Rule 8.3 - CABLE & WIRELESS
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in CABLE & WIRELESS
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 29 May 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 95,785,106 3.84% 5,712,840 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,312,798 0.29% 25,328,316 1.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 21,119,983 0.85% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 124,217,887 4.99% 40,681,556 1.63%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 29,788 1.6047
Purchase 158,463 1.6320
Purchase 680 Transfer
Purchase 10,200 1.5949
Purchase 1,069 Transfer
Purchase 15,848 1.5870
Purchase 62,681 1.6079
Purchase 9,200 1.6092
Purchase 8,708 1.6035
Sale 1,069 Transfer
Sale 13,275 1.6047
Sale 199,963 1.6016
Sale 15,848 1.5870
Sale 1,045 1.6064
Sale 55,744 1.6065
Sale 83,190 1.6100
Sale 478,130 1.6021
Sale 2,659 1.5910
Sale 183,963 1.6012
Sale 79,534 1.6038
Sale 680 Transfer
Sale 450 1.6004
Sale 900 1.6044
Sale 4,000 1.6141
Sale 61 1.6051
Sale 4,990 1.6047
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12602 1.5978
CFD Long 183963 1.6012
CFD Long 199963 1.6015
CFD Long 478130 1.6021
CFD Long 79534 1.6037
CFD Long 18265 1.6046
CFD Long 77882 1.6048
CFD Long 56789 1.6064
CFD Short 10200 1.5948
CFD Short 8708 1.6035
CFD Short 29788 1.6047
CFD Short 62681 1.6078
CFD Short 9200 1.6091
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 30 May 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 177,583 1.7518 EURO 06/06/2008
Option Purchased 272,000 1.3239 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased 272,000 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased 380,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 380,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -272,000 1.3239 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased 1,045,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 1,500,000 1.1500 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 5,000,000 1.1000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 10,000,000 1.7000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -3,000,000 1.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,000,000 1.2500 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,000,000 0.6000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,300,000 1.4000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -700,000 1.4000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -272,000 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased 475,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk