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               23 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      1,993,433      2.30%         148,209     0.17%

(2) Derivatives   1,219,593      1.40%       1,317,942     1.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             3,213,026      3.70%       1,466,151     1.69%


(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      2,200                3.6380
Purchase      2,611                3.7557
Purchase      1,313                3.7325
Purchase      800                  3.7156
Purchase      6,421                3.7493
Purchase      1,336                3.7186
Purchase      4,650                3.7445
Purchase      800                  3.7156
Purchase      1,336                3.7186
Sale          5,492                3.7467
Sale          31                   3.7135
Sale          800                  3.7156
Sale          2,000                3.7483
Sale          2,200                3.6380
Sale          297                  3.7368
Sale          1,336                3.7186
Sale          2,088                3.7000
Sale          2,200                3.6380

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         800           3.7156
CFD            Short         1336          3.7185
CFD            Short         1313          3.7324
CFD            Short         4650          3.7445
CFD            Short         6421          3.7492
CFD            Short         2611          3.7557
CFD            Long          2200          3.638
CFD            Long          2088          3.7
CFD            Long          1336          3.7186
CFD            Long          297           3.7368
CFD            Long          5492          3.7466
CFD            Long          2000          3.7482

(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                         24 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