EID Eidos

RNS Number:1484M
SCI Entertainment Group PLC
11 May 2005


11 May 2005

This Announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in
part in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.

                          SCi Entertainment Group Plc
                              Offer for Eidos PLC

                               First closing date

Offer declared unconditional as to acceptances

Further to the announcement on 22 March 2005 by SCi of its offer for all of the 
issued and to be issued share capital of Eidos, the board of SCi announces that 
as at 1.00 p.m. on 10 May 2005, being the First Closing Date, SCi had received 
valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of a total of 110,022,510 Eidos Shares 
representing approximately 77.5 per cent of the issued share capital of Eidos. 
The Offer has, therefore, become unconditional as to acceptances.

The Offer remains conditional, inter alia, on approval by SCi Shareholders at an 
extraordinary general meeting of SCi to be held at 11.00 a.m. on 13 May 2005 for 
this purpose. It is anticipated that Admission of the Offer Shares will become 
effective at 8.00 a.m. on 17 May 2005.

The Offer will remain open for acceptance by Eidos Shareholders until 1.00 p.m. 
on Tuesday 24 May 2005.

Eidos Shareholders who hold their shares in certificated form and who have not
yet accepted the Offer are urged to complete and return their Forms of
Acceptance to Capita Registars, Corporate Actions, PO Box 166, The Registry, 34
Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TH, as soon as possible. Holders of Eidos
Shares in uncertificated form may only accept the Offer in respect of such
shares by TTE Instruction in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph
16(b) of Part II of the Offer Document. If you are a CREST sponsored member you
should refer to your CREST sponsor before taking any action. Eidos Shareholders
who are in any doubt as to the procedure for acceptance or who require
assistance with filling in the Form of Acceptance should call Capita IRG on 0870
162 3121.

As set out in the Offer Document, SCi received irrevocable undertakings to 
accept or procure the acceptance of the Offer in respect of 66,279,421 Eidos 
Shares, representing approximately 46.7 per cent. of the issued share capital of 
Eidos.  Acceptances under the Offer have been received in respect of 63,902,521 
of the Eidos Shares the subject of these undertakings.

The definitions contained in the Offer Document sent to Eidos Shareholders on 19 
April 2005 apply for the purposes of this announcement.

Enquiries:

General
SCi Entertainment Group Plc
Jane Cavanagh - Chief Executive                                    020 7350 5240
Rob Murphy - Finance Director                                      020 7350 5240

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd
David Davies                                                       020 7418 8900
Jonathan Marren                                                    020 7418 8900

Press
Bell Pottinger Corporate and Financial
Nick Lambert                                       020 7861 3232 / 07811 358 764

Investors
Madano Partnership
Neville Harris                                                     020 7379 7033


The Offer is not being made directly or indirectly in or into, or by use of the
mails or any other means of instrumentality (including, without limitation, fax,
telex or telephone) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a
national securities exchange of, the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan
and will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or
facilities or from within the USA, Canada, Australia or Japan.

The Offer Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) or under the securities laws of any
jurisdiction of the United States nor under any of the relevant securities laws
of Canada, Australia or Japan. The Offer Shares may not be offered, sold or
delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States, Canada, Australia or
Japan (unless an applicable exemption from such Act or such law is available).
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in any US
jurisdiction, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other jurisdiction outside the
UK.

Copies of this announcement, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance and any
related documents are not being, and must not be, mailed or distributed or sent
in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan, including to
Eidos Shareholders with registered addresses in the United States, Canada,
Australia or Japan. Persons receiving such documents (including, without
limitation, custodians, trustees and nominees) should not distribute or send
them in, into or from the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia or use such
mails or any such means, instrumentality or facility for any purpose, directly
or indirectly, in connection with the Offer, and so doing may affect the
validity of any related purported acceptance of the Offer. Persons wishing to
accept the Offer should not use such mails or any such means, instrumentality or
facility for any purpose, directly or indirectly, related to acceptance of the
Offer. Envelopes containing a Form of Acceptance, evidence of title or other
documents relating to the Offer should not be postmarked in the United States,
Canada, Japan or Australia or otherwise despatched from the United States,
Canada, Japan or Australia. All persons accepting the Offer must provide
addresses outside the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia for the receipt
of any Offer Shares and/or for the remittance of cash, or for the return of
Forms of Acceptance, share certificate(s) and/or other document(s) of title.

The Directors of SCi accept responsibility for the information contained in this
Announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors of SCi
(who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
information contained in this Announcement is in accordance with the facts and
does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by
the Financial Services Authority Limited, is acting exclusively for SCi and no
one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than SCi for providing the protections afforded to customers of KBC Peel
Hunt Ltd nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer.




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