Rule 8.3 - GCAP MEDIA PLC

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC (Note 1) Company dealt in GCAP MEDIA PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.025 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 09 January 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant 3,128,220 1.90% 1,088,497 0.66% securities (2) Derivatives 1,088,497 0.66% 1,054,393 0.64% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,216,717 2.56% 2,142,890 1.30% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of Long Short relevant security: Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 1,106 1.9500 Purchase 18,118 2.0247 Purchase 30,224 1.9694 Purchase 5,131 1.9456 Purchase 5,131 1.9456 Purchase 7,337 2.0500 Purchase 63,689 1.9540 Purchase 1,048 1.9450 Purchase 1,084 1.9475 Purchase 11,034 1.9169 Purchase 39,368 1.9329 Purchase 10,696 1.9326 Purchase 11,034 1.9169 Purchase 43,170 1.9607 Purchase 1,273 1.9947 Purchase 5,131 1.9458 Purchase 30,224 1.9694 Purchase 7,466 1.9401 Purchase 18,118 2.0247 Purchase 28,070 1.9713 Sale 30,224 1.9694 Sale 1,106 1.9500 Sale 11,034 1.9169 Sale 7,466 1.9399 Sale 11,034 1.9166 Sale 39,368 1.9329 Sale 63,689 1.9540 Sale 1,048 1.9450 Sale 1,084 1.9471 Sale 1,273 1.9947 Sale 11,034 1.9169 Sale 5,131 1.9456 Sale 28,070 1.9711 Sale 43,170 1.9606 Sale 5,131 1.9456 Sale 63,689 1.9540 Sale 18,118 2.0247 Sale 10,696 1.9323 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Short 1048 1.945 CFD Short 5131 1.9458 CFD Short 1106 1.95 CFD Short 28070 1.9712 CFD Short 18118 2.0247 CFD Short 14674 2.05 CFD Long 12501 1.7799 CFD Long 11034 1.9166 CFD Long 10696 1.9322 CFD Long 7466 1.9398 CFD Long 1084 1.9471 CFD Long 43170 1.9605 CFD Long 1273 1.9946 CFD Long 18118 2.0248 CFD Long 7337 2.05 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP) varying etc. relates (GBP) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per call option securities unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION None Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 10 January 2008 Contact name Geoff Smith Telephone number 020 7116 2913 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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