RNS Number:7524J
Man Financial Limited
15 March 2005


  
Date Of Disclosure: 15/03/05

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               14/03/05
                       
(1)  Name of Company Dealing in    Eidos PLC
 
     Class of securities           ORDINARY SHARES
      
(2)  Amount Bought       Amount Sold        Price (GBP)
                         54400               0.3475
                         20000               0.3425
                         15000               0.3300
     10000                                   0.3200
     9325                                    0.3325
     5000                                    0.3450
     675                                     00.3325

     In addition, Man Financial Ltd have entered into CFD and Spread Betting
arrangements with its clients which are   detailed below.
   
(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled and         
     percentage of class            3,474,509   2.45%
   
(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 Financial Ltd ("MAN") is the beneficial owner of 3,474,509  Ordinary
Shares in the above company which are  held to hedge CFD & Spread Betting
positions (see below) established between MAN 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 client will make a profit if the  contract value 
increases.

  Conversely, if a client of Man takes a short position, the client will benefit
if the contract value falls.  The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended
and without predetermined expiry/close value   A Spread Bet is a product whereby
the client to whom the product is sold can realise a gain or a loss   depending
on whether the   price of the underlying security increases above or falls below
the reference price. A client's Spread bet   position is described   the
client's "stake". A "stake" is expressed in pounds (sterling) per "point" and a
"point" is the price in   pence of the underlying   shares. A client with a
"stake" of #100 per point will make a gain of #100 for every penny increase in
the underlying shares and the client has an exposure equivalent to 10,000 shares.

  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.         OPEN PRICE  OPEN DATE        CLOSE PRICE

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -1284710      0.3444      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -196215       1.0500      22/09/04             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -98108        1.0100      28/09/04             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -60000        0.3500      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -50926        1.0575      14/09/04             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -25000        0.3525      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -14000        0.3350      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -10000        0.3225      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -10000        0.3500      11/03/05             0.3450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -10000        0.3500      11/03/05             0.3475

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -7000         1.0525      16/09/04             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -6000         0.3125      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -5000         0.3200      11/03/05             0.3450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -5000         0.3250      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   -4000         0.3200      11/03/05             0.3200

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   4000         0.3200      11/03/05             0.3300

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   5000         0.3225      11/03/05             0.3300

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   6000         0.3125      11/03/05             0.3300

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   10000        0.3200      14/03/05             0.3425

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   10000        0.3325      14/03/05             0.3425

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   20000        0.3575      11/03/05             0.3500

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   54400        0.3801      10/03/05             0.3475


   CFD OPEN INTEREST

   PRODUCT NAME         EXECUTED     MAN FIN LTD      Ref Shares      PRICE (GBP)

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/03/05      SALE            1,284,710        0.3444

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/03/05      SALE             100,000         0.3500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/03/05      SALE             25,000          0.3525

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             300,000         0.3918

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             100,000         0.4050

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             21,296          0.3801

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             10,000          0.3850

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             10,000          0.3850

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/03/05      SALE             10,000          0.3850

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/03/05      SALE             50,000          0.4850

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/03/05      SALE             100,000         0.5550

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/03/05      SALE             50,000          0.5250

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   11/02/05      SALE             10,000          0.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/01/05      SALE             12,500          0.6400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   10/01/05      SALE             22,000          0.6950

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/12/04      SALE              5,559          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   16/12/04      SALE             26,849          0.7125

   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              1,513          0.9500

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

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE             20,000          0.9550

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

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE             46,923          0.9625

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   09/11/04      SALE             20,000          0.9625

   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             10,000          0.9550

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   04/11/04      SALE             10,000          0.9450

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/11/04      SALE             40,000          0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/11/04      SALE             20,000          0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   02/11/04      SALE             10,000          0.9400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   21/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.8300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   20/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.8625

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

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.8800

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   19/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.8900

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

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   18/10/04      SALE             25,000          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             35,000          0.9250

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE              3,878          0.9100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE             35,000          0.9100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE             30,000          0.9100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE             25,000          0.9100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   13/10/04      SALE             10,000          0.9100

   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             17,986          0.9725

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             10,000          1.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              3,738          1.6893

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              5,334          1.6875

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              5,486          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              6,250          1.7325

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              6,465          1.7075

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              6,825          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE              8,930          1.7192

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             10,000          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             12,272          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             23,600          1.7050

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             10,000          1.6900

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             25,000          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             16,033          1.7050

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             23,379          1.6913

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             22,622          1.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             19,727          1.7400

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             18,510          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             16,572          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   30/04/04      SALE             75,000          1.6975

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE             25,000          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              326            1.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              4,253          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              5,647          1.7100

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              9,384          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              9,470          1.7000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE             15,000          1.7050

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE             29,481          1.6997

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE             30,320          1.7094

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE              9,680          1.6950

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   29/04/04      SALE             10,000          1.7150

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   28/04/04      SALE              2,000          1.7275

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   27/04/04      SALE             15,000          1.7475

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   27/04/04      SALE              361            1.7150

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             21,561          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              3,032          1.7175

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              5,000          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              5,000          1.7325

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              7,000          1.7318

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              7,797          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              7,820          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE              8,480          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             10,000          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             18,365          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             25,000          1.7325

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             30,000          1.7300

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   26/04/04      SALE             10,319          1.7200

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   17/07/01      SALE              1,000          0.0000

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   24/03/00      SALE              2,000          3.0500

   Eidos PLC LONG CFD   28/01/00      SALE              1,000          5.9000

   Eidos PLC SHORT CFD   11/03/05     SALE             43,174          0.3200


   SPREAD BETTING OPEN POSITIONS - #1 = 1p Per Point

   SECURITY      PROMPT       TRADE       CURRENCY     STAKE     BUY/     OPEN
                              DATE                               SELL     PRICE

   Eidos PLC     20/09/05     14/03/05       GBP       25        SELL     32.7




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