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: 26 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: 282,525 0.11% 128,607 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 151,900 0.06% 312,600 0.12%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 559,125 0.22% 441,207 0.17%
           
           
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 Class C ordinary      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 160,969 0.03% 21,242 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%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 160,969 0.03% 21,242 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: 11,924 0.09% 8,235 0.07%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,235 0.07% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 20,159 0.16% 8,235 0.07%
           
           
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary      
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 51 0.00% 16 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%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 51 0.00% 16 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 37.1900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2 36.1150 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2 37.2000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2 36.1275 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4 36.1225 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6 37.1950 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 22 37.1984 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 26 37.0900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 49 33.1908 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 51 36.0000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 60 36.0600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.2900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.2000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.1200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.2050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.2800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 101 36.1200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 139 37.2815 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 157 37.1554 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.1300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.1500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 35.3300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 379 35.9359 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 37.1775 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 37.2075 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 600 33.1300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 36.1650 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 603 37.1918 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 609 36.0400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 37.1657 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 700 36.1585 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 753 37.1616 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 770 36.1392 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 800 36.1318 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 841 33.0410 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 884 37.1615 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 900 36.1311 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,000 36.2100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 37.3220 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,087 37.2005 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,200 35.9287 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,218 36.1606 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,239 35.5597 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,304 35.8477 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,400 37.1550 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,600 37.1959 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,600 33.0871 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,992 35.8366 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 37.2440 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 36.8510 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 37.3200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,100 36.0409 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,400 37.2185 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 2,759 32.9666 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,008 37.2375 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 3,125 35.6742 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,300 36.1189 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,904 36.1298 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,400 37.1518 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,000 35.8950 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,071 37.1565 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,256 36.1269 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,015 37.1450 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,456 37.1905 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,779 36.0982 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 8,781 35.7328 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 10,100 37.1638 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 10,617 37.1771 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 11,500 36.0528 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 12,787 36.1473 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 13,100 37.1607 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 13,304 36.1181 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 19,435 37.1646 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 25,600 36.0037 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 27,559 36.1065 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 68,752 36.1120 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 85,122 37.1666 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 86,073 37.1653 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 89,404 36.1153 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 150,000 37.1830 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 268,088 36.0800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1 37.1900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1 37.1800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3 37.1766 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6 36.1225 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 13 36.7800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 22 37.1984 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 37.2050 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.2000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.0000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 36.7600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 35.8700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 37.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 131 37.1616 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 165 36.0060 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 194 37.1563 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 35.3300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 35.9900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 300 37.1908 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 37.2400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 37.1605 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 609 36.0400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 648 37.1100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 677 36.9547 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 700 35.9485 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 800 33.1175 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 869 37.1207 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 884 37.1615 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 37.2488 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 992 35.7516 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 35.9060 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 37.3220 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 35.9210 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 36.2100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,043 35.9763 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,200 35.8930 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,382 37.1198 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,400 37.2457 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,000 36.1425 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 2,000 35.9890 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,000 37.3200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,053 36.0820 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,700 36.1325 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,800 37.1360 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,000 37.1586 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,359 37.1505 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,400 36.0269 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,500 36.0645 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,100 37.1490 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,602 36.1264 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 5,100 33.0153 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,179 36.1199 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,743 37.0916 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,900 36.0207 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 7,558 37.1804 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,100 36.0637 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,147 36.0663 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 11,700 37.1659 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 12,360 37.1778 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 13,800 37.1832 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 14,028 35.7009 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 16,600 36.0140 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 21,011 36.0382 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 25,552 37.1912 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 28,100 37.2023 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 32,800 36.1656 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 77,531 36.1104 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 84,077 37.1837 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 84,635 37.1559 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 85,122 37.1666 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 89,404 36.1153 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 269,606 36.0800 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”

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?   YES
Date of disclosure: Feb 29, 2016
Contact name: Andrew Hurley
Telephone number: 020 3555 3445

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 Put Options Purchased -1,000 17.5000 American Jul 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Purchased -21,000 27.5000 American Jan 20, 2017
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 32,400 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 1,400 35.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -21,000 37.5000 American Jan 20, 2017
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 1,700 32.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -4,500 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 -22,500 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 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 Call Options Purchased 32,400 40.0000 American Mar 18, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 1,000 42.5000 American Jan 20, 2017
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -13,800 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 -17,700 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 -43,700 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 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.