13th Jan 2016 17:20
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | 
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| 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 | X | |||||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | 
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| Other (please specify): | 
 
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| 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 different from 3.):iv | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 11 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 13 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% | |||||||||||||||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, 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 rights x | ||||||||||||||
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| GB0005622542 | 16,336,953 | 16,164,003 | 16,631,953 | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||
| 16,459,003 | 5.07% | |||||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | 
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| 13. Additional information: | 
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| 14. Contact name: | 
 Ben Van Loon | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 
 01224 404090 | |
Related Shares:
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels