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: 1 Feb 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 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:       USD 0.01 Class A ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 213,412 0.08% 127,372 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 83,300 0.03% 288,900 0.11%
           
 
TOTAL: 421,412 0.17% 416,272 0.16%
Class of relevant security:       USD 0.01 Class C ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 114,241 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: 114,241 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% 55 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% 55 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 C ordinary Purchase 23 33.1200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 26 36.6653 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 35 34.2599 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 43 34.8900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 49 33.2600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.1700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.6400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.1100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.6500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.6600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 33.6000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.4200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 122 37.6157 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 33.4500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.2300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.4846 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 35.0850 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.9150 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 208 33.9797 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 33.0050 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 33.1233 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 34.3375 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.1725 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.2375 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 500 34.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 500 34.2560 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 500 34.0300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 506 33.4029 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 555 33.4133 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 34.1600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 34.1900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 700 33.2985 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 34.2485 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 700 35.9200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 700 33.4521 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.1000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 800 33.0125 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 34.1012 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,200 34.1827 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,292 33.5473 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,300 33.2726 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,360 36.8283 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,420 37.3761 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,511 36.8369 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,600 34.4709 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,784 36.8695 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,900 33.0060 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,000 33.2411 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,000 33.0885 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,900 33.1900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,000 34.2057 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,900 35.0146 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,000 34.1222 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,062 33.7461 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,066 33.0029 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,100 34.4197 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,178 34.3887 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,301 34.2598 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,700 33.2095 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,714 33.3930 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 8,229 34.3552 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,700 33.1241 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 9,379 33.9900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 9,606 34.4609 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 10,891 34.4321 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 11,344 33.4848 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 17,740 34.3062 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 18,632 33.4910 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 21,647 34.3118 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 54,530 34.2988 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 54,910 33.2936 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 57,078 33.2623 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 58,276 33.3382 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 168,600 33.7136 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1 37.7801 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 6 37.7500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 20 36.3400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 23 33.1200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.8400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 32.8900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 33.1100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 33.2700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 35.8300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.7500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 35.0850 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 33.0800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.1400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 36.0350 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.7600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.1400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.7133 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 300 35.0367 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 33.1033 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 33.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 32.9916 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 311 36.4425 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 370 32.7418 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 33.0325 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 34.1725 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 400 34.2275 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 500 35.8740 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 32.7600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 34.4720 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 520 36.9403 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 34.1670 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 34.3450 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 600 33.2983 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 600 33.2491 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 34.1012 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 900 33.6500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 33.2150 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 34.2342 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,100 33.3090 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,107 34.6058 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,110 33.4133 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,200 34.2433 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,300 33.0876 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,385 34.4980 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,400 37.3014 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,490 34.2568 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,908 33.4383 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,990 32.8878 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,000 34.1110 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,500 33.2153 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,000 33.2797 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 3,666 36.9503 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,700 33.6061 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,000 34.1222 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,066 33.0029 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,300 34.2147 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,324 34.4486 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,500 34.3821 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,000 33.2036 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,548 32.9855 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,600 33.0219 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,379 33.9900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,988 33.2009 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 10,356 34.3887 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 15,740 34.3172 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 21,390 33.5237 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 22,292 33.1024 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 43,968 34.3307 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 54,530 34.2988 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 54,910 33.2936 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 91,220 33.4335 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 168,600 33.7136 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: Feb 2, 2016
Contact name: Andrew Hurley
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 -156,800 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 Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -10,600 37.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -400 32.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
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 -9,800 40.0000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -43,500 40.0000 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 -200 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -26,100 42.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -400 32.5000 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 Put Options Written 300 32.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -2,300 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

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.