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 24 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 94,583,946 3.80% 7,572,219 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,862,159 0.32% 27,586,185 1.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,388,505 4.95% 44,798,804 1.80%
(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 1,232 1.4890
Purchase 129,181 1.5043
Purchase 81,297 1.5158
Purchase 1,452 1.5000
Purchase 7,669 1.4900
Purchase 7,515 1.5091
Purchase 578,143 1.5047
Purchase 4,100 1.4890
Purchase 8,370 1.4890
Purchase 37,254 1.4977
Purchase 4,990 1.4943
Purchase 8,050 1.5062
Purchase 227,944 1.5026
Purchase 13,316 1.5107
Purchase 7,656 1.5150
Purchase 19,821 1.5150
Purchase 381,247 1.5150
Purchase 77,300 1.5005
Purchase 60,577 1.5091
Sale 750 1.5051
Sale 192,910 1.5068
Sale 918 1.5100
Sale 800 1.5078
Sale 20,453 1.5100
Sale 25,620 1.5150
Sale 19,106 1.5095
Sale 1,452 1.5000
Sale 224,639 1.5033
Sale 22,251 1.5147
Sale 172,824 1.4987
Sale 9,600 1.5108
Sale 40 1.5008
Sale 92,943 1.5053
Sale 33,334 1.5150
Sale 27,972 1.5008
Sale 51,813 1.5008
Sale 1,944,888 1.5000
Sale 217,659 1.5075
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 172824 1.4987
CFD Long 40 1.5007
CFD Long 224639 1.5032
CFD Long 578143 1.5047
CFD Long 92943 1.5053
CFD Long 6483 1.5065
CFD Long 192910 1.5067
CFD Long 217659 1.5075
CFD Long 19106 1.5095
CFD Long 9600 1.5108
CFD Long 22251 1.5147
CFD Short 26335 1.4908
CFD Short 4990 1.4942
CFD Short 37254 1.4976
CFD Short 77300 1.5004
CFD Short 227944 1.5025
CFD Short 129181 1.5043
CFD Short 8050 1.5062
CFD Short 13316 1.5106
CFD Short 81297 1.5157
(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 25 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 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,000 160.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 48,200 1.4688 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
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 -48,200 1.6646 EURO 27/08/2008
Option Purchased 760,000 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -272,000 1.3239 EURO 11/07/2008
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 10,000,000 1.7000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -3,000,000 1.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 475,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
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