RNS Number:8617H
Man Financial Limited
27 January 2005


  Date Of Disclosure: 27/01/05

  Fax to 020 7256 9386 (Take Over Panel) and 020 7588 6057 (RNS) FORM 8.1/8.3
  Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for 
  each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

        DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE
                      ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing                  26/01/05

(1)   Name of Company Dealing in       Eidos PLC

Class of securities              ORDINARY SHARES

(2)   Amount Bought      Amount Sold                 Price (GBP)
                         25000                       0.7050


In addition, MAN FIN LTD have entered into CFD arrangements with it's client's 
which are detailed below.

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled and  3,647,512   2.57%
              percentage of class

(4)   Party making disclosure          MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

(5)   Name of purchaser/vendor (Note1) MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED

(6)   Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

       (a)  Associate of    (i) offeror (Note 3) - NO
       (b)                 (i) offeree Company - NO

   Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

   If category (8), explain

   Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of 
   the class of relevant securities dealt in) - YES

   Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Stewart Horner
   Telephone and extension number 020-7144-4201
 
 Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
 identify controller of owner, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions 
 of a controller.

 Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
 reasons.

 Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

 Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
 or with an associate of any offeror or of the  offeree company in relation to
 relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
 by Note 6 on Rule 8.

 Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
 transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
 information can be given.

 Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should 
 be disclosed

 For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in 
 doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers,   Monitoring Section, 
 Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

  NOTES REGARDING DISCLOSURE
  
MAN FIN Ltd is the beneficial      3,647,512  Ordinary Shares in the above
company which are held   owner of  to hedge CFD positions resulting from CFD
contracts (see below) established between MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED and  its
clients.

A Contract for Difference or CFD is an agreement between two parties to
exchange, at the close of the contract,  the difference  between the opening
price and the closing price, multiplied by the number of reference shares
specified within  the contract. The  'reference shares' are the underlying
shares specified in the CFD. The economic performance of the CFD is  determined
by the  performance of the underlying reference shares. Although CFDs replicate
the price movement of the underlying  reference  shares,they convey no right or
requirement to acquire or deliver the physical shares.

The contract value of a CFD is defined as the number of reference shares
specified in the contract, multiplied  by the price of  the underlying reference
share. If a client of Man takes a long position, the customer will make a profit
if the  contract value  increases.

Conversely, if a customer of Man Financial Ltd takes a short position, the
customer will benefit if the contract  value falls.

The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended and without predetermined
expiry/close value

DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE

  It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover all the
different relationships which may  exist in an offer.


  The term associate is intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in
concert) who directly or  indirectly own or deal in the  shares of an offeror or
the offeree company in an offer and who have (in addition to their normal
interests as  shareholders) an  interest or potential interest, whether
commercial, financial or personal, in the outcome of the offer  Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will normally
include the following:-

  (1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow
subsidiaries, and their associated  companies, and  companies of which such
companies are associated companies (for this purpose ownership or control of 20%
or more  of the  equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test of
associated company status);

  (2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree  company or any  company covered in
(1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or under the same control as
such banks,  financial and other  professional advisers;

  (3) the directors (together with their close relatives & related trusts) of an
offeror, the  offeree company or any company covered in (1);


  (4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company
covered in (1);


  (5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an
associate manages on a discretionary  basis, in respect of the relevant
investment accounts;


 (6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on  Rule 8) issued by
an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as a result of any
transaction owns  or controls 5% or more. When two or more persons act pursuant
to an agreement or understanding (formal or informal) to acquire or control such
 securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of this
paragraph. Such securities managed  on a discretionary  basis by an investment
management group will, unless otherwise agreed by the Panel, also be deemed to
be those  of a single  person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and


  (7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or the
offeree company.  Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases. Paragraph (8) below is a
category to cover associate status not within (1)  -(7). 

 (8) Other.




 CFDs CLOSED OUT

 PRODUCT NAME    POS. OPENED      OPEN PRICE      OPEN DATE      CLOSE PRICE

 Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   25000         1.0525      03/09/04             0.7050

 CFD OPEN INTEREST

  PRODUCT NAME        EXECUTED     MAN FIN LTD     No. of Ref        PRICE (GBP)
                                                     Shares

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   21/01/05      SALE             33,300          0.7150

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   18/01/05      SALE             10,000          0.6775

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   14/01/05      SALE             15,000          0.6875

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   07/01/05      SALE             92,313          0.8575

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   31/12/04      SALE             50,000          0.8000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/12/04      SALE              4,500           0.8100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/12/04      SALE              4,000           0.8200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/12/04      SALE              4,000           0.7625

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/12/04      SALE              559            0.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   24/12/04      SALE              1,600           0.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   22/12/04      SALE             11,298          0.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   20/12/04      SALE             50,000          0.7350

