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