Director Shareholding

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
01 February 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.   Name of company

     Mitchells & Butlers plc

2.   Name of director

     Karim Naffah

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

     Karim Naffah

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

     Karim Naffah 87 shares and Jacquelyn Naffah 77 shares acquired

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

     Director and 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 by the ISA Manager of shares through the automatic reinvestment of
     dividends received under a standing discretion given to the ISA Manager.

7.   Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

     164 shares

8.   Percentage of issued class

     Negligible

9.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     n/a

10.  Percentage of issued class

     n/a

11.  Class of security

     Ordinary shares

12.  Price per share

     324.25p

13.  Date of transaction

     31 January 2005

14.  Date company informed

     1 February 2005

15.  Total holding following this notification

     59,795

16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     Negligible

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

17.  Date of grant


18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable


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


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


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


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


23.  Any additional information


24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     M J N Bridge [phone]

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

     M J N Bridge

Date of Notification

1 February 2005

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