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               18 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      15,355,320       3.81%      761,668      0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives      723,293       0.18%    1,480,657      0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             16,078,613       3.99%     2,242,325     0.56%

(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      1,291                3.5000
Purchase      8,029                3.3390
Purchase      4,800                3.4933
Purchase      2,648                3.3931
Purchase      11,604               3.3849
Purchase      6,175                3.3738
Purchase      500,000              3.4600
Purchase      39,668               3.3907
Purchase      29,100               3.4646
Purchase      33,300               3.3583
Purchase      900                  3.3981
Sale          5,238                3.3025
Sale          1,780                3.4668
Sale          17,432               3.4993
Sale          1,087                3.4522
Sale          18,865               3.5130
Sale          1,291                3.5000
Sale          2,648                3.4333
Sale          29,100               3.4984
Sale          411                  3.4408
Sale          6,175                3.4326
Sale          3,588                3.4977

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5238          3.3025
CFD            Long          2648          3.4333
CFD            Long          1087          3.4521
CFD            Long          1780          3.4667
CFD            Long          3588          3.4976
CFD            Long          17432         3.4993
CFD            Long          18865         3.513
CFD            Short         8029          3.339
CFD            Short         33300         3.3583
CFD            Short         11604         3.3848
CFD            Short         39668         3.3907
CFD            Short         2648          3.3931
CFD            Short         900           3.3981
CFD            Short         4800          3.4933

(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                         21 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