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               16 April 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     26,082,563      3.26%         4,690,637      0.59%
securities
(2) Derivatives   3,879,505      0.48%         2,813,814      0.35%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       5,148      0.00%               574      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            29,967,216      3.74%         7,505,025      0.94%


(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           101,921               2.2212
Purchase            11,375               2.2000
Purchase           160,000               2.2113
Purchase           158,743               2.2004
Purchase                83               2.2600
Purchase             2,000               2.2003
Purchase            80,884               2.2004
Purchase             7,800               2.2174
Purchase               220               2.2000
Purchase           678,465               2.2070
Purchase             1,532               2.2000
Purchase             5,990               2.2000
Purchase             5,776               2.2067
Purchase               419               2.2000
Sale                 2,492               2.2175
Sale                87,467               2.2000
Sale               380,660               2.2019
Sale                 9,200               2.2105
Sale                 6,210               2.2000
Sale               200,000               2.2368

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD           Short           160743           2.2003
CFD           Short            80884           2.2004
CFD           Short             5776           2.2067
CFD           Short           678465           2.207
CFD           Short             7800           2.2174
CFD           Short           101921           2.2212
CFD           Long              9200           2.2104
CFD           Long            200000           2.2367


(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                         17 April 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