Johnston Press PLC Regulatory News (JPR)

5 May 2006 13:36

Office of Fair Trading05 May 2006 The following replaces the Merger Update announcements released today at 12:36pmunder RNS number 5210C and at 12pm under RNS number 5074C. The previousannouncements should be ignored. The replacement text appears below: Merger Decision: Completed acquisition by Johnston Press Plc of Local Press Ltd The OFT is not referring the completed acquisition by Johnston Press Plc ofLocal Press Ltd to the Competition Commission on the information currentlyavailable to it because it is considering whether, instead of making areference, to accept appropriate undertakings from Johnston Press Plc to addressthe competition concerns arising from the merger. The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's website at http://www.oft.gov.uk/ and will also appear in the Office's WeeklyGazette as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange