1st Sep 2009 12:25
Cable and Wireless plc
Total Voting Rights: Month-end Disclosure
Cable and Wireless plc (the "Company") confirms that on 31st August 2009, its issued share capital consisted of 2,599,553,259 Ordinary Shares of 25p nominal value with voting rights ("Ordinary Shares").
The Company holds 29,755,095 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
Therefore, as at 31st August 2009 the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,569,798,164. Shareholders may use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR").
Changes to the Company's issued share capital since 31st July 2009 relate to the issue of new shares on the exercise of employee share options and the issue of scrip dividend shares.
This announcement is in conformity with DTR 5.6.1.
1 September 2009
Related Shares:
CWC.L