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               14 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      14,342,563      6.64%        655,489     0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives      505,423      0.23%        743,918     0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,506,758      3.94%       8,064,516    3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             23,354,744      10.82%      9,463,923    4.38%

(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      1,782                9.0800
Purchase      1                    9.0900
Purchase      60,375               9.0817
Purchase      24,702               9.0646
Purchase      1                    9.1400
Purchase      4,383                9.0822
Purchase      67,678               9.0727
Purchase      809                  9.0817
Purchase      125,888              9.0785
Purchase      11,345               9.0800
Purchase      275,000              9.0734
Purchase      4,998                9.0512
Purchase      4,383                9.0822
Purchase      9,735                9.0636
Purchase      279,453              9.0754
Purchase      264,719              9.0763
Sale          1                    9.1400
Sale          300                  9.0800
Sale          24,702               9.0630
Sale          67,678               9.0727
Sale          60,375               9.0799
Sale          125,888              9.0771
Sale          4,383                9.0822
Sale          4,998                9.0512
Sale          1                    9.0900
Sale          809                  9.0800
Sale          10                   9.0606
Sale          9,735                9.0627
Sale          1,102                9.0650
Sale          264,719              9.0763
Sale          14,734               9.0594

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Purchase/Sale    Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
10/01/2008    Purchase         200,000                 9.0734

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         24702         9.0646
CFD            Short         7567          9.0713
CFD            Short         67678         9.0726
CFD            Short         275000        9.0734
CFD            Short         51620         9.0742
CFD            Short         125888        9.0784
CFD            Short         60375         9.0816
CFD            Short         809           9.0817
CFD            Short         4383          9.0821
CFD            Short         1             9.09
CFD            Long          4998          9.0512
CFD            Long          9735          9.0626
CFD            Long          2203          9.0719
CFD            Long          1             9.14

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Long/Short     Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
10/01/2008     Short          200,000                 9.0734

(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                         15 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