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): March 13, 2014
 
 
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 #)
 
38 Hans Crescent, London, England
SW1X 0LZ
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
 
+44.20.7190.6449 or 303.220.6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 

 
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On March 14, 2014, Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, completed the purchase of the remaining 20% of the outstanding shares in both VTR GlobalCom SpA and VTR Wireless SpA not already owned by Liberty Global. Liberty Global purchased these shares from a subsidiary of Corp Group Holding Inversiones Limitada (“Corp Group”). The purchase was made pursuant to a Stock Acquisition Agreement dated March 13, 2014.
The purchase price for the acquisition was paid by the issuance to Corp Group of 10,091,178 Liberty Global class C ordinary shares, with a market value of approximately $422 million on March 13, 2014. The Liberty Global class C ordinary shares were issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.


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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: March 19, 2014

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