Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
29 April 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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 state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify) : No

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

Elpida Group Ltd

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

28 April 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 April 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE

                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)

GB00B1FP6H53                    20,632,603                          20,632,603

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if   Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN   shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE

                          Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)

GB00B1FP6H53              24,318,997   24,318,997   n/a        6.03%  n/a

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights


       24,318,997                                6.03%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
.................

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................
13. Additional information:
.................

14. Contact name:

Lenz Staehelin

Mr Dominique Rochat

15. Contact telephone number:

00 41 22 318 7000


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