Menzies(John) PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMMNZS 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                             John Menzies plc 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
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                          No 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                                No 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                         No 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                         Lakestreet Capital Partners AG 
notification obligation: iii                                                                       Eugen Viehof 
                                                                                                 Michael Viehof 
                                                                                                   Klaus Viehof 
                                                                                     The Estate of Bernd Viehof 
                                                                                          Dr. Hans-Rudolf Kurth 
                                                                                               Philipp Overdiek 
                                                                                             Paul-Oliver Kemper 
                                                                                                Igal Scheinberg 
                                                                                Dr. Rüger Holding GmbH & Co. KG 
                                                                                                  Max Aengevelt 
                                                                                                Jürgen Pierburg 
                                                                                                   Xavier Knauf 
                                                                                              Valentin Pierburg 
                                                            First Names Trust Company (Isle of Man) Limited (as 
                                                                                     Trustee of The Mank Trust) 
                                                                                                  Tim T. Müller 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                       Lynchwood Nominees Limited 
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LTD 
                                                                                       Vidacos Nominees Limited 
                                                                                     Euroclear Nominees Limited 
                                                                                  State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                           Securities Services Nominees Limited 
                                                                                        Forest Nominees Limited 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                            21 March 2017 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                 23 March 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                       8% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of   Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares          to the triggering 
                transaction 
if possible 
using           Number         Number        Number         Number of voting           % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE   of             of            of shares      rights 
                Shares         Voting 
                               Rights        Direct         Direct xi         Indirect Direct         Indirect 
                                                                              xii 
 
                6,667,974      6,667,974     6,094,478      6,094,478         N/A      7.313%         N/A 
 
GB0005790059 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial         Expiration     Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting 
instrument                date xiii      Conversion Period xiv       rights that may be          rights 
                                                                     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 xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise price   Expiration   Exercise/  Number of voting rights         % of voting rights 
instrument                          date xvii    Conversion instrument refers to            xix, xx 
                                                 period 
                                                 xviii 
 
N/A                N/A              N/A          N/A                                        Nominal    Delta 
                                                            N/A 
                                                                                            N/A        N/A 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
 
6,097,266                                               7.313% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
                                                                                         N/A 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                            N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                      N/A 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                        N/A 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information:                          The persons subject to the notification 
                                             obligation are parties to an agreement referred 
                                                                          to in DTR5.2.1(a). 
 
                                             This disclosure has been calculated based on an 
                                                 issued share capital amount of 83,335,815. 
 
14. Contact name:                                                K&L Gates LLP (Tom Wallace) 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                                  020 7360 8292 
 
 
 
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