Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5561C

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

19 January 2015

 

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: No

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify) : Yes; Appointment of Proxy

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

Edward Irwin

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

Smoothfield Holding Limited

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

16 January 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 January 2015

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

4%

8. Notified details:

……………..

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
GB00B1FP6H53	0	0

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights (x)
	Direct	Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B1FP6H53	17,046,169	17,046,169	None	4.13%	None

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date (xvii)	Exercise/ conversion period (xviii)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights (xix, xx)
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
17,046,169	4.13%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Edward Irwin

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

17,046,169 (4.13%)

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

29 January 2015, immediately following the annual general meeting of Mitchells & Butlers plc.

13. Additional information:

When proxy holder ceases to hold voting rights at the end of the Mitchells & Butlers plc AGM, all of the voting rights shall return to Smoothfield Holding Limited.

The figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 412,266,567.

14. Contact name:

Ward Associates

Mr Don Ward

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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