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John Menzies plc

John Menzies plc

2 Lochside Avenue, 

2 Lochside Avenue, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ

Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ

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Email: info@johnmenziesplc.com

Email: info@johnmenziesplc.com

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Registered in Scotland with company number SC34970

Registered in Scotland with company number SC34970

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Annual Report 2012

Annual Report 2012

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Overview
01   At a glance
02   Our business model
02   Our Executive team
04   Our strategy
06    People Powering
Performance

Operating review
12   Chairman’s statement 
14   Group performance
16   Menzies Aviation
18   Menzies Distribution
20   Group financial review
26    Corporate social 
responsibility
32    Principal risks and 
uncertainties

Governance
34   Board of Directors
36    Corporate governance 

statement

46    Report on Directors’ 
Remuneration

Financial Statements
57    Independent auditors’ 
report to the members 
of John Menzies PLC
59  Group income statement
60    Group statement of 

comprehensive income

62 

61    Group and Company 
balance sheets
 Group and Company 
statement
of changes in equity
 Group and Company 
statement
of cash flows

63 

64   Notes to the Accounts
99   Five year summary

Shareholder Information
100   Notice of annual general 

meeting

107  General information

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Overview

01   At a glance

02   Our business model

02   Our Executive team

04   Our strategy

06    People Powering

Performance

Operating review

12   Chairman’s statement 

14   Group performance

16   Menzies Aviation

18   Menzies Distribution

20   Group financial review

26    Corporate social 

responsibility

32    Principal risks and 

uncertainties

Governance

34   Board of Directors

36    Corporate governance 

statement

46    Report on Directors’ 

Remuneration

Financial Statements

57    Independent auditors’ 

report to the members 

of John Menzies PLC

59  Group income statement

60    Group statement of 

comprehensive income

61    Group and Company 

balance sheets

62 

 Group and Company 

statement

of changes in equity

63 

 Group and Company 

statement

of cash flows

64   Notes to the Accounts

99   Five year summary

Shareholder Information

100   Notice of annual general 

meeting

107  General information

who we are

John Menzies plc is a company with two  
fast moving divisions, Menzies Aviation  
and Menzies Distribution. 

how we 
SUCCeeD

We are passionate about performance  
and achieving our vision. That passion 
is delivered through every level of our  
business and helps keep us and our 
customers’ businesses moving forward.

 Our S.P.I.R.I.T. – p.06

finanCial 
highlightS

Underlying profit before tax 

Turnover (incl JVs & Associates)

£58.4m

£1,996.8m

operational 
highlightS

Free cash flow

Underlying earnings per share

£34.7m

73.4p

% Increase in aircraft turns 

Distribution cost savings

8.9%

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£4.9m

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Overview:  
Our business model

 how we  
 generate valUe

Creating  
valUe for oUr 
CUStomerS...

Our Executive Team is dedicated to  
driving performance across the business  
and thrive on S.P.I.R.I.T. which creates the  
culture of John Menzies plc.

...CreateS  
valUe for 
ShareholDerS...

anD maximiSeS 
opportUnity for 
both DiviSionS

Our Executive Team, pictured left to right: 
Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director  
Craig Smyth, Managing Director, Menzies Aviation 
David McIntosh, Managing Director, Menzies Distribution

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By being better than our competitors 
through having the best workforce 
that delivers service excellence 
everytime. 

By continually investing in leading 
edge systems to promote efficiency 
and improve customer service. 

Developing market leading safety 
initiatives which delivers a safe  
and secure service. 

Aviation Contract Renewals

£118m

annual revenue from 
94 contract renewals

By retaining existing customer 
business, gaining new contracts  
and expanding into new ventures. 

By attracting and retaining the best 
people and encouraging them to fulfil 
their potential so they can deliver  
an outstanding performance.

Which in turn creates the world’s 
best provider of aviation support 
services and a highly efficient  
wholesaler of print media.

TSR Growth

+26.1%

TSR Growth v FTSE250

MEnzIES 
AvIATIOn

MEnzIES 
DISTRIbuTIOn

A growing worldwide market

Large established market

Estimated market size:
£37 bn

UK news and magazine market:
£3.8 bn

Three acquisitions completed

Two acquisitions completed

Menzies Aviation current share  
of available market

Menzies Distribution  
share of market

3%

45%

 Operating review 
Menzies Aviation – p.16

 Operating review 
Menzies Distribution – p.18

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012

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Overview:  
Our strategy

a Strategy 
that DeliverS

John Menzies plc aims to deliver  
sustainable growth and maintain  
long-term value enhancing returns for 
shareholders. We achieve this through  
our customer focused approach.

people

We aim to have the best workforce 
that delivers service excellence 
everytime. We must attract and 
retain the best people. We must 
encourage them to fulfil their 
potential in order that they can 
deliver the outstanding performance 
we strive for.

powering

We operate in competitive, service 
dependent industries. What sets  
us apart from our competitors is  
S.P.I.R.I.T. We have developed a 
set of values which closely reflect 
the ethos of each division.

Group EBITDA 

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

£86.3m 

£84.7m 

£78.2m 

£69.7m 

£60.6m 

performanCe

That is how we will deliver 
sustainable shareholder value. It is by 
being better than our competitors 
that we both retain existing business  
and gain new contracts. We have 
developed market leading safety 
initiatives which deliver a safe and 
secure service. We continually invest 
in systems to promote efficiency,  
and encourage constant innovation.

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012

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A monetised strategy that
delivers sustainable growth
and shareholder return

S.P.I.R.I.T. 
Aviation
Safety and Security
Passion
Innovation
Reliability
Integrity
Teamwork

S.P.I.R.I.T. 
Distribution
Service
People
Innovation
Recognition
Inspiration
Teamwork

Innovate to 
improve service
quality &
efficiency 

Leverage 
customer
relationships

Innovate to
improve service
quality & 
efficiency

Menzies Aviation

Menzies Distribution

Create 
product,
station &
regional 
densities

Leverage 
global
reputation

Pursue 
diversification
opportunities

Optimise 
branch 
network

Deliver
excellent
customer
service

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Overview:  
People Powering Performance

 oUr S.p.i.r.i.t.
S.P.I.R.I.T. runs through both of our divisions.  
It’s what helps to set us apart from our 
competitors and powers our performance. 

 A strategy that delivers – p.04

 Safety &  
 SeCUrity

What it means to us
Making safety matter in all day to 
day activities.

How it drives performance
Every employee is clear on their role 
and responsibilities. This develops  
an environment where there is no 
delay in dealing with safety and 
security issues.

We strive to ensure that all our 
employees and customers are 
not faced with any risks during 
the course of our business.  
By delivering market leading  
safety standards we retain  
and attract new customers.

Aircraft incidents in 2012

0.046

per 1,000 aircraft turnarounds

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 people

What it means to us
We treat people with respect as 
well as supporting and encouraging 
them to progress in their careers 
by being honest and constructive.

How it drives performance
Our people are our connection 
with our customers, by ensuring 
we have the best people we derive 
better results for our customers 
and our shareholders.

Employees worldwide

22,151

Average number of employees 
during 2012

Safety performance awarded
In Mexico we were awarded 18 separate 
safety awards by Viva Aerobus for having 
zero findings during their safety audits. 

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Overview:  
People Powering Performance continued

 innovation

What it means to us
We continue to challenge the way 
we do things by having an open 
environment where everyone 
has the opportunity to express 
their ideas.

How it drives performance
Innovation allows us to learn and 
develop from our experiences. We 
keep our employees motivated by 
building strong communication links 
with them to initiate and embrace 
change. We continue to find cost 
effective solutions and apply 
them throughout our business.

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Menzies Distribution App:
The app offers a growing range of options 
for customers to conduct their most 
common transactions with us online.

 reliability

What it means to us
We do it right all the time.

How it drives performance
Our customers trust us to keep 
their businesses serviced effectively 
and efficiently hence Menzies being 
their preferred service provider.

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Overview:  
People Powering Performance continued

 integrity

What it means to us
We will be open and honest in all 
that we do.

How it drives performance
By building trust based relationships 
internally with our employees we 
reflect the same qualities with our 
customers. We value feedback 
and ensure that ideas to improve 
systems and processes, whether 
from employees or customers, 
are adequately considered 
and implemented.

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012

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teamwork

What it means to us
We are committed to working 
together to succeed.

How it drives performance
We acknowledge, recognise and 
manage performance. We work 
towards a common goal.

Team building workshop in Bangalore
A group of 20 employees assisted in 
organising a cross cultural football 
tournament.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Chairman’s statement

Iain Napier, Chairman

 Risks and uncertainties – p.32

Growth 
Menzies Aviation Operating Profit (£m)

 Corporate Governance – p.36

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

35.6 

32.3 

24.6 

15.8 

14.1 

Stability 
Menzies Distribution Operating Profit (£m)

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

28.8 

28.8 

28.8 

28.6 

23.9 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Final Dividend

 17.85p

Up 5%

Underlying EPS

73.4p

Introduction
The Group continues to trade on a 
strong footing with both divisions 
returning good results. Market 
conditions are tough but despite this 
we continue to deliver on our targets. 
Menzies Aviation overcame airline 
failures and currency headwinds to 
again turn in a strong performance. 
Future prospects remain strong as 
we seek to deliver on our organic and 
acquisitive growth plans. At Menzies 
Distribution, the acquisition of Orbital 
Marketing Services Group provides 
the division with a highly synergistic 
business that will offer growth 
in new areas.

Results Overview
Underlying operating profit rose 4% 
to £58.4m reflecting another good 
year for the Group. During the year 
£18.4m of non-recurring items were 
incurred as Menzies Distribution 
rationalised their branch network 
and Menzies Aviation took decisive 
management actions to eradicate 
loss making cargo handling 
operations. Menzies Aviation 
continued to deliver the Group’s 
growth ambitions with operating 
profit up 16% on a constant currency 
basis while Menzies Distribution 
held profits flat at £28.8m which 
is a commendable performance 
in recessionary times.

Our Board 
During the year the Group entered 
the FTSE250. The current structure 
of the Board does not fully meet the 
criteria set out in the UK Corporate 
Governance Code. The requirements 
have been reviewed by the 
Nomination Committee and the 
Board is committed to achieving 
compliance over a sensible timeline. 
The size and structure of the Board 
and its committees are reviewed 
annually. Whilst we are committed 
to compliance with the Code we 
believe we have an excellent 
balance, with an appropriate 
mixture of skills and experience. 

In the meantime Ian Harrison,  
a Non-Executive Director, who is 
non-independent under the Code 
will be stepping down from the 
Board after the Annual General 
Meeting in May. Ian has been on  
the Board since 1987 and has made 
a significant contribution to the 
Group over the last 25 years. 

Paul Dollman has intimated his  
desire to retire from the Group  
after 10 years as Group Finance 
Director and accordingly will not  
seek re-election at the Annual 
General Meeting on 17 May 2013.  
I am delighted that Paula Bell will be 
joining on 10 June 2013. Paula joins 
from Ricardo plc, a global multi-
industry consultancy, where she  
held the post of Group Finance 
Director for over six years. During 
her time at Ricardo she has played 
an important role in the successful 
strategic evolution and growth of 
the business and helped drive 
strong cost and cash management. 
She is also a Non-Executive Director 
of Laird plc where she chairs the 
Audit Committee.

People
We continue to operate in uncertain 
economic times. Our people are 
our biggest asset. We recognise 
this through our S.P.I.R.I.T. initiatives 
which run through both operating 
divisions. S.P.I.R.I.T. encompasses 
the values and behaviours that 
each and every employee  
embraces every day. By following 
our S.P.I.R.I.T. we can deliver  
great service to our customers  
and continue to enhance  
shareholder value.

We have over 22,000 employees 
worldwide dedicated to turning 
aircraft round safely and on time or 
making sure the UK’s newspaper 
retailers have product ready for sale 
when they open up each morning. 
I would personally like to thank 
each and every employee for the 
contribution they made during 2012. 

Prospects
The Group continue to enjoy a strong 
financial platform with excellent 
prospects. At Menzies Aviation we 
will continue to expand by winning 
new customers and opening up in 
new markets. The growth dynamics 
of the aviation industry remain good 
and we believe that Menzies Aviation 
with its global reputation for service 
excellence and industry leading 
safety record are very well placed 
to prosper. At Menzies Distribution 
the acquisition of Orbital Marketing 
Services Group provides a 
synergistic business with traditional 
wholesaling but also brings with it 
expertise in new growth markets  
and I look forward to the evolution  
of this entity over the coming years.

Our strategy remains unaltered.  
John Menzies plc is committed to 
delivering shareholder value through 
investment in our operating divisions 
where sustainable returns can 
be generated. 

Iain Napier
Chairman

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Performance

 Group financial review – p.20

  www.johnmenziesplc.com

Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director

Overview
The Group performed strongly  
during the year despite difficult 
trading conditions at both operating 
divisions. At Menzies Aviation 
operating profit on a constant 
currency basis was up 16% while 
Menzies Distribution held profits flat, 
a commendable performance from 
both divisions.

The Group continues to be on a very 
strong financial footing. Underlying 
profit before taxation was up 4% to 
£58.4m on turnover of £1,996.8m 
(2011: £2,013.8m). Total net bank 
debt continues to be below £100m. 

Menzies Aviation’s growth continued 
with turnover up 3% to £697.2m 
generating operating profits of 
£35.6m, a rise of 10%. At constant 
exchange rates profits increased  
to £37.5m. At Menzies Distribution, 
turnover fell by 3% reflecting falling 
volumes in the core business. 
Despite this operating profit was  
flat on the previous year at £28.8m.

Cash Flow and Investment
The Group had another strong year 
with a free cash flow of £34.7m. 
Capital expenditure was less than 
last year at £15.9m. The Group spent 
£15m on acquisitions covering both 
divisions. After additional payments 
into the pension fund, cash spend on 
exceptional items and a higher level 
of dividend the net cash outflow for 
the Group was £12.9m including a 
currency translation gain of £2.1m.

Debt and Interest
Group net debt increased to £93m 
mainly due to spend on acquisitions. 
Although year-end net debt 
increased the average debt in the 
year was broadly flat and average 
interest costs fell year on year.  
The pension interest charge moved 
from a credit of £1.4m in 2011 to a 
debit of £0.9m in 2012 due mainly  
to a decrease in the returns from 
pension fund assets.

Exceptional Items
The Group incurred exceptional 
items in the year totalling £18.4m. 
The main items were restructuring 
and network rationalisation costs of 
£4.1m in Distribution and at Aviation 
the reorganisation of UK cargo 
operations for £3.2m and the 
provision for the onerous lease for 
the Chicago cargo facility of £6.8m. 

Dividend
The Board has declared a final 
dividend of 17.85p which is payable 
on 21 June 2013 to all shareholders 
on the register on 24 May 2013.  
This represents an increase of 5%  
on the prior year and underlines the 
Board’s continuing confidence in the 
Group’s future, the cash generative 
nature of the Group and the 
resilience of its earnings. 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012groUp key 
performanCe 
inDiCatorS

Revenue (£m)

Underlying EPS (p)

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

1903.5 

2012

1899.7 

2011

1837.6 

1725.7 

1667.1 

2010

2009

2008

43.8 

31.3 

73.4 

73.2 

57.9 

Free Cash Flow (£m)

Underlying PBT (£m)

2012

2011

2010

2009

-11.1

2008

34.7

39.4 

2012

2011

58.4

56.4

43.8 

2010

45.0

26.9 

2009

2008

35.2

30.7

groUp 
reSilienCe

Full Year Dividend (p)

2012

2011

2010

2009

8.0 

2008

7.56 

25.2  

24.0 

19.0 

10 year EBITDA (£m) 

90

80

70

60

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30

20

10

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2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Distribution
Aviation

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Performance continued

Craig Smyth 
Managing Director, 
Menzies Aviation

Menzies Aviation Operating Board

Paul Dollman 
Group Finance Director

Stephen Koller
EVP AMI

Mervyn Walker
EVP Operations

Giles Wilson 
EVP Finance

 Group financial review – p.20

  www.johnmenziesplc.com

International Airport in Bucharest, 
was acquired and bolted on to the 
existing ground handling operation 
allowing a one stop shop service, 
which is more important at 
stations of this size, to be 
offered to all airlines. 

Ground Handling
The ground handling business 
continued to prosper during the 
year securing notable new contracts 
across the network. Underlying 
operating profit increased by £1.1m. 
This represents a 5% rise in difficult 
markets and shows the continuing 
strength of the business.

Continuing contract win momentum 
is reflected in the ground handling 
volumes. Absolute aircraft turns 
were up 8.9% with like for like turns 
up 3.5%. The ground handling 
business continues to be the primary 
driver of growth for the division and 
offers very strong growth dynamics. 
Currently this business segment 
generates 61% of divisional turnover 
and is very well placed to pursue 
further market opportunities.

Cargo Handling
Cargo handling endured a difficult 
year with volumes affected by 
the general economic slowdown. 
Absolute volume fell 0.2% with like 
for like volume down 5.6%. Despite 
this, operating profits at £10.3m 
were up £1.6m reflecting the 
annualisation of previous year’s 
contract wins and restructuring 
actions.

Menzies Aviation 
Performance
Menzies Aviation delivered another 
strong performance in the face 
of tough overall trading conditions 
with airline consolidation and the 
uncertain global economic climate 
prevalent. Despite this, operating 
profit on a constant currency basis 
at £37.5m was up 16% (10% actual).

As in previous years, the division 
continued to grow its core business 
through contract wins. Excluding 
contracts lost to airline failures, there 
was a net gain of 30 contracts that 
deliver £19m of revenue. In addition 
some 94 contracts were renewed, 
for an average contract length of 
three years, securing £118m of 
revenue. Airline failures offset 
some of the positive momentum 
gained from new contracts as they 
represented profitable business that 
was not replicated at the stations 
affected. Best in class safety & 
security as well as great customer 
service are core to contract 
successes and sets the division 
apart from other handlers.

Three businesses were acquired in 
the year. In the UK, Flight Support, 
a ground handling business operating 
at 4 stations, was acquired for 
£5.3m. This synergistic acquisition 
brought 3 new stations to the 
division’s network and deepened 
relationships with a number of 
existing customers. In the Czech 
Republic, the ground handling 
company of Prague Airport was 
acquired. This acquisition brought 
a number of new customers and 
also consolidated the number of 
players in the market from 3 to 2. 
In Romania, Kamino Cargo, a cargo 
handling business at Otopeni 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Ground Handling (hours per turn)

2012

2011*

Ground Handling 
(on-time performance) (%)

2012

2011

Cargo Handling
Tonnes per FTE

2012

2011*

Aircraft Damage
Per 1,000 turns

2012

2011

* Restated

000.0

29.9 

30.4 

99.7 

99.7 

670.7 

661.8 

0.046 

0.047 

Reflecting the difficult economic 
conditions faced, some decisive 
management actions were taken. 
In July, it was announced that the 
division would focus its UK cargo 
business on its London Heathrow 
operations and exit most of its UK 
regional operations. The restructuring 
was successfully completed in 
quarter 3 and has placed the UK 
cargo handling business on a more 
stable platform. In December,  
it was decided, having exhausted 
all alternative courses of action, 
to close the cargo handling 
operations in Chicago, USA. 
This operation was loss making 
and the closure will improve EBIT 
in 2013 by around £1.5m. 

The business, which now 
represents 23% of divisional 
revenues, has been significantly 
re-structured over the last 3 years 
and the management actions taken 
during 2012 now complete the 
eradication of the 4 major loss-
making operations that had been 
previously reported. The business 
now operates predominantly at 
locations where the airport is 
not over supplied and the cargo 
business complements a successful 
ground handling operation.

Cargo Forwarding
The air freight wholesaling business, 
AMI, made further progress with 
profit at £2.5m up £0.6m on the 
previous year. The business 
expanded during the year opening 
a new office in Mumbai. This key 
cargo gateway expands the AMI 
network and offers customers a 
global solution. AMI is a strong 
niche business and is well placed 
to continue to grow and develop 
in a large available market.

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1.  Reliability – We pushed back over 

850,000 aircraft in 2012 and delivered 
99.7% on time performance.

2.  Safety – All employees are provided 

with a daily safety briefing.

3.  AMI grew profits by 32% and expanded 

its network into India.

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Performance continued

David McIntosh 
Managing Director, 
Menzies Distribution

Menzies Distribution  
Operating Board

Catherine Bland
Finance Director

Mark Cassie 
Supply Chain Director

David Cooke 
Commercial Director

Paul Dollman 
Group Finance Director

Jane Dyson 
Marketing Services Director

Christina Mellon 
HR Director

David Speirs 
IT Director

 Group financial review – p.20

  www.johnmenziesplc.com

Menzies Distribution 
Performance
Menzies Distribution delivered a 
stable performance with operating 
profit held at £28.8m, despite 
challenging market conditions. 

During the period the division made 
positive progress in shaping the 
division for the future by completing 
two acquisitions, securing new 
regional and national press contracts 
together with new logistics contracts.

Core Business
The magazine market continues 
to be weak as the recessionary 
environment in the UK resulted in 
a reduction in discretionary spend. 
Overall like for like revenue was 
down 6%. There was limited upside 
during the year from the Queen’s 
Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic 
Games and the sticker category 
received a boost resulting from Euro 
2012. Monthly magazines were 
relatively resilient with like for like 
revenue down 5%. The weekly 
magazine sector, where like for like 
revenues were down 7%, continues 
to experience fierce price cutting 
activity particularly within the 
crowded celebrity magazine sector. 

Newspapers sales were ahead 
of expectations after a number  
of cover price increases and 
additional business gains from News 
International and DC Thomson.  
In particular, Monday to Friday sales 
performed strongly. Overall like for 
like sales were down 3%. In the 
Sunday market some stability 
returned following the launch of the 
Sun on Sunday and a high degree of 
cut price activity. Overall the demise 
of the News of the World and the 
launch of the Sun on Sunday has 
been broadly neutral.

In August, contract terms were 
agreed with News International for 
a further 7 years. As part of this 
renewal, additional business in Kent, 
Lancashire and Northern Ireland was 
secured. This was a key renewal as 
News International represents 34% 
of the total UK newspaper market. 
Following on from this, the business 
of the UK’s second largest magazine 
distributor, Marketforce, was also 
secured through to 2019. These 
contracts secure some £245m of 
annual revenue and allow the division 
to plan positively for the future with 
long term contracts in place.

A further re-organisation of  
the branch network, which was 
highlighted at the half year, has 
been delivered and is now achieving 
its projected savings. Profit 
Improvement Plans are embedded 
in the business and they continue to 
deliver cost savings at branch level.  
A dedicated team is already focusing 
on further areas of savings through to 
2015 and together with the benefits 
being felt from the fully implemented 
SAP system visibility on cost savings 
is good. During 2012 cost savings of 
£4.9m were delivered.

New Revenue Streams
During the year 2 acquisitions  
were made.

In November, the division made  
its most significant investment away 
from its core business to date by 
acquiring Orbital Marketing Services 
Group (Orbital). Orbital comprises 
a portfolio of UK based logistics  
and marketing services businesses 
serving the travel, tourism, 
education, charity, publishing and 
healthcare sectors. The business 
was established in 1972 and 
employs over 550 staff at 9 locations 
across the UK. The acquisition of 
Orbital takes Menzies Distribution 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012into new business sectors and adds 
further complementary services to 
its existing logistics and marketing 
services capabilities. Given the 
respective infrastructure of both 
businesses there are significant 
network, operational and system 
synergies to be gained as part of 
the integration process in the 
medium term. 

During July, the division also 
acquired the retail consultancy 
division of the Fore Partnership, 
which it has integrated with its own 
category management business 
D-Cipher to become part of Menzies 
Marketing Services. The combined 
businesses, which trade as Fore, 
looks after more than 8,000 retail 
outlets with a combined annual news 
turnover of £500m – 12% of the UK 
market. Customers include M&S, 
Spar, Boots, Martin McColl, Nisa and 
One Stop.

Newspapers delivered 
on time (%)

2012

2011

97.08 

97.96 

Magazines delivered on time (%)

2012

2011

99.37 

98.11 

Newspaper packing accuracy (%)

2012

2011

99.86 

99.92 

Magazine packing accuracy (%)

2012

2011

99.94 

99.75 

1.  Orbital acquisition – Most significant 
investment by Menzies Distribution  
to date.

2.  Branch re-organisation – The network  
of branches have been streamlined  
to become more efficient and  
cost effective.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Financial Review

  www.johnmenziesplc.com

Shareholders’ Funds 
The movement on shareholders’ funds during the year was as follows:

Free Cash Flow

£34.7m

Net Debt

£93.0m

Shareholders’ funds at December 2011 
Profit before tax 
Taxation 
Net actuarial loss 
Currency translation
New shares issued 
Own shares purchased 
Dividends paid 
Share-based payment 
Impact of rate change on deferred tax 
Other 
Shareholders’ funds at December 2012

£m

87.1
32.0
(10.4)
(9.5)
 (4.0)
1.3
(4.3)
(15.3)
1.4
(1.3)
1.7
78.7

Cash Flow 
The Group generated an operating cash flow of £64.3m in 2012 (2011: 
£78.8m). Some £43.8m was invested in the business and £15.3m was paid 
as dividends. An additional pension payment of £6.5m was made. Tax and 
interest payments accounted for £13.7m. Net debt increased by £12.9m from 
£80.1m to £93.0m. 

2012

£m

(16.7) 
(3.1) 

3.9 

Underlying operating profit 
Depreciation 
Dividends from associates 
and joint ventures 
Working capital 
Net pension movement 
Non-cash items
Operating cash flow 

Purchase of property, plant 
and equipment 
Intangible asset additions 
Sale of property, plant and 
equipment 
Net capital expenditure 
Net interest paid 
Tax paid
Free cash flow 

Equity dividends paid 
Additional pension payment 
Acquisitions 
Net cash acquired with subsidiaries 
Other investments 
Cash spend on exceptional items
Net spend on shares 
Total movement 
Opening net debt 
Currency translation 
Closing net debt 

20

2011 

£m 

£m
59.9
22.5

6.7
(3.1)
(1.8)
(5.4)
78.8

(21.8)
(4.5)

5.5

(20.8)
(5.0)
(10.0)
43.0

(12.2)
(6.3)
 (1.7)
0.5
(1.2)
(3.6)
(1.2)
17.3
(99.0)
1.6
(80.1)

 £m 
63.1
20.2 

4.5 
(17.9) 
(3.0) 
(2.6) 
64.3

(15.9) 
(4.2) 
 (9.5) 
34.7 

(15.3) 
(6.5) 
(17.2)
2.2 
0.1 
(10.0)
(3.0) 
(15.0) 
(80.1) 
2.1 
(93.0) 

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012The above cash flow data provides more information than the statutory 
IFRS cash flow statement on page 63.

The cash spend on exceptional items of £10.0m included £8.2m of 
rationalisation costs and £1.8m of onerous lease payments.

Pensions
In May 2006 the main UK pension scheme changed from a final pensionable 
salary scheme to an average salary scheme. Benefits accrued to current 
active members prior to 1 May 2006 are linked to future price inflation rather 
than future salary increases. Following a consultation period with current 
active members in early 2010 future accrual is also now capped at 1% 
per annum.

2012

2011 

£m

 £m 

£m 

£m

Income Statement 
Current service cost 
Gains on curtailments and 
settlements

Expected return on scheme assets
Interest on pension liabilities
Net financial (charge)/income
Net income (charge)/income

13.8
(14.7)

Balance Sheet 
Total market value of assets 
Present value of scheme liabilities
Deficit in scheme
Related deferred tax asset 
Net pension liabilities 

(0.6) 

0.3
(0.3)

(0.9) 
(1.2)

257.2
(325.3)
(68.1)
15.7
(52.4)

16.8
(15.4)

(0.7)

0.1
(0.6)

1.4
0.8

242.0
(306.3)
(64.3)
16.1
(48.2)

The current service cost for 2012 decreased as a result of an ongoing 
reduction in the pensionable payroll. 

During 2012 the Group contributed cash of £9.8m (2011: £8.7m) to the Fund.

Following the full actuarial valuation carried out as at 31 March 2012, the 
Company agreed with the Trustees of the Fund to contribute an additional 
annual cash contribution of £11m plus RPI, which will commence on 
1 April 2013. 

IAS 19 (Revised) Employee Benefits will become effective for the Group in 
its 2013 accounts. Under IAS 19R the interest cost on the defined benefit 
obligation, and the expected rate of return on plan assets will be replaced 
with a net interest charge that is calculated by applying the discount rate to 
the net defined benefit liability. The impact on the results for the year ended 
31 December 2013 will be to increase net operating costs by £1m and to 
increase pension related finance charges by £1.3m. In addition, amortisation 
for benefits that do not vest immediately is eliminated resulting in an increase 
to net operating costs of £1m. The deficit at 31 December 2012 would 
reduce by £5.6m.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Financial Review continued

Non-underlying Performance
The results for the year include the following one-off and/or material items, 
which the Group considers should be highlighted to provide a better 
understanding of the Accounts:

(i) Costs of rationalising excess capacity comprised asset write-downs and 
staff redundancy in Distribution £4.1m (2011: £2.5m) and in Aviation £6.6m 
(2011: £1.7m).

(ii) A provision of £7.7m for future lease obligations in UK and US Cargo 
at Aviation.

Under IFRS, previously capitalised goodwill is no longer amortised. 
However, these results include an impairment charge of £1.8m, 
reflecting the remaining life of the current licence at Menzies Macau 
Aviation Services Ltd.

IFRS requires the price paid for a business to be allocated between 
goodwill and other intangible assets. The other intangible assets capitalised 
are amortised and this amortisation charge of £4.6m (2011: £3.9m) has been 
highlighted to present a clearer trading position.

Further details are disclosed in Note 5 to the Accounts.

Interest 
The net underlying interest charge is analysed as follows:

Fixed rate sterling term loan 
Fixed rate sterling loan 
Floating rate sterling term loan
Preference shares
Cash/overdrafts
Other finance charge/(income)
Net underlying interest charge

2012
£m 

1.3
0.4
1.7
0.1
0.3
0.9
4.7

2011
£m

1.5
1.6
0.6
0.1
1.1
(1.4)
3.5

The sterling term loan is at a fixed rate of 6.23% and is repayable between 
2013 and 2020.

During 2009 the Group hedged the exposure to interest rate rises by entering 
into £75m of interest rate swap agreements, whereby the Group paid a fixed 
rate of interest and received a variable rate of LIBOR+margin on the notional 
amount. £50m of these interest rate swaps matured in 2011 and the 
remaining £25m matured in June 2012.

Other finance charge/income is the net financial charge/income from the 
pension scheme under IAS 19.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Taxation
The tax rate on underlying profits for the year was 24.5%, compared with 
23.4% in 2011 and is analysed as:

Tax due at UK rate 
Non-tax deductible items
Unrelieved overseas losses
Utilisation of tax losses
Lower rate of tax on overseas earnings
Write-off of deferred tax asset
Deferred tax rate change
Prior year adjustment
Underlying tax rate

%

24.5
0.2
1.7
(0.3)
(0.3)
0.5
(0.8)
(1.0)
24.5

Underlying tax rate

Tax paid during the year was £9.5m. 

24.5%

The tax effect of the exceptional items, described in Note 5 on the accounts, 
is a net credit of £2.3m. 

The UK Government has announced that the main rate of UK corporation  
tax will be reduced from the current rate of 24%, which has applied from  
1 April 2012, to 21%, by means of a series of annual reductions. The 
reduction in the UK corporation tax rate to 23% from 1 April 2013 was 
enacted on 17 July 2012. As this rate was enacted at the balance sheet date, 
and reduces the tax rate expected to apply when temporary differences 
reverse, it had the effect of reducing the UK deferred tax asset. However,  
as most of that deferred tax asset relates to the UK pension deficit the 
majority of the reduction was debited to other comprehensive income  
and did not have a material effect on the effective tax rate or on profit.  
It is expected that this treatment will also apply in relation to the further rate 
reductions announced by the Government. Those further rate reductions  
are to be incorporated within future legislative acts and so will not be 
substantively enacted until later periods. The estimated effect of the 
further reductions in the rate to 21% by 2014 would be to decrease  
the net UK deferred tax asset by £1m.

Property, Plant and Equipment 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment totalled:

Distribution 
Aviation

Property
£m

Plant &
Equipment
£m 

0.1
0.8
0.9

3.3
12.5
15.8

Total
£m

3.4
13.3
16.7

Aviation’s capital expenditure mainly comprised equipment to service ground 
handling contracts. 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Group Financial Review continued

Intangible Assets 
Expenditure on computer software amounted to £3.1m during 2012.

Capitalised goodwill amounts to £50.6m compared to £54.4m in 2011. 
This goodwill is no longer amortised but rather is subject to an annual 
impairment review. 

Amortisation periods for contracts are business-stream dependent and 
vary from zero to 10 years. Where the contracts are not amortised, they 
are subject to an annual impairment test at cash-generating unit level.

Other Investments
This includes cash invested in joint ventures and associates.

Acquisitions 
During the year the Group completed a number of acquisitions in the UK, 
Romania and Czech Republic, details of which are shown in Note 24.

Return on Capital Employed

Working Capital
Working capital movement is analysed as follows:

 19.6%

Inventories 
Trade and other receivables
Trade and other payables

2012
£m 

1.2
(9.3)
(9.8)
(17.9)

2011
£m

(1.7)
(3.1)
1.7
(3.1)

Treasury Operations
From a Treasury perspective the main financial risks faced by the Group 
are liquidity, interest rate fluctuations and foreign exchange exposures. 
The Board has approved policies for each of these risks, which are managed 
on a day-to-day basis by Group Treasury. The purpose of these policies is to 
ensure that adequate funds are available to the Group at all times and that 
financial risks arising from the Group’s operating and investment activities are 
carefully managed. Accordingly, Group policy is not to enter into transactions 
of a speculative nature. 

The Group Treasurer reports formally on a monthly basis to a Treasury 
Committee under the chairmanship of the Group Finance Director and 
operates within scope and authorisation levels specified by the Board.

The majority of Menzies Aviation’s stations are located outside the UK 
and operate in currencies other than Sterling. The rates of exchange to 
Sterling for those currencies which have principally affected the Group’s 
results were:

USD

EUR

AUD

INR

Average
for year to
December 
2012

Year end 
31 December 
2012

Average
for year to
December 
2011

Year end 
31 December 
2011

1.593

1.237

1.535

1.626

1.233

1.566

1.610

1.150

1.542

1.554

1.197

1.516

85.072

89.061

75.446

82.531

Further disclosure in respect of the above is included in Note 16 to the Accounts.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Going Concern 
At 31 December 2012 the Group had committed borrowing facilities of 
£185.4m, with an expiry profile of:

£50m 
£70m
£25m
£20m
£20.4m

January 2013
May 2014
June 2014
September 2017
March 2020

The £50m facility expiring in January 2013 was successfully refinanced 
with the same lender in January with a new £55m 3 year facility expiring 
in January 2016.

Under the terms of these facilities, the financial covenants are tested 
semi-annually. The Group has complied fully with the financial covenant tests. 

The Group updates trading forecasts covering a forward 15 month period 
on a regular basis, which together with the supporting assumptions are 
reviewed by the Board. The current forecast shows that the Group is able 
to operate within both its committed banking facilities and related financial 
covenants during this period and the Directors believe that the assumptions 
underpinning this forecast are both prudent and reasonable. 

