Transaction in Own Shares

18 May 2011

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

The Company announces that on 18 May 2011 it purchased from RBS Hoare Govett Limited 850,000 ordinary shares of US$0.05 each, representing approximately 0.03189 per cent of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital.

The price paid per share was 47.9040 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.

Following the repurchase, 70,827,000 ordinary shares of US$0.05 each are currently held by the Company in treasury and 2,594,784,727 ordinary shares of US$0.05 each (excluding those ordinary shares of US$0.05 each held in treasury) are currently in issue.