Director Shareholding

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
16 December 2003


16 December 2003


                              Director's Interests


As described in the Listing Particulars sent to shareholders on 17 February 
2003, as part of the separation from Six Continents PLC the Company agreed to
provide shares to meet subsisting entitlements under the Six Continents Special
Deferred Incentive Plan (the 'SDIP') in respect of Tim Clarke.

Accordingly, 62,155 shares have been transferred today to Tim Clarke, Chief
Executive, from the Mitchells & Butlers Employee Benefit Trust to meet his
entitlement under the SDIP for 2001/02.  These shares have been transferred net
of tax and NI liabilities.

This award brings Mr Clarke's shareholding in Mitchells & Butlers plc to 341,858
shares.

Following this award, the Mitchells & Butlers Employee Benefit Trust is
interested in 800,000 Mitchells & Butlers shares.  The executive directors of
the Company, Mike Bramley, Tim Clarke, Tony Hughes and Karim Naffah, are
technically deemed to be interested in these shares as potential beneficiaries
under the Trust.


M J N Bridge
Deputy Secretary




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