John Menzies plc

(the “Company”)

Transaction in own securities

22 March 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 21 March 2018
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased                  15,000
Average market price paid per Ordinary Share 645.1719p
Highest price paid per Ordinary Share 650.00p
Lowest price paid per Ordinary Share 640.00p

The Company intends to hold these Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Following the purchase of these Ordinary Shares, the Company will hold 110,170 of its Ordinary Shares in Treasury and have 83,892,028 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 83,892,028 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:         21 March 2018
Investment firm:            Numis Securities Ltd

Aggregate information:

VenueVolume-weighted average priceAggregated volume
London Stock Exchange 645.1719 pence 15,000

Individual transactions:

Number of Ordinary Shares
purchased		Transaction price
(per Ordinary Shares)		Time of transaction
111 643 09:39:59
129 643 09:39:59
93 643 09:54:14
11 643 09:54:14
139 643 09:54:14
26 643 09:54:14
200 645 10:29:45
3 645 10:29:45
116 645 10:31:49
117 645 10:31:49
162 645 10:40:54
135 645 10:40:54
234 648 11:36:22
180 648 11:45:27
102 648 11:45:27
59 648 11:46:41
13 648 11:53:55
361 648 11:54:32
113 649 12:02:06
180 649 12:02:38
120 649 12:02:56
119 648 12:06:38
163 648 12:06:38
135 648 12:16:43
124 648 12:16:43
135 648 12:16:43
76 648 12:26:48
320 648 12:26:48
45 648 12:34:41
135 648 12:35:53
141 649 12:44:58
122 649 12:44:58
137 649 12:44:58
389 649 12:44:58
198 648 12:52:01
132 648 12:58:42
121 648 12:58:42
144 650 13:07:09
136 650 13:17:14
144 650 13:17:14
132 650 13:21:52
225 650 13:27:19
256 650 13:34:16
139 650 13:34:16
133 650 13:34:16
123 650 13:44:28
140 650 13:44:28
145 650 13:44:28
139 650 13:44:28
138 650 13:51:32
132 650 13:51:32