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 31 January 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 13,974,486 3.47% 1,354,573 0.34%
(2) Derivatives 1,097,060 0.27% 1,797,097 0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,071,546 3.74% 3,151,670 0.78%
(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 86,305 4.3409
Purchase 15,488 4.4583
Purchase 7,166 4.3727
Purchase 10,641 4.4575
Purchase 23,400 4.2751
Purchase 93,066 4.3221
Purchase 14,881 4.4575
Purchase 12,252 4.3960
Purchase 10,641 4.5513
Purchase 9,076 4.3199
Purchase 14,881 4.5484
Sale 14,881 4.4575
Sale 103,179 4.4756
Sale 92,330 4.3955
Sale 37,130 4.2403
Sale 232,171 4.2976
Sale 1,628 4.3570
Sale 3,950 4.5341
Sale 27,960 4.3092
Sale 5,918 4.3445
Sale 10,641 4.4575
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 23400 4.2751
CFD Short 17103 4.3197
CFD Short 9076 4.3198
CFD Short 93066 4.3221
CFD Short 86305 4.3409
CFD Short 31920 4.3445
CFD Short 7166 4.3727
CFD Short 12252 4.396
CFD Short 7733 4.4486
CFD Short 15488 4.4583
CFD Long 37130 4.2403
CFD Long 232171 4.2975
CFD Long 27960 4.3092
CFD Long 5918 4.3444
CFD Long 1628 4.3569
CFD Long 92330 4.3954
CFD Long 103179 4.4756
CFD Long 3950 4.5341
(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 01 February 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