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               08 March 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     24,804,087      3.10%         6,817,710     0.85%
securities
(2) Derivatives   5,428,991      0.68%           836,063     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     351,066      0.04%           144,722     0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            30,584,144      3.82%         7,798,495     0.97%


(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      1,900                2.4225
Purchase      30,898               2.4329
Purchase      98,238               2.4392
Purchase      50,828               2.4484
Purchase      5,000                2.4325
Purchase      4,000                2.4352
Purchase      58,569               2.4100
Purchase      22,097               2.4330
Purchase      43                   2.4402
Purchase      72,026               2.4447
Sale          1,200,000            2.4375
Sale          11,646               2.4475
Sale          258,000              2.4448
Sale          800                  2.4453
Sale          58,569               2.4100
Sale          10,307               2.4498
Sale          98,238               2.4392
Sale          388                  2.4458
Sale          5,600                2.4373
Sale          2,000                2.4325
Sale          98,238               2.4392

(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         52995                 2.4329
CFD        Short         4000                  2.4352
CFD        Short         43                    2.4402
CFD        Short         72026                 2.4446
CFD        Short         50828                 2.4483
CFD        Long          5600                  2.4372
CFD        Long          98238                 2.4392
CFD        Long          11646                 2.4475
CFD        Long          10307                 2.4497

(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                         09 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