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05/01/2016 12:58

      Form 8.3 - Liberty Global PLC    
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:
                  
          Point72 Asset Management, L.P.        
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions           disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For             a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
                  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant           securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
          Liberty Global PLC        
(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:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest             practicable date prior to the disclosure
          11/11/2015        
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser           making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state N/A
          Yes, 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 - LBTYA        
                      
Interests
                  
Short positions
Number
                  
%
Number
                  
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
          40,835        
          0.016        
          164,978        
          0.065        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
          158,305        
          0.063        
          2,500        
          0.001        
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements           to purchase/sell:
            272,600          
            0.108          
            0          
            0.000          
TOTAL:
          471,740        
          0.187        
          167,478        
          0.066        
Class of relevant security:
                  
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary -LBTYK        
                      
Interests
                  
Short positions
Number
                  
%
Number
                  
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
          6,093        
          0.002        
          24,640        
          0.004        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
          147,253        
          0.024        
          56,007        
          0.009        
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements           to purchase/sell:
          0        
          0        
          0        
          0        
TOTAL:
          153,346        
          0.026        
          80,647        
          0.013        
Class of relevant security:
                  
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary - LILA        
                      
Interests
                  
Short positions
Number
                  
%
Number
                  
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
          144,936        
          1.148        
          0        
          0.000        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
          804        
          0.006        
          1,348        
          0.011        
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements           to purchase/sell:
          0        
          0        
          0        
          0        
TOTAL:
          145,740        
          1.154        
          1,348        
          0.011        
Class of relevant security:
                  
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary - LILAK        
                      
Interests
                  
Short positions
Number
                  
%
Number
                  
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
          311,524        
          1.013        
          615        
          0.002        
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
          1,973        
          0.006        
          1,596        
          0.005        
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements           to purchase/sell:
          0        
          0        
          0        
          0        
TOTAL:
          313,497        
          1.019        
          2,211        
          0.007        
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 Form8 (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:
                  
          N/A        
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant           percentages:
          N/A        
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 security
                  
Purchase/sale
                  
Number of securities
                  
Price per unit
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary - LBTYA        
          Buy        
          100        
          46.38        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Buy        
          200        
          46.48        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Buy        
          500        
          46.41        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Buy        
          1,500        
          46.32        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Buy        
          12,120        
          46.33        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Buy        
          38,380        
          46.33        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (9,600)        
          46.47        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (600)        
          46.44        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (400)        
          46.63        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (400)        
          46.41        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          46.63        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          46.63        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          46.59        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          46.50        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary - LBTYA        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          46.44        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary - LBTYK        
          Buy        
          100        
          44.53        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Buy        
          200        
          44.26        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Buy        
          200        
          44.41        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Sell        
          (2,540)        
          44.46        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Sell        
          (2,200)        
          44.81        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Sell        
          (200)        
          44.81        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          44.50        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary - LBTYK        
          Sell        
          (100)        
          44.50        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary - LILA        
          Buy        
          48        
          37.07        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary - LILA        
          Buy        
          152        
          36.90        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary - LILAK        
          Buy        
          20        
          36.63        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary  LILAK        
          Buy        
          100        
          36.56        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary  LILAK        
          Buy        
          237        
          36.73        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary  LILAK        
          Buy        
          412        
          36.58        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary  LILAK        
          Buy        
          1,131        
          36.58        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary  LILAK        
          Buy        
          1,191        
          36.66        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary - LILAK        
          Buy        
          54,612        
          36.50        
(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
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          378        
          46.69        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          4,200        
          46.46        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          7,700        
          46.46        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (4,724)        
          46.44        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (2,200)        
          46.44        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (1,573)        
          46.57        
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary  LBTYA        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (1,100)        
          46.29        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary - LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          76        
          44.52        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          100        
          44.54        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          100        
          44.47        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          200        
          44.42        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          1,500        
          44.53        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          1,600        
          44.45        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          2,500        
          44.50        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          8,000        
          44.53        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary  LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (2,400)        
          44.51        
          USD 0.01 Class C ordinary - LBTYK        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (2,200)        
          44.52        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary - LILA        
          SWAP        
          Buy        
          500        
          36.93        
          USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary - LILAK        
          SWAP        
          Sell        
          (1,344)        
          36.57        
(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
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary - LBTYA        
          Call option        
          Purchased        
          272,600        
          50.00        
          American        
          15/01/2016        
          N/A        
(ii)Exercise
Class of relevant security
                  
Product description
e.g. call option
                  
Exercising/ exercised against
                  
Number of securities
                  
Exercise price per unit
          N/A        
          N/A        
          N/A        
          N/A        
          N/A        
(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)
          N/A        
          N/A        
          N/A        
          N/A        
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:
                  
          12/11/2015        
Contact name:
          Brian Ropicki        
Telephone number:
          +1 203 890 3645        
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 Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in       relation to the Codes disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panels 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
Full name of person making disclosure:
                  
          Point72 Asset Management        
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities           the disclosure relates:
          Liberty Global PLC        
2.STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security
                  
Product description e.g. call option
                  
Written or purchased
                  
Number of securities to which option or derivative relates
                  
Exercise price per unit
                  
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
                  
Expiry date
          USD 0.01 Class A ordinary - LBTYA        
          Call Option        
          Purchased        
          272,600        
          50.00        
          American        
          15/01/2016        
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 Panels Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in       relation to the Codes disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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