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 02 January 2008
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 13,691,594 6.34% 650,526 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 458,338 0.21% 39,523 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 22,656,690 10.50% 8,754,565 4.06%
(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 1,479 9.1750
Purchase 36,047 9.1908
Purchase 2,312 9.1700
Purchase 551 9.2109
Purchase 65,369 9.1799
Purchase 3,601 9.1685
Purchase 1,566 9.1600
Purchase 1,566 9.1600
Purchase 3,876 9.1687
Purchase 8,439 9.2079
Purchase 13,000 9.1755
Purchase 1,446 9.2004
Purchase 9,910 9.1768
Purchase 50,507 9.1814
Purchase 6,600 9.1664
Purchase 45,903 9.1779
Purchase 1,446 9.2004
Purchase 2,727 9.1628
Sale 3,601 9.1685
Sale 2,312 9.1683
Sale 45,903 9.1779
Sale 3,601 9.1685
Sale 50,507 9.1814
Sale 36,047 9.1908
Sale 1,566 9.1600
Sale 6,600 9.1646
Sale 9,910 9.1750
Sale 3,876 9.1679
Sale 36,047 9.1908
Sale 1,087 9.1883
Sale 8,439 9.2062
Sale 16,428 9.1733
Sale 1,446 9.2004
Sale 10,908 9.1883
Sale 2,727 9.1619
Sale 1,311 9.1883
Sale 551 9.2100
Sale 1,479 9.1750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6600 9.1663
CFD Short 31006 9.1686
CFD Short 3876 9.1687
CFD Short 45903 9.1779
CFD Short 309853 9.1908
CFD Short 1446 9.2004
CFD Short 8439 9.2079
CFD Short 551 9.2109
CFD Long 2727 9.1618
CFD Long 2312 9.1682
CFD Long 3601 9.1685
CFD Long 11389 9.175
CFD Long 36047 9.1908
(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 03 January 2008
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