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               18 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     27,371,582     3.42%         3,614,544     0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,798,637     0.35%         1,835,981     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,000     0.00%                 0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            30,174,219     3.77%         5,450,525     0.68%


(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       1,718                 2.5000
Purchase       77,471                2.4672
Purchase       10,022                2.4497
Purchase       14,543                2.4742
Purchase       1,691                 2.4575
Purchase       5,650                 2.4800
Purchase       2,972                 2.4750
Sale           137,135               2.4677
Sale           77,471                2.4672
Sale           2,140                 2.4845
Sale           77,471                2.4672
Sale           11,430                2.4620
Sale           51,655                2.4795
Sale           51                    2.4800
Sale           2,972                 2.4750


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD        Short         10022                 2.4496
CFD        Short         14543                 2.4741
CFD        Long          144859                2.4566
CFD        Long          11430                 2.4619
CFD        Long          218174                2.4662
CFD        Long          77471                 2.4672
CFD        Long          137135                2.4677
CFD        Long          51655                 2.4795
CFD        Long          2140                  2.4845


(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                         21 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