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Liberty Global (LBTYA) JV arranges multi-billion euro loan facilities and covenanted structure

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Liberty Global Ltd., through indirect joint venture subsidiary Wyre Finance BV, entered into a new bank financing structure on May 1, 2026. Original Bank Facilities Lenders agreed to provide a €2.7 billion term loan, a €1.2 billion capex term loan, a €215.0 million revolving facility and a €235.0 million debt service reserve facility.

The term loan can fund repayment of existing group debt, up to €3.0 billion in dividends or distributions, capital expenditure, acquisitions, working capital and related fees. The capex and revolving lines support investment and general corporate needs, while the debt service reserve backs interest shortfalls.

The facilities share a common framework for covenants, defaults and security via common terms, master definitions and intercreditor agreements. Loans mature 84 months after first term facility use and accrue interest at EURIBOR plus margins that step from 2.35% to 3.25% over the life of the financing.

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Joint venture secures large, long-dated euro facilities with structured creditor protections.

Wyre Finance BV, an indirect subsidiary tied to Liberty Global via Telenet’s 66.8% stake in Wyre Holding BV, has arranged multi-tranche bank facilities totaling several billion euros. The package includes term, capex, revolving and debt service reserve lines with unified documentation.

The facilities can refinance existing group indebtedness, fund up to €3.0 billion in dividends or distributions, and support capital expenditure, acquisitions and working capital. Margins over EURIBOR step from 2.35% to 3.25% through final maturity 84 months after first draw, embedding a defined cost profile.

Common terms, master definitions and an intercreditor agreement align covenants, events of default, security principles and creditor priorities across all authorized credit facilities and related hedging. The overall effect is a tightly coordinated capital structure at the Wyre level; the impact on Liberty Global depends on how these facilities are utilized over time.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Financial
The company incurred a new significant debt or off-balance-sheet obligation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Term Facility size €2.7 billion Term loan facility under Bank Facilities Agreement
Capex Facility size €1.2 billion Capex term loan facility for capital expenditures and acquisitions
Initial Revolving Facility €215.0 million Revolving facility for working capital and general corporate purposes
Debt Service Reserve Facility €235.0 million Facility to cover interest payment shortfalls to secured creditors
Dividend/distribution capacity €3.0 billion Maximum amount of dividend or distribution funded by Term Facility
Facility maturity 84 months Final maturity from first utilization of the Term Facility
Initial margin over EURIBOR 2.35% per annum From signing until third anniversary of Closing Date
Final margin over EURIBOR 3.25% per annum From after sixth anniversary until final maturity date
Term Facility financial
"a €2.7 billion ... term loan facility (the “Term Facility”)"
A term facility is a loan that a borrower takes out for a fixed period with a set repayment schedule and usually a fixed or variable interest rate, similar to a mortgage with a set end date. Investors care because it changes a company’s debt timeline and cash commitments — knowing when principal must be repaid and how much interest will be paid helps assess financial risk, cash flow stability, and the need for future refinancing.
Capex Facility financial
"a €1.2 billion ... capex term loan facility (the “Capex Facility”)"
Initial Revolving Facility financial
"a €215.0 million ... revolving facility (the “Initial Revolving Facility”)"
Debt Service Reserve Facility financial
"a €235.0 million ... debt service reserve facility (the “DSR Facility”)"
Authorized Credit Facilities financial
"including the Bank Facilities Agreement, any future authorized credit facilities"
Intercreditor Agreement financial
"an intercreditor agreement between, among others, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders"
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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): May 1, 2026
 
Liberty Global Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Bermuda 001-35961 98-1750381
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification #)
 
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
 
+1.303.220.6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common sharesLBTYANasdaq Global Select Market
Class B common sharesLBTYBNasdaq Global Select Market
Class C common sharesLBTYKNasdaq 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:
 
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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).
 
