COMPULSORY EIDOS SHARE ACQUISITION
Copyright 2005 Eidos Press Release

[ July 6th 2005 ]

On 16 May 2005, SCi Entertainment Group Plc ('SCi') announced that the offer by KBC Peel Hunt Ltd on behalf of SCi for the existing issued and to be issued share capital of Eidos PLC ('Eidos') had been declared wholly unconditional. The board of SCi now announces that at 1.00pm on 5 July 2005, SCi had received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of a total of 128,542,895 Eidos Shares, representing approximately 90.52 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of Eidos.

Since valid acceptances have been received in respect of more than nine-tenths in value of the Eidos Shares to which the offer relates, SCi is entitled to exercise its rights pursuant to sections 428-430F of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act') to acquire compulsorily all of the outstanding Eidos Shares in respect of which valid acceptances have not been received. Accordingly, compulsory acquisition notices pursuant to section 429 of the Act in exercise of such rights have today been dispatched to the holders of Eidos Shares who have not yet accepted the Offer. The transfer of the compulsorily acquired Eidos Shares is expected to take place on 17 August 2005.

Consideration in respect of valid acceptances received following the date of this announcement will be despatched to accepting Eidos Shareholders within 14 days of such receipt. The Offer will remain open for acceptance by Eidos Shareholders until 1.00 p.m. on 17 August 2005.

Eidos Shareholders who hold their shares in certificated form and who have not yet accepted the Offer should complete and return their Forms of Acceptance to Capita Registars, Corporate Actions, PO Box 166, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TH. 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. 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 sent to Eidos Shareholders on 19 April 2005, 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 all of the Eidos Shares the subject of these undertakings.

SCi intends to procure the making of an application by Eidos for the cancellation of the listing of Eidos Shares on the Official List and trading on the London Stock Exchange and of the listing of the Eidos Shares on NASDAQ with effect from 17 August 2005 or such later date as it may determine and, thereafter, to re-register Eidos as a private company under the relevant provisions of the Act. The Offer remains subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Offer Document sent to Eidos Shareholders on 19 April 2005. The definitions contained in the Offer Document shall apply for the purposes of this announcement.