Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5825W

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

12 June 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):

12 June 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 June 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 possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	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 possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1FP6H53	12,105,318	12,105,318		3%

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
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 108,086,471 shares in Mitchells & Butlers plc, representing 26.77% 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.