Rule 8.3 - Emap 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)                    DAVIDSON KEMPNER EUROPEAN PARTNERS, LLP
Company dealt in                                    Emap Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings    ORDINARY SHARES
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                     17 March 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                                                                                               
    
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                 0                 0%                                             
    
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                                                           
    
Total                                                                                                                 
                                                     0                 0%
                                                    

(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 name,            Long/short (Note 6)          Number of securities (Note 7)           Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
 Equity Swap              Short                       6,380,447                                468.9p
                                                      
 Equity Swap              Short                       629,490                                  468.9p
                                                      
                                                                                              
                                                                                              

(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,            Writing,           Number of securities    Exercise    Type, e.g.       Expiry       Option money
e.g. call option         selling,           to which the option     price       American,        date         paid/received
                         purchasing,        relates (Note 7)                    European etc.                 per unit (Note
                         varying etc.                                                                         5)
                                                                                                              


(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option              Number of securities                     Exercise price per unit (Note 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.

None.




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


Date of disclosure                                                        18 March 2008
Contact name                                                              Michael Herzog/John K. Clark
Telephone number                                                          44-207-292-6750/646-282-5891
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




								
Davidson Kempner European Partners, LLP