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               26 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     27,638,102      3.45%        5,367,671      0.67%
securities
(2) Derivatives   4,082,753      0.51%        2,517,481      0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     293,444      0.04%          144,722      0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            32,014,299      4.00%        8,029,874      1.00%


(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      14,966               2.2279
Purchase      305,272              2.2967
Purchase      3,699                2.2450
Purchase      47,161               2.2925
Purchase      20,736               2.2472
Purchase      175,875              2.2858
Purchase      51,643               2.2454
Purchase      34,181               2.2930
Purchase      558                  2.2450
Purchase      255,000              2.2497
Purchase      45,000               2.2602
Purchase      47,800               2.2876
Purchase      63,200               2.2841
Purchase      23,105               2.2839
Sale          64,385               2.2928
Sale          60,879               2.2749
Sale          47,161               2.3013
Sale          47,16                2.2925

(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         14966                 2.2279
CFD        Short         51643                 2.2454
CFD        Short         20736                 2.2471
CFD        Short         30000                 2.2477
CFD        Short         225000                2.2499
CFD        Short         45000                 2.2602
CFD        Short         23105                 2.2838
CFD        Short         63200                 2.284
CFD        Short         175875                2.2857
CFD        Short         47800                 2.2875
CFD        Short         34181                 2.2929
CFD        Short         305272                2.2966
CFD        Long          60879                 2.2748
CFD        Long          64385                 2.2928

(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                         27 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