Lloyds TSB Group(LLOY)

Sector:

Banks

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£15,911m

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Price Down-6.50p

Share Price

279.75p

Rule 8.3 - Cable & Wireless



FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)            Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its Subsidiaries
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Company dealt in                           Cable and Wireless (CW)
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Class of relevant security to which the    Ord GBP0.25
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                            7th July 2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)


                                    Long                                Short
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --------------------------------------
                                    Number            (%)               Number             (%)
----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------
(1) Relevant securities             56,814,288        2.28
----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------
(2) Derivatives (other than
 options)
----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------
(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------
Total                               56,814,288        2.28
----------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------------


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)


    Class of relevant security:                   Long                               Short
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                                   Number                         (%)Number                            (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than
 options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:               Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                       Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Sale                                64,100                             1.566
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Transfer out                        16,835                             N/A
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,       Long/short (Note 6)    Number of securities (Note 7)   Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,      Writing,        Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.   Expiry    Option money
e.g. call option    selling,        securities to     price      American,   date      paid/received
                    purchasing,     which the option             European               per unit (Note
                    varying etc.    relates (Note 7)             etc.                   5)
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(ii) Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)     Details                           Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                                                      5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO


Date of disclosure                                           8th July 2008
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Contact name                                                 Central Disclosure Unit
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Telephone number                                             01444 418336
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
 connected                                                   N/A
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)     N/A
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Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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