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