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 25 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 94,251,046 3.78% 8,074,993 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,173,703 0.33% 27,558,462 1.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,367,149 4.95% 45,273,855 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 15,283 1.5150
Purchase 12,920 1.5970
Purchase 145,253 1.5248
Purchase 112,780 1.5232
Purchase 67,474 1.5505
Purchase 230 Transfer
Purchase 38,107 1.5252
Purchase 15,716 1.5237
Purchase 18,371 1.5510
Purchase 393,365 1.5510
Purchase 226,541 1.5082
Purchase 32,420 1.5970
Purchase 85,400 1.5510
Purchase 59,780 1.5510
Purchase 2,268 1.5233
Purchase 6,305 1.5210
Purchase 23,103 1.5510
Purchase 5,442 1.5503
Purchase 52,361 1.5410
Sale 201,600 1.5269
Sale 49,762 1.5387
Sale 393,365 1.5510
Sale 239,989 1.5304
Sale 452 1.5239
Sale 68,906 1.5233
Sale 33,000 1.5520
Sale 4,117 1.5507
Sale 4,384 1.5300
Sale 40,592 1.5357
Sale 26,108 1.5510
Sale 100,000 1.5230
Sale 15,283 1.5150
Sale 481 1.5267
Sale 5,616 1.5300
Sale 120,279 1.5487
Sale 137,840 1.5435
Sale 60,000 1.5502
Sale 39,835 1.5510
Sale 620 1.5244
Sale 600 1.5204
Sale 103,190 1.5196
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 103190 1.5196
CFD Long 68906 1.5233
CFD Long 452 1.5238
CFD Long 481 1.5267
CFD Long 201600 1.5268
CFD Long 239989 1.5303
CFD Long 40592 1.5356
CFD Long 49762 1.5386
CFD Long 137840 1.5435
CFD Long 120279 1.5487
CFD Long 4117 1.5507
CFD Short 226541 1.5081
CFD Short 13201 1.5187
CFD Short 112780 1.5231
CFD Short 2268 1.5232
CFD Short 15716 1.5236
CFD Short 145253 1.5247
CFD Short 38107 1.5252
CFD Short 67474 1.5505
CFD Short 6601 1.5507
(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 26 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