Mitchells & Butlers PLC 04 December 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 Not stated. 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 : 579,231 Capital International Limited : 3,260,377 Capital International S.A. : 491,562 Capital International Inc. : 18,545 Capital Research and Management Company : 32,383,698 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 4 December 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 36,733,413 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.1% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Victoria Penrice +44-121-498-4189 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Victoria Penrice Date of notification 4 December 2003 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange