A contacting device (8, 208) for contacting a cable screen (4, 104, 204) of a cable, in particular, a high voltage cable (1, 101, 201), which has at least the following features: - a first contact element with a conical outer surface, a second contact element with a conical inner surface and clamping means (11, 12, 14, 211, 212, 214, 220) for clamping the contact elements (9, 10), - a receiving opening for receiving the cable (1, 101, 201) counter to a mounting direction, wherein the receiving opening is defined by the second contact element, - at least one end region (4a, 104a) of the cable screen (4, 104, 204), which can be clamped and can be contacted between the conical outer surface of the first contact element and the conical inner surface of the second contact element, wherein the conical outer surface and the conical inner surface taper in the mounting direction and wherein metal strips of a metal band serving as a cable screen can be placed on the outer surface of the first contact element and the second contact element can be slid counter to the mounting direction onto the metal strips, - a third contact element for interposing between the first contact element and the second contact element, wherein the third contact element has a second conical outer surface and a second conical inner surface and first end regions of the cable screen(4, 104) can be clamped between the second conical outer surface of the third contact element and the conical inner surface of the second contact element and second end regions of the cable screen (4, 104) can be clamped between the second conical inner surface of the third contact element and the conical outer surface of the first contact element, characterized in - that the third contact element can be clamped with the second contact element by first clamping means and can be clamped with the first contact element independently of the second contact element by second clamping means. - a first contact element with a conical outer surface, a second contact element with a conical inner surface and clamping means (11, 12, 14, 211, 212, 214, 220) for clamping the contact elements (9, 10), - a receiving opening for receiving the cable (1, 101, 201) counter to a mounting direction, wherein the receiving opening is defined by the second contact element, - at least one end region (4a, 104a) of the cable screen (4, 104, 204), which can be clamped and can be contacted between the conical outer surface of the first contact element and the conical inner surface of the second contact element, wherein the conical outer surface and the conical inner surface taper in the mounting direction and wherein metal strips of a metal band serving as a cable screen can be placed on the outer surface of the first contact element and the second contact element can be slid counter to the mounting direction onto the metal strips, - a third contact element for interposing between the first contact element and the second contact element, wherein the third contact element has a second conical outer surface and a second conical inner surface and first end regions of the cable screen(4, 104) can be clamped between the second conical outer surface of the third contact element and the conical inner surface of the second contact element and second end regions of the cable screen (4, 104) can be clamped between the second conical inner surface of the third contact element and the conical outer surface of the first contact element, characterized in - that the third contact element can be clamped with the second contact element by first clamping means and can be clamped with the first contact element independently of the second contact element by second clamping means.