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Johnston Press PLC
21 December 2009


Johnston Press plc (the "Company")
DIRECTORS'/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
The Company has been informed that the following Directors and members of the Group Management Board purchased Ordinary
shares of 10p each in the Company under the Johnston Press plc Share Incentive Plan on 21 December 2009 at a price of
23.9p
per share:

 Name          Shares Purchased  Beneficial Interest  Resultant Interest*
 S R Paterson  524               245,123              12,120,643
 D Cammiade    524               207,157              12,082,677
 M A Vickers   524               101,950              11,977,470


*This includes shares held by the Johnston Press Employee Share Trust.
The Company also announces that all Non-Executive Directors purchased ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company on
Friday
18 December 2009 at a price of 24.45p per share. The number of shares purchased and the resultant interest in each case
are
as shown below:

                    Shares Purchased  Resultant Interest

 Mr I S M Russell   65,537            921,176
 Mr P E B Cawdron   15,124            44,005
 Mr F P M Johnston  12,099            10,488,910
 Ms M A King        9,460             18,865
 Mr A R Marshall    16,132            26,032
 Mr M A Pain        11,266            18,180
 Ms C A Rhodes      9,880             16,722


21 December 2009
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