RNS Number:6263T
EMAP PLC
23 December 2003

                                  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

23rd December 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

15,401,288


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.00%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mark Henson (01733) 284026


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

Date of notification 23rd December 2003

SCHEDULE

                                 EMAP GROUP PLC

                              ORDINARY 25P SHARES
Held as Principal                                               No of Shares
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                      329,047
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                              112,619
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                         65,512
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                       484,280
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                       11,700
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                      9,878,376
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                       71,819
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                    4,324,875
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd                                   89,025
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                    5,385
Gerrard Ltd                                                           28,650

TOTAL                                                             15,401,288



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