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 13 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 94,720,185 3.80% 6,053,167 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,556,965 0.30% 24,087,639 0.97%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,219,550 4.94% 39,781,206 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 21,910 1.5473
Purchase 30,936 1.5660
Purchase 52,447 1.5620
Purchase 26,286 1.5570
Purchase 1,640 1.5520
Purchase 75,000 1.5440
Purchase 167,769 1.5590
Purchase 175,080 1.5522
Purchase 237,810 1.5574
Purchase 161,860 1.5465
Purchase 120 1.5603
Purchase 57,688 1.5570
Purchase 52,908 1.5562
Purchase 10,585 1.5620
Purchase 19,689 1.5620
Purchase 74,958 1.5556
Purchase 48,000 1.5551
Purchase 12,973 1.5599
Purchase 6,089 1.5660
Purchase 5,673 1.5583
Sale 6,089 1.5660
Sale 27,700 1.5620
Sale 30,900 1.5614
Sale 600 1.5564
Sale 5,673 1.5614
Sale 52,447 1.5620
Sale 79,223 1.5552
Sale 10 1.5610
Sale 18,779 1.5403
Sale 2,000 1.5598
Sale 1,000 1.5564
Sale 15,147 1.5467
Sale 80,322 1.5453
Sale 317,781 1.5548
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 80322 1.5452
CFD Long 15147 1.5467
CFD Long 317781 1.5548
CFD Long 79223 1.5552
CFD Long 10 1.561
CFD Long 5673 1.5613
CFD Long 30900 1.5614
CFD Short 12866 1.5407
CFD Short 161860 1.5464
CFD Short 21910 1.5472
CFD Short 175080 1.5522
CFD Short 216568 1.5544
CFD Short 48000 1.555
CFD Short 74958 1.5556
CFD Short 52908 1.5562
CFD Short 237810 1.5573
CFD Short 5673 1.5582
CFD Short 167769 1.559
CFD Short 12973 1.5598
CFD Short 120 1.5603
(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 16 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