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 05 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 2,041,939 2.35% 178,105 0.21%
(2) Derivatives 833,281 0.96% 979,707 1.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,875,220 3.31% 1,157,812 1.33%
(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 19,916 4.0832
Purchase 44 Transfer
Purchase 500 4.1050
Purchase 989 4.1000
Purchase 1,000 4.1220
Purchase 3,489 4.0950
Purchase 1,500 4.0494
Purchase 4,739 4.0202
Purchase 600 4.1982
Purchase 24,748 4.0810
Purchase 4,739 4.0202
Purchase 1,337 4.0653
Purchase 3,788 4.1308
Purchase 1,918 4.0769
Purchase 600 4.0575
Purchase 600 4.1982
Sale 2,528 4.1450
Sale 4,739 4.0202
Sale 500 4.1055
Sale 1,292 4.0799
Sale 1,000 4.0972
Sale 538 Transfer
Sale 1,000 4.1407
Sale 1,371 3.9506
Sale 431 4.0615
Sale 19,832 4.0995
Sale 2,150 4.0772
Sale 1,500 4.1817
Sale 600 4.1982
Sale 10,326 4.1066
Sale 700 3.8975
Sale 600 4.1127
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4739 4.0201
CFD Short 600 4.0575
CFD Short 1337 4.0653
CFD Short 1918 4.0769
CFD Short 24748 4.0809
CFD Short 19916 4.0831
CFD Short 3788 4.1307
CFD Short 600 4.1982
CFD Long 700 3.8975
CFD Long 4739 4.0202
CFD Long 1292 4.0798
CFD Long 19832 4.0995
CFD Long 10326 4.1065
(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 05 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