Regulatory Announcements


27 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:
 
 
John Menzies Plc
2. Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
 
 
- 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
 
 
- Other (please specify): EU Transparency Directive
 
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
 
See additional information under 13.
5. Date of the transaction and date of which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:
 
26/02/07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
N/A
 
 
 
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
GB0005790059
N/A
N/A
180,000
180,000
3,239,800
0.312%
5.609%
 
 
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
 
3,419,800
5.921%
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
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
Registered Owner
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 25,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 8,333
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 405,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10490 256,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07197 180,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05576 1,065,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 2,300
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07203 71,500
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21667 48,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 147,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18,667 225,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 400,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 500,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05577 70,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 16,667
 
 
14. Contact Name:
Company Secretary, Threadneedle group
 
15. Contact Telephone Number:
020 7464 5000
 
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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