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 12 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 94,118,435 3.78% 6,386,933 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,873,436 0.32% 23,744,671 0.95%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 122,934,271 4.93% 39,772,004 1.60%
(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 49,009 1.5590
Purchase 372,127 1.5590
Purchase 6,515 1.5652
Purchase 46,191 1.5628
Purchase 317,781 1.5662
Purchase 122,498 1.5686
Purchase 21,652 1.5552
Purchase 21,482 1.5665
Purchase 406,827 1.5660
Purchase 12,366 1.5687
Purchase 2,260 1.5563
Purchase 48,041 1.5663
Purchase 20,863 1.5660
Purchase 15,312 1.5660
Purchase 233,147 1.5656
Sale 2,490 1.5607
Sale 27,600 1.5660
Sale 204,888 1.5582
Sale 68 1.5591
Sale 124,800 1.5663
Sale 90,000 1.5650
Sale 3,875 1.5541
Sale 49,009 1.5590
Sale 5,565 1.5696
Sale 785 1.5594
Sale 6,515 1.5617
Sale 130,084 1.5665
Sale 7,017 1.5652
Sale 19,585 1.5660
Sale 6,164 1.5713
Sale 1,352 1.5591
Sale 19,452 1.5660
Sale 372,127 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 204888 1.5582
CFD Long 2490 1.5607
CFD Long 50451 1.5612
CFD Long 6515 1.5617
CFD Long 46191 1.5628
CFD Long 7017 1.5651
CFD Long 19585 1.566
CFD Long 124800 1.5662
CFD Long 130084 1.5665
CFD Long 6164 1.5713
CFD Short 21652 1.5551
CFD Short 2260 1.5562
CFD Short 271051 1.5637
CFD Short 6515 1.5652
CFD Short 233147 1.5655
CFD Short 317781 1.5661
CFD Short 48041 1.5662
CFD Short 21482 1.5665
CFD Short 69249 1.5682
CFD Short 122498 1.5685
(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 13 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