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

  4 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:           576,828   0.228
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          576,828   0.228
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   21,598   0.004   1,111,223   0.192
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  21,598   0.004   1,111,223   0.192
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   43,640   0.345        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  43,640   0.345        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   3,915   0.013   39,876   0.129
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  3,915   0.013   39,876   0.129

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   116   37.07
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   284   37.10
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.12
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   37.13
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.14
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.16
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.18
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   37.20
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   392   37.21
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   408   37.22
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.23
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.24
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   37.25
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   37.26
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   37.27
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   674   37.28
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1815   37.29
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   307   37.30
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   988   37.31
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2042   37.32
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1300   37.33
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.34
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   37.35
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.36
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   37.37
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.98
GB00B8W67662   Sale   701   36.99
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   37.00
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.01
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   37.02
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1100   37.03
GB00B8W67662   Sale   300   37.04
GB00B8W67662   Sale   700   37.05
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1360   37.06
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1300   37.07
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.08
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2381   37.09
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.10
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.11
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1889   37.12
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1790   37.13
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1926   37.14
GB00B8W67662   Sale   910   37.15
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2783   37.16
GB00B8W67662   Sale   809   37.17
GB00B8W67662   Sale   719   37.18
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2221   37.19
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2335   37.20
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1390   37.21
GB00B8W67662   Sale   410   37.22
GB00B8W67662   Sale   501   37.23
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2614   37.24
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2681   37.25
GB00B8W67662   Sale   600   37.26
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2650   37.27
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2019   37.28
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4618   37.29
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1267   37.30
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3003   37.31
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4244   37.32
GB00B8W67662   Sale   899   37.33
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1604   37.34
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   37.35
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   37.36
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   16   35.98
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   119   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   29   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   15   36.01
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   24   36.02
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   59   36.03
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   52   36.04
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   331   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   221   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   347   36.07
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   217   36.08
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   742   36.09
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   272   36.10
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   944   36.11
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   537   36.12
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   519   36.13
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   881   36.14
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1031   36.15
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   914   36.16
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   618   36.17
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   842   36.18
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1671   36.19
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1252   36.20
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5006   36.21
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   2279   36.22
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1533   36.23
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1528   36.24
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   128   36.25
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   20   36.26
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   28   36.27
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1   36.28
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   33   36.29
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   166   36.30
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   203   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.01
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   678   36.02
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   400   36.03
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   36.04
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2600   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1706   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1395   36.07
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1401   36.08
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   5902   36.09
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   4449   36.10
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1806   36.11
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2518   36.12
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2250   36.13
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1800   36.14
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1862   36.15
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   828   36.16
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1499   36.17
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2918   36.18
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1412   36.19
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2702   36.20
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   943   36.21
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   809   36.22
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   4203   36.23
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   601   36.24
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.25
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.26
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.27
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.28
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.31
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.72
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.74
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.75
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.76
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.79
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.83
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.85
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   36.98
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   37.15
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   37.37
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   37.44
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   37.45
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   37.49
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   39.53
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   100   39.77
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   67   39.85
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   105   39.87
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   13   40.07
GB00BTC0MD78   Purchase   20   40.15
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   21   39.51
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   186   39.52
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   39.54
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   88   39.55
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   75   39.56
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   34   39.57
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   169   39.60
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   30   39.62
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   68   39.65
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   67   39.70
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   1   39.71
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   39.72
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   39.74
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   21   39.75
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   39.76
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   201   39.78
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   180   39.79
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   43   39.96
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   40.11
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   57   40.12

(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:   5 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: 525003
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160505T151542+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.