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               10 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      2,047,971       2.35%        165,016     0.19%

(2) Derivatives     930,788       1.07%      1,084,009     1.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,978,759      3.42%      1,249,025     1.43%


(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      4,306                4.0442
Purchase      3,733                4.0175
Purchase      4,306                4.0442
Purchase      19,246               4.2298
Purchase      2,996                4.2237
Purchase      36,030               4.1803
Purchase      5,028                4.3258
Sale          29,509               4.1983
Sale          4,306                4.0442
Sale          5,233                4.2517
Sale          7,838                4.3173
Sale          275                  4.3720
Sale          1,619                4.4100
Sale          3,733                4.2500
Sale          3,489                4.0500
Sale          241                  4.3750
Sale          6,304                4.2509

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         8284         4.0063
CFD            Short         4306         4.0441
CFD            Short         2996         4.2237
CFD            Short         19246        4.2297
CFD            Short         27746        4.2322
CFD            Short         5028         4.3257
CFD            Long          4306         4.0442
CFD            Long          29509        4.1982
CFD            Long          6304         4.2509
CFD            Long          5233         4.2516
CFD            Long          7838         4.3172

(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                         11 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