22nd Mar 2006 16:50
Cable and Wireless plc (`the Company')NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY (PDMR) OR CONNECTED PERSONS IN THE COMPANY'S ORDINARY SHARES OF25 PENCEThe Company advises that pursuant to the dividend paid on 27th January 2006 theundermentioned Directors purchased dividend shares in accordance with the rulesof the Deferred STIP and the Cable & Wireless Share Purchase Plan :Name Director/ PDMR Dividend shares Dividend shares Purchased under the purchased under the Deferred STIP Share Purchase Plan Francesco Caio Director 2,531 - Charles Herlinger Director 868 19 Rob Rowley Director 815 42 Lord Robertson Director 678 - George Battersby Director 898 18 As at today's date the total number of shares held by the Directors listedabove is as follows :Name Director/ PDMR Total number of % of issued share shares held capital Francesco Caio Director 600,783 Less than 1% Charles Herlinger Director 75,870 Less than 1% Rob Rowley Director 508,743 Less than 1% Lord Robertson Director 58,183 Less than 1% George Battersby Director 78,476 Less than 1% These transactions relate to (i) transactions notified in accordance with DR3.1.4R(1)(a) and (ii) in the case of the directors only, a disclosure made inaccordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act1985.Name of person making notification : Lorraine DavidsonContact number : 020 7315 4934Date of notification : 22 March 2006ENDCable & Wireless PLCRelated Shares:
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