EPT Disclosure THUS PLC

    AMENDMENT TO NOTIFICATION
                                        
                                        

                                        
                 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       5,000                 
                              (0.002%)
(2)  Derivatives (other  than                       5,000
options)                                            (0.002%)
   
(3) Options and agreements                          
to purchase/sell
   
Total                         5,000                 5,000
                              (0.002%)              (0.002%)

(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) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

     

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product       Writing,   Number of     Exerc   Type,    Expir   Option
name,         selling,   securities    ise     e.g.     y       money
e.g. call     purchasin  to which the  price   American date    paid/recei
option        g,         option                ,                ved per
              varying    relates               European         unit (Note
              etc.       (Note 6)              etc.             4)
                                                                


(ii) Exercising

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



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


Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 7)                                         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                         1 August 2008
Contact name                               Ricky Crump
Telephone number                           0207 777 0424
Name of offeree/offeror with which         Cable and Wireless Plc
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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