UnitedGlobalCom Stockholders Approve Merger With Liberty Media International (LMI)
June 14 2005 - 4:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
UnitedGlobalCom Stockholders Approve Merger With Liberty Media
International (LMI) LMI Shareholders to Vote on June 15, 2005
DENVER, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
(UGC) (NASDAQ:UCOMA) announces that during a special stockholder
meeting today, its stockholders approved the proposed business
combination transaction between UGC and Liberty Media
International, Inc. (LMI) (NASDAQ:LBTYANASDAQ:LBTYB). Completion of
the business combination is also subject to the vote of LMI's
stockholders at LMI's annual meeting to be held on June 15, 2005.
Holders of approximately 98% of the aggregate voting power of the
shares of UGC common stock present in person or by proxy voted in
favor of the proposed business combination. In addition, the merger
agreement also required approval by the affirmative vote of holders
of at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the
outstanding shares of UGC Class A common stock, exclusive of shares
held by LMI, Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty), their respective
subsidiaries, and executive officers and directors of LMI, Liberty
and UGC. Of the approximately 364.3 million shares of Class A
common stock outstanding and entitled to vote after excluding the
specified shares for purposes of this "minority approval"
requirement (the Minority Shares), approximately 59% were voted in
favor of the proposed business combination. Of the Minority Shares
that actually voted, approximately 77% voted in favor of the
proposed business combination. About UnitedGlobalCom UGC is a
leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband
Internet access services with operations in 16 countries, including
13 countries in Europe. Based on the Company's operating statistics
at March 31, 2005, UGC's networks reached approximately 16.1
million homes passed and served approximately 11.2 million revenue
generating units, including approximately 8.8 million video
subscribers, 1.5 million broadband Internet subscribers, and
847,500 telephone subscribers. Forward-Looking Statements Except
for historical information contained herein, this press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including timing
and outcome of the LMI stockholder vote and completion of the
business combination. These forward-looking statements involve
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
statements. These risks and uncertainties include our ability to
complete the proposed merger with LMI by obtaining the approval of
holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares
of LMI common stock outstanding on the record date for LMI's Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and satisfaction of other conditions
necessary to close the merger. These forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date of this release. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates
or revisions to any guidance and other forward-looking statement
contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's
expectations with regard thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Additional Information Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty Global") has
filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a definitive
joint proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed business
combination between LMI and UGC. UGC STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER
INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION. Investors may obtain a copy of the
definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents
related to the business combination free of charge at the SEC's
website (http://www.sec.gov/). In addition, copies of the
definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other related
documents filed by the parties to the merger may be obtained free
of charge by directing a request to UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., 4643
South Ulster Street, Suite 1300, Denver, Colorado 80237, Attention:
Investor Relations Department, telephone: 303-770-4001.
Participants in Solicitation The directors and executive officers
of UGC and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed business
combination. Information regarding UGC's directors and executive
officers and other participants in the proxy solicitation and a
description of their direct and indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, is available in the definitive joint proxy
statement/prospectus contained in the above-referenced Registration
Statement. Please visit http://www.unitedglobal.com/ for further
information. Richard S.L. Abbott Claire Appleby Investor Relations
- UGC Investor Relations - Europe (303) 220-6682 +44 20 7 838 2004
Chris Noyes Bert Holtkamp Investor Relations - UGC Corporate
Communications - UGC Europe (303) 220-6693 + 31 20 778 9447
DATASOURCE: UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations,
Richard S.L. Abbott, +1-303-220-6682, , or Chris Noyes,
+1-303-220-6693, , or Investor Relations - Europe, Claire Appleby,
+44 20 7 838 2004, , or Corporate Communications - Europe, Bert
Holtkamp, + 31 20 778 9447, , all of UGC Web site:
http://www.unitedglobal.com/
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