Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
19 July 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aviva Group of Companies

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 (on behalf of Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Ltd).

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

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                                       2,607,534
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                         11,876,747
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                                 6,870
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                                     2,161,586
Hibernian Investment Manager                                            44,823

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,050,000

6. Percentage of issued class

0.002%

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

13 July 2004

11. Date company informed

14 July 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

16,697,560

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.2%

14. Any additional information

...............................................................

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M J N Bridge 0121 498 4526

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

M J N Bridge

Date of notification

19 July 2004

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