(CW-.L) Cable and Wireless PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 0395C Cable & Wireless PLC 05 November 2009

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or Cable and Wireless plc

the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the

appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):___________________________________________
3. Full name of person(s) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

subject to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction 02 November 2009

(and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer 04 November 2009

notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% to 4%

crossed or reached:
8. Notified details: N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN transaction

Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting
Rights viii ix rights
Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect

Ord 25p 101,511,378 101,511,378 103,737,622 103,737,622 4.03

B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
Period/ Date xiv rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights
103,737,622 4.03

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (103,737,622 - 4.03% = LGAS,
LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (94,603,173-3.67%=PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC) (94,603,173-3.67%=PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 2,572,318,573
14. Contact name: Gill Roberts
15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7315 4934

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Legal & General Group Plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number 020 3124 3851

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name Cable and Wireless
plc

Contact address
3rd Floor, 26 Red
Lion Square, London

Phone number 020 7315 4934

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Notes

This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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