MNZS Menzies(john) Plc

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        Kabouter Management LLC
notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                        N/A
different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on                 01/12/2014
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                     01/12//2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                     6%
reached:

8. NOTIFIED DETAILS:

A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES

Class/type   Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    to the triggering                     transaction
                 transaction

if possible  Number of   Number   Number of   Number of voting     % of voting
using the      Shares      of      shares          rights            rights
ISIN CODE                Voting
                         Rights


    Direct      Indirect  Direct Indirect

GB0005790059 3,555,499 3,555,499 3,703,555   N/A 3,703,555       6.04%

Ordinary 25p


B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of         Expiration  Exercise/Conversion   Number of       % of
financial       date        Period                voting rights   voting
instrument                                        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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Exercise   Expiration Exercise/  Number of      % of
financial      price      date       Conversion voting rights  voting
instrument                           period     instrument     rights
                                                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

3,703,555                                 6.04%


9. CHAIN OF CONTROLLED UNDERTAKINGS THROUGH WHICH THE VOTING RIGHTS AND/OR THE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY HELD, IF APPLICABLE:

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:

14. Contact name:                          Linda Choi

15. Contact telephone number:              +1 312 546 3091