Regulatory Announcements


26 February 2007

John Menzies plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Financial Services Authority
 
 
TR1                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 
 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
 
 
 
Menzies (John) Plc
 
2.  Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box):
 
 
n/a see additional information
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 
 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
 
 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
 
 
3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 
 
Legal & General Group plc (L&G)
 
4.  Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):
 
 
n/a
 
5.  Date of the transaction and date of which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
 
n/a
 
6.  Date on which issuer notified:
 
 
23/02/07
 
7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
 
Above 3% (L&G)
 

 
8.  Notified details:
 
 
 
A. Voting rights attached to shares
 
 
Class/type
of shares
 
if possible using the ISIN CODE
 
Situation
previous to the
triggering transaction
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
shares
Number
of
voting
rights
Number
of
shares
Number of voting rights
% of Voting rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
GBP Ord 0.25
1,802,931
3.04%
1,802,931
1,802,931
 
3.04%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Under S-198 on 11/01/07)
 
 
B. Financial Instruments
 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B)
 
 
 
Number of voting rights
 
% of voting rights
 
 
1,802,931
 
3.04%
 
 
 
9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
 
Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
 
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
 
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
 
 
Legal & General Group plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,802,931 - 3.04% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
 
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
 
 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
 
 
 
Proxy Voting:
 
 
10.  Name of the proxy holder:
 
N/A
 
 
11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
 
 
N/A
 
12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 
N/A
 
 
13.  Additional Information
 
Notification using the total voting rights figure of
59,265,686
 
First notification under DTR Sourcebook
 
 
 
14.  Contact Name:
 
Helen Lewis
 
 
15.  Contact Telephone Number:
 
020 7528 6742
 
 
This notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.8.12 R(1) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules sourcebook.
 
John Geddes
Company Secretary
0131 459 8180
 

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