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

  18 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:           754,318   0.298
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          754,318   0.298
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:           1,039,864   0.180
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          1,039,864   0.180
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   33,846   0.268        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  33,846   0.268        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   1,660   0.005   13,292   0.043
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  1,660   0.005   13,292   0.043

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   300   38.62
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   947   38.63
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2314   38.64
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   4900   38.65
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   5132   38.66
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2007   38.67
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1801   38.68
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1800   38.69
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1600   38.70
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2400   38.71
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2102   38.72
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   706   38.73
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1445   38.74
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1732   38.75
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1630   38.76
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2200   38.77
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1240   38.78
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   660   38.79
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   38.80
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   710   38.81
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   390   38.82
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   900   38.83
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   700   38.84
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   900   38.85
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2000   38.86
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1600   38.87
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1126   38.88
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   38.89
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   38.90
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   38.91
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   38.92
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   911   38.93
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2054   38.94
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   38.95
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   38.96
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   620   38.97
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   298   38.99
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.00
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   39.01
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.61
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   38.62
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1100   38.63
GB00B8W67662   Sale   922   38.64
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1678   38.65
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2100   38.66
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   38.67
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1023   38.68
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   38.69
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   38.70
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   38.71
GB00B8W67662   Sale   937   38.72
GB00B8W67662   Sale   674   38.73
GB00B8W67662   Sale   10986   38.74
GB00B8W67662   Sale   714   38.75
GB00B8W67662   Sale   778   38.76
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1100   38.77
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   38.78
GB00B8W67662   Sale   557   38.79
GB00B8W67662   Sale   147   38.80
GB00B8W67662   Sale   197   38.81
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   38.82
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.83
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   38.84
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.85
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   38.86
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   38.87
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   38.88
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.89
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   38.90
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.91
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.92
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.93
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   38.94
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.95
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   38.96
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.98
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.71
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.72
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   37.74
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1400   37.76
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   37.78
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.79
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.80
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   37.81
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   37.82
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   37.83
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2901   37.84
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   4200   37.85
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5016   37.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3580   37.87
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   4800   37.88
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1518   37.89
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   900   37.90
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   307   37.91
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   37.92
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   890   37.93
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1631   37.94
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1711   37.95
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2332   37.96
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2054   37.97
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3538   37.98
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2201   37.99
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   500   38.00
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1100   38.01
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   38.02
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1831   38.03
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1273   38.04
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   700   38.05
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   800   38.06
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1200   38.07
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   700   38.08
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.09
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   38.10
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   570   37.70
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   230   37.71
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   12   37.74
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   9   37.75
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1   37.76
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.81
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   10   37.82
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2   37.83
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   351   37.84
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   212   37.85
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   10   37.86
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   101   37.87
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1   37.88
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2   37.89
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   85   37.90
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   8   37.91
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2   37.92
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   11   37.93
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   20   37.94
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   22323   37.95
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.96
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   113   37.97
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   21   38.00
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   27   38.01
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   12   38.02
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   16   38.03
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   11   38.04
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   11   38.05
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   28   38.06
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   3   38.07
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   9   38.08
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   7   38.09
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   7   38.10
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   34.80
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   34.90
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   34.98
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   35.00
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.89
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   34.92
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.04
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   3   37.79
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.97
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.98
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.00
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.04
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   200   38.05
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   38.15

(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:   19 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: 522078
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160419T145720+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.