As required by paragraph 9.11 of the Listing Rules, we advise that the Company
has been informed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, in a letter dated and received by fax after close of business on
26th January 2004, that, as at the close of business on 23rd January 2004, The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. had increased its interest in EMI Group plc Ordinary
Shares of 14p each to 34,712,725 shares, being 4.4% of the shares in issue.  
We were further notified that 26,254,342 shares were held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co. and 8,458,383 shares were beneficially owned by Goldman Sachs
International, both companies being direct subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.



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