The Directors therefore believe, on the basis of current financial projections 
and facilities available, that the Company and the Group have adequate 
resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, 
the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the 
Financial Statements.

Outlook
Menzies Aviation is trading in line with expectations with good visibility on 
summer schedules across the network. The closure of the Chicago cargo 
operations are on track and global relationships with affected airlines have 
been maintained. Contract wins are most prevalent in the first half and  
the year has started well with a number of new contracts gained across  
the network. 

Trading at Menzies Distribution in its core business has continued to be 
challenging with weekly magazines in particular continuing to underperform. 
However, the Orbital Marketing Services business acquired in November 
2012 is performing well with integration plans and synergy benefits on track. 
In addition, contract negotiations with a number of publishers continue and it 
is expected a number of these will be concluded during the year.

Overall, the challenging trading climate continues but prospects for the  
Group remain strong and the Board are confident of delivering further  
growth during 2013.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Corporate Social Responsibility

S.p.i.r.i.t. rUnS throUgh  
the heart of oUr people  
anD helpS Drive a 
SUStainable bUSineSS

 Group financial review – p.20

  www.johnmenziesplc.com

Our Policy and Structure 
We believe that our business 
conduct, policies and guidelines 
which we have in place concerning 
ethics, sound business practices and 
wider governance issues will not 
only enhance our standing in the 
community, but also provide a better 
business for all our stakeholders.

The Company recognises that being 
a socially responsible company adds 
to and enhances the Company’s 
overall value, both short and long 
term. The impact our business 
activities have on the environment, 
communities in which we operate, 
and wider society are important to 
us. We recognise that all our 
stakeholders have an interest in our 
business activities, and seek to 
maintain an open and participatory 
dialogue ensuring that our business 
activities are performed in a safe, 
ethical and efficient way.

We have systems in place to identify, 
analyse and manage key risks arising 
from our operations, and develop 
better business methods. The 
policies and guidelines we have 
in place set standards concerning 
ethics, sound business practices 
and wider governance issues.

The Board expects the Group to 
conduct its operations based on 
sound ethical practices which are 
open and free from discrimination 
and harassment, and will promote a 
positive representation of the Group 
to stakeholders. The Group has 
adopted and disseminated 
appropriate policies and procedures, 
including clear guidelines on matters 
such as competition law, bribery and 

whistle-blowing, and the Board has 
tasked each Divisional Managing 
Director to be responsible for the 
implementation of all of these 
policies in their divisions. 

John Menzies plc is included in 
the FTSE4Good index for socially 
responsible investment. We chose 
to participate in this index because 
the index measures the performance 
of companies that meet globally 
recognised responsibility standards.

A description of the Company’s 
internal control system for 
management, particularly of financial 
risks, is in the Corporate Governance 
statement on pages 36 to 45.  
An analysis of the key business 
risks facing the Group appears in  
the Operating Review on page 32. 
The Group also publishes on its 
website an Annual Corporate Social 
Responsibility Report which details 
the practices, strategies and policies 
being implemented across the 
divisions. A copy of the Report 
for 2012 can be accessed at  
www.johnmenziesplc.com.

Investment in Communities
John Menzies plc is aware that it has 
community obligations, particularly 
within the countries and localities 
where it does business. We have 
a positive duty to improve the well 
being of individuals and to use our 
best endeavours to enhance 
community life. A positive approach 
to our community relations is in 
the best long term interests of our 
Company and of those who work 
within it. Each year the Group Board 
sets a budget for its charitable 

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012

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Parikrma Humanity Foundation
The Parikrma Champions League 
in Bangalore is part of the Cross  
Cultural Team Challenge.

During the week/10 days, the two 
CCTC participants were introduced 
to concepts and frameworks relating 
to leading teams and working  
cross culturally

The objective of the India CCTC was 
to ensure the smooth-running of the 
football tournament, one of a kind 
U-16 boys tournament, now known 
as the Parikrma Champions League, 
which has become an incredibly 
important date in the calendar for 
all involved. Menzies Aviation 
participants, along with team 
members from the Parikrma 
Foundation, organised the 
tournament including the 
registrations, sound system, 
entertainment, commentary and 
match scheduling and security. 

Parikrma Humanity Foundation is 
a non-profit organisation with the 
aim to ensure that even the poorest 
children have access to the best 
opportunities anywhere in the world. 
Parikrma runs 4 Centres for Learning 
and a Junior College for 1,375 
children from 69 slum communities 
and 4 orphanages in Bangalore. 
Besides English language education, 
nutrition, healthcare and family care, 
sport is an integral part of education 
at Parikrma.

activities and a charities committee 
allocates the expenditure. 

Community Team Challenge
Menzies Aviation continued its 
Community Team Challenge (’CTC’) 
programme, which it launched in 
2011 combining the development of 
our talented management team with 
putting something back (with a focus 
on helping children) in communities 
around the world where we operate. 
There were 3 distinct objectives:

1. to create a life changing 

experience for our employees, 

2. for the Company to become 

involved in a project with local 
community benefit and 

3. to work with the local community 
to provide sustainable benefit.

The 2012 challenges afforded the 
opportunity for the Company to 
continue its efforts in making a 
positive sustainable community 
impact by continuing its support 
of 2 charities within countries 
that it operates: South Africa  
and India. 

This year, apart from providing a 
rewarding and life-lasting experience 
for 20 talented and promising 
managers, there was also a strong 
developmental aspect, aiming to 
engage the managers involved in 
challenges and tasks that will help 
them build on their leadership, 
communication, and organising skills, 
as well as enhance their confidence 
and exposure to their colleagues 
and senior managers from across 
the network.

The purpose was to use the 
vehicle of working in and leading 
cross cultural teams to complete 
community challenges, develop 
skills and knowledge related to 
leadership and team performance. 
Given the emphasis of cross cultural 
awareness and management, the 
project was, therefore, rebranded 
as the Cross Cultural Team 
Challenge (CCTC).

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012

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Operating Review:  
Corporate Social Responsibility continued

The setting for the South Africa 
CCTC was a small Zulu village in 
Umfolozi National Park, where 
Menzies Aviation participants were 
given the materials for building 
works, planting a vegetable garden 
and improving the village school’s 
facilities. They were hosted by the 
villagers who worked closely with 
them on the various building projects.

Through the fundraising initiative that 
took place alongside the 2012 CCTC, 
the school was able to start a food 
programme for the children. Without 
this funding and the provision of food 
at the school, very few children 
would attend. In addition to the 
funding, the teachers have been 
spurred to grow their own fruit and 
vegetables to use for the children 
and to make the food programme 
last longer.

Charity Bike Ride
Between 24 August and 
2 September 2012, a team  
of Menzies Distribution riders 
completed an ’end to end’ cycle 
relay in support of NewstrAid,  
the industry charity of their supply 
chain. The trip began at John 
O’Groats and ended at Mile End in 
Portsmouth, birthplace of Charles 
Dickens, celebrated patron of  
the charity.

Donors ranged from generous 
corporate partners, each of whom 
bestowed a Dickens-themed name 
on one of the legs, to individuals 
touched by the NewstrAid cause and 
the exertions of the Menzies riders. 
The riders themselves ranged from 
Managing Director, David McIntosh 
to Night Packer, Bernie Johnson:  
a wide spectrum of the Menzies 
family, united by their love of cycling 
and their desire to help people from 
the news industry who have fallen 
on hard times.

The ride saw many challenges 
for the Menzies Team, including 
1,500km of distance and 1.2km of 
hill-climbs; nonetheless, smiles and 
champagne were the order of the 
day as they crossed the finish line 
to a warm welcome from the 
NewstrAid welcoming committee. 

Charities Fund
The Company’s Charities Fund 
exists to provide significant levels 
of support to a small number 
of charities nominated by each 
operating division each year, based 
on the following selection criteria:

•	 Efficiency: be involved with 

charities that are small enough 
for our donation to make an 
impact, and not be absorbed 
in administrative costs

•	 Integrity: make donations on a 
’needs-based’ approach rather 
than ’taste based’ approach 

•	 Effectiveness: charities to have 
specific aims and to be able to 
demonstrate how our contribution 
will benefit their cause.

Nominations are considered for 
charitable organisations suggested 
by the divisions, although generally 
donations will not be made to certain 
causes or activities including political 
parties, books, research papers or 
articles in professional journals, 
religious organisations or anything 
that conflicts with our Ethics Policy. 
In 2012, over £80,000 was donated 
by the Company. 

In addition to the main Charities 
Fund, employees are actively 
encouraged to support chosen 
charities through the Community 
Fund, attendance at events and the 
’Payroll Giving Scheme’ which allows 
for tax efficient donations to be 
made to charities. The John M. 
Menzies Community Fund makes 
individual cash awards of up to £350 
per employee, or £700 per team of 
employees, undertaking a charitable 
or community project. Such awards 
are made in consultation with the 
Managing Directors of each 
business. During 2012, over 
£10,000 was donated via this fund.

Political Donations
It is the Company’s policy not 
to make political donations and 
no political donations were made 
during the year (2011: £nil).

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1,500km cycled

Charity Bike Ride
Menzies Distribution staff raised £20,000 
during a charity bicycle event from John 
O’Groats to Mile End.

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Health & Safety
MORSE is a key tool in our 
Health and Safety strategy

Health & Safety

50employees

Menzies Aviation employees received 
safety recognition awards

Employees
The Group recognises the value in 
a diverse employment base. The 
principles are recognised through 
published employment policies 
which are designed to attract, retain 
and motivate quality staff. Full 
consideration is given to equality 
legislation, and our policies and 
practices are regularly reviewed and 
updated to ensure that recruitment 
and promotion is based on merit 
and in line with equality principles.

Managers are also encouraged 
to foster a work-based culture, 
based on values espoused as 
part of a campaign promoting 
and providing guidance on ethical 
business practices and professional 
conduct concerning dealings with 
all our stakeholder groups including 
customers, suppliers and of 
course employees.

Policies are also in place to cover 
the following key areas:

•	 Attracting the right people
•	 Reward and Incentives
•	 Training and Development
•	 Communication and consultation
•	 Recognising human rights
•	 Whistleblowing, anti-corruption 

and bribery.

Health and Safety
Good health and safety practices 
are integral both to employee welfare 
and to the success of the Group. 
Each Divisional Managing Director 
is responsible to the Board for health 
and safety in their division. We 
continually review our procedures 
and our training in order to develop 
and adopt methods of working which 
reduce the likelihood of accidents 
occurring. Both divisions operate 
in a time-critical environment with 
any delay increasing costs and 
causing disruption for ourselves 
and our customers.

Reports on health and safety 
performance are the first operating 
item at all meetings of the Group 
Board and at Divisional Operating 
Board meetings. They include 
injury statistics and trends as 
well as lessons learned, training 
performance, contacts with 
regulators and legislative changes. 
The Group’s health and safety policy 
statement, which is published on our 
website, focuses on establishing a 
suitable environment, providing 
proper training, communication 
and consultation with employees.

MORSE is a key tool in our Health 
and Safety Strategy and is utilised 
in various forms across the Group. 
Details of the health and safety 
programmes in each division can 
be found in the Group’s Annual 
Corporate Social Responsibility 
Report on the Group’s website, 
www.johnmenziesplc.com.

Injury and Incident Reporting
Both divisions utilise key 
performance measures to monitor 
trends and to improve our 
performance in this area, they 
operate in very different sectors, 
and so to provide clarity on the 
trends within each separate 
business, statistics for each 
division are analysed individually. 

In respect of Menzies Aviation’s 
overseas operations, there is no 
comparable UK RIDDOR, as each 
country where it operates has 
different reporting requirements. 
However, under the MORSE incident 
reporting system, all injuries are 
reported under standard categories 
depending on seriousness, where 
Category A would be for the most 
serious incidents. Category A level 
is not the same as UK RIDDOR, but 
it includes major/serious incidents 
involving fatality, serious harm, 
dangerous occurrence or aircraft 
damage, including significant 
near misses.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Corporate Social Responsibility continued

Carbon Trust Standard

Within Menzies Aviation, analysis 
of accident trends shows that 
musculoskeletal type injuries 
resulting from manual handling 
activities continue to contribute 
significantly to the total injuries 
reported in 2012. These injuries are 
indicative of the industry and the 
nature of ramp services and cargo 
handling tasks which all require a 
high degree of physical handling. 
Menzies Aviation are constantly 
reviewing their approach to manual 
handling training to drive down 
musculoskeletal type injuries (such 
as the Pristine Condition approach).

Environment
Each of our two divisions has its 
own environmental policy, which 
has been approved by the Divisional 
Operating Boards and is integrated 
within existing management 
structures and implemented through 
normal business practices and 
procedures. These environmental 
policies address the following areas:

•	 complying with legislation and 

best practice;

•	 allocating roles, responsibilities 

and resources;

•	 monitoring, verification and 
auditing of compliance;

•	 data collection, analysis and 

reporting;

•	 risk identification, assessment 

and management;

•	 communication and dissemination 

of information;

•	 adopting technology and working 

practices that are modern, 
environmentally friendly and 
energy efficient; and

•	 working with customers and 

suppliers to address environmental 
issues affecting our businesses.

At Group level, environmental issues 
affecting the businesses are the 
responsibility of, and reported by, 
each Divisional Managing Director 
to the Board. Environmental risks 
associated with new businesses are 
always assessed as part of our due 
diligence process on all acquisitions.

Carbon Trust Standard
Menzies Distribution achieved the 
Carbon Trust Standard for the second 
time in 2011 for the energy efficiency 
work that has been undertaken in the 
division. The Carbon Trust Standard 
is awarded to organisations that 
measure, manage and reduce their 
carbon footprint. It shows which 
businesses and organisations are 
taking real action on climate change 
and reducing carbon emissions and 
the award recognises Menzies 
Distribution’s efforts to date and its 
commitment to further reductions. 
In 2013, the Group will again 
ensure that Menzies Distribution 
undergoes a re-certification process, 
demonstrating the continuing 
commitment of the business to 
carbon reduction. 

Carbon footprint reduction continues 
across the Group, providing 
efficiencies and reducing costs to the 
business, and both divisions remain 
committed to minimising the impact 
they have on the environment.

Energy Consumption
Since 2007, all Menzies Distribution 
mainland UK electricity has been 
procured from fully ’green’ renewable 
resources. The division had a target  
of reducing electricity consumption  
by over 12% from its 2008 figures by  
the end of 2011, and seeks to maintain 
its accreditation to Carbon Trust 
Standard. Total energy consumption  
at Menzies Distribution during the year 
amounted to 28.5m kWh, an increase 
of circa 5% on 2011 due to extended 
periods of cold weather.

Menzies Aviation operates largely 
in shared environments such as 
airport terminals, and their direct 
billed energy is significantly lower 
than that of Menzies Distribution. 
However, they work closely with 
airport authorities in minimising 
their energy consumption, and 
actively promote efficiencies 
within their own premises. 

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Volume of waste recycled

74.6%

In 2012, the Group continued 
monitoring its energy consumption 
levels in the UK as part of its 
requirements under the Carbon 
Reduction Commitment. Water 
consumption across the business 
is low and so no specific targets 
have been set with regards to water 
consumption. Both divisions do 
however have a policy in place to 
minimise usage and the impact of 
our business operations to the local 
environments, including water 
consumption and waste.

Waste and Emissions
At Menzies Distribution, packaging 
waste, namely cardboard and 
polythene, and office paper are  
by-products of our activities. 

We have waste compactors 
installed at 17 of our largest branches 
in the UK, which we now use for 
all Dry Mixed Recyclable materials. 
Menzies Distribution has been 
working closely with its waste 
service provider since the beginning 
of 2010 to achieve the goal of 90% 
recycling across the division of all 
general waste material previously 
sent to landfill.

In 2012 a total of 2,948 tonnes  
of waste was uplifted with 74.6% 
being recycled. This was an 
improvement of over 6% from  
the previous year.

Under our contracts with newspaper 
and magazine publishers, we are 
responsible for the collection of 
unsold copies from retail outlets. 
Newspaper publishers outsource the 
physical uplift and recycling from our 
premises via third-party agents with 
whom we work closely to integrate 
an efficient transition from our 
processes to their collection.

Menzies Aviation is committed to 
reducing unnecessary consumption 
of resources and recycling packaging 
such as polythene, rope and pallets 
where possible. Its total use of 
packaging materials through its 
AMI and cargo businesses in the UK 
amounted to 513 tonnes (2011: 594 
tonnes). Where the division offers 
an aircraft cleaning service, any 
waste we remove from an aircraft 
is, wherever possible, processed 
via airport waste recycling systems.

Supply Chain
Our relationship with our customers 
and suppliers is important to us – 
without them, we would simply not 
exist. Both our businesses rely on 
long-term working relationships as 
one of the core pillars of their 
business strategy – for Menzies 
Distribution this can be a lifelong 
arrangement with a newsagent, and 
for Menzies Aviation agreements 
covering many years at many airports. 

Airports and airlines operate on 
an international platform and expect 
all their suppliers to operate to 
acceptable standards worldwide. 
Menzies Aviation shares this 
commitment to high standards and 
works with its airline and airport 
partners to ensure that we all 
maintain and deliver commitments to 
high standards throughout the supply 
chain, at all our locations worldwide.

Supplier Payment Policy
The Group does not operate a 
standard code in respect of 
payments to suppliers. Each division 
is responsible for agreeing the terms 
and conditions under which business 
transactions with its suppliers are 
conducted, including the terms of 
payment. It is Group policy that 
payments to suppliers are made in 
accordance with the agreed terms, 
provided that the supplier has 
performed in accordance with all 
relevant terms and conditions. At 
the year-end, the amount owed to 
trade creditors by the Group was 
equivalent to 32.5 days (2011: 34.2 
days) of purchases from suppliers.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Operating Review:  
Principal Risks and Uncertainties

Overview
The risks and uncertainties described below are considered to be those that would have the most significant effect 
on John Menzies plc. When ensuring that an effective risk management platform is in place it is recognised that 
by operating 2 distinct businesses their risk profiles differ. Some of the major risks that are faced, such as extreme 
weather or acts of terrorism, remain outside our full control but they are still considered and mitigating activities 
are planned for. 

The Group’s key risks and that of each operating division are reviewed 6 monthly by the Group Board and in more 
detail by the Audit Committee. 

Risk Area

Risk Description

Impact

Mitigating Factors

A focus on cost and productivity 
efficiency within the core 
business. 
New revenue opportunities away 
from printed media distribution 
are being pursued.
An external consultant review 
was commissioned that provided a 
forward looking market overview.

A flexible business model exists 
with geographical diversity that 
has stood up to previous events.
Strategic alignment with more 
robust, financially strong airlines.
Rigorous credit control and weekly 
analysis of volume across all 
product categories.

Current contracts secured through 
until 2014 and beyond.
Strategic analysis of options at the 
time of the next contract renewals.
Constant evolution of the 
operating model to ensure an 
optimum cost base.
Implementation of current branch 
re-organisation plans.

Continue to drive service 
excellence and respond to 
retailer KPIs.
Customer survey completed and 
pertinent actions implemented.

A balanced customer portfolio 
exists.
The division attempts to focus on 
growing, financially strong airlines.
Maintain key relationships within 
airlines.

Business Environment Risk

Distribution

Risk associated with changing 
consumer behaviour and digital 
media proliferation.

This could lead to an acceleration 
of top line decline as fewer 
newspapers and magazines are 
sold as individuals adapt the way 
they consume media.

Aviation

The risk of global economic 
recession and its impact on 
airlines, ground and cargo 
handling volumes.

Customer Risk

Distribution

Risk associated with publisher 
renewals.

Distribution

Risk associated with retailer 
consolidation and retailer 
aspirations.

Aviation

Risk associated with airline 
industry change. Airline 
consolidation or failure can lead 
to opportunities and threats. A risk 
exists if airline customers fail or 
are consolidated or significantly 
reduce volume.

This could result in a reduction in 
the number of aircraft movements 
which have a direct impact on the 
amount of aircraft turns and cargo 
tonnes handled.
The ultimate impact of this risk 
would be financial.

Failure to re-negotiate existing 
contracts at acceptable rates 
would have a material effect on 
the current operating model.
Ultimately the impact of this 
risk would be financial. 

Greater power within the supply 
chain for large multiple retailers 
could result in preferential 
payment terms and increased 
service level demands.
This would have both operational 
and financial implications.

Airline consolidation could result in 
volume reductions across the main 
product categories if the acquiring 
airline is handled by a competitor 
or drops off a route.
This would impact operations 
at affected airports and ultimately 
the financial performance of 
the division.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012 
Risk Area

Risk Description

Impact

Mitigating Factors

Financial Risk

Group

Risk of inadequate financing 
facilities and inadequate 
management of foreign 
exchange exposures.

Failure to arrange adequate 
banking facilities would have a 
material impact of the Group’s 
ability to operate.
Failure to adequately manage 
the Group’s foreign exchange 
exposures would have a 
financial impact.

People Risk

Group

Group

Aviation

Technology

Group

Risk of inadequate succession 
planning and people development. 
A risk exists that the Group does 
not have in place adequate 
succession plans for the key 
management roles across the 
Group and that key employees 
leave the Group if development 
opportunities do not exist.

Health and Safety risk. A risk of 
failing to provide employees with 
appropriate training and a safe 
working environment exists across 
the Group together with a risk 
that the Group fails to comply 
with relevant health and 
safety legislation.

The impact of this risk could  
result in internal candidates not 
existing for key roles as they 
become available or individuals 
with in-depth knowledge and  
skills leaving the Group due to  
a lack of opportunity.

The impact of a Health and Safety 
failure could affect the Group’s 
reputation, operational 
performance and ultimately 
financial performance.

Security Risk. A risk exists that a 
serious security breach or incident 
occurs within the division that is 
directly attributable to the actions 
of one of our employees or the 
failure of related processes and 
or training.

The impact of a serious security 
related incident would affect the 
Group’s reputation, operational 
performance and ultimately 
financial performance.

The risk of collapse of divisional IT 
platforms. Each division operates 
its own IT platform. Both are 
critical to the running of each 
division.

A serious outage for a limited 
period of time would have an 
operational and reputational 
impact.

The Group maintains strong 
relationships with a portfolio of 
high street banks and is confident 
that it has sufficient headroom 
available to fund the Group.
Monthly Treasury meetings are 
held which review hedging policy, 
supplemented by weekly cash 
forecasts and a daily monitoring 
of facility headroom.
The Board annually reviews 
treasury policy and takes external 
advice as appropriate.

Succession plans across all areas 
of the Group exist. The Board 
annually reviews succession plans 
for senior management and 
executive directors.
Each division has its own 
structured development 
programmes aimed at identifying 
and developing key employees.

Safety is the number one value 
across the Group.
Dedicated Health and Safety teams 
exist at both operating divisions.
Detailed Health and Safety reports 
are discussed at both operating 
boards and Health and Safety is 
the first agenda item at all John 
Menzies plc board meetings.
Continual analysis of accidents 
allows trends to be identified and 
prompt action is taken.

The division works closely with 
airport authorities.
Rigorous checking and vetting of 
all employees takes place.
Central support is provided to all 
stations to ensure consistency 
utilising the MORSE intranet based 
safety and security monitoring 
system, which provides consistent 
and regular reporting.

All of our data centres have 
adequate power and facilities for 
data centres. We ensure that our 
systems remain up to date with 
appropriate external firewalls 
where required.
Each division has its own disaster 
recovery plans which are 
periodically tested.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Governance: 
Board of Directors

Role of the Board:
•			The	approval	of	strategic	plans.
•		The	approval	of	financial	statements,	

acquisitions	and	disposals.

•		The	approval	of	major	non-recurring	

projects	and	major	capital	expenditures.

1.

2.

3.

4.

1. Iain Napier
•	 Non-Executive	Chairman
•	 Chairman	of	the		

Nomination	Committee

Background and experience
Iain	was	appointed	Non-Executive	
Director	of	the	Company	in	
September	2008	and	became	
Chairman	in	May	2010.	He	has	
significant	experience	at	senior	levels	
in	international	organisations,	having	
previously	been	Group	CEO	of	Taylor	
Woodrow	plc	and	prior	to	this	CEO	of	
Bass	Brewers	and	Bass	International	
Brewers.	Iain	is	a	chartered	
management	accountant.

Other appointments
•	 Chairman	of	Imperial	Tobacco	

Group	plc

•	 Chairman	of	McBride	plc
•	 Non-Executive	Director	of	the	

Molson	Coors	Brewing	Company
•	 Non-Executive	Director	of	William	

Grant	&	Sons	Ltd

2. Eric Born 
•	 Non-Executive	Director
•	 Member	of	the	Audit	Committee
•	 Member	of	the	Nomination	

4. Ian Harley
•	 Non-Executive	Director
•	 Chairman	of	the	Audit	Committee
•	 Member	of	the	Remuneration	

Committee

Committee

•	 Member	of	the	Remuneration	

•	 Member	of	the	Nomination	

Committee

Committee

Background and experience
Eric	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	
Director	in	September	2010.	He	
became	Chief	Executive	at	Wincanton	
plc	in	December	2010,	having	
previously	been	Chief	Operating	
Officer.	Prior	to	this	he	was	Group	
Senior	Vice	President	&	President	
West/South	Europe	at	GateGroup,		
the	global	provider	of	onboard	services	
and	products	to	the	passenger	airline	
industry,	and	has	also	held	senior	roles	
in	the	retail	industry.	

Other appointments
•	 Chief	Executive	at	Wincanton	plc

Background and experience
Ian	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	
Director	of	the	Company	in	February	
2009.	Ian	was	previously	Finance	
Director	and	Chief	Executive	Officer	
of	Abbey	National	plc	and	spent	
9 years	on	their	Board.	He	also	
previously	spent	eight	years	on	the	
Rentokil	Initial	plc	Board	and	is	a	
chartered	accountant	and	Fellow	
and Past	President	of	the	Institute		
of	Bankers.

Other appointments
•	 Chairman	of	Rentokil	Initial	Pension	

Trustee	Limited

3. Paul Dollman
•	 Executive	Director,	Group		

Finance	Director

Background and experience
Paul	was	appointed	as	Group	
Finance Director	in	August	2002.		
A	chartered	accountant,	he	was	
previously	Finance	Director	at		
William	Grant	&	Sons	Ltd,	and		
has	also	held	senior	financial	
positions	with	Inveresk	plc,		
Maddox	Group	plc	and		
Clydesdale	Retail	Group.

Other appointments
•	 Non-Executive	Director	of	Scottish	
Amicable	Life	Association	Society

5. Ian Harrison
•	 Non-Executive	Director

Background and experience
Ian	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	
Director	in	1987.	He	joined	a	major	
UK	commodity	merchant	in	1979	
where	he	established	and	built	up	
the treasury	and	foreign	exchange	
department,	becoming	a	Director		
in	1984.	He	then	joined	Record	
Currency	Management	in	1989		
and	is	now	a	Director	on	their		
Client	Team.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 20125.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Other appointments
•	 Director	of	Record	Currency	

Management	Ltd,	an	institutional	
investment	management	
company specialising	in	currency	
management	for	pension		
funds	worldwide

6. Dermot Jenkinson
•	 Non-Executive	Director

Background and experience
Dermot	was	appointed	to	the	Board	
in	1986	and	held	various	executive	
responsibilities	before	assuming		
a	non-executive	role	in	1999.		
He	founded	beCogent	Ltd	in	1999,		
a	contact	centre	and	related	
consultancy	business	and	was	
Executive	Chairman	until	2011		
when	the	business	was	sold	to	
Teleperformance	SA.	

Other appointments
He	is	a	Director	of	Scottish	Friendly	
Association	and	a	number	of	other	
private	companies.

He	was	appointed	to	the	Board		
of	Transcom	Worldwide	SA	on		
30	May	2012.

Other appointments
•	 Chief	Executive	of	Crew		

Clothing	Ltd.

9. Craig Smyth
•	 Executive	Director,		
Menzies	Aviation

Background and experience
Craig	was	appointed	to	the	Board		
in	March	2007.	He	was	a	founder	
executive	of	the	Aviation	division	and	
has	worked	for	Menzies	Aviation	for	
19	years.	In	2003,	he	moved	from	
being	the	Chief	Financial	Officer	into	
the	operational	and	commercial	role	
as	Vice	President,	Americas	and		
was	appointed	Managing	Director		
of	Menzies	Aviation	in	February	
2004.	He	is	a	chartered	accountant.

10. John Geddes
•	 Company	Secretary

Background and experience
John	was	appointed	as	Company	
Secretary	in	2006.	A	chartered	
secretary,	he	joined	the	Group	in	
1997	and	was	previously	Company	
Secretary	of	Menzies	Aviation.		
His	career	has	also	included		
posts	at	Bank	of	Scotland	plc		
and	Guinness	plc.	

7. David McIntosh
•	 Executive	Director,	Menzies	

Distribution

Background and experience
David	was	appointed	to	the	Board		
in	June	2009.	He	joined	Menzies		
in	1989	becoming	Finance	Director		
of	Menzies	Distribution	in	1999.		
More	recently	as	Commercial		
and	Marketing	Director,	he	was	
responsible	for	commercial	
contractual	arrangements,	key		
retail	and	publisher	relationships		
and	business	information	provision.	
He	is	a	chartered	accountant.

8. Octavia Morley
•	 Non-Executive	Director
•	 Chairman	of	the	Remuneration	

Committee

•	 Member	of	the	Audit	Committee
•	 Member	of	the	Nomination	

Committee

Background and experience
Octavia	was	appointed	a	Non-
Executive	Director	in	January	2006.	
She	has	significant	experience	in	
managing	dynamic,	fast-paced	
organisations	having	previously	been	
Chief	Executive	of	Lighterlife	Ltd	and	
Marketing	Director	and	Commercial	
Director	at	Woolworths	plc.	She	has	
also	held	positions	as	Managing	
Director,	ecommerce	at	Asda	Stores	
Ltd	and	as	Buying	and	Merchandising	
Director	at	Laura	Ashley	plc.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Governance: 
Corporate Governance Statement

The Board remains committed to the principles 
of good corporate governance, as it continues 
delivering its strategy. 

The	2010	UK	Corporate	Governance	Code	(the	Code)	is	an	integral	part	of our	principles	and	we	continue	to follow	
the	best	practice	that	it recommends.	

Iain Napier, Chairman

Audit Committee

Remuneration Committee

Nomination Committee

2

1

3

Name 

1.		I	Harley	

Chairman

2.		E	Born	

Member

3.		O	Morley	
Member

2

1

3

Name 

1.		O	Morley	
Chairman

2.		I	Harley	
Member

3.		E	Born	

Member

Main Responsibilities
To	monitor	the	integrity	of	the	
financial	statements,	internal	
control	and	risk	management,	
whilst	overseeing	the	relationship	
with	the	external	auditors.

Main Responsibilities
To	determine	and	agree	the	
framework	and	policy	for	the	
remuneration	of	Directors,	Company	
Secretary	and	other	members	of		
the	senior	management	team	as		
it	is	designated	to	consider.

2

4

1

3

Name 

1.		I	Napier	
Chairman

2.		E	Born	

Member

3.		I	Harley	
Member

4.		O	Morley	
Member

Main Responsibilities
To	review	the	structure,	balance		
and	composition	of	the	Board	and	
its	Committees	and	propose	new	
appointments.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.  The Board
1.1  Structure and Leadership
The	Board	currently	consists	of	9	Directors,	6	of	
whom are	Non-Executive	(including	the	Chairman)	
and 3 Executive.	The	role	of	the	Chairman	is	distinct	
from other	positions,	is	clearly	defined	and,	as	noted,	
is Non-Executive.	The	Company	does	not	have	a	Chief	
Executive;	instead	it	has	an	Executive	Managing	Director	
for	Menzies	Aviation,	an	Executive	Managing	Director	for	
Menzies	Distribution	and	an	Executive	Group	Finance	
Director.	Each	Executive	Director	has	clearly	defined	
duties	and	responsibilities	which	having	been	agreed	
by the	Board	are	regularly	reviewed	with	the	Chairman.	

In	addition	to	the	Chairman,	who	satisfied	the	
independence	criteria	set	out	in	the	Code	on	
appointment,	3	of	the	Directors	are	considered	
independent	(Eric	Born,	Ian	Harley	and	Octavia	Morley).	
This	does	not	fully	meet	the	requirements	for	a	FTSE	250	
company.	However	as	the	Group	was	only	promoted	
to the	FTSE	250	during	the	year	the	Board	are	reviewing	
the	best	future	shape	and	size.	In	the	meantime,	
Ian Harrison,	who	is	viewed	as	being	non-independent,	
will not	seek	re-election	at	the	AGM.	At	this	time	the	
Board	is	well	balanced	and	able	to	meet	the	challenges	
and	opportunities	that	face	the	business.

The	role	of	the	Board:	
The	Board	of	Directors’	key	purpose	is	to	ensure		
the	Company’s	prosperity	by	collectively	directing		
the	Company’s	affairs	whilst	meeting	the	appropriate	
interests	of	its	shareholders	and	stakeholders.	In		
addition	to	business	and	financial	issues	the	Board		
of	Directors	must	deal	with	challenges	and	issues	
relating	to	corporate	governance,	corporate		
social	responsibility	and corporate	ethics.	Its	key		
responsibilities	include:

•	 the	approval	of	strategic	plans;	
•	 the	approval	of	financial	statements,	acquisitions	

and disposals;	and	

•	 the	approval	of	major	non-recurring	projects	and	

major capital	expenditures.	

The	role	of	the	Chairman:
•	 lead	the	Board;	
•	 lead	strategic	discussions	between	the	Board	

ensuring accurate,	clear	and	timely	information	is	
available	to	all	Directors;	

•	 be	available	to	the	Executive	Directors	to	discuss	

any concerns	or	issues	that	they	may	have;
•	 ensure	that	sufficient	time	is	made	available	

for discussion	of	items	at	Board	meetings,	and	
develop an atmosphere	which	encourages	active	
participation	by	the	Board;	and

•	 ensure	that	the	control	of	risk	and	long	term	
shareholder	value	remain	a	key	focus	for	the	
Executive team.

Non-Executive	Directors	are	required	to	constructively	
challenge	and	contribute	to	the	strategic	development	
of the	Company	and	are	appointed	for	an	initial	term	of	
3 years.	Under	the	Company’s	Articles	of	Association	
(the	’Articles’)	any	Director	who	was	not	appointed	or	
re-appointed	at	one	of	the	2	preceding	Annual	General	
Meetings	(’AGM’)	is	required	to	retire	from	office	and	
offer	themselves	for	re-election.	However,	as	the	Group	
entered	the	FTSE	250 during	the	year	all	Directors	will	
now	offer	themselves	for	re-election	at	the	AGM.	

The	role	of	the	Executive	team	is	to	implement	on	a	day	
to	day	basis	the	strategy	for	their	division	that	has	been	
agreed	by	the	Board.	They	are	also	expected	to	report	
regularly	to	the	Board	on	any	issues	within	their	business	
and	their	proposed	resolutions	when	problems	occur.	

The	Board	fully	supports	diversity,	recognising	the	
benefits	that	diverse	viewpoints	can	bring	in	key	
decision making.	We	are	committed	to	encouraging	
and developing	all	its	employees	and	the	Board	to	reach	
their	full	potential,	irrespective	of	their	gender,	race	or	
sexuality.	It	is	our	intention	to	always	keep	the	benefits	
that	derive	from	a	diverse	Board	in	mind	when	making	
future	appointments.	However	the	Board	does	not	
believe	that	setting	a	quota	is	the	most	appropriate	
method	for	achieving	a	balanced	Board	and	all	
appointments	will	be	made	on	merit.	The	Board	is	
also committed	to	developing	talent	throughout	the	
Group	and provide	appropriate	training,	support	and	
development	to	those	identified	as	displaying	potential.	

