Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3860U
EMAP PLC
19 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Emap plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As above


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Various Nominees as detailed below

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

 Increase of aggregate interests

6) Percentage of issued class



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8) Percentage of issued class


9) Class of security

Ordinary 25p

10) Date of transaction




11) Date company informed

19th January 2004


12) Total holding following this notification

25,857,895


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.076%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mark Henson [phone]


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of notification 19th January 2004

SCHEDULE

                                                                                        EMAP GROUP PLC

                                                                                     ORDINARY 25P SHARES

Held as Principal                                                                       No of Shares

Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                                399,789
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                                        114,084
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                                   68,925
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                                                 695,954
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                                                 11,700
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                               10,329,280
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                                                 52,162
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                              4,362,087
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                                            114,128
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                                              5,000
Gerrard Ltd                                                                                     29,435
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                                        3,800
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                                8,257,223
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                                                385
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                                        4,080
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                                                             1,343,350
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                                                 66,513

TOTAL                                                                                       25,857,895






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