Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
31 July 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):
ABN Amro Bank N.V. London Branch

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
30 July 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 July 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

Ordinary                                13,771,661     13,771,661
GB00B1FP6H53

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
using the ISIN CODE              shares     rights (ix)          rights
                                 Direct     Direct (x) Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                       (xi)

Ordinary                         16,449,835 16,449,835           4.09%
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

16,449,835                                   4.09%

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






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:
.................

14. Contact name:
.................

15. Contact telephone number:
.................

Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):
.................

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):
.................

Phone number:
.................

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):
.................

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:
Jennifer MacLeod

Contact address:
250 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AA

Phone number:
020-7678-8226

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):
Compliance

C: Additional information :
.................





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