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On May 1, 2026, Wyre Finance BV (the “Company”) entered into (i) a bank facilities agreement between, among others, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders (as defined therein) (the “Original Bank Facilities Lenders”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and the security agent (the “Bank Facilities Agreement”), (ii) a common terms agreement between, among others, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and the security agent (the “Common Terms Agreement”), (iii) a master definitions agreement between, among others, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and the security agent (the “Master Definitions Agreement”) and (iv) an intercreditor agreement between, among others, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and the security agent (the “Intercreditor Agreement”).

Wyre Finance BV is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Wyre Holding BV, which is a joint venture between Telenet BV (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global Ltd.) and Fluvius System Operator CV. Telenet BV owns 66.8% of the issued share capital of Wyre Holding BV and Fluvius System Operator CV owns 33.2% of the issued share capital of Wyre Holding BV.

Under the terms of the Bank Facilities Agreement, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders have agreed to provide a €2.7 billion ($3.2 billion at the May 1, 2026 exchange rate) term loan facility (the “Term Facility”), a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion at the May 1, 2026 exchange rate) capex term loan facility (the “Capex Facility”), a €215.0 million ($252.2 million at the May 1, 2026 exchange rate) revolving facility (the “Initial Revolving Facility”) and a €235.0 million ($275.1 million at the May 1, 2026 exchange rate) debt service reserve facility (the “DSR Facility” and, together with the Term Facility, the Capex Facility and the Initial Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”) to the Company.

The Term Facility may be drawn to finance the repayment of certain financial indebtedness of Wyre BV and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), financing a dividend or distribution out of the Group in an amount no greater than €3.0 billion ($3.5 billion at the May 1, 2026 exchange rate) or its equivalent in other currencies, financing or refinancing any capital expenditure, permitted acquisition, investment, joint venture, restructuring, refinancing and reorganization requirements of the Group, financing or refinancing the working capital requirements of the Group and financing or refinancing any fees, costs, expenses, taxes and other amounts incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Bank Facilities Agreement and/or the syndication of the Facilities.

The Capex Facility may be drawn to finance or refinance capital expenditure and permitted acquisitions, financing other related amounts, including any breakage costs, interest, redemption premiums, make-whole costs and other fees, costs, expenses and taxes in connection with the finance documents, any permitted acquisitions and/or the financing or refinancing of any indebtedness of any entity that is the subject of a permitted acquisition and financing or refinancing any fees, costs, expenses, taxes and other amounts incurred in connection with the foregoing.

The Initial Revolving Facility may be drawn to finance the ongoing working capital requirements and the general corporate purposes of the Group.

The DSR Facility may be drawn to finance a shortfall in the amount of funds available to the Company for scheduled payments of interest to its secured creditors.

The final maturity date for the Facilities will be the date falling 84 months from the date of first utilization of the Term Facility (the “Closing Date”).

Subject to certain adjustments which may apply as set out in the Bank Facilities Agreement, loans drawn under the Facilities will bear interest at a rate of EURIBOR plus (i) 2.35% per annum from the date of the Bank Facilities Agreement until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) 2.50% per annum from but excluding the third anniversary of the Closing Date to and including the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date, (iii) 2.75% per annum from but excluding the fourth anniversary of the Closing Date to and including the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, (iv) 3.00% from but excluding the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date to and including the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date and (v) 3.25% from but excluding the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date until the final maturity date.

The Common Terms Agreement sets out the common terms and conditions applicable across the financing documents, including the Bank Facilities Agreement, any future authorized credit facilities and related hedging agreements (collectively, the "Authorized Credit Facilities"). The Common Terms Agreement is intended to provide a single, unified framework for


representations and warranties, covenants, events of default, mandatory prepayment provisions and agreed security principles that apply to each Authorized Credit Facility, thereby ensuring consistency of terms across the financing documents.

The Master Definitions Agreement sets out the defined terms and principles of interpretation and construction applicable across the financing documents, including the Bank Facilities Agreement, the Common Terms Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and each other finance document entered into in connection with the Authorized Credit Facilities.

