Holding(s) in Company

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 or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

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

BlackRock, Inc.

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

n/a

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21 June 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 June 2010

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

Holding has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares:

Indirect interest in 24,664,463 voting rights attached to ordinary shares in Johnston Press plc of 10 pence each, 3.86% of voting rights.

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments:

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments:

Type of financial instrument: CFD

Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 7,388,070

% of votings rights: Nominal and Delta 1.15%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of Voting Rights: 32,052,533

% Voting Rights: 5.01%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 32,052,533 (5.01%)

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:

n/a