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 02 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 2,015,063 2.33% 198,942 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 745,685 0.86% 890,900 1.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,760,748 3.19% 1,089,842 1.26%
(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 500 3.9081
Purchase 1,000 3.8994
Purchase 643 3.8869
Purchase 1,106 3.5894
Purchase 500 3.9081
Purchase 4,233 3.8944
Purchase 11,870 3.7912
Purchase 587 3.8719
Purchase 4,450 3.7768
Purchase 29,451 3.8802
Purchase 8,313 3.8826
Purchase 3,063 3.5757
Purchase 1,000 3.8760
Purchase 1,000 3.8926
Purchase 513 3.8644
Purchase 1,119 3.5719
Sale 2,410 3.6891
Sale 1,000 3.8781
Sale 1,000 3.9437
Sale 1,000 3.9481
Sale 153 3.8620
Sale 2,774 3.8575
Sale 37,255 3.8643
Sale 2,936 3.9375
Sale 1,000 3.8840
Sale 3,783 3.8709
Sale 3,063 3.5757
Sale 500 3.9081
Sale 3,063 3.5757
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3063 3.5758
CFD Short 4450 3.7768
CFD Short 11870 3.7911
CFD Short 1000 3.876
CFD Short 29451 3.8801
CFD Short 8313 3.8825
CFD Short 4233 3.8943
CFD Short 500 3.9081
CFD Long 3063 3.5757
CFD Long 37255 3.8642
CFD Long 3783 3.8709
CFD Long 1000 3.884
CFD Long 2936 3.9375
(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 03 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