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               28 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      15,991,430      7.41%         371,038    0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      186,993      0.09%       2,062,253    0.96%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,506,758      3.94%       8,064,516    3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             24,685,181      11.44%      10,497,807   4.86%


(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      29,719               9.1331
Purchase      2,295                9.1300
Purchase      825                  9.1367
Purchase      1,744                9.1450
Purchase      4,538                9.1350
Purchase      1,292                9.1358
Purchase      11,142               9.1397
Purchase      3,022                9.1600
Sale          4,397                9.1350
Sale          1,207                9.1250
Sale          76,957               9.1291

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Purchase/Sale     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)
25/01/2008    Sale              1,781                    9.1365
25/01/2008    Sale              620                      9.1665
25/01/2008    Sale              900                      9.1485

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         29719         9.133
CFD            Short         1292          9.1358
CFD            Short         825           9.1367
CFD            Short         11142         9.1397
CFD            Short         1744          9.145
CFD            Long          76957         9.129

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Long/Short     Number of Securities    Price per unit (GBP)
25/01/2008    Long           620                     9.1665
25/01/2008    Long           900                     9.1485
25/01/2008    Long           1,781                   9.1365

(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                         29 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

Notes:
1. 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