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BNP Paribas London18 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 17th 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 13,923,112 3.45% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,923,112 (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 4,420 3.355 Buy 3,083 3.3675 Buy 3,637 3.38 Buy 3,989 3.4025 Buy 1,878 3.4125 Buy 4,012 3.4175 Buy 333 3.425 Buy 1,350 3.445 Buy 3,579 3.465 Buy 6,457 3.505 Buy 4,127 3.5275 Buy 3,813 3.5325 Buy 4,316 3.54 Buy 115,000 3.5445 Buy 3,555 3.5525 Buy 2,722 3.56 Buy 3,309 3.5625 Buy 6,836 3.64 Total 176,416 Buy/ Sell Amount Price Sell 22,457 3.3575 Sell 5,000 3.3625 Sell 1,197 3.365 Sell 1,129 3.3675 Sell 441 3.3825 Sell 3,997 3.3875 Sell 873 3.4 Sell 4,672 3.405 Sell 1,488 3.41 Sell 873 3.415 Sell 342 3.425 Sell 3,165 3.4275 Sell 6,968 3.43 Sell 2,657 3.4325 Sell 5,000 3.4525 Sell 10,000 3.46 Sell 10,000 3.49 Sell 10,000 3.5025 Sell 5,000 3.5225 Sell 5,000 3.545 Sell 13,918 3.56 Sell 3,372 3.5625 Sell 1,082 3.57 Sell 1,628 3.5725 Sell 4,900 3.58 Sell 106 3.5875 Sell 1,040 3.5975 Sell 5,100 3.6 Sell 9,427 3.6025 Sell 4,265 3.605 Sell 18 3.6075 Sell 1,513 3.61 Sell 306 3.6125 Sell 92 3.6175 Sell 3,611 3.63 Sell 337 3.6325 Sell 1,389 3.64 Sell 5,000 3.645 Sell 5,000 3.655 Sell 306 3.6625 Sell 5,289 3.67 Sell 5,000 3.6725 Sell 642 3.6825 Total 173,600 (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 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 18th 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