1.2 Accountability
The	Board	met	8	times	in	2012	and	has	a	formal	schedule	
of	matters	specifically	reserved	to	it	for decision.	

The	Board	also	delegates	specific	responsibilities	with	
written	terms	of	reference	to	the	Board	Committees	
detailed	below	and	to	the	Divisional	Operating	Boards.	
Information	of	an	appropriate	quality	is	issued	in	a	timely	
manner	to	assist	the	Board	in	performing	its	duties.	
New Directors	receive	an	appropriate	induction	tailored	
to their	needs.	All	members	of	the	Board	have	access	
to the	advice	and	services	of	the	Company	Secretary	
and may	take	independent	professional	advice	as	
appropriate	at	the	expense	of	the	Company.	Directors	
are also	encouraged	to	visit	both	divisional	operations	
and to	undertake	such	activities	and	training	as	is	
appropriate	or	may	be	required	or	desirable	in	order	
to carry	out	their	duties.	

The	Board	has	established	Committees	with		
defined	terms	of	reference	and	it	is	the	Board’s		
policy	that	all Non-Executive	Directors	should		
contribute	to	the	membership	of	its	Committees.		
Our	Board	Committees	comprise	solely	independent	
Non-Executive	Directors,	with	the	Audit	Committee		
and	Remuneration	Committee having	3	members		
and	the	Nomination Committee	4.

The	Chairmen	of	the	Audit	and	Remuneration	
Committees	are	chosen	from	Directors	who	are	
independent	under	the	terms	of	the	Code,	whilst	
the Chairman	of	the	Nomination	Committee	is	also	
Chairman	of	the	Board.	

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The	Board	has	also	delegated	operational	and	strategy	
implementation	matters	to	the	Operating	Boards	of	
Menzies	Aviation	and	Menzies	Distribution,	both	of	which	
have	2	Executive	Directors	on	them.	

1.3 Appointments and retirals 
As	a	FTSE	250	Company,	the	Code	requires	that	all	
our Directors	be	re-elected	annually.	All	the	Directors	
with	the	exception	of	Ian	Harrison	and	Paul	Dollman	
who will	be	retiring,	are	standing	for	re-election	at	
the forthcoming	AGM.	

Iain	Napier	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	Director	
of the	Company	in	2008	and	became	Chairman	in		
May	2010.	Iain	was	formerly	a	main	Board	Director	of	
Bass	plc,	Chief	Executive	of	Bass	Leisure	and	then	of	
Bass	Brewers	and	Bass	International	Brewers.	He	was	
then	Vice	President	UK	and	Ireland	for	Interbrew	SA		
until	August	2001.	He	was	Chief	Executive	of	Taylor	
Woodrow	International	Housing	and	Development		
from	2001	to	2005.	Currently,	he	is	Chairman	of		
Imperial	Tobacco	Group	plc	and	McBride	plc	and		
a	Non-Executive	Director	of	Molson	Coors	Brewing	
Company	and	William	Grant	&	Sons	Holdings	Limited.	

Ian	Harley	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	Director	of	
the Company	in	2009.	He	is	Chairman	of	Rentokil	Initial	
Pension	Trustee	Limited	having	previously	spent	8	years	
on the	Rentokil	Initial	plc	Board.	Ian	has	previously	held		
a	variety	of posts	in	the	Finance,	Retail	Banking	and	
Wholesale	Banking	Divisions	of	Abbey	National	and		
spent	9	years	on	their	board	as	Finance	Director	and		
Chief	Executive	Officer.	He is a	Fellow	of	the	Institute		
of	Chartered	Accountants,	and a	Fellow	and	Past		
President	of	the	Institute	of	Bankers.	He	is	Chairman		
of	the	Audit	Committee.	

Octavia	Morley	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	Director	
in	2006.	She	is	Chief	Executive	of	Crew	Clothing	Ltd	and	
has	previously	been	Chief	Executive	of	Lighterlife	Ltd.	
Before	that	she	was	Marketing	Director	and	Commerical	
Director	at	Woolworths	plc	and	held	positions	as	
Managing	Director,	ecommerce	at	Asda	Stores	Ltd	and	
as	Buying	and	Merchandising	Director	at	Laura	Ashley	
plc.	She	is	Chairman	of	the	Remuneration	Committee.

Eric	Born	was	appointed	a	Non-Executive	Director	in	
2010.	He	is	Chief	Executive	of	Wincanton	plc.	Before	that	
he	was	Group	Senior	Vice	President	&	President	West/
South	Europe	GateGroup,	the	global	provider	of	onboard	
services	and	products	to	the	passenger	airline	industry.

Dermot	Jenkinson	contributes	from	his	breadth	of	
knowledge	gained	both	from	his	experiences	in	the	
Company	and	through	a	wide	range	of	executive	
management	roles.	He	also	represents	the	
interests of the	Menzies	family	who	collectively	
are our major	shareholder.	

Craig	Smyth	and	David	McIntosh	are	Executive	Directors	
and	their	full	biographies	can	be	found	on	page	35.

All	Directors	standing	for	re-election	have	undergone	
a formal	performance	evaluation	and	the	performance	
of each	continues	to	be	effective	and	demonstrates	
commitment	to	their	role,	including	commitment	of	time	
for	Board	and	Committee	meetings	in	addition	to	their	
other	duties.	The	Board	recommends	to	shareholders	
the re-appointment	of	all	the	Directors	who	are	standing	
for	re-election.	

1.4 Independence
The	Chairman	continues	to	meet	the	independence	
criteria	set	out in	the	Code.	There	are	3	other	independent	
Non-Executive	Directors	(Eric	Born,	Ian	Harley	and	
Octavia	Morley).	

Dermot	Jenkinson	is	not	independent	under	the	terms	
of the	Code	due	to	his	shareholding	and	length	of	service.	
Ian	Harrison	has	expressed	his	intention	not	to	stand	for	
re-election	at	the	AGM	in	May	2013.	Dermot	Jenkinson	
will	continue	not	only	to	represent	the	continuing	
involvement	of	the	founding	Menzies	family,	but	also	
contribute	effectively	to	the	Board.	He	brings	to the	
Board	a	breadth	of	skills	and	experience	from	his	
knowledge	of	the	Company	and	from	his	background	
in business	and	general	management.	

Since	the	end	of	2012,	all	of	the	Directors	on	each	
of the Board	Committees	have	been	independent,	
in compliance	with	the	Code.

1.5 Senior Independent Director
Ian	Harley	has	been	the	Senior	Independent	Director	
since	May	2011.	Ian	has	indicated	that	he	continues	to	
have	sufficient	time	available	to	meet	with	shareholders	
and	other	stakeholders	where	required	and	will	be	
available	where	discussions	with	either	the	Chairman	
or the	Executive	Directors	are	not	appropriate.	

1.6 Succession planning and Board recruitment
The	Board	is	aware	that	it	is	essential	to	have	a	suitable	
succession	plan	in	place	for	when	any	members	of	the	
Board	either	move	on	or	retire.	It	therefore	formally	
reviews	succession	plans	each	year.	

With	regard	to	the	replacement	of	any	Executive	
Directors,	the	Board	has	tasked	the	Nomination	
Committee	with	reviewing	potential	internal	candidates	
and	nominating	suitable	external	candidates	as	and	
when such	a	position	arises.	Alongside	this,	each	of	
the Divisional	Operating	Boards	have	a	responsibility	to	
ensure	that	talented	individuals	within	the	business	are	
nurtured	and	given	every	opportunity	to	develop	their	
skills,	such	that	they	might	become	suitable	candidates	
to	join	the	Board.	

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candidate	on	the	Board	for	a	smooth	transition	of	
Chairmanship	when	required.	The	Nomination	
Committee	will	also	engage	external	recruitment	
agencies	in	finding	suitable	candidates	for	either	
Executive	or	Non-Executive	positions	where	required	
and any	candidate	will	be	expected	to	meet	with	each	
member	of	the	Executive	team	and	the	Nomination	
Committee	prior	to	any	offer	being	made.	

1.7 Board Performance Evaluation
The	Board	is	supportive	of	the	principles	and	provisions	
of	the	Code	on	Board	performance	evaluation.	The	
Board’s	policy	is	to	conduct	rigorous	performance	
evaluations	internally	on	an	annual	basis,	using	external	
consultants	to	refresh	the	process	every	3	to	5	years.	
An internal	evaluation	of	the	Board,	its	members	and	its	
Committees	was	conducted	in	2012.	This	followed	an	
evaluation	carried	out	by	an	independent	external	
consultant	in	2011.

1.8 Conflict of interest
The	Articles	permit	the	Board	to	consider	and,	if	it	
sees fit,	to	authorise	situations	where	a	Director	has	
an interest	that	conflicts,	or	may	possibly	conflict,	with	
the	interests	of	the	Company	(’Situational	Conflicts’).	
The Board	has	a	formal	system	in	place	for	Directors	
to declare	Situational	Conflicts	to	be	considered	for	
authorisation	by	those	Directors	who	have	no	interest	
in the	matter	being	considered.	In	deciding	whether	
to authorise	a	Situational	Conflict,	the	non-conflicted	
Directors	are	required	to	act	in	the	way	they	consider	
would	be	most	likely	to	promote	the	success	of	the	
Company	and	they	may	impose	limits	or	conditions	when	
giving	authorisation	or	subsequently	if	they	think	this	is	
appropriate.	The	Board	believes	that	the	systems	it	has	
in place	for	reporting	and	considering	Situational	Conflicts	
continue	to	operate	effectively.

1.9 Directors’ indemnity
Under	the	Articles,	the	Directors	are	indemnified	to	
the fullest	extent	permissible	under	the	Companies	
Act 2006.	These	indemnities	were	in	force	throughout	
the	last	financial	year	and	remain	in	force.	The	Company	
also	purchased	and	maintained	throughout	the	financial	
year	Directors’	and	Officers’	liability	insurance	in	respect	
its	Directors.	No	indemnity	is	provided	for	the	
Company’s auditors.	

1.10 Communication with shareholders 
The	Board	has	developed	a	comprehensive	
programme to	ensure	that	effective	communication	
with shareholders,	analysts	and	the	financial	press	
is maintained	throughout	each	financial	year.	Through	
its annual	and	interim	reports,	results	and	other	
announcements	and	the	dissemination	of	information	
via the	Group’s	website	at	www.johnmenziesplc.com,	
the	Board	seeks	to	present	its	strategy	and	performance	
in	an	objective	and	balanced	manner.	

Shareholders	attending	the	AGM	are	invited	to	ask	
questions	during	the	AGM	and	also	to	meet	the	Directors	
after	the	formal	business	of	the	AGM	has	concluded.	The	
Chairmen	of	the	Board	Committees	will	also	be	available	
to	answer	questions	from	any	shareholder	at	the	AGM.	
Full	details	of	proxy	votes	cast	on	each	resolution	will	be	
made	available	to	shareholders	at	the	meeting	and,	in	
keeping	with	best	practice,	will	be	made	available	on	
the Company’s	website	after	the	Meeting.	

The	Board	receives	reports	at	each	of	its	meetings	on	
any meetings	held	with	shareholders	or	analysts.	The	
Chairman	and	Senior	Independent	Director	are	also	
available	for	contact	with	shareholders	at	any	time.

2. Board Committees
Board	and	Committee	meetings	and	attendance	in	2012:

Meetings
I	Napier
E	Born	
I	Harley
I	Harrison
D	Jenkinson
O	Morley
P	Dollman
D	McIntosh
C	Smyth

Board
8
8/8
8/8
8/8
7/8
7/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8

Audit	
Committee
3
2/2
3/3
3/3
–
–
3/3
–
-
–

Remuneration
Committee
3
1/1
2/2
3/3
–
–
3/3
–
–
–

2.1 Nomination Committee

Name
I	Napier
E	Born
I	Harley
O	Morley

Nomination
Committee
1
1/1
1/1
1/1
–
–
1/1
–
–
–

Position
Chairman
Member
Member
Member

The	Nomination	Committee	has	terms	of	reference	
modelled	closely	on	those	set	out	in	the	Code	and	
its responsibilities	include	recommending	new	Board	
appointments	and	succession	planning.	A	copy	of	its	
terms	of	reference	is	available	on	the	Company’s	
website.	The	Board	as	a	whole	is	responsible	for	
making new	appointments	to	the	Board	on	the	
recommendation	of	the	Nomination	Committee	and	
nominating	recommended	candidates	for	election	by	
shareholders	on	first	appointment	and	thereafter	for	
re-election	at	relevant	intervals.	

During	2012,	the	Nomination	Committee	reviewed	
the structure,	balance	and	composition	of	the	Board	
and its	Committees.	In	line	with	best	practice	principles	
and	following	the	Company’s	entry	into	the	FTSE	250,	
Iain Napier	is	no	longer	a	member	of	the	Audit	or	
Remuneration	Committee.

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2.2 Remuneration Committee

Name
O	Morley
I	Harley
E	Born
I	Napier

Position
Chairman
Member
Member
Past	member

Changes	during	2012:
Iain	Napier	stood	down	from	the	Remuneration	
Committee	in	October 2012.

Eric	Born	became	a	member	of	the	Remuneration	
Committee	in	October	2012.

The	Report	on	Directors’	Remuneration	on	pages	46	
to 56	details	the	role	of	the	Remuneration	Committee	
and	how	the	principles	of	the	Code	relating	to	Directors’	
remuneration	have	been	applied.	

2.3 Audit Committee

Name
I	Harley
E	Born
O	Morley
I	Napier

Position
Chairman
Member
Member
Past	member

Changes	during	2012:
Iain	Napier	stood	down	from	the	Audit	Committee	in	
October	2012.

Overview and structure
The	Audit	Committee	assists	the	Board	in	the	execution	
of	its	responsibilities	for	corporate	governance	and	
internal	control	and	has	adopted	terms	of	reference	
modelled	on	those	set	out	in	the	Code.	The	Group	
Finance	Director	and	certain	senior	financial	executives	
as	appropriate,	together	with	representatives	from	the	
internal	and	external	audit	teams,	attend	each	meeting	
of the	Audit	Committee.	It is	a	requirement	that	at	least	
one	Audit	Committee	member	has	suitable	financial	
experience	and	Ian	Harley,	who	is	a	qualified	accountant,	
has	been	identified	as meeting	this	requirement.	A	copy	
of	the	Audit	Committee’s	terms	of	reference	is	available	
on	the	Company’s	website.	The	Audit	Committee	has	
delegated authority	from	the	Board	for	ensuring	
adherence	to	the	Code	provisions	and	related	guidance.

Responsibilities
The	responsibilities	of	the	Audit	Committee	include:

•	 monitoring	the	integrity	of	the	financial	statements	and	
reviewing	significant	accounting	policies,	judgements	
and	estimates	contained	within	them;

•	 reviewing	the	effectiveness	of	the	internal	control	
and risk	management	systems,	including	control	
over financial	reporting;

•	 reviewing	the	effectiveness	of	the	internal	audit	
function,	including	the	business	risk	register;
•	 reviewing	the	Group’s	policies	and	practices	

concerning	business	conduct,	ethics	and	integrity	
and whistle-blowing;	and

•	 overseeing	all	aspects	of	the	relationship	with	the	
external	auditors,	including	their	appointment,	the	
audit process,	the	supply	of	non-audit	services	and	
monitoring	their	effectiveness	and	independence.

The	Audit	Committee	met	3	times	in	2012	and	 full report	
of	its	activities	and	of	findings	and	recommendations	
from	each	meeting	is	given	to	the Board.	

During	the	year	ended	31	December	2012,	the	Audit	
Committee	formally	reviewed	and	recommended	the	
draft	annual	report	(including	the	statements	on	internal	
control	and	the	work	of	the	Committee)	and	associated	
business	review	together	with	the	interim	results	
announcements	made	by	the	Company.	This	aspect	of	its	
work	focused	on	key	accounting	policies,	estimates	and	
judgements,	including	significant	or	unusual	transactions	
or	changes	to these.	In	doing	so	the	Audit	Committee	
reviewed	the	reports	of	management	and	the	controls	
assurance	(internal	audit)	provider	and	took	into	account	
the	views of	the	external	auditors.

Internal Control Structure and Internal Audit
The	Audit	Committee	also	reviewed	the	Group’s	internal	
control	structure,	approved	the	scope	of	work	and	fees	
for	the	controls	assurance	provider	and	debated	whether	
the	internal	audit	function	should	be	brought	in-house.	
It concluded	that	due	to	the	complexity	of	the	Group’s	
business	and	the	international	nature	of	the	aviation	
business,	the	internal	audit	function	was	best	served	by	
continuing	to	be	outsourced	to	Deloitte	LLP,	given	their	
global	spread	and	resources.	

Findings	from	the	internal	audit	programme	(on	financial	
and	key	non-financial	risks)	and	areas	identified	for	
improvement	are	reviewed	by	the	Audit	Committee	
and prioritised	for	action	by	management.	The	Audit	
Committee	reviews	follow-up	reports	from	management	
to	ensure	that	any	weaknesses	identified	in	internal	
audit reports	submitted	to	it	are	fully	addressed	and	
that improved	procedures	are	adopted.

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paid	to	Ernst	&	Young	are	reported	regularly	to	the	Group	
Finance	Director,	who	reports	any	significant	payments	
or	awards	of	work	to	the	Audit	Committee.	The	Audit	
Committee	believes	that	the	level	and	scope	of	these	
non-audit	services	does	not	impair	the	objectivity	of	
the Company’s	auditors.	

2.4 Divisional Operating Boards
The	Operating	Boards	of	both	Menzies	Aviation	and	
Menzies	Distribution	consist	of	senior	executives	
from within	each	division,	together	with	the	Division’s	
Executive	Managing	Director	and	the	Group	Finance	
Director.	The	Operating	Boards	have	responsibility	for	the	
efficient	running	of	their	division	and	the	implementation	
of	the	divisional	strategy	as	agreed	by	the	Group	Board.	
They	also	retain	responsibility	for	approving	divisional	
performance	targets	consistent	with	the	strategic	
objectives	set	by	the	Group	Board	and	monitoring	
achievement.	The	Operating	Boards	also	have	
responsibility	to	make	recommendations	to	the	Group	
Board	and	to	monitor	major	initiatives.	Each	Operating	
Board	meets	a	minimum	of	4	times	per	year.

The	3	Executive	Directors	and	Company	Secretary	also	
meet	prior	to	each	Board	meeting,	with	the	Chairman	
joining	them	as	appropriate.	The	meetings	provide	a	
forum	for	sharing	ideas	and	experiences	from within	the	
Operating	Divisions.	It	also	allows	the	common	financial	
controls,	managed	at	Group	level,	to be reviewed	and	
discussed.	The	composition	of	the	Menzies	Aviation	
Operating	Board	is	shown	on	page	16 and	the	Menzies	
Distribution	Operating	Board	is	shown	on	page	18.

3. Directors’ Responsibilities
The	Directors	are	responsible	for	preparing	the	Annual	
Report,	the	Remuneration	Report	and	the	financial	
statements	in	accordance	with	applicable	law	and	
regulations.	Company	law	requires	the	Directors	to	
prepare	financial	statements	for	each	financial	year.	
Under	company	law	the	Directors	must	not	approve	
the financial	statements	unless	they	are	satisfied	that	
they	give	a	true	and	fair	view	of	the	state	of	affairs	of	
the Company.	The	Directors	have	prepared	the Group	
and	Parent	Company	financial	statements	in accordance	
with	International	Financial	Reporting	Standards	(IFRSs)	
as	adopted	by	the	European	Union.

Risk and the Risk Register
The	Audit	Committee	also	reviewed	the	work	of	
management	on	updating	the	Group’s	Business	Risk	
Register,	which	involved	assessing	key	risks	at	Group	
and divisional	level	according	to	their	significance,	
likelihood	and	impact,	as	well	as	the	Company’s	exposure	
to	and	management	of	these	risks.	After	taking	into	
account	reports	from	the	controls	assurance	provider,	
the Audit	Committee	was	satisfied	that	management	
had appropriate	risk	management	strategies	and	systems	
in place	to	address	the	Group’s	key	business	risks.	

Group Audit
The	Audit	Committee	also	reviewed	and	approved	the	
audit	plan,	as	well	as	the	findings	of	the	external	auditors	
from	its	audit	of	the	annual	financial	statements.	It	also	
assessed	the	effectiveness	of	the	external	auditors	and	
of	the	audit	process	through	meetings	and	interviews	
with	management	and	key	finance	staff.	

In	2009	the	Group	moved	the	audit	role	to	Ernst	&	Young	
LLP	following	a	tendering	process,	and	the	contract	was	
awarded	on	the	basis	of	cost,	expertise	and	ability	to	
audit	the	Group’s	worldwide	activities.	The	Audit	
Committee	was	satisfied	then,	and	remains	satisfied,	
that	in	accepting	the	position	of	Statutory	Auditor	Ernst	
& Young	are	able	to	remain	independent	and	objective.	

As	part	of	its	review	of	the	effectiveness	of	the	external	
auditors,	the	Audit	Committee	keeps	under	review	their	
objectivity	and	independence	and	the	nature	and	extent	
of	the	non-audit	services	which	they	provide.	These	
services	have	historically	included	dealing	with	the	
Group’s	tax	affairs	and	acquisition-related	due	diligence,	
where	their	knowledge	of	the	Group’s	business	
processes	and	controls	makes	them	best	placed	to	
undertake	this	work	cost-effectively	on	the Group’s	
behalf.	The	external	auditors	also	deal	with	the	Group’s	
tax	affairs.	The	work	undertaken	for	the	Group	by	the	
audit	team	is	handled	by	a	different	partner	from	the	
tax and	other	non-audit	services	and	is	managed	out	
of a separate	office.

During	2012,	audit	fees	amounted	to	approximately	
£0.6m,	whilst	non-audit	fees	to	Ernst	&	Young	amounted	
to	approximately	£0.7m.	The	Audit	Committee	regularly	
reviews	the	remuneration	received	by	the	Company’s	
auditors	for	audit	services,	audit-related	services	and	
non-audit	work.	These	reviews	are	to	ensure	a	balance	
of objectivity,	value	for	money	and	compliance	with	
their duties.	The	outcome	of	these	reviews	was	that	
performance	of	the	relevant	non-audit	work	by	our	
auditors	was	the	most	cost-effective	way	of	conducting	
our	business	and	that	no	conflicts	of	interest	existed	
between	such	audit	and	non-audit	work.	These	reviews	
enable	the	Audit	Committee	to	confirm	that	we	continue	
to	receive	an efficient,	effective	and	independent		
audit	service.

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In	preparing	those	financial	statements	the	Directors	are	
required	to:

•	 select	suitable	accounting	policies	in	accordance	

with IAS	8:	Accounting	Polices,	Changes	in	Accounting	
Estimates	and	Errors	and	then	apply	them	consistently;

•	 present	information,	including	accounting	policies,	in	
a manner	that	provides	relevant,	reliable,	comparable	
and	understandable	information;

•	 provide	additional	disclosures	when	compliance	with	
the	specific	requirements	in	IFRSs	is	insufficient	to	
enable	users	to	understand	the	impact	of	particular	
transactions,	other	events	and	conditions	on	the		
Group’s	financial	position	and	financial	performance;	and
•	 state	that	the	Group	has	complied	with	IFRSs,	subject	
to	any	material	departures	disclosed	and	explained	in	
the	financial	statements.

The	Directors	are	responsible	for	keeping	adequate	
accounting	records	that	are	sufficient	to	show	and	
explain the	Company’s	transactions	and	disclose	with	
reasonable	accuracy	at	any	time	the	financial	position	
of the	Company	and	of	the	Group	and	enable	them	to	
ensure	that	the	financial	statements	comply	with	the	
Companies	Act	2006	and	Article	4	of	the	IAS	Regulation.	
They	are	also responsible	for	safeguarding	the	assets	of	
the	Company	and	of	the	Group	and	hence	for	taking	
reasonable	steps	for	the	prevention	and	detection	
of fraud	and	other	irregularities.	

The	Directors	are	responsible	for	the	
maintenance and integrity	of	the	Company’s	
website (www.johnmenziesplc.com).	Legislation	in	
the UK	concerning	the	preparation	and	dissemination	
of financial	statements	may	differ	from	legislation	in	
other jurisdictions.

3.1 Directors’ statement pursuant to the Disclosure 
Rules and Transparency Rules
Each	of	the	Directors	confirms	that,	to	the	best	of	each	
person’s	knowledge	and	belief:	

•	 the	financial	statements,	prepared	in	accordance	with	
IFRSs	as	adopted	by	the	EU,	give	a	true	and	fair	view	
of	the	assets,	liabilities,	financial	position	and	profit	of	
the	Group	as	a	whole;	and

•	 the	Directors’	Report	contained	in	the	Annual	

Report includes	a	fair	review	of	the	development	
and performance	of	the	business	and	the	position	
of the	Group	as	a	whole,	together	with	a	description	
of the	principal	risks	and	uncertainties	that	they	face.

3.2 Disclosure of information to and appointment 
of auditors
The	Directors	have	confirmed	that	they	are	confident	
that,	so	far	as	they	are	aware,	there	is	no	relevant	audit	
information	of	which	the	Company’s	auditors	are	
unaware.	The	Directors	have	confirmed	that	they	have	
taken	all	steps	that	ought	to	have	been	taken	in	order	to	
make	themselves	aware	of	any	relevant	audit	information	
and	to	establish	that	the	Company’s	auditors	are	aware	of	
that	information.	

A	resolution	to	re-appoint	Ernst	&	Young	LLP	as	auditors	
to	the	Company	and	to	authorise	the	Board	to	agree	their	
remuneration	will	be	proposed	at	the	AGM.

4. Internal control
In	accordance	with	the	revised	Turnbull	Guidance,	the	
Directors	are	responsible	for	the	Group’s	system	of	
internal	control	which	covers	financial,	operational	and	
compliance	controls	together	with	risk	management.	
The system	has	been	in	place	throughout	2012	and	up	
until	the	date	of	this	report,	except	that	it	did	not	apply	
to the	Group’s	material	joint	ventures.

The	use	of	our	standard	accounting	manual	by	finance	
teams	throughout	the	Group	ensures	that	transactions	
and	balances	are	recognised	and	measured	in	accordance	
with	prescribed	accounting	policies	and	that	information	
is	appropriately	reviewed	and	reconciled	as	part	of	the	
reporting	process.	The	use	of	a	standard	reporting	pack	
by	all	entities	in	the	Group	ensures	that	information	
is gathered	and	presented	in	a	consistent	way	
that facilitates	the	production	of	the	consolidated	
financial statements.

Whilst	no	system	can	provide	absolute	guarantee	and	
protection	against	material	loss,	the	system	is	designed	
to	give	the	Directors	reasonable	assurance	that	problems	
can	be	identified	promptly	and	remedial	action	taken	as	
appropriate.	The	Directors,	through	the	Board’s	review	
of risk	and	the	work	of	the	Audit	Committee,	have	
reviewed	the	effectiveness	of	the	system	of	internal	
control	for	the	accounting	period	under	review	and	
consider	that	it	accords	with	guidance.	There	were	no	
material	weaknesses	in	the	Group’s	system	of	internal	
control	relating	to	financial	control	during	the	year.	The	
key	features	of	the	Group’s	internal	control	system	are:

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A	key	factor	in	the	Group’s	approach	to	internal	control	
is the	recognition	of	the	need	for	risk	awareness	and	the	
ownership	of	risk	management	by	Executives	at	all	levels.	
Each	division	has	its	own	Operating	Board.	A	Statement	
of	Group	Policies	and	Procedures	(the	’Statement’)	sets	
out	the	responsibilities	of	these	Operating	Boards,	
including	authority	levels,	reporting	disciplines	and	
responsibility	for risk	management	and	internal	control.	
Each	Operating	Board	has	also	adopted	a	Corporate	
Governance	Manual	detailing	its	controls	in	implementing	
these	Policies	and	Procedures	set	out	in	the	Statement.	
Certain	activities,	including	treasury,	taxation, insurance,	
pension	and	legal	matters	are	controlled	centrally	with	
reports	reviewed	by	the	Board as appropriate.

4.2 Risk identification and review 
Key	identified	risks,	both	financial	and	non-financial	
(the latter	including	environmental,	social	and	governance	
risks),	are	reviewed	by	the	Board	as	well	as	at	Operating	
Board	level	on	an	ongoing	basis,	with	a	formal	6-monthly	
review	of	risks	and	controls	taking	place,	supported	by	
the	Group’s	Controls	Assurance	provider.	The	Divisional	
Operating	Boards	also	review	each	division’s	performance,	
strategy	and	risk	management.	Annual	compliance	
statements	on	internal	control	are	certified	by	each	
Divisional	Board.	

A	Treasury	Review	Committee	meets	regularly	to	review	
the	adequacy	of	the	Group’s	facilities	against	potential	
utilisation	and	commitments,	as	well	as	to	monitor	and	
manage	the	Group’s	exposure	to	interest	rate	and	
currency	movements.

Further	details	on	how	the	Board	manages	business	
risks are	shown	on	pages	32	and	33,	and	stakeholder	
risks	in	particular	are	summarised	in	the	Corporate	
Social Responsibility	report	on	pages	26	to	31.

I	Napier
E	Born
P	Dollman
I	Harley
I	Harrison

D	Jenkinson

D	McIntosh
O	Morley
C	Smyth

Beneficial
–
Beneficial
Beneficial
Beneficial
Non-beneficial
Beneficial
Non-beneficial
Beneficial
–
Beneficial

5. Shareholder information
5.1 Share capital and structure
The	Company	has	2	classes	of	shares:	ordinary		
shares and	9%	cumulative	preference	shares.	As	at	
31 December	2012	the	Company	had	an	issued	share	
capital	of	£16,685,483	comprising	1,394,587	9%	
cumulative	preference	shares	of	£1	each	and	61,163,585	
ordinary	shares	of	25p	each.	Of	these	61,163,585	ordinary	
shares,	834,393	were	held	as	Treasury	Shares.	These	
figures	include	130,000	ordinary	shares	with	a	nominal	
value	of	£32,500	representing	0.2%	of	the	issued	share	
capital	which	was	purchased	as	Treasury	Shares	at	an	
average	price	of	£5.75	per	share	during	2012,	to	be	used		
for	the	satisfaction	of	share	plan	awards.	In	addition,	under	
an	option	available	to	employees,	505,381	shares	with	a	
market	value	of	£2,921,102	that	would	otherwise	have	
been	issued	to	employees	were	withheld	in	return	for	the	
Company	settling	the	employee’s	tax	liability	relating	to	the	
share-based	payment.	The	accounting	for	this	transaction	
reflects	its	substance	and	has	been	recognised	in		
Treasury	shares	as	an	issue	and	buy-back	of	shares.

No	share	in	the	capital	of	the	Company	may	be	allotted	
at a	discount	nor	shall	they	be	allotted	except	as	paid	up	
both	in	regard	to	nominal	amount	and	premium	to	the	
minimum	extent	permitted	by	the	2006	Act.

5.2 Directors’ Share interests
Directors’	interests	in	the	ordinary	shares	of	the	Company	
are	shown	in	the	table	below.	There	have	been	no	
changes	between	31	December	2012	and	5	March	2013.

31 December 
2012
5,000
–
184,448
4,000
2,122,832
392,500
2,010,860
2,807,860
92,995
–
150,364

31	December
2011
5,000
–
80,000
4,000
2,122,832
402,500
2,098,360
3,570,360
20,052
–
43,468

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5.3 Substantial shareholdings
In	addition	to	the	Directors’	interests,	the	Company	has	been	notified	of	the	following	interests	of	3%	or	more	in	its	
issued	ordinary	share	capital	as	at	31	December	2012	and	5	March	2013:

Cazenove	Capital	Management
D	C	Thomson	&	Co.
JP	Morgan	Asset	Management
Mrs	P	Menzies
Mr	D	Ramsay
Legal	&	General	Investment	Management	

Number of 
ordinary shares 
at 31 December
 2012 
5,839,400
4,090,000
2,959,215
2,529,650
2,008,912
1,975,755

%	ordinary
share	capital
9.68
6.78
4.90
4.19
3.33
3.27

Number of 
ordinary shares 
at 5 March 2013 
6,131,631
4,090,000
2,938,412
2,529,650
2,008,912
1,981,996

%	ordinary	
share	capital
10.16
6.78
4.87
4.19
3.33
3.28

(ii)	

Articles of Association
6.1 Transfer of shares
There	is	no	restriction	on	the	transfer	of	shares	in	the	
Company,	other	than	as	contained	in	the	Articles.	Subject	
to	the	Articles	and	the	requirements	of	the	UK	Listing	
Authority,	the	Directors	may	refuse	to	register	a	transfer	
of	a	certificated	share	which	is	not	fully	paid	provided	that	
this	power	will	not	be	exercised	so	as	to	disturb	the	
market	in	the	shares.	

the	business	of	the	meeting	includes	the	
consideration	of	a	resolution	for	reducing	the	capital	
of	or	winding	up	the	Company	or	for	altering	the	
objects	of	the	Company	as	stated	in	its	Articles	or	
for	the	sale	of	the	undertaking	of	the	Company	or	
any	substantial	part	thereof	or	any	resolution	altering	
or	abrogating	any	of	the	special	rights	or	privileges	
attached	to	the	preference	shares,	in	which	
circumstances	the	holders	of	the	preference	shares	
shall	have	the	right	to	vote	on	any	such	resolution.

6.2 Voting rights
Deadlines	for	exercising	voting	rights	and	appointing		
a	proxy	or	proxies	to	vote	on	resolutions	to	be	passed		
at	the	AGM	on	17	May	2013	are	specified	in	the	Notice		
of	AGM.	Every	ordinary	shareholder	present	in	person		
or	by proxy	at	a	general	meeting	of	the	Company	shall		
on	a show	of	hands	have	1	vote	unless,	in	the	case		
of	the latter,	he	has	been	appointed	by	more	than		
1	shareholder	and	has	received	instructions	to	vote		
both	in	favour	of	and	against	the	same	resolution	in		
which	case	he	will	have	1	vote	against	that	resolution		
and	1	vote	for.	On	a	poll,	every	shareholder	present	in	
person	at	a	general	meeting	or	by	proxy,	shall	have		
1	vote	for	every	share	of	which	they	are	the	holder,		
and	if	the	holders	of	the	preference	shares	have	the		
right	to	vote	on any	resolution,	each	holder	shall	
have	1	vote	for	every	preference	share	of	which		
he	is	the	holder.

The	holders	of	the	preference	shares	shall	have	no	right	
as	such	to	receive	notice	of	or	attend	or	vote	at	any	
general	meeting	of	the	Company	unless	either:

(i)	

at	the	date	of	the	notice	convening	the	meeting	the	
dividend	payable	on	such	shares	or	a	part	thereof	is	
6	months	or	more	in	arrears;	or

The	Company	is	not	aware	of	any	arrangement	by	which	
with	the	Company’s	co-operation,	financial	rights	carried	
by	shares	are	held	by	persons	other	than	the	holders	of	
its	ordinary	shares	or	9%	cumulative	preference	shares.	
The	Company	is	not	aware	of	any	agreement	between	
holders	of	its	securities	which	may	result	in	restrictions	
on	the	transfer	of	its	securities	or	on	voting	rights.

