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 11 June 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 93,489,865 3.75% 6,384,047 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,201,949 0.33% 23,557,693 0.95%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,634,214 4.92% 39,582,140 1.59%
(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 10,266 1.5478
Purchase 112,707 1.5853
Purchase 34,216 1.5698
Purchase 16,837 1.5590
Purchase 65,421 1.5547
Purchase 8,397 1.5450
Purchase 250,000 1.5598
Purchase 291,603 1.5456
Purchase 3,260 1.5513
Purchase 62,678 1.5481
Purchase 42,071 1.5493
Purchase 30,870 1.6036
Purchase 27,764 1.6510
Purchase 8,397 1.5450
Purchase 532,970 1.5649
Purchase 111,928 1.5489
Purchase 57,420 1.5590
Purchase 37,107 1.5989
Sale 8,397 1.5450
Sale 75,377 1.5561
Sale 38,568 1.5452
Sale 68,517 1.5510
Sale 8,397 1.5450
Sale 169,600 1.5513
Sale 65,533 1.5837
Sale 16,516 1.5505
Sale 27,764 1.6510
Sale 30,870 1.6036
Sale 203,241 1.5528
Sale 27,199 1.5448
Sale 191,066 1.5594
Sale 233,147 1.5588
Sale 1,260 1.5691
Sale 1,500 1.5626
Sale 484,107 1.5577
Sale 27,900 1.5590
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 27199 1.5448
CFD Long 8397 1.545
CFD Long 38568 1.5451
CFD Long 68517 1.5509
CFD Long 169600 1.5513
CFD Long 203241 1.5528
CFD Long 75377 1.556
CFD Long 233147 1.5588
CFD Long 191066 1.5594
CFD Long 65533 1.5837
CFD Long 30870 1.6035
CFD Short 62678 1.5481
CFD Short 111928 1.5489
CFD Short 42071 1.5493
CFD Short 3260 1.5512
CFD Short 65421 1.5546
CFD Short 532970 1.5648
CFD Short 34216 1.5697
CFD Short 112707 1.5853
CFD Short 37107 1.5989
CFD Short 30870 1.6035
(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 12 June 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 48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
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 1.3239 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased -272,000 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased -48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased -48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -3,000,000 1.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 10,000,000 1.7000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 272,000 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased 272,000 1.3239 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 475,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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