TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 1. Issuer Details ISIN GB0005790059 Issuer Name JOHN MENZIES PLC UK or Non-UK Issuer UK 2. Reason for Notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name Bank of America Corporation City of registered office (if applicable) Country of registered office (if applicable) US 4. Details of the shareholder Name City of registered Country of registered office office MERRILL LYNCH London United Kingdom INTERNATIONAL 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 07-Jul-2022 6. Date on which Issuer notified 11-Jul-2022 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation % of voting % of voting rights Total of Total number rights through financial both in % of voting attached to instruments (total (8.A + rights held shares (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 8.B) in issuer of 8.A) Resulting situation 5.031073 6.395081 11.426154 10506823 on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached Position of previous 4.538250 5.688651 10.226901 notification (if applicable) 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 8A. Voting rights attached to shares Class/Type of Number of Number of % of direct % of indirect shares ISIN direct voting indirect voting voting rights voting rights code(if rights (DTR5.1) rights (DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) possible) (DTR5.2.1) GB0005790059 4626281 5.031073 Sub Total 8.A 4626281 5.031073% 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial date conversion voting rights rights instrument period that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Right to Recall N/A N/A 1310 0.001425 Physical Swap 27/07/2022 N/A 800000 0.869999 Sub Total 8.B1 801310 0.871424% 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of financial date conversion cash settlement voting voting instrument period rights rights Swaps 08/07/2022 N/A Cash 4024342 4.376466 Swaps 29/07/2022 N/A Cash 360000 0.391499 Swaps 16/11/2022 N/A Cash 3891 0.004231 Swaps 09/01/2023 N/A Cash 631000 0.686212 Swaps 15/02/2023 N/A Cash 59828 0.065063 Swaps 08/08/2023 N/A Cash 171 0.000186 Sub Total 5079232 5.523657% 8.B2 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary) Ultimate Name of % of voting % of voting rights Total of both controlling controlled rights if it through financial if it equals person undertaking equals or is instruments if it or is higher higher than equals or is higher than the the notifiable than the notifiable notifiable threshold threshold threshold Bank of America Bank of Corporation America, National Association Bank of America BofA Corporation Securities, Inc. Bank of America Merrill Lynch 5.031073 3.815348 8.846421% Corporation International Bank of America Bank Of Corporation America Securities Europe SA 10. In case of proxy voting Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. Additional Information 12. Date of Completion 11-Jul-2022 13. Place Of Completion