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               17 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     27,617,840     3.45%         3,624,515     0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,590,485     0.32%         2,246,128     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,000     0.00%                 0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             30,212,325    3.77%         5,870,643     0.73%


(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       2,100                 2.4750
Purchase       8,997                 2.4775
Purchase       77,471                2.4579
Purchase       634                   2.4575
Purchase       10,369                2.4675
Purchase       6,100                 2.4570
Purchase       61,591                2.4741
Purchase       4,128                 2.4775
Purchase       322,780               2.4862
Sale           290,000               2.4490
Sale           2,300                 2.4750
Sale           9,600                 2.4903
Sale           8,997                 2.4775
Sale           3,100                 2.4893


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD        Short         7780                  2.4425
CFD        Short         6100                  2.457
CFD        Short         77471                 2.4579
CFD        Short         10369                 2.4675
CFD        Short         61591                 2.4741
CFD        Short         2100                  2.475
CFD        Short         315000                2.4872
CFD        Long          2300                  2.475
CFD        Long          74805                 2.4764
CFD        Long          3100                  2.4892
CFD        Long          9600                  2.4903


(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                         18 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