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               11 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     28,116,746     3.51%         2,342,484     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,444,609     0.31%         1,883,152     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,000     0.00%           144,722     0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             30,565,355    3.82%         4,370,358     0.55%


(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      12,595               2.4390
Purchase      34,803               2.4382
Purchase      3,529                2.4357
Purchase      331,857              2.4650
Purchase      2,000,000            2.5464
Purchase      13,014               2.4440
Purchase      1,470                2.4650
Purchase      36,600               2.4597
Purchase      110,638              2.4345
Sale          29,370               2.4534
Sale          30,771               2.4614
Sale          40,405               2.4650
Sale          9,284                2.4475
Sale          18,200               2.4475
Sale          20,938               2.4601
Sale          3,000                2.4495

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
08/05/2007 Purchase      2,000,000            2.5300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD        Short         5638                  2.4335
CFD        Short         105000                2.4344
CFD        Short         3529                  2.4356
CFD        Short         34803                 2.4381
CFD        Short         12595                 2.439
CFD        Short         13014                 2.4439
CFD        Short         36600                 2.4596
CFD        Long          27484                 2.4475
CFD        Long          3000                  2.4495
CFD        Long          16982                 2.4525
CFD        Long          29370                 2.4534
CFD        Long          20938                 2.46
CFD        Long          30771                 2.4613

(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                         14 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