Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying John Menzies Plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: (SEDOL: 0579005) 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effectto qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Cazenove Capital Management Limitednotification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if N/A different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on 22/05/2013which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23/05/2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 14% reached: 8. NOTIFIED DETAILS: A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of votingusing the Shares Voting of rights rightsISIN CODE Rights shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005790059 7,857,914 7,857,914 8,092,914 8,092,914 13.34%Ordinary 25p B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Period Number of voting % offinancial date rights that may votinginstrument be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A C: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SIMILAR ECONOMIC EFFECT TO QUALIFYING FINANCIALINSTRUMENTS Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % offinancial price date Conversion period voting rights votinginstrument instrument rights refers to CFD N/A N/A N/A 475,000 Nominal Delta 0.78% N/A TOTAL (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 78,567,914 14.12%

9. CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS AND/OR THEFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY HELD, IF APPLICABLE:

N/A 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: John Geddes 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 459 8180