July 30, 2021

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circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Share Repurchase Program

As announced today, our Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase prog ram whereby we a re committing to repurchase a minimum of 10 percent of our equity market capitalization a nnually over the next three years. Under the

program, Liberty Global may acquire from time to time its Class A ordinary shares, Class C ordinary shares, or any combination of Class A a nd Class C ordina ry shares. The program may be effected through open ma rket transactions and/ or privately negotiated transactions, which may include derivative transactions. The timing of the repurchase of shares pursua nt to the

program will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions and a pplicable law. The program may be

implemented in conjunction with brokers for the Company and other fina ncial institutions with whom the Company has relationships within certain pre-set parameters and purchases may continue during closed periods in accordance with applicable restrictions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Additional Information Relating to Defined Terms:

Please refer to the Appendix at the end of this presentation, as well as our press release dated July 29, 2021 and our SEC filings, for the definitions of the following terms which may be used herein, including: Rebased Growth, Adjusted EBIT DA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow ("FCF"), Operating Free Cash Flow ("OFCF"), Revenue Generating Units ("RGUs"), Average Revenue per Unit ("ARPU"), as well asnon-GAAP reconciliations, where applicable.

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Q2

KEY HEADLINES

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2

3

4

5

FMC CHAMPIONS DRIVING SCALE & GROWTH

Integrations and synergy plans on track; NPV of $12.6b validated

CONNECTIVITY ANCHORS COMMERCIAL MOMENTUM

Revenue & subscriber growth remains strong across markets

KEY NETWORK STRATEGIES PROGRESSING

VMO2 to upgrade HFC network to FTTP; cost effective & accretive plan

VENTURES & ASSET SALES HELP BRIDGE VALUE GAP

Offer received for UPC Poland (9.3x EBITDA); Ventures portfolio growing

STRENGTHENING BUYBACK COMMITMENT TODAY

Targeting 10% of market cap annually for next 3 years

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FMC TRANSFORMATION DRIVING SCALE

OPERATING MARKETS

AGGREGATE REVENUE1

SUBSCRIBERS2

$US

85m

2016 > 2020

12

+40%

IE & CE+

+40%

RO

BE

Exited sub-scale

CZ

-40%

CH

61m

markets at attractive

$US

multiples

HU

Sold for

Mobile

Mobile

Acquired or merged

NL

DE

$25b TEV

with mobile ops in 4

7

IE & CE+

core countries

AT

BE

Increased aggregate(3)

IE & CE

IE & CE

CH

revenue by 50% on a

BE

BE

Fixed

more concentrated

NL

UK

footprint

CH

CH

Fixed

Created balanced FMC

NL

NL

UK

subscriber base with

40%+ convergence

UK

UK

2016

2020

2016

2020

2016

2020

1. Represents (i) consolidated revenue of $17b for the Liberty Global Group for FY 2016 and (ii) consolidated Liberty Global revenue of more than $7b, adjusted to exclude the revenue of the U.K. and include the estimated revenue of Sunrise for FY 2020, and non-

consolidated

combined JV revenue

for the NL JV and estimated revenue for the VMED O2 JV of more than $17b for FY 2020.

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2. Represents

aggregate consolidated

Liberty Global and 50% owned non-consolidated fixed and mobile subscribers in accordance with Liberty Global definitions. To be consistent with the presentation of FY 2016 Liberty Global Group revenue, the December 2016

subscriber number includes the subscribers of UPC NL, which was contributed to the NL JV on December 31, 2016. June 2021 subscriber number also includes the wholesale mobile subscribers of the VMED O2 JV.

3. Through FMC acquisitions and 50% owned JV deals.

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