Director/PDMR Shareholding

15 Apr 2008 16:03

Johnston Press PLC15 April 2008 Johnston Press plc (the "Company") The Company was notified today that the Johnston Press plc Employee Share Trustpurchased 139,729 shares of 10p each in the Company at 138.17p per share on 8April 2008. This satisfies the Directors' responsibility to implement theRestricted Stock Unit Scheme as voted for at the AGM on 27 April 2007. The interests of each of the executive directors and members of the GroupManagement Board in the ordinary shares of the Company therefore increased by139,729 shares each, solely by virtue of their status as potential beneficiariesof the Trust. The total number of shares in which each is now interested is asfollows: Name of Director Resultant InterestT J Bowdler 1,452,536S R Paterson 993,117D Cammiade 963,078P R Cooper 838,380M A Vickers 823,834 15 April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange