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 20 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 94,948,241 3.81% 7,490,743 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,691,150 0.31% 28,314,784 1.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,581,791 4.96% 45,445,927 1.82%
(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 1,600 1.5100
Purchase 7,228 1.5260
Purchase 34,265 1.5125
Purchase 300,000 1.5008
Purchase 260,521 1.5000
Purchase 4,464 1.5003
Purchase 2,250 Transfer
Purchase 8,489 1.5100
Purchase 3,802 1.5100
Purchase 6,486 1.5018
Purchase 17,300 1.5296
Purchase 7,703 1.5100
Purchase 153,566 1.5239
Purchase 4,415 Transfer
Purchase 4,573 1.5000
Purchase 5,442 1.5000
Purchase 26,025 1.5018
Purchase 334,345 1.5018
Purchase 2,436 1.5000
Purchase 1,565 1.5370
Purchase 691 1.5000
Purchase 505,710 1.5328
Purchase 6,939 1.5092
Purchase 35,000 1.5062
Purchase 85 1.5100
Purchase 14,472 1.5054
Sale 260,521 1.5000
Sale 129,930 1.5193
Sale 7,228 1.5260
Sale 130,143 1.5160
Sale 125,178 1.5286
Sale 226,541 1.5082
Sale 9,600 1.5148
Sale 834,517 1.5321
Sale 217,722 1.5193
Sale 151,024 1.5241
Sale 26,346 1.5234
Sale 938,832 1.5321
Sale 180,099 1.5136
Sale 217,143 1.5134
Sale 101 1.5177
Sale 1,250 1.5098
Sale 22,692 1.5114
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 226541 1.5081
CFD Long 22692 1.5114
CFD Long 217143 1.5134
CFD Long 180099 1.5136
CFD Long 9600 1.5148
CFD Long 130143 1.516
CFD Long 101 1.5177
CFD Long 347652 1.5193
CFD Long 26346 1.5233
CFD Long 151024 1.5241
CFD Short 15899 1.4949
CFD Short 4464 1.5002
CFD Short 14472 1.5053
CFD Short 35000 1.5061
CFD Short 6939 1.5091
CFD Short 34265 1.5125
CFD Short 153566 1.5238
CFD Short 17300 1.5295
CFD Short 13911 1.5313
CFD Short 505710 1.5327
(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 23 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 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 380,000 1.3000 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