Disclosure of interests in shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:ii

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels 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 theacquisition 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):

This is a clarification of the number of voting right shares held by the Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group, in its capacity as discretionary asset manager. Previous notifications have been submitted on an all share capital basis (inclusive of shares held without voting powers being delegated to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group). This notification does not reflect any changes in shareholdings, and is purely a clarification exercise to confirm the voting rights held. Any such future notifications, as may be required, will be made on a voting rights basis only

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:iii

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

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

Aberdeen Global - Asian Smaller Companies Fund

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:v

N/a

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 March 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rightsx

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

GB0005622542

19,758,023

19,536,673

19,758,023

19,536,673

6.02%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdatexiii

Exercise/Conversion Periodxiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

Exercise/Conversion periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rightsxix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,536,673

6.02

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Martin Reid

15. Contact telephone number:

01224 404253