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