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               30 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      2,009,843      2.31%         148,819     0.17%

(2) Derivatives   1,336,027      1.54%       1,452,157     1.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0      0.00%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             3,345,870      3.85%       1,600,976     1.84%


(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      1,357                3.6666
Purchase      1,417                3.6505
Purchase      1,000                3.5847
Purchase      3,000                3.6507
Purchase      77                   Transfer
Purchase      1,357                3.6666
Purchase      9,692                3.6309
Purchase      1,357                3.6666
Purchase      700                  3.6894
Sale          51                   3.6440
Sale          5                    3.5810
Sale          1,000                3.5740
Sale          504                  3.6315
Sale          7,973                3.5987
Sale          300                  3.6180
Sale          1,357                3.6666
Sale          700                  3.6894
Sale          3,432                3.7033
Sale          1,357                3.6666
Sale          10,856               3.6462
Sale          700                  3.6894
Sale          4,703                3.6968

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         9692          3.6309
CFD            Short         1417          3.6504
CFD            Short         3000          3.6506
CFD            Short         1357          3.6666
CFD            Long          7973          3.5986
CFD            Long          10856         3.6461
CFD            Long          1357          3.6666
CFD            Long          700           3.6893
CFD            Long          4703          3.6967
CFD            Long          3432          3.7033

(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                         31 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