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               06 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      13,556,827      3.36%      1,634,315     0.41%

(2) Derivatives    1,548,895      0.38%      1,812,574     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,105,722      3.75%      3,446,889     0.86%


(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      4,288                4.7300
Purchase      12,920               4.6204
Purchase      16,933               4.6977
Purchase      10,151               4.6653
Purchase      2,122                4.5575
Purchase      7,579                4.5600
Purchase      153                  4.7309
Purchase      3,810                4.7300
Purchase      10,000               4.5780
Sale          11,938               4.7290
Sale          107,938              4.6370
Sale          3,839                4.7069
Sale          697                  4.6842
Sale          4,648                4.7300
Sale          21,882               4.6705
Sale          168                  4.6884
Sale          13,984               4.6927
Sale          24,521               4.6732

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2122          4.5575
CFD            Short         10000         4.5779
CFD            Short         12920         4.6204
CFD            Short         10151         4.6653
CFD            Short         16933         4.6976
CFD            Short         153           4.7308
CFD            Long          107938        4.637
CFD            Long          24521         4.6731
CFD            Long          697           4.6842
CFD            Long          13984         4.6927
CFD            Long          3839          4.7069
CFD            Long          11938         4.729

(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                         07 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