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 04 March 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 13,883,112 3.44% 1,122,090 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,103,752 0.27% 1,677,530 0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,986,864 3.72% 2,799,620 0.69%
(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 582 4.3525
Purchase 6,890 4.4141
Purchase 26 4.4054
Purchase 16,969 4.3525
Purchase 2,245 4.3525
Purchase 16,742 4.4376
Purchase 42,220 4.4110
Purchase 5,776 4.3533
Purchase 20,029 4.3532
Sale 2,978 4.3832
Sale 30,409 4.3985
Sale 1,463 4.4322
Sale 52,845 4.4128
Sale 17,057 4.4175
Sale 2,079 4.4135
Sale 4,653 4.4311
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 20029 4.3531
CFD Short 5776 4.3533
CFD Short 26 4.4053
CFD Short 42220 4.411
CFD Short 6890 4.4141
CFD Short 16742 4.4375
CFD Long 2978 4.3831
CFD Long 30409 4.3984
CFD Long 52845 4.4128
CFD Long 2079 4.4135
CFD Long 17057 4.4175
CFD Long 4653 4.431
CFD Long 1463 4.4322
(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 05 March 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