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BNP Paribas London20 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 19 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 23,248,353 5.7677% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 23,248,353 5.7677% (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 9139 2.855Buy 4958 2.92Buy 4824 2.9625Buy 4984 3.05Buy 3959 3.0975Buy 3273 3.105Buy 3724 3.155Buy 4210 3.1725Buy 4908 3.2075Buy 5024 3.21Buy 2433 3.235Buy 8486 3.27Buy 3018 3.29Buy 9138 3.3125Buy 3703 3.3175Buy 3641 3.32Buy 4692 3.3425Buy 9605 3.35Buy 9939 3.3725Buy 24314 3.385Buy 5532 3.3875Buy 4952 3.445Buy 9396687 3.5Total 9535143 Sell 4413 2.89Sell 4982 2.92Sell 4953 2.9875Sell 4469 3Sell 4207 3.0775Sell 3008 3.1225Sell 4050 3.14Sell 8738 3.145Sell 10855 3.15Sell 10072 3.1525Sell 5036 3.1575Sell 8740 3.16Sell 5036 3.165Sell 11580 3.195Sell 1854 3.2Sell 1979 3.21Sell 5036 3.2125Sell 10754 3.22Sell 3822 3.2375Sell 8320 3.2875Sell 3670 3.33Sell 3975 3.3325Sell 754 3.335Sell 5036 3.3425Sell 13353 3.35Sell 3641 3.3525Sell 3677 3.3675Sell 5015 3.37Sell 164 3.3925Sell 268 3.41Sell 3789 3.415Sell 3503 3.43Sell 3824 3.435Sell 2970 3.44Total 175543 (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 price American, date paid/receivede.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) European etc. 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 20 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Mitchells & Butlers