Rule 8.3- EMI Group PLC

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
22 May 2007


                                    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 (Note 1)      The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (a
                                     wholly-owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank
                                     of Scotland Group plc)
Company dealt in                     EMI Group plc
Class of relevant security to which  Ordinary 0.14 shares
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)

Date of dealing                      21/5/07




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
securities                                   1,113,900 0.14
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options
and agreements
to
purchase/sell                                2,832,000 0.35
                                     Total   3,945,900 0.49


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

           Class of relevant security:                  Long          Short
                                                   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 (Note 5)
Sale                                 300,000                             2.635
Sale                                   1,038                             2.630
Sale                               3,250,000                             2.625
Sale                                 300,000                             2.600
Sale                                 400,000                             2.738
Sale                                 300,000                             2.706
Sale                                 632,962                             2.635
Sale                                  66,000                             2.630



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,          money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                date   paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)




(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)



(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (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.
NONE.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO



Date of disclosure                                              22/05/07

Contact name                                                    Richard Hopkins

Telephone number                                                020 7714 4459

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which          N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)        N/A




Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.theta
keoverpanel.org.uk






                                                             SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8



                           DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

   (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
                                  appropriate)






OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product Written   Number of securities to     Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry
name,   or        which the option or         price (Note American,       date
        purchased derivative relates          2)          European etc.
e.g.
call
option
Call    Purchased                    20,000       0.085   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    10,000        0.08   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    20,000       0.075   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    30,000        0.08   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    40,000        0.08   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    13,000        0.05   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    12,000        0.05   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   100,000       0.105   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    50,000       0.095   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    50,000        0.09   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   100,000        0.06   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    50,000       0.075   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    50,000       0.155   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   257,000        0.16   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   168,000       0.175   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    48,000       0.175   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   120,000       0.175   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    15,000       0.165   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    30,000        0.17   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   250,000        0.11   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   250,000        0.11   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   370,000       0.135   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    30,000      0.1325   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    50,000       0.135   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   317,000       0.155   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   140,000       0.155   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    20,000        0.13   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    20,000       0.155   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    15,000       0.215   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    15,000       0.255   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                    10,000       0.265   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                     5,000        0.27   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Purchased                   182,000       0.155   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Written                     (15,000)     0.1725   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07
Call    Written                     (10,000)      0.145   American        21/09/
Option                                                                    07


Notes


1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements
to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.


2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.


For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


















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