Rule 8.3 - EMI Group Plc

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Tisbury Capital | | | Management LLP | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Company dealt in | EMI Group Plc | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Class of relevant security to which the | 14p ordinary | | dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | | |-------------------------------------------------+-----------------| | Date of dealing | 3 April 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) Derivatives | | | | | | (other than | 3,007,250 | 0.376 | | | | options) | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------+-------------+--------+-------------+--------| | (3) Options and | | | | | | agreements to | 103,000,000 | 12.867 | 120,750,000 | 15.084 | | purchase/sell | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------+-------------+--------+-------------+--------| | Total | 106,007,250 | 13.243 | 120,750,000 | 15.084 | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (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) | | | | | |---------------+----------------------+-------------------------| | | | | | | | | |---------------+----------------------+-------------------------| | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product | Long/short | Number of securities | Price per | | name, | (Note 6) | (Note 7) | unit (Note 5) | | e.g. CFD | | | | |----------+------------+---------------------------+---------------| | CFD | Long | 1,100,000 | 227.0000 GBp | |----------+------------+---------------------------+---------------| | CFD | Long | 1,558,097 | 224.8451 GBp | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry |Option money | | name, |selling, |securities to which|price |American, |date |paid/received | |e.g. call|purchasing, |the option relates | |European | |per unit (Note| | option |varying etc.|(Note 7) | |etc. | |5) | | | | | | | | | |---------+------------+-------------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------| |Short put| | | | | | | | option | Selling | 10,000,000 | 210 | American |15/06/2007| 5.65 GBp | |---------+------------+-------------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------| |Long put | | | | | | | | option | Purchasing | 10,000,000 | 220 | American |15/06/2007| 10.00 GBp | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ (ii) Exercising +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise price per | | call option | | unit (Note 5) | | | | | |--------------------+----------------------+-----------------------| | | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | | (Note 8) | | (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 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Date of disclosure | 04/04/2007 | |------------------------------------------------+------------------| | Contact name | Julien Naginski | |------------------------------------------------+------------------| | Telephone number | +44 20 7070 9642 | |------------------------------------------------+------------------| | 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 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 or|Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry date| |name, |purchased |securities to |price |American, | | |e.g. call| |which the option |(Note 2)|European | | |option | |or derivative | |etc | | | | |relates | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 5 000 |240 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | |000 | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 5 000 |240 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | |000 | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 5 000 |240 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | |000 | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 10 000 000|260 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 10 000 000|260 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short put|Written | 7 000 000|180 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short put|Written | 7 000 |190 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | |000 | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long put |Purchased | 21 000 000|200 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long put |Purchased | 1 750 |200 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | |000 | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short put|Written | 10 000 000 |210 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long put |Purchased | 10 000 000 |220 GBp | American |15/06/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 8 000 000|240 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 15 000 000|240 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 21 000 000|240 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Long call|Purchased | 20 000 000 |250 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 8 000 000|260 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 15 000 000|260 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 30 000 000|260 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | |---------+----------+-----------------+--------+----------+-----------| |Short |Written | 15 000 000|300 GBp | American |21/09/2007 | |call | | | | | | |option | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 ---END OF MESSAGE---