Dividends

DIVIDEND FOR THE FULL-YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2011

The Board of Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc recommends a final dividend of 3.0 pence per share which, added to the interim dividend of 1.5 pence per share, brings the total dividend per share to 4.5 pence.

Subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting in July, the final dividend of 3.0 pence per share will be paid on 11 August 2011 to ordinary shareholders on the register as at 10 June 2011.

INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2010

Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc announced an interim dividend for the half-year ended 30 September 2010 of 1.5 pence per ordinary share. The dividend was paid on 27 January 2011 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 26 November 2010.

SCRIP DIVIDEND

Shareholders have the opportunity to take new ordinary shares, credited as fully paid, in lieu of cash dividends, by participating in the Scrip Dividend Scheme (the 'Scheme'). Copies of the Scheme brochure and mandate form can be accessed from the links below:

Shareholders wishing to join the Scheme should return a completed mandate form to the Registrar, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA. Please note that mandate forms will need to be submitted by no later than 20 business days prior to the dividend payment date.

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