26th Sep 2012 15:37
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying John Menzies Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings notification obligation:
Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 21 September 2012 which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 September 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% Downwards reached: 8. NOTIFIED DETAILS: A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the trigg8[eringshares the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting using the Shares Voting of rights rights ISIN CODE Rights shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005790059 2,974,778 2,974,778 Below Below 5% 5% Ordinary 25p B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Period Number of % of financial date voting votinginstrument rights that rights may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
C: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of financial price date Conversion period voting voting instrument rights rights instrument refers to Nominal Delta TOTAL (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 5% Below 5%
9. CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS AND/OR THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY HELD, IF APPLICABLE:
Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : Below 5% JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: PROXY VOTING: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to N/A hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Kartik Parekh
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7134 6170 Identity of the person or legal entity JOHN MENZIES PLC subject to the notification obligation
Identity of the notifier JOHN GEDDES Contact Address 108 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3AA Phone Number 0131 225 8555 Other useful information
XLONRelated Shares:
MNZS.L