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               21 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     25,563,293     3.19%         4,793,213     0.60%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,967,440     0.37%           967,189     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,000     0.00%                 0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            28,534,733     3.56%         5,760,402     0.72%


(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       2,510                 2.7100
Purchase       18,580                2.5300
Purchase       128,853               2.4521
Purchase       69,522                2.4938
Purchase       228,000               2.4500
Purchase       2,536                 2.7100
Purchase       304,270               2.5159
Purchase       148,563               2.5129
Purchase       10,022                2.4800
Purchase       1,584                 2.7100
Purchase       1,397                 2.7100
Purchase       750,000               2.7125
Purchase       7                     2.4500
Purchase       6,000                 2.5730
Purchase       800,000               2.7100
Sale           800,000               2.7100
Sale           92,788                2.5127
Sale           18,580                2.5300
Sale           196,276               2.4908
Sale           6,104                 2.7100
Sale           9,000                 2.5703
Sale           128,853               2.4521
Sale           2,100,110             2.6886
Sale           867,710               2.5935
Sale           60,712                2.7095

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           unit
CFD        Short         7                     2.45
CFD        Short         48563                 2.471
CFD        Short         10022                 2.48
CFD        Short         69522                 2.4937
CFD        Short         304270                2.5158
CFD        Short         100000                2.5332
CFD        Short         6000                  2.573
CFD        Long          287249                2.4521
CFD        Long          44559                 2.4541
CFD        Long          62244                 2.4737
CFD        Long          196276                2.4908
CFD        Long          92788                 2.5126
CFD        Long          9000                  2.5703
CFD        Long          823151                2.601
CFD        Long          60712                 2.7094


(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                         22 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