Directors Shareholdings

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
16 May 2003



As described in the Six Continents PLC Shareholder Circular relating to the
separation of its retail and its hotels businesses and the Mitchells & Butlers
plc Listing Particulars, both dated 17 February 2003,  options granted over Six
Continents shares under that company's 1995 Executive Share Option Scheme were
exchanged on 8 May 2003 for options over Mitchells & Butlers shares, providing
options equivalent in value to the original Six Continents options.


As a result of this, the Directors' notifiable option interests are as shown
below.

Name         Ordinary shares under       Option price (pence) Option lapse
             option                                           date
Michael
Bramley                         37,300               291.71   04-Sep-06
                                 1,948               305.90   18-Feb-07
                                 4,732               364.46   02-Mar-08
                                10,469               286.68   25-Feb-09
                                58,842               286.68   25-Feb-09
                                97,704               214.47   10-Feb-10
                               101,044               259.73   01-Mar-11
                               131,942               266.74   28-May-12

Tim Clarke                       5,845               181.42   01-Mar-05
                               181,212               291.71   04-Sep-06
                                53,445               305.90   18-Feb-07
                                50,383               364.46   02-Mar-08
                                64,857               286.68   25-Feb-09
                               244,400               214.47   10-Feb-10
                               377,177               259.73   01-Mar-11

Tony
Hughes                          21,931               268.00   22-Feb-06
                                34,795               305.90   18-Feb-07
                                43,145               364.46   02-Mar-08
                                34,516               286.68   25-Feb-09
                               130,202               214.47   10-Feb-10
                                13,987               214.47   10-Feb-10
                               120,251               259.73   01-Mar-11
                               154,489               266.74   28-May-12

Karim
Naffah                           2,783               181.42   01-Mar-05
                                 7,237               291.71   04-Sep-06
                                83,508               305.90   18-Feb-07
                                 9,185               364.46   02-Mar-08
                                23,382               286.68   25-Feb-09
                               112,735               214.47   10-Feb-10
                               158,665               259.73   01-Mar-11
                               321,784               189.50   04-Oct-12

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Name of contact and telephone number for queries                 Victoria
                                                                 Penrice

                                                                 020 7355 6517

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification                                                     Mike Bridge
                                                                 

Date of Notification                                             16 May 2003










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