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