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BNP Paribas London03 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 29 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 13,816,625 3.4278% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,816,625 3.4278% (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 3418 4.43Buy 2306 4.45Buy 1026 4.455Buy 6 4.4625Buy 2564 4.4675Buy 342 4.5625Buy 86 4.5775Buy 3794 4.595Total 13542 Sell 1000 4.4425Sell 1313 4.45Sell 2288 4.4525Sell 1656 4.4575Sell 1142 4.46Sell 1226 4.4625Sell 214 4.465Sell 1606 4.4775Sell 3148 4.485Sell 1225 4.49Sell 2974 4.555Sell 3072 4.565Sell 190 4.58Sell 306 4.5825Total 21360 (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 03 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