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Johnston Press' share price hit a new 52 week low of 9p yesterday, valuing the company at less than £10m. It has eighteen months to come up with a plan to deal with a £220m bond, which is costing the company £19m interest a year. CEO Ashley Highfield earned £556k last year, in salary and pension contributions. JP's auditors are Deloitte, investment bankers are Rothschild, and brokers are Liberum and Panmure Gordon.