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 17 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 98,095,234 3.94% 5,748,031 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,294,343 0.29% 25,272,510 1.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 126,331,977 5.07% 40,660,941 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 783 1.5573
Purchase 6,105 1.5510
Purchase 2,721 1.5420
Purchase 54,400 1.5520
Purchase 63,011 1.5449
Purchase 328,546 1.5538
Purchase 17,645 1.5290
Purchase 3,311 1.5454
Purchase 164,872 1.5487
Purchase 32,420 1.5970
Purchase 55,257 1.5423
Purchase 59,700 1.5486
Purchase 74,010 1.5280
Purchase 12,920 1.5970
Purchase 107,764 1.5452
Purchase 49,279 1.5280
Purchase 26,161 1.5420
Purchase 1,000,000 1.5425
Purchase 2,721 1.5496
Purchase 175,638 1.5422
Purchase 19,050 1.5488
Purchase 19,689 1.5420
Purchase 103,917 1.5488
Purchase 1,944,888 1.5462
Purchase 3,388 1.5268
Purchase 944,888 1.5499
Sale 21,768 1.5290
Sale 23,840 1.5420
Sale 17,645 1.5290
Sale 1,944,888 1.5461
Sale 328,546 1.5538
Sale 89,052 1.5442
Sale 1,000 1.5534
Sale 126 1.5282
Sale 4,260 1.5420
Sale 325 1.5282
Sale 520 1.5522
Sale 3,300 1.5260
Sale 93 1.5317
Sale 2,380 1.5408
Sale 14,110 1.5477
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3300 1.526
CFD Long 93 1.5317
CFD Long 89052 1.5441
CFD Long 14110 1.5477
CFD Long 8140 1.5526
CFD Long 328546 1.5538
CFD Short 3388 1.5267
CFD Short 175638 1.5421
CFD Short 55257 1.5422
CFD Short 63011 1.5448
CFD Short 107764 1.5451
CFD Short 59700 1.5485
CFD Short 164872 1.5486
CFD Short 98031 1.5495
CFD Short 6105 1.551
CFD Short 54400 1.552
CFD Short 328546 1.5538
CFD Short 783 1.5573
(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 18 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 1.6646 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 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased -272,000 1.3239 EURO 11/07/2008
Option Purchased -48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased -48,200 1.4688 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 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 10,000,000 1.7000 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 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