Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
31 October 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify): No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

26 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 October 2007

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

3%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                             
Ordinary            Number of shares      Number of voting Rights (viii)                                
GB00B1FP6H53        21,738,836            21,738,836

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE
                          Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)
Ordinary                  21,738,836   21,738,836            5.39%
GB00B1FP6H53

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights

21,738,836                                5.39%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (5.39%)
RFS Holdings N.V. (5.39%)
ABN AMRO Holding N.V. (5.39%)
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (5.39%)



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................
13. Additional information:
This notification has been made following the acquisition of ABN AMRO Holding
N.V. by RFS Holdings N.V.

14. Contact name:
Richard Hopkins

15. Contact telephone number:
[phone]




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