Johnston Press PLC Regulatory News (JPR)

17 Nov 2005 12:17

Johnston Press PLC17 November 2005 17 November 2005Johnston Press plc (the "Company") DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company has been informed that Mr T J Bowdler, Chief Executive, exercisedoptions over 12,135 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company under theRestricted Share Scheme for Tim Bowdler on 16 November 2005 at a total cost of£1. In order to fund the tax and national insurance payable, Mr Bowdler sold5,000 shares at £4.69 on 16 November 2005. As a result of the exercise, Mr S R Paterson, Mr D Cammiade, Mr P R Cooper andMr M A Vickers, potential beneficiaries under the Johnston Press plc EmployeeShare Trust cease to have an interest in the 12,135 Ordinary Shares. The totalnumber of shares in which the above named are now interested in is as follows: Name of Director Resultant Interest T J Bowdler 828,766 S R Paterson 478,718 D Cammiade 460,578 P R Cooper 403,651 M A Vickers 399,431 17 November 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange