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9 June 2017

John Menzies plc

Response to DX (Group) plc announcement

The Board of John Menzies plc ("John Menzies") notes the announcement made this morning by DX (Group) plc.

The Board of John Menzies is considering its position and will make a further announcement as and when appropriate.

Contacts:

Important notice

N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") in the United Kingdom, is acting as sponsor and financial adviser to John Menzies in connection with the potential combination of DX (Group) plc and John Menzies' Distribution division (the "Transaction"). Rothschild is acting exclusively for John Menzies and no one else in connection with the Transaction and save for any responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Rothschild, in its capacity as sponsor by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, Rothschild will not be responsible to anyone other than John Menzies for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild or for providing advice in relation to the Transaction or the contents of this announcement.

Numis Securities Limited ("Numis") is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting solely for John Menzies and nobody else in relation to the Transaction and will not be responsible to anyone other than John Menzies for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Transaction.

Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited ("Shore Capital") which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as corporate broker to John Menzies and no one else in connection with the Transaction and will not be responsible to anyone other than John Menzies for providing the protections afforded to clients of Shore Capital or for providing advice in relation to the Transaction or the contents of this announcement.

This announcement has been issued by and is the responsibility of John Menzies.

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This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States or an offer to acquire or exchange securities in the United States. No offer to acquire securities or to exchange securities for other securities has been made, or will be made, and no offer of securities has been made, or will be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails, any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States of America or any other country in which such offer may not be made other than (i) in accordance with the requirements under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a registration statement under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of such other country, as the case may be, or (ii) pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of complying with the applicable law and regulation of the United Kingdom (including the Listing Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules) and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom.

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