6.3 Allotment and issue of shares
The	Directors	are,	by	shareholder	resolutions	passed	
at the	AGM	of	the	Company	on	18	May	2012,	generally	
and	unconditionally	authorised	to	exercise	all	the	powers	
of	the	Company	to	allot	shares	in	the	Company	and	to	
grant	rights	to	subscribe	for,	or	to	convert	any	security	
into,	shares	in	the	Company,	up	to	an	aggregate	
nominal amount	of	£5,008,225.	The	Directors	are	also	
empowered	to	allot	equity	securities	(within	the	meaning	
of	section	560	of	the	2006	Act)	of	the	Company	for	cash	
on	a	non-pre-emptive	basis.	This	power	is	limited	to:	

(i)		 any	allotment	where	equity	securities	have	been	

offered	to	holders	of	equity	securities	in	proportion	
(as	nearly	as	may	be)	to	their	then	holdings	of	such	
securities;	and	

(ii)		 any	other	allotment	of	equity	securities	up	to	
an aggregate	nominal	value	of	£10,016,450.	

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being	held	on	17	May	2013,	unless	previously	revoked,	
varied	or	renewed.	It	is	proposed	that	such	authority	
and power	be	renewed	by	shareholder	resolutions	at	
the Company’s	forthcoming	AGM,	but	without	prejudice	
to	the	exercise	of	any	such	authority	prior	to	the	date	of	
such	resolution.

6.4 Purchase of own shares
The	Company	is,	by	shareholder	resolution	passed	at	
the AGM	of	the	Company	on	18	May	2012,	authorised	
to purchase	up	to	6,009,870	of	its	own	ordinary	shares	
at a	maximum	price	equal	to	the	higher	of:	

(i)	 105%	of	the	average	of	the	middle	market	

quotations	for	such	ordinary	shares	of	the	Company	
as	derived	from	the	London	Stock	Exchange	for	the	
5	business	days	immediately	prior	to	the	date	of	
conclusion	of	the	contract	for	any	such	purchase;	and	

(ii)	

the	amount	stipulated	by	Article	5(1)	of	the	EU	
Buy-Back	and	Stabilisation	Regulation	2003	being	
the	higher	of	the	price	of	the	last	independent	trade	
and	the	highest	current	independent	bid	for	an	
ordinary	share	in	the	Company	on	the	trading	
venues	where	the	market	purchases	by	the	
Company	will	be	carried	out	and	that	the	
minimum price	that	may	be	paid	is	25p	per	share.	

The	Company	is	also,	by	shareholder	resolution	passed	
at the	AGM	of	the	Company	on	18	May	2012,	authorised	
to	purchase	up	to	1,394,587	9%	cumulative	preference	
shares	at	a	maximum	price	which	is	the	higher	of:	

(i)	 110%	of	the	average	of	the	middle	market	

quotations	for	such	9%	cumulative	preference	
shares	of	the	Company	as	derived	from	the	
London Stock	Exchange	for	the	5	business	
days immediately	prior	to	the	date	of	conclusion	
of the	contract	for	any	such	purchase;	and	

(ii)	

the	amount	stipulated	by	Article	5(1)	of	the	EU	
Buy-Back	and	Stabilisation	Regulation	2003	(being	
the	higher	of	the	price	of	the	last	independent	trade	
and	the	highest	current	independent	bid	for	a	9%	
cumulative	preference	share	in	the	Company	on	the	
trading	venues	where	the	market	purchases	by	the	
Company	will	be	carried	out,	and	that	the	minimum	
price	that	may	be	paid	is	£1	per	share.	

These	authorities	expire	at	the	AGM	on	17	May	2013	
and it	is	proposed	that	these	authorities	be	renewed	by	
shareholder	resolution	at	that	AGM,	but	without	prejudice	
to	the	exercise	of	any	such	authorities	prior	to	the	date	of	
such	resolutions.

6.5 Appointment of Directors
Directors	may	be	appointed	by	the	Company	by	an	
ordinary	resolution	of	shareholders.	The	Board	may	
appoint	a	Director	either	to	fill	a	vacancy	or	as	an	additional	
Director	and	any	Director	so	appointed	will	hold	office	only	
until	the	next	following	AGM	and	shall	then	be	eligible	for	
reappointment.	If	not	reappointed	at	such	meeting,	such	a	
Director	will	vacate	office	at	its	conclusion,	except	where	
a	resolution	is	passed	to	appoint	someone	in	his	or	her	
place	(other	than	with	effect	from	a	time	later	than	the	
conclusion	of	the	meeting)	or	a	resolution	for	his	or	her	
reappointment	is	put	to	the	meeting	and	lost	(in	either	
which	case	the	retirement	takes	effect	from	the	passing	
of	the	relevant	resolution).	A	Director	is	not	required	to	
hold	shares	in	the	capital	of	the	Company.	Directors	are	
provided	with	documentation	on	the	Company	and	its	
activities.	An	appropriate	induction	is	provided	for	new	
Directors	and	ongoing	training	is	provided	as	and	when	
it may	be	required.

6.6 Retirement of Directors
Under	the	requirements	of	the	Code,	all	the	Directors	of	
a FTSE	350	Company	are	recommended	to	retire	at	each	
AGM	of	the	Company.	

6.7 Directors’ powers
The	business	of	the	Company	shall	be	managed	by	
the Board	which	may	exercise	all	the	powers	of	the	
Company	whether	relating	to	the	management	of	
the business	or	not	subject	to	restrictions	contained	in	
the	Articles.	The	Articles	detail	the	specific	powers	of	
the Directors.	Copies	of	the	Articles	may	be	obtained	
from	the	Company	Secretary	or	from	the	Company’s	
website	www.johnmenziesplc.com.	

The	Articles	can	only	be	amended	by	Special	Resolution	
of	the	Company	in	general	meeting.

6.8 Significant agreements – change of control
Both	Menzies	Aviation	and	Menzies	Distribution,	have	
agreements	in	place	with	suppliers	and	customers,	some	
of	which	contain	change	of	control	clauses	giving	rights	
to	these	suppliers	and	customers	on	a	takeover	bid	for	
the	Company.	A	change	of	control	of	the	Company	
following	a	takeover	bid	may	cause	a	number	of	other	
agreements	to	which	the	Company	or	its	subsidiaries	are	
party,	such	as	banking	arrangements,	property	leases	
and	licence	agreements	to	take	effect,	alter	or	terminate.	
In	addition,	the	Directors’	service	agreements	and	
employee	share	plans	would	be	similarly	affected	on	
a change	of	control.

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Report on Directors’ Remuneration

octavia morley
Chairman of Remuneration Committee

Name
O	Morley
I	Harley
E	Born
J	Geddes

Title
Chairman
Member
Member
Secretary

Attendance
3/3
3/3
2/2
3/3

Changes	during	year:
Iain	Napier	stood	down	from	the	Committee	in	October	2012
Eric	Born	became	a	member	of	the	Committee	in	October	2012

Introduction by Octavia Morley
I	am	pleased	to	introduce	the	Directors’	Remuneration	Report	for	the	year	ended	31	December	2012	on	behalf		
of	the Board.

I	have	been	Chairman	of	the	Remuneration	Committee	(the	’Committee’)	since	May	2010	and	believe	that	it	is	
essential	that	executive	remuneration	be	fair,	balanced	and	reflective	of	the	general	markets	and	environments	
in which	we	operate.	

For	the	last	3	years	we	have	had	a	core	structure	for	executive	remuneration	which	we	believe	complies	with	best	
practice.	All	executive	incentives	are	based	on	a	multiple	of	basic	salary	and	it	is	therefore	essential	that	the	basic	
salaries	are	set	at	the	correct	levels	to	attract,	motivate	and	retain	skilled	and	capable	individuals	who	can	deliver	
shareholder	value	against	the	Group’s	defined strategy.

During	the	year	ended	31	December	2012,	the	Committee	has:

•	 reviewed	incentive	structures.	It	is	important	that we continue	to	ensure	that	our	remuneration	structure remains	

fair	and	compliant	with	best	practice principles;	

•	 reviewed	the	level	of	annual	bonus	payable	to	Executive	Directors.	It	was	decided	that	an	award	of 75%	of	salary	
was	below	industry	market	levels.	Accordingly,	from	2013	the	annual	bonus	level	has	been	increased	to	100%	
of salary;	and

•	 reviewed	basic	salaries.	Salaries	for	Paul	Dollman	and	Craig	Smyth	increased	by	3%	whilst	David	McIntosh’s,	

having	completed	his	third	year	in	the	role,	increased	by	5%.	

In	2013	the	Committee	will,	in	conjunction	with	external	consultants,	review	all	of	the	components	of	the	package	to	
ensure	that	they	remain	fit	for	purpose,	compliant	with	industry	best	practice	and	correctly	incentivise	the executive	
team	to	deliver	long	term	shareholder	value against	the	Group’s	defined	strategy.	We	will	also	fully	consider	the	
forthcoming	BIS	regulations	with	a	view	to adopting	the	new	reporting	regime	during	2014.

Octavia Morley
4	March	2013

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Responsibilities of the Committee
The	Committee	determines	the	remuneration	of	the	
Chairman	and	the	Executive	Directors	(Tier	1)	and	the	
next	level	of	senior	executives	(Tier	2)	on	behalf	of	the	
Board.	It	has	formal	Terms	of	Reference	set	by	the	Board	
modelled	on	the	2010	UK	Corporate	Governance	Code,	
which	are	displayed	on	the	Company’s	website.

Remuneration policy, practice and principles
The	Board	recognises	that	the	continuing	success	of	
the Group	depends	on	the	quality	and	motivation	of	its	
executive	team	and	all	employees.	The	Group	aims	to	
ensure	that	its	remuneration	packages	are	competitive,	
thereby	enabling	it	to	attract,	retain	and	motivate	
executives	who	have	the	experience,	skills	and	talents	
to operate	and	develop	each	business	to	its	maximum	
potential.	This	total	reward	position	is	analysed	by	looking	
across	each	of	the	different	elements	of	remuneration,	
including	salary,	pension,	bonus,	and	long-term	
incentives,	to	provide	a	total	remuneration	package	
that works	as	a	whole	rather	than	just	looking	at	the	
competitiveness	of	the	individual	elements.

Pay,	rates	of	salary	increases	and	employment	conditions	
within	the	Group	are	taken	into	account	by	the	Committee	
in	determining	the	remuneration	packages	for	Executive	
Directors,	along	with	current	external	market	conditions	
and	package	competitiveness.	

Directors’	base	salaries	are	maintained	at	competitive	
levels	for	comparable	positions	reflecting,	where	
appropriate,	the	international	nature	of	the	business.	
These	base	salaries	are	used	as	the	basis	for	determining	
the	quantum	of	awards	under	all	the	other	plans	offered.	
Rewards	for	success	are	built	into	the	remuneration	
package	through	incentives	designed	to	share	with	
Executive	Directors	the	profitability	of	the	Group	and		
the	value	generated	for	shareholders.

Distribution of remuneration (% of total)

In	considering	and	determining	suitable	remuneration	
packages	for	the	Executive	Directors	the	Committee	
gives	full	consideration	to	the	relevant	best	practice	
provisions	set	out	in	the	2010	UK	Corporate	Governance	
Code.	The	Committee	also	determines	the	extent	to	
which	all	performance	targets	are	met.

Alignment of remuneration to objectives
The	total	remuneration	package	is	designed	to	include	
performance	and	non-performance-related	elements.	
Non-performance	elements	include	salary,	taxable	
benefits	and	pension	entitlements.	In	addition,	Executive	
Directors	are	entitled	to	participate	in	the	Company’s	
performance	related	plans	and	savings-related	share	
option	scheme.	

The	performance-based	plans	adopt	a	variety	of	
performance	criteria	rather	than	using	one	criterion		
over	all	the	plans.	This	is	to	align	Directors’	rewards		
with	a	broadly-based	growth	and	development	plan		
for	the	business.	The	Long	Term	Incentive	Plans	are	
designed	to reward	improvements	within	divisions		
as	well	as	the performance	of	the	Group	against	external	
factors.	The	Committee	believes	that	by	using	a	
combination	of internal	(divisional)	and	external	(Group)	
targets	it	can better	align	Directors’	interests	with	the	
interests	of shareholders.

It	is	intended	that	on-target	performance	payouts	should	
be	made	where	the	Company	achieves	its	objectives	
for the	period.	Stretch	performance	will	be	rewarded	
where	the	objectives	set	have	been	exceeded,	as	well	as	
Executive	Directors’	individual	targets	as	set	by	the	Board.

£35.6 

Threshold performance (%) 

Stretch performance (%) 

2012

2011

66

66

16

16

18

18

2012

2011

33

33

24

24

43

43

Salary Bonus

Long-Term Incentive Plans

Basis	for	calculations
Cash-based	awards	are	calculated	on	the	real	cash	value	when	the	award	is	made.	Share-based	awards	are	calculated	on	the	share	price	on	the	date	that	
the	award	is	made,	not	an	anticipated	value	on	vesting	date.

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Total remuneration received for the year ended December 2012
(Audited)

Element

Purpose

Delivery

Paul Dollman

David McIntosh

Craig Smyth

2012
£’000

2011
£’000

2012
£’000

2011
£’000

2012
£’000

2011
£’000

Base  
Salary

Annual 
Bonus

Attract	and	retain	high	
performing	individuals	
reflecting	market	value	of	
role	and	executive’s	skills	
and	experience.
Incentivise	delivery	of	
Group	and	individual	
objectives	and	enhance	
performance,	including	as	
measured	by	our	individual	
Key	Result	Areas	(KRAs).

Long Term 
Incentive 
Plans[1] 

Incentivise	long-term	
delivery	of	EPS,	TSR	and	
Divisional	Operating	Profit,	
and	align	with	interests	of	
shareholders.

Pension[2] [3] To	provide	market	levels	

of pension	provision.

Benefits

To	provide	market	levels	
of benefits	provision.

Total value received 

Cash	salaries	set	on	date		
of	appointment.	Salary	
reviews	annually	to	take	
account	of	divisional	and	
Group	rates	of increase.	
Maximum	payment	
potential	of	75%	of	base	
salary,	split	as:
15%	KRAs,	cash;
40%	Group	Results,	cash;
20%	Group	Results,	shares	
(to	be	held	for	3	years).
Up	to	100%	of	base	
salary on	date	of	award	
in Long	Term	Incentive	
Plan,	Up	to	40%	of	cash	
bonus	in	Bonus	Co-
Investment	Plan.
Defined	benefit	pension		
up	to	a	prescribed	cap,	and	
cash	allowance	of	20%		
of	above	cap	salary.
May	include	car	allowance,	
private	medical	insurance	
and	life	cover.

336

326

279

262

314

305

158

182

61 

27

200

231

1,064

2,910

439

2,119

722 2,754

162

146

54

27

63

43

15

14
1,735 3,578

15

24

14
848 2,459 1,314 3,347

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Notes:
1.	Long-term	incentive	arrangements	have	been	calculated	in	line	with	draft	BIS	regulations	and	the	FRC	Lab	publication,	which	differs	from	

the methodology	used	last	year.	The	value	for	2012	represents	the	estimate	of	the	LTIP	which	will	vest	in	March	2013.	The	long	term	incentive	
value shown	for	2011	includes	the	PSP	which	vested	in	March	2012.	

2.	Pension	defined	benefit	values	have	been	calculated	in	line	with	draft	BIS	regulations	and	the	FRC	Lab	publication	and	use	the	HMRC	method.
3.	Paul	Dollman	participates	in	an	unfunded	arrangement	above	the	cap	rather	than	a	cash	allowance.

Remuneration package
In	2010	the	Committee	implemented	a	revised	executive	remuneration	package	designed	to	reflect	best	practice.	
The	new	package	covers	5	key	areas	and	uses	the	individuals’	basic	salary	as	the	basis	for	any	awards	under	any		
of	the	other	incentive	plans.

1. Shareholding
The	Committee	has	asked	each	Executive	Director	to	build	up	a	shareholding	valued	at	200%	of	their	base	salary.	
Paul	Dollman,	Craig	Smyth	and	David	McIntosh	achieved	this	during	2012.	This	target	is	reviewed	annually	by	the	
Committee	and	the	current	shareholding	for	Executive	Directors	is	shown	on	page	43.

2. Basic salary and benefits
Salaries	are	reviewed	annually,	on	appointment,	or	on	change	in	position	or	responsibility.	Base	salaries	form	the	
basis	for	all	additional	performance	and	non-performance	related	incentive	awards.	Therefore	in	conducting	annual	
reviews	of	the	Executive	Directors’	salaries,	the	Committee	considers	internal	and	external	factors,	including	the	
pay awards	and	employment	conditions	across	the	Group,	the	Executive	Directors’	individual	performance	and	
experience,	as	well	as	the	external	competitive	levels	for	comparable	positions.	

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012In	addition	to	salary,	the	Executive	Directors	may	receive	additional	benefits	covering	car	allowance,	private	medical	
insurance	and	life	cover.	Craig	Smyth	and	David	McIntosh	also	received	a	cash	allowance	in	place	of	any	pension	
entitlement	above	the	’earnings	cap’.	Paul	Dollman	has	withdrawn	from	the	Menzies	Pension	Fund	and	now	receives	
a	cash	payment	in	lieu	of	benefit.	He	also	has	an	unfunded	pension	undertaking	from	the	Company	to	provide	
pension	based	on	earnings	above	the	’earnings	cap’.	

Annual	salary	reviews	take	place	in	March	each	year,	with	any	increase	implemented	from	1	May.	

Directors’ emoluments
(Audited)

Chairman
I	Napier	
Executive Directors
P	Dollman
D	McIntosh
C	Smyth
Non-Executive Directors
E	Born
I	Harley
I	Harrison
D	Jenkinson
O	Morley
Former Directors
D	Coltman

Salary/fees

Benefits

Date	of	appointment	
(resignation)

2012
£’000

2012
£’000

08/08/2002
24/07/2009
20/03/2007

176

336
279
314

40
49
40
40
43

–
1,317

–

15
15
15

–
–
–
–
–

–
45

Pension 
salary
supplement 

2012
£’000

–

45
29
32

–
–
–
–
–

Bonus

2012
£’000

–

158
61
200

–
–
–
–
–

TOTAL

2012
£’000

176

554
384
561

40
49
40
40
43

2011
£’000

171

552
338
583

38
46
38
38
42

–
419

–
106

–
1,887

21
1,867

3. Annual bonus scheme
The	Executive	Directors	participate	in	a	discretionary	bonus	scheme	which	is	subject	to	the	achievement	of	
challenging	Group,	divisional	and	personal	targets	designed	to	encourage	excellent	performance.	Bonus	payments	
are	non-pensionable.

The	maximum	annual	bonus	for	year	ended	31	December	2012	is	75%	of	base	salary,	split	on	the	following	basis:

15%	–	Key	Result	Area	(KRA)

40%	Cash	payment

20%	Ordinary	Shares

Cash element

Share element

The	share	element	is	subject	to	a	3-year	retention	period.	If	an	executive	is	dismissed	or	gives	notice	of	resignation	
during	the	3-year	period	the	shares	are	forfeited.

The	KRA	element	will	only	be	payable	should	95%	of	the	threshold	target	be	met.	10%	of	salary	will	be	paid	on	
achieving	the	threshold	level	rising	to	60%	of	salary	for	attaining	stretch,	with	results	between	threshold	and	stretch	
awarded	on	a	straight-line	basis.	

Threshold	and	stretch	targets	are	derived	from	a	review	of	the	historical	and	projected	performance	of	the	Group	
and its	peers,	together	with	an	analysis	of	City	analysts’	expectations.	Bonuses	at	the	higher	end	of	the	range	are	
payable	only	for	demonstrably	superior	Group	and	individual	performance	and	the	stretch	level	represents	upper	
quartile	performance.	

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For	the	year	ended	December	2012,	bonuses	were	calculated	as	follows:	

Name
P	Dollman

D	McIntosh

C	Smyth

Measure
Group	PBT
Aviation	EBIT
Distribution	EBIT
Key	Result	Areas	(KRAs)
Distribution	EBIT
Key	Result	Areas	(KRAs)
Aviation	EBIT
Key	Result	Areas	(KRAs)

Threshold
target
£59.8m
£35.6m
£28.7m
–
£28.7m
–
£35.6m
–

Stretch	
target
£62.5m
£37.0m
£30.0m
–
£30.0m
–
£37.0m
–

Weighting
(per	cent	
of	salary)
20%
20%
20%
15%
60%
15%
60%
15%

Cash	value	
of	award
(Audited)
£000
158
–
–
–
61
–
200
–

Achieved

72% 	
88%
17%
75%
17%
75%
88%
70%

The	bonus	scheme	rules	for	all	awards	from	2012	onwards	now	include	a	claw	back	provision	in	line	with		
best	practice.

During	2012	the	Committee	considered	the	annual	bonus	opportunity	for	Executive	Directors	and	concluded	that	
the maximum	award	of	75%	of	salary	was	below	industry	market	levels.	After	careful	consideration	the	Committee	
decided	that	from	2013	the	annual	bonus	level	would	be	increased	to	100%	of	salary.

4. Long Term Incentive Plans
Following	a	market	and	best	practice	review	in	2010,	the	Committee	agreed	that	the	value	of	any	awards	under	the	
LTIP	would	be	limited	to	one	times	the	individual’s	salary	in	Ordinary	Shares.	Executive	Directors	may	be	awarded		
a	number	of	conditional	shares	under	the	LTIP	as	determined	by	the	Committee	up	to	the	salary	limit.	

Long Term Incentive Plan (the ’LTIP’) 
Under	this	plan	all	awards	are	subject	to	a	3-year	performance	period	with	appropriate	targets.	

The	Group	Finance	Director’s	targets	are	split	equally	between	the	2	Group	Performance	Criteria.	The	targets	
for Divisional	Managing	Directors	are	based	75%	on	the	2	Group	Performance	Criteria,	and	25%	on	their	own	
division’s	performance	measured	using	Divisional	Financial	Results	(DFR).	The	LTIP	targets	align	each	Director	to	
the performance	of	both	the	Group	and	future	profitability	of	their	division	and	are	appropriate	given	the	structure	
of the	Group	to	incentivise	each	Director.	Performance	conditions	are	reviewed	for	each	cycle	of	the	LTIP.

The	performance	criteria	are	set	at	threshold	and	stretch	level.	At	threshold,	25%	of	the	award	will	be	paid	to	an	
individual,	increasing	on	a	straight-line	basis	to	100%	for	stretch	or	greater	achievement.	

Group	performance	criteria	(Audited)
Total	Shareholder	Return	(TSR)

Earnings	Per	Share	(EPS)

Threshold	target

Stretch	target
TSR	equals	the	FTSE	250	median result TSR	equals	the	FTSE	250	median	result	
plus 30%
EPS	growth	exceeds	RPI	growth	by	3% EPS	growth	exceeds	RPI	growth	by	8%

As	disclosure	of	the	DFR	targets	could	be	considered	a	profits	forecast	and	is	viewed	by	the	Committee	to	be	both	
price	and	commercially	sensitive,	the	Committee	has	decided	that	it	will	retrospectively	disclose	the	threshold	and	
stretch	targets	for	an	award	in	its	report	following	the	end	of	the	performance	period.	

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(Audited)
P	Dollman

D	McIntosh

C	Smyth

31	December
2011
91,662
69,782
–
65,789
53,260
–
87,719
65,217
–

Granted	during
year
–
–
55,766
–
–
45,762
–
–
52,118

Market	price	of
award	(p)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Matured
during	year
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Lapsed
during year
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

31 December
2012
91,662
69,782
55,766
65,789
53,260
45,762
87,719
65,217
52,118

Performance	period
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2011	–	31/12/2013
1/1/2012	–	31/12/2014
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2011	–	31/12/2013
1/1/2012	–	31/12/2014
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2011	–	31/12/2013
1/1/2012	–	31/12/2014

The	awards	made	to	Executive	Directors	in	2010	maturing	on	31	December	2012	are	detailed	below.	The	performance	
criteria	for	this	award	have	been	achieved	for	Paul	Dollman	and	Craig	Smyth	and	partly	achieved	for	David	McIntosh.	
The	shares	will	vest	after	the	final	results	announcement	on	5	March	2013.

Shares
awarded

Criteria

Threshold	target	

Stretch	target	 Attainment Weighting

Shares	
vesting

P	Dollman

91,662

TSR	v	FTSE	250

EPS	v	RPI RPI	+	3%	p.a. RPI	+	8%	p.a.

Median Median	+30% 100%
100%

50% 91,662
–
50%

D	McIntosh 65,789

Divisional	Op
Profit
TSR	v	FTSE	250

£31.5m

£30.0m
Median Median	+30% 100% 37.5%
100% 37.5%

25% 49,341
–
–

0%

EPS	v	RPI RPI	+	3%	p.a. RPI	+	8%	p.a.

C	Smyth

87,719

Divisional	Op
Profit
ROCE
TSR	v	FTSE	250

£26.0m
10%

14% 100% 12.5%
Median Median	+30% 100% 37.5%
100% 37.5%

£29.5m 100% 12.5% 87,719
–
–
–

EPS	v	RPI RPI	+	3%	p.a. RPI	+	8%	p.a.

Performance
period
1/1/10		
31/12/12
–
1/1/10	–	
31/12/12
–
–
1/1/10	–	
31/12/12
–
–
–

Savings Related Share Option Scheme
The	Company	operates	a	H.M.	Revenue	&	Customs	approved	Savings	Related	Share	Option	Scheme	(the	SAYE	
Scheme)	available	to	all	UK-based	employees	in	the	Group,	including	Executive	Directors.	The	Company	believes	
that	the	SAYE	Scheme	is	an	important	tool	in	the	motivation	and	retention	of	staff.	Further	details	of	the	SAYE	
Scheme	and	the	cost	to	the	Company	are	shown	in	Note	20	to	the	accounts.

(Audited)
P	Dollman

D	McIntosh

31	Dec
2011
910
415
701
910
415
701
–

Granted	
during
year
–
–
–
–
–
–
651

Exercised
during
year
910
–
–
910
–
–
–

Market	price
at	date	of	
exercise	(p)
612p
–
–
590p
–
–
–

Lapsed
during
year
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Gain/(loss)
(£)
£3,031
–
–
£2,831
–
–
–

31 Dec
2012
–
415
701
–
415
701
651

Option
Exercisable
Exercisable
price
from
to
279 01/12/2012 01/06/2013
355 01/12/2013 01/06/2014
395 01/12/2014 01/06/2015
279 01/12/2012 01/06/2013
355 01/12/2013 01/06/2014
395 01/12/2014 01/06/2015
497 01/12/2015 01/06/2016

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5. Bonus Co-Investment Plan (Audited)
Under	the	Bonus	Co-Investment	Plan	(’BCIP’)	Executive	Directors	are	invited	to	invest	up	to	40%	of	any	cash	bonus	
(net	of	tax)	into	the	BCIP.	Since	2010	matching	shares	are	issued	on	a	1:1	basis	for	gross	invested	bonus,	and	will	be	
released	on	the	attainment	of	performance	conditions	following	a	3-year	performance	period.	The	performance	
target	is	for	annual	Earnings	Per	Share	(EPS)	growth	above	the	Retail	Price	Index	(‘RPI’)	growth	over	a	3-year	period,	
with	the	number	of	shares	vesting	being	calculated	on	a	straight-line	basis	from	a	25%	award	at	the	threshold	target	
to	a	full	award	at	the	stretch	target	or	above.	

Performance criteria
Earnings	Per	Share	(EPS)

Stretch target
EPS	growth	exceeds	RPI	growth	by	3% EPS	growth	exceeds	RPI	growth	by	6%

Threshold target

Awards	before	2010	were	made	on	a	2:1	basis.	25%	of	the	matching	shares	on	these	awards	will	be	paid	on	
achieving	threshold	level	(3%	real	per	annum	EPS	growth	above	RPI),	rising	on	a	straight-line	basis	to	100%	paid	
at or above	stretch	targets	(8%	real	per	annum	EPS	growth	above	RPI).	Any	dividends	accrued	on	shares	which	
vest will	be	paid	in	cash	on	vesting.	For	Executive	Directors,	the	maximum	number	of	matching	shares	possible	
is shown below.	

P	Dollman

D	McIntosh

C	Smyth

31	December
2011
20,448
11,054
8,698
10,847
–
11,177
12,370
–

Granted	
during
year
–
–
–
–
1,787
–
–
4,084

Market
price	of
award	(p)
–
–
590
–
–
–
–
–

Vested
during
year
–
–
8,698
–
–
–
–
–

Lapsed
during
year
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Gain/(loss)
£’000
–
–
54
–
–
–
–
–

31 December
2012
20,448
11,054
–
10,847
1,787
11,177
12,370
4,084

Performance
period
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2011	–	31/12/2013
1/1/2009	–	31/12/2011
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2012	–	31/12/2014
1/1/2010	–	31/12/2012
1/1/2011	–	31/12/2013
1/1/2012	–	31/12/2014

An	award	made	in	2009	had	a	performance	period	ended	December	2011.	The	real	per	annum	growth	in	EPS	for	
the Company	over	the	performance	period	of	the	award	was	above	the	stretch	level,	resulting	in	a	100%	award.	
The value	of	the	awards	at	vesting	were	as	follows:

D	McIntosh

Shares	vesting
8,698

Value	of	award	upon	vesting
£51,318

Dividend	value
£2,957

The	awards	made	to	Executive	Directors	in	2010	maturing	on	31	December	2012	are	detailed	below.	The	stretch	
performance	criteria	for	this	award	has	been	achieved.	The	shares	will	vest	after	the	final	results	announcement	on	
5 March	2013.

P	Dollman
D	McIntosh
C	Smyth

Shares	awarded
20,448
10,847
11,177

Attainment
100%
100%
100%

Shares	
vesting
20,448
10,847
11,177

Performance	period
1/1/10	–	31/12/12
1/1/10	–	31/12/12
1/1/10	–	31/12/12

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Executive Share Option Scheme (Audited)
Pre-2005	Share	options	were	granted	to	Executive	Directors	under	an	Executive	Share	Option	Scheme,	normally	
on an	annual	basis	at	a	level	of	one	times	salary.	All	grants	were	discretionary	and	awards	could	be	varied	depending	
on	specific	circumstances.	The	number	of	Options	still	held	in	the	Executive	Share	Option	Scheme	are	shown	below	
and	the	cost	to	the	Company	is	shown	in	Note	20	to	the	accounts.

The	options	are	exercisable	on	a	sliding	scale	where	growth	in	underlying	earnings	per	share	exceeded	RPI	plus	
3%-8%	per	annum	in	the	3	years	from	grant,	adjusted	to	normalise	pension	and	tax	charges.	The	performance	
conditions	attaching	to	these	options	have	been	met	in	full	and	there	will	be	no	further	awards	made	under	the	
Executive	Share	Option	Scheme.

31	Dec
2011
P	Dollman 100,000
58,714
43,062

C	Smyth

Granted
during
year

Exercised
during
year
– 100,000
–
–
–
–

Market	price	
at	date	of
exercise(p)
575
–
–

Lapsed
during
year
–
–
–

Gain/(loss)
£’000
246
–
–

31 Dec
2012
–
58,714
43,062

Exercise
Exercisable
Exercisable
price
from
to
329 08/11/2005 07/11/2012
418 07/05/2007 06/05/2014
418 07/05/2007 06/05/2014

2009 Performance Share Plan (the ’2009 PSP’)
This	one-off	plan	was	introduced	in	2009.	The	awards	aligned	Executive	Directors	with	the	potential	success	
of the Company	over	a	3-year	performance	period	ending	December	2011,	as	measured	by	an	increase	in	
the Return On	Capital	Employed	(ROCE).	The	performance	criteria	for	this	award	was	achieved	and	the	award	
vested in	March	2012.	

(Audited)
P	Dollman
D	McIntosh
C	Smyth

31	December
2011
450,000
337,500
450,000

Granted	during
year
–
–
–

Market	price	of
award	(p)
590
590
590

Vested
during	year
450,000
337,500
450,000

Lapsed
during year
–
–
–

31 December
2012
–
–
–

Performance	period
1/1/2009	–	31/12/2011
1/1/2009	–	31/12/2011
1/1/2009	–	31/12/2011

Performance Criteria

Performance	Criteria	(Audited)
Return	On	Capital	Employed	(ROCE)

Threshold	target
10%

Stretch	target
12.5%

Actual	2011	result
20.3%

If	ROCE	had	been	less	than	the	threshold	level	at	the	end	of	the	performance	period,	no	award	would	be	made	
to participants.	Achievement	of	the	threshold	level	would	have	resulted	in	25%	of	the	maximum	award	vesting,	
whilst	results	equal	to	or	greater	than	the	stretch	level	would	have	achieved	100%	of	the	maximum	award.	

The	Company’s	ROCE	performance	in	the	period	exceeded	the	stretch	performance	target	and	the	award	vested	
in March	2012.

Advisers to the Remuneration Committee
The	Committee	retain	the	services	of	Deloitte	LLP	who	provide	ad	hoc	advice	and	an	annual	review	of	the	incentive	
programme	and	the	general	marketplace.	In	the	year,	Deloitte	LLP	also	provided	controls	assurance	services	to	the	
Company.	Deloitte	LLP	is	a	member	of	the	Remuneration	Consultant’s	Group	and,	as	such,	voluntarily	operates	
under	the	code	of	conduct	in	relation	to	executive	remuneration	consulting	in	the	UK.	In	addition,	legal	advice	from	
Maclay	Murray	&	Spens	LLP	was	sought	by	the	Committee	where	appropriate.	

Paul	Dollman,	Group	Finance	Director	and	John	Geddes,	Group	Company	Secretary,	also	provide	internal	support	
and	guidance	to	the	Committee	where	appropriate.	They	are,	however,	specifically	excluded	from	any	matters	
concerning	the	details	of	their	own	remuneration.	Members	of	the	Committee	have	no	personal	financial	interest	
(other	than	as	shareholders)	in	the	matters	to	be	decided	by	the	Committee	and	no	day-to-day	involvement	in	the	
running	of	the	business	of	the	Group.	

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Committee evaluation
The	Board	extended	its	annual	review	of	its	own	performance	to	the	performance	of	the	Committee.	The	results	
from	the	evaluation	were	circulated	to	the	Board	as	a	whole	in	December	2012	and	suitable	actions	have	been	taken	
to	address	the	issues	raised.	None	of	the	issues	raised	were	deemed	material	and	their	implementation	will	increase	
the	flow	of	information	to	the	Committee	and	provide	for	greater	consistency	in	establishing	executive	remuneration.

Annual General Meeting
A	resolution	to	approve	this	report	on	Directors’	remuneration	will	be	tabled	at	the	2013	AGM.	The	Chairman	of	
the Committee	will	be	available	to	answer	questions	from	shareholders	on	this	report.

Service contracts
The	Executive	Directors	have	service	contracts	with	the	Company,	listed	below.	The	Group’s	practice	on	notice	
periods	is	that	they	should	be	for	a	period	of	12	months.	The	Committee	considers	that	the	notice	periods	are	
reasonable	and	in	the	interests	of	shareholders	having	due	regard	to	prevailing	market	conditions	and	practice	
among companies	of	comparable	size.

