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 02 April 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 14,508,966 3.60% 848,658 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 848,658 0.21% 1,662,108 0.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,357,624 3.81% 2,510,766 0.62%
(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 7,665 3.6291
Purchase 48,866 3.6278
Purchase 54,186 3.5924
Purchase 3,160 3.3671
Purchase 1,900 3.5015
Purchase 6,825 3.5648
Purchase 1,099 3.6325
Purchase 1,908 3.6089
Purchase 19,957 3.4631
Purchase 1,907 3.5825
Purchase 315 3.5781
Purchase 4,400 3.4300
Purchase 2,936 3.5825
Purchase 22,780 3.3248
Purchase 155,983 3.3549
Purchase 5,589 3.4257
Purchase 20,397 3.3407
Purchase 800 3.3606
Purchase 4,229 3.6265
Purchase 2,712 3.4199
Purchase 2,969 3.4300
Purchase 3,096 3.4300
Purchase 2,969 3.4300
Purchase 12,995 3.5004
Purchase 3,000 3.4300
Purchase 120,236 3.4295
Purchase 5,460 3.1779
Purchase 779 3.4300
Purchase 7,600 3.4479
Purchase 980 3.4282
Purchase 2,170 3.4190
Purchase 36,345 3.5409
Purchase 3,310 3.1779
Purchase 81,923 3.5428
Purchase 35,448 3.4470
Sale 33,700 3.5825
Sale 10,864 3.5371
Sale 68,865 3.1694
Sale 120,236 3.4245
Sale 7,262 3.4243
Sale 1,738 3.3550
Sale 7,023 3.5818
Sale 4,079 3.5446
Sale 40,270 3.6526
Sale 2,969 3.4300
Sale 3,800 3.3875
Sale 3,507 3.4289
Sale 3,410 3.4577
Sale 2,712 3.4793
Sale 5,589 3.4373
Sale 500 3.5894
Sale 13,155 3.6303
Sale 4,300 3.5842
Sale 6,874 3.6393
Sale 4,000 3.3621
Sale 1,702 3.6332
Sale 7,301 3.6533
Sale 1,508 3.5403
Sale 1,650 3.6067
Sale 7,588 3.3245
Sale 5,899 3.3245
Sale 5,464 3.2945
Sale 309 Transfer
Sale 4,673 3.6395
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 68865 3.1693
CFD Long 5464 3.2944
CFD Long 1738 3.355
CFD Long 4000 3.362
CFD Long 3800 3.3875
CFD Long 7262 3.4243
CFD Long 120236 3.4244
CFD Long 5839 3.4262
CFD Long 3507 3.4289
CFD Long 5589 3.4372
CFD Long 3410 3.4577
CFD Long 2712 3.4793
CFD Long 10864 3.537
CFD Long 1508 3.5403
CFD Long 5831 3.5408
CFD Long 4079 3.5446
CFD Long 6825 3.5648
CFD Long 7023 3.5818
CFD Long 4300 3.5842
CFD Long 500 3.5894
CFD Long 5582 3.5902
CFD Long 1650 3.6067
CFD Long 10165 3.6292
CFD Long 13155 3.6302
CFD Long 1702 3.6332
CFD Long 6874 3.6393
CFD Long 4673 3.6395
CFD Long 40270 3.6525
CFD Long 7301 3.6532
CFD Short 22780 3.3247
CFD Short 20397 3.3407
CFD Short 155983 3.3549
CFD Short 800 3.3606
CFD Short 3160 3.367
CFD Short 2170 3.419
CFD Short 2712 3.4198
CFD Short 5589 3.4256
CFD Short 980 3.4281
CFD Short 5519 3.429
CFD Short 120236 3.4295
CFD Short 35448 3.447
CFD Short 7600 3.4479
CFD Short 19957 3.4631
CFD Short 12995 3.5003
CFD Short 1900 3.5015
CFD Short 36345 3.5408
CFD Short 81923 3.5427
CFD Short 6825 3.5647
CFD Short 315 3.578
CFD Short 54186 3.5924
CFD Short 1908 3.6088
CFD Short 4229 3.6265
CFD Short 48866 3.6277
CFD Short 7665 3.6291
CFD Short 1099 3.6325
(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 03 April 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