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               08  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      2,026,413       2.33%        190,368     0.22%

(2) Derivatives     862,830       0.99%        994,971     1.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,889,243      3.33%      1,185,339     1.37%

(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      1,934                4.0672
Purchase      3,845                4.1086
Purchase      2,522                4.0886
Purchase      6,963                4.0516
Purchase      2,522                4.0886
Purchase      500                  4.0893
Purchase      362                  4.1375
Sale          2,000                4.0645
Sale          2,000                4.0700
Sale          125                  4.0000
Sale          2,522                4.0886
Sale          5,100                4.1309
Sale          500                  4.0893
Sale          192                  4.1145
Sale          33                   4.1267
Sale          500                  4.0893
Sale          3,845                4.1492
Sale          5,281                4.0997
Sale          3,941                4.0941
Sale          8,135                4.0826


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6963          4.0515
CFD            Short         1934          4.0672
CFD            Short         2522          4.0886
CFD            Short         3845          4.1086
CFD            Long          8135          4.0826
CFD            Long          2522          4.0887
CFD            Long          500           4.0893
CFD            Long          3941          4.094
CFD            Long          5281          4.0996
CFD            Long          192           4.1144
CFD            Long          33            4.1266
CFD            Long          5100          4.1308
CFD            Long          3845          4.1492

(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                         09 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