Exhibit 99.5
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Mitchells & Butlers plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Aviva plc and its subsidiaries
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
| Morley Fund Management Ltd : | ||||
| BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd | 4,010,263* | |||
| BT Globenet Nominees Ltd | 6,870* | |||
| Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd | 10,355,127* | |||
| Chase Nominees Ltd | 488,853* | |||
| CUIM Nominee Ltd | 3,493,552* |
* denotes beneficial interest
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not applicable
6. Percentage of issued class
Not applicable
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
1,680,347
8. Percentage of issued class
0.34%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares
10. Date of transaction
23 May 2006
11. Date company informed
25 May 2006
12. Total holding following this notification
18,354,665 (beneficial interest only)
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.74%
14. Any additional information
………………………………………..
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Victoria Penrice 0121 498 6514
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Victoria Penrice
Date of notification
25 May 2006
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.
