TIDMCW. TIDMLGEN
RNS Number : 7710C
Cable & Wireless PLC
19 November 2009
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TR-1:notification of major interests in shares
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Cable and Wireless plc |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the | |
| appropriate box or boxes) | |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which | |
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to | |
| which voting rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please | |
| specify):___________________________________________ | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Legal & General Assurance |
| from 3.): | (Pensions Management) Limited |
| | (PMC) |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which | 17 November 2009 |
| the threshold is crossed or reached if | |
| different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 November 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | From 4% to 3% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: | N/A |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| of shares | to the Triggering | transaction |
| if | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| using the | | |
| ISIN CODE | | |
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| | Number of | Number of | Number | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | Shares | Voting | of | rights ix | rights |
| | | Rights | shares | | |
| | | viii | | | |
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| | | | Direct | Direct x | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| | | | | | xi | | |
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| Ord 25p | 103,737,622 | 103,737,622 | 102,481,322 | 102,481,322 | | 3.98 | |
| GB0001625572 | | | | | | | |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of |
| financial | date xiii | Conversion | rights that may be | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date xiv | acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
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| N/A | | | | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
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| 102,481,322 | 3.98 |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or |
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |
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| 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) (102,481,322 - 3.98% = LGAS, LGPL & |
| PMC) |
| Legal Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
| & |
| General |
| Investment |
| Management |
| (Holdings) |
| Limited |
| (Direct) |
| (LGIMHD) |
| (93,346,873 |
| - |
| 3.62%=PMC) |
| Legal Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
| & |
| General |
| Assurance |
| (Pensions |
| Management) |
| Limited |
| (PMC) |
| (93,346,873 |
| - |
| 3.62%=PMC) |
| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
| |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A |
| cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights |
| | figure of 2,572,585,266 |
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| 14. Contact name: | Gill Roberts |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)20 7315 4934 |
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Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
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| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
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| Full name (including legal form for legal | Legal & General Group Plc |
| entities) | |
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| Contact address (registered office for | |
| legal entities) | |
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| Phone number | 020 3124 3851 |
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| Other useful information (at least legal | |
| representative for legal persons) | |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |
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| Full name | Cable and Wireless plc |
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| Contact address | 3rd Floor, 26 Red Lion Square, |
| | London WC1R 4HQ |
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| Phone number | 020 7315 4934 |
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| Other useful information (e.g. functional | |
| relationship with the person or legal | |
| entity subject to the notification | |
| obligation) | |
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| C: Additional information |
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