1 August 2007

Rule 8.1 Announcement


FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)

1.     KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

EMI Group EBT (Guernsey) Limited (beneficial owner)

Barfield Nominees Limited (registered owner)

Company dealt in

EMI Group plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ordinary shares, each of 14 pence nominal value (“Ordinary Shares”)

Date of dealing

31 July 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 securities

2,237,855 Ordinary Shares   (0.2759%)
(Zero (0%) on completion of the Offer (as defined below))

N/A

(2)  Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3)  Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

2,237,855 Ordinary Shares   (0.2759%)
(Zero (0%) on completion of the Offer (as defined below))

N/A

 

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

Class of relevant security:  N/A

Long

Short

 

Number                                     (%)

Number                (%)

(1)  Relevant securities

N/A

N/A

(2)  Derivatives (other than options)

N/A

N/A

(3)  Options and agreements to purchase/sell

N/A

N/A

Total

N/A

N/A

 

(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

Details

N/A

N/A

 

3.     DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)    Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

 

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

Tendering acceptance of the offer made on 30 May 2007 by Maltby Limited for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of EMI Group plc (the “Offer”)

Tendering acceptance of the Offer in respect of 2,237,855 Ordinary Shares

Offer price of 265 pence sterling per Ordinary Share

 

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)                                    NO

Date of disclosure

1 August 2007

Contact name

John Symons

Telephone number

+44 1481 745703

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated

Offeree:  EMI Group plc

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

(1) Beneficial owner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of offeree, EMI Group plc

 

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk