Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

9 January 2013

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Result of Meeting

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc ("CWC" or the "Group") announces that at its General Meeting held today at 11am (BST) the ordinary resolution to approve the disposal of the Group's Monaco & Islands business unit to Batelco International Group Holding Limited was duly passed on a poll.

Details of the result are given below:

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

AGAINST

%

TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES

WITHHELD

1,845,165,357

99.92

1,390,504

0.08

69.27%

20,838,360

Completion of the disposal of the majority of the Group's Monaco & Islands business unit is anticipated to take place by the end of March 2013.  Completion is dependent upon, amongst other things, the obtaining of required regulatory clearances.  If there is any delay in obtaining such clearances the timing of Completion may change.

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the meaning ascribed to them in the circular from CWC to its shareholders dated 19 December 2012.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Macau

On 17 October 2012, CWC confirmed that it is in discussions with CITIC regarding a potential sale of its 51% shareholding in CTM.  The Group has continued to make good progress in those discussions.  However, a definitive agreement has not yet been reached and, accordingly, there can be no certainty that the discussions will lead to a transaction.  A further announcement will be made, as appropriate, in due course.

For further information contact:

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc                                                                                 

Investors:

Kunal Patel                                         +44 (0) 20 7315 4083

Mike Gittins                                       +44 (0) 20 7315 4184

Media:

Lachlan Johnston                                             +44 (0) 20 7315 4006 / +44 (0) 7800 021 405

Steve Smith                                                       +44 (0) 20 7315 4070 / +44 (0) 7785 778 375

About Cable & Wireless Communications Plc

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc is a global full-service communications business. We operate leading communications businesses through four regional units - the Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco & Islands. Our services include mobile, broadband and domestic and international fixed line services in most of our markets as well as pay TV, data centre and hosting, carrier and managed service/social telecom (telecom enabled public services) solutions. Our operations are focused on providing our customers - consumers, businesses, governments - with world-class service. Serving the communities where we operate is at the heart of our approach, and we are committed to behaving in an ethical and socially responsible manner. For more information visit www.cwc.com


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