Rule 8.3 - EMAP
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 EMAP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.30
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 30 November 2007
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 13,361,002 6.19% 171,142 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,510,565 0.70% 1,023,571 0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 23,378,325 10.83% 9,259,229 4.29%
(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 12,000 8.3191
Purchase 918 8.3150
Purchase 1,900 8.5260
Purchase 9,710 8.4009
Purchase 1,087 8.4941
Purchase 20,658 8.3150
Purchase 9,958 8.3166
Purchase 8,781 8.4157
Purchase 32,486 8.4223
Purchase 200 8.5186
Purchase 9,522 8.3165
Purchase 11,577 8.3720
Purchase 900 8.3550
Purchase 2,803 8.5379
Purchase 222,943 8.4032
Sale 5,662 8.4950
Sale 1,989 8.3150
Sale 1,900 8.5260
Sale 30,908 8.5194
Sale 200 8.5186
Sale 2,803 8.5379
Sale 8,422 8.4851
Sale 3,043 8.3150
Sale 164 8.3150
Sale 1,727 8.3150
Sale 200 8.5186
Sale 7,110 8.5114
Sale 7,906 8.3150
Sale 25,786 8.3150
Sale 8,339 8.4950
Sale 13,926 8.3150
Sale 222,943 8.4033
Sale 941 8.3150
Sale 24,913 8.5200
Sale 93 8.3150
Sale 198,030 8.3885
Sale 19,257 8.3150
Sale 10,932 8.3150
Sale 1,900 8.5260
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,184 8.2011
29/11/2007 Purchase 807 8.4937
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,184 8.2011
29/11/2007 Sale 1,184 8.2011
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 9522 8.3164
CFD Short 9958 8.3165
CFD Short 900 8.355
CFD Short 11577 8.3719
CFD Short 9710 8.4008
CFD Short 8781 8.4157
CFD Short 32486 8.4223
CFD Short 4794 8.4828
CFD Short 32910 8.5205
CFD Short 2803 8.5378
CFD Long 2049 8.382
CFD Long 10131 8.46
CFD Long 8422 8.4851
CFD Long 7110 8.5113
CFD Long 200 8.5186
CFD Long 30908 8.5193
CFD Long 1900 8.526
CFD Long 10535 8.5379
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short 1,184 8.201
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 03 December 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 8,064,516 7.4400 EURO 03/10/2008
Option Purchased 442,242 9.6642 EURO 06/02/2008
Option Purchased -8,064,516 7.4400 EURO 03/10/2008
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk