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 10 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 14,724,003 3.65% 843,451 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 785,861 0.19% 1,574,022 0.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,509,864 3.85% 2,417,473 0.60%
(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 12,731 3.2446
Purchase 3,074 3.2483
Purchase 51,729 3.2609
Purchase 8,400 3.2093
Purchase 85,969 3.2644
Sale 464 3.2330
Sale 15,242 3.2441
Sale 3,074 3.2594
Sale 10,935 3.2555
Sale 21,518 3.2543
Sale 2,036 Transfer
Sale 53,055 3.2909
Sale 150 3.2211
Sale 31,026 3.2207
Sale 135 3.2381
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31026 3.2206
CFD Long 15242 3.2441
CFD Long 6279 3.25
CFD Long 21518 3.2543
CFD Long 10935 3.2555
CFD Long 3074 3.2593
CFD Long 53055 3.2909
CFD Short 8400 3.2092
CFD Short 12731 3.2446
CFD Short 3074 3.2482
CFD Short 51729 3.2609
CFD Short 85969 3.2643
(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 11 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