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 Mar 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: 251,021 0.10% 131,007 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 152,000 0.06% 313,600 0.12%
           
 
TOTAL: 527,721 0.21% 444,607 0.18%
           
   
Class of relevant security: USD 0.01 Class C ordinary
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 172,284 0.03% 6,989 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: 172,284 0.03% 6,989 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: 11,831 0.09% 8,291 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%
           
 
TOTAL: 20,066 0.16% 8,291 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: 0 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%
           
 
TOTAL: 0 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 C ordinary Purchase 4 36.8299 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5 36.8340 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 53 37.0200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.4300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.9900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 117 34.5944 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.7400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.8100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.6189 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.6096 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.8200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.5850 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 203 37.8234 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 299 37.4893 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 37.8400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 37.7391 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 300 34.4900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.1166 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 36.9966 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 36.8983 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 301 37.7964 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 399 37.2151 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 400 37.0550 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 400 34.2650 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 471 34.6753 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 503 37.3025 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 808 37.8120 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 900 36.6986 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,000 37.1455 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,013 37.8700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,200 37.6733 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,203 37.7698 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,373 34.5400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,400 36.5642 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,500 36.8973 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,500 37.2500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,529 34.4545 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,555 37.7139 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,900 36.8992 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,957 37.1859 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,977 36.8962 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,000 36.5425 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 37.5211 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 2,196 33.9500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,500 36.7413 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,700 36.5200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,722 37.7002 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,750 37.6571 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,900 36.6817 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,995 37.3570 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,068 36.4943 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,202 37.7624 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,300 37.7250 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,300 37.5643 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,700 36.7101 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,817 37.5946 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,893 36.9000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,400 36.3500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,165 36.7538 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,588 36.7526 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,800 37.8211 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,000 36.8538 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,300 36.5681 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,500 37.3298 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 7,610 37.2628 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 10,494 36.7346 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 12,743 37.6780 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 20,044 36.2879 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 24,225 36.6949 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 52,693 36.7211 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 270,056 36.8700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1 37.7200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2 37.7275 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5 36.8200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 50 37.7300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.6400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 34.5400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.1500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.2900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.2000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.9600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.5200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.4601 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.3700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.1100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 37.6096 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 37.6725 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.4950 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.3000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.2500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.2200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 34.5850 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 37.3600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.3050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 37.6097 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.2900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 236 37.6950 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 37.1566 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 300 37.8175 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 332 37.7076 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 34.2650 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 36.9150 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 37.2290 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 600 36.2758 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 600 37.2667 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 754 36.4047 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 776 36.2965 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 792 36.2202 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 937 37.7201 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 957 37.1952 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 37.1455 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,100 37.6700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,100 36.4931 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,237 37.2748 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,338 36.8706 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,370 36.3455 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,500 36.2821 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,600 36.7704 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,600 36.4493 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,000 36.4096 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,000 37.3723 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,100 36.7871 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2,196 33.9500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,300 37.5544 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,600 37.2411 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,700 36.5996 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,747 36.5706 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,795 37.3567 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,800 37.5295 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,163 37.4401 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,300 37.7250 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 3,790 34.5172 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,368 36.5099 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,700 36.5114 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,430 36.2977 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 6,800 37.8211 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,000 36.8538 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 8,911 37.2560 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 10,022 36.2879 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 10,400 37.7585 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 12,740 37.5998 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 17,508 36.8951 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 26,629 36.5975 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 57,296 36.7296 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 267,690 36.8700 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: Mar 2, 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 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 Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 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 -18,700 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 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 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 Put Options Written 100 37.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
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

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.