Johnston Press PLC Regulatory News (JPR)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Johnston Press plc (JPR.LN)

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

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 thenotification obligation: iii

Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

18th July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20th July 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

The holding fell below 3.00%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BRK8Y334

3,353,034

3,353,034

2,788,806

2,788,806

2.63%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,788,806

2.63%

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

Under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001 (Australia) Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited is the Responsible Entity for the following investment schemes:

HUNTER HALL VALUE GROWTH TRUST (VGT)

HUNTER HALL GLOBAL EQUITIES TRUST (GET)

HUNTER HALL GLOBAL DEEP GREEN TRUST (GDG)

Hunter Hall Investment management Limited is also investment manager for:

HUNTER HALL GLOBAL VALUE LIMITED, which is a public company listed on the ASX Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Christina Seppelt

15. Contact telephone number:

+612 8224 0328

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Level 2, 56 Pitt St.

Sydney, NSW 2000,

Australia

Phone number & email

+612 8224 0328

cseppelt@hunterhall.com.au

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Christina Seppelt

Contact address

Level 2, 56 Pitt St.

Sydney, NSW 2000,

Australia

Phone number & email

+612 8224 0328

cseppelt@hunterhall.com.au

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

General Counsel & Company Secretary

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.