Buy back bond announcement

12th August 2015

Bond buy back announcement

Johnston Press Plc (the "Company")

£225,000,000 8.625% Senior Secured Notes 2019 ("bonds")

Johnston Press Plc announced on 25 March 2015 that £5.0 million of cash was allocated to buy back bonds held by the Company.

The Company purchased £5.0 million of bonds in the open market yesterday at a price of £0.98 per £1.00 of nominal value.

Following this purchase, £220,000,000 of the above bonds remain outstanding.

Enquiries

Johnston Press

David King, CFO 020 7612 2602

Bell Pottinger

Dan de Belder 020 3772 2561

Zoë Pocock 020 3772 2574