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               09 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      13,536,436      6.27%        827,905     0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives      586,665      0.27%         20,531     0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,506,758      3.94%      8,064,516     3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             22,629,859      10.48%     8,912,952     4.13%

(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      105,811              9.0474
Purchase      987                  9.1850
Purchase      3,290                9.1250
Purchase      506                  9.1850
Purchase      3,996                9.1250
Purchase      329                  9.1250
Purchase      21,811               9.1640
Purchase      22,208               9.1850
Purchase      2,919                9.1850
Purchase      15,445               9.1700
Purchase      987                  9.1250
Purchase      29,265               9.1250
Purchase      62,006               9.0410
Purchase      2,800                9.0400
Purchase      2,221                9.0400
Purchase      9,602                9.0647
Purchase      267,751              9.1850
Purchase      464                  9.1324
Purchase      17,082               9.1452
Purchase      38,244               9.0629
Purchase      785                  9.1850
Purchase      2,971                9.0475
Purchase      41,044               9.0613
Purchase      14,584               9.0460
Purchase      4,460                9.1250
Purchase      5,385                9.1250
Purchase      2,134                9.1850
Purchase      4,767                9.1250
Purchase      4,570                9.1250
Sale          6,250                Transfer
Sale          9,602                9.0638
Sale          3,745                Transfer
Sale          2,134                9.1850
Sale          2,221                9.0400
Sale          785                  9.1850
Sale          1,202                9.0615
Sale          38,244               9.0629
Sale          14,584               9.0460
Sale          105,811              9.0457
Sale          117,634              9.0487
Sale          21,811               9.1640
Sale          29,265               9.1250
Sale          17,082               9.1452
Sale          2,800                9.0400
Sale          1,160                9.0615
Sale          4,460                9.1250
Sale          24,547               9.1250
Sale          62,006               9.0410
Sale          16,307               9.0615
Sale          2,919                9.1850
Sale          3,996                9.1250
Sale          1,279                9.0615
Sale          267,751              9.1850

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2800          9.04
CFD            Short         38244         9.0628
CFD            Long          2221          9.04
CFD            Long          105811        9.0457
CFD            Long          9602          9.0638

(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                         10 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