Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2119M

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

18 January 2016

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):	Appointment of Proxy				X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Edward Irwin
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Smoothfield Holding Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		18 January 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18 January 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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0

0

17,936,260

17,936,260

0

4.34%

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

17,936,260

4.34%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Edward Erwin
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		17,936,260 (4.34%)
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		28 January 2016, immediately following the annual general meeting of Mitchells & Butlers plc.
13. Additional information:	When proxy holder ceases to hold voting rights at the end of the Mitchells & Butlers plc AGM, all of the voting rights shall return to Smoothfield Holding Ltd. The figures are based on a total number of voting rights of : 413,243,909
14. Contact name:	Ward Associates Mr. Don Ward
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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