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 25 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 25,645,085 3.20% 4,687,260 0.59%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,726,103 0.34% 380,994 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,375,188 3.54% 5,068,254 0.63%
(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 58,142 2.7425
Purchase 4,200 2.7225
Purchase 14,700 2.7453
Purchase 12,526 2.7298
Purchase 100,330 2.7450
Purchase 6,300 2.7456
Purchase 150,000 2.7528
Purchase 190 Transfer
Sale 145 2.7525
Sale 78,409 2.7454
Sale 3,500 2.7452
Sale 59,242 2.7516
Sale 5,000 2.7500
Sale 84,718 2.7478
Sale 250,000 2.7700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name unit
CFD Short 4200 2.7225
CFD Short 12526 2.7297
CFD Short 58142 2.7424
CFD Short 14700 2.7452
CFD Short 6300 2.7456
CFD Long 3500 2.7451
CFD Long 78409 2.7453
CFD Long 84718 2.7478
CFD Long 59242 2.7515
(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 29 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