Form 8.3 - Liberty Global Plc

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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:   Millennium International Management LP
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

  Liberty Global Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:    
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

  24 March 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

  YES

If YES, specify which:

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67662

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   207,997   0.082   1,076,078   0.425
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  207,997   0.082   1,076,078   0.425
Class of relevant security:

GB00B8W67B19

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:           647,321   0.112
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

          647,321   0.112
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0M714

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   40,466   0.320        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  40,466   0.320        
Class of relevant security:

GB00BTC0MD78

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   9,278   0.030   12,427   0.040
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  9,278   0.030   12,427   0.040

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant
security 		  Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit (USD)
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   183   36.42
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   617   36.43
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   36.44
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   36.45
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   36.46
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   36.47
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   36.48
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.49
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   500   36.50
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   36.51
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1200   36.52
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   36.53
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1413   36.54
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   36.55
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1270   36.56
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1987   36.57
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   700   36.58
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   36.59
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1100   36.60
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2000   36.61
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1000   36.62
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.63
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   400   36.64
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   408   36.65
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1500   36.66
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1804   36.67
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2783   36.68
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   959   36.69
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1823   36.70
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1180   36.71
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1300   36.72
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1124   36.73
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   2112   36.74
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1600   36.75
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1047   36.76
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   800   36.77
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   600   36.78
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   621   36.79
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   253   36.80
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   529   36.81
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   1174   36.82
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   36.83
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   867   36.84
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   200   36.85
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   300   36.86
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   189   36.89
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.90
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   36.95
GB00B8W67662   Purchase   100   37.43
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   36.42
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1606   36.43
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2300   36.44
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1400   36.45
GB00B8W67662   Sale   400   36.46
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1232   36.47
GB00B8W67662   Sale   587   36.48
GB00B8W67662   Sale   200   36.50
GB00B8W67662   Sale   900   36.51
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1200   36.52
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1602   36.53
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1400   36.54
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1100   36.55
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3232   36.56
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2307   36.57
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2621   36.58
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3096   36.59
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3404   36.60
GB00B8W67662   Sale   4400   36.61
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3000   36.62
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1300   36.63
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1500   36.64
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1767   36.65
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3782   36.66
GB00B8W67662   Sale   3400   36.67
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2169   36.68
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1905   36.69
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.70
GB00B8W67662   Sale   2141   36.71
GB00B8W67662   Sale   620   36.73
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1167   36.74
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1612   36.75
GB00B8W67662   Sale   395   36.76
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.77
GB00B8W67662   Sale   1082   36.78
GB00B8W67662   Sale   594   36.79
GB00B8W67662   Sale   800   36.80
GB00B8W67662   Sale   891   36.82
GB00B8W67662   Sale   144   36.83
GB00B8W67662   Sale   100   36.84
GB00B8W67662   Sale   500   36.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   35.59
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.60
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   35.61
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   900   35.62
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.63
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.64
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.65
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   238   35.66
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   35.67
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   35.68
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.69
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.70
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   400   35.71
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.72
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.73
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.74
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.75
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1100   35.76
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1000   35.77
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.78
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   400   35.79
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   1442   35.80
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   403   35.81
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   35.82
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   725   35.83
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   502   35.84
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.85
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   263   35.86
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   120   35.87
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   252   35.88
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   5   35.89
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   810   35.90
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   880   35.91
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   311   35.92
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   101   35.93
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   35.95
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.97
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   200   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   504   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.02
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   100   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Purchase   600   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.59
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.60
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   35.61
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   35.62
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   35.63
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   301   35.66
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   35.67
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   500   35.68
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   403   35.69
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   35.70
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   300   35.71
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   201   35.72
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   501   35.73
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   603   35.74
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   703   35.75
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1004   35.76
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   404   35.77
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   703   35.78
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1002   35.79
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   801   35.80
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   602   35.81
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1503   35.82
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   402   35.83
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   701   35.84
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   601   35.85
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   600   35.86
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1805   35.87
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   402   35.88
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   942   35.89
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   2462   35.90
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   580   35.91
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   804   35.92
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   618   35.93
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   605   35.94
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   35.95
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   791   35.96
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1006   35.97
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   802   35.98
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   503   35.99
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   505   36.00
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   202   36.01
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   102   36.03
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   102   36.04
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.05
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   202   36.06
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   1   36.07
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   200   36.08
GB00B8W67B19   Sale   100   36.09
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   35.04
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.13
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.15
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.22
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   200   35.24
GB00BTC0M714   Sale   100   35.26
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.59
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   267   37.72
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   33   37.75
GB00BTC0MD78   Sale   100   37.82

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure:   29 March 2016
Contact name:   Milos Naumovic
Telephone number:   +44 203 650 8203

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 518129
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20160329T151418+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.