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:   Barclays PLC.
     
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(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: 27 Jan 2016
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES
  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

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:   USD 0.01 Class A ordinary
Interests   Short Positions
  Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1)   Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 206,679 0.08% 327,372 0.13%
         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 83,000 0.03% 272,100 0.11%
         
 
TOTAL: 414,379 0.16% 599,472 0.24%
 
Class of relevant security: USD 0.01 Class C ordinary
Interests Short Positions
  Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 114,021 0.02% 17,036 0.00%
         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
         
 
TOTAL: 114,021 0.02% 17,036 0.00%
 
Class of relevant security: USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary
Interests Short Positions
  Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 11,875 0.09% 8,235 0.06%
         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,235 0.06% 0 0.00%
         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
         
 
TOTAL: 20,110 0.15% 8,235 0.06%
 
Class of relevant security: USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary    
Interests Short Positions
  Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 0 0.00% 54 0.00%
         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
         
 
TOTAL: 0 0.00% 54 0.00%

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1 34.8299 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4 34.5900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5 33.0800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5 33.1060 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6 33.0875 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7 33.1071 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 60 33.2299 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 96 35.7400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 96 36.1200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 35.7300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 35.6800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.6300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.1500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.3300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 124 34.7300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 148 33.3431 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.5700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 33.5200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.0600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 35.6700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.3850 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 292 34.6509 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 300 35.9500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 33.2800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 33.4000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 400 33.5225 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.0800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.3250 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 400 36.1050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.3287 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 430 34.3553 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 500 33.4400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 33.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 33.4775 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.1175 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.5025 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 805 34.5055 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 900 34.4736 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,100 34.2300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,200 34.4883 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,202 33.3253 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,327 34.3300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,400 33.2971 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,500 33.1631 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,600 33.5668 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,700 33.5447 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 34.3297 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 34.3582 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,200 33.2514 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 2,300 35.8939 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 2,500 36.0532 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,550 34.3739 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,800 34.3925 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,357 34.6040 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,600 33.3440 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,229 33.4390 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,944 34.5301 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,000 33.3057 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,085 34.6087 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 6,400 34.2017 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,200 34.6596 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,293 33.5700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,911 33.4269 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 9,013 34.5826 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 12,150 34.3483 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 12,979 33.3868 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 13,202 34.4048 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 16,680 33.2257 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 16,942 33.3678 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 18,177 34.4251 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 19,013 34.3728 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 19,835 34.4264 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 20,688 34.5707 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 24,517 34.4112 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 26,295 33.3988 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 48,800 33.4724 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 51,122 34.3867 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 63,350 34.4795 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 73,077 33.0500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 90,518 34.4518 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 133,273 34.4325 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 171,998 33.2563 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 350,000 33.4976 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5 33.0860 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5 33.0650 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6 33.0608 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9 33.0727 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 23 33.5600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 51 33.3600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 73 33.0401 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 74 33.3431 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 96 36.1200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.5100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.4500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.2700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.2200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 159 34.3200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 33.0525 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.0600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 34.1033 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 34.3866 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.1566 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.3000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 33.0950 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 33.2825 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 33.4100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 34.0800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 400 34.3400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 456 34.3101 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 496 35.6976 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 500 34.2740 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.1614 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.4100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.4728 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.7029 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 34.2614 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 800 34.3175 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 34.5175 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 800 35.6387 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 900 35.8977 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 34.5500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 34.4736 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 34.3230 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 34.0300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 33.2300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 34.3550 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,046 33.3121 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,050 34.5352 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,083 34.5201 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,200 34.4883 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,294 34.5441 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,400 34.5321 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,400 33.2285 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,400 34.3260 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,400 33.3428 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,400 33.2971 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,500 35.9888 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,562 33.3129 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,608 34.2788 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,610 34.5055 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,700 34.3982 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,757 34.3347 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,790 33.6000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,796 34.3606 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,800 36.1066 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,017 34.5273 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2,500 34.2013 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,500 34.3021 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,800 34.3255 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,800 34.3925 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,900 34.5017 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,481 33.3169 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,700 33.2712 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 4,000 34.2736 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,514 33.2766 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,709 34.3634 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,793 34.5544 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,323 34.2809 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,510 33.2965 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,675 34.4031 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,699 34.3308 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,300 33.1829 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 7,155 34.5111 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,200 33.4067 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,293 33.5700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 8,008 34.5710 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,200 33.2657 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,260 33.3055 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 9,021 34.3620 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 9,861 34.4238 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 10,769 34.5576 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 11,433 33.4796 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 13,202 34.4048 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 14,917 33.2480 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 15,000 33.4504 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 15,513 34.3768 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 15,578 34.3545 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 16,680 33.2257 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 18,113 34.3678 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 19,299 34.5143 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 21,636 33.4208 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 22,515 34.3850 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 23,000 34.2970 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 26,147 34.4418 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 30,230 33.5101 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 30,462 33.5371 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 31,027 34.5831 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 33,800 33.4822 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 34,519 33.2748 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 45,700 33.4839 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 50,862 33.2788 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 51,460 34.3533 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 52,914 33.4041 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 55,877 33.2605 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 73,077 33.0500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 97,661 33.5014 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 99,866 34.3379 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 109,642 33.5028 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 133,273 34.4325 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 137,000 34.4297 USD

(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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   YES
Date of disclosure: Jan 28, 2016
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -13,100 45.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -9,700 40.0000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -43,000 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -200 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -9,200 37.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -1,100 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 79,500 52.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 3,200 42.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -143,800 47.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 100 30.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -1,000 17.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -20,300 32.5000 American Feb 19, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -4,400 45.0000 American Feb 19, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -25,900 42.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -400 32.5000 American Jul 15, 2016

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

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

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.