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REG-Jackson Square Partners LLC: Form 8.3 - Liberty Global Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">LBTYA.O</Origin>

FORM 8.3

           PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY            
    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE     
                  Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")                   

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:                          Jackson Square Partners, LLC,     
                                                     acting as investment adviser to   
                                                     various client accounts holding   
                                                     interests subject to this notice. 
                                                                                       
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short                                         
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                           
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                                     
insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor                                    
and beneficiaries must be named.                                                       
                                                                                       
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose     Liberty Global Plc                
relevant securities this form relates:                                                 
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                      
                                                                                       
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an                                        
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of                                    
offeror/offeree:                                                                       
                                                                                       
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:           April 7, 2016                     
     For an opening position disclosure, state the                                     
latest practicable date prior to the disclosure                                        
                                                                                       
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is    NO                                
the discloser making disclosures in respect of any                                     
other party to the offer?                                                              
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,                                     
state "N/A"                                                                            

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)

Class of relevant security:                           Class A Ordinary                   
                                                                                         
                                            Interests               Short positions      
                                                                                         
                                          Number          %          Number          %   
                                                                                         
(1) Relevant securities owned and/       2,953,680      1.17%                            
or controlled:                                                                           
                                                                                         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                            
                                                                                         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives                                                            
(including options) and agreements                                                       
to purchase/sell:                                                                        
                                                                                         
     TOTAL:                              2,953,680       1.17                            


 

Class of relevant security:                           Class C Ordinary                   
                                                                                         
                                            Interests               Short positions      
                                                                                         
                                          Number          %          Number          %   
                                                                                         
(1) Relevant securities owned and/       9,933,989      1.71%                            
or controlled:                                                                           
                                                                                         
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                            
                                                                                         
(3) Stock-settled derivatives                                                            
(including options) and agreements                                                       
to purchase/sell:                                                                        
                                                                                         
     TOTAL:                              9,933,989      1.71%                            

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and
other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to                                              
which subscription right exists:                                                       
                                                                                       
Details, including nature of the rights                                                
concerned and relevant percentages:                                                    

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

  Class of relevant       Purchase/sale     Number of securities     Price per unit    
      security                                                                         
                                                                                       
Class A               Purchase              565                   $38.0050             
                                                                                       
Class C               Purchase              300,000               $36.9063             
                                                                                       
Class C               Purchase              182,549               $36.9723             
                                                                                       


 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of        Product         Nature of dealing       Number of    Price per unit
    relevant      description    e.g. opening/closing a     reference                  
    security        e.g. CFD      long/short position,      securities                 
                                  increasing/reducing a                                
                                   long/short position                                 
                                                                                       

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of    Product      Writing,    Number of  Exercise    Type     Expiry    Option  
relevant  description   purchasing,  securities price per   e.g.      date      money  
security   e.g. call     selling,     to which    unit    American,             paid/  
             option    varying etc.    option             European            received 
                                      relates               etc.              per unit 
                                                                                       

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant      Product         Exercising/        Number of      Exercise price 
    security         description    exercised against    securities         per unit    
                  e.g. call option                                                      
                                                                                        

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 Class of relevant       Nature of dealing             Details        Price per unit (if
     security            e.g. subscription,                              applicable)    
                             conversion                                                 
                                                                                        

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or                    
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be        
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making        
the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with         
a party to the offer:                                                                  
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there        
are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                   
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
NONE                                                                                   

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,            
between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:             
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or                 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant               
securities to which any derivative is referenced:                                      
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"          
                                                                                       
                                                                                       
NONE                                                                                   

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                           NO       

   

Date of disclosure:                         April 8, 2016                              
                                                                                       
Contact name:                               Sean E. Kreiger                            
                                                                                       
Telephone number:                           +1 415 635 0213                            

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at http://
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.



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