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 December 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       28,455,876   3.56%        2,041,935    0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives     1,007,957   0.13%        2,289,219    0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              29,463,833   3.68%       4,331,154     0.54%


(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          8,898              2.9575
Purchase        248,289              2.9580
Purchase         39,919              2.9575
Purchase         18,000              2.9468
Purchase         20,100              2.9537
Purchase          5,650              Transfer
Purchase         26,500              2.8800
Sale             19,641              2.9694
Sale             88,957              2.9527
Sale              7,907              2.8650
Sale             13,962              2.9575
Sale             13,074              2.9584
Sale            648,000              2.8426
Sale             34,546              2.9569


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD                 Short         26500                2.8800
CFD                 Short         18000                2.9468
CFD                 Short         20100                2.9536
CFD                 Short        248289                2.9580
CFD                 Long         648000                2.8426
CFD                 Long          88957                2.9526
CFD                 Long          34546                2.9569
CFD                 Long          13074                2.9584
CFD                 Long          19641                2.9694


(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                         11 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