Holding(s) in Company

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
05 December 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Mitchells & Butlers plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Standard Life Investments

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.

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

Vidacos Nominees

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

n/a

6. Percentage of issued class

n/a

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

855,704

8. Percentage of issued class

0.17%

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares.

10. Date of transaction

1 December 2005

11. Date company informed

2 December 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

19,122,986

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.837%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Victoria M Penrice 0121 498 6514

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

Victoria M Penrice

Date of notification

5 December 2005


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