8th May 2006 09:59
Re: Interests in the Ordinary Shares of Cable and Wireless plcThe Company was notified on 5 May 2006 that on 4 May 2006 the Trustees of Cableand Wireless plc Employee Share Ownership Trust ("the Trust") disposed of14,380 Ordinary Shares at a price of ‚£1.0275 per share.Following the disposal, 5,808,084 Ordinary Shares are currently held under theTrust. Rob Rowley, Charles Herlinger, George Battersby, Tony Rice, JohnPluthero, and Harris Jones (all being directors of Cable and Wireless plc) intheir capacity as members of the class of beneficiaries under the Trust andTowers Perrin Share Plan Services (GSY) Limited in their capacity as Trusteesof the Trust are deemed to have a non-beneficial interest in these OrdinaryShares.No Directors are disposing of any beneficial interests in the Company.ENDCable & Wireless PLCRelated Shares:
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