The Intercreditor Agreement establishes the intercreditor arrangements governing the relative rights and priorities of the secured creditors, the subordinated creditors and the subordinated intragroup creditors in relation to the secured obligations under the financing documents. Its principal purposes include: (i) regulating the claims of the secured creditors against the subordinated creditors and the rights of priority and enforcement; (ii) regulating the claims of the subordinated intragroup creditors and the subordinated creditors; (iii) regulating the exercise, acceleration and enforcement of rights by the secured creditors; and (iv) setting out the entrenched rights and reserved matters of the secured creditors.

The Bank Facilities Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Bank Facilities Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof set forth in Exhibit 4.1.

The Master Definitions Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Master Definitions Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof set forth in Exhibit 4.2.

The Common Terms Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Common Terms Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof set forth in Exhibit 4.3.

The Intercreditor Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Intercreditor Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof set forth in Exhibit 4.4.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Exhibit Name
4.1
Bank Facilities Agreement dated May 1, 2026 and entered into between, among others, Wyre Finance BV as the company and the original borrower, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders (as defined therein), The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent, and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the security agent.
4.2
Master Definitions Agreement dated May 1, 2026 and entered into between, among others, Wyre Finance BV as the company and obligors’ agent, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders (as defined therein), The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the security agent.
4.3
Common Terms Agreement dated May 1, 2026 and entered into between, among others, Wyre Finance BV as the company and obligors’ agent, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders (as defined therein), The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the security agent.
4.4
Intercreditor Agreement dated May 1, 2026 and entered into between, among others, Wyre Holding III BV as the parent and the subordinated creditor, Wyre Finance BV as the company and obligors’ agent, the Original Bank Facilities Lenders (as defined therein), The Bank of Nova Scotia as the bank facilities agent and The Bank of Nova Scotia as the security agent.
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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 LTD.
  
 By:/s/ RANDY L. LAZZELL
  Randy L. Lazzell
  Vice President
 
Date: May 7, 2026

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR

FAQ

What new financing did Liberty Global (LBTYA) announce through Wyre Finance BV?

Wyre Finance BV secured multi-tranche bank facilities including a €2.7 billion term loan, €1.2 billion capex term loan, €215.0 million revolving line and €235.0 million debt service reserve facility, creating a large, unified financing platform for the Wyre group’s operations and capital needs.

How will the new Wyre Finance BV term facility linked to Liberty Global (LBTYA) be used?

The €2.7 billion term facility may repay existing Wyre group debt, finance up to €3.0 billion of dividends or distributions, and fund capital expenditure, acquisitions, working capital and related fees, costs and taxes, providing broad flexibility for managing the group’s balance sheet and investment program.

What are the interest terms on the Wyre Finance BV facilities associated with Liberty Global (LBTYA)?

Loans under the facilities bear EURIBOR plus margins stepping from 2.35% per annum initially to 3.25% per annum near final maturity, with defined increases on each anniversary period, giving lenders rising returns while the borrower gains long-dated, floating-rate euro financing for its various credit lines.

When do the Wyre Finance BV facilities connected to Liberty Global (LBTYA) mature?

All facilities share a final maturity date 84 months after the first utilization of the term facility, referred to as the Closing Date, creating a roughly seven-year horizon for the Wyre group’s bank financing structure under the new agreements with the Original Bank Facilities Lenders and agents.

What is the purpose of the Intercreditor Agreement in the Wyre Finance BV financing for Liberty Global (LBTYA)?

The Intercreditor Agreement sets the relative rights and priorities of secured, subordinated and intragroup creditors. It regulates claims, enforcement, acceleration and reserved matters for secured creditors, ensuring an agreed order of payment and control across the Wyre group’s secured financing arrangements and related obligations.

How is Liberty Global (LBTYA) economically linked to Wyre Finance BV and the new facilities?

Wyre Finance BV is indirectly owned by Wyre Holding BV, a joint venture between Telenet BV and Fluvius System Operator CV. Telenet BV, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global Ltd., holds 66.8% of Wyre Holding BV, giving Liberty Global an indirect majority economic interest in Wyre’s financing activities.

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