Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
04 March 2008



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):

     Marshall Wace Core Fund Limited

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):

     29 February 2008

6.   Date on which issuer notified:

     4 March 2008

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

     3%

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)
GB00B1FP6H53                            16,364,705     16,364,705

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   Indirect   Direct Indirect
                                             (x)      (xi)
GB00B1FP6H53                      Below 3%   Below 3%            Below
                                                                 3%

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
Below 3%                                     Below 3%
     
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:

     Matthew Rooney


15.  Contact telephone number:

     020-7316-2253



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