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               19 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      14,113,655      3.50%      1,002,102     0.25%

(2) Derivatives    1,002,102      0.25%      1,831,712     0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,115,757      3.75%      2,833,814     0.70%


(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      98,827               4.4705
Purchase      700                  4.4807
Purchase      512                  4.4635
Purchase      9,200                4.4800
Purchase      33,388               4.4703
Sale          1,702                4.4100
Sale          49,807               4.4900
Sale          36,939               4.4671
Sale          265                  4.4765
Sale          3,861                4.4021
Sale          1,681                4.4891
Sale          242                  4.4931

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         512           4.4635
CFD            Short         33388         4.4703
CFD            Short         98827         4.4705
CFD            Short         9200          4.48
CFD            Short         700           4.4807
CFD            Long          3861          4.402
CFD            Long          1702          4.41
CFD            Long          36939         4.4671
CFD            Long          265           4.4764
CFD            Long          1681          4.4891

(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                         20 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