BNP Paribas London - Rule 8.3- Mitchells & Butlers

RNS Number:0654S
BNP Paribas London
10 April 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 09 April 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 23,345,434 5.7918%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 23,345,434 5.7918%

(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 3983 3.1325
Buy 4344 3.15
Buy 4716 3.1525
Buy 166 3.165
Buy 4615 3.2
Buy 3940 3.205
Buy 4110 3.215
Buy 4371 3.2175
Buy 3950 3.235
Buy 3704 3.265
Buy 4011 3.2675
Buy 5482 3.2725
Buy 5118 3.275
Buy 5429 3.285
Buy 5409 3.3025
Buy 989 3.3175
Buy 3611 3.3225
Buy 2513 3.325
Buy 18325 3.3359
Buy 2525 3.3375
Buy 5662 3.34
Buy 7712 3.355
Total 104685

Sell 4900 3.1675
Sell 3777 3.1825
Sell 20570 3.185
Sell 9500 3.325
Sell 3118 3.3325
Sell 9425 3.335
Sell 1681 3.3375
Sell 9763 3.34
Sell 5440 3.35
Sell 3234 3.3675
Sell 3984 3.38
Total 75392

Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)

Purchases

Sales

(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 10 April 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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