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               22 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     26,823,761      3.35%        5,505,479      0.69%
securities
(2) Derivatives   4,260,306      0.53%        1,783,520      0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     293,444      0.04%          144,722      0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            31,377,511      3.92%        7,433,721      0.93%


(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            10,400 2.2784
Purchase             1,267 2.3125
Purchase            19,000 2.3404
Purchase            12,100 2.3369
Purchase            45,600 2.2723
Purchase               656 2.3400
Purchase           108,280 2.2969
Purchase            56,100 2.2753
Purchase            70,269 2.3387
Purchase            17,500 2.3348
Purchase            11,300 2.3125
Purchase           320,000 2.3011
Purchase            88,923 2.3344
Purchase             9,806 2.2864
Sale                75,000 2.2862
Sale                43,013 2.2913
Sale               157,175 2.3650
Sale                 9,806 2.3695
Sale                   656 2.2900
Sale                56,765 2.3098
Sale                46,060 2.3120
Sale                10,795 2.2798
Sale                 3,100 2.3122
Sale               229,947 2.3001
Sale                11,700 2.3327


(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             45600             2.2723
CFD         Short             56100             2.2752
CFD         Short             10400             2.2783
CFD         Short              9806             2.2863
CFD         Short            108280             2.2969
CFD         Short            320000             2.3011
CFD         Short             88923             2.3344
CFD         Short             17500             2.3347
CFD         Short             12100             2.3369
CFD         Short             70269             2.3387
CFD         Short             19000             2.3403
CFD         Long              10795             2.2797
CFD         Long              75000             2.2862
CFD         Long             179947             2.2986
CFD         Long              50000             2.3049
CFD         Long              56765             2.3098
CFD         Long              46060             2.312
CFD         Long               3100             2.3121
CFD         Long              11700             2.3326
CFD         Long               9806             2.3695


(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                         23 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