As required by paragraph 9.11 of the Listing Rules, we advise that the Company
has been informed by Insight Investment Management Ltd, in a letter dated 1st
July 2003 and received on 3rd July 2003, that HBOS plc has increased its
holding such that it has a notifiable interest in EMI Group plc Ordinary Shares
of 14p each and, as at 1st July 2003, held 24,296,602 shares, being 3.08% of
the shares in issue.



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