4 June 2007

Holding in Company - Capital


TR-1  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

EMI Group plc

2. Reason for the notification

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):  Compliance with Transparency Directive

Yes

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Capital Group International, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital International Limited

Capital International S.A.

Capital International, Inc.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

31-05-2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

01-06-2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8. Notified details:

See below

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares
 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to
the Triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction

 

Number
of
Shares

Number
of Voting
Rights

Number
of
shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting
rights

 

 

 

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0000444736

32,068,941

32,068,941

n/a

32,068,941

n/a

32,068,941

n/a

3.9602%

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
Period/Date

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if  the instrument
is exercised/converted

% of voting
rights

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

32,068,941

3.9602%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

N/A

15. Contact telephone number:

N/A

 

Annex Notification of Major Interest in Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Capital Group International

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

111000 Santa Monica Blvd., 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025

Phone number

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Gina Martinez

Vivien Tan

Contact address

333 South Hope Street,

Los Angeles,

California CA90071-1406,

U. S. A.

Phone number

(213) 615-0469

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Fax: (213) 486-9698

Email: GRGroup@capgroup.com

 

C: Additional Information

 

 

C. L. Christian
Deputy Secretary
EMI Group plc
020-7795-7317