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               08 May 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     27,747,032     3.47%         3,076,991     0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,446,237     0.31%         1,933,715     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,000     0.00%               429     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            30,197,269     3.77%         5,010,706     0.63%


(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      42,011               2.5214
Purchase      11,242               2.4805
Purchase      2,000,000            2.5300
Purchase      1,073,084            2.2750
Purchase      41,175               2.5286
Purchase      18                   2.4783
Purchase      8,333                2.5061
Purchase      19,809               2.4800
Purchase      52,600               2.5089
Purchase      44,405               2.5484
Purchase      178,624              2.4927
Purchase      600,000              2.4778
Purchase      1,650,000            2.4800
Sale          580,342              2.5191
Sale          58,242               2.5110
Sale          1,073,084            2.2750
Sale          9,244                2.4995
Sale          10,000               2.5083
Sale          1,650,000            2.4800
Sale          156,637              2.5073
Sale          46,766               2.5199

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD        Short         18                    2.4783
CFD        Short         11242                 2.4804
CFD        Short         8333                  2.506
CFD        Short         52600                 2.5088
CFD        Short         41175                 2.5286
CFD        Short         44405                 2.5484
CFD        Long          7570                  2.4734
CFD        Long          276948                2.4927
CFD        Long          9244                  2.4995
CFD        Long          237772                2.5025
CFD        Long          156637                2.5073
CFD        Long          10000                 2.5082
CFD        Long          58242                 2.511
CFD        Long          46766                 2.5199
CFD        Long          335000                2.5319

(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                         09 May 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