29th Feb 2008 12:00
BNP Paribas London29 February 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 28 February 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 13,824,443 3.4297% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,824,443 3.4297% (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 Quantity Price Buy 7896 4.54Buy 6418 4.5425Buy 10150 4.5475Buy 14043 4.55Buy 9916 4.5525Buy 17290 4.555Buy 946 4.5575Buy 6419 4.56Buy 900 4.5625Buy 649 4.565Buy 7715 4.57Total 82342 Sell 4314 4.535Sell 501 4.54Sell 4093 4.5475Sell 901 4.55Sell 352 4.5525Sell 4647 4.555Sell 518 4.5575Sell 14724 4.56Sell 4953 4.5625Sell 3518 4.565Sell 5124 4.5675Sell 6716 4.57Sell 2514 4.5725Sell 3097 4.575Sell 5558 4.5775Sell 4177 4.6Total 65707 (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 29 February 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 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