Johnston Press : Results of 2017 Annual General Meeting

22 May 2017

Johnston Press plc

RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company's Annual General Meeting was held today at the offices of Ashurst LLP, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London EC2A 2HA. All of the resolutions were passed on a poll. The table below shows the results of the poll vote for each resolution:

Resolution	VOTES FOR *	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED **	VOTES WITHHELD
1 To receive the annual accounts of the Company and the reports of the directors for the financial period ended 31 December 2016, together with the reports of the auditors thereon	71,804,518	100.00	623	0.00	71,805,141	67.12%	1,401
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2016	48,792,392	67.96	23,002,674	32.04	71,795,066	67.11%	11,161
3 To approve the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the financial period ended on 31 January 2016 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2016	71,565,100	99.68	230,450	0.32	71,795,550	67.11%	10,992
4 To re-elect Ms C Rhodes as a Director of the Company	71,772,560	99.97	19,171	0.03	71,791,731	67.11%	14,811
5 To re-elect Mr A Highfield as a Director of the Company	71,765,194	99.96	27,418	0.04	71,792,612	67.11%	13,920
6 To re-elect Mr D King as a Director of the Company	71,773,578	99.97	18,905	0.03	71,792,483	67.11%	14,059
7 To re-elect Mr K Aamot as a Director of the Company	71,774,349	99.97	18,134	0.03	71,792,483	67.11%	14,059
8 To elect Mr M Butterworth as a Director of the Company	71,774,650	99.98	17,833	0.02	71,792,483	67.11%	14,059
9 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, as auditors of the Company	71,269,612	99.97	23,658	0.03	71,293,270	66.64%	513,272
10 To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors	71,800,153	99.99	6,108	0.01	71,806,261	67.12%	281
11 To amend the rules of the Johnston Press 2007 Sharesave Plan	71,751,806	99.94	39,891	0.06	71,791,697	67.11%	14,845
12 To authorise the grant of PSP awards without performance conditions	48,747,958	67.90	23,044,146	32.10	71,792,104	67.11%	14,267
13 To renew for a further year the Directors' authority to allot equity securities in certain circumstances	71,732,373	99.92	54,693	0.08	71,787,066	67.10%	19,476
14 Special Resolution: to disapply pre-emption rights	71,752,169	99.94	45,244	0.06	71,797,413	67.11%	9,129
15 Special Resolution: to allot additional securities for cash	71,673,887	99.83	123,000	0.17	71,796,887	67.11%	9,655
16 Special Resolution: to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	71,759,540	99.94	42,750	0.06	71,802,290	67.12%	4,252
17 Special Resolution: to call General Meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice	71,738,887	99.91	67,099	0.09	71,805,986	67.12%	556

The Board of the Company notes the significant proportion of the votes cast against resolutions 2 and 12. The Company will continue its ongoing dialogue with shareholders at the appropriate time in order to further understand the reasons behind the results of the votes on these resolutions (see Note 4, below).

* - including discretionary

** - issued share capital

Notes

1. The Company's issued share capital having the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting consists of 105,877,777 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each, 756,000 Preference Shares of £1 each and 349,600 'A' Preference Shares of £1 each.

2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

3. In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, copies of resolutions 14 to 17 will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).

4. This statement is made in accordance with provision E.2.2 of the United Kingdom Corporate Governance Code (April 2016).

For more information contact:

Johnston Press plc

Peter McCall, Company Secretary

0131 311 7500

Powerscourt

Juliet Callaghan / John Elliott

0207 250 1446

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