Payments to outgoing Directors
It	is	the	Company’s	policy	that	any	termination	payment	be	mitigated	and	restricted	to	the	actual	loss	incurred	by	
the Director	and	our	policy	is	to	stop	or	reduce	compensatory	payments	to	former	Directors	to	the	extent	that	they	
receive	remuneration	from	other	employment	during	the	compensation	period.	Payments	that	are	made	to	a	Director	
are	mitigated	wherever	possible	and	will	not	exceed	their	entitlement	based	on	their	service	contract.	All	Executive	
Directors	who	served	for	the	year	ended	December	2012	have	service	contracts	on	this	basis.	

Executive Directors’ Service Agreements

Executive	Directors
P	Dollman
D	McIntosh
C	Smyth

Date	of	contract
08/08/2002
24/07/2009
20/03/2007

Expiry	date
Terminable	on	52	weeks’	notice
Terminable	on	52	weeks’	notice
Terminable	on	52	weeks’	notice

External appointments
The	Board	recognises	the	benefits	to	the	individual	and	to	the	Company	of	involvement	by	Executive	Directors	
as Non-Executive	Directors	on	the	boards	of	other	companies.	Prior	to	accepting	an	invitation	to	become	a	Non-
Executive	Director	of	another	company,	an	Executive	Director	must	receive	approval	from	the	Group	Chairman.	
This approval	will	not	be	denied	where	the	Chairman	is	confident	that	the	appointment	will	not	interfere	with	the	
Director’s	ability	to	perform	his	duties	for	the	Company	nor	provide	a	conflict	of	interest.	Executive	Directors	are	
entitled	to	retain	any	fees	received	under	these	appointments.	For	the	year	ended	December	2012,	Paul	Dollman	
continued	an	external	non-executive	appointment	with	Scottish	Amicable	Life	Association	Society.	Details	of	fees	
received	are	as	follows:

Paul	Dollman:	£35,612	(2011:	£33,270)	(Scottish	Amicable	Life	Association	Society).

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Appointment & Service Contracts
The	Chairman	and	each	of	the	Non-Executive	Directors	have	letters	of	appointment.	The	letters	of	appointment	do	
not	contain	any	contractual	entitlement	to	a	termination	payment	and	the	Directors	can	be	removed	in	accordance	
with	the	Company’s	Articles	of	Association.	The	Chairman	and	all	Non-Executive	Directors	are	subject	to		
annual	re-election.

Fees
The	fee	mix	for	Non-Executive	Directors	comprises	a	basic	payment	and	additional	payments	for	being	Chairman	
of a	Committee	or	a	Committee	member,	or	the	Senior	Independent	Director.	It	is	intended	to	be	a	competitive	
mix broadly	in	line	with	comparable	companies.	From	May	2012	the	fees	paid	were:

Basic	payment	
Committee	Chairmanship	
Committee	membership	
Senior	Independent	Director

May 2012

May	2011

£38,000
£6,000
£2,500
£6,000

£36,000
£6,000
£2,500
£6,000

Governance
Performance graph
The	following	graph	compares	the	Company’s	total	shareholder	return	for	the	five	years	to	December	2012	with	the	
equivalent	performance	of	the	FTSE	250	Index.	The	Directors	consider	that,	given	the	scale	and	global	spread	of	the	
Group’s	activities,	the	most	appropriate	comparison	is	with	this	Index.

200

150

100

50

0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

John Menzies plc

FTSE250

Share price
The	market	price	for	shares	in	John	Menzies	plc	ranged	from	520p	to	652p	for	the	year	ended	December	2012	
and was	642p	at	31	December	2012.

Pensions
Scheme benefits
David	McIntosh	and	Craig	Smyth	are	members	of	the	Menzies	Pension	Fund,	a	defined	benefit	scheme	which	
provides	pension	on	retirement	at	age	60	of	up	to	two-thirds	of	pensionable	earnings,	or	the	’scheme	earnings	
cap’ if lower,	together	with	additional	benefits	as	detailed	below.	Pensionable	earnings	are	based	on	base	salary.	
Paul Dollman	withdrew	from	the	Menzies	Pension	Fund	in	2011,	and	receives	a	cash	payment	equivalent	to	
£48,000 per annum	in	lieu	of	pension	saving.

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Unfunded arrangement
The	pensionable	salary	of	Paul	Dollman	is	restricted	as	a	consequence	of	the	’scheme	earnings	cap’.	He	has	an	
unfunded	pension	undertaking	from	the	Company	to	provide	in	total	the	same	level	of	pension	as	if	the	’scheme	
earnings	cap’	did	not	apply.	This	entitlement	is	effective	from	his	date	of	appointment	as	a	Director.	

Craig	Smyth	and	David	McIntosh	received	a	cash	payment	equal	to	20%	of	their	respective	salaries	above	the	
earnings	cap	which	is	included	in	other	benefits.	Pension	details	are	as	follows:

(Audited)

Name

P	Dollman(1)
P	Dollman(2)
C	Smyth
D	McIntosh

Age

56
56
45
49

Total	accrued	
pensions	at	
start	of	the	
period		
£’000

Cash	
Equivalent	
Transfer	Value	
at	start	of	the	
period	
£’000

Increase	
in	accrued	
pension	
during	year	
(net	of	
inflation)	
£’000

Statutory	
revaluation
£’000

Total 
accrued 
pension
 at 31 Dec 
2012 
£’000

Transfer value
 of increases 
at 31 Dec 2012 
(net of inflation 
and Director’s
 contributions) 

£’000

Cash 
Equivalent
 Transfer 
Value at 
31 Dec 
2012 
£’000

Directors’	
contributions	
during	the	
period	
£’000

38.8
55.7
47.0
57.5

851.4
1,217.2
758.7
1,065.0

–
5.8
1.9
1.8

1.0
1.5
1.2
1.5

39.1
63.0
50.1
60.8

–

886.0
130.3 1,416.8
19.3
811.4
22.0 1,139.2

–
–
10.8
10.8

Increases
in	Cash
Equivalent	
ransfer	
value	(net	of
Director’s
contributions)
£’000

34.6
199.6
41.9
63.4

Notes:
1.	The	funded	portion	of	P	Dollman’s	benefits.
2.	The	unfunded	portion	of	P	Dollman’s	benefits.

(a)	 Accrued	pension	entitlements	are	the	amounts	which	would	be	paid	at	normal	retirement	date	if	the	Director	
left service	as	at	31	December	2012,	with	no	allowances	for	increases	in	the	period	between	leaving	service	
and normal	retirement	date.	The	entitlements	disclosed	above	include	unfunded	benefits.

(b)	Transfer	values	represent	the	value	of	the	assets	which	the	pension	scheme	(together	with	the	Company	

where appropriate)	would	need	to	transfer	to	another	pension	provider	on	transferring	its	liability	in	respect	
of the Directors’	pension	entitlements.	They	do	not	represent	sums	payable	to	individual	Directors.

(c)	 The	transfer	values	have	been	calculated	in	accordance	with	the	pension	scheme	Trustee’s	agreed	method	

for cash	equivalent	transfer	values.	The	’transfer	value	of	increase’	figure	is	influenced	by	a	number	of	factors,	
including	the	level	of	contributions	paid,	the	age	of	the	Director	and	the	benefit	structure	and,	as	such,	can	differ	
substantially	given	similar	increases	in	accrued	pension.

(d)	The	total	of	the	transfer	values	for	unfunded	pension	entitlements	as	above,	held	on	the	Company’s	balance	

sheet	at	31	December	2012	for	current	and	former	Directors,	calculated	on	an	IAS	19	basis,	totalled	£1,768,620	
(2011:	£1,449,127),	from	which	annual	pensions	of	£21,078	were	paid	to	former	Directors	(2011:	£19,961).

By	order	of	the	Board

JFA Geddes

Company	Secretary

4	March	2013

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Financial Statements: 
Independent auditors’ report to the members of John Menzies plc

We	have	audited	the	Group	financial	statements	of	John	Menzies	plc	for	the	year	ended	31	December	2012	which	
comprise	the	Group	Income	Statement,	the	Group	Statement	of	Comprehensive	Income,	the	Group	and	Company	
Balance	Sheets,	the	Group	and	Company	Statement	of	Changes	in	Equity,	the	Group	and	Company	Statement		
of	Cash	Flows,	and	the	related	notes	1	to	26.	The	financial	reporting	framework	that	has	been	applied	in	their	
preparation	is	applicable	law	and	International	Financial	Reporting	Standards	(IFRSs)	as	adopted	by	the	European	
Union,	and	as	regards	the	Parent	Company	financial	statements,	as	applied	in	accordance	with	the	provisions		
of	the	Companies	Act	2006.

This	report	is	made	solely	to	the	Company’s	members,	as	a	body,	in	accordance	with	Chapter	3	of	Part	16	of	the	
Companies	Act	2006.	Our	audit	work	has	been	undertaken	so	that	we	might	state	to	the	Company’s	members		
those	matters	we	are	required	to	state	to	them	in	an	auditor’s	report	and	for	no	other	purpose.	To	the	fullest	extent	
permitted	by	law,	we	do	not	accept	or	assume	responsibility	to	anyone	other	than	the	Company	and	the	Company’s	
members	as	a	body,	for	our	audit	work,	for	this	report,	or	for	the	opinions	we	have	formed.	

Respective responsibilities of Directors and Auditor
As	explained	more	fully	in	the	Directors’	statement	of	responsibilities	set	out	on	page	41,	the	Directors	are	
responsible	for	the	preparation	of	the	financial	statements	and	for	being	satisfied	that	they	give	a	true	and	fair	view.	
Our	responsibility	is	to	audit	and	express	an	opinion	on	the	financial	statements	in	accordance	with	applicable	law	
and	International	Standards	on	Auditing	(UK	and	Ireland).	Those	standards	require	us	to	comply	with	the	Auditing	
Practices	Board’s	Ethical	Standards	for	Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements
An	audit	involves	obtaining	evidence	about	the	amounts	and	disclosures	in	the	financial	statements	sufficient	to	give	
reasonable	assurance	that	the	financial	statements	are	free	from	material	misstatement,	whether	caused	by	fraud	or	
error.	This	includes	an	assessment	of:	whether	the	accounting	policies	are	appropriate	to	the	Group’s	and	the	Parent	
Company’s	circumstances	and	have	been	consistently	applied	and	adequately	disclosed;	the	reasonableness	of	
significant	accounting	estimates	made	by	the	Directors;	and	the	overall	presentation	of	the	financial	statements.		
In	addition,	we	read	all	the	financial	and	non-financial	information	in	the	Annual	Report	and	Accounts	to	identify	
material	inconsistencies	with	the	audited	financial	statements.	If	we	become	aware	of	any	apparent	material	
misstatements	or	inconsistencies	we	consider	the	implications	for	our	report.

Opinion on financial statements
In	our	opinion:	

•	 The	financial	statements	give	a	true	and	fair	view	of	the	state	of	the	Group’s	and	of	the	Parent	Company’s	affairs	

as	at	31	December	2012	and	of	the	Group’s	profit	for	the	year	then	ended;

•	 The	Group	financial	statements	have	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	IFRSs	as	adopted	by	the	

European	Union;	and	

•	 The	Parent	Company	financial	statements	have	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	IFRSs	as	adopted		
by	the	European	Union	and	as	applied	in	accordance	with	the	requirements	of	the	Companies	Act	2006;	and
•	 The	financial	statements	have	been	prepared	in	accordance	with	the	requirements	of	the	Companies	Act	2006	

and,	as	regards	the	Group	financial	statements,	Article	4	of	the	IAS	Regulation.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In	our	opinion:

•	 The	part	of	the	Directors’	Remuneration	Report	to	be	audited	has	been	properly	prepared	in	accordance	with	the	

Companies	Act	2006;	and

•	 The	information	given	in	the	Directors’	Report	for	the	financial	year	for	which	the	financial	statements	are	prepared	

is	consistent	with	the	financial	statements;

•	 The	information	given	in	the	Corporate	Governance	Statement	set	out	on	pages	40	and	41	with	respect	to	internal	

control	and	risk	management	systems	in	relation	to	financial	reporting	processes	and	about	share	capital	
structures	is	consistent	with	the	financial	statements.

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We	have	nothing	to	report	in	respect	of	the	following:

Under	the	Companies	Act	2006	we	are	required	to	report	to	you	if,	in	our	opinion:

•	 adequate	accounting	records	have	not	been	kept	by	the	Parent	Company,	or	returns	adequate	for	our	audit	have	

not	been	received	from	branches	not	visited	by	us;	or	

•	 the	Parent	Company	financial	statements	and	the	part	of	the	Directors’	Remuneration	Report	to	be	audited	are	not	

in	agreement	with	the	accounting	records	and	returns;	or

•	 certain	disclosures	of	Directors’	remuneration	specified	by	law	are	not	made;	or
•	 we	have	not	received	all	the	information	and	explanations	we	require	for	our	audit;	or
•	 		a	Corporate	Governance	Statement	has	not	been	prepared	by	the	Company.	

Under	the	Listing	Rules	we	are	required	to	review:

•	 the	Directors’	Statement,	set	out	on	page	25,	in	relation	to	going	concern;	and
•	 the	part	of	the	Corporate	Governance	report	relating	to	the	Company’s	compliance	with	the	nine	provisions	of	the	

UK	Corporate	Governance	Code	specified	for	our	review;	and

•	 certain	elements	of	the	report	to	shareholders	by	the	Board	on	Directors’	remuneration.

Annie Graham		
(Senior	Statutory	Auditor)	
for	and	on	behalf	of	Ernst	&	Young	LLP,		
Statutory	Auditor	
Edinburgh	
4	March	2013

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Financial statements: 
Group income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2012 (year ended 31 December 2011)

Before
exceptional 
and other 
items
£m
1,903.5 
(1,847.0)
56.5 

Exceptional 
and other 
items
£m
– 
(23.0)
(23.0)

Notes
2
3

Before
exceptional
 and other
items
£m
1,899.7 
(1,849.1)
50.6 

Exceptional 
and other 
items
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
– 
0.4 
0.4 

2011
Total
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
1,899.7 
(1,848.7)
51.0 

2012
Total
£m
1,903.5 
(1,870.0)
33.5 

6.6 

(2.8)

3.8 

9.3 

(3.9)

5.4 

2 

63.1 

(25.8)

37.3 

59.9 

(3.5)

56.4 

5(a)
5(b)
5(b)

7
7

4

8

10

63.1 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

63.1 
0.8 
(4.6)

(0.9)
58.4 
(14.3)
44.1 

– 
(18.4)
(1.8)
(4.6)

0.6 

(1.6)

(25.8)
– 
(0.6)

– 
(26.4)
3.9 
(22.5)

63.1 
(18.4)
(1.8)
(4.6)

0.6 

(1.6)

37.3 
0.8 
(5.2)

(0.9)
32.0 
(10.4)
21.6 

59.9 
– 
– 
– 

– 

– 

59.9 
1.3 
(6.2)

1.4 
56.4 
(13.2)
43.2 

44.1 

(22.5)

21.6 

42.7 

– 
44.1 

– 
(22.5)

– 
21.6 

0.5 
43.2 

– 
3.9 
(1.8)
(3.9)

0.4 

(2.1)

(3.5)
– 
(0.4)

– 
(3.9)
3.1 
(0.8)

(0.8)

– 
(0.8)

59.9 
3.9 
(1.8)
(3.9)

0.4 

(2.1)

56.4 
1.3 
(6.6)

1.4 
52.5 
(10.1)
42.4 

41.9 

0.5 
42.4 

73.4p   
73.2p   

(37.4)p
(37.4)p

36.0p 
35.8p 

73.2p   
71.2p   

(1.4)p
(1.4)p

71.8p 
69.8p 

Revenue
Net operating costs
Operating profit
Share of post-tax results of 
joint ventures and associates
Operating profit after joint 
ventures and associates
Analysed as
Underlying operating profit* 
Non-recurring items
Associate goodwill impairment
Contract amortisation
Share of interest on joint 
ventures and associates
Share of tax on joint ventures 
and associates
Operating profit after joint 
ventures and associates
Finance income
Finance charges
Other finance (charge)/income 
– pensions
Profit before taxation
Taxation
Profit for the year

Attributable to equity 
shareholders
Attributable to non-controlling 
interests

Earnings per ordinary share
Basic
Diluted

*  Underlying operating profit is consistently presented adjusting for non-recurring exceptional items, intangible amortisation associated with goodwill 
impairment on associate assets and contract amortisation, and the Group’s share of interest and tax on joint ventures and associates to provide an 
appreciation of the impact of those items on operating profit.

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Financial statements: 
Group statement of comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 December 2012 (year ended 31 December 2011)

Profit for the year

Actuarial loss on defined benefit pensions
Actuarial loss on unfunded pension arrangements
Income tax effect
Impact of rate change on deferred tax
Movement on cash flow hedges
Income tax effect
Movement on net investment hedges
Income tax effect
Exchange loss on translation of foreign operations
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
Cumulative exchange movement recycled to income on disposal of associate 
undertaking
Total comprehensive income for the year

Attributable to equity shareholders
Attributable to non-controlling interests

Notes

4

16

16

2011
Total
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
42.4 

(26.0)
– 
7.1 
(1.3)
(0.6)
(0.2)
1.8 
0.5 
(8.8)
(27.5)

(1.3)
13.6 

13.1 
0.5 
13.6

2012
Total
£m
21.6 

(12.4)
(0.2)
3.1 
(1.3)
1.4 
(0.3)
(0.4)
0.1 
(4.8)
(14.8)

– 
6.8 

6.8 
– 
6.8

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Financial statements: 
Group and Company balance sheets
as at 31 December 2012 (31 December 2011)

ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment
Investments accounted using the equity method
Investment in subsidiaries
Deferred tax assets

Current assets
Inventories
Trade and other receivables
Derivative financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Borrowings
Derivative financial liabilities
Trade and other payables
Current income tax liabilities
Provisions

Net current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
Other payables
Derivative financial liabilities
Provisions
Retirement benefit obligations

Net assets
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary shares
Share premium account
Treasury shares
Other reserves
Retained earnings
Capital redemption reserve
Total shareholders’ equity
Non-controlling interest in equity
Total equity

Group

Company

Notes

2012
£m

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m

2012
£m

11
12
13
13
19

14
16

16
16
15

19

16
15
16
19
4

20

123.0 
116.8 
28.9 
– 
15.8 
284.5 

14.1 
183.5 
0.9 
34.0 
232.5 

(46.2)
(0.6)
(210.4)
(9.7)
(2.2)
(269.1)
(36.6)
247.9 

(81.1)
(10.0)
– 
(9.5)
(68.1)
(168.7)
79.2 

15.3 
18.6 
(4.1)
(5.2)
32.5 
21.6 
78.7 
0.5 
79.2 

108.8 
123.4 
31.5 
– 
15.3 
279.0 

15.3 
169.7 
1.5 
24.4 
210.9 

(3.4)
(1.9)
(211.6)
(12.0)
(2.9)
(231.8)
(20.9)
258.1 

(100.4)
(1.8)
(0.3)
(3.6)
(64.3)
(170.4)
87.7 

15.2 
17.4 
(8.3)
(1.2)
42.4 
21.6 
87.1 
0.6 
87.7 

– 
28.0 
– 
290.2 
10.3 
328.5 

– 
217.3 
0.9 
0.3 
218.5 

(46.1)
(0.6)
(283.0)
– 
– 
(329.7)
(111.2)
217.3 

(81.1)
(5.0)
– 
– 
(68.1)
(154.2)
63.1 

15.3 
18.6 
(4.1)
(0.6)
12.3 
21.6 
63.1 
– 
63.1 

– 
28.8 
– 
292.8 
10.7 
332.3 

– 
180.0 
1.5 
1.1 
182.6 

(2.8)
(1.9)
(291.0)
– 
– 
(295.7)
(113.1)
219.2 

(100.4)
(5.0)
(0.3)
– 
(64.3)
(170.0)
49.2 

15.2 
17.4 
(8.3)
(1.7)
5.0 
21.6 
49.2 
– 
49.2 

The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 4 March 2013 and signed on its behalf by:

Iain Napier 
Chairman 

   Paul Dollman
   Group Finance Director 

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Financial statements: 
Group and Company statement of changes in equity
as at 31 December 2012 (31 December 2011)

 Ordinary
shares
 £m

Share
premium
account
 £m

 Treasury
shares
Restated
(Note 1)
£m

Cash flow
hedge
reserve
 £m

Translation
reserve
£m

Retained
earnings
 £m

Capital
redemption
reserve
 £m

Total
shareholders’
equity
£m

Non-
controlling
equity
 £m

 Total
equity
Restated
(Note 1)
£m

Group
At 31 December 2011
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
New share capital issued
Share-based payments
Income tax effect of share-based 
payments
Dividends paid
Repurchase of own shares
Disposal of own shares
At 31 December 2012
At 31 December 2010
Profit for the year – restated (Note 1)
Other comprehensive income 
– restated (Note 1)
Recycled exchange gains* 
Total comprehensive income
New share capital issued
Share-based payments
Dividends paid
Repurchase of own shares
At 31 December 2011
Company
At 31 December 2011
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
New share capital issued
Share-based payments
Dividends paid
Repurchase of own shares
Disposal of own shares
At 31 December 2012

At 31 December 2010
Loss for the year
Other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income
New share capital issued
Share-based payments
Dividends paid
Repurchase of own shares
At 31 December 2011

15.2 
– 
– 
– 
0.1 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
15.3 
15.1 
– 

– 
– 
– 
0.1 
– 
– 
– 
15.2 

15.2 
– 
– 
– 
0.1 
– 
– 
– 
– 
15.3 

15.1 
– 
– 
– 
0.1 
– 
– 
– 
15.2 

17.4 
– 
– 
– 
1.2 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
18.6 
16.3 
– 

– 
– 
– 
1.1 
– 
– 
– 
17.4 

17.4 
– 
– 
– 
1.2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
18.6 

16.3 
– 
– 
– 
1.1 
– 
– 
– 
17.4 

(8.3)
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
(4.3)
8.5 
(4.1)
(5.9)
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(2.4)
(8.3)

(8.3)
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(4.3)
8.5 
(4.1)

(5.9)
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(2.4)
(8.3)

(1.7)
– 
1.1 
1.1 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(0.6)
(0.9)
– 

(0.8)
– 
(0.8)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1.7)

(1.7)
– 
1.1 
1.1 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(0.6)

(0.9)
– 
(0.8)
(0.8)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1.7)

* Recycled to income statement on disposal of associated undertaking (Note 5(a)).

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0.5 
– 
(5.1)
(5.1)
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(4.6)
8.3 
– 

(6.5)
(1.3)
(7.8)
– 
– 
– 
– 
0.5 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

42.4 
21.6 
(10.8)
10.8 
– 
1.4 

1.7 
(15.3)
– 
(8.5)
32.5 
31.2 
41.9 

(20.2)
– 
21.7 
– 
1.7 
(12.2)
– 
42.4 

5.0 
40.5 
(10.8)
29.7 
– 
1.4 
(15.3)
– 
(8.5)
12.3 

42.1 
(6.4)
(20.2)
(26.6)
– 
1.7 
(12.2)
– 
5.0 

62

21.6 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
21.6 
21.6 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
21.6 

21.6 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
21.6 

21.6 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
21.6 

87.1 
21.6 
(14.8)
6.8 
1.3 
1.4 

1.7 
(15.3)
(4.3)
– 
78.7 
85.7 
41.9 

(27.5)
(1.3)
13.1 
1.2 
1.7 
(12.2)
(2.4)
87.1 

49.2 
40.5 
(9.7)
30.8 
1.3 
1.4 
(15.3)
(4.3)
– 
63.1 

88.3 
(6.4)
(21.0)
(27.4)
1.2 
1.7 
(12.2)
(2.4)
49.2 

0.6 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
(0.1)
– 
– 
0.5 
0.1 
0.5 

– 
– 
0.6 
– 
– 
– 
– 
0.6 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
–
– 

87.7 
21.6 
(14.8)
6.8 
1.3 
1.4 

1.7 
(15.4)
(4.3)
– 
79.2 
85.8 
42.4 

(27.5)
(1.3)
13.7 
1.2 
1.7 
(12.2)
(2.4)
87.7 

49.2 
40.5 
(9.7)
30.8 
1.3 
1.4 
(15.3)
(4.3)
– 
63.1 

88.3 
(6.4)
(21.0)
(27.4)
1.2 
1.7 
(12.2)
(2.4)
49.2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial statements: 
Group and Company statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 December 2012 (year ended 31 December 2011)

Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
Interest received
Interest paid
Tax paid
Net cash from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Loan repaid by associate
Investment in joint ventures and associates
Acquisitions 
Net cash acquired with subsidiaries
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Intangible asset additions
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Dividends received from equity accounted investments
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary share capital
Purchase of own shares
Repayment of borrowings 
Proceeds from borrowings
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders
Net amount repaid by subsidiaries
Net cash from financing activities
Increase in net cash and cash equivalents

Effects of exchange rate movements
Opening net cash and cash equivalents
Closing net cash and cash equivalents*

Group

Company

2012
£m

43.3 
0.6 
(4.8)
(9.5)
29.6 

0.1 
– 
(17.2)
2.2 
(16.7)
(3.1)
3.9 
4.5 
(26.3)

1.3 
(4.3)
(17.9)
44.1 
(15.3)
– 
7.9 
11.2 

(0.6)
23.2 
33.8 

2011
£m

2012
£m

62.2 
1.3 
(6.3)
(10.0)
47.2 

– 
(1.2)
(1.7)
0.5 
(21.8)
(4.5)
5.5 
6.7 
(16.5)

1.2 
(2.4)
(49.9)
37.7 
(12.2)
– 
(25.6)
5.1 

(0.1)
18.2 
23.2 

(10.4)
– 
(4.5)
(2.2)
(17.1)

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

1.3 
(4.3)
(17.9)
44.1 
(15.3)
9.2 
17.1 
– 

– 
0.2 
0.2 

2011
£m

(8.0)
0.2 
(5.8)
(3.0)
(16.6)

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
2.5 
– 
2.5 

1.2 
(2.4)
(49.9)
37.7 
(12.2)
39.8 
14.2 
0.1 

– 
0.1 
0.2 

Notes

21

24
24

22
22

22

22

*  Net cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank and in hand and bank overdrafts.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts

The consolidated accounts of the Group for the year 
ended 31 December 2012 were approved and authorised 
for issue in accordance with a resolution of the directors 
on 4 March 2013. John Menzies plc is a limited company 
incorporated in Scotland and is listed on the London 
Stock Exchange.

1. Accounting policies
A summary of the more significant accounting policies, 
which have been consistently applied, is set out below. 

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations
The following standards and interpretations have been 
adopted in these accounts and have not had a material 
impact on the Group’s accounts in the period of initial 
application:

IAS 1 Presentation of items in other comprehensive 
income – effective date 1 July 2012

IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment) – Deferred Taxes: 
Recovery of underlying assets – effective date  
1 January 2012

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments : Disclosures (Amendment) 
– Transfers of Financial Assets – effective date 
1 January 2012

The following new standards, amendments to standards 
and interpretations have been issued but are not effective 
for 2012 and have not been early adopted:

IAS 19 Employee Benefits (Revised) – effective date 
1 January 2013

IFRS 10, 11, 12 Transition Guidance Amendments – 
effective date 1 January 2013

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments : Disclosures (Amendment) 
– Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – 
effective date 1 January 2013

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement – effective date 
1 January 2013

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements – effective 
date 1 January 2014*

IFRS 11 Joint Ventures – effective date 1 January 2013

IFRS 12 Disclosure of interests in other entities – 
effective date 1 January 2014*

IAS 32 Financial instruments : Offsetting Financial Assets 
and Liabilities (Amendments to IAS32) – effective date 
1 January 2014

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – effective 1 January 2015

IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements – effective 
1 January 2014*

IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures – 
effective date 1 January 2014*

Improvements to IFRS’ (May 2012) – effective date 
1 January 2013

*  Expected effective date in EU. IASB effective date 1 January 2013.

The above standards and interpretations will be adopted 
in accordance with their effective dates and have not 
been adopted in these financial statements. The 
Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of these 
standards and interpretations will have a material impact 
on the Group’s financial statements in the period of initial 
application with the exception of IAS19 (revised).

Under IAS19R the interest cost on the defined benefit 
obligation, and the expected rate of return on plan  
assets, will be replaced with a net interest charge that  
is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net 
defined benefit liability. The impact on the results for  
the year ended 31 December 2013 will be to increase net 
operating costs by £1.0m and to increase pension related 
finance charges by £1.3m. In addition, amortisation  
for benefits that do not vest immediately is eliminated 
resulting in an increase to net operating costs of £1.0m. 
The deficit at 31 December 2012 would reduce by £5.6m.

For these standards with a later effective date, the 
directors are in the process of assessing the likely impact 
and look to finalisation of the standards before formalising 
their view.

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 
no income statement is presented by the Company.

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated accounts, which have been prepared 
under the historical cost convention and in accordance with 
EU Endorsed International Financial Reporting Standards 
(IFRS), IFRIC interpretations and the Companies Act 2006 
applicable to companies reporting under IFRS, incorporate 
the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, joint 
ventures and associates from the effective date of 
acquisition or to the date of deemed disposal. 

The consolidated accounts of the Group include the 
assets, liabilities and results of the Company and 
subsidiary undertakings in which John Menzies plc  
has a controlling interest, using accounts drawn up to 
31 December except where entities have non-coterminus 
year ends. In such cases, the information is based on the 
accounting period of these entities and is adjusted for 
material changes up to 31 December. Accordingly, the 
information consolidated is deemed to cover the same 
period for all entities throughout the Group.

Restatement
During the year the provisional fair value attributed to the 
2011 acquisition of Swissport Menzies was finalised. The 
effect has been to increase the exceptional gain recorded 
in 2011 on the assets exchanged in the acquisition by 
£4.2m to £8.2m, increase the amortisation of intangible 
assets by £0.2m and to increase the exchange loss 
recognised in other comprehensive income by £0.3m to 
£8.8m. In the balance sheet the effect is to increase the 
carrying value of intangible assets by £3.7m to £108.8m. 
See Notes 5 and 24.

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The company balance sheet reflects a reclassification of 
£8.3m Treasury shares held at 31 December 2011 from 
Trade and other receivables to Shareholders’ equity aligning 
with the historic treatment in the Group balance sheet.

returns on assets during the year, including changes in 
actuarial assumptions, are recognised in the statement  
of comprehensive income. 

Joint ventures and associates
A joint venture is an entity in which the Group holds  
an interest on a long-term basis and which is jointly 
controlled by the Group and one or more other  
venturers under a contractual agreement.

An associate is an undertaking, not being a subsidiary  
or joint venture, over which the Group has significant 
influence and can participate in the financial and  
operating policy decisions of the entity.

The Group’s share of the results of joint ventures and 
associates is included in the Group Income Statement 
using the equity method of accounting. Investments in 
joint ventures and associates are carried in the Group 
Balance Sheet at cost plus post-acquisition changes in  
the Group’s share of the net assets of the entity, less any 
impairment in value. The carrying values of investments 
in joint ventures and associates include acquired goodwill.

Revenue
Distribution – revenue is recognised on the weekly 
dispatched value of goods sold, excluding value-added 
tax. Product is sold to UK retailers on a sale or return 
basis. Revenue for goods supplied with a right of return  
is stated net of the value of any returns.

Aviation – cargo revenue is recognised at the point of 
departure for exports and at the point that the goods are 
ready for dispatch for imports. Other ramp, passenger 
and aviation-related services income is recognised at the 
time the service is provided in accordance with the terms 
of the contract. Revenue excludes value-added and sales 
taxes, charges collected on behalf of customers and 
intercompany transactions.

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, including 
acquisition expenses, less accumulated depreciation. 
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis at the 
following rates:

Freehold and long leasehold properties – over 50 years
Short leasehold properties – over the remaining 
lease term
Plant and equipment – over the estimated life of the asset 
between 3 and 20 years.

Inventories
Inventories, being goods for resale and consumables, 
are stated at the lower of purchase cost and net 
realisable value.

Pensions
The operating and financing costs of pensions are 
charged to the income statement in the period in which 
they arise and are recognised separately. The costs of 
past service benefit enhancements, settlements and 
curtailments are also recognised in the period in which 
they arise. The difference between actual and expected 

Pension costs are assessed in accordance with the 
advice of qualified actuaries. 

With regard to defined contribution schemes, the income 
statement charge represents contributions made.

Pension financing costs are shown separately in the 
income statement. 

Taxation
Current tax is the amount of tax payable or recoverable in 
respect of the taxable profit or loss for the period.

Deferred tax is provided in full, using the liability method, 
on temporary differences between the carrying amount 
of an asset or liability in the balance sheet and its tax 
base. Deferred tax arising from the initial recognition of 
an asset or liability in a transaction, other than a business 
combination, that at the time of the transaction affects 
neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss, is not 
recognised. Deferred tax liabilities represent tax payable 
in future periods in respect of taxable temporary 
differences. Deferred tax assets represent tax 
recoverable in future periods in respect of deductible 
temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax 
losses and the carry forward of unused tax credits.

Deferred tax is determined using the tax rates and tax 
laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at 
the balance sheet date and are expected to apply when 
the deferred tax asset is realised or the deferred tax 
liability is settled. Deferred tax is provided on temporary 
differences arising on investments in subsidiaries, joint 
ventures and associates, except where the timing of the 
reversal of the temporary difference can be controlled 
and it is probable that the temporary difference will not 
reverse in the foreseeable future. A deferred tax asset is 
recognised only to the extent that it is probable that 
future taxable profits will be available against which the 
asset can be utilised. 

Current and deferred tax is recognised in the income 
statement except if it relates to an item recognised 
directly in equity or in other comprehensive income,  
in which case it is recognised directly in equity or in the 
Group Statement of Comprehensive Income respectively.

Intangible assets
Goodwill
Business combinations from 1 January 2010 are 
accounted using the acquisition method. The cost of  
an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the 
consideration transferred, measured at acquisition date 
fair value and the amount of any non-controlling interest 
in the acquiree. Acquisition costs incurred are expensed 
and included in administrative expenses.

Goodwill arising on acquisitions before 26 December 
2004 (the date of transition to IFRS) has been retained at 
the previous UK GAAP amounts subject to being tested 
for impairment at that date.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

1. Accounting policies continued
Goodwill acquired is recognised as an asset and reviewed 
for impairment at least annually by assessing the 
recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit to 
which the goodwill relates. When the recoverable 
amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the 
carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.  
Any impairment is recognised in the income statement.

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of joint ventures  
and associates is included within the carrying value  
of the investment.

Contracts
The fair value attributed to contracts at the point of 
acquisition is determined by discounting the expected 
future cash flows to be generated from that asset at the 
risk-adjusted weighted average cost of capital for the 
Group. This amount is included in intangible assets as 
‘contracts’ and amortised over the estimated useful life 
on a straight-line basis. Separate values are not attributed 
to internally-generated customer relationships.

Contract amortisation is business-stream dependent.  
At Distribution, publisher distribution contracts capitalised 
are not amortised due to the very long-term nature of the 
business in the UK. These contracts are, however, tested 
annually for impairment using similar criteria to the 
goodwill test. At Aviation and for non-publisher related 
contracts in Distribution, contracts are amortised on a 
straight-line basis over 10 years as this period is the 
minimum time-frame management considers when 
assessing businesses for acquisition.

Computer software
Costs associated with developing or maintaining 
computer software programs are recognised as an 
expense as incurred. Costs that are directly attributable 
with the production of identifiable and unique software 
products controlled by the Group, and that will probably 
generate economic benefits exceeding costs beyond one 
year, are recognised as intangible assets. Direct costs 
include the costs of software development employees. 
Costs are amortised over their estimated useful lives, 
usually three to five years.

Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the 
terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and 
rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are 
classified as operating leases.

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalised  
in the balance sheet at their fair value or, if lower, at  
the present value of the minimum lease payments,  
each determined at the inception of the lease. The 
corresponding liability to the lessor is recorded in the 
balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. The lease 
payments are apportioned between finance charges 
(charged to the income statement) and a reduction  
of the lease obligations. 

Rental payments under operating leases are charged  
to the income statement on a straight-line basis over 
applicable lease periods.

Trade receivables
If there is objective evidence that the Group will not be 
able to collect all of the amounts due under the original 
terms of an invoice, a provision on the respective trade 
receivable is recognised. In such an instance, the carrying 
value of the receivable is reduced, with the amount of the 
loss recognised in the income statement.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise 
cash at bank and in hand and short-term deposits with an 
original maturity of three months or less. Bank overdrafts 
are shown within borrowings in current liabilities in the 
balance sheet.

Foreign currencies
Foreign currency assets and liabilities of the Group are 
translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance 
sheet date. The trading results of overseas subsidiaries, 
joint ventures and associates are translated at the 
average exchange rate ruling during the year, with the 
exchange difference between average rates and the rates 
ruling at the balance sheet date being taken to reserves. 

Any differences arising on the translation of the opening 
net investment, including goodwill, in overseas 
subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and of 
applicable foreign currency loans, are dealt with as 
adjustments to reserves. All other exchange differences 
are dealt with in the income statement.

Derivative financial instruments and 
hedging activities
The Group uses forward contracts and cross-currency 
swaps as derivatives to hedge the risk arising from the 
retranslation of foreign currency denominated items.

The Group has derivatives which are designated as 
hedges of overseas net investments in foreign entities 
(net investment hedges) and derivatives which are 
designated as hedges of the exchange risk arising from 
the retranslation of highly probable forecast revenue 
denominated in non-local currency of some of our 
overseas operations (cash flow hedges).

In all cases, the derivative contracts entered into by the 
Group have been highly effective during the reporting 
period, and are expected to continue to be highly 
effective until they expire. As a result, all derivatives  
have been recorded using hedge accounting, which  
is explained below.

All derivatives are measured at fair value, which is 
calculated as the present value of all future cash flows 
from the derivative discounted at prevailing market rates.

Changes in the fair value of the effective portion of net 
investment hedges are recorded in equity, and are only 
recycled to the income statement on disposal of the 
overseas net investment.

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Changes in the fair value of the effective portion of 
cash flow hedges are recorded in equity until such time 
as the forecast transaction occurs, at which time they 
are recycled to the income statement. If, however, the 
occurrence of the transaction results in a non-financial 
asset or liability, then amounts recycled from equity 
would be included in the cost of the non-financial asset 
or liability. If the forecast transaction remains probable 
but ceases to be highly probable then, from that point, 
changes in fair value would be recorded in the income 
statement within finance costs. Similarly, if the forecast 
transaction ceases to be probable then the entire fair 
value recorded in equity and future changes in fair value 
would be posted to the income statement within 
finance costs. 

Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a  
present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of  
a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources 
embodying economic benefits will be required to settle 
the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of  
the amount of the obligation.

Share capital
Ordinary shares are classed as equity. Where the 
Company purchases its own shares the consideration 
paid including any directly attributable incremental  
costs, is deducted from the equity attributable to the 
Company’s equity holders until the shares are cancelled, 
reissued or disposed of.

Share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured  
at fair value at the date of grant and recognised as an 
expense over the vesting period. The amount recognised 
as an expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of 
share options that vest unless the options do not vest as 
a result of a failure to satisfy market conditions. Fair value 
is measured by use of a relevant pricing model.

Use of estimates and judgements 
The preparation of the consolidated accounts requires 
management to make judgements, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the application of accounting 
policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, 
income and expenses. These estimates will, by 
definition, seldom equal the related actual results 
particularly so given the prevailing difficult economic 
conditions and the level of uncertainty regarding their 
duration and severity. 

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on 
an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are 
recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised 
and in any future periods affected. The most important 
estimates and judgements are set out below.

Intangible assets
On the acquisition of a business it is necessary to 
attribute fair values to any intangible assets acquired 
(provided they meet the criteria to be recognised). The 
fair values of these intangible assets are dependent on 
estimates of attributable future revenues, margins and 
cashflows, as well as appropriate discount rates. In 
addition, the allocation of useful lives to acquired 
intangible assets requires the application of judgement 
based on available information and management 
expectations at the time of recognition.

Impairment
IFRS requires companies to carry out impairment testing 
on any assets that show indications of impairment and 
annually on goodwill and intangibles that are not subject 
to amortisation. This testing involves exercising 
management judgement about future cash flows and 
other events which are, by their nature, uncertain.

Retirement benefits
The assumptions underlying the calculation of retirement 
benefits are important and based on independent advice. 
Changes in these assumptions could have a material 
impact on the measurement of the Group’s retirement 
benefit obligations.

Income taxes
The Group is subject to income tax in numerous 
jurisdictions and significant judgement is required in 
determining the provision for tax. There are transactions 
and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination 
is uncertain. The Group recognises provisions for tax 
based on estimates of the taxes that are likely to become 
due. Where the final tax outcome is different from the 
amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will 
impact the current income tax and deferred tax provisions 
in the period in which such determination is made.

Exceptional items
Exceptional items are those material items which, 
by virtue of their size or incidence, are presented 
separately in the income statement to enable a full 
understanding of the Group’s financial performance. 
These exclude certain elements of intangible asset 
impairment and amortisation, which are also presented 
separately in the income statement.

Transactions which may give rise to exceptional items 
include restructurings of business activities (in terms  
of rationalisation costs and onerous lease provisions)  
and gains or losses on the disposal of businesses.

Dividend distributions
Final ordinary dividends are recognised as liabilities in  
the accounts in the period in which the dividends are 
approved by the Company’s shareholders.

Financial risk factors
The Group is exposed to financial risks: liquidity risk, 
interest rate fluctuations, foreign exchange exposures 
and credit risk. These are more fully discussed in the 
Group Financial Review on pages 20 to 25.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

1. Accounting policies continued
Definitions & Non-GAAP measures used by management
Management believes that the following non-GAAP or adjusted measures provide a useful comparison  
of business performance and reflect the way in which the business is controlled:

Underlying profit before taxation is defined as profit before taxation, intangible amortisation and 
exceptional items.

Underlying operating profit includes each division’s share of pre-tax profit from joint ventures and associates,  
and excludes intangible amortisation and exceptional items.

Underlying earnings per share is profit after taxation and non-controlling interest, but before intangible 
amortisation and exceptional items, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue.

Turnover includes revenue from subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates.

Free cash flow is defined as the cash generated by the business after net capital expenditure, interest and taxation, 
before special pension contributions, acquisitions, disposals, cash raised, ordinary dividends and net spend 
on shares.

Total debt to EBITDA ratio. Total debt is net debt plus guarantees and excluding financial derivatives and 
preference shares. EBITDA is underlying operating profit plus depreciation and computer software amortisation.

Interest cover is EBITA divided by external interest charge. EBITA is underlying operating profit plus computer 
software amortisation. External interest charge excludes net financial income/(charge) related to pensions.

2. Segment information
For management purposes the Group is organised into two operating divisions: Distribution and Aviation.  
These 2 divisions are organised and managed separately based upon their key markets. The Distribution  
segment provides newspaper and magazine distribution services across the UK along with marketing services.  
The Aviation segment provides cargo and passenger ground handling services across the world. 

The information presented to the Board for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment 
performance is focused on the performance of each division as a whole but also contains performance information 
on a number of operating segments within the Aviation division. The Board assesses the performance of the 
operating segments based on a measure of adjusted segment result before exceptional items and intangibles 
amortisation. Net finance income and expenditure are not allocated to segments as this type of activity is driven  
by the central treasury function. The Board does not monitor assets and liabilities on a divisional basis.

Segment information is presented in respect of the Group’s reportable segments together with additional geographic 
and balance sheet information. Transfer prices between segments are set on an arm’s length basis.

Business segment information

Distribution
Aviation
– ground handling
– cargo handling
– cargo forwarding

Corporate

Joint ventures and associates

Revenue

2012
£m
1,299.6 

2011
£m
1,337.0 

422.1 
158.6 
116.5 
697.2 
– 
1,996.8 
(93.3)
1,903.5 

402.8 
161.2 
112.8 
676.8 
– 
2,013.8 
(114.1)
1,899.7 

Pre-exceptional operating  
profit/(loss)

2012
£m
28.8 

22.8 
10.3 
2.5 
35.6 
(1.3)
63.1 
– 
63.1 

2011
£m
28.8 

21.7 
8.7 
1.9 
32.3 
(1.2)
59.9 
– 
59.9 

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A reconciliation of segment pre-exceptional operating profit/(loss) to profit before tax is provided below.

2012
Operating profit 
Share of post-tax results of joint ventures
Share of post-tax results of associates
Operating profit after joint ventures and associates
Net finance expense
Profit before tax

Analysed as:
Pre-exceptional operating profit/(loss)*
Rationalisation costs (Note 5(a))
Onerous lease provision (Note 5(a))
Impairment provision (Note 5(b))
Contract amortisation (Note 11)
Share of interest on joint ventures and associates
Share of tax on joint ventures and associates
Operating profit after joint ventures and associates

2011 – restated (Note 1)
Operating profit 
Share of post-tax results of joint ventures
Share of post-tax results of associates
Operating profit after joint ventures and associates
Net finance expense
Profit before tax

Distribution
£m
23.0 
0.9 
– 
23.9 

Aviation
£m
11.8 
3.4 
(0.5)
14.7 

Corporate
£m
(1.3)
– 
– 
(1.3)

28.8 
(4.1)
– 
– 
(0.5)
– 
(0.3)
23.9 

35.6 
(6.6)
(7.7)
(1.8)
(4.1)
0.6 
(1.3)
14.7 

(1.3)
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1.3)

Distribution
£m
25.2 
0.7 
– 
25.9 

Aviation
£m
27.1 
4.2 
0.5 
31.8 

Corporate
£m
(1.3)
– 
– 
(1.3)

Analysed as:
Pre-exceptional operating profit/(loss)*
Gain on disposal of interest in associate (Note 5(a))
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (Note 5(a))
Rationalisation costs (Note 5(a))
Onerous lease provision (Note 5(a))
Impairment provision (Note 5(b))
Contract amortisation (Note 11)
Share of interest on joint ventures and associates
Share of tax on joint ventures and associates
Operating profit after joint ventures and associates

28.8 
– 
– 
(2.5)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(0.4)
25.9 

32.3 
8.2 
– 
(1.7)
– 
(1.8)
(3.9)
0.4 
(1.7)
31.8 

(1.2)
– 
1.0 
– 
(1.1)
– 
– 
– 
– 
(1.3)

Group
£m
33.5 
4.3 
(0.5)
37.3 
(5.3)
32.0 

63.1 
(10.7)
(7.7)
(1.8)
(4.6)
0.6 
(1.6)
37.3 

Group
£m
51.0 
4.9 
0.5 
56.4 
(3.9)
52.5 

59.9 
8.2 
1.0 
(4.2)
(1.1)
(1.8)
(3.9)
0.4 
(2.1)
56.4 

*  Pre-exceptional operating profit/(loss) is defined as operating profit/(loss) excluding intangible amortisation as shown in Note 5(b) and exceptional 

items but including the pre-tax share of results from joint ventures and associates.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

2. Segment information continued

2012
Segment assets
Unallocated assets
Total assets

Segment liabilities
Unallocated liabilities
Total liabilities

Segment net assets/(liabilities)
Unallocated net liabilities
Net assets

2011 – restated (Note 1)
Segment assets
Unallocated assets
Total assets

Segment liabilities
Unallocated liabilities
Total liabilities

Segment net assets/(liabilities)
Unallocated net liabilities
Net assets

Distribution
£m
198.0 

Aviation
£m
265.8 

Corporate
£m
3.4 

(123.0)

(95.9)

(13.8)

75.0 

169.9 

(10.4)

Distribution
£m
174.9 

Aviation
£m
271.2 

Corporate
£m
4.0 

(112.3)

(93.2)

(16.8)

62.6 

178.0 

(12.8)

Group
£m
467.2 
49.8 
517.0 

(232.7)
(205.1)
(437.8)

234.5 
(155.3)
79.2 

Group
£m
450.1 
39.8 
489.9 

(222.3)
(179.9)
(402.2)

227.8 
(140.1)
87.7 

Unallocated assets comprise deferred tax assets, cash and cash equivalents. 
Unallocated liabilities comprise retirement benefit obligations, borrowings, current income tax liabilities and deferred 
tax liabilities.

2012
Capital expenditure
Depreciation
Amortisation of intangible assets
Goodwill impairment (Note 13)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

2011 – restated (Note 1)
Capital expenditure
Depreciation
Amortisation of intangible assets
Goodwill impairment 
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

Distribution
£m
3.4 
5.0 
2.1 
– 
(0.1)

Distribution
£m
5.5 
5.3 
2.3 
– 
(0.1)

Aviation
£m
13.3 
14.4 
5.5 
1.8 
(0.3)

Aviation
£m
16.3 
16.4 
3.9 
1.8 
(0.4)

Corporate
£m
– 
0.8 
– 
– 
– 

Corporate
£m
– 
0.8 
– 
– 
– 

Group
£m
16.7 
20.2 
7.6 
1.8 
(0.4)

Group
£m
21.8 
22.5 
6.2 
1.8 
(0.5)

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Geographic information

United Kingdom
Continental Europe
Americas
Rest of the World

3. Net operating costs

Goods for resale and other operating charges
Employment costs (Note 4)
Intangible assets amortisation (Note 11)
Depreciation (Note 12)
Exceptional items (Note 5(a))

Other operating charges include:
  Operating leases and hire charges – plant and machinery
  Rent of properties
  Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
  Net exchange gain

Revenue

Segment non-current assets

2012
£m
1,437.5 
145.6 
146.6 
173.8 
1,903.5 

2011
£m
1,431.4 
147.5 
145.9 
174.9 
1,899.7 

2012
£m
125.2 
49.0 
36.4 
58.1 
268.7 

2012
£m
1,377.7
446.1
7.6
20.2
18.4
1,870.0

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
146.0 
40.4 
24.1 
53.2 
263.7 

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
1,388.9
435.0
6.2
22.5
(3.9)
1,848.7

During the year, the Group (including its overseas subsidiaries) obtained the following 
services from the Group’s auditors at costs as detailed below:

Audit services
  Audit of Parent Company and consolidated accounts
  Audit of the Company’s subsidiaries pursuant to legislation

Non-audit services
  Tax compliance services
  Tax advisory services
  Due diligence

4. Employees

Wages and salaries
Share-based payments
Social security costs

Pension charge

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27.1
30.2
(0.4)
–

23.9
29.8
(0.5)
(0.3)

0.2
0.4

0.2
0.4
0.1

2012
£m
397.5
1.4
37.2
436.1
10.0
446.1

0.2
0.3

0.2
0.4
0.1

2011
£m
386.7
1.7
36.6
425.0
10.0
435.0

 
 
Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

4. Employees continued
The average number of persons employed during the year was:

Distribution
Aviation
Corporate

2012
number
4,156
17,978
17
22,151

2011
number
4,124
16,873
18
21,015

The numbers above include 13,137 persons employed outside the UK (2011: 12,657).

Pension schemes
With regard to the principal Group-funded defined benefit scheme in the UK (the Menzies Pension Fund), to which 
the employees contribute, the charge to the income statement is assessed in accordance with independent actuarial 
advice from Hymans Robertson LLP (‘the Actuary’), using the projected unit method. Certain Group subsidiaries 
operate overseas and participate in a number of pension schemes, which are of a defined contribution nature.  
The income statement charge for defined contribution schemes represents the contributions payable. 

The pension charge to the income statement is analysed as follows:

Menzies Pension Fund
Other schemes

2012
 £m
0.3
9.7
10.0

2011
 £m
0.6
9.4
10.0

Financial assumptions
The Actuary undertook a valuation of the Menzies Pension Fund as at 31 December 2012 (2011: 31 December) under 
IAS 19.

In deriving the results the Actuary used the projected unit method and the following financial assumptions:

Rate of increase in salaries
Rate of increase in pensions (prior to 1 May 2006)
Rate of increase in pensions (from 1 May 2006 to 1 June 2010)
Rate of increase in pensions (after 1 June 2010)
Price inflation
Discount rate

2012
 %
2.80
3.40
2.20
1.00
2.80
4.40

2011
 %
2.80
3.40
2.50
1.00
2.80
4.90

Assumptions regarding future mortality experience are set based on advice from the Actuary in accordance with 
published statistics and experience in the business. As a result of the March 2009 triennial valuation, the scheme 
memberships were analysed into further categories and scheme mortality by category was adjusted in light of better 
information to take account of experience.

The average life expectancy in years of a pensioner retiring at 65 on the balance sheet date is:

Male
Female

2012
20.8
22.4

The average life expectancy in years of a pensioner retiring at 65, 20 years after the balance sheet date is:

Male
Female

2012
21.6
23.6

2011
20.1
21.8

2011
20.7
22.9

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Fair value of assets (and expected return on assets)

Equities
Bonds
Property
Other
Total value of assets
Defined benefit obligation
Recognised in balance sheet
Related deferred tax asset (Note 19)
Net pension liabilities

2012

2011

  Long-term
 rate of return
%
6.5
4.4
5.5
0.5

Long-term
 rate of return
 %
6.5
4.9
5.5
0.5

Value at
 December
 £m
153.9
66.1
24.9
12.3
257.2
(325.3)
(68.1)
15.7
(52.4)

Value at
 December
 £m
147.4
64.6
27.8
2.2
242.0
(306.3)
(64.3)
16.1
(48.2)

Sensitivity analysis
A reduction in the net discount rate will increase the assessed value of the defined benefit obligation and a rise in  
the discount rate will decrease the assessed value of the defined benefit obligation. The overall effect of a change  
in the net discount rate for the Fund of 0.1% would be an increase/decrease to the defined benefit obligation of 
around 2% or £6m.

The effect of changing the assumption regarding life expectancy by one year longer than the disclosed table would 
be to increase the assessed value of the defined benefit obligation by around 3% or £10m.

Components of pension expense
Amounts charged/(credited) to operating profit
Current service cost
Gains on curtailments and settlements

Amounts included in finance costs
Expected return on pension scheme assets
Interest on pension liabilities
Net financial (charge)/income

Pension expense/(income)

Amounts recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income
Gain/(loss) on assets
Loss on defined benefit obligation
Actuarial loss

Change in scheme assets during the year
Fair value of assets at start of year
Expected return on assets
Company contributions
Employee contributions
Assets distributed on settlements
Benefits and expenses paid
Gain/(loss) on assets
Fair value of assets at end of year

The actual return on scheme assets was a loss of £10.2m (2011: a loss of £29.3m).

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2012
 £m

0.6
(0.3)
0.3

2011
 £m

0.7
(0.1)
0.6

13.8
(14.7)
(0.9)

16.8
(15.4)
1.4

1.2

(0.8)

£m
3.6
(16.0)
(12.4)

£m
242.0
13.8
9.8
1.0
–
(13.0)
3.6
257.2

£m
(12.5)
(13.5)
(26.0)

£m
241.8
16.8
8.7
1.1
(0.3)
(13.6)
(12.5)
242.0

Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

4. Employees continued

Change in defined benefit obligation during the year
Defined benefit obligation at start of year
Current service cost
Interest cost
Liabilities extinguished on settlements
Employee contributions
Benefits and expenses paid
Loss on defined benefit obligation
Gain on scheme experience
Defined benefit obligation at end of year

Expected employer contributions for 2013 are estimated to be £13m.

History of experience gains and losses

2012
£m
3.6
1.4%
(16.0)
4.9%

257.2
(325.3)
(68.1)

2011
£m
(12.5)
5.2%
(13.5)
4.4%

242.0
(306.3)
(64.3)

Gain/(loss) on scheme assets
Percentage of scheme assets
Actuarial (loss)/gain on defined benefit obligation
Percentage of scheme liabilities

Total value of assets
Defined benefit obligation
Recognised in balance sheet

5(a) Exceptional items

Gain on disposal of interest in associate
Rationalisation costs
Onerous lease provisions
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

£m
306.3
0.6
14.7
(0.3)
1.0
(13.0)
20.9
(4.9)
325.3

2009
£m
26.4
12.5%
(76.4)
25.8%

211.9
(296.4)
(84.5)

2012
£m
–
(10.7)
(7.7)
–
(18.4)

£m
289.6
0.7
15.4
(0.4)
1.1
(13.6)
13.5
–
306.3

2008
£m
(78.1)
42.8%
29.4
13.5%

182.4
(218.0)
(35.6)

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
8.2 
(4.2)
(1.1)
1.0 
3.9 

2010
£m
18.2
7.5%
11.3
3.9%

241.8
(289.6)
(47.8)

Notes
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(i)  On 6 July 2011 Menzies Aviation and Swissport Handling SA signed a termination agreement bringing the 39% 
associate undertaking arrangement in Spain to an end. The termination agreement split the existing 6 airport 
operations whereby Menzies Aviation acquired 100% control of the operations at Alicante, Murcia, Jerez and 
Almeria while Swissport Handling acquired 100% control of the operations at Madrid and Lanzarote. The split 
was agreed following an independent review of the individual operations and the calculation of the gain on the 
transaction was subject to an ongoing completion valuation exercise. This independent valuation exercise was 
completed during the year and resulted in an additional gain of £4.2m (Note 1).

(ii)   Costs of rationalising excess capacity comprised asset write-offs and staff redundancy in Distribution £4.1m 

(2011: £2.5m) and in Aviation £6.6m (2011: £1.7m).

(iii)   These provisions are in respect of future lease obligations in UK and US cargo at Aviation. The provision in 2011 

related to a vacated leasehold property following the sub-tenant entering administration.

(iv)  During 2011 the Group sold a surplus freehold property for consideration of £2.5m.

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5(b) Intangible amortisation

Goodwill impairment
Contract amortisation

Notes
(i)
(ii)

2011
 Restated
 (Note 1)
 £m
(1.8)
(3.9)
(5.7)

2012
 £m
(1.8)
(4.6)
(6.4)

(i) 

 As permitted under the transitional requirements of IFRS 1, the acquisition accounting of business  
combinations completed prior to the transition date has not been restated. As a result, assets which were 
previously capitalised as goodwill have not been reclassified as other intangible assets. Accordingly, these 
financial statements include an impairment charge of £1.8m (2011: £1.8m) reflecting the remaining life of the 
current licence at Menzies Macau Aviation Services Ltd.

(ii)  This charge relates to contracts capitalised as intangible assets on the acquisition of businesses.

The taxation effect of the exceptional items is a net credit of £2.3m (2011: net credit of £1.0m).

6. Directors
A detailed analysis of Directors’ remuneration, together with shareholdings and options, is provided on pages  
46 to 56.

7. Finance costs (pre-exceptional)

Finance income:
Bank deposits

Finance charges:
Bank loans and overdrafts
Preference dividends

Net finance costs

8. Taxation
(a) Analysis of charge in year

Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the year
Overseas tax
Adjustments to prior years’ liabilities
Total current tax

Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Impact of UK rate change
Adjustments to prior years’ liabilities

Retirement benefit obligations
Total deferred tax
Tax on profit on ordinary activities

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2012
£m

0.8
0.8

(4.5)
(0.1)
(4.6)

2011
£m

1.3
1.3

(6.1)
(0.1)
(6.2)

(3.8)

(4.9)

2012
 £m

3.1
5.6
(1.3)
7.4

0.6
(0.4)
0.7
0.9
2.1
3.0
10.4

2011
 £m

4.9
6.6
(0.1)
11.4

(3.6)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(3.9)
2.6
(1.3)
10.1

Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

8. Taxation continued
(b) Current and deferred tax related to items (credited)/charged outside profit or loss

Deferred tax on actuarial loss on retirement benefit obligations
Impact of UK rate change
Current tax on fair value movement on cashflow hedges
Current tax on share based payments
Deferred tax on share based payments
Current tax on net exchange adjustments
Tax credit reported outside profit or loss

2012
 £m
(3.1)
1.3
0.3
(1.0)
(0.7)
(0.6)
(3.8)

2011
 £m
(7.1)
1.3
0.2
–
–
(0.5)
(6.1)

(c)  Reconciliation between tax charge and the product of accounting profit multiplied by the Group’s 
domestic tax rate for the years ended 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2011 is as follows:

Profit before tax

Profit before tax multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK 24.5% (2011: 26.5%)
Non-deductible expenses (principally goodwill impairment and intangible amortisation)
Depreciation on non-qualifying assets
Unrelieved overseas losses
Overseas deferred tax assets written off/(recognised)
Exceptional items (Note 5)
Utilisation of previously unrecognised losses
Lower tax rates on overseas earnings
Joint venture and associate post-tax result (included in profit before tax)
Adjustments to prior years’ liabilities
Impact of UK rate change on deferred tax
Gain on Swissport transaction
At the effective corporation tax rate of 32.5% (2011: 19.2%)

2011
 Restated
 (Note 1)
 £m
52.5

13.9
2.7
0.3
0.9
(3.1)
1.0
(1.1)
(0.4)
(1.5)
(0.2)
(0.2)
(2.2)
10.1

2012
£m
32.0

7.8
1.1
0.6
1.0
0.3
2.3
(0.2)
(0.2)
(1.2)
(0.6)
(0.5)
–
10.4

The UK Government has announced that the main rate of UK corporation tax will be reduced from the current rate  
of 24%, which has applied from 1 April 2012, to 21%, by means of a series of annual reductions. The reduction in  
the UK corporation tax rate to 23% from 1 April 2013 was enacted on 17 July 2012. As this rate was enacted at the 
balance sheet date, and reduces the tax rate expected to apply when temporary differences reverse, it had the effect 
of reducing the UK deferred tax asset. However, as most of the UK deferred tax asset relates to the UK pension 
deficit, which has arisen predominantly due to actuarial gains/losses taken to other comprehensive income, the 
majority of the reduction has been debited to other comprehensive income and does not have a material effect on 
the effective tax rate or on profit for the year. It is expected that this treatment will also apply in relation to the further 
rate reductions announced by the Government. Those further rate reductions are to be incorporated within future 
legislative acts and so will not be substantively enacted until later periods. The estimated effect of the further 
reductions in the rate to 21% by 2014 would be to decrease the net UK deferred tax asset by £1.0m.

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(d) Factors that may affect future tax charges
The Group has estimated tax losses carried forward, which arose in subsidiary companies operating in the 
undernoted jurisdictions, that are available for offset against future profits of those subsidiaries. Deferred tax assets 
have not been recognised in respect of these losses as they have arisen in subsidiaries where it is not probable that 
future taxable profits will be available against which such assets could be utilised.

USA
South Africa
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands

Losses
 £m
39.8
2.4
21.3
11.3
3.2
6.4

Expiry
Carry forward indefinitely
Carry forward indefinitely
Carry forward indefinitely
Carry forward indefinitely
Carry forward indefinitely
Carry forward for nine years

The Group has capital losses in the UK of approximately £10.4m that are available for offset against future taxable 
gains arising in the UK. No deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of these losses.

9. Dividends

Dividends on equity shares:
Ordinary – interim paid in respect of 2012, 7.35p per share
  – final paid in respect of 2011, 17p per share
  – paid in respect of 2009 performance share plan
  – interim paid in respect of 2011, 7p per share
  – final paid in respect of 2010, 14p per share

2012
 £m

4.4
10.2
0.7
–
–
15.3

2011
 £m

–
–
–
4.1
8.1
12.2

Dividends of £0.2m were waived on Treasury shares during 2012 (2011: £0.5m).

The Directors are proposing a final dividend in respect of the year to 31 December 2012 of 17.85p per ordinary share, 
which will absorb an estimated £10.9m of shareholders’ funds. Payment will be made on 21 June 2013 to 
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 24 May 2013.

Treasury shares
The Company’s ordinary shares are held for employee share schemes. At 31 December 2012 the Company held 
834,393 (2011: 2,163,232) ordinary shares with a market value of £5,352,631 (2011: £11,465,130).

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

10. Earnings per share

Operating profit
Share of post-tax results of joint ventures and associates
add back:  exceptional items (Note 5(a))

intangible amortisation (Note 5(b))
share of interest on joint ventures and associates
share of tax on joint ventures and associates

Net finance costs
Profit before taxation
Taxation
Exceptional tax
Non-controlling interests
Earnings for the year

Basic
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (pence)

Underlying*
Earnings per ordinary share (pence)
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (pence)

Basic

Underlying*

2011
 Restated
 (Note 1)
 £m
51.0
5.4
–
–
–
–
(3.9)
52.5
(10.1)
–
(0.5)
41.9

2012
 £m
33.5
3.8
–
–
–
–
(5.3)
32.0
(10.4)
–
–
21.6

36.0p
35.8p

71.8p
69.8p

2011
 Restated
 (Note 1)
 £m
51.0
5.4
(3.9)
5.7
(0.4)
2.1
(3.5)
56.4
(10.1)
(3.1)
(0.5)
42.7

2012
 £m
33.5
3.8
18.4
6.4
(0.6)
1.6
(4.7)
58.4
(10.4)
(3.9)
–
44.1

73.4p
73.2p

73.2p
71.2p

Number of ordinary shares in issue (millions)
Weighted average
Diluted weighted average

60.066
60.273

58.363
59.989

The weighted average number of fully paid shares in issue during the year excludes Treasury shares. The diluted 
weighted average is calculated by adjusting for all outstanding share options which are potentially dilutive, i.e. where 
the exercise price is less than the average market price of the shares during the year.

*  Underlying earnings are presented as an additional performance measure. They are stated before exceptional items and intangible amortisation.

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11. Intangible assets

Cost
At 31 December 2011
Acquisitions (Note 24)
Additions
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012

Amortisation and impairment
At 31 December 2011
Amortisation charge
Exceptional impairment
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012

Net book value
At 31 December 2012
At 31 December 2011

Cost
At 31 December 2010
Acquisitions
Additions
Currency translation
At 31 December 2011

Amortisation and impairment
At 31 December 2010
Amortisation charge
Currency translation
At 31 December 2011

Net book value
At 31 December 2011
At 31 December 2010

*  Restated (Note 1 and Note 24)

Goodwill
 £m

Contracts
 £m

Computer
 Software
 £m

61.8
–
–
(2.6)
59.2

10.7
–
0.3
(1.0)
10.0

49.2
51.1

60.6
21.4
–
(1.5)
80.5

14.6
4.6
–
(0.7)
18.5

62.0
46.0

20.9
–
3.1
–
24.0

9.2
3.0
–
–
12.2

11.8
11.7

Goodwill
 £m

Contracts*
 £m

Computer
 Software
 £m

60.7
0.8
–
0.3
61.8

10.5
–
0.2
10.7

51.1
50.2

51.7
10.4
0.1
(1.6)
60.6

11.0
3.9
(0.3)
14.6

46.0
40.7

16.5
–
4.4
–
20.9

6.9
2.3
–
9.2

11.7
9.6

Total
 £m

143.3
21.4
3.1
(4.1)
163.7

34.5
7.6
0.3
(1.7)
40.7

123.0
108.8

Total
 £m

128.9
11.2
4.5
(1.3)
143.3

28.4
6.2
(0.1)
34.5

108.8
100.5

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

11. Intangible assets continued
Goodwill acquired through business combinations and intangible assets with indefinite lives have been allocated 
at acquisition to cash generating units (CGU’s) that are expected to benefit from the business combination. The 
carrying amount of the goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives has been allocated to the operating  
units as per the table below.

Aviation
Netherlands Cargo
North American Cargo
Australia Cargo
UK Cargo
South Africa
Scandinavia
Ogden worldwide
Other

Distribution
Turners News
EM News Distribution (NI) Ltd
Chester Independent Wholesale News Ltd
North West Wholesale News Ltd
The Network – field marketing
Other

Total

2012

2011

Goodwill
 £m

Contracts
 £m

Goodwill
 £m

Contracts
 £m

7.6
7.7
6.8
–
2.6
3.1
9.9
4.2
41.9

4.8
–
–
–
–
2.5
7.3
49.2

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
3.1
7.1
2.7
2.0
4.1
19.0
19.0

7.8
8.1
7.0
0.3
2.9
3.1
10.3
4.3
43.8

4.8
–
–
–
–
2.5
7.3
51.1

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
3.1
7.1
2.7
2.0
4.1
19.0
19.0

The Group tests goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives annually for impairment, or more frequently if 
there are indications that these might be impaired. The basis of these impairment tests including key assumptions 
are set out below.

The recoverable amounts of the CGUs are determined from value in use calculations. These calculations use future 
cash flow projections based on financial forecasts approved by management. The key assumptions for these 
forecasts are those regarding revenue growth, net margin, capital expenditure and the level of working capital 
required to support trading, which management estimates based on past experience and expectations of future 
changes in the market. 

The post-tax discount rate assumption of 8% (2011: 8%) is based on the Group’s weighted average post-tax cost of 
capital having considered the uncertainty risk attributable to individual CGUs. The equivalent pre-tax discount rate is 
10.6% (2011: 10.7%). The pre-tax rate has been applied to pre-tax cash flows.

Aviation
Aviation contracts are amortised on a straight-line basis over ten years as this period is the minimum time-frame 
management considers when assessing businesses for acquisition. The carrying value of Aviation contracts is 
£27.8m (2011: £27.0m) and the average remaining amortisation period is 6 years (2011: 7 years).

Value in use calculations are based on Board approved budgets and plans for a three year period. Cash flows beyond the 
three year period are extrapolated by growth rates that reflect management’s specific location expectations for 2016 and 
2017 incorporating a long-term growth rate derived using the best available market information (such as Boeing’s 2012 
Aviation Industry Review) adjusted for the specific risks and challenges relating to Menzies Aviation. Short-term revenue 
growth rates over 2016 and 2017 range from 0% to 6.5% (2011: 2.2% to 6.5%) and longer term revenue growth rates 
range from 0.5% to 4.1% (2011: 0.5% to 3.5%). Net margin assumptions are based on historic experience.

Base case forecasts show significant headroom above carrying value for each CGU. Sensitivity analysis has been 
undertaken for each CGU to assess the impact of any reasonably possible change in key assumptions. There is no 
reasonably possible change that would cause the carrying values to exceed recoverable amounts.

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Distribution
Distribution publisher distribution contracts are not amortised due to the very long-term nature of the business  
in the UK. The Group distributes to approximately 45% of the UK retail market and has only one major competitor.  
In such circumstances the Board considers that there is no foreseeable limit to the period over which the contracts 
are expected to generate cash flows and have been determined to have an indefinite life. These contracts are, 
however, tested annually for impairment using similar criteria to the goodwill test. 

Value in use calculations are based on Board approved three year plans extrapolated to a 5-year period and keeping 
the growth rates flat. This reflects management’s specific business expectations for 2016 and 2017. Net margin 
assumptions are based on historic experience. 

Base case forecasts show significant headroom above carrying value for each CGU. Sensitivity analysis has been 
undertaken for each CGU to assess the impact of any reasonably possible change in key assumptions. There is no 
reasonably possible change that would cause the carrying values to exceed recoverable amounts.

