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

  30 March 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:   157,388   0.062   971,374   0.384
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  157,388   0.062   971,374   0.384
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:           826,683   0.143
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          826,683   0.143
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   37,666   0.298        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  37,666   0.298        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   7,278   0.024   12,427   0.040
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  7,278   0.024   12,427   0.040

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   52   38.38
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   38.39
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1130   38.40
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   743   38.41
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1702   38.42
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1014   38.43
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   821   38.44
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1671   38.45
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   38.46
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   913   38.47
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1500   38.48
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   38.49
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   700   38.50
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   38.51
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1185   38.52
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   38.53
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1077   38.54
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1059   38.55
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1031   38.56
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   900   38.57
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   38.58
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   38.59
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2947   38.60
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   38.61
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1052   38.62
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2112   38.63
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   38.64
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1950   38.65
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1645   38.66
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2239   38.67
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2803   38.68
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   934   38.69
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   3036   38.70
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   3044   38.71
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1950   38.72
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1023   38.73
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   3544   38.74
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2168   38.75
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1132   38.76
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1396   38.77
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2076   38.78
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   38.79
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   700   38.80
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1300   38.81
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1860   38.82
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2977   38.83
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1095   38.84
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.85
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   850   38.86
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   38.87
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   38.88
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   38.38
GB00B8W67662   Sale   806   38.39
GB00B8W67662   Sale   316   38.40
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   38.41
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   38.42
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   38.43
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.44
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.45
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1500   38.46
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   38.47
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1800   38.48
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1106   38.49
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1400   38.50
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.51
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1600   38.52
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1300   38.53
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1000   38.54
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   38.55
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1697   38.56
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   38.57
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   38.58
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1305   38.59
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1454   38.60
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2200   38.61
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3200   38.62
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1700   38.63
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2158   38.64
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3447   38.65
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2735   38.66
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3338   38.67
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4712   38.68
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5131   38.69
GB00B8W67662   Sale   5169   38.70
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1770   38.71
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   38.72
GB00B8W67662   Sale   456   38.73
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.74
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   38.75
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1100   38.76
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   38.77
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   38.78
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1300   38.79
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   38.80
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.81
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.82
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1500   38.83
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   38.84
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.85
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   38.86
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.87
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3   37.52
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.53
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   132   37.54
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1   37.55
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   202   37.56
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   240   37.57
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3   37.58
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   101   37.59
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.60
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   156   37.61
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.62
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   4   37.63
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   525   37.65
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   391   37.66
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2628   37.67
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   515   37.68
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   555   37.69
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   503   37.70
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   204   37.71
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   11   37.72
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   37.73
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   203   37.74
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   110   37.75
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   7   37.76
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   202   37.78
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5   37.79
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   249   37.80
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   209   37.81
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   47   37.82
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5   37.83
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   7   37.84
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2   37.85
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   7   37.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2   37.87
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   678   37.42
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   37.51
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1600   37.52
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   37.53
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2855   37.54
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1200   37.55
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2734   37.56
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3400   37.57
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2208   37.58
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3000   37.59
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2300   37.60
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1399   37.61
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1097   37.62
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2200   37.63
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2700   37.64
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3900   37.65
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   4080   37.66
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   13480   37.67
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   5214   37.68
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   9915   37.69
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2700   37.70
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2601   37.71
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1407   37.72
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3401   37.73
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1200   37.74
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   37.75
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   37.76
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2000   37.77
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   37.78
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1900   37.79
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   800   37.80
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   605   37.81
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1100   37.82
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1700   37.83
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   37.84
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.85
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   37.86
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   37.87
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.23
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.27
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.33
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.48
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.54
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   35.55
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.56
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   35.57
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   600   35.60
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   35.63
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.64
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   300   35.66
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.67
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.70
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.78
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.90
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.91
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.23
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   25   38.30
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.35
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.41
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   202   38.44
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   262   38.45
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.46
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.49
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.50
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   111   38.53
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.56

(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:   31 March 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: 518627
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160331T152129+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.