8th Aug 2007 15:54
Cable & Wireless PLC08 August 2007 Interests in the Ordinary Shares of Cable and Wireless plc ("the Company") The Company has been advised that the Trustee of the Cable and Wireless plcEmployee Share Ownership Trust ("the Trust") has released Ordinary Shares in thecompany as follows: On 31 July 2007: • 31,578 Ordinary Shares at a price of £1.703 per share On 2 August 2007: • 2,501 Ordinary Shares at a price of £1.6570 per share • 7,899 Ordinary Shares at a price of £1.6980 per share On 6 August: • 494,330 Ordinary shares at a price of £1.693018 • 725,407 Ordinary shares at a price of £1.65 Also on 6 August 2007 the following Shares were released by the Trust to IvanGunatilleke, a person Discharging Managerial Responsibility in accordance withthe rules of the Company's Restricted Share Plan: • 18,771 Ordinary shares at a price of £1.693018 • 28,110 Ordinary shares at a price of £1.65 Following the disposals 33,388,697, Ordinary Shares are held under the Trust. George Battersby, Harris Jones, Richard Lapthorne, John Pluthero and Tony Rice(all being directors of Cable and Wireless plc), in their capacity as members ofthe class of beneficiaries under the Trust, and Lloyds TSB Offshore TrustCompany Limited, in their capacity as Trustee of the Trust, are deemed to have anon-beneficial interest in these Ordinary Shares. No Directors are disposing of any beneficial interests in the Company. 08 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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