Transaction in Own Shares

18th Jan 2006 17:16

Cable & Wireless PLC18 January 2006 Cable & Wireless PLC18 January 2006 Cable and Wireless plc announces that on 18 January 2006, it purchased 1,500,000ordinary shares from Hoare Govett's affiliate, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., LondonBranch, at a price of 118.82p per ordinary share and now holds a total of74,650,000 ordinary shares in Treasury. The total number of ordinary shares inissue (excluding shares held as Treasury shares) is 2,330,931,077. Enquiries: Cable and WirelessInvestor Relations:Ashley RayfieldActing Director, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7315 4460Craig ThorntonManager, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7315 6225Media :Clare WatersGroup Director Corporate Communications and Public AffairsTel: +44 20 7315 4088Steve DoubleGroup Head of Media CommunicationsTel: +44 (0) 1344 726946Mob: +44 (0) 7917 067580Cable & Wireless press officeTel: 01344 818888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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