RNS Number:1770P
EMAP PLC
29 August 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

 Decrease in 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

29th August 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

12,658,145

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.94%


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 29th August 2003

SCHEDULE

                                    EMAP PLC

                              ORDINARY 25P SHARES
Held as Principal                                                                          No of Shares
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking                                                295,310
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                                        116,533
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                                                                   63,835
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                                                 627,745
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                                                 11,700
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                                                7,367,108

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                                              4,077,301
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd                                                             93,228
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                                                              5,385

TOTAL                                                                                       12,658,145






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