Rule 8.3 - SCI ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

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              SCI ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               01 October 2007

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      2,005,652       2.32%        207,398     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives     697,648       0.81%        828,020     0.96%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,703,300      3.13%      1,035,418     1.20%

(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      18,270               3.6515
Purchase      269                  3.7069
Purchase      678                  3.6467
Purchase      937                  3.6894
Purchase      50                   3.5995
Purchase      1,347                3.6869
Purchase      965                  3.6969
Purchase      407                  3.6769
Purchase      2,410                3.6500
Purchase      2,380                3.6470
Purchase      1,212                3.6723
Purchase      862                  3.6635
Purchase      11,769               3.6153
Sale          8,071                3.6899
Sale          9,969                3.6489
Sale          862                  3.6635
Sale          2,380                3.6470
Sale          4,233                3.6493
Sale          862                  3.6635
Sale          1,136                3.5756
Sale          270                  3.6868
Sale          1,521                3.6754
Sale          2,380                3.6470

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         11769         3.6153
CFD            Short         2380          3.647
CFD            Short         18270         3.6514
CFD            Short         1212          3.6722
CFD            Long          2380          3.6469
CFD            Long          9969          3.6488
CFD            Long          4233          3.6493
CFD            Long          862           3.6635
CFD            Long          270           3.6868
CFD            Long          8071          3.6899

(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                         02 October 2007
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