TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying John Menzies Plc
issuer 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
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lakestreet Capital Partners AG
notification obligation:
Eugen Viehof
Michael Viehof
Klaus Viehof
Bernd Viehof
Dr Hans-Rudolf Kurth
Philipp Overdiek
Paul-Oliver Kemper
Dr Ruger Holding GmbH & Co KG
Max Aengevelt
Jurgen Pierburg
Xavier Knauf
Valentin Pierburgh
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if N/A
different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 27/03/2015
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27/03/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 3%
reached:
8. NOTIFIED DETAILS:
A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible Number of Number Number of Number of % of voting
using the Shares of shares voting rights rights
ISIN CODE Voting
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0005790059 Below 3% Below 1,850,000 1,850,000 n/a 3.018% N/A
3%
Ordinary 25p
B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of % of
instrument date Period voting voting
rights that rights
may be
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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights rights
instrument period instrument
refers to
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal Delta
TOTAL (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
1,850,000 3.018%
9. CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS AND/OR THE
FINANCIAL 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: THE PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION ARE PARTIES
TO AN ANGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN
DTR5.2.1(a).
THIS DISCLOSURE HAS BEEN CALCULATED
BASED ON AN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
AMOUNT OF 61,296,157
14. Contact name: K&L GATES LLP (TOM SIBERT)
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7360 8197© 2015 PR Newswire
