16th Feb 2009 07:15
RNS Number : 3419N
Cable & Wireless PLC
16 February 2009
Treasury Shares
Cable and Wireless plc ("the Company") advises that on 13th February 2009 the Company transferred 12,500,000 treasury shares to the Cable and Wireless plc Employee Share Ownership Trust for cash at a price of £1.5450 per share for the purposes of the Company's employees' share schemes.
Subsequent to the transfer, the Company holds a total of 33,165,878 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
As at close of business on 13th February 2009, the Company had 2,537,920,505 Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue.
This announcement is in conformity with LR 12.6.4.
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