Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Johnston Press plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group PLC (L&G)

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

n/a

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

13 June 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 June 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Holding has gone below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares:

Situation previous to the triggering transaction - Number of Shares held 25,566,424 (As on 08/10/2009)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction - below 3%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments:

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments:

n/a

Total (A+B+C)

Percentage of Voting Rights: below 3%

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

Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

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

n/a

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 639,746,083