18th Feb 2005 16:58
Re: Interests in the Ordinary Shares of Cable and Wireless plcThe Company was notified on 17 February 2005 that : * on 9 December 2004 the Trustees of Cable and Wireless plc Employee Share Ownership Trust ("the Trust") disposed of 17,960 Ordinary Shares at a price of ‚£1.1425 per share; and * on 16 February 2005 the Trust disposed of 23,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of ‚£1.3282 and 77,000 shares at a price of ‚£1.315 per share. Following the disposals, 54,857,167 Ordinary Shares are currently held underthe Trust. Francesco Caio, Rob Rowley, Charles Herlinger, George Battersby,Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Harris Jones (all being directors of Cable andWireless plc) in their capacity as members of the class of beneficiaries underthe Trust and Towers Perrin Share Plan Services (GSY) Limited in their capacityas Trustees of the Trust are deemed to have a non-beneficial interest in theseOrdinary Shares.No Directors are disposing of any beneficial interests in the Company.ENDRelated Shares:
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