Major interests in shares

For immediate release

9 September 2010

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 (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.

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 the notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

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

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

7 September 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 September 2010

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

Holding has gone below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004769682

24,664,463

24,664,463

n/a

n/a

24,242,780

n/a

3.79%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

7,357,646

Nominal

Delta

1.15%

1.15%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

31,600,426

4.94%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 31,600,426 (4.94%)

Proxy Voting:

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:

BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5741; [email protected]