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Telenet Group Holding NV

Major Shareholding Notification Mar 3, 2020

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PRESS RELEASE

Disclosure of a transparency notification

The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 on the obligations of issuers of financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Brussels, 3 March 2020 – Telenet Group Holding NV ("Telenet" or the "Company") (Euronext Brussels: TNET) hereby discloses, in accordance with article 14, first paragraph of the Law of 2 May 2007, that, on 2 March 2020 and 3 March 2020 respectively, it received transparency notifications dated 28 February 2020 and 2 March 2020 respectively, from BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V., BlackRock (Singapore) Limited, BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, BlackRock Advisors, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG, BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC and BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., in accordance with articles 6 and 18 of the Law of 2 May 2007.

  • In its notification dated 28 February 2020, received on 2 March 2020, BlackRock, Inc. reports that its voting rights attached to shares in Telenet (aggregated with its controlled undertakings listed above) going below the 3% threshold on 27 February 2020.
  • In its notification dated 2 March 2020, received on 3 March 2020, BlackRock, Inc. reports its total holdings in Telenet (aggregated with its controlled undertakings listed above) going below the 3% threshold on 28 February 2020.

1. TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION RECEIVED 2 MARCH 2020, DATED 28 FEBRUARY 2020, THRESHOLD CROSSED 27 FEBRUARY 2020

The transparency notification received on 2 March 2020 contains the following information:

  • Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
  • Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person
Persons subject to the notification requirement
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY,
10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 17th
Rembrandt
Tower,
floor,
Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore,
79912, Singapore
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 12
Throgmorton
Avenue,
London,
EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY,
10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Asset Management Canada 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto,
Limited Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock
Asset
Management
Lenbachplatz 1, 1st
floor, Munich,
Deutschland AG 80333-MN3, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North 15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F
Asia Limited ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central,
Hong Kong

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock Fund Advisors 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. BlackRock International Limited Exchange Place One, 1 Semple Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Level 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540, U.S.A. BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan

  • Date on which the threshold is crossed 27 February 2020
  • Threshold that is crossed 3%
  • Denominator 114,656,785
  • Notified details
A)
Voting rights
Previous notification After the transaction
# voting rights # of voting rights % of voting rights
Holders of voting rights Linked to
securities
Not linked to
the securities
Linked to
securities
Not linked
to the
securities
BlackRock, Inc. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands)
B.V.
7,574 7,574 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore)
Limited
1,907 1,907 0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
625,530 791,048 0.69%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 25,378 25,911 0.02%
BlackRock Asset
Management Canada
Limited
34,771 33,348 0.03%
BlackRock Asset
Management Deutschland
AG
87,188 91,298 0.08%
BlackRock Asset
Management North Asia
Limited
699 1,050 0.00%
BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
12,028 30,040 0.03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 655,545 661,804 0.58%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National
Association
932,839 1,023,314 0.89%
BlackRock International
Limited
945 945 0.00%
BlackRock Investment
Management (Australia)
Limited
17,319 17,707 0.02%
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
815,529 491,934 0.43%
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
96,635 148,406 0.13%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 184,977 78,430 0.07%
Subtotal
3,498,864
3,404,716 2.97%
TOTAL 3,404,716 0 2.97% 0.00%
B)
Equivalent financial
instruments
After the transaction
Holders of equivalent
financial instruments
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
Date
Exercise
period or
date
# of voting rights that
may be acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
% of
voting
rights
Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
Securities Lent 25,000 0.02% physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National
Association
Contract for
Difference
24,747 0.02% cash
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
Contract for
Difference
1,490 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
Contract for
Difference
179,047 0.16% cash
TOTAL 230,284 0.20%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of
voting
rights
3,635,000 3.17%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%.

2. TRANSPARENCY NOTIFICATION RECEIVED 3 MARCH 2020, DATED 2 MARCH 2020, THRESHOLD CROSSED 28 FEBRUARY 2020

The transparency notification received on 3 March 2020 contains the following information:

Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

Downward crossing of the lowest threshold

Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person
Persons subject to the notification requirement
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY,
10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. 17th
Rembrandt
Tower,
floor,
Amstelplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited 20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore,
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 79912, Singapore
12
Throgmorton
Avenue,
London,
BlackRock Advisors, LLC EC2N 2DL, U.K.
55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY,
BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
10055, U.S.A.
161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto,
Ontario, M5J 2S1, Canada
BlackRock
Asset
Management
Deutschland AG
Lenbachplatz 1, 1st
floor, Munich,
80333-MN3, Germany
BlackRock Asset Management North
Asia Limited
15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F
ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central,
Hong Kong
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY,
10055, U.S.A.
BlackRock Fund Advisors 400 Howard Street, San Francisco,
CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,
National Association
400 Howard Street, San Francisco,
CA, 94105, U.S.A.
BlackRock International Limited Exchange
Place
One,
1
Semple
Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BL, U.K.
BlackRock
Investment
Management
(Australia) Limited
Level
26,
101
Collins
Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
BlackRock
Investment
Management
(UK) Limited
12
Throgmorton
Avenue,
London,
EC2N 2DL, U.K.
BlackRock
Investment
Management,
LLC
1 University Square Drive, Princeton,
NJ, 8540, U.S.A.
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust
Tower Main, Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
  • Date on which the threshold is crossed 28 February 2020
  • Threshold that is crossed 3%

Reason for the notification

  • Denominator 114,656,785
  • Notified details
A) Voting rights Previous notification After the transaction
# voting rights # of voting rights % of voting rights
Holders of voting rights Linked to
securities
Not linked to
the securities
Linked to
securities
Not linked
to the
securities
BlackRock, Inc. 0 0 0.00%
BlackRock (Netherlands)
B.V.
7,574 7,574 0.01%
BlackRock (Singapore)
Limited
1,907 713 0.00%
BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
791,048 828,100 0.72%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 25,911 25,911 0.02%
BlackRock Asset
Management Canada
Limited
33,348 33,348 0.03%
BlackRock Asset
Management Deutschland
AG
91,298 91,298 0.08%
BlackRock Asset
Management North Asia
Limited
1,050 1,177 0.00%
BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
30,040 29,856 0.03%
BlackRock Fund Advisors 661,804 661,186 0.58%
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National
Association
1,023,314 1,024,484 0.89%
BlackRock International
Limited
945 945 0.00%
BlackRock Investment
Management (Australia)
Limited
17,707 17,707 0.02%
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
491,934 190,403 0.17%
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
148,406 152,200 0.13%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 78,430 47,576 0.04%
Subtotal 3,404,716 3,112,478 2.71%
TOTAL 3,112,478 2.71%
B)
Equivalent financial
instruments
After the transaction
Holders of equivalent
financial instruments
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
Date
Exercise
period or
date
# of voting rights that
may be acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
% of
voting
rights
Settlement
BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
Securities Lent 25,000 0.02% physical
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National
Association
Contract for
Difference
29,121 0.03% cash
BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited
Contract for
Difference
1,887 0.00% cash
BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
Contract for
Difference
179,047 0.16% cash
TOTAL 235,055 0.21%
TOTAL (A & B) # of voting rights % of
voting
rights
3,347,533 2.92%

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock, Inc.

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited

BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Cayman 1 LP BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Finance Europe Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

Additional information

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%.

The full text of these notifications are also available on our investor website: https://investors.telenet.be.

Contacts
Investor Relations: Rob Goyens [email protected] +32 15 333 054
Bart Boone [email protected] +32 15 333 699
Press & Media: Stefan Coenjaerts [email protected] +32 15 335 006
Legal: Bart van Sprundel [email protected] +32 15 333 495

About Telenet – As a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, Telenet Group is always looking for the perfect experience in the digital world for its customers. Under the brand name Telenet, the company focuses on offering digital television, high-speed Internet and fixed and mobile telephony services to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels. Under the brand name BASE, it supplies mobile telephony in Belgium. The Telenet Business department serves the business market in Belgium and Luxembourg with connectivity, hosting and security solutions. More than 3,000 employees have one aim in mind: making living and working easier and more pleasant. Telenet Group is part of Telenet Group Holding NV and is quoted on Euronext Brussel under ticker symbol TNET. For more information, visit www.telenet.be. Liberty Global - one of the world's leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, innovating and empowering people in six countries across Europe to make the most of the digital revolution – owns a direct stake of 57.9% in Telenet Group Holding SA/NV (excluding any treasury shares held by the latter from time to time).

Additional Information – Additional information on Telenet and its products can be obtained from the Company's website http://www.telenet.be. Further information regarding the operating and financial data presented herein can be downloaded from the investor relations pages of this website. The Company's Consolidated Annual Report 2018 as well as unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and presentations related to the financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019 have been made available on the investor relations pages of the Company's website (http://investors.telenet.be).

This document has been released on 3 March 2020 at 6:00 pm CET

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