Director Shareholding

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
08 December 2004


8 December 2004

                       Short Term Deferred Incentive Plan

Under the terms of the Company's Short Term Deferred Incentive Plan ('the
Plan'), the Directors have been awarded on 7 December 2004 annual bonuses in
respect of the year to 25 September 2004 deferred into ordinary shares of the
Company (the 'Bonus Shares').

Under the terms of the Plan matching shares have also been awarded on the basis
of one matching share for every two Bonus Shares. Conditional upon the Director
remaining in employment, these shares will be released in three equal tranches
on the first, second and third anniversary of the award date.

Name              Bonus        Matching        Total Shares     First Release
                 Shares          Shares             Awarded              Date
Mike Bramley     62,926          31,463              94,389   7 December 2005
Tim Clarke      119,748          59,874             179,622   7 December 2005
Tony Hughes      78,658          39,329             117,987   7 December 2005
Karim Naffah     84,528          42,264             126,792   7 December 2005


M J N Bridge
Deputy Secretary
0121 498 4526




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