Disclosure of Interests in Shares

For immediate release 30 January 2012

MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Disclosure of Interests in Shares

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("the Company") received notice on 30 January 2012 that with effect from 27 January 2012, Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiaries has a notifiable direct interest in 15,917,085 ordinary shares of 30p each in the Company, being approximately 5.01% of the Company's issued share capital.

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved below a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification.

The voting rights of these shares are held through Prudential plc, and the interests of Prudential plc includes interests of M&G Group Limited, M&G Limited and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited which by themselves are notifiable, and are shown below:

Enquiries to:

Adrian Bushnell 020 7872 2444

Company Secretary

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc