Rule 8.3 - EMI GROUP

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              EMI GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.14
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               27 March 2007

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     28,022,666      3.50%       5,169,081       0.65%
securities
(2) Derivatives   4,048,653      0.51%       2,696,026       0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     293,444      0.04%          144,722      0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            32,364,763      4.04%        8,009,829      1.00%


(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             34,100                2.2275
Purchase            150,686                2.2264
Purchase              1,397                2.2650
Purchase             19,800                2.2215
Purchase             90,234                2.2440
Purchase            165,000                2.2499
Purchase              7,112                2.2400
Sale                 14,966                2.2511
Sale                 41,778                2.2429
Sale                 15,531                2.2645
Sale                  1,080                2.2258
Sale                    510                2.2650
Sale                  9,900                2.2739

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD          Short          13332               2.2177
CFD          Short          19800               2.2215
CFD          Short         137354               2.2272
CFD          Short          34100               2.2274
CFD          Short          90234               2.2439
CFD          Long           41778               2.2428
CFD          Long           14966               2.251
CFD          Long           15531               2.2645
CFD          Long            9900               2.2738

(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         28 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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