18th Dec 2008 17:32
Johnston Press plc ("the Company")
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES
The Company received notification on 18 December 2008 that Aviva plc & its subsidiaries have decreased their notifiable interest from 32,110,947 to 30,618,959 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, representing 4.79% of the relevant share capital. This results in their number of voting rights being 20,970,260 (direct) and 9,648,699 (indirect).
Holdings by Aviva plc & its subsidiaries:
| Number of Shares | |
| BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited | 2,164,945* | 
| Chase GA Group Nominees Limited | 16,700,647* | 
| Chase Nominees Limited | 765,211* | 
| CUIM Nominee Limited | 1,185,501* | 
| Vidacos Nominees Limited | 153,956* | 
| Chase Nominees Limited | 4,799,743 | 
| Vidacos Nominees Limited | 4,848,956 | 
* denotes direct interest
18 December 2008
Related Shares:
Johnston Press PLCAviva