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               07 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      13,604,691      6.30%        707,530     0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives      515,746      0.24%          3,409     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,506,758      3.94%      8,064,516     3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             22,627,195      10.48%      8,775,455    4.07%

(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      25,000               9.1573
Purchase      22,208               9.1850
Purchase      987                  9.1850
Purchase      22,961               9.1505
Purchase      25,000               9.1573
Purchase      792                  9.2000
Purchase      506                  9.1850
Purchase      7,354                9.1633
Purchase      1,317                9.1600
Purchase      1,494                9.1500
Purchase      69,796               9.1511
Purchase      4,399                9.1590
Purchase      70,200               9.1550
Purchase      15,445               9.1700
Purchase      429                  9.1435
Purchase      3,361                9.1641
Purchase      3,096                9.1350
Purchase      35,641               9.1536
Purchase      2,676                9.1650
Sale          792                  9.2000
Sale          70,200               9.1550
Sale          3,469                9.2045
Sale          2,676                9.1650
Sale          1,494                9.1500
Sale          429                  9.1435
Sale          429                  9.1435
Sale          25,000               9.1573
Sale          35,641               9.1536
Sale          69,796               9.1511
Sale          3,361                9.1632
Sale          4,399                9.1581
Sale          1,317                9.1600
Sale          22,961               9.1505
Sale          70,200               9.1550
Sale          3,096                9.1342
Sale          31,950               9.1501

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1317          9.16
CFD            Short         3361          9.164
CFD            Short         2676          9.165
CFD            Long          3096          9.1342
CFD            Long          429           9.1434
CFD            Long          1494          9.15
CFD            Long          22961         9.1504
CFD            Long          4399          9.158
CFD            Long          3469          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                         08 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

 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