Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3198V

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

27 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: 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):

HSBC Holdings Plc

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

    HSBC Bank plc

    HSBC Investment Management

    HSBC Private Bank (Jersey) Limited

    HSBC Financial Products (France)

    HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

    Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited

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

23 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 May 2008

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

6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary GB00B1FP6H53	28,566,354	28,566,354

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB00B1FP6H53	26,010,851	26,010,851	1,069,569	6.45%	0.27%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
27,080,420	6.72%

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

HSBC Bank Plc

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:

n/a

14. Contact name:

Frances Davies

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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