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 15 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 27,321,690 3.41% 3,385,843 0.42%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,498,791 0.31% 1,723,261 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,000 0.00% 144,722 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,824,481 3.73% 5,253,826 0.66%
(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 6,676 2.4650
Purchase 3,061 2.4400
Purchase 27,578 2.4400
Purchase 3,981 2.4368
Purchase 24,630 2.4455
Purchase 1,534 Transfer
Purchase 29,941 2.4400
Purchase 300,000 2.4400
Purchase 1,423 2.4400
Purchase 157 Transfer
Purchase 1,981,857 2.4425
Purchase 2,500 2.4378
Purchase 2,200 2.4300
Purchase 269 2.4400
Purchase 13,900 2.4406
Purchase 14,160 2.4363
Purchase 24,800 2.4474
Sale 6,676 2.4650
Sale 804,813 2.4388
Sale 44,85 2.4369
Sale 1,423 2.4400
Sale 5,110 2.4395
Sale 58,955 2.4396
Sale 15,905 2.4392
Sale 24,800 2.4474
Sale 224,957 2.4407
Sale 1,981,857 2.4425
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name unit
CFD Short 2200 2.43
CFD Short 14160 2.4363
CFD Short 3981 2.4367
CFD Short 2500 2.4378
CFD Short 13900 2.4406
CFD Short 24630 2.4455
CFD Long 44850 2.4369
CFD Long 15905 2.4392
CFD Long 5110 2.4394
CFD Long 58955 2.4395
CFD Long 2429 2.4402
(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 16 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