Final Results of the Cash Election for Former UnitedGlobalCom Stockholders
17 Juin 2005 - 10:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
Final Results of the Cash Election for Former UnitedGlobalCom
Stockholders DENVER, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty
Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYANASDAQ:LBTYB) (Liberty Global) announced
the final results of the cash election for former UnitedGlobalCom,
Inc. (UGC) stockholders. The number of shares as to which valid
cash elections were made exceeded the UGC Share Threshold Number,
as defined in the merger agreement. As a result of the proration
required by the merger agreement, UGC stockholders who made valid
cash elections will receive cash consideration for approximately
73% of the total number of shares with respect to which they made
their cash election. With respect to all of their shares not
exchanged for cash, UGC stockholders will receive shares of Liberty
Global Series A common stock, plus cash in lieu of fractional
shares, at the exchange ratio provided for in the merger agreement.
Liberty Global has begun distributing shares of its common stock
and the cash consideration payable in the transaction. All former
UGC stockholders who held their shares in street name are
encouraged to contact their broker to determine the number of
shares of Liberty Global Series A common stock and the amount of
cash, if any, that has been allocated to them. About Liberty
Global, Inc. Liberty Global owns interests primarily in broadband
distribution and content companies operating outside the
continental U.S., principally in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, Liberty Global is one of
the largest cable television operators in terms of subscribers
outside the United States. Based on the Company's operating
statistics at March 31, 2005, Liberty Global's networks reached
approximately 23.0 million homes passed and served approximately
14.3 million revenue generating units, including approximately 10.4
million video subscribers, 2.3 million broadband Internet
subscribers and 1.6 million telephone subscribers. DATASOURCE:
Liberty Global, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations - Denver, Richard
S.L. Abbott, +1-303-220-6682, or Christopher Noyes,
+1-303-220-6693, or Bert Holtkamp, Corporate Communications,
+31-20-778-9447, or Robert Lenterman, Investor Relations - Europe,
+31-20-778-9901, all of Liberty Global, Inc.
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