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               29 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     26,381,955     3.30%       3,763,451     0.47%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,570,792     0.20%       2,174,334     0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            27,952,747     3.50%       5,937,785     0.74%


(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            9,900              2.9350
Purchase            8,475              Transfer
Purchase          603,000              .0565
Purchase           97,700              2.9327
Purchase           13,808              2.9081
Purchase           36,000              2.8608
Purchase           11,098              2.9126
Sale                8,084              2.9154
Sale               62,128              2.9644
Sale               13,808              2.9324
Sale              103,338              2.9155
Sale              200,000              2.9168
Sale                1,869              2.9496

(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          603000           .0565
CFD                Short           13808           2.9080
CFD                Short           11098           2.9126
CFD                Short           97700           2.9326
CFD                Short            9900           2.9349
CFD                Short          114039           2.9422
CFD                Long             8084           2.9154
CFD                Long           103338           2.9155
CFD                Long            13808           2.9323
CFD                Long           697384           2.9354
CFD                Long             1869           2.9495
CFD                Long            62128           2.9644


(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                         30 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