Johnston Press PLC Regulatory News (JPR)

3 Jun 2008 17:50



TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

An acquisition of voting rights. 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

PanOcean Management Limited

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

UBS AG Singapore (nominee for Gromwell Limited)

UBS AG (nominee for EFL Limited)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) 

30 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 June 2008

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

20%

8. Notified details:

Indirect interest in 63,973,976 voting rights attached to ordinary shares in Johnston Press plc of 10 pence each are held through nominees in which the following controlled undertakings have beneficial interests:

Gromwell Limited - 63,473,976 (19.84%) voting rights

EFL Limited - 500,000 (0.16%) voting rights

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class / type of shares: Ordinary

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares: 500,000

Number of Voting Rights: 500,000

Situation after the triggering transaction 

Number of Voting Rights: 63,973,976 (Indirect)

% Voting Rights: 20% 

B: Financial Instruments

n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of Voting Rights: 63,973,976 (Indirect)

% Voting Rights: 20%

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

The voting rights attached to the ordinary shares in Johnston Press plc of 10 pence each are held by the following controlled undertakings:-

Gromwell Limited ("Gromwell") - 63,473,976 (19.84%) voting rights

EFL Limited ("EFL") - 500,000 (0.16%) voting rights

The chain of controlled undertakings through which the afore-mentioned voting rights are effectively held is as follows:-

Gromwell is a wholly-owned undertaking of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd ("UTSB").

EFL is a wholly-owned undertaking of Excorp Holdings Limited ("EHL").

Pacific States Investment Limited ("PSIL") has a direct controlling interest of 9,999,998 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each representing 99.999% of the issued share capital of UTSB.

The shares in PSIL are held 100% by Excorp Holdings N.V. ("Excorp").

The shares in Excorp and EHL are in turn held 100% by PanOcean Management Limited ("POML").

POML is the trustee of a discretionary trust, the beneficiaries of which are members of the family of Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam and foundations including those for charitable purposes.

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:

None