Liberty Global Reports Q3 2021 Results

Strong demand for connectivity driving sustained volume growth, added 266k¹ aggregate broadband and postpaid mobile subscribers in Q3

New FMC portfolios launched in the UK and Switzerland; integration and synergy plans in both markets progressing well

Network strategies steadily advancing with over 80% of fixed footprint actively marketing 1 Gbps broadband, new network plans announced in Belgium and Ireland

Upgrading FY'21 Full Company² Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance

On track for full-year share repurchases of $1.4 billion

Liberty Global plc today announced its Q3 2021 financial results. Effective with the release of our third quarter earnings we have stopped using the term Operating Free Cash Flow ("OFCF") and now use the term "Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions". As we define the term, Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions has the same meaning as OFCF had previously, and therefore does not impact any previously reported amounts.

CEO Mike Fries stated, “Q3 marked the first full quarter of operations for all four of our converged national champions, as we continue demonstrating strong commercial momentum across the group. Operationally, we added 266,000¹ aggregate broadband and postpaid mobile subscribers during the quarter driven by continued execution of our convergence strategies. In the UK and Switzerland, we remain on track with our integration and synergy plans, while recently introducing new FMC portfolios at both Virgin Media O2 and Sunrise UPC. Virgin Media O2's VOLT campaign builds on its rapidly growing gigabit-ready footprint and 5G coverage across the UK. In Switzