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BNP Paribas London19 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 ParibasCompany dealt in Mitchells & Butlers plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 18th 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 13,888,753 3.45% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,888,753 (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 4,917 3.36 Buy 2,132 3.37 Buy 6,229 3.38 Buy 7,081 3.39 Buy 14,001 3.40 Total 34,360 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell - 1,258 3.4000 Sell - 4,784 3.4250 Sell - 3,422 3.4325 Sell - 10,951 3.4425 Sell - 4,189 3.4450 Sell - 3,769 3.4475 Sell - 19,997 3.4500 Sell - 4,759 3.4525 Sell - 4,236 3.4575 Sell - 2,239 3.4750 Sell - 3.4850 184 Sell - 3,445 3.4925 Sell - 5,486 3.5250 Total - 68,719 (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 19th March 2008 Contact name Oliver Barker Telephone number 020 7595 3190 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf 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