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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): October 29, 2020

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)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION / Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
As of September 30, 2020, Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global) indirectly owned 60.8% of Telenet Group Holding NV (Telenet). Telenet, a consolidated subsidiary of Liberty Global, is a separate public company with shares listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TNET. Telenet is a leading provider of cable television, high-speed internet access and fixed and mobile telephony services in Belgium. The consolidated financial statements of Telenet have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union.
On October 29, 2020, and pursuant to Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange rules, Telenet publicly announced in Belgium its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 by issuing a press release. The full text of that press release, appearing in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the earnings call presentation and transcript will be made available on Telenet's website (http://investors.telenet.be).
The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished to the SEC under both Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure” of Form 8-K. The information furnished pursuant to this Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of Liberty Global's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless Liberty Global expressly states in such filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit Name
99.1 Press release dated October 29, 2020

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: October 29, 2020