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               01 February 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      13,796,165      3.42%      1,473,951     0.37%

(2) Derivatives    1,288,819      0.32%      1,807,157     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,084,984      3.74%      3,281,108     0.81%


(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      4,045                4.5581
Purchase      2,473                4.4632
Purchase      461                  4.5025
Purchase      4,077                4.5706
Purchase      200                  4.5118
Purchase      23,400               4.4980
Purchase      4,504                4.5024
Purchase      1,100                4.5250
Purchase      20,611               4.5671
Purchase      62,959               4.5692
Purchase      2,473                4.4632
Purchase      1,678                4.5034
Purchase      4,077                4.5707
Sale          4,077                4.5706
Sale          1,686                4.6182
Sale          1,176                4.5177
Sale          19,674               4.5393
Sale          62,573               4.5389
Sale          15,488               4.5148
Sale          37,130               4.5061
Sale          102,437              4.5682
Sale          200                  4.5118
Sale          200                  4.5118
Sale          63,265               4.5712
Sale          2,473                4.4632

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2473          4.4631
CFD            Short         23400         4.4979
CFD            Short         4504          4.5023
CFD            Short         1678          4.5033
CFD            Short         1100          4.525
CFD            Short         4045          4.558
CFD            Short         20611         4.5671
CFD            Short         62959         4.5691
CFD            Short         1160          4.6013
CFD            Long          37130         4.5061
CFD            Long          200           4.5118
CFD            Long          15488         4.5147
CFD            Long          1176          4.5176
CFD            Long          62573         4.5389
CFD            Long          19674         4.5393
CFD            Long          102437        4.5682
CFD            Long          63265         4.5711
CFD            Long          1686          4.6181

(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                         04 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