12. Property, plant and equipment

Group

Freehold
 property
 £m

Short
 leasehold
 property
 £m

Plant and
 equipment
 £m

Company

Freehold
 property
 £m

34.4
–
– 
– 
– 
– 
34.4 

5.6
0.8 
– 
– 
– 
6.4 

Total
 £m

267.6
3.7
16.7
(7.9)
(6.2)
(4.0)
269.9

144.2
20.2
(6.3)
(2.7)
(2.3)
153.1

193.1
3.6
15.8
(7.3)
(6.2)
(3.8)
195.2

114.9
17.3
(5.8)
(2.7)
(2.1)
121.6

73.6
78.2

116.8
123.4

28.0 
28.8 

Cost
At 31 December 2011
Acquisitions (Note 24)
Additions
Exceptional write-offs
Disposals
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012

Depreciation
At 31 December 2011
Charge for the year
Exceptional write-offs
Disposals
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012

Net book value
At 31 December 2012
At 31 December 2011

36.5
–
0.1
–
–
–
36.6

9.3
0.7
–
–
–
10.0

26.6
27.2

38.0
0.1
0.8
(0.6)
–
(0.2)
38.1

20.0
2.2
(0.5)
–
(0.2)
21.5

16.6
18.0

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

12. Property, plant and equipment continued

Freehold
 property
 £m

Long
 leasehold
 property
 £m

Group

Short
 leasehold
 property
 £m

Plant and
 equipment
 £m

Cost
At 31 December 2010
Acquisitions
Additions
Disposals
Currency translation
At 31 December 2011

Depreciation
At 31 December 2010
Charge for the year
Disposals
Currency translation
At 31 December 2011

Net book value
At 31 December 2011
At 31 December 2010

38.2
–
–
(1.7)
–
36.5

9.1
0.7
(0.5)
–
9.3

27.2
29.1

0.2
–
–
(0.2)
–
–

0.2
–
(0.2)
–
–

–
–

39.4
–
0.9
(1.8)
(0.5)
38.0

19.8
2.1
(1.8)
(0.1)
20.0

18.0
19.6

Company

Freehold
 property
 £m

36.0
–
–
(1.6)
–
34.4

5.3
0.8
(0.5)
–
5.6

Total
 £m

264.0
3.0
21.8
(15.0)
(6.2)
267.6

135.8
22.5
(11.0)
(3.1)
144.2

186.2
3.0
20.9
(11.3)
(5.7)
193.1

106.7
19.7
(8.5)
(3.0)
114.9

78.2
79.5

123.4
128.2

28.8
30.7

During the year, the Aviation division revised its estimates of useful lives of certain categories of plant and equipment. 
The effect of this revision in the current year is a £1.4m reduction in the depreciation charge.

13. Investments

Net book value excluding goodwill
At 31 December 2011
Share of profits after tax
Dividends received
Disposals 
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012
Goodwill
At 31 December 2011
Impairment provision (Note 5(b))
Currency translation
At 31 December 2012

At 31 December 2012
At 31 December 2011

Group

Company

Shares in 
joint ventures
£m

Shares in
associates
£m

Other
£m

Total
£m

Subsidiaries
£m

25.4 
4.3 
(2.9)
–
(1.6)
25.2 

–
–
–
–

25.2 
25.4 

2.5 
1.3 
(1.6)
(0.1)
(0.1)
2.0 

3.3 
(1.8)
(0.1)
1.4 

3.4 
5.8 

0.3 
–
–
–
–
0.3 

–
–
–
–

0.3 
0.3 

28.2 
5.6 
(4.5)
(0.1)
(1.7)
27.5 

3.3 
(1.8)
(0.1)
1.4 

28.9 
31.5 

292.8 
–
–
(2.3)
(0.3)
290.2 

–
–
–
–

290.2 
292.8 

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The Group’s share of the results, assets and liabilities of joint ventures and associates are:

Country of
Incorporation

% 
Interest
held

Revenue
£m

Profit 
after tax
£m

Assets

Liabilities

Less 
than
1 year
£m

More 
than
 1 year
£m

Less 
than
1 year
£m

More
 than
 1 year
£m

UK
Ireland

UK

Joint ventures
EM News (NI) Ltd
EM News (Ireland) Ltd
Worldwide Magazine 
Distribution Ltd
Menzies Bobba Ground 
Handling Services Private Ltd India
Menzies Aviation Bobba 
(Bangalore) Private Ltd
Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo 
Private Ltd
Zaankracht Holding BV
AMI Asia HK Ltd

India

India
Netherlands
Hong Kong

50
50

50

51

49

49
30
50

46.8 
23.4 

0.9 
–

7.7 
–

1.0 
–

(4.3)
–

(0.1)
–

5.2 

–

0.9 

0.1 

(0.8)

1.3 

0.3 

4.6 

1.5 

(0.1)

4.2 

2.1 

2.4 

8.6 

(0.4)

3.2 
1.9 
0.2 

0.8 
0.1 
0.1 

1.9 
0.8 
0.2 

2.1 
–
–

(0.4)
(0.4)
(0.1)

–

–

–

–
–
–

Total
£m

4.3 
–

0.2 

6.0 

10.6 

3.6 
0.4 
0.1 

Associates
Menzies Macau Airport 
Services Ltd
Swissport Menzies Handling 
PMR Ute

Macau

Spain

29

6.0 

1.3 

1.2 

1.6 

(0.9)

(0.3)

1.6 

19.5

1.1 
93.3 

–
5.6 

0.4 
20.1 

–
14.9 

–
(7.4)

–
(0.4)

0.4 
27.2 

Although Menzies Bobba Ground Handling Services Private Ltd, Menzies Aviation Bobba (Bangalore) Private Ltd and 
Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo Private Ltd are 51% and 49% owned, and Zaankracht Holding BV is 30% owned, they 
are treated as joint ventures in the Group accounts because the parties to each of the ventures work together with 
equal powers to control the entities. Each venturer in the respective entity retains the power of veto, and overall key 
strategic, operational and financial decisions require the consent of both parties. 

The Group disposed of its 39% investment in the associate undertaking, Swissport Menzies Handling Ute, on 
6 July 2011 (Note 5(a)).

The investment in Swissport Menzies Handling PMR Ute is treated as an associate as the Group exercises significant 
influence under an operational agreement with the other shareholding parties. During the year, Swissport Menzies 
Handling PMR Ute repaid £0.1m of the investment loan.

The Indian joint ventures have a statutory year end of 31 March. Worldwide Magazine Distribution Limited has  
a statutory year end of 30 April.

Company
During the year the Company struck off a number of dormant UK companies and adjusted the carrying value  
of the investment.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

14. Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables
Less: provision for doubtful debts
Trade receivables – net
Other receivables
Prepayments 
Amounts owed by Group companies

Group

Company

2012
£m
141.2 
(2.5)
138.7 
19.9 
24.9 
–
183.5 

2011
£m
135.2 
(2.4)
132.8 
16.9 
20.0 
–
169.7 

2012
£m
–
–
–
0.5 
1.4 
215.4 
217.3 

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
–
–
–
0.6 
1.4 
178.0 
180.0 

The average credit period on sale of goods is 26.6 days (2011: 25.5 days). No interest is charged on any 
receivables balance. 

Ageing of trade receivables

2012
2011

Movement in the provision for doubtful debts

Balance at the beginning of the year
Amounts provided during the year
Amounts released during the year
Amounts utilised during the year
Balance at the end of the year

Ageing of past due and impaired receivables

0 – 30 days
30 – 60 days
60 – 90 days
over 90 days

Neither past
 due nor
impaired
£m
117.6
112.6 

Total
£m
138.7 
132.8 

Past due not impaired

30-60 days
£m
16.8 
16.1 

60-90 days
£m
2.4 
1.8 

over 90 days
£m
1.9 
2.3 

Group

2012
£m
2.4 
1.1 
(1.0)
–
2.5 

Group

2012
£m
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
2.2 
2.5 

2011
£m
3.9 
1.0 
(1.0)
(1.5)
2.4 

2011
£m
0.1 
0.3 
0.2 
1.8 
2.4 

The other classes within trade and other receivables do not include impaired assets.

The Directors consider that the carrying value of trade and other receivables approximates to their fair value.

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15. Trade and other payables

Due within one year
Trade payables
Other payables 
Other taxes and social security costs
Amounts owed to Group companies

Due after more than one year
Other payables 

Group

2012
£m

Company

2011
£m

2012
£m

2011
£m

104.1 
102.1 
4.2 
–
210.4 

111.6 
96.3 
3.7 
–
211.6 

–
9.9 
–
273.1 
283.0 

–
9.9 
–
281.1 
291.0 

10.0 

1.8 

5.0 

5.0 

The Directors consider that the carrying value of trade and other payables approximates to their fair value.

16. Financial instruments
The objectives, policies and strategies pursued by the Group in relation to financial instruments are described within 
the Group Financial Review on pages 20 to 25.

Derivative financial instruments
Cash Flow Hedges
  Foreign exchange forward contracts

Interest rate swaps

Foreign Currency Net Investment Hedge
  Foreign exchange forward contracts
Total derivative financial instruments

Current
Non-current

Group

2012
£m

Company

2011
£m

2012
£m

2011
£m

(0.1)
–

0.4
0.3

0.3
–
0.3

(1.2)
(0.3)

0.8
(0.7)

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.7)

(0.1)
–

0.4
0.3

0.3
–
0.3

(1.2)
(0.3)

0.8
(0.7)

(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.7)

The Group only enters into derivative financial instruments that are designated as hedging instruments. 

The fair values of foreign currency instruments are calculated by reference to current market rates. The fair value of 
interest rate swaps are calculated by reference to current market rates taking into account future cash flows.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

16. Financial instruments continued
Fair value hierarchy
As at 31 December 2012, the Group held the following financial instruments measured at fair value. The Group uses 
the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:  other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are 

observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3:  techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on 

observable market data.

Financial assets at fair value through the income statement
Foreign exchange contracts – hedged

Financial liabilities at fair value through the income statement
Foreign exchange contracts – hedged

Assets measured at fair value

Level 1
£m

Level 2
£m

Level 3
£m

–

0.9

–

Liabilities measured at fair value

Level 1
£m

Level 2
£m

Level 3
£m

–

0.6

–

Total
£m

0.9

Total
£m

0.6

During the year ended 31 December 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value 
measurements, and no transfers into and out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

Interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings
Obligations under finance leases
Bank overdrafts
Non-amortising bank loans
Amortising term loan 
Preference shares
Unsecured loan stock
Total interest-bearing loans and 
borrowings
Current
Non-current

Maturity
n/a
n/a
January 2013 – September 2017
March 2020
Non-redeemable
Repaid July 2012

Group

2012
£m

Company

2011
£m

2012
£m

2011
£m

–
0.2
105.3
20.4
1.4
–

127.3
46.2
81.1
127.3

0.2
1.2
78.6
22.3
1.4
0.1

103.8
3.4
100.4
103.8

–
0.1
105.3
20.4
1.4
–

127.2 
46.1
81.1
127.2

–
0.9
78.6
22.3
1.4
–

103.2 
2.8
100.4
103.2

Other than trade receivables and payables, there are no financial assets or liabilities excluded from the above analysis.

No financial assets or liabilities were held or issued for trading purposes.

The Company has issued 1,394,587 cumulative preference shares of £1 each. These shares are not redeemable and 
pay an interest coupon of 9% semi-annually.

The amortising term loan is repayable between 2013 and 2020 with interest payable at a fixed rate of 6.23%. 

The loan has a weighted average maturity of 3 years (2011: 3 years).

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Non-amortising bank loans are drawn against unsecured, committed revolving bank credit facilities maturing 
between January 2013 and September 2017.

Net Debt
Derivative financial instruments
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings
Total borrowings
Less: cash at bank, cash in hand and short-term deposits

Financial assets and financial liabilities
Short-term borrowings
Medium-term borrowings
Long-term borrowings
Derivative financial instruments
Finance leases
Bank overdrafts
Total financial assets and financial liabilities
Less: cash at bank, cash in hand and short-term deposits
Net Debt

Group

2012
£m

(0.3)
127.3
127.0
34.0
93.0

2011
£m

0.7
103.8
104.5
24.4
80.1

Company

2012
£m

(0.3)
127.2
126.9
0.3
126.6

2011
£m

0.7
103.2
103.9
1.1
102.8

2012

2011

Book value
£m

Fair value
£m

Book value
£m

Fair value
£m

46.0
72.3
8.8
(0.3)
–
0.2
127.0
34.0
93.0

46.4
74.3
10.2
(0.3)
–
0.2
130.8
34.0
96.8

2.0
88.5
11.9
0.7
0.2
1.2
104.5
24.4
80.1

2.4
90.3
13.8
0.7
0.2
1.2
108.6
24.4
84.2

The fair value of the fixed term, amortising borrowing is calculated as the present value of all future cash flows 
discounted at prevailing market rates.

Trade and other receivables and trade and other payables carrying values of £158.6m (2011: £149.7m) and £206.2m 
(2011: £207.9m) respectively, in respect of the Group and £215.9m and £283.0m (2011: £178.6m and £291.0m) in 
respect of the Company are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

A separate table has not been prepared analysing the Company’s book values and fair values. The £0.1m difference 
in book values relates to interest bearing loans and borrowings and is deemed to be short-term in nature.

Currency
Sterling
US dollar
Euro
South African rand
Net derivative (assets)/liabilities 

Floating
rate
financial
liabilities
£m
105.5 
–
–
0.1 
(0.3)
105.3 

Fixed
rate
financial
liabilities
£m
21.8 
–
–
–
–
21.8 

2012
Total
financial
liabilities
£m
127.3 
–
–
0.1 
(0.3)
127.1 

Floating
rate
financial
liabilities
£m
54.7 
0.2 
0.1 
0.1 
0.7 
55.8 

Fixed
rate
financial
liabilities
£m
48.7 
–
–
–
–
48.7

2011
Total
financial
liabilities
£m
103.4 
0.2 
0.1 
0.1 
0.7 
104.5 

At 31 December 2012, the expiry profile of undrawn 
committed facilities was as follows:
Less than one year
Between one and two years
Between two and five years

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2012
£m

Company

2011
£m

2012
£m

2011
£m

– 
0.2 
68.1 
68.3

6.1 
53.4 
0.1 
59.6 

–
0.2 
68.1 
68.3

6.1 
53.4 
0.1 
59.6 

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

16. Financial instruments continued
Cash flow hedges
Foreign exchange forward contracts
At 31 December 2012 the Group held foreign currency forward contracts designed as hedges of transaction 
exposures arising from non-local currency revenue. These contracts were in line with the Group’s policy to hedge 
significant forecast transaction exposures for a maximum 18 months forward.

The cash flow hedges of non-local revenue were assessed to be highly effective.

Interest rate swaps
The Group’s policy is to minimise exposures to interest rate risk by ensuring an appropriate balance of long-term and 
short-term floating rates.

During 2011 the Group hedged the exposure to interest rate rises by use of interest rate swap agreements, whereby 
the Group paid a fixed rate of interest and received a variable rate of LIBOR+margin on the notional amount. 

The £25m interest rate swaps at the start of the year matured in June 2012. No new swaps were entered into 
during 2012.

At 31 December 2012, 20.6% (2011: 46.9%) of the Group’s borrowings were fixed.

Fair value of Cash Flow Hedges – currency forward contracts
Fair value of Cash Flow Hedges – interest rate swaps

Current
Non-current

2012

2011

Assets 
£m
–
–
–
–
–
–

Liabilities
£m
(0.1)
–
(0.1)
(0.1)
–
(0.1)

Assets 
£m
–
–
–
–
–
–

Liabilities
£m
(1.2)
(0.3)
(1.5)
(1.2)
(0.3)
(1.5)

For 2012, if interest rates on UK pound-denominated borrowings had been 0.5% higher/lower with all other variables 
held constant, post-tax profit for the year would have been £0.6m (2011: £0.3m) lower/higher, mainly as a result of 
higher/lower interest expense on floating rate borrowings.

Foreign currency net investment hedges
The Group’s treasury policy is to hedge the exposure of currency denominated assets to foreign exchange risk.  
This is primarily achieved using forward contracts denominated in the relevant foreign currencies.

Gains or losses on the retranslation of these hedges are transferred to reserves to offset any gains or losses on 
translation of the net investments in the subsidiary undertakings.

The notional principal amounts of the outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts are:

Euro
US dollar
Czech koruna
Australian dollar
New Zealand dollar
Swedish krona
Indian rupee
South African rand

Group

Company

Sterling Equivalent

2012
million
22.5 
36.5 
115.0 
15.4 
2.4 
29.0 
960.0 
65.0 

2011
million
15.0 
30.5 
99.0 
10.9 
1.7 
25.5 
750.0 
55.0 

2012
million
22.5 
36.5 
115.0 
15.4 
2.4 
29.0 
960.0 
65.0 

2011
million
15.0
30.5
99.0
10.9
1.7
25.5
750.0
55.0 

2012
£m
 18.2 
 22.5 
 3.7 
 9.8 
 1.2 
 2.7 
 10.8 
 4.7 

2011
£m
 12.5 
 19.6 
 3.2 
 7.2 
 0.9 
 2.4 
 9.1 
4.4 

EUR
USD
CZK
AUD
NZD
SEK
INR
ZAR

Fair value of foreign currency net investment hedges
Current

2012

2011

Assets 
£m
0.9
0.9

Liabilities
£m
(0.5)
(0.5)

Assets 
£m
1.5
1.5

Liabilities
£m
(0.7)
(0.7)

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Foreign currency sensitivity
For 2012, if the UK pound had weakened/strengthened by 10% on currencies which have a material impact on the 
Group, with all other variables held constant, the effect would have been:

Change in rate 
US dollar
US dollar
Euro
Euro
Australian dollar
Australian dollar
Indian rupee
Indian rupee

USD
USD
EUR
EUR
AUD
AUD
INR
INR

+10%

+10%

+10%

+10%

-10%

-10%

-10%

-10%

2012

2011

Effect on
Profit
Before Tax
£m
0.3 
(0.3)
0.6 
(0.7)
0.7 
(0.8)
0.4 
(0.5)

Effect on
Equity
£m
2.0 
(1.6)
1.7 
(1.4)
1.2 
(1.0)
1.2 
(1.0)

Effect on
Profit
Before Tax
£m
0.3 
(0.3)
0.8 
(0.8)
0.6 
(0.7)
0.5 
(0.6)

Effect on
Equity
£m
3.2
(2.6)
1.7
(1.4)
1.3 
(1.1)
1.4 
(1.1)

The Group’s exposure to foreign currency changes for all other currencies is not material.

Capital risk management
The Group manages the capital structure in order to minimise the cost of capital whilst ensuring that it has access  
to ongoing sources of finance such as the debt capital markets. The Group defines capital as net debt (see Note 22) 
and equity attributable to equity holders of the Company (see Group and Company statement of changes in equity). 
The only externally imposed capital requirements for the Group are total debt to EBITDA and interest cover under  
the terms of the Bank Facilities, with which the Group has fully complied during both the current period and the prior 
period. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders and/or 
issue new shares. 

Credit risk
The Group considers its exposure to credit risk at 31 December to be as follows:

Bank deposits
Trade receivables

2012
£m
34.0 
138.7 
172.7

2011
£m
24.4 
132.8 
157.2

For banks and financial institutions, the Group’s policy is to transact with independently rated parties with a minimum 
rating of ’A’. If there is no independent rating, the Group assesses the credit quality of the counterparty taking into 
account its financial position, past experience and other factors.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

16. Financial instruments continued
Liquidity risk
The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves and banking facilities by continuously monitoring 
forecast and actual cash flows.

The following is an analysis of the Group’s financial liabilities and derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity 
based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date.

The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. Floating rate interest is estimated 
using the prevailing rate at the balance sheet date.

Net values of transaction hedging are disclosed in accordance with the contractual terms of these derivative instruments.

Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Preference shares
Trade and other payables
Financial derivatives

Interest bearing loans and borrowings
Preference shares
Other liabilities
Trade and other payables
Financial derivatives

Due 
within 
1 year
£m
(48.7)
(0.1)
(206.2)
(73.8)
(328.8)

Due 
within 
1 year
£m
(6.2)
(0.1)
(0.2)
(211.6)
(60.5)
(278.6)

2012

Due
between 
1-2 years
£m
(46.2)
(0.1)
(10.0)
–
(56.3)

2011

Due 
between 
1-2 years
£m
(4.9)
(0.1)
–
(1.8)
(0.3)
(7.1)

Due
between 
2-4 years
£m
(31.9)
(0.4)
–
–
(32.3)

Due 
between 
2-4 years
£m
(94.3)
(0.4)
–
–
–
(94.7)

17. Operating lease commitments
The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Group

Property

Other

Company

Property

2012
£m
31.0 
71.1 
39.6 
141.7 

2011
£m
29.0 
71.5 
39.5 
140.0 

2012
£m
25.4 
43.9 
2.4 
71.7 

2011
£m
20.4 
33.6 
–
54.0 

2012
£m
0.5 
1.0 
–
1.5 

Within one year
Within two to five years
After five years

18. Capital commitments

Contracted but not provided – property, plant and equipment

Group

Company

2012
£m
1.4 

2011
£m
4.5 

2012
£m
–

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Due 
over 
5 years
£m
(8.0)
(1.5)
–
–
(9.5)

Due 
over 
5 years
£m
(11.1)
(1.5)
–
–
–
(12.6)

2011
£m
0.6 
1.9 
0.1 
2.6 

2011
£m
–

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Provisions

Group

Company

Deferred tax 
Assets
Accelerated capital allowances and other temporary differences
Retirement benefit obligations

Movement in year:
Income Statement   – retirement benefit obligations

– other
– fair value movement on interest rate hedges
– exchange adjustments

Statement of comprehensive income 
Transfer to/(from) current income tax liabilities

2012
£m

0.1 
15.7 
15.8 

(2.1)
(0.9)
–
–
2.4 
1.1 
0.5 

2011
£m

(0.8)
16.1 
15.3 

(2.6)
3.9 
(0.3)
(0.1)
5.8 
(2.4)
4.3 

Other – property related
At beginning of year
Provided during year
Utilised during year
Released during year
At end of year

Current
Non-current

2012
£m

(5.4)
15.7 
10.3 

(2.1)
(0.1)
–
–
1.8 
–
(0.4)

2012
£m
6.5 
12.3 
(6.9)
(0.2)
11.7 

2.2
9.5
11.7 

2011
£m

(5.4)
16.1 
10.7 

(2.6)
0.7 
(0.3)
–
5.8 
(1.5)
2.1 

2011
£m
7.1 
2.4 
(3.0)
– 
6.5 

2.9
3.6
6.5 

The property related provision is in respect of obligations for leasehold properties where applicable sublet income 
may be insufficient to meet obligations under head leases. The provision for property costs unwinds over the period 
between 2013 and 2038. 

Contingent liabilities
In the normal course of business, the Company has guaranteed certain trading obligations of its subsidiaries.

20. Share capital

Authorised
73,056,248 ordinary shares of 25p each

Allotted, called up and fully paid
Opening – 60,729,343 ordinary shares of 25p each
Allotted under share option schemes*
Closing – 61,163,585 ordinary shares of 25p each

2012
£m

2011
£m

18.3 

18.3 

15.2 
0.1 
15.3 

15.1 
0.1 
15.2 

As a result of share scheme allotments, 434,242 (2011: 388,570) ordinary shares having a nominal value of £108,561 
(2011: £97,142) were issued during the year at a share premium of £1,167,981 (2011: £1,068,542).

*  Included in this total are 1,820 (2011: 3,368) ordinary shares of 25p each allotted to Directors under the Savings-Related Share Option Scheme and 

100,000 (2011: 96,048) ordinary shares of 25p each allotted to Directors under the Executive Share Option Scheme with a nominal value of £25,455 
(2011: £24,012). 

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

20. Share capital continued
Potential issue of ordinary shares
Certain senior executives hold options to subscribe for shares in the Company under the Executive Share Option 
Scheme approved by the shareholders, details of which are shown below. Options on 100,000 (2011: 96,048) shares 
were exercised in 2012 and no options lapsed.

Date of grant
Nov-02
May-04

Exercise price
(pence)

Exercise
period
329  2005-2012
418  2007-2014

2012
Number
– 
101,776 
101,776 

2011
Number
100,000 
101,776 
201,776 

Employees, including senior executives, also hold options to subscribe for shares in the Company under the 
Savings-Related Share Option Scheme approved by the shareholders, details of which are shown below. Options  
on 334,242 shares were exercised in 2012 and 159,103 options lapsed.

Year of grant
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Exercise price
(pence)

Exercise
period
285 2011-2012
279 2012-2013
355 2013-2014
395 2014-2015
497 2015-2016

2012
Number
– 
36,270 
362,060 
406,216 
489,080 

2011
Number
22,136 
358,566 
420,468 
488,556 
– 
1,293,626  1,289,726 

Company Share Schemes
The Company operates the following share-based payment arrangements:

(a) 2000 Executive Share Option Scheme (’ESOS’)
Options under the ESOS were granted to executive directors and senior employees of the Group on an annual basis 
and mature only after 3 years upon which they become exercisable. The exercise period is usually 7 years from 
maturity and special rules apply to employees who leave the employment of the Group due to ill health, retirement  
or redundancy. Options were granted with a fixed exercise price equal to the market price of shares under option  
at the date of grant. No options have been issued under this scheme since 2004.

Options granted under the ESOS are subject to performance conditions and lapse if these are not achieved.  
The performance hurdles require that for each annual grant 3-year growth targets set by the Board are achieved. 
Growth was typically measured by growth in underlying earnings per share (’EPS’) as compared to RPI plus  
between 3% and 8% per annum over 3 years, adjusted to normalise pension and tax charges. 

(b) 2008 Savings-related Share Option Scheme (’SAYE’)
The Company operates a savings-related share option scheme which is open to all eligible UK employees. Typically, 
all UK employees are eligible to participate including full and part-time employees. Annual grants of options are made 
in September or October each year and become exercisable after 3 years. Employees enter into a savings contract 
with the Yorkshire Building Society, who administer the scheme. The options are granted at a 20% discount of the 
share price at the date of grant and lapse if not exercised within 6 months of maturity. Special provisions apply to 
employees who leave their employment due to ill health, redundancy or retirement. 

(c) 2005 Bonus Co-investment Plan (’BCIP’)
The Plan offers Executive Directors and other senior executives selected by the Board the opportunity to invest part 
of their annual cash bonus for a financial year in the Company’s shares, entitling them, provided certain performance 
targets are met, to a grant of additional matching shares. In 2010 the ratio of matching shares was reduced for future 
grants from up to 2:1 to up to 1:1 of the gross deferred bonus. The maximum amount of the annual cash bonus 
which may be eligible for matching was also reduced from 50% to 40%. The net of tax amount is applied in the 
purchase of shares.

The first bonus award which qualified for investment in shares under the Plan was the award for the financial year 
ended December 2004 and the last qualifying bonus award will be for the financial year which commences 10 years 
after the adoption of the Plan.

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Performance targets are based on real growth in earnings measured over three financial years. For awards before 
2010, if the percentage growth in the Company’s EPS is RPI + 8% or more, then the number of matching shares that 
will vest is 2. For EPS growth of between RPI + 3% pa and RPI + 8% pa, the number of matching shares vesting will 
be calculated on a straight-line basis. 

From 2010, if the percentage growth in the Company’s EPS is RPI + 6% or more, then the number of matching 
shares that will vest is 1. For EPS growth of between RPI + 3% pa and RPI + 6% pa, the number of matching 
shares vesting will be calculated on a straight-line basis. No matching shares will vest for EPS percentage growth 
of RPI + 3% pa or less for any award.

Similar provisions apply in respect of dividends, transferability of rights and leavers.

(d) 2007 Divisional Performance Share Plan (’2007 DPSP’)
The DPSP was introduced to more closely align Divisional Directors and Senior Employees with the achievement of 
target divisional financial results (‘DFR’). A detailed description of this plan is included in the Report on Directors’ 
Remuneration on page 50.

Shares will vest at the end of 3 year financial periods. A nil award will be achieved where the DFR is at or below  
the Threshold Performance Target and 100% will vest where the DFR is equal to or greater than the Stretch 
Performance Target, with a result between Threshold and Stretch being made on a straight-line basis. Actual 
performance targets will be disclosed in the Directors’ Remuneration Report in the year following the expiry 
of the performance period.

Fair values of share options
Options are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. No performance conditions are included in the fair 
value calculations.

The fair value per option granted after November 2002 and the assumptions used in the calculation are as follows:

Executive Share Option Scheme

 Savings-Related Option Scheme

Grant date
Share price at grant date (pence)
Exercise price (pence)
Number of employees
Shares under option
Vesting period (years)
Expected volatility
Option life (years)
Expected life (years)
Risk-free rate
Expected dividends expressed as a 
dividend yield *
Fair value per option (pence)
IFRS 2 charge per option **

May-04
418
418
2
101,776
3
25.0%
10
4
5.1%

4.0%
76
70

Oct-12
622
497
1,086
489,080
3
25.0%
3.5
3.5
4.6%

4.0%
113
75

Oct-11
498
395
838
406,216
3
25.0%
3.5
3.5
4.6%

4.0%
97
64

Oct-10
450
355
736
362,060
3
25.0%
3.5
3.5
4.6%

4.0%
77
47

Oct-09
346
279
51
36,270
3
25.0%
3.5
3.5
4.6%

4.0%
77
47

The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility over the last 3 years. The expected life is the average 
expected period to vesting. The risk free rate of return is the zero coupon UK government bonds of a term consistent 
with the assumed award life.

*    Based on the daily 12-month trailing dividend yield averaged over the 12 months prior to valuation date.

**   The difference between the fair value and IFRS2 charge per option is due to adjustments for forfeiture risk.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

20. Share capital continued

2005 BCIP

2007 Plan

Grant date

Mar-12

Mar-11

Mar-10

Mar-12

Mar-11

Mar-10

Share price at grant date (pence)

Number of employees

Shares awarded

Contractual life (years)

Expected departure *

Expected outcome of

meeting performance criteria

Fair value per share (pence)

IFRS2 charge per share award **

598

13

486

11

346

13

590

22

460

23

342

22

 25,820 

 46,450 

 84,451 

 374,154 

 479,217 

 668,442 

3

0%

41%

267

267

3

0%

41%

217

217

3

0%

41%

154

154

3

0%

41%

259

259

3

0%

41%

207

207

3

0%

41%

154

154

2005 BCIP – 2005 Bonus Co-Investment Plan

2007 Plan – 2007 Divisional Performance Share Plan

*    Risk of forfeiture

**   Adjusted for forfeiture risk

Movement in share options
A reconciliation of conditional share movements of executive share options, savings-related share options and all 
other share based schemes is shown below:

Executive Share Option Scheme

Savings-Related Option Scheme

2012

2011

2012

2011

Weighted
average
exercise
price (p)

374 
–
–
329 

418 

Number

201,776 
–
–
(100,000)

101,776 
101,776 

Number

297,824 
–
–
(96,048)

201,776 
201,776 

Weighted
average
exercise
price (p)

Weighted
average
exercise
price (p)

Number

Weighted
average
exercise
price (p)

Number

359
–
–
329 

1,289,726 
497,245 
(159,103)
(334,242)

348 1,283,228 
497
497,396 
(198,376)
370
(292,522)
283

 374  1,293,626 
36,270 
 374 

419 1,289,726 
22,136 

318
395
359
290

348
452

418 

329-418

279-395

279-395

1.3
1.3

1.6
1.6

2.1
2.1

2.1
2.1

Outstanding at 
start of year
Granted
Forfeited/Expired
Exercised
Outstanding at 
end of year
Exercisable 
Range of exercise 
prices
Weighted average
remaining life 
(years)
– expected
– contractual

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 2007 DPSP

2005 BCIP

2012

2011

2012

2011

Weighted
average
price (p)

Weighted
average
price (p)

Weighted
average
price (p)

Number

Weighted
average
price (p)

Number

Number

Number

3,118,392 
438,564 
(127,143)

(1,908,000)

Outstanding at 
start of year
Awards Made
Lapsed
Performance 
achieved
Outstanding at 
end of year
Range of award 
date prices
Weighted average 
remaining life 
(years)
– expected
– contractual

233  2,731,354 
590 
537,400 
(150,362)
522 

201
460 
477 

151,699 
25,820 
(579)

360 
598 
486 

183,290 
46,709 
(49,177)

130 

–

–

(20,219)

133 

(29,123)

403 
486 
534 

534 

360 

1,521,813 

440  3,118,392 

233 

156,721 

429 

151,699 

342-590

130-460

346-598

133-486

1.1
1.1

0.8
0.8

0.9
0.9

1.4
1.4

Total IFRS2 charge for share-based incentive schemes
The total charge for the year relating to employee share-based plans was £1.4m (2011: £1.7m), all of which related to 
equity-settled share-based payment transactions. After tax, the total charge was £1.1m (2011: £1.2m).

21. Cash generated from operations

Group

Company

Operating profit/(loss)
Depreciation 
Amortisation of intangible assets
Share-based payments
Onerous lease provisions
Cash spend on onerous leases
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
Gain on disposal of investment in associate
Exceptional gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Pension charge
Pension credit
Pension contributions in cash
Rationalisation costs
Cash spend on rationalisation costs
Decrease/(increase) in inventories
Increase in trade and other receivables
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables and provisions

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
51.0 
22.5 
6.2 
1.7 
1.1 
(0.9)
(0.5)
(8.2)
(1.0)
0.7 
(0.1)
(8.7)
4.2 
(2.7)
(1.7)
(3.1)
1.7 
62.2 

2012
£m
33.5 
20.2 
7.6 
1.4 
7.7 
(1.8)
(0.4)
–
–
0.6 
(0.3)
(9.8)
10.7 
(8.2)
1.2 
(9.3)
(9.8)
43.3 

2011
Restated
(Note 1)
£m
(1.0)
0.8 
–
1.7 
1.1 
(0.7)
–
–
(1.0)
0.1 
(0.1)
(8.7)
–
–
–
(0.1)
(0.1)
(8.0)

2012
£m
(1.9)
0.8 
–
1.4 
–
(0.7)
–
–
–
0.1 
(0.3)
(9.8)
–
–
–
–
–
(10.4)

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

22. Analysis of changes in net borrowings

Cash at bank and in hand
Bank overdrafts
Net cash and cash equivalents

Bank loans due within one year
Loan stock due within one year
Preference shares
Finance leases
Debt due after one year
Net derivative (liabilities)/assets

2011
£m
24.4 
(1.2)
23.2 

(1.9)
(0.1)
(1.4)
(0.2)
(99.0)
(0.7)
(80.1)

Cash flows
£m
10.2 
1.0 
11.2 

Currency
translation
£m
(0.6)
–
(0.6)

(44.1)
0.1 
–
0.2 
19.3 
(1.7)
(15.0)

–
–
–
–
–
2.7 
2.1 

2012
£m
34.0 
(0.2)
33.8 

(46.0)
–
(1.4)
–
(79.7)
0.3 
(93.0)

The movement on Debt due after 1 year of £19.3m relates to a non-cash movement to Bank loans due within  
1 year leaving a net cash outflow on Bank loans due within 1 year of £24.8m.

The currency translation movement results from the Group’s policy of hedging its overseas net assets, which are 
denominated mainly in US$ and Euro. The translation effect on net debt is offset by the translation effect on net 
assets resulting in an overall net exchange loss of £5.1m (2011: loss of £6.5m). This net loss is recognised in other 
comprehensive income.

