Publication of Circular & General Meeting Notice

21 December 2016

Johnston Press plc (the "Company")

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting relating to the disposal of Johnston Publishing East Anglia Limited

On 16 December 2016, Johnston Press plc ("Johnston Press" or the "Company") announced that its subsidiary, Johnston Publishing Limited, had conditionally agreed to sell the entire issued share capital of Johnston Publishing East Anglia Limited, which will hold 13 publishing titles and associated websites in East Anglia and the East Midlands (the "Disposal"). The Company is pleased to announce that a circular in relation to the Disposal (the "Circular") has been published and is being posted to shareholders today. 

The Disposal is subject to the approval of shareholders of the Company and, accordingly, the Circular contains a notice convening a general meeting of the Company to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 11 January 2017 at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2HA (the "General Meeting").

The Circular will also shortly be available to view or download on the Company's website www.johnstonpress.co.uk. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, a copy of the Circular and the accompanying form of proxy have been submitted to the National Storing Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Expected timetable of principal events

References in this announcement to time are to London time, unless specified otherwise.

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