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 03 December 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 13,327,671 6.17% 239,124 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,588,800 0.74% 1,059,430 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 23,423,229 10.85% 9,363,070 4.34%
(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 2,302 8.3000
Purchase 4,794 8.4829
Purchase 228 8.3786
Purchase 4,000 8.2783
Purchase 861 8.3486
Purchase 2,803 8.5379
Purchase 3,306 8.3400
Purchase 1,147 8.3072
Purchase 5,317 8.2827
Purchase 41 8.3150
Purchase 281 8.3400
Purchase 20,818 8.3645
Purchase 9,522 8.3402
Purchase 1,200 8.2794
Purchase 14,268 8.3850
Purchase 1,994 8.2801
Sale 12,180 8.4469
Sale 861 8.3486
Sale 9,522 8.3402
Sale 2,126 8.3400
Sale 41 8.3150
Sale 4,553 8.2851
Sale 1,537 8.3167
Sale 9,522 8.3402
Sale 9,958 8.3384
Sale 6,688 8.3716
Sale 1,084 8.3167
Sale 41,235 8.3793
Sale 861 8.3486
Sale 2,223 8.3400
Sale 3,822 8.3167
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 4000 8.2783
CFD Short 1200 8.2793
CFD Short 1994 8.28
CFD Short 5317 8.2827
CFD Short 2302 8.3
CFD Short 20818 8.3645
CFD Short 228 8.3785
CFD Long 4553 8.285
CFD Long 9958 8.3384
CFD Long 2126 8.34
CFD Long 9522 8.3401
CFD Long 861 8.3485
CFD Long 6688 8.3716
CFD Long 41235 8.3792
CFD Long 3292 8.3928
(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 04 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