Mitchells & Butlers Regulatory News (MAB)

8 Apr 2008 17:02

BNP Paribas London08 April 2008 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 (Note 1) BNP ParibasCompany dealt in Mitchells & Butlers plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 07 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 23,293,533 5.7789% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 23,293,533 5.7789% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 Buy 3899 3.41Buy 2260 3.42Buy 3648 3.42Buy 6922 3.43Buy 158000 3.43Buy 5596 3.43Buy 5644 3.44Buy 4429 3.44Buy 5591 3.46Buy 4978 3.47Buy 5644 3.47Buy 7820 3.50Buy 681 3.51Buy 503 3.52Buy 8622 3.52Buy 725 3.53Total 224962 Sell -22961 3.40Sell -2080 3.40Sell -7920 3.41Sell -7039 3.41Sell -7200 3.41Sell -800 3.41Sell -21987 3.42Sell -13 3.42Sell -10409 3.42Sell -13486 3.42Sell -3263 3.42Sell -2000 3.43Sell -3197 3.43Sell -54 3.43Sell -10207 3.43Sell -11125 3.45Sell -43515 3.46Sell -14485 3.47Sell -7494 3.47Sell -1371 3.49Sell -35 3.51Sell -324 3.51Sell -522 3.51Sell -1008 3.51Total -192495 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchases Sales (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 08 April 2008 Contact name Darren Clarke Telephone number 020 7595 4821 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange