MENZIES(JOHN) PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

John Menzies plc

(the “Company”)

Transaction in own securities

20 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	19 April 2018
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	15,000
Average market price paid per Ordinary Share	659.2072p
Highest price paid per Ordinary Share	661.00p
Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share	654.00p

The Company intends to hold these Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Following the purchase of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will hold 245,208 of its Ordinary Shares in Treasury and have 83,713,392 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 83,713,392 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:         19 April 2018
Investment firm:            Numis Securities Ltd

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange	659.2072 pence	15,000

Individual transactions:

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Transaction price (per Ordinary Share)	Time of transaction
237	661	08:48:50
226	660	08:48:56
11	660	08:48:56
311	659	08:48:56
48	659	08:53:56
1234	661	09:08:57
245	661	09:09:05
6	661	09:09:05
285	660	09:14:31
17	660	09:14:47
270	660	09:14:47
200	660	09:14:47
298	658	09:38:42
203	658	09:43:32
100	658	09:57:09
263	658	09:57:09
312	657	10:20:56
235	657	10:20:56
804	657	10:27:23
255	657	10:54:48
1057	658	12:03:19
269	658	12:03:19
268	658	12:03:19
262	658	12:22:04
261	657	12:22:10
250	655	12:29:57
200	654	12:29:57
236	661	13:45:38
277	660	13:54:14
228	660	13:54:14
333	660	13:58:18
190	660	14:20:18
293	660	14:28:18
360	660	14:40:18
309	660	14:50:18
299	660	15:09:18
310	660	15:18:18
340	660	15:23:18
316	660	15:34:18
226	660	15:42:18
331	660	15:46:18
363	660	15:55:18
303	660	16:00:18
248	660	16:02:18
357	660	16:03:18
411	660	16:03:18
349	660	16:09:18
308	660	16:13:18
311	660	16:16:18
175	660	16:21:18

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