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               08 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      13,725,718      3.41%      1,343,854     0.33%

(2) Derivatives    1,343,854      0.33%      1,745,063     0.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,069,572      3.74%      3,088,917     0.77%


(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      321                  4.4875
Purchase      11,042               4.5175
Purchase      35,339               4.4932
Purchase      34,130               4.4880
Purchase      14,985               4.4931
Purchase      3,415                4.5175
Purchase      69,131               4.5060
Purchase      2,584                4.5175
Purchase      1,672                4.5050
Purchase      8,354                4.5175
Purchase      6,702                4.4842
Sale          6,702                4.4712
Sale          1,726                4.5175
Sale          33,581               4.4863
Sale          57,656               4.4913
Sale          21,807               4.4928
Sale          33,900               4.4925
Sale          1,669                4.5166
Sale          33,982               4.4905
Sale          6,522                4.4891
Sale          10,938               4.5175

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6702          4.4841
CFD            Short         321           4.4875
CFD            Short         34130         4.4879
CFD            Short         14985         4.493
CFD            Short         35339         4.4931
CFD            Short         69131         4.506
CFD            Long          6702          4.4712
CFD            Long          33581         4.4862
CFD            Long          6522          4.4891
CFD            Long          33982         4.4904
CFD            Long          57656         4.4912
CFD            Long          33900         4.4925
CFD            Long          21807         4.4928
CFD            Long          1669          4.5166
CFD            Long          1726          4.5175

(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                         11 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