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Telenet Group Holding NV

AGM Information Mar 23, 2018

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VOTING LETTER

Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

April 25, 2018 (10.00 a.m. CET)

This is an unofficial English translation, for information purposes only. Please only sign and return the original Dutch version.

The signed original Dutch version of the voting letter shall be returned to Telenet Group
Holding NV (the
Company) by mail
at the latest on April
19, 2018
to:
Telenet Group Holding NV
Bart van Sprundel, Company Secretary
Liersesteenweg 4, PB 54
2800 Mechelen, Belgium

The Undersigned (name and first name / Name of the Company)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Residing / Registered Office

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(Number)

Owner of

Shares of Telenet Group Holding NV

Nature of shares dematerialized registered

votes by letter in the following way with respect to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday April 25, 2018 as from 10.00 a.m. CET

My vote on the proposed resolutions is as follows: (please mark the appropriate boxes):

Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

1. Reports on the statutory financial statements Communication of and discussion on the annual report of the board of directors and the report of the statutory auditor on the statutory financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.

2. Communication and approval of the statutory financial statements

Communication and approval of the statutory financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017, and of the proposed allocation of the result.

Proposed resolution: approval of the statutory financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017, including the allocation of the result as proposed by the board of directors.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

3. Reports on the consolidated financial statements Communication of and discussion on the annual report of the board of directors and the report of the statutory auditor on the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.

4. Communication of and discussion on the remuneration report

Communication of and discussion on the remuneration report, included in the annual report of the board of directors for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.

Proposed resolution: approval of the remuneration report for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

5. Communication of and discussion on the consolidated financial statements Communication of and discussion on the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.

6. Discharge and interim discharge from liability to the directors

6.i. Proposed resolution: to grant discharge from liability to the directors who were in office during the financial year ended on December 31, 2017, for the exercise of their mandate during said financial year.

6.i.a/ Bert De Graeve
(IDw Consult BVBA) I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.b/ Jo Van
Biesbroeck (JoVB BVBA) I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.c/ Christiane Franck
I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.d/ John Porter
I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.e/ Charles H.
Bracken I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.f/ Jim Ryan
I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.g/ Diederik Karsten I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.h/ Manuel
Kohnstamm I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.i/ Dana Strong
I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.i.j/ Suzanne
Schoettger I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

6.ii. Proposed resolution: to grant interim discharge from liability to Ms. Dana Strong and Ms. Suzanne Schoettger who were in office during the financial year ending on December 31, 2018 until their voluntary resignation on April 25, 2018, for the exercise of their mandate during said period.

6.ii.a/ Dana Strong I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
6.ii.b/ Suzanne
Schoettger I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

7. Discharge from liability to the statutory auditor

Proposed resolution: to grant discharge from liability to the statutory auditor for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended on December 31, 2017.


I AGREE

I DO NOT AGREE

ABSTENTION
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8. Resignation and appointment of directors

Taking into account the advice of the remuneration- and nomination committee of the board of directors of the Company, the board of directors recommends adopting the following resolutions, if applicable, upon nomination as stated in Article 18 of the articles of association of the Company. For further information in relation to the relevant persons proposed to be appointed and their resume, reference is made to the declaration on corporate governance in the annual report of the board of directors.

Proposed resolutions:

  • a) Acknowledgement of the voluntary resignation of Ms. Dana Strong as director of the Company, with effect as of April 25, 2018.
  • b) Acknowledgement of the voluntary resignation of Ms. Suzanne Schoettger as director of the Company, with effect as of April 25, 2018.
  • c) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(i) of the articles of association, of IDw Consult BVBA (with permanent representative Bert De Graeve) as "independent director", in accordance with article 526ter of the Belgian Companies Code, article 2.3 of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code and Article 18.1 (i) and 18.2 of the articles of association of the Company, remunerated as set forth below under (h), for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2022. The reasons based upon which IDw Consult BVBA (with permanent representative Bert De Graeve) is accorded the status of independent director are as follows: (i) IDw Consult BVBA (with permanent representative Bert De Graeve) meets the minimum criteria provided for in article 526ter of the Belgian Companies Code, and (ii) Bert De Graeve, permanent representative of IDw Consult BVBA, has (a) an acknowledged expertise in the field of both telecommunications and media, (b) a high level of local expertise with extensive international business knowledge and (c) an extraordinary level of strategic and financial expertise.
I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

d) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(i) of the articles of association, of Ms. Christiane Franck as "independent director", in accordance with article 526ter of the Belgian Companies Code, article 2.3 of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code and article 18.1 (i) and 18.2 of the articles of association of the Company, remunerated as set forth below under (h), for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2022. The reasons based upon which Ms. Christiane Franck is accorded the status of independent director are as follows: Ms. Christiane Franck (i) meets the minimum criteria provided for in article 526ter of the Belgian Companies Code, and (ii) (a) has a strong level of service company experience, (b) extensive strategic know-how and (iii) is familiar with the Belgian context in which Telenet operates.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

e) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Mr. Jim Ryan as director of the Company, remunerated as set forth below under (h) for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2022.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

f) Appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Ms. Amy Blair as director of the Company, remunerated as set forth below under (h), for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2022.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

g) Appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Ms. Severina Pascu as director of the Company, remunerated as set forth below under (h), for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2022.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION
  • h) The mandates of the directors appointed in accordance with item 8(a) up to (g) of the agenda, are remunerated in accordance with the resolutions of the general shareholders' meeting of April 28, 2010, April 24, 2013 and April 26, 2017, in particular:
  • a. For IDw Consult BVBA as independent director and chairman of the board of directors: (i) a fixed annual remuneration of €120,000 as chairman of the board of directors, (ii) an attendance fee of €3,500 as independent director for board meetings with a maximum of €24,500 per year, and (iii) an attendance fee per meeting of €2,000 for attending meetings of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
  • b. For Christiane Franck as independent director and member of the Audit Committee: (i) a fixed annual remuneration of €45,000, (ii) an attendance fee of €3,500 as independent director for board meetings with a maximum of €24,500 and (iii) an attendance fee per meeting of €3,000 for attending meeting of the Audit Committee.
  • c. For directors nominated and appointed in accordance with Article 18.1 (ii) of the articles of association: (i) a fixed annual remuneration of €12,000 and (ii) an attendance fee of €2,000 for attended meetings of the board of directors. The fixed remuneration will only be payable if the director has participated in at least half of the scheduled board

meetings. No separate remuneration is provided for these directors attending Committee meetings.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

9. Ratification and approval in accordance with Article 556 of the Belgian Companies Code

Proposed resolution: Ratification and approval, in as far as needed and applicable, in accordance with Article 556 of the Belgian Companies Code, of the terms and conditions of the share option plan issued on 8 June 2017 (ESOP 2017) and 25 September 2017 (ESOP 2017bis) to (selected) employees issued by the Company, which may grant rights that either could have an impact on the Company's equity or could give rise to a liability or obligation of the Company in case of a change of control over the Company.

I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION

In case of amendments to the agenda and proposed additional resolutions as mentioned in article 533ter of the Belgian Companies Code, the Company will publish an amended agenda with, as the case may be, additional agenda items and additional draft resolutions no later than on or before Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the latest. In addition, the Company shall make amended forms available for votes by mail. Votes by mail that reach the Company prior to the publication of an amended agenda remain valid for the agenda items to which the votes by mail apply, subject, however, to applicable law and the further clarifications set out on the postal voting form. In accordance with the Belgian Companies Code, a vote by letter regarding an agenda item for which a new proposed resolution was filed by a shareholder holding at least 3% of the shares, is null and void.

In case of amendments to a proposed resolution or a new proposed resolution:1

  • the Undersigned votes for the amended or new resolution
  • the Undersigned votes against the amended or new resolution
  • the Undersigned abstains from the vote on the amended or new resolution
  • the following person is appointed as special proxy holder, with power of substitution, to vote in the name of the Undersigned on the amended or new resolution:

Mr./Mrs. …………………………………………………………………………………………….

1 Absence of instructions on this form or to the proxy holder shall be tantamount to an instruction to vote for the amended or new resolution.

Done at ………………………………………………, on ……………………….…………………………. 2018.

Signature(s):…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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