Appointment of New Director

Mitchells & Butlers PLC
30 July 2004


30 July 2004

                            Mitchells & Butlers plc
                               Board Appointment

Mitchells & Butlers plc announces that Drummond Hall has today been appointed a
Non-Executive Director of the Company. He will be a member of the Nomination,
Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Drummond, who is 54 years old, is Chief Executive of Dairy Crest Group plc. He
holds an MA from Edinburgh University in Economics and has extensive experience
in consumer marketing, having held marketing positions in Procter & Gamble, Mars
and Pepsi Cola. He subsequently moved to HP Bulmer plc where he became Managing
Director of the Cider and Beer Division and a member of the Group Executive.

The Company confirms that there is no further information about Drummond Hall
requiring disclosure under paragraph 6.F.2 (b) to (g) of the Listing Rules of
the UK Listing Authority.

Following this appointment, the Board consists of the Chairman, four executive
directors and four independent non-executive directors.

For further information, please contact:

Kate Holligon        Investor Relations              [phone]
James Leviton        Finsbury Group                  [phone]




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