Rule 8.3- Cable & Wireless Pl

RNS Number : 7974W
Schroders PLC
16 June 2008
 



*Amendment to replace: 6913W

 

 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 (Note 1)

Schroders plc

 

Company dealt in

Cable & Wireless plc

 

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

 

Ordinary 25p

Date of dealing

12/06//08


 

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 securities
60,627,940
2.433%
 
 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
 
5,344,147
0.21%
 
Total
60,627,940
2.433%
5,344,147
0.21%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
 

 

 Class of relevant security:
Long
 
Short
 
 
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 (Note 5)
 
Sale
 
111,983
 
156.60p
 
 





(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)






(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g. call option 

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)


Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 5) 








 

 

(ii)    Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)





 

(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8) 

Details

Price per unit (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.


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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                YES

 

 

Date of disclosure

13/06/08

 

Contact name

Vicky Wand

 

Telephone number

0207 658 3750


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,

e.g. call option


Written or purchased


Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates

Exercise price (Note 2)


Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Call option

Written

4,448,686

Ordinary shares

1.7600p

European

07/08/08

Call option

Written

721,687

Ordinary shares

1.8200p

European

18/06/08


Call option

Written

173,774

Ordinary shares

1.8200p

European

05/09/2008


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


 



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