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               21 December 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       1,683,826      1.94%      411,962       0.47%
securities
(2) Derivatives      411,962      0.47%      505,414       0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,095,788      2.41%       917,376      1.06%


(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      18,432               1.8706
Purchase      2,400                1.8377
Purchase      36,214               1.8450
Purchase      723                  1.8602
Purchase      2,400                1.8375
Purchase      8,988                1.8411
Purchase      22,105               1.8686
Purchase      39,623               1.8506
Purchase      39,623               1.8506
Purchase      2,740                1.8116
Purchase      248                  1.8433
Purchase      19,918               1.8290
Purchase      2,400                1.8375
Purchase      29,912               1.8533
Purchase      3,425                1.8596
Sale          29,912               1.8532
Sale          3,425                1.8596
Sale          19,918               1.8290
Sale          723                  1.8599
Sale          2,740                1.8116
Sale          2,400                1.8375
Sale          8,988                1.8411
Sale          2,400                1.8375
Sale          2,740                1.8116
Sale          22,105               1.8686
Sale          39,623               1.8506
Sale          248                  1.8429
Sale          18,432               1.8704
Sale          36,214               1.8450
Sale          22,105               1.8686


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2400          1.8377
CFD            Short         4407          1.8395
CFD            Short         8988          1.8411
CFD            Short         25505         1.8557
CFD            Short         723           1.8602
CFD            Long          2740          1.8115
CFD            Long          248           1.8429
CFD            Long          3425          1.8595
CFD            Long          18432         1.8703


(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 December 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