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: 16 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: 232,984 0.09% 96,752 0.04%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
88,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 151,400 0.06% 317,700 0.13%
           
 
TOTAL: 472,384 0.19% 414,452 0.16%
 
Class of relevant security: USD 0.01 Class C ordinary
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 161,577 0.03% 24,656 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: 161,577 0.03% 24,656 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 C ordinary Purchase 2 36.7150 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 3 37.2700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3 35.7600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3 36.7450 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4 36.7225 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8 35.8000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 19 37.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 25 36.2600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 60 37.3198 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 96 37.1300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 97 37.1200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.1000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 34.5900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.5000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 36.9000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.0900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.6000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 134 36.0999 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 158 37.5900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 199 36.7301 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.5550 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.4850 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.3400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 34.6200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.1200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.7200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 240 37.2766 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 36.7633 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.1367 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 302 37.5497 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 315 37.5526 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 37.0300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 37.0600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 37.5275 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 400 36.4800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 496 36.7104 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 500 37.2800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 500 34.4800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 515 36.7400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 37.1700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 37.2266 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 36.7100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 36.2533 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 600 34.5783 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 700 36.4678 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 37.5062 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 700 36.7385 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 37.4906 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 800 36.4062 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 900 37.5005 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 900 37.4555 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 900 34.2622 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 918 37.3202 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 36.9250 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 36.6320 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,103 37.5009 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,200 34.5083 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,200 36.7379 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,215 36.3885 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,253 35.5300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,500 36.7333 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,694 36.4388 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,000 37.4450 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,300 37.4867 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,400 36.5506 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,700 37.5462 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,718 37.1941 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,286 37.1940 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,700 37.0379 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,800 37.1744 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,804 36.8432 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,001 37.4419 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,692 36.3709 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,663 36.3247 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,710 37.1628 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,000 36.0766 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,172 37.0434 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,400 36.5575 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,202 36.7300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,459 37.2596 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,500 36.4999 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 9,986 36.2634 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 13,053 37.1081 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 16,326 37.5200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 16,326 37.4900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 17,464 36.3184 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 18,975 36.3597 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 21,952 37.1831 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 31,913 37.1060 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 33,400 37.2200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 33,400 37.1800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 43,489 36.3245 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 50,350 36.8849 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 50,846 36.1458 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 75,915 36.3088 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 146,075 36.3139 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 288,009 36.7600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1 36.7500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1 35.8400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2 36.7200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 3 37.2700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3 37.5000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4 35.8000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6 35.7600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 37.1366 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.2366 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 325 36.2600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 33.9900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 36.4800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 441 37.0364 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 500 34.4800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 37.5400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 36.3510 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 36.2500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 568 37.1941 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 37.3175 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 37.2266 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 36.8243 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 37.4437 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 800 36.3125 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 897 37.2644 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 37.5444 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 36.6288 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 900 36.8216 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 36.2780 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,141 36.9560 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,215 36.3886 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,215 36.3885 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,253 35.5300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,300 37.5500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,312 37.0169 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,500 37.1947 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,625 36.4180 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,000 36.5587 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,000 37.4450 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,084 36.2950 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,150 37.0641 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,200 37.0502 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2,600 34.5307 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,700 36.7359 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,100 37.0638 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,286 37.1940 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,600 36.5101 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,900 37.1841 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,013 36.1884 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,278 37.0082 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,400 36.0015 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,018 37.2518 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,020 36.9870 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,200 36.5872 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,432 36.3122 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,500 36.4785 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,500 36.4207 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,000 36.3931 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 6,000 36.8075 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,300 36.4472 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,202 36.7300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,212 36.2953 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,395 36.7530 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 11,000 36.3063 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 11,537 36.4265 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 16,326 37.5200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 21,093 37.1882 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 21,741 37.5147 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 33,400 37.1800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 34,000 37.1798 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 43,693 37.1605 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 49,726 37.3086 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 50,350 36.8849 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 50,846 36.1458 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 51,913 36.2829 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 208,837 36.3149 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 287,635 36.7600 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   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry   Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
      relates        
  Put Options Selling 100 37.5000 USD American Jul 15, 2016 3.1000 USD

(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 17, 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 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 -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 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 -44,600 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 100 37.5000 American Jul 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 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 32,400 40.0000 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 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 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

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.