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