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 27 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 95,493,476 3.83% 6,831,520 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,304,343 0.29% 27,124,373 1.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 20,942,400 0.84% 9,640,400 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 123,740,219 4.97% 43,596,293 1.75%
(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 8,802 1.4832
Purchase 804 Transfer
Purchase 56,295 1.4960
Purchase 14,734 1.4990
Purchase 4,500 1.4920
Purchase 156,621 1.4798
Purchase 4,500 1.4920
Purchase 2,000 1.4720
Purchase 5,405 1.4920
Purchase 67,156 1.4805
Purchase 360,000 1.4747
Purchase 4,500 1.4920
Purchase 50,870 1.4795
Purchase 395 1.4743
Purchase 872 1.4920
Purchase 9,000 1.4720
Purchase 2,223 1.4920
Purchase 9,000 1.4720
Purchase 804 Transfer
Purchase 2,030,792 1.4960
Purchase 80,917 1.4834
Purchase 50,870 1.4797
Purchase 4,500 1.4920
Sale 75,872 1.4825
Sale 56,295 1.4960
Sale 158,625 1.5293
Sale 233,633 1.4780
Sale 12,224 1.4740
Sale 14,252 1.4811
Sale 16,102 1.4851
Sale 115,910 1.5332
Sale 2,030,792 1.4960
Sale 159,404 1.4807
Sale 5,000 1.4849
Sale 600 1.4874
Sale 50,870 1.4797
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 233633 1.478
CFD Long 159404 1.4806
CFD Long 75872 1.4825
CFD Long 5000 1.4848
CFD Long 16102 1.4851
CFD Short 395 1.4742
CFD Short 50870 1.4796
CFD Short 156621 1.4798
CFD Short 67156 1.4805
CFD Short 8802 1.4831
CFD Short 80917 1.4834
CFD Short 14734 1.499
(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 30 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