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               30 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     26,991,466     3.37%       2,542,706     0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,254,961     0.16%       1,826,207     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            28,246,427     3.53%       4,368,913     0.55%


(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      3,301                2.9275
Purchase      29,900               2.9130
Purchase      79,260               2.9908
Purchase      30,200               2.9200
Purchase      4,702                2.9525
Purchase      23,449               2.8706
Purchase      603,000              2.8942
Purchase      5,650                Transfer
Purchase      11,986               2.9856
Purchase      319,507              2.9354
Sale          15,000               2.9859
Sale          1,200                2.9265
Sale          62,233               2.9519
Sale          383                  2.9525
Sale          3,475                2.9275
Sale          5,873                2.9525
Sale          5,191                2.9525
Sale          17,984               2.9525
Sale          110,205              2.9271
Sale          20,000               2.9100
Sale          259,900              2.9679


(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          23449              2.8705
CFD              Short          603000             2.8941
CFD              Short          29900              2.9130
CFD              Short          30200              2.9200
CFD              Short          319507             2.9353
CFD              Short          11986              2.9856
CFD              Long           110205             2.9270
CFD              Long           62233              2.9519
CFD              Long           259900             2.9678
CFD              Long           15000              2.9859


NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 30/11/2006 have been cancelled
Long/Short          Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
Cancelled Purchase  603,000                .0565

(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                         01 December 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