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

  3 May 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:           534,730   0.211
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          534,730   0.211
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   18,085   0.003   1,083,400   0.188
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  18,085   0.003   1,083,400   0.188
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   45,140   0.357        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  45,140   0.357        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   3,710   0.012   38,335   0.124
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  3,710   0.012   38,335   0.124

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   37.56
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   675   37.57
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2377   37.58
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   3136   37.59
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2832   37.60
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2081   37.61
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   601   37.62
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   346   37.63
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.69
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   736   37.70
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1701   37.71
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1202   37.72
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   896   37.73
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   597   37.74
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.75
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   656   37.76
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.77
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.81
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.82
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   37.83
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   864   37.84
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   700   37.85
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   37.86
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.87
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   37.88
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1002   37.89
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.90
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.91
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   37.92
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   37.93
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.94
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.95
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.96
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   37.97
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.98
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.99
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   193   38.00
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.02
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   7   38.03
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.08
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   353   38.18
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.20
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.21
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   147   38.22
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   38.23
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.24
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   38.25
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.27
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.33
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   38.34
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.56
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1077   37.57
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1365   37.58
GB00B8W67662   Sale   609   37.59
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1505   37.60
GB00B8W67662   Sale   813   37.61
GB00B8W67662   Sale   610   37.62
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.63
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.66
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.67
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   37.68
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.69
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3260   37.70
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4400   37.71
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1000   37.72
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1800   37.73
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.74
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.75
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.76
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.77
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.79
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.80
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   37.81
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   37.82
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.83
GB00B8W67662   Sale   511   37.84
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.85
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.86
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.87
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.88
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.90
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.91
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.92
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.93
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.94
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.95
GB00B8W67662   Sale   341   37.96
GB00B8W67662   Sale   159   38.01
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.06
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.10
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.16
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.20
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.21
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   38.22
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3611   36.39
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   178   36.41
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1234   36.42
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   819   36.43
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.44
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.45
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   415   36.46
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.47
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.49
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.50
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.53
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.54
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   400   36.55
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1369   36.56
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1014   36.57
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.58
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   36.59
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1316   36.60
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.61
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   3076   36.62
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1633   36.63
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1535   36.64
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   36.65
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.66
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.67
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   36.71
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.73
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.74
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.75
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.76
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   36.77
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   36.78
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   36.80
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.81
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   300   36.82
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.85
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.89
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.95
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.96
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.02
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.06
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.10
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   107   37.11
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   37.12
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   37.13
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   37.19
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.39
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   643   36.40
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   540   36.41
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1942   36.42
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2909   36.43
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   377   36.44
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   594   36.45
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1766   36.46
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   231   36.48
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   36.49
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.50
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.53
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   545   36.54
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   36.55
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.56
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   441   36.57
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.58
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   36.59
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   900   36.60
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.61
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1400   36.62
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   900   36.63
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1300   36.64
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   900   36.65
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1000   36.66
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.67
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.68
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.69
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.70
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.71
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   36.72
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.73
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   411   36.74
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   36.75
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   503   36.76
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   36.77
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   700   36.78
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.79
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.80
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.81
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.82
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.83
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.84
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.85
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.86
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.89
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.09
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.16
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   37.34
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   99   37.13
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   1   37.25
GB00BTC0M714   Purchase   100   37.37
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   37.29
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   37.30
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   37.32
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   40.11
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   105   40.12
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   40.31
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   40.09
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   245   40.10
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   200   40.11
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   112   40.18
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   40.37

(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:   4 May 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: 524791
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160504T151428+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.