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: 15 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: 269,964 0.11% 90,663 0.04%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
88,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 151,300 0.06% 317,700 0.13%
           
 
TOTAL: 509,264 0.20% 408,363 0.16%
 
Class of relevant security:   USD 0.01 Class C ordinary      
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 161,648 0.03% 18,245 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: 161,648 0.03% 18,245 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: 11,919 0.09% 6,428 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
6,400 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 18,319 0.15% 6,428 0.05%
 
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% 255 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% 255 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 7 36.0400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7 36.0500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 24 35.3700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 41 36.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 77 35.2833 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 35.5299 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 36.2500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 36.2650 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.2900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.3600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 36.4350 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 33.6000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 33.6950 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 202 35.4900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 359 35.5333 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 400 36.3675 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 400 36.4200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 36.5375 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 500 35.4740 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 500 35.5360 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 36.3050 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 641 35.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 679 35.5123 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 36.2714 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,100 35.4209 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,253 35.8200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,464 35.4634 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,599 35.4941 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,600 36.5140 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,629 35.4910 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,700 35.3835 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 36.4117 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,016 36.2609 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 2,098 36.2953 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,101 36.3143 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 2,200 33.7545 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,400 35.4893 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,697 35.4778 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,900 36.2682 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,000 35.4724 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,014 36.2900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,133 36.2673 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,715 36.2769 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,900 36.4288 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,586 35.4854 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,600 36.5274 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,700 36.4044 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,200 36.4008 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,087 35.4851 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,200 35.4820 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,546 36.2881 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,768 36.4138 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 9,585 36.3225 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 10,409 35.5271 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 11,878 35.4918 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 16,119 35.4718 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 36,070 36.3450 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 41,864 36.2142 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 42,792 35.4138 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 47,993 35.4711 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 51,500 35.5950 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 140,992 35.5300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1 35.4600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2 33.9400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2 36.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2 35.4750 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 3 33.6000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3 35.4666 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 7 36.0500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 14 36.0400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 24 35.3700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 38 35.5526 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 39 35.1700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 40 36.3100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 77 35.2833 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.6100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.4000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.6700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.7200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 35.4800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 35.2600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.3000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.0750 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.1300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 103 35.4700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 126 36.2400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 158 35.4773 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 33.7600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.1466 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 33.6633 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.3533 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.3233 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 301 36.2267 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 301 36.2301 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 33.7475 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 35.5650 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 400 36.2250 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 400 36.3675 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 400 36.4200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 36.2500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 36.2416 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 600 33.7316 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 36.3050 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 600 35.4845 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 36.3442 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 800 33.7962 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 895 35.4242 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 900 35.5388 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 36.7900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,098 36.3371 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,100 36.3770 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,100 36.2709 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,129 36.3149 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,201 36.2691 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,234 36.4391 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,253 35.8200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,282 35.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,387 35.4900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,400 35.4014 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,500 36.2450 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,519 36.2630 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,768 35.4888 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,900 35.5051 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,900 35.4642 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,900 36.2857 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,993 35.5198 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,300 35.4808 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,463 36.3821 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,500 35.4662 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,936 35.5441 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,014 36.2900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,727 36.3711 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,760 36.2881 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,900 35.4825 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,905 36.4409 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,917 36.2309 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,200 36.2896 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,200 36.4033 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,814 35.4728 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 7,327 36.3628 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,900 35.4693 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 9,100 36.3470 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 13,190 35.4897 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 20,200 36.4565 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 21,553 36.3290 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 41,864 36.2142 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 42,792 35.4138 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 51,500 35.5950 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 67,256 35.4751 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 142,097 35.5300 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 16, 2016
Contact name: Pinar Coktas
Telephone number: 020 7116 1165

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 Purchased 1,000 42.5000 American Jan 20, 2017
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -44,600 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 Put Options Written 200 37.5000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -600 37.5000 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 Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Written -16,200 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 Put Options Written 600 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 -200 35.0000 American Jul 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 32,400 40.0000 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 -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

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.