Mitchells & Butlers PLC 20 November 2007 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): Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Credit Suisse International 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 15 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering the ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) GB00B1FP6H53 24,377,535 24,377,535 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of voting using the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) GB00B1FP6H53 21,338,128 21,338,128 n/a 5.29% 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 21,338,128 5.29% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are part of the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse ("CSIBD"), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divisions of CSG. 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: William Dawson 15. Contact telephone number: +44 20 7888 5416 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange