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               28 February 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     24,971,737      3.12%         7,902,060     0.99%
securities
(2) Derivatives   6,420,451      0.80%           636,519     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     348,066      0.04%           144,722     0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            31,740,254      3.97%          8,683,301    1.09%


(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      45,987               2.4080
Purchase      50,000               2.4250
Purchase      34,817               2.3749
Purchase      4,487                2.4675
Purchase      89,704               2.4131
Purchase      2,000                2.4000
Purchase      3,561                2.4075
Purchase      4,300                2.4016
Purchase      94,790               2.4248
Sale          826,196              2.4183
Sale          701                  2.4075
Sale          2,000                2.4300
Sale          2,500                2.3896
Sale          43,400               2.3955
Sale          157,072              2.4119
Sale          28,477               2.4100
Sale          10,56                2.4075
Sale          47,200               2.4348
Sale          21,541               2.4675
Sale          14,540               2.4070
Sale          11,293               2.3700
Sale          4,487                2.4675


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         34817                 2.3749
CFD        Short         4300                  2.4016
CFD        Short         45987                 2.4079
CFD        Short         94790                 2.4247
CFD        Long          2500                  2.3896
CFD        Long          43400                 2.3955
CFD        Long          14540                 2.407
CFD        Long          157072                2.4119
CFD        Long          732576                2.4175
CFD        Long          93620                 2.4237
CFD        Long          47200                 2.4348

(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

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.

None



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         01 March 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