Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
08 May 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: No

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) : Acquisition of contracts for differences, with no
voting rights (see item 13 below)

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

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
7 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
8 May 2008

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

8. Notified details:
n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B1FP6H53             12,105,318          12,105,318

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)
GB00B1FP6H53              12,105,318   12,105,318            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
12,105,318                                   3%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
n/a

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

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
n/a

13. Additional information:
Violet Capital Group Ltd is wholly owned by the Tchenguiz Family Trust. In
addition to the total holding referred to above which has not changed since the
announcement of 26 January 2007, Violet Capital Group Ltd now has an economic
interest through contracts for differences (with no voting rights) in a total of
93,086,471 shares in Mitchells & Butlers plc, representing 23.09% of the
ordinary shares in the Company. This economic interest is over and above their
interest in 3% of the ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights
attached.

14. Contact name:
n/a

15. Contact telephone number:
n/a




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