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BNP Paribas London28 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 Paribas Company dealt in Mitchells & Butlers plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 27 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 13,807,808 3.4256% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,807,808 3.4256% (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 2535 4.4875Buy 337 4.5225Buy 2842 4.525Buy 122 4.5325Buy 321 4.535Buy 2929 4.5375Buy 3239 4.54Buy 4314 4.545Buy 779 4.5475Buy 596 4.555Buy 606 4.5575Buy 1007 4.56Buy 517 4.565Buy 8 4.5675Buy 705 4.57Total 20857 Sell 337 4.4575Sell 123 4.4775Sell 91 4.495Sell 2646 4.4975Sell 2987 4.5Sell 245 4.5025Sell 826 4.5075Sell 2750 4.51Sell 490 4.5125Sell 1517 4.5175Sell 3503 4.53Sell 33364 4.5475Sell 4144 4.5725Sell 2273 4.595Total 55296 (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 28 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