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