Mitchells & Butlers Regulatory News (MAB)

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

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):

Appointment of Proxy

Yes

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

Richard McGuire

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

Piedmont Inc.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

23 January 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 January 2012

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

25%

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

GB00B1FP6H53

0

0

105,586,600

-

105,586,600

-

25.784%

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

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

Percentage of voting rights

105,586,600

25.784%

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

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Richard McGuire

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

105,586,600 (25.784%)

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

26 January 2012 - 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 annual general meeting, all of the voting rights shall return to Piedmont Inc.

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 409,503,482

14. Contact name:

Douglas Armstrong, Dickson Minto W.S.

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7649 6823