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 21 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 13,714,066 6.35% 789,024 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 871,966 0.40% 90,828 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 23,092,790 10.70% 8,944,368 4.14%
(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 1,000 7.6763
Purchase 1,293 8.0750
Purchase 1,000 7.6763
Purchase 11,026 8.3782
Purchase 3,287 9.2500
Purchase 160,000 9.2691
Purchase 42,298 8.2423
Purchase 11,617 9.1278
Purchase 202,61 2 9.3630
Purchase 6,380 8.1850
Purchase 1,433 9.2500
Purchase 10 9.2500
Purchase 3,656 9.2500
Purchase 3,319 9.2500
Purchase 1,637 7.6750
Purchase 784 9.2670
Purchase 28,764 7.5900
Purchase 1,200 7.6800
Purchase 8,439 8.0767
Purchase 784 9.2670
Purchase 11,692 7.6844
Purchase 7,788 8.8961
Purchase 53,863 9.0320
Purchase 54,500 7.5921
Purchase 26,480 8.4330
Purchase 80,441 8.2866
Purchase 10,646 8.8376
Purchase 3,964 7.5950
Purchase 5,171 9.2500
Purchase 6,600 9.2577
Purchase 5,484 9.2500
Sale 833 9.2600
Sale 1,200 7.6800
Sale 3,319 9.2482
Sale 11,617 9.1269
Sale 662 9.2600
Sale 2,124 9.3081
Sale 1,250 9.2600
Sale 1,293 8.0740
Sale 10,646 8.8367
Sale 1,000 7.6763
Sale 6,380 8.1834
Sale 416 9.2600
Sale 1,293 8.0750
Sale 333 9.2600
Sale 275 9.2600
Sale 6,600 9.2577
Sale 833 9.2600
Sale 1,637 7.6750
Sale 122,544 8.7919
Sale 11,692 7.6844
Sale 8,439 8.0751
Sale 27 9.2500
Sale 7,788 8.8961
Sale 4,474 7.6870
Sale 28,764 7.5900
Sale 26,480 8.4322
Sale 160,000 9.2691
Sale 83,148 9.3081
Sale 58,333 9.2600
Sale 833 9.2600
Sale 53,863 9.0320
Sale 202,612 9.3630
Sale 11,026 8.3766
Sale 54,500 7.5921
Sale 16,617 9.3081
Sale 32 9.2500
Sale 850 9.2600
Sale 42,298 8.2415
Sale 160,000 9.2691
Sale 784 9.2670
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1637 7.675
CFD Short 1000 7.6763
CFD Short 11692 7.6844
CFD Short 26197 8.114
CFD Short 6380 8.1849
CFD Short 16101 8.4508
CFD Short 10646 8.8376
CFD Short 7788 8.8961
CFD Long 1200 7.68
CFD Long 1293 8.0739
CFD Long 8439 8.0751
CFD Long 11026 8.3765
CFD Long 26480 8.4322
CFD Long 53863 9.032
CFD Long 11617 9.1268
CFD Long 3319 9.2482
CFD Long 6600 9.2577
(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 24 December 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
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