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 16 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 14,846,385 6.88% 716,253 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 566,187 0.26% 1,278,999 0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,506,758 3.94% 8,064,516 3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 23,919,330 11.08% 10,059,768 4.66%
(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 9,863 9.0900
Purchase 300,000 9.0922
Purchase 1,571 9.0900
Purchase 809 9.0867
Purchase 987 9.0850
Purchase 6,807 9.0850
Purchase 3,235 9.0894
Purchase 2,287 9.0885
Purchase 40,207 9.0886
Purchase 37,238 9.0983
Purchase 7,232 9.0963
Purchase 2,752 9.0992
Purchase 5,504 9.0992
Purchase 114 9.0850
Purchase 271,830 9.0925
Purchase 5,045 9.0951
Purchase 345,591 9.0916
Purchase 14,583 9.0850
Purchase 312 9.1059
Purchase 5,045 9.0951
Purchase 7,537 9.0869
Sale 14,583 9.0850
Sale 1,571 9.0900
Sale 40,207 9.0886
Sale 7,232 9.0963
Sale 2,287 9.0885
Sale 271,830 9.0925
Sale 809 9.0850
Sale 7,537 9.0869
Sale 5,045 9.0951
Sale 1,571 9.0889
Sale 500 9.0850
Sale 312 9.1050
Sale 14,583 9.0850
Sale 9,863 9.0891
Sale 2,287 9.0885
Sale 3,235 9.0894
Sale 3,235 9.0894
Sale 57,607 9.0886
Sale 37,238 9.0966
Sale 300,000 9.0908
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 809 9.0867
CFD Short 300000 9.0921
CFD Short 5045 9.0951
CFD Short 7232 9.0962
CFD Short 37238 9.0982
CFD Short 312 9.1058
CFD Long 7537 9.0869
CFD Long 2287 9.0885
CFD Long 40207 9.0886
CFD Long 1571 9.0888
CFD Long 9863 9.089
CFD Long 3235 9.0894
CFD Long 14919 9.0956
(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 17 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