Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
22 April 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Legal & General Group plc

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

Legal & General Group plc

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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  914945               311,404 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  886603             1,936,440

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  775245             3,462,257

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  130007               105,579

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  770286               101,694

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  357206            17,571,302

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  866197               103,474

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  904332                62,118

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  916681                38,813

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  754612               402,511

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  361602                16,245

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  282605               711,181

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  360509               761,659

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  766793                18,279



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not stated

6. Percentage of issued class

Not stated

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not stated

8. Percentage of issued class

Not stated

9. Class of security

Ordinary 5p shares

10. Date of transaction

15 April 2003

11. Date company informed

22 April 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

25,602,956

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.48%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Victoria Penrice 0207 355 6517

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

Mike Bridge -  Deputy Secretary

Date of notification

22 April 2003

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