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

  13 April 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:           718,281   0.284
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          718,281   0.284
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:           991,743   0.172
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          991,743   0.172
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   29,271   0.231        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  29,271   0.231        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   1,660   0.005   12,784   0.042
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  1,660   0.005   12,784   0.042

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   38.95
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.96
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.97
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   38.98
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   38.99
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.00
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   39.01
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   39.02
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   39.03
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   39.05
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   39.06
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   199   39.07
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   39.08
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   39.09
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.10
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.11
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   450   39.12
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.13
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   39.14
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.15
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   39.16
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   39.17
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   900   39.18
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1150   39.19
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   39.20
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2100   39.21
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1776   39.22
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1893   39.23
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1107   39.24
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1486   39.25
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   915   39.26
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1199   39.27
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2349   39.28
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   39.29
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.30
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   39.31
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   39.32
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   900   39.33
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   39.34
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2200   39.35
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   3000   39.36
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2900   39.37
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2200   39.38
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1201   39.39
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2139   39.40
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1500   39.41
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   39.42
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   901   39.43
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2600   39.44
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2532   39.45
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2645   39.46
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2527   39.47
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1344   39.48
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   890   39.49
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   11   39.50
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.03
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.04
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.06
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.07
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.09
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.10
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.12
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.13
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.17
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   39.19
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   39.20
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   39.21
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   39.22
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   39.23
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   39.24
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.25
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.26
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   39.27
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.28
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.29
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.30
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   39.34
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.35
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   39.36
GB00B8W67662   Sale   22   39.38
GB00B8W67662   Sale   133   39.39
GB00B8W67662   Sale   318   39.40
GB00B8W67662   Sale   253   39.41
GB00B8W67662   Sale   30   39.42
GB00B8W67662   Sale   182   39.43
GB00B8W67662   Sale   321   39.44
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4510   39.45
GB00B8W67662   Sale   412   39.46
GB00B8W67662   Sale   243   39.47
GB00B8W67662   Sale   426   39.48
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   39.49
GB00B8W67662   Sale   6   39.50
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.12
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.17
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.18
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.19
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.22
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.26
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.27
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.34
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.35
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   38.36
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.37
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.39
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.41
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.43
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   38.44
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.47
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.48
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   400   38.49
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.50
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.51
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   198   38.53
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   38.54
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   38.55
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   38.56
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   722   38.57
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   38.58
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   38.59
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.60
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.12
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.14
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   38.15
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.19
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.20
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.22
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.25
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.26
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.27
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   303   38.28
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   38.30
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.32
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   38.34
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   354   38.35
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   416   38.36
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   900   38.37
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   38.38
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   601   38.39
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   900   38.40
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   38.41
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   276   38.42
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2450   38.43
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   4499   38.44
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   101   38.45
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   38.46
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   38.47
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   38.48
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   38.49
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   38.50
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.51
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   13209   38.52
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   326   38.53
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   478   38.54
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1961   38.55
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1802   38.56
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3349   38.57
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1550   38.58
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   505   38.59
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   38.60
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   38.61
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   34.84
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   200   34.86
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   200   34.87
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   34.88
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   35.01
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   35.03
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.81
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.88
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.95
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.98
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.99
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.00
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   144   35.02
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   156   35.04
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.88
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.98
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   300   37.99
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.01
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.08
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.11

(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:   14 April 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: 521201
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160414T152122+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.