MENZIES(JOHN) PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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  Lakestreet Capital Partners AG
notification obligation:
                                          Eugen Viehof

                                          Michael Viehof

                                          Klaus Viehof

                                          Bernd Viehof

                                          Dr Hans-Rudolf Kurth

                                          Philipp Overdiek

                                          Paul-Oliver Kemper

                                          Dr Ruger Holding GmbH & Co KG

                                          Max Aengevelt

                                          Jurgen Pierburg

                                          Xavier Knauf

                                          Valentin Pierburgh

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on                 27/03/2015
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                      27/03/2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                     3%
reached:


8. NOTIFIED DETAILS:

A: VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES

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

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


    Direct      Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0005790059  Below 3%   Below   1,850,000        1,850,000   n/a  3.018%  N/A
                         3%
Ordinary 25p


B: QUALIFYING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration Exercise/Conversion            Number of    % of
instrument           date       Period                         voting       voting
                                                               rights that  rights
                                                               may be
                                                               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 voting % of voting
financial      price      date        Conversion      rights           rights
instrument                            period          instrument
                                                      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

1,850,000                                  3.018%



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            N/A
hold:

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

13. Additional information:                THE PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE
                                           NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION ARE PARTIES
                                           TO AN ANGREEMENT REFERRED TO IN
                                           DTR5.2.1(a).

                                           THIS DISCLOSURE HAS BEEN CALCULATED
                                           BASED ON AN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
                                           AMOUNT OF 61,296,157

14. Contact name:                          K&L GATES LLP (TOM SIBERT)

15. Contact telephone number:              020 7360 8197