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 20 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 14,349,599 3.56% 971,443 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 971,443 0.24% 1,792,007 0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,321,042 3.80% 2,763,450 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 212 3.3200
Purchase 5,832 3.2765
Purchase 286 3.3200
Purchase 53,818 3.2882
Purchase 432 3.3200
Purchase 55,176 3.4000
Purchase 5,178 3.2862
Purchase 14,827 3.3200
Purchase 6,240 3.2600
Purchase 9,117 3.5000
Purchase 29,955 3.2927
Purchase 47,927 3.2927
Purchase 22,400 3.2796
Purchase 50,839 3.3200
Sale 27 3.3193
Sale 2,611 3.2814
Sale 5,200 3.3321
Sale 42,232 3.3316
Sale 700 3.2970
Sale 55,042 3.3353
Sale 1,246 3.2586
Sale 55,176 3.4000
Sale 19,371 3.2737
Sale 454 3.2611
Sale 14,827 3.3200
Sale 77,594 3.3113
Sale 1,755 3.2902
Sale 4,991 3.2895
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 28455 3.2662
CFD Short 5832 3.2765
CFD Short 22400 3.2796
CFD Short 5178 3.2861
CFD Short 53818 3.2882
CFD Long 19371 3.2736
CFD Long 2611 3.2813
CFD Long 4991 3.2894
CFD Long 700 3.297
CFD Long 77594 3.3113
CFD Long 27 3.3192
CFD Long 42232 3.3315
CFD Long 5200 3.332
CFD Long 55042 3.3353
(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 25 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