Form 8.3 - Liberty Global Plc

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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:   Millennium International Management LP
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

  Liberty Global Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:    
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

  26 February 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

  YES

If YES, specify which:

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67662

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   156,542   0.062   21,286   0.008
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  156,542   0.062   21,286   0.008
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:           501,459   0.087
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          501,459   0.087
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   33,068   0.262        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  33,068   0.262        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   2,152   0.007   17,451   0.057
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  2,152   0.007   17,451   0.057

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant
security 		  Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit (USD)
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.75
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.80
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.86
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.89
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.92
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.94
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   36.96
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.97
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   37.00
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.01
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   37.04
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.05
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   37.06
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1188   37.07
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1604   37.08
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   37.09
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1500   37.10
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2123   37.11
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1596   37.12
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1055   37.13
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1500   37.14
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2759   37.15
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1600   37.16
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2067   37.17
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2818   37.18
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2945   37.19
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2800   37.20
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1300   37.21
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1908   37.22
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2408   37.23
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   37.24
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2792   37.25
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2500   37.26
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2000   37.27
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   37.28
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   37.29
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.30
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   950   37.31
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   37.32
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1300   37.33
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.34
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.35
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.36
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.37
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   37.38
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.39
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.42
GB00B8W67662   Sale   212   36.72
GB00B8W67662   Sale   66   36.73
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.74
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.76
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.77
GB00B8W67662   Sale   122   36.78
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.79
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   36.80
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.81
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.82
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   36.83
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.84
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.85
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.86
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   36.87
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.88
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   36.89
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   36.90
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   36.91
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.92
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   36.93
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.94
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.95
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.96
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.98
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1000   36.99
GB00B8W67662   Sale   633   37.00
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1000   37.01
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   37.02
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   37.03
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1700   37.04
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1950   37.05
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5300   37.06
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5604   37.07
GB00B8W67662   Sale   6457   37.08
GB00B8W67662   Sale   6364   37.09
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4839   37.10
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2127   37.11
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1999   37.12
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2897   37.13
GB00B8W67662   Sale   6063   37.14
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4503   37.15
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4235   37.16
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2808   37.17
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2727   37.18
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3918   37.19
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5073   37.20
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2510   37.21
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4068   37.22
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3034   37.23
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3139   37.24
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3000   37.25
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2772   37.26
GB00B8W67662   Sale   873   37.27
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2105   37.28
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1765   37.29
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1328   37.30
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   37.31
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   37.32
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1364   37.33
GB00B8W67662   Sale   659   37.34
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5490   37.35
GB00B8W67662   Sale   447   37.36
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.37
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.38
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.40
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.76
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.77
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.78
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   35.79
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.80
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.81
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.83
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.85
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.88
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.89
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   35.90
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   35.91
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   500   35.93
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   700   35.94
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   500   35.95
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.96
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1200   35.97
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1700   35.98
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   848   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2152   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1800   36.01
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1700   36.02
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2672   36.03
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2500   36.04
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2000   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2000   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3600   36.07
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   7456   36.08
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2353   36.09
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   4703   36.10
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5320   36.11
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5253   36.12
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   4560   36.13
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   7013   36.14
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2634   36.15
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3206   36.16
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3430   36.17
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2509   36.18
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2000   36.19
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2730   36.20
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2600   36.21
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1300   36.22
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1592   36.23
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1708   36.24
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   36.25
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   800   36.26
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.27
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.28
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1337   36.34
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.77
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   35.83
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.85
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.87
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.93
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.95
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   35.97
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   35.98
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.01
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.02
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.03
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.04
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.07
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.08
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   218   36.09
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.10
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1100   36.11
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   375   36.12
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.13
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.14
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   36.15
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   336   36.16
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.17
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.18
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   412   36.20
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.21
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.23
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.24
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   292   36.25
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.26
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   118   32.38
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   32.39
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   11   32.40
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   11   32.42
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   60   32.44
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   32.63
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   32.64
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   32.78
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   32.97
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   33.03
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   33.10
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   33.16
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   200   33.20
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   33.32
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   33.33
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   200   33.34
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   32.40
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   32.76
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   33.14
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   147   33.21
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   33.28
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   9   35.05
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.15
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   161   35.17
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   39   35.21
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.39
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.73
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.74
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.76
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.80
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   200   35.81
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.82
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   300   35.84
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   35.85
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   200   35.86
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   200   35.87
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   295   35.88
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   500   35.89
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   491   35.90
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   447   35.91
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   300   35.92
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   400   35.93
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   400   35.94
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   106   35.95
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   329   35.96
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   200   35.97
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   176   35.98
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   1031   35.99
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   1116   36.00
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   200   36.03
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   36.05
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.02
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   300   35.15
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.25
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.28
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.32
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.37
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.45
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   35.96

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure:   29 February 2016
Contact name:   Milos Naumovic
Telephone number:   +44 203 650 8203

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 512772
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160229T151814+0000

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.