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BNP Paribas London25 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 Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20th March 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 23,205,045 5.76% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 23,205,045 (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/ Sell Amount Price --------- ------ ----- Buy 3,655 3.24750 Buy 4,971 3.25000 Buy 14,755 3.25250 Buy 1,119 3.25750 Buy 602 3.26000 Buy 7,746 3.26250 Buy 2,345 3.27750 Buy 613 3.28500 Buy 1,230 3.28750 Buy 5 3.28800 Buy 5,103 3.30250 Buy 203 3.30750 Buy 1,666 3.32000 Buy 7,918 3.34500 Buy 3 3.34670 -------- Total 51,934 ======== Buy/ Sell Amount Price --------- ------ ----- Sell -9,812 3.25500 Sell -4,253 3.25750 Sell -4,363 3.26000 Sell -2,936 3.26500 Sell -626 3.27000 Sell -5,220 3.27250 Sell -4,938 3.27500 Sell -39 3.27510 Sell -4,870 3.27750 Sell -5,220 3.28000 Sell -1,854 3.28500 Sell -464 3.28750 Sell -9,519 3.29000 Sell -2,743 3.29500 Sell -4,805 3.30500 Sell -1,204 3.31000 Sell -3,949 3.31500 Sell -677 3.32000 Sell -4,169 3.33750 Sell -3,581 3.36000 -------- Total 95,242 ======== (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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 25th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Mitchells & Butlers