Rule 8.3 - MITCHELLS &BUTLERS

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
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.085416
to which the dealings 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 of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      13,814,311       3.43%    1,272,748      0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,115,490       0.28%    1,658,733      0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,929,801       3.70%     2,931,481     0.73%


(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      43,303               4.5735
Purchase      5,323                4.5526
Purchase      1,628                4.5775
Purchase      94                   4.5600
Purchase      5,202                4.5505
Purchase      21,147               4.5637
Sale          91,229               4.5768
Sale          14,000               4.5675
Sale          17,082               4.5775
Sale          40,524               4.5679
Sale          64,507               4.5596
Sale          15,755               4.5589
Sale          4,040                4.5775
Sale          6,218                4.5557
Sale          2,134                4.5525

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         5202          4.5504
CFD            Short         5323          4.5526
CFD            Short         94            4.56
CFD            Short         21147         4.5637
CFD            Short         43303         4.5735
CFD            Long          2134          4.5525
CFD            Long          6218          4.5556
CFD            Long          15755         4.5589
CFD            Long          64507         4.5595
CFD            Long          14000         4.5675
CFD            Long          40524         4.5679
CFD            Long          91229         4.5768

(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(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
None

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                         29 February 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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