8th May 2008 16:48
Mitchells & Butlers PLC08 May 2008 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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 novoting 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 orreached if different) (v):7 May 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified:8 May 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 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODE 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 Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi)GB00B1FP6H53 12,105,318 12,105,318 3% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights12,105,318 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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. Inaddition to the total holding referred to above which has not changed since theannouncement of 26 January 2007, Violet Capital Group Ltd now has an economicinterest through contracts for differences (with no voting rights) in a total of93,086,471 shares in Mitchells & Butlers plc, representing 23.09% of theordinary shares in the Company. This economic interest is over and above theirinterest in 3% of the ordinary shares in the Company with voting rightsattached. 14. Contact name:n/a 15. Contact telephone number:n/a This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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