Prudential plc : Disclosure of Interests in Shares

For immediate release                                                                 30 January 2012

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("the Company") received notice on 30 January 2012 that with effect from 27 January 2012, Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiaries has a notifiable direct interest in 15,917,085 ordinary shares of 30p each in the Company, being approximately 5.01% of the Company's issued share capital.

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved below a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification.

The voting rights of these shares are held through Prudential plc, and the interests of Prudential plc includes interests of M&G Group Limited, M&G Limited and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited which by themselves are notifiable, and are shown below:

Registered holder Prudential plc - Direct	Holding 15,902,575
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC	15,351,125
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC	129,092
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMB3	347,424
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMH8	39,263
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMIF	35,671
Prudential plc - Indirect	14,510
JP Morgan Nominees	14,510

Registered holder M&G Group Limited	Holding 15,902,575
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC	15,351,125
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC	129,092
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMB3	347,424
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMH8	39,263
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMIF	35,671

Registered holder M&G Limited	Holding 15,902,575
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC	15,351,125
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC	129,092
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMB3	347,424
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMH8	39,263
State Street Noms Ltd A/C GMIF	35,671

Registered holder The Prudential Assurance Company Limited	Holding 15,480,217
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC	15,351,125
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC	129,092

Enquiries to:

Adrian Bushnell                                                                                    020 7872 2444

Company Secretary

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc