Transaction in Own Shares

12th Apr 2010 07:00

John Menzies PLC (`the Company')

Transaction in own shares

John Menzies PLC announces that, on 09 April 2010, it purchased through Numis Securities Limited 150,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at a price of 350 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 475,000 ordinary shares in Treasury and has a total of 59,738,907 ordinary shares of 25p each (excluding shares held in Treasury) in issue. The number of ordinary shares purchased represented approximately 0.25% of the voting rights attributable to the total ordinary shares in issue prior to such purchases.

Enquiries

John Menzies PLC

Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director Tel: +44 131 459 8018

John Geddes, Group Company Secretary Tel: +44 131 459 8180

Numis Securities Limited

Tim Rowntree / Mark Lander Tel: +44 207 260 1000

vendor

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