RNS Number:9630H
Johnston Press PLC
25 February 2003

Johnston Press plc ("the Company")

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN VOTING SHARES

The Company received notification today that Prudential plc and certain of its
subsidiary companies have an notifiable interest in 9,280,886 Ordinary shares of
10p each in the Company, representing 3.27% of the total shares in issue.

The shares are registered as follows :-

Registered Holder                                       Holding

Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nominees (UK) A/c PAC        8,436,886
Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nominees (UK) A/c PPL        36,000
MGIM a/c JPM a/c RU                                     808,000

Total                                                   9,280,886


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