Director Shareholding

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
30 June 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2. Name of director

Tony Hughes

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Shareholder named in 2 above and spouse.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

Tony Hughes, 10,000 and Glynis Hughes, 10,000

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Spouse

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

20,000

8. Percentage of issued class

n/a

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10. Percentage of issued class

-

11. Class of security

Ordinary

12. Price per share

272p

13. Date of transaction

29 June 2004

14. Date company informed

29 June 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

24,164

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

n/a

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

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20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

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22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M J N Bridge 0121 498 4189

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

M J N Bridge

Date of Notification

30 June 2004

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