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BNP Paribas London31 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 28 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 23,258,177 5.7701% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 23,258,177 5.7701% (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 1275 3.14Buy 5541 3.1425Buy 7117 3.15Buy 11236 3.16Buy 11228 3.17Buy 5554 3.1775Buy 5611 3.18Buy 5776 3.1875Buy 3275 3.19Buy 5641 3.1925Buy 11552 3.195Buy 38 3.305Buy 1301 3.315Buy 1545 3.3225Buy 3829 3.325Buy 2758 3.3325Buy 3707 3.3375Buy 2744 3.34Buy 2836 3.3425Buy 2 3.345Total 92566 Sell 2415 3.215Sell 1907 3.2375Sell 1505 3.25Sell 5748 3.315Sell 5734 3.3275Sell 26251 3.33Sell 6380 3.3325Sell 2795 3.34Sell 1247 3.35Sell 1393 3.3525Sell 10772 3.355Sell 1247 3.3575Sell 7779 3.36Sell 3221 3.3625Sell 2493 3.365Sell 1856 3.3675Sell 3143 3.37Sell 1180 3.3725Sell 1185 3.385Sell 1886 3.3925Sell 1246 3.4Sell 2723 3.405Total 94106 (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 31 March 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