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