RNS Number : 8468C
Cable & Wireless PLC
20 November 2009
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the Cable and Wireless plc
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) subject Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
to the notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Bank of New York London
different from 3.): JP Morgan Chase London
State Street Bank London
5. Date of the transaction (and 18 November 2009
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 5%
or reached:
8. Notified details:
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
CODE
Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares Number of voting % of voting
Rights viii rights ix rights
Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect
Ord 25p 146,988,825 146,988,825 5.71%
GB0001625572
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
146,988,825 5.71%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
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:
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) Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number 954-847-2283
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
WC1R 4HQ
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
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