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Mar 15, 2010

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Cable and Wireless PLC: Demerger

The company Cable and Wireless PLC has announced a demerger according to which shareholders will receive one Cable andWireless Communications share (ISIN GB00B5KKT968) and one Cable and Wireless Worldwide share (ISIN GB00B5WB0X89) for each Cable andWireless PLC share they hold.

The demerger will be carried out on the basis of a scheme of arrangement.

The effective date for the transaction is scheduled to be March 26, 2010.
The demerger will result in an adjustment of the Eurex stock futures contract on Cable and Wireless PLC (CWFF).

The circular contains a description of the adjustment procedure.

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