EID Eidos

RNS Number:2473K
SCI Entertainment Group PLC
29 March 2005


29 March 2005

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

                      SCi Entertainment Group Plc ("SCi")
                  Offer (the "Offer") for Eidos PLC ("Eidos")

SCi announces that on 24 March 2005 it received an irrevocable undertaking to
accept the Offer from Gartmore Investment Limited in respect of 2,326,800 Eidos
shares, representing approximately 1.64 per cent. of the issued share capital of
Eidos. The irrevocable undertaking will cease to be binding in the event that a
higher competing offer for Eidos is announced within fourteen days of the
posting of the Offer with a value equivalent to 10 per cent. or more of the
value of the Offer or if the Offer lapses or is withdrawn.

In aggregate, SCi has now received irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer
in respect of 30,409,252 Eidos shares, representing approximately 21.41 per
cent. of the issued share capital of Eidos, of which undertakings in respect of
28,082,452 Eidos shares, representing approximately 19.78 per cent. of the
issued share capital of Eidos, will continue to be binding even if a higher
offer is made for Eidos.

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.





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