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 25 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 2,011,882 2.32% 155,586 0.18%
(2) Derivatives 1,276,625 1.47% 1,395,666 1.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,288,507 3.79% 1,551,252 1.79%
(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 1,346 3.7275
Purchase 2,100 3.7125
Purchase 1,382 3.5937
Purchase 7,500 3.7180
Purchase 2,100 3.5773
Purchase 8,436 3.6469
Purchase 725 3.7585
Purchase 1,557 3.8103
Purchase 4,330 3.6702
Purchase 1,557 3.8103
Purchase 22,501 3.7758
Purchase 14 3.7156
Purchase 14 3.7156
Purchase 9,094 3.7252
Purchase 10,393 3.7061
Sale 2,180 3.7988
Sale 600 3.7705
Sale 2,100 3.7175
Sale 1,342 3.8000
Sale 700 3.7485
Sale 1,382 3.6675
Sale 2,100 3.6280
Sale 8,436 3.7893
Sale 16,974 3.7632
Sale 9,105 3.7622
Sale 1,557 3.8103
Sale 1,138 3.8221
Sale 14 3.7156
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8436 3.6469
CFD Short 4330 3.6701
CFD Short 10393 3.706
CFD Short 14 3.7157
CFD Short 7500 3.718
CFD Short 9094 3.7252
CFD Short 1346 3.7275
CFD Short 725 3.7584
CFD Short 22501 3.7758
CFD Short 1557 3.8102
CFD Long 9105 3.7621
CFD Long 16974 3.7632
CFD Long 8436 3.7892
CFD Long 2180 3.7988
CFD Long 1557 3.8103
CFD Long 1138 3.82211
(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 26 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