23. Cash flow hedge reserve
This reserve records the portion of the gains or losses on hedging instruments used as cash flow hedges that are 
determined to be effective.

24. Acquisitions
During the year, the Group acquired 100% of the share capital or trading assets of the following businesses:

Division

Name

Date of acquisition

Purchase consideration
  Cash paid
  Deferred consideration
Total purchase consideration
Fair value of net assets acquired
Goodwill

Aviation

Kamino
Cargo
S.R.L.

Shares
6/8/2012
£m

0.9
0.2
1.1
1.1
–

Flight
Support

Shares
2/8/2012
£m

4.8
0.5
5.3
5.3
–

1.7
–
1.7
1.7
–

Czech GH,
S.R.O.

Fore
Partnership

Distribution

Orbital
Marketing
Services Group

Assets
1/9/2012
£m

Assets
6/7/2012
£m

Shares
31/10/2012
£m

The provisional assets and liabilities arising from the acquisitions are as follows:

Non-current assets

Intangible assets (contracts) – fair value

  Property, plant and equipment
  Other non-current assets
Current assets
Cash
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net assets acquired

4.9 
0.2 
–
0.8 
–
(0.6)
– 
5.3 

1.1 
–
–
0.2 
–
(0.2)
– 
1.1 

–
1.7 
–
0.1 
–
(0.1)
– 
1.7 

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Total
2012

£m

16.6
10.3
26.9
26.9
–

21.4
3.7
0.1
6.8
2.2
(6.8)
(0.5)
26.9

0.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
–

1.5
–
–
–
–
–
 – 
1.5

8.8
8.5
17.3
17.3
–

13.9
1.8
0.1
5.7
2.2
(5.9)
(0.5)
17.3

 
 
 
 
The fair values of the acquisition assets remain provisional pending an assessment of the intangible assets and the 
formal completion net asset process.

The Flight Support acquisition consists of the following ground handling companies: Manchester Handling Limited, 
Airbase Flight Support Limited (UK) and Airbase Flight Support Limited (IoM). The £0.5m deferred consideration is 
payable evenly over 2 years.

Orbital Marketing Services Group comprises a portfolio of UK based logistics and marketing services businesses 
serving the travel, tourism, education, charity, publishing and healthcare sectors. The business employs over 550 
staff at 9 locations across the UK.

Orbital’s deferred consideration is made up of a purchase price adjustment of £0.8m and contingent consideration  
of £7.7m. The contingent consideration’s range is between a minimum of £6.0m and a maximum of £12.2m.

The fair value of the trade receivables amounts to £6.1m and the gross amount of trade receivables is £6.2m. 

Acquisition transaction costs expensed amounted to £0.4m.

The acquired businesses contributed revenues of £9.4m from the date of acquisition. If the businesses had been 
acquired on 1 January 2012 revenues and profit before tax contributed would have been £36.4m and £3.8m 
respectively.

Other
A performance-related payment of £0.6m became payable in May 2011 in respect of The Network (Field Marketing 
& Promotions) Company Limited, acquired in 2008. This was cash-settled during 2012.

Restatement (Note 1)
In the 2011 annual report and accounts, the fair values on acquisition of Swissport Menzies were provisional due to 
the timing of the transaction. The fair values have now been finalised resulting in adjustments to the provisional fair 
values attributed. The following table summarises the adjustments made to the provisional fair values during 
the period.

Aviation

Name

Date of acquisition 

Purchase consideration
  Fair value of assets disposed
Total purchase consideration
Fair value of net assets acquired
Goodwill

The assets and liabilities arising from the acquisition are as follows:

Non-current assets

Intangible assets (contracts) – fair value

  Property, plant and equipment
Current assets
Cash
Current liabilities
Net assets acquired

Provisional fair
values

Adjustment to
 provisional
values

Restated fair
values

Swissport
 Menzies
6/7/2011
£m

9.8
9.8
9.8
 – 

5.1 
2.9 
4.6 
0.5 
(3.3)
9.8 

£m

4.2
4.2
4.2
 – 

4.2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
4.2 

Total
£m

14.0
14.0
14.0
 – 

9.3 
2.9 
4.6 
0.5 
(3.3)
14.0 

As a result of the uplift in the fair value of assets acquired, an additional £4.2m has been recognised on the gain on 
the transaction (Note 5(a)). This was recorded as a prior year adjustment as required by the accounting standards.

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Financial statements: 
Notes to the Accounts continued

24. Acquisitions continued
As a consequence of this adjustment, the amortisation charge relating to intangible assets for the period to 
31 December 2011 has been restated by £0.2m from £3.7m to £3.9m. The currency movement on the investment 
has also been restated for the period from acquisition to 31 December 2011, resulting in an increase in the exchange 
loss on translation of foreign operations from £8.5m to £8.8m.

25. Related party transactions
During the year the Group transacted with related parties in the normal course of business and on an arm’s length 
basis. Details of these transactions are shown below:

Related party
Menzies Bobba Ground Handling Services Private Ltd
Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo Private Ltd
Menzies Aviation Bobba (Bangalore) Private Ltd
Menzies Macau Airport Services Ltd
EM News (NI) Ltd
EM News (Ireland) Ltd
Worldwide Magazine Distribution Ltd

Group
Shareholding
%
51
49
49
29
50
50
50

Amounts owed
to related
party at 31
December
2012
£m
– 
– 
– 
– 
5.5 
– 
– 

Amounts owed
by related
party at 31
December
2012
£m
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
0.1 
– 
0.2 
0.2 

Sales to
related
party
 £m
0.3 
0.6 
0.1 
0.1 
0.5 
1.0 
0.1 

Key management personnel include individuals who are executive directors of the Group and divisional boards having 
authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling activities of the key operating divisions as disclosed 
in the segmental analysis. Remuneration of key management personnel is as follows:

Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment pension and medical benefits
Termination benefits
Share-based payments

2012
£m
4.9
0.3
– 
1.4
6.6

2011
£m
4.8
0.4
– 
1.7
6.9

Certain activities, including treasury, taxation, insurance, pension and legal matters are provided by the parent 
company to subsidiary companies and are recharged on a cost-plus basis. The amount recharged and settled in 
respect of 2012 was £0.2m (2011: £0.3m).

The amounts owed to/(due by) the parent company from dealings with subsidiary companies is disclosed in Notes  
14 and 15.

26. Subsidiary companies
The principal subsidiaries, Menzies Group Holdings Limited*, Menzies Distribution Limited, Princes Street (Jersey) 
Limited, John Menzies Finance Limited, Menzies Aviation Holdings Limited and Menzies Aviation plc are ultimately 
wholly owned by the Company and operate mainly in the United Kingdom. The issued share capital of these 
subsidiaries is mainly in the form of equity shares.

(*Held directly by John Menzies plc)

The Company is taking the exemption under s410 Companies Act 2006 to disclose details about principal 
subsidiaries only.

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Financial statements: 
Five-year Summary

Revenue
Distribution 
Aviation 

Operating profit
Distribution 
Aviation 

Corporate
Underlying operating profit
Exceptional items
Intangible amortisation 
Share of interest and tax on joint ventures and 
associates
Profit before interest
Net finance costs
Foreign currency loss
Profit before taxation

Per ordinary share
Dividends 
Underlying earnings
Basic earnings

2012
£m

2011
£m

2010
£m

2009
£m

2008
£m

1,224.2 
679.3 
1,903.5 

 1,254.5 
645.2
1,899.7 

 1,255.0 
582.6 
1,837.6 

 1,218.5 
507.2 
1,725.7 

 1,166.2 
500.9 
1,667.1 

28.8 
35.6 
64.4 
(1.3)
63.1 
(18.4)
(6.4)

(1.0)
37.3 
(5.3)
– 
32.0 

28.8
32.3
61.1
(1.2)
59.9
3.9 
(5.7)

(1.7)
56.4 
(3.9)
– 
52.5 

28.8 
24.6 
53.4 
(1.2)
52.2 
0.1 
(5.1)

(2.3)
44.9 
(7.4)
– 
37.5 

28.6 
15.8 
44.4 
(1.0)
43.4 
(6.0)
(5.1)

(2.1)
30.2 
(8.2)
– 
22.0 

23.9 
14.1 
38.0 
(1.5)
36.5 
(7.3)
(4.3)

(1.9)
23.0 
(5.4)
(7.7)
9.9 

24.35p
73.4p
36.0p

21.0p
73.2p
71.8p

13.0p
57.9p
47.8p

0.0p
43.8p
25.8p

7.56p
31.3p
(2.0p)

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Shareholder information: 
Notice of Annual General Meeting

This document is important and requires your 
immediate attention. If you are in any doubt  
about what action you should take you are 
recommended to consult your financial adviser.  
If you have sold or transferred all of your ordinary 
shares in John Menzies plc, you should forward  
this document, together with accompanying 
documents, to the purchaser or transferee or  
to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through 
whom the sale or transfer was effected, for 
transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting 
(‘AGM’) of John Menzies plc (the ‘Company’) will be held 
in the Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh 
on Friday, 17 May 2013 at 2pm (the ‘Meeting’) to transact 
the following business:

Ordinary resolutions:
To consider and, if thought fit, pass Resolutions 1-13, 
each of which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution:

1. Report and Accounts
To receive the Directors’ Report and Annual  
Accounts of the Company for the financial  
year ended 31 December 2012 and the Report  
of the Auditors thereon.

2. Remuneration Report
To approve the Report on Directors’ Remuneration for  
the financial year ended 31 December 2012.

3. Dividend
To declare a final dividend of 17.85 pence per ordinary 
share for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.

4-10. Re-election of Directors
4.  To re-elect Ian Harley as a Director.

5.  To re-elect Dermot Jenkinson as a Director.

6.  To re-elect Octavia Morley as a Director.

7.  To re-elect Eric Born as a Director.

8.  To re-elect Craig Smyth as a Director.

9.  To re-elect David McIntosh as a Director.

10.  To re-elect Iain Napier as a Director.

11.  Appointment of auditor
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the 
Company to hold office from the conclusion of the  
AGM to the conclusion of the next general meeting at 
which Annual Accounts are laid before the Company.

12.  Remuneration of auditor
To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors’ 
remuneration.

13. Authority to allot shares
That the Directors be and are hereby generally and 
unconditionally authorised, pursuant to section 551 of  
the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘2006 Act’) to exercise all 
powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company 
and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any 
security into, shares in the Company, such rights and 
shares together being ‘relevant securities’: 

(a)   otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (b) below, 

up to an aggregate nominal amount of £5,054,080 
(such amount to be reduced by the aggregate 
nominal amount of any equity securities (as defined 
by section 560 of the 2006 Act) allotted under 
paragraph (b) below in excess of £5,054,080; and 

(b)   comprising equity securities up to an aggregate 

nominal amount of £10,108,161 (such amount to  
be reduced by the nominal amount of any relevant 
securities allotted under paragraph (a) above) in 
connection with an offer by way of a rights issue to: 
(i) holders of ordinary shares in the capital of the 
Company in proportion (as nearly as may be 
practicable) to their respective holdings; and (ii) 
holders of equity securities in the capital of the 
Company as required by the rights of those securities 
or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,  
but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements 
as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient 
to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, 
record dates, legal or practical problems arising under 
the laws of any overseas territory or the requirements 
of any regulatory body or stock exchange or by virtue 
of shares being represented by depository receipts or 
any other matter;

100

John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012And provided that (unless previously renewed, varied  
or revoked) this authority shall expire at the conclusion  
of the next AGM of the Company or, if earlier, on 
30 June 2014 save that the Company shall be entitled  
to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such 
authority which would or might require relevant securities 
to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be 
entitled to allot relevant securities pursuant to any such 
offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this 
resolution had not expired. This authority is in substitution 
for and to the exclusion of all unexercised existing 
authorities previously granted to the Directors under the 
2006 Act but without prejudice to any allotment of shares 
or grants of rights already made, offered or agreed to be 
made pursuant to such authorities.

Special resolutions:
To consider, and if thought fit, pass Resolutions 14-17, 
each of which will be proposed as a Special Resolution:

14. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 13 in the  
Notice of AGM of the Company dated 5 April 2013  
(the ‘Section 551 Resolution’) the Directors be and  
are hereby empowered pursuant to section 570 and 
section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘2006 Act’) 
to exercise all powers of the Company to allot equity 
securities (within the meaning of sections 560 (1)-(3) of 
the 2006 Act) wholly for cash pursuant to the authority 
conferred by the Section 551 Resolution and/or by way 
of a sale of treasury shares as if Section 561(1) of the 
2006 Act did not apply to any such allotment provided 
that this power shall be limited to: 

(a)  the allotment of equity securities in connection with 
an offer or issue of equity securities (but, in the case 
of an allotment pursuant to the authority granted under 
paragraph (b) of the Section 551 Resolution, such 
power shall be limited to the allotment of equity 
securities in connection with a rights issue only) to:  
(i) the holders of ordinary shares in the capital of  
the Company in proportion (as nearly as may be 
practicable) to their respective holdings; and (ii) the 
holders of equity securities in the capital of the 
Company as required by the rights of those securities 
or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary, but 
subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as 
the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to 
deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, 
record dates, or legal or practical problems arising 
under the laws of any overseas territory or the 
requirements of any regulatory body or stock 
exchange or by virtue of shares being represented  
by depository receipts or any other matter; and 

(b)  the allotment pursuant to the authority granted by 

paragraph (a) of the Section 551 Resolution (otherwise 
than pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution) to  
any person or persons of equity securities up to an 
aggregate nominal amount of £758,112, representing 
approximately 5% of the issued ordinary share capital 
of the Company as at 2 April 2013;

And (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked) this 
power shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM  
of the Company or, if earlier, on 30 June 2014 save  
that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or 
agreements before the expiry of such power which 
would or might require equity securities to be allotted 
after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to 
allot equity securities pursuant to any such offer or 
agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not 
expired. This power is in substitution for and to the 
exclusion of all unexercised existing powers previously 
granted to the Directors under sections 570 and 573 of 
the 2006 Act but without prejudice to any allotment of 
equity securities already made or agreed to be made 
pursuant to such powers.

15. Purchase of own ordinary shares by Company
That the Company be and is hereby authorised pursuant 
to section 701 of the 2006 Act to make market purchases 
(within the meaning of Section 693(4) of the 2006 Act) of 
its own ordinary shares of 25p each, on such terms and 
in such manner as the Directors may from time to time 
determine, provided that: 

(a)   the maximum number of ordinary shares hereby 

authorised to be purchased is 6,064,896 representing 
approximately 10% of the Company’s issued  
ordinary share capital as at 2 April 2013; 

(b)   the maximum price which may be paid for each such 
ordinary share under this authority shall be the higher 
of: (i) an amount equal to 105% of the average of the 
middle market quotations for any such ordinary share 
of the Company as derived from the London Stock 
Exchange Daily Official List for the 5 business days 
immediately prior to the date of conclusion of the 
contract for any such purchase; and (ii) the amount 
stipulated by Article 5(1) of the EU Buy-back and 
Stabilisation Regulation 2003 (being the higher of the 
price of the last independent trade and the highest 
current independent bid for an ordinary share in the 
Company on the trading venues where the market 
purchases by the Company pursuant to the authority 
conferred by this Resolution will be carried out), and 
the minimum price which may be paid for any such 
ordinary shares is 25p, in each case exclusive of the 
expenses of purchase (if any) payable by the 
Company; and 

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(c)   the authority hereby conferred shall expire (unless 
previously revoked, varied or renewed) at the 
conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or at  
the close of business on 30 June 2014, whichever is 
earlier, except in relation to the purchase of ordinary 
shares for which a contract was concluded before 
the authority expired and which might or will be 
executed wholly or partly after its expiration and the 
Company may make such a purchase in pursuance of 
such contract as if the authority hereby conferred had 
not expired.

(c)  the authority hereby conferred shall expire (unless 
previously revoked, varied or renewed) at the 
conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or at 
the close of business on 30 June 2014, whichever 
is earlier, except in relation to the purchase of 9% 
cumulative preference shares for which a contract 
was concluded before the authority expired and 
which might or will be executed wholly or partly 
after its expiration and the Company may make 
such a purchase in pursuance of such contract as 
if the authority hereby conferred had not expired.

17. Length of Notice of Meeting
That a general meeting of the Company, other than an 
AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ 
notice.

By order of the Board

J F A Geddes
Company Secretary
5 April 2013

16. Purchase of own preference shares by Company
That the Company be and is hereby authorised pursuant 
to section 701 of the 2006 Act to make market purchases 
(within the meaning of section 693(4) of the 2006 Act)  
of its own 9% cumulative preference shares of £1 each, 
on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may 
from time to time determine, provided that: 

(a)   the maximum number of 9% cumulative preference 

shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 
1,394,587, representing 100% of the Company’s 
issued 9% cumulative preference share capital as  
at 2 April 2013;

(b)   the maximum price which may be paid for each  
such 9% cumulative preference share under this 
authority shall be the higher of: 

(i)    an amount equal to 110% of the average of  

the middle market quotations for any such 9% 
cumulative preference share of the Company  
as derived from the London Stock Exchange 
Daily Official List for the five business days 
immediately prior to the date of conclusion of  
the contract for any such purchase; and 

(ii)    the amount stipulated by Article 5(1) of the EU 
Buy-back and Stabilisation Regulation 2003 
(being the higher of the price of the last 
independent trade and the highest current 
independent bid for a 9% cumulative preference 
share in the Company on the trading venues 
where the market purchases by the Company 
pursuant to the authority conferred by this 
resolution will be carried out), and the minimum 
price which may be paid for any such 9% 
cumulative preference shares is £1, in each case 
exclusive of the expenses of purchase (if any) 
payable by the Company; and

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Explanatory notes
The following information provides additional background 
information to several of the Resolutions proposed:

Resolutions 4-10 – Re-election of Directors
Biographical details of the Directors to re-elected can  
be found on pages 34 and 35 of the Annual Report  
and Accounts for the year ended December 2012. In 
accordance with provision B.7.1 of the UK Corporate 
Governance Code, all the Directors will retire at the 
AGM and seek re-election except Paul Dollman and 
Ian Harrison who opted to stand down from the Board.

In proposing the re-election of the Directors, the 
Chairman has confirmed that, following formal 
performance evaluation (described on page 39 of  
the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended  
31 December 2012), each individual continues to  
make an effective and valuable contribution to the  
Board and demonstrates commitment to the role.

Resolutions 13 and 14 – Authority to allot shares  
and disapply pre-emption rights
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) guidelines 
issued in December 2008 state that ABI members will 
permit, and treat as routine, resolutions seeking authority 
to allot shares representing up to two-thirds of the 
Company’s issued share capital. The guidelines provide 
that the extra routine authority (that is the authority to 
allot shares representing the additional one-third of the 
Company’s issued share capital) can only be used to allot 
shares pursuant to a fully pre-emptive rights issue.

At the AGM of the Company held on 18 May 2012, 
the Directors followed these guidelines and were given 
authority to allot relevant securities up to an aggregate 
nominal amount of £10,016,450, representing 
approximately two-thirds of the issued share capital of 
the Company as at 2 April 2012. This authority is due to 
expire at the end of this year’s AGM. 

The Board considers it appropriate that Directors again  
be granted authority to allot shares in the capital of  
the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of  
£10,108,161 representing the guideline limit of 
approximately two-thirds of the Company’s issued 
ordinary share capital as at 2 April 2013. Of this amount, 
20,216,322 shares, (representing one-third  
of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital) can  
only be allotted pursuant to a rights issue.

The power will last until the conclusion of the next  
AGM of the Company or, if earlier, 30 June 2014.  
The Directors have no present intention of exercising 
this authority, although they have confirmed that,  
should the power authorised in Resolution 13 part (b)  
be utilised then all Directors would stand for re-election 
at the next AGM.

As at 2 April 2013, the Company held 642,689 ordinary 
shares in the capital of the Company as treasury shares. 

Resolution 14 will, if passed, give the Directors power, 
pursuant to the authority to allot granted under Resolution 
13, to allot equity securities (as defined in sections 560 
(1)-(3) of ‘the 2006 Act’) or sell treasury shares for cash 
on a non-pre-emptive basis without first offering them 
to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing 
shareholdings in limited circumstances. In light of the 
ABI guidelines described in relation to Resolution 13 
above, this authority will permit the Directors to allot 
equity securities:

(a)  in relation to a pre-emptive rights issue only, up  
to a maximum nominal amount of £10,108,161 
(representing approximately two-thirds of the 
Company’s issued ordinary share capital excluding 
treasury shares) as at 2 April 2013; and

(b)  in any other case up to a maximum nominal value  
of £758,112, representing approximately 5% of the 
issued share capital of the Company as at 2 April 2013 
(the latest practicable date prior to publication of this 
Notice) otherwise than in connection with an offer to 
existing shareholders.

The Directors have no present intention of exercising  
this authority and the authority, if granted, will expire at 
the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or, if 
earlier, on 30 June 2014.

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Resolutions 15 and 16 – Authority to buy back shares
These special resolutions give the Company authority  
to make market purchases of its own ordinary and 9% 
cumulative preference shares in the market as permitted 
by the 2006 Act. The authorities set the minimum and 
maximum prices and limit the number of shares that 
could be purchased to 6,064,896 ordinary shares 
(representing approximately 10% of the issued ordinary 
share capital as at 2 April 2013) and 1,394,587 9% 
cumulative preference shares (representing 100% of 
the issued 9% cumulative preference shares as at  
2 April 2013).

The authorities, if granted, will expire at the conclusion  
of the next AGM of the Company, or, if earlier,  
30 June 2014. The Directors have no present intention  
of exercising the authority to purchase the Company’s  
9% cumulative preference shares, but will keep the 
matter under review, taking into account the financial 
resources of the Company, the Company’s share price 
and future funding opportunities. The authority will only 
be exercised if the Directors believe that to do so would 
result in an increase in earnings per share and would be 
in the interests of shareholders generally.

As at 2 April 2013, the Company holds 642,689 ordinary 
shares in the capital of the Company as treasury shares. 
It may make purchases of its own ordinary shares, taking 
into account the financial resources of the Company, the 
Company’s share price and future funding opportunities. 
The authority will only be exercised if the Directors 
believe that to do so would result in an increase in 
earnings per share and would be in the interests of 
shareholders generally. Any purchases of ordinary shares 
would be by means of market purchases through the 
London Stock Exchange.

Resolution 17 – Length of Notice of Meeting
Before the introduction of the Companies (Shareholders’ 
Rights) Regulations 2009 in August 2009, the minimum 
notice period permitted by the 2006 Act for general 
meetings (other than AGMs) was 14 days. One of the 
amendments made to the 2006 Act by the Regulations 
was to increase the minimum notice period for general 
meetings of listed companies to 21 days, but with  
the ability for companies to reduce this period back  
to 14 days (other than for AGMs) provided that  
2 conditions are met. The first condition is that a 
company offers a facility for shareholders to vote by 
electronic means. This condition is met if a company 
offers a facility, accessible to all shareholders, to  
appoint a proxy by means of a website. The second 
condition is that there is an annual resolution of 
shareholders approving the reduction of the minimum 
notice period from 21 days to 14 days. The Directors  
have confirmed that they will only use the shorter  
notice period in limited circumstances where the 
proposal in question is time sensitive and the short  
notice would clearly be to the advantage of  
shareholders as a whole.

The Board is therefore proposing Resolution 17 as a 
special resolution and for it to be effective until the 
Company’s next AGM when it is intended to propose  
that the approval be renewed. 

Recommendation
The Directors consider all these resolutions to be in the 
best interests of the Company and its shareholders as  
a whole, consistent with the Directors’ duty to act in the 
way most likely to promote the success of the Company 
for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole, and 
unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of them.

Listed companies purchasing their own shares are 
allowed to hold them in treasury as an alternative  
to cancelling them. No dividends are paid on shares  
whilst held in treasury and no voting rights attach  
to treasury shares.

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1. 

 Information about the Meeting is available from the 
Company’s website: www.johnmenziesplc.com.

2.    As a member, you are entitled to appoint one or more 

proxies to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, 
speak and vote at the Meeting. A proxy need not be  
a member of the Company. You may appoint more 
than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to 
exercise rights attached to different shares. You may 
not appoint more than one proxy to exercise the 
rights attached to any one share.

3.    A form of proxy is enclosed. To be valid, your form  

of proxy and any power of attorney or other authority, 
if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified 
copy of that power of attorney or authority should be 
sent to Computershare Investor Services at The 
Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZZ so  
as to arrive no later than 48 hours before the 
commencement of the Meeting. 

4.    It is possible for you to submit your proxy votes 

online. Further information on this service can be 
found on your proxy form, or if you receive 
communications from us electronically, voting 
information will be contained within your email 
broadcast. 

5.    If you appoint a proxy, this will not prevent you 

attending the Meeting and voting in person if you 
wish to do so.

6.    The right to vote at the Meeting is determined by 

reference to the Company’s register of members as 
at the close of business on Wednesday 15 May 2013 
or, if the Meeting is adjourned, at 5:00pm on the day 
two days prior to the adjourned meeting. Changes  
to entries on that register after that time shall be 
disregarded in determining the rights of any member 
to attend and vote at the Meeting. 

7.    As a member, you have the right to put questions at 
the Meeting relating to the business being dealt with 
at the Meeting.

8.    Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a 

person nominated under section 146 of the 2006 Act 
to enjoy information rights (a ‘Nominated Person’) 
may, under an agreement between them and the 
member by whom they were nominated, have a right 
to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) 
as a proxy for the Meeting. If a Nominated Person 
has no such proxy appointment right or does not 
wish to exercise it, they may, under any such 
agreement, have a right to give instructions to the 
member as to the exercise of voting rights.

9.    The statement of the rights of members in relation to 
the appointment of proxies in Notes 2, 3 and 4 above 
does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights 
described in these paragraphs can only be exercised 
by members of the Company.

10.  As at 2 April 2013, the Company’s issued ordinary 

share capital comprised 61,291,656 ordinary shares 
of 25p each, and the Company held 642,689 of its 
own ordinary shares of 25p each in Treasury. Each 
ordinary share carries the right to one vote at a 
general meeting of the Company and, therefore, the 
total number of voting rights in the Company as at  
2 April 2013 is 60,648,967.

11.   CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or 
proxies by utilising the CREST electronic proxy 
appointment service may do so for the Meeting  
and any adjournment(s) thereof by utilising the 
procedures described in the CREST Manual.  
CREST personal members or other CREST 
sponsored members, and those CREST members 
who have appointed a voting service provider(s), 
should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting  
service provider(s), who will be able to take the 
appropriate action on their behalf.

12.   In order for a proxy appointment made by means of 
CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST message  
(a ‘CREST Proxy Instruction’) must be properly 
authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & 
Ireland Limited’s (EUI) specifications and must 
contain the information required for such instructions, 
as described in the CREST Manual. The message 
must be transmitted so as to be received by the 
issuer’s agent (ID 3RA50) so as to arrive no later than 
48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. 
For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to 
be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied 
to the Shareholder information message by the 
CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer’s 
agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to 
CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST.

13.   CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST 
sponsors or voting service providers should note that 
EUI does not make available special procedures in 
CREST for any particular messages. Normal system 
timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation 
to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the 
responsibility of the CREST member concerned to 
take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal 
member or sponsored member or has appointed a 
voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST 
sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such 
action as shall be necessary to ensure that a 
message is transmitted by means of the CREST 
system by any particular time. In this connection, 
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST 
sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in 
particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual 
concerning practical limitations of the CREST system 
and timings.

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14.    The Company may treat as invalid a CREST  

Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out  
in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated  
Securities Regulations 2001.

15.   Under section 338 of the 2006 Act, members may 
require the Company to give, to members of the 
Company entitled to receive this Notice of Meeting, 
notice of a resolution which may properly be moved 
and is intended to be moved at the Meeting. Under 
section 338A of that Act, members may request the 
Company to include in the business to be dealt with 
at the Meeting any matter (other than a proposed 
resolution) which may properly be included in  
the business. 

16.   It is possible that, pursuant to requests made by 

Documents
The following documents are available for inspection  
on any day (except Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays) 
from the date of sending this Notice of AGM up to and 
including the date of the Meeting during usual business 
hours at the registered office of the Company and at the 
offices of Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, One London Wall, 
London EC2Y 5AB. On the date of the Meeting, they will 
be available for inspection at the venue of the Meeting 
from 1pm until the conclusion of the Meeting:

(a)   copies of the Directors’ service contracts with  

the Company;

(b)   the terms of appointment of the Non-Executive 

Directors of the Company.

members of the Company under section 527 of the 
Companies Act 2006, the Company may be required 
to publish on a website a statement setting out any 
matter relating to: (i) the audit of the Company’s 
accounts (including the auditor’s report and the 
conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the 
Meeting: or (ii) any circumstances connected with  
an auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office 
since the previous meeting at which annual accounts 
and reports were laid in accordance with section 437 
of the 2006 Act. The Company may not require the 
members requesting any such website publication  
to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527  
or 528 of the 2006 Act. Where the Company is 
required to place a statement on a website under 
section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it must 
forward the statement to the Company’s auditor  
not later than the time when it makes the statement 
available on the website. The business which may  
be dealt with at the Meeting includes any statement 
that the Company has been required under section 
527 of the 2006 Act to publish on a website.

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Internet
The Group operates a website which can be found at 
www.johnmenziesplc.com. This site is regularly updated 
to provide you with information about the Group and each 
of its operating divisions. In particular, all of the Group’s 
press releases and announcements can be found on the 
site together with copies of the Group’s accounts.

Telephone share dealing service
A share dealing service has been arranged with 
Stocktrade which provides a simple way of buying  
or selling John Menzies shares. 

Call: 0845 601 0995 (non-UK +44 131 240 0414), 
quote reference LOW C0014

John Menzies IR App
The Group has launched an investor relations App for 
iphone and ipad users. The App provides users with 
the latest share price, regulatory and business news, 
annual/interim reports and presentations. The App can 
be downloaded via the company website or by visiting 
your App store.

Share registrar and shareholder enquiries
Any enquiries concerning your shareholding should be 
directed to the Company’s Registrar and clearly state the 
shareholder’s name, address and Shareholder Reference 
Number (SRN). The contact details are:

Call: 0870 703 6303 
Web: www.investorcentre.co.uk 
Email: www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus 
Write: The John Menzies plc Registrar, Computershare 
Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, 
Bristol BS99 6ZZ

The Registrar should be notified in writing promptly  
of any change in a shareholder’s address. 
Computershare’s online Investor Centre also enables  
you to view your shareholding and update your address  
and payment instructions online. You can register at  
www.investorcentre.co.uk. In order to register, you will 
need your Shareholder Reference Number (SRN), which 
you can find on your share certificate or tax voucher. 

Share price
The current share price of John Menzies plc  
ordinary shares can be seen on the Group’s website,  
www.johnmenziesplc.com.

Charges
Commission will be 0.5%, subject to a minimum of £15. 
Please note that UK share purchases will be subject to 
0.5% stamp duty. There will also be a PTM (panel for 
takeovers and mergers) levy of £1 for single trades in 
excess of £10,000.

Settlement
When buying shares you will be required to pay for your 
transaction at the time of the deal by debit card and you 
should ensure that you have sufficient cleared funds 
available in your debit card account to pay for the shares 
in full.

ShareGift
If you have only a small number of shares which would 
cost more for you to sell than they are worth, you may 
wish to consider donating them to the charity ShareGift 
(Registered Charity 1052686) which specialises in 
accepting such shares as donations. There are no 
implications for Capital Gains Tax purposes (no gain or 
loss) on gifts of shares to charity and it is also possible  
to obtain income tax relief. 

Call: 020 7930 3737 
Web: www.sharegift.org

Analysis of shareholding
at 31 December 2012

Shareholding
1-1,000
1,001-5,000
5,001-10,000
10,001-100,000
Over 100,000
Total

Number of
holders
3,399
488
72
125
76
4,160

Number of
% of
shares
holders
800,645
81.7
996,685 
11.7
541,677
1.7
3.1
4,344,679
1.8 54,479,899
100.0 61,163,585

% of
shares
1.31
1.63
0.89
7.10
89.07

Payment of dividends
It is in the interests of shareholders and the Company for 
dividends to be paid directly into bank or building society 
accounts. Any shareholder who wishes to receive 
dividends in this way should contact the Company’s 
Registrar to obtain a dividend mandate form. 

9% Preference Shares
Dividends will be paid on 28 March 2013 and  
1 October 2013.

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John Menzies plc   Annual Report 2012Corporate calendar
(Provisional dates)

5 March 2013 

 Preliminary announcement  
of Results

28 March 2013 

 Payment of dividend on 9%  
Cumulative Preference Shares

5 April 2013 

 Annual Report and Notice of  
AGM released

17 May 2013 

Management Statement issued

17 May 2013 

Annual General Meeting

24 May 2013 

 Record date for Final Dividend on 
Ordinary Shares

21 June 2013 

 Payment of dividend on Ordinary 
Shares

20 August 2013 

Announcement of Interim Results

1 October 2013 

 Payment of dividend on 9% 
Cumulative Preference Shares

25 October 2013 

 Record date for Interim Dividend on 
Ordinary Shares

12 November 2013  Management Statement issued

22 November 2013   Payment of Interim Dividend on 

Ordinary Shares

Shareholder information: 
General information continued

Ordinary Dividends
A Final Dividend of 17.85p per share was proposed by the 
directors on 4 March 2013, and will paid on 21 June 2013 
to shareholders on the Register as at the close of 
business on 24 May 2013.

Any Interim Dividends for 2013 will be paid on  
22 November 2013 to shareholders on the register  
on 25 October 2013.

Investor relations
The Group accounts can be downloaded from our 
website. For other investor relations enquiries, please 
contact us at:

Call: 0131 225 8555 
Fax: 0131 226 3752 
Web: www.johnmenziesplc.com 
Email: info@johnmenziesplc.com 
Write:  John Menzies plc, 2 Lochside Avenue,  

Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ 

Principal advisers
Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP 
10 George Street 
Edinburgh EH2 2DZ

Corporate Financial Advisers and Joint Brokers
Numis Securities Ltd 
The London Stock Exchange Building 
10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LT

Joint Brokers
N1 Singer Capital Market Limited
Time Central
32 Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 45R

Principal business addresses
John Menzies plc
2 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh Park,  
Edinburgh, EH12 9DJ 
Tel: +44 (0) 131 225 8555 
Fax: +44 (0) 131 226 3752 
Email: info@johnmenziesplc.com

Menzies Distribution
2 Lochside Avenue, Edinburgh Park, 
Edinburgh EH12 9DJ 
Tel: +44 (0) 131 467 8070 
Fax: +44 (0) 131 469 4797

Menzies Aviation
4 New Square, Bedfont Lakes,
Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8HA  
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8750 6000 
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8750 6001

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Operating review

12   Chairman’s statement 

14   Group performance

16   Menzies Aviation

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20   Group financial review

26    Corporate social 

responsibility

32    Principal risks and 

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Governance

34   Board of Directors

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46    Report on Directors’ 

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57    Independent auditors’ 

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59  Group income statement

60    Group statement of 

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61    Group and Company 

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64   Notes to the Accounts

99   Five year summary

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Edinburgh Park, 
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Registered offi ce address as above

Registered in Scotland with company number SC34970
Registered offi ce address as above

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Annual Report 2012

Annual Report 2012

people

people

powering

powering

performanCe

performanCe