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               15 February 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      16,998,754      7.88%           1,348    0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,348      0.00%       2,681,278    1.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    8,064,516      3.74%       8,064,516    3.74%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             25,064,618      11.61%      10,747,142   4.98%


(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      4,149                9.2000
Purchase      997                  9.2100
Sale          14,026               9.1979
Sale          287                  9.2000
Sale          375                  9.2000
Sale          275                  9.2000
Sale          291                  9.2000
Sale          400                  9.2000
Sale          333                  9.2000
Sale          333                  9.2000
Sale          308                  9.2000
Sale          79,604               9.1950
Sale          270                  9.2000
Sale          691                  9.2000
Sale          750                  9.2000
Sale          362                  9.2000
Sale          412                  9.2000
Sale          1,099                9.1962
Sale          1,132                9.1979
Sale          391                  9.1961
Sale          312                  9.2000
Sale          1,086                9.1979
Sale          8,176                9.2000
Sale          310                  9.2000
Sale          662                  9.2000
Sale          180                  9.1964
Sale          287                  9.2000
Sale          375                  9.2000
Sale          2,516                9.1941
Sale          13,322               9.1994
Sale          308                  9.2000
Sale          483                  9.2000
Sale          583                  9.1951
Sale          833                  9.1951
Sale          629                  9.2000
Sale          820                  9.1983
Sale          279                  9.2000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         997           9.21
CFD            Long          2516          9.194
CFD            Long          79604         9.195
CFD            Long          820           9.1982
CFD            Long          13322         9.1994

(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                         18 February 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   -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