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 04 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 13,216,736 6.12% 408,894 0.19% securities (2) Derivatives 1,746,288 0.81% 1,100,100 0.51% (other than options) (3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74% agreements to purchase/sell Total 23,469,782 10.87% 9,573,510 4.44% (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 1,438 8.4286 Purchase 1,484 8.3875 Purchase 7,586 8.4127 Purchase 22,352 8.4113 Purchase 5,395 8.3675 Purchase 963 8.4086 Purchase 4,955 8.3800 Purchase 17 8.4312 Purchase 1,689 8.3800 Sale 963 8.4086 Sale 16,588 8.4190 Sale 709 8.4242 Sale 4,937 8.4155 Sale 6,000 8.3784 Sale 29,200 8.4242 Sale 6,128 8.4072 Sale 1,689 8.3800 Sale 2,063 8.3800 Sale 963 8.4086 Sale 34,908 8.4505 Sale 52,666 8.4115 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name Long/Short Number of Price per Securities unit CFD Short 5395 8.3674 CFD Short 1484 8.3875 CFD Short 2398 8.4079 CFD Short 22352 8.4112 CFD Short 7586 8.4126 CFD Short 1438 8.4286 CFD Short 17 8.4311 CFD Long 6000 8.3784 CFD Long 5389 8.3826 CFD Long 6128 8.4071 CFD Long 963 8.4085 CFD Long 52666 8.4114 CFD Long 4937 8.4154 CFD Long 16588 8.4189 CFD Long 709 8.4241 CFD Long 29200 8.4242 CFD Long 34908 8.4504 (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 05 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

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