8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2023

Liberty Global plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

England and Wales	001-35961	98-1112770
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification #)

Griffin House, 161 Hammersmith Rd, London, United Kingdom

W6 8BS

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

+44.208.483.6449 or 303.220.6600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares	LBTYA	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Class B ordinary shares	LBTYB	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Class C ordinary shares	LBTYK	Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 21, 2023, Liberty Global plc (“Old Liberty”) and Liberty Global Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (“New Liberty”), received approval from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales of a statutory scheme of arrangement under English law (the “Scheme”), previously approved by Old Liberty’s shareholders on July 13, 2023. Pursuant to the Scheme, as previously disclosed, New Liberty will become the parent holding company of the Liberty Global group (the “Redomiciliation”). The Scheme is expected to become effective, and the Redomiciliation is expected to be consummated, on November 23, 2023 (the “Effective Date”).

On the Effective Date, each Class A ordinary share, Class B ordinary share and Class C ordinary share (collectively, the “Old Liberty Shares”) of Old Liberty will be exchanged for the equivalent number and class of shares of New Liberty (collectively, the “New Liberty Shares”).

Subject to completion of the Scheme, it is expected that the last day of trading of Old Liberty Shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market will be Wednesday, November 22, 2023, and the New Liberty Shares are expected to begin trading under the same ticker symbols (LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Friday, November 24, 2023.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Name
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC
By:	/s/ RANDY L. LAZZELL
	Randy L. Lazzell
	Vice President

Date: November 22, 2023

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