Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
06 November 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Mitchells & Butlers plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Capital Group Companies, Inc.


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

As above - non beneficial.


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

Capital Guardian Trust Company : 823,452
Capital International Limited : 4,665,368
Capital International S.A. : 678,071
Capital International Inc. : 26,271
Capital Research and Management Company : 16,816,158


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 applicable.


8. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable.


9. Class of security

Ordinary shares.


10. Date of transaction

Not stated.



11. Date company informed

5 November 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

23,009,320


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.128%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Victoria Penrice [phone]


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

Victoria Penrice


Date of notification

6 November 2003


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