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