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

X

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

Other (please specify):

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

Ian Russell (Chairman of Johnston Press plc and proxy holder for various shareholders in respect of shares over which he has voting discretion).

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

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

11 June 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 June 2012

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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Johnston Press plc Ordinary Shares 10p

3,408,245

3,408,245

3,408,245

N/a

54,908,937

N/a

8.58%

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

54,908,937

8.58%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Ian Russell

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

51,500,692

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

13 June 2012

13. Additional information:

The disclosed voting rights represent the maximum number of proxies being held by the Chairman of Johnston Press plc over which he has been given discretion to vote in respect of various resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to be held by the Company on 13 June 2012. The voting rights will lapse immediately upon the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. Johnston Press plc shareholders are entitled to vote in person at the AGM even if they have submitted a proxy.

14. Contact name:

Peter McCall

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 225 3361