BNP Paribas London - Rule 8.3- Mitchells & Butlers

RNS Number:1412R
BNP Paribas London
31 March 2008

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) BNP Paribas

Company dealt in Mitchells & Butlers plc

Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing 28 March 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Long Short

Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities 23,258,177 5.7701%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 23,258,177 5.7701%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short

Number Number
(%) (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Buy 1275 3.14
Buy 5541 3.1425
Buy 7117 3.15
Buy 11236 3.16
Buy 11228 3.17
Buy 5554 3.1775
Buy 5611 3.18
Buy 5776 3.1875
Buy 3275 3.19
Buy 5641 3.1925
Buy 11552 3.195
Buy 38 3.305
Buy 1301 3.315
Buy 1545 3.3225
Buy 3829 3.325
Buy 2758 3.3325
Buy 3707 3.3375
Buy 2744 3.34
Buy 2836 3.3425
Buy 2 3.345
Total 92566

Sell 2415 3.215
Sell 1907 3.2375
Sell 1505 3.25
Sell 5748 3.315
Sell 5734 3.3275
Sell 26251 3.33
Sell 6380 3.3325
Sell 2795 3.34
Sell 1247 3.35
Sell 1393 3.3525
Sell 10772 3.355
Sell 1247 3.3575
Sell 7779 3.36
Sell 3221 3.3625
Sell 2493 3.365
Sell 1856 3.3675
Sell 3143 3.37
Sell 1180 3.3725
Sell 1185 3.385
Sell 1886 3.3925
Sell 1246 3.4
Sell 2723 3.405
Total 94106

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)

e.g. CFD

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received
per unit (Note
5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 31 March 2008

Contact name Darren Clarke

Telephone number 020 7595 4821

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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