5 Apr 2016 15:26
5 April 2016
Johnston Press plc (the ''Company'')
DIRECTOR'S/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).
On 1 April 2016 Ashley Highfield, Chief Executive Officer, and Peter McCall, Company Secretary of the Company, exercised awards under the Johnston Press Deferred Share Bonus Plan1 (the "Plan") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company, granted on 6 June 2012. The Company was informed by the relevant PDMRs of the transactions on 5 April 2016. These options were exercisable from 15 March 2015 to 14 March 2017 and no consideration is payable on the exercise of these awards. The individuals sold a proportion of the shares acquired to satisfy tax liabilities.
Name | Total number of shares acquired on exercise | Number of shares disposed of | Sale price per share on disposal |
Ashley Highfield | 14,377 | 6,802 | £0.41 |
Peter McCall | 5,491 | 2,598 | £0.41 |
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Enquiries
For further information contact:
Peter McCall, Company Secretary +44 (0) 131 275 7500
Bell Pottinger
Dan de Belder / Zoë Pocock +44 (0) 20 3772 2574
1 The options represent a proportion of bonus paid to Executive Directors and certain senior employees, paid in shares and deferred for three years.