Rule 8.3 - HIT ENTERTAINMENT

FORM 8.3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure 18 April 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b) (i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS Date of Dealing 15 April 2005 Dealing in HIT ENTERTAINMENT (1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP 0.02 (2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit 0 16,185 3.0900 Barclays PLC is party to certain CFD transactions (see below). The resultant holdings total includes hedges against CFDs . (long 47,270 shares). (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 3,592,153 (2.28%) (4) Party making disclosure Barclays PLC- (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1) (b) if dealing for discretionary clients, name of fund management organisation Barclays PLC (6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2) (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO (ii) offeree NO Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) (b) Rule 8.3 (I.e disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES Signed for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Geoff Smith Telephone and extension number 0207 116 2913 Form 8 Enclosure A purchaser of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down. The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no rollover into new contracts. Contracts for Differences Date of Disclosure: 06 April 2005 HIT ENTERTAINMENT HIT CFD Trade Date Buy/Sell Quantity Open Price Entertainment Long/Short Short 07/07/2003 S 47,893 2.6100 Short 11/12/2003 S 138,900 2.7173 Short 08/01/2004 S 40,717 3.0784 Short 12/02/2004 S 47,202 3.3066 Short 13/02/2004 S 134,408 3.3180 Short 16/02/2004 S 112,307 3.3564 Short 17/02/2004 S 36,873 3.3990 Short 20/02/2004 S 68,241 3.2998 Short 25/02/2004 S 49,224 3.2150 Short 26/02/2004 S 16,582 3.1819 Short 27/02/2004 S 53,353 3.1157 Short 02/03/2004 S 37,953 3.2127 Short 19/03/2004 S 46,535 2.9037 Short 22/03/2004 S 20,741 2.8007 Short 31/03/2004 S 4,628 3.0784 Short 20/04/2004 S 43,084 3.1194 Short 23/04/2004 S 42,770 3.1234 Short 11/05/2004 S 61,858 3.0123 Short 21/06/2004 S 274,079 2.1778 Short 24/06/2004 S 94,994 2.3252 Short 21/09/2004 S 900 2.3125 Short 24/09/2004 S 1,494 2.3550 Short 30/09/2004 S 2,100 2.3375 Short 01/10/2004 S 4,163 2.3114 Short 01/10/2004 S 1,650 2.3500 Long 04/10/2004 B 1,170 2.3900 Short 04/10/2004 S 1,055 2.3525 Long 05/10/2004 B 3,866 2.3785 Long 11/10/2004 B 800 2.2850 Long 14/10/2004 B 2,500 2.2300 Long 18/10/2004 B 633 2.2475 Long 18/10/2004 B 1,650 2.2475 Long 20/10/2004 B 2,970 2.0014 Long 20/10/2004 B 2,103 2.0100 Short 20/10/2004 S 3,438 1.9468 Short 20/10/2004 S 2,103 1.9455 Short 21/10/2004 S 15,110 2.0402 Long 22/10/2004 B 3,974 2.0972 Short 22/10/2004 S 1,236 2.0800 Long 25/10/2004 B 8,400 2.0900 Long 26/10/2004 B 4,942 2.0900 Long 27/10/2004 B 1,784 2.1575 Short 27/10/2004 S 5,050 2.1600 Long 28/10/2004 B 15,845 2.1816 Short 28/10/2004 S 11,107 2.1925 Long 29/10/2004 B 4,501 2.2279 Short 02/11/2004 S 2,400 2.2542 Short 03/11/2004 S 6,299 2.2300 Short 04/11/2004 S 3,600 2.2250 Long 08/11/2004 B 2,200 2.2475 Short 11/11/2004 S 6,533 2.3307 Long 12/11/2004 B 4,122 2.3990 Short 12/11/2004 S 1,818 