Johnston Press PLC Regulatory News (JPR)

17 May 2006 13:42

Johnston Press PLC17 May 2006 Johnston Press plc (the "Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has been informed that Mr T J Bowdler, Chief Executive, exercisedoptions over 12,135 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company under theRestricted Share Scheme for Tim Bowdler on 16 May 2006 at a total cost of £1. Inorder to fund the tax and national insurance payable, Mr Bowdler sold 5,000shares at £4.605 on 16 May 2006. As a result of the exercise, Mr S R Paterson, Mr D Cammiade, Mr P R Cooper, Mr SI Kennedy and Mr M A Vickers, potential beneficiaries under the Johnston Pressplc Employee Share Trust cease to have an interest in the 12,135 OrdinaryShares. The total number of shares in which the above named are now interestedin is as follows: Name of Director Resultant Interest T J Bowdler 850,990S R Paterson 477,472D Cammiade 461,997P R Cooper 395,140S I Kennedy 383,043M A Vickers 387,493 17 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange