TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please

specify): Acquisition of Shares

X

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

City Developments Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

N.A.

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

15 May 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 May 2015

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

63%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Direct

xi

Direct

xii

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares of

30p each

198,656,624

198,656,624

0

0

205,456,624

0

63.279%

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

N.A.

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

N.A.

Nominal

Delta

N.A.

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

205,456,624

63.279%


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

Registered Holder

Holding

%

Singapura Developments (Private) Limited

170,604,309

52.545

Reach Across International Limited

4,683,251

1.442

Pershing LLC (for account of Reach Across International Limited)

29,017,033

8.937

City e-Solutions Limited

1,152,031

0.355

Total Deemed Interest of City Developments Limited

205,456,624

63.279

Note: % is based on 324,685,404 issued ordinary shares of 30p each in Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N.A.

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

N.A.

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

N.A

13. Additional information:

N.A.

14. Contact name:

Enid Ling

15. Contact telephone number:

(65) 68778278

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