jun 2014 09:18
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | 
| 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 | Yes | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | n/a | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | n/a | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | ||||
| Other (please specify): | n/a | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Orbis Holdings Limited (parent) 
 Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking) | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Vidacos Nominees Limited 
 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10 June 2014 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 June 2014 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 8% | ||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| GB0004769682 | 53,251,201 | 53,251,201 | 458,737,148 | 8.67% | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Total (A+B) | |||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| 458,737,148 | 8.67% | ||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| 
 Orbis Investment Management Limited is a controlled undertaking of Orbis Holdings Limited. | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 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: | Yee-Ling Wan, Legal Counsel | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7042 2047 | |
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