Regulatory Announcements


14 January 2008

Holding(s) in Company

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):
 
 
X
 
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
 
 
 
 
3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 
AUDLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 
4.  Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):
 
AUDLEY EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND
 
5.  Date of the transaction and date of which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
10/01/2008
 
6.  Date on which issuer notified:
 
11/01/2008
 
7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
2,818,384
2,818,384
3,299,124
 
3,299,124
 
5.5%
 



 
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
N/A
 
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 



 
Total (A+B)
 
 
 
Number of voting rights
 
% of voting rights
 
 
3,299,124
 
5.5%
 
 



 
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 hold:
 
 
N/A
 
12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 
N/A
 



 
13.  Additional Information
 
N/A
 



 
14.  Contact Name:
SIMON THORNTON
 
15.  Contact Telephone Number:
01481 737600 (T)
01481 710348 (F)
 
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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