Islands Disposal Update

22 August 2013

CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Islands Disposal Update

Extension of Second Long Stop Date for Seychelles

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ("CWC") today announces it has agreed with Batelco to extend the Second Long Stop Date for the receipt of required consents and approvals for the sale of its business in the Seychelles from 2 September to 2 December 2013.

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning ascribed to them in the Circular to Shareholders dated 19 December 2012.

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For further information contact:

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Investors:

Kunal Patel +44 (0) 20 7315 4083

Mike Gittins +44 (0) 20 7315 4184

Media:

Lachlan Johnston +44 (0) 20 7315 4006 / +44 (0) 7800 021 405

Steve Smith +44 (0) 20 7315 4070 / +44 (0) 7785 778 375

Notes to Editors:

About Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Cable & Wireless Communications is a full-service communications business. We operate leading communications businesses offering mobile, broadband and domestic and international fixed line services in most of our markets as well as pay TV, data centre and hosting, carrier and managed service solutions. Our operations are focused on providing our customers - consumers, businesses, governments - with world-class service. We are the market leader in most products we offer and territories we serve. For more information visit www.cwc.com.

About Batelco Group

Batelco Group, is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and listed on the Bahrain Bourse. Batelco has played a pivotal role in the country's development as a major communications hub and today is the leading integrated communications' provider, continuing to lead and shape the local consumer market and the enterprise ICT market. Batelco has been growing overseas via investing in other market-leading fixed and wireless operators. Batelco has evolved from being a regional Middle Eastern operation to become a major communications company with direct and indirect investments across 16 geographies, namely Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Maldives, Diego Garcia, St. Helena, Ascension Islands, Falklands, Monaco and Afghanistan.