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