John Menzies plc

(“the “Company”)

PDMR Notification

20 September 2019

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMRs”)

2019 Long Term Incentive Plan ("2019 LTIP") & 2019 Transformation Incentive Plan (“2019 TIP”)

Following approval of the new directors’ remuneration policy at a general meeting of the Company’s shareholders on 17 September 2019, and associated adoption of the 2019 LTIP and 2019 TIP, the following awards have been made to the undernoted PDMRs.

Outstanding awards previously granted under the Company’s Value Creation Plan have been surrendered and have been replaced by the 2019 LTIP.

The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details:

1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Giles Wilson
2Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name John Menzies plc
b) LEI 5493008LNN1X4R79PJ89
4Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.25 each

   


ISIN CODE: GB0005790059
b) Nature of the transaction Award over ordinary shares under the 2019 LTIP.
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
Nil 74,074
d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

   

Price

74,074

Nil
e) Date of the transaction 2019-09-18
f) Place of the transaction Outside of trading venue

   

1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name John Geddes
2Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Director of Corporate Affairs & Group Company Secretary
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name John Menzies plc
b) LEI 5493008LNN1X4R79PJ89
4Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.25 each

   


ISIN CODE: GB0005790059
b) Nature of the transaction Award over ordinary shares under the 2019 LTIP.
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
Nil 50,925
d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

   

Price

50,925

Nil
e) Date of the transaction 2019-09-18
f) Place of the transaction Outside of trading venue

   

1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name Philipp Joeinig
2Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Chairman of the Company
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name John Menzies plc
b) LEI 5493008LNN1X4R79PJ89
4Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of £0.25 each

   


ISIN CODE: GB0005790059
b) Nature of the transaction Award over ordinary shares under the 2019 TIP.
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
Nil 850,000
d) Aggregated Volume
 850,000


 Nil
e) Date of the transaction  2019-09-18
f) Place of the transaction Outside of trading venue

  For further information please contact:


John Geddes
Group Company Secretary & Director of Corporate Affairs
+44 (0) 131 459 8018