Rule 8.3 - MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC

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 BARCLAYS PLC (Note 1) Company dealt in MITCHELLS & BUTLERS PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0.070833 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 11 APRIL 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant 19,678,876 (4.01%) 93,969 (0.02%) securities (2) Derivatives 1,912,875 (0.39%) 418,469 (0.09%) (other than options) (3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 21,591,751 (4.40%) 512,438 (0.10%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of Long Short relevant security: 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 Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 1,850 4.9521 Purchase 50,900 4.7985 Purchase 9,625 4.8952 Purchase 256 4.8275 Purchase 1,534 Transfer Sale 24,200 4.9056 Sale 1,000 4.9344 Sale 750 4.9238 Sale 2,041 4.9400 Sale 8,554 4.9000 The following trade which was disclosed on 11 April 2006 has been cancelled Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 1,850 4.9275 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP) e.g. CFD CFD Short 9,625 4.8952 CFD Long 24,200 4.9056 CFD Short 50,900 4.7985 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (Note 5) varying etc. relates (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per call option securities unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 12 APRIL 2006 Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE Telephone number 020 7116 2913 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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