Form 8-K Liberty Global Ltd. For: Jul 31
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): July 31, 2026
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 3, 2026, Liberty Global Ltd. (“Liberty Global”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, that it has completed its acquisition of Vodafone Group Plc’s 50% shareholding in VodafoneZiggo and formally separated the Wyre Holding BV and Telenet Group Holding NV/SA (“Telenet”) capital structures. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 3, 2026, Liberty Global announced, among other things, the July 31. 2026 completion of its acquisition of Vodafone Group Plc's 50% shareholding in VodafoneZiggo. As part of the transaction, Vodafone has received €1.0 billion in cash and a 10% equity interest in Ziggo Group, which will hold Liberty Global's interests in VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium and Luxembourg. Liberty Global holds the remaining 90% of Ziggo Group. Liberty Global also provided an update regarding its previously announced intention to pursue a transaction pursuant to which Liberty Global would distribute to its shareholders its entire equity interest in Ziggo Group, a holding company that owns, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests in Telenet and VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V., and seek to list the shares of Ziggo Group on Euronext Amsterdam (the “Spin Transaction”).
The Spin Transaction is subject to customary conditions, including final approval by Liberty Global’s board of directors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declaring effective a registration statement with respect to the shares to be distributed to Liberty Global’s shareholders, approval of the Spin Transaction by Liberty Global’s shareholders and satisfaction of certain other conditions.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Spin Transaction, the listing of the Ziggo Group shares for trading on the Euronext Amsterdam Exchange (“Euronext”) and other information and statements that are not historical fact. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the risk that we do not receive shareholder approval for the Spin Transaction and/or related matters, our ability to satisfy the other conditions to the Spin Transaction on the expected timeframe or at all, the approval of the shares of Ziggo Group for listing on Euronext and the development of a trading market for them, the Liberty Global Board of Directors’ discretion to decide not to complete the Spin Transaction for any reason, our ability to realize the expected benefits from the Spin Transaction, unanticipated difficulties or costs in connection with the Spin Transaction, Ziggo Group’s ability to successfully operate as an independent public company and maintain its relationships with material counterparties after the Spin Transaction and other factors detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Liberty Global’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Liberty Global’s other filings with the SEC.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 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 LTD. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ RANDY L. LAZZELL | |||||||
| Randy L. Lazzell | ||||||||
| Vice President | ||||||||
Date: August 3, 2026
ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE DOCUMENT
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