EPT Disclosure - Thus Group Plc

    RNS Number : 1887A
  Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd
  30 July 2008
   






    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 
    WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
    BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
    (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

                                            
    1.    KEY INFORMATION

 Name of exempt principal trader
                                   Bear, Stearns International
                                   Trading Limited
 Company dealt in
                                   Thus Plc
 Class of relevant security to
 which the dealings being          25p Ordinary
 disclosed relate (Note 1)
 Date of dealing
                                   29 July 2008


    2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

    (a)    Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

                                                Long                Short

                                        Number (%)             Number (%)

 (1) Relevant securities                55,000       (0.030%)

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                          55,000 (0.030%)

 (3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell

 Total                                  55,000 (0.030%)        55,000 (0.030%)

      
    (b)    Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

 Class of relevant security:                     Long       Short

                                              Number (%)  Number (%)

 (1) Relevant securities 

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total


    (c)                Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

 Class of relevant security:  Details



    3.    DEALINGS (Note 3)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 4)

       B               50,000                176.5894
     (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 5)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 4)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 6)
      CFD               Short                50,000                176.5894



    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,  Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 6)                                               unit (Note 4) 




    (ii)    Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 4)




    (d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

 Nature of transaction (Note 7)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                          4)














    4.    OTHER INFORMATION

    Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any
 relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to
 the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If
 none, this should be stated.  






    Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                YES/NO


 Date of disclosure              30 July 2008
 Contact name                    Robin Greenwood
 Telephone number
                                 020 7516 6625
 Name of offeree/offeror with    Cable and Wireless Plc
 which connected
 Nature of connection (Note 9)   JPMorgan Cazenove, an affiliate of Bear Stearns, is acting as
                                  the Corporate Broker to Cable and Wireless Plc, Bear Stearns
                                   is therefore an associate of Cable and Wireless Plc for the
                                          purposes of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 

    Notes
    The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/





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