Result of General Meeting

28 February 2013

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Result of Meeting

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ("CWC" or the "Group") announces that at its General Meeting held today at 9.30am (BST) the ordinary resolution to approve the disposal of the Group's 51% shareholding in Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L. ("Macau") was duly passed on a poll.

Details of the result are given below:

Completion of the proposed disposal of the Group's Macau business unit is anticipated to take place between July and October 2013. Completion is dependent upon, amongst other things, the obtaining of required regulatory clearances. If there is any delay in obtaining such clearances the timing of Completion may change.

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning ascribed to them in the circular from CWC to its shareholders dated 31 January 2013.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution passed has today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

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

About Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc is a global full-service communications business. We operate leading communications businesses through four regional units - the Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco & Islands. Our services include 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/social telecom (telecom enabled public services) solutions. Our operations are focused on providing our customers - consumers, businesses, governments - with world-class service. Serving the communities where we operate is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to behaving in an ethical and socially responsible manner. For more information visit www.cwc.com