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 22 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 25,779,232 3.22% 4,719,315 0.59%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,733,323 0.34% 609,230 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,516,555 3.56% 5,328,545 0.67%
(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 12,045 2.7425
Purchase 17,920 2.7408
Purchase 128,853 2.4521
Purchase 20,234 2.7250
Purchase 500,000 2.7517
Purchase 48,000 2.7486
Purchase 76,278 2.7454
Purchase 2,000 2.7575
Purchase 3,000 2.7431
Sale 67,000 2.7125
Sale 45,276 2.7310
Sale 20,234 2.7250
Sale 48,000 2.7500
Sale 48,000 2.7486
Sale 33,124 2.7141
Sale 123 2.7445
Sale 330,634 2.7345
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name unit
CFD Short 128853 2.452
CFD Short 93219 2.7338
CFD Short 17920 2.7407
CFD Short 12045 2.7424
CFD Short 3000 2.743
CFD Short 76278 2.7453
CFD Short 2000 2.7575
CFD Long 33124 2.714
CFD Long 45276 2.7309
CFD Long 330634 2.7344
CFD Long 123 2.7444
CFD Long 48000 2.7486
(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 23 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