MENZIES(JOHN) PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

John Menzies plc

(the “Company”)

Transaction in own securities

19 April 2018

The Company announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) on the London Stock Exchange from Numis Securities Ltd as part of its Share Repurchase Programme announced on 15 March 2018 (the “Programme”).

Date of purchase	18 April 2018
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	7,000
Average market price paid per Ordinary Share	652.7931p
Highest price paid per Ordinary Share	660.00p
Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share	648.00p

The Company intends to hold these Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Following the purchase of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will hold 230,208 of its Ordinary Shares in Treasury and have 83,728,392 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 83,728,392 which may be used by the Company’s shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (i.e. the Market Abuse Regulation), the Schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Numis Securities Ltd on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction. 

Enquiries

John Geddes

Group Company Secretary & Corporate Affairs Director                                     0131 225 8555

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:         John Menzies plc (ISIN CODE: GB0005790059)
Date of purchases:         18 April 2018
Investment firm:            Numis Securities Ltd

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	652.7931 pence	7,000

Individual transactions:

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Transaction price (per Ordinary Share)	Time of transaction
236	650	11:19:41
268	650	11:19:41
8	648	11:27:59
159	648	11:27:59
226	648	11:28:03
76	648	11:55:02
10	648	11:55:02
46	648	11:55:03
4	648	11:59:59
1661	652	13:53:20
264	650	14:04:49
270	648	14:05:13
284	648	14:28:58
52	648	14:28:58
106	648	14:28:59
190	648	14:28:59
78	648	14:28:59
68	648	14:29:00
114	654	15:40:12
896	654	15:40:14
16	656	15:40:23
12	656	15:40:23
164	656	15:40:23
247	656	15:40:23
290	655	15:40:32
258	655	15:40:50
997	660	16:20:02

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