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               28 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      13,708,517      6.35%       714,775      0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives      830,880      0.38%        81,104      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,506,758      3.94%     8,064,516      3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             23,046,155      10.68%     8,860,395     4.11%%


(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      2,641                 9.1968
Purchase      13,842                9.2064
Purchase      11,765                9.3400
Purchase      3,569                 9.1930
Purchase      890                   9.0647
Purchase      1,911                 9.2000
Purchase      11,000                9.1998
Purchase      2,172                 9.2186
Purchase      1,395                 9.1862
Purchase      2,406                 9.1890
Purchase      6,129                 9.1946
Purchase      113,530               9.2110
Purchase      45,994                9.2267
Purchase      16,547                9.1976
Purchase      377                   9.2165
Purchase      1,828                 9.2000
Purchase      377                   9.2165
Purchase      359                   9.2100
Purchase      1,395                 9.1850
Purchase      359                   9.2100
Purchase      500                   9.2200
Purchase      780                   Transfer
Sale          359                   9.2100
Sale          11,000                9.1989
Sale          3,569                 9.1921
Sale          6,129                 9.1946
Sale          2,641                 9.1968
Sale          80                    9.2073
Sale          13,842                9.2064
Sale          890                   9.0647
Sale          11,765                9.3400
Sale          17,411                9.2037
Sale          500                   9.2200
Sale          11,765                9.3400
Sale          6,129                 9.1946
Sale          1,395                 9.1850
Sale          113,530               9.2110
Sale          2,406                 9.1882
Sale          377                   9.2165
Sale          45,994                9.2267

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1395          9.1861
CFD            Short         2406          9.189
CFD            Short         52765         9.1946
CFD            Short         2641          9.1967
CFD            Short         11000         9.1997
CFD            Short         3469          9.2044
CFD            Short         377           9.2164
CFD            Short         500           9.22
CFD            Short         600           9.3165
CFD            Long          3569          9.1921
CFD            Long          6129          9.1945
CFD            Long          13842         9.2063
CFD            Long          11765         9.34


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Long/Short     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
24/12/2007   Short          600                      9.3165
27/12/2007   Short          3,469                    9.2044

(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                         31 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