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 26 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 95,222,960 3.82% 7,131,072 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,211,647 0.29% 27,142,193 1.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,377,007 4.95% 43,913,665 1.76%
(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 7,300 1.5014
Purchase 274,535 1.5310
Purchase 600,000 1.4968
Purchase 30,000 1.5008
Purchase 200 1.5320
Purchase 7,439 1.5120
Purchase 5,226 1.5320
Purchase 96,269 1.5324
Purchase 7,536 1.5120
Purchase 452 1.5050
Purchase 104 1.5320
Purchase 457,820 1.4960
Purchase 35,347 1.4963
Purchase 4,488 1.4960
Purchase 6,618 1.5120
Purchase 36,532 1.5007
Purchase 41,248 1.5510
Purchase 323,328 1.5295
Purchase 9,942 1.5182
Purchase 35,204 1.5182
Purchase 47,063 1.5303
Purchase 621,318 1.5130
Purchase 7,374 1.5320
Purchase 15,073 1.4960
Purchase 154,053 1.5225
Purchase 8,160 1.5320
Sale 457,820 1.4960
Sale 22,931 1.5220
Sale 274,535 1.5310
Sale 1,400 1.5274
Sale 41,248 1.5510
Sale 963 1.5284
Sale 130,739 1.5240
Sale 689 1.5298
Sale 350,000 1.5220
Sale 37,773 1.5074
Sale 8,763 1.5291
Sale 32,238 1.4960
Sale 540 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 37773 1.5074
CFD Long 22931 1.522
CFD Long 130739 1.524
CFD Long 8763 1.5291
CFD Long 323328 1.5295
CFD Long 689 1.5298
CFD Short 43492 1.4958
CFD Short 35347 1.4962
CFD Short 36532 1.5006
CFD Short 30000 1.5008
CFD Short 7300 1.5013
CFD Short 452 1.505
CFD Short 621318 1.513
CFD Short 154053 1.5224
CFD Short 271788 1.5239
CFD Short 96269 1.5323
(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 27 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 -272,000 1.5004 EURO 11/07/2008
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 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 475,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -700,000 1.4000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 380,000 1.8000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 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 1.3000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,300,000 1.4000 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