2.3725 Long 15/11/2004 B 2,500 2.4450 Short 15/11/2004 S 6,930 2.4575 Long 16/11/2004 B 11,465 2.4414 Long 16/11/2004 B 1,400 2.4425 Short 17/11/2004 S 1,968 2.3975 Long 18/11/2004 B 900 2.4400 Long 19/11/2004 B 12,648 2.5215 Short 19/11/2004 S 2,225 2.5025 Long 22/11/2004 B 9,615 2.5375 Short 22/11/2004 S 900 2.5325 Short 23/11/2004 S 1,200 2.5700 Long 24/11/2004 B 5,298 2.5900 Long 25/11/2004 B 10,600 2.6287 Long 26/11/2004 B 2,017 2.6075 Long 29/11/2004 B 1,846 2.5900 Short 29/11/2004 S 2,800 2.5950 Short 30/11/2004 S 3,800 2.6025 Short 01/12/2004 S 13,909 2.5468 Short 01/12/2004 S 16,740 2.5491 Short 02/12/2004 S 19,488 2.5642 Short 02/12/2004 S 3,597 2.5675 Short 03/12/2004 S 9,700 2.5936 Short 03/12/2004 S 14,621 2.5921 Short 06/12/2004 S 15,500 2.5810 Short 06/12/2004 S 2,300 2.5775 Short 07/12/2004 S 20,462 2.6124 Short 07/12/2004 S 500 2.5825 Long 08/12/2004 B 2,300 2.5903 Short 08/12/2004 S 1,669 2.5625 Long 09/12/2004 B 7,900 2.6104 Short 09/12/2004 S 2,234 2.5948 Short 10/12/2004 S 6,572 2.6078 Short 13/12/2004 S 20,400 2.6282 Long 14/12/2004 B 2,500 2.6675 Long 15/12/2004 B 1,785 2.6618 Short 15/12/2004 S 9,120 2.6389 Short 15/12/2004 S 1,200 2.6200 Short 16/12/2004 S 11,947 2.6422 Long 17/12/2004 B 500 2.6850 Short 17/12/2004 S 3,600 2.6525 Short 17/12/2004 S 6,199 2.6500 Short 20/12/2004 S 8,557 2.6637 Short 20/12/2004 S 9,411 2.6634 Short 21/12/2004 S 3,011 2.6700 Long 22/12/2004 B 2,035 2.6700 Long 05/01/2005 B 4,962 2.7506 Long 10/01/2005 B 4,233 2.6381 Long 11/01/2005 B 10,200 2.6276 Long 14/01/2005 B 8,142 2.5071 Short 17/01/2005 S 253 2.4725 Long 18/01/2005 B 3,817 2.4929 Long 19/01/2005 B 5,595 2.4947 Long 20/01/2005 B 2,200 2.4825 Long 25/01/2005 B 1,204 2.4975 Long 27/01/2005 B 1,312 2.4900 Long 28/01/2005 B 5,522 2.4438 Short 28/01/2005 S 3,147 2.5744 Short 31/01/2005 S 8,676 2.6213 Short 01/02/2005 S 3,605 2.6030 Short 01/02/2005 S 1,794 2.6034 Long 02/02/2005 B 4,600 2.6181 Short 04/02/2005 S 500 2.6025 Short 04/02/2005 S 2,000 2.6025 Long 08/02/2005 B 2,365 2.5900 Long 10/02/2005 B 2,442 2.5675 Long 16/02/2005 B 7,898 2.5336 Long 17/02/2005 B 450 2.5550 Long 22/02/2005 B 8,385 2.4156 Long 23/02/2005 B 5,217 2.4067 Short 23/02/2005 S 2,757 2.4025 Short 25/02/2005 S 5,900 2.4757 Short 25/02/2005 S 1,500 2.4500 Long 28/02/2005 B 5,196 2.5147 Long 01/03/2005 B 3,132 2.5075 Long 02/03/2005 B 3,500 2.4600 Long 07/03/2005 B 1,000 2.4900 Long 10/03/2005 B 6,000 2.5508 Long 14/03/2005 B 5,990 2.5260 Long 16/03/2005 B 4,441 2.4850 Long 16/03/2005 B 189,321 2.4863 Long 17/03/2005 B 2,000 2.4850 Long 18/03/2005 B 12,400 2.8354 Short 18/03/2005 S 2,900 2.6125 Long 21/03/2005 B 5,616 3.0030 Short 21/03/2005 S 5,616 3.0030 Short 21/03/2005 S 25,359 2.9994 Long 23/03/2005 B 11,072 3.0290 Short 23/03/2005 S 87,242 3.0304 Long 23/03/2005 B 785,180 3.0275 Long 24/03/2005 B 296,989 3.0325 Long 24/03/2005 B 49,285 3.0325 Long 24/03/2005 B 443,571 3.0325 Short 24/03/2005 S 49,285 3.0324 Short 29/03/2005 S 12,480 3.0015 Long 29/03/2005 B 112,319 3.0000 Long 29/03/2005 B 75,201 3.0000 Long 29/03/2005 B 12,480 3.0015 Long 30/03/2005 B 20,129 2.9950 Long 30/03/2005 B 58,834 2.9952 Short 31/03/2005 S 34,698 3.0117

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