Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4024F

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

08 October 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) : 

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 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 October 2008

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

3%

8. Notified details:

n/a

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)
GB00B1FP6H53	105,455,237	105,455,237

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
GB00B1FP6H53	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

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
Nil	Nil

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:

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.  Violet Capital Group Limited continues to have an economic interest through CFDs (with no voting rights) in a total of 13,570,000 Mitchells & Butlers shares, representing 3.34% of the ordinary share capital of the Company.  

14. Contact name:

n/a

15. Contact telephone number:

n/a

 

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