December 23, 2014
BY EDGAR SUBMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
| Re: | Liberty Global plc Registration Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-199552 |
Dear Mr. Spirgel:
On behalf of our client Liberty Global plc (the “Company”), in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we hereby request acceleration of the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-199552), in connection with the proposed issuance of the Company’s LiLAC Ordinary Shares, to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time, on December 29, 2014.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
| Very truly yours, |
/s/ Harald Halbhuber |
Harald Halbhuber |
| cc: | Emily Drazan – Securities and Exchange Commission Bryan H. Hall – Liberty Global plc Jeremy Kutner – Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP George Casey – Shearman & Sterling LLP Laurence Bambino – Shearman & Sterling LLP Renee Wilm – Baker Botts L.L.P. |