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               06 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     26,199,670      3.27%         5,932,681     0.74%
securities
(2) Derivatives   5,514,632      0.69%           867,775     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     348,066      0.04%           144,722     0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total            32,062,368      4.01%         6,945,178     0.87%


(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      10,500               2.3614
Purchase      31,584               2.4104
Purchase      63,387               2.4104
Purchase      540,000              2.4152
Purchase      286,864              2.4078
Purchase      41,555               2.4105
Purchase      4,000                2.3550
Sale          45,883               2.3558
Sale          376                  2.4128
Sale          119,835              2.4153
Sale          190,662              2.4126
Sale          1,000                2.3547
Sale          193,921              2.4102
Sale          2,000                2.4025
Sale          39                   2.4097
Sale          28,712               2.4103
Sale          30,733               2.4111

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
06/03/2007 Purchase      440,000              2.4159

(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         10500                 2.3614
CFD        Short         286864                2.4077
CFD        Short         31584                 2.4103
CFD        Short         104942                2.4104
CFD        Long          1000                  2.3546
CFD        Long          108000                2.4066
CFD        Long          39                    2.4097
CFD        Long          30733                 2.4111
CFD        Long          190662                2.4126
CFD        Long          85921                 2.4147
CFD        Long          119835                2.4152

(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                         07 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