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/12/04      SALE             50,000          0.7175

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/12/04      SALE             26,849          0.7125

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   14/12/04      SALE             10,000          0.7475

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/12/04      SALE              556           0.7500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/12/04      SALE             48,780         0.7750

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/12/04      SALE             141,005         0.7997

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/11/04      SALE             10,000          0.8250

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/11/04      SALE             10,000          0.8100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   18/11/04      SALE              3,911           0.8725

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   17/11/04      SALE             18,530          0.8900

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/11/04      SALE             74,600          0.9225

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/11/04      SALE             15,000          0.9350

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/11/04      SALE              200           0.9150

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   12/11/04      SALE             25,000          0.9350

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/11/04      SALE             12,500          0.9450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/11/04      SALE              5,000           0.9425

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/11/04      SALE              2,600           0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/11/04      SALE              1,513           0.9500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE             66,923          0.9625

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE             40,000          0.9550

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE              2,850           0.9600

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/11/04      SALE              5,200           0.9625

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/11/04      SALE              353            0.9475

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   05/11/04      SALE              8,200           0.9550

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   04/11/04      SALE              2,000           0.9450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/11/04      SALE             100,000          0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/11/04      SALE              866            0.9300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   21/10/04      SALE             16,000          0.8300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   20/10/04      SALE             35,000          0.8275

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   20/10/04      SALE             17,603          0.8625

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.8825

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             20,000          0.8900

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             17,219          0.8775

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             55,000          0.8800

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   18/10/04      SALE             22,880          0.9150

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   18/10/04      SALE              619           0.9125

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   15/10/04      SALE              778           0.9250

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   14/10/04      SALE             47,500          0.9250

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE             91,378          0.9100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/10/04      SALE              8,000           0.9075

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/10/04      SALE             45,000          0.9624

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   07/10/04      SALE              9,213           0.9690

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/10/04      SALE             17,886          0.9725

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   05/10/04      SALE              6,000           0.9850

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/09/04      SALE              939           0.9925

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   28/09/04      SALE             122,538          1.0100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   22/09/04      SALE             196,215          1.0500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/09/04      SALE              7,000           1.0525

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   14/09/04      SALE             74,004          1.0575

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/09/04      SALE             20,000          1.0750

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/09/04      SALE              4,954           1.0767

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/09/04      SALE             35,369          1.0725

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/09/04      SALE             10,820          1.0750

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/09/04      SALE             580,000          1.0675

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/09/04      SALE              8,516           1.0701

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   07/09/04      SALE             17,487          1.0675

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   07/09/04      SALE              9,274           1.0632

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/09/04      SALE             81,513          1.0550

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/09/04      SALE             10,900          1.0511

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   03/09/04      SALE             10,376          1.0262

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   03/09/04      SALE             364,606          1.0525

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/09/04      SALE              6,773           1.0275

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   01/09/04      SALE              8,139           1.0245

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   31/08/04      SALE             11,500          1.0261

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   27/08/04      SALE              6,787           1.0099

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/08/04      SALE             25,000          1.0425

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/08/04      SALE              2,382           1.0500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   23/08/04      SALE              1,500           1.0825

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   20/08/04      SALE              800           1.1350

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   17/08/04      SALE             17,518          1.1463

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/08/04      SALE              3,169           1.1200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/08/04      SALE              6,449           1.1450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/08/04      SALE             45,616          1.1475

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/08/04      SALE             13,349          1.0950

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/08/04      SALE              354           1.0575

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   05/08/04      SALE              2,092           1.0800

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/08/04      SALE             57,513          1.0675

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/08/04      SALE             25,839          1.0567

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/07/04      SALE             31,513          0.9725

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/07/04      SALE             12,545          0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/07/04      SALE              4,000           0.9259

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   27/07/04      SALE              9,442           0.9225

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   23/07/04      SALE              3,267           0.9321

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/07/04      SALE              3,490           0.9535

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   15/07/04      SALE              9,197           0.9320

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/07/04      SALE              2,095           1.0000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   06/07/04      SALE              999           0.9950

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   05/07/04      SALE             15,720          1.0187

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   28/06/04      SALE              9,000           1.0610

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   24/06/04      SALE             21,190          1.0547

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   23/06/04      SALE             13,270          1.0523

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   23/06/04      SALE              1,972           1.0500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   22/06/04      SALE             23,737          1.0576

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   16/06/04      SALE              1,488           1.1382

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   14/06/04      SALE             26,368          1.1434

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/06/04      SALE             13,862          1.1600

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/06/04      SALE             18,086          1.1680

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/06/04      SALE             12,353          1.1727

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/06/04      SALE             17,381          1.1905

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   08/06/04      SALE              4,500           1.2000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   28/05/04      SALE             233,664          1.2000

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   26/01/05      SALE             25,000          0.7050





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