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 November 2006

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     25,991,201     3.25%       5,780,782     0.72%
securities
(2) Derivatives   2,287,831     0.29%       2,928,439     0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            28,279,032     3.54%       8,709,221     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      324,100              2.8076
Purchase      307,850              2.8278
Purchase      29,100               2.8549
Purchase      16,922               2.8450
Purchase      43,000               2.8588
Purchase      119,965              2.8654
Purchase      500,000              2.8263
Sale          2,954                Transfer
Sale          182                  2.9134
Sale          36,000               2.8608
Sale          324,000              2.8076
Sale          301,381              2.7912
Sale          29,100               2.8740
Sale          808,331              2.8708
Sale          36,570               Transfer
Sale          1,694                2.8421
Sale          111,215              2.7962
Sale          76,652               2.8639
Sale          63,466               2.8944
Sale          39,064               2.6605
Sale          300,000              2.8971

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit  Deal Date
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD              Short          307850             2.8277
CFD              Short          29100              2.8549
CFD              Short          43000              2.8588
CFD              Short          119965             2.8654
CFD              Long           39064              2.6605
CFD              Long           301381             2.7911
CFD              Long           1694               2.8420
CFD              Long           76652              2.8638
CFD              Long           808331             2.8708
CFD              Long           29100              2.8739
CFD              Long           63466              2.8944


(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.





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


Date of disclosure                         29 November 2006
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