Aberdeen Asset Mngmt - Rule 8.3- Emap PLC

RNS Number:3042M
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
22 January 2008

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) Aberdeen
Asset
Management
PLC
Company dealt in Emap PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed Ord GBP0.30
relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21/01/2008

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 5,206,598 2.41
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 5,206,598 2.41

(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 30,000 £9.085

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(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,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
call purchasing, which the option European per unit
option varying relates (Note 7) etc. (Note 5)
etc.

(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.

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

Date of disclosure 22/01/2008

Contact name Mathew
McNeill

Telephone number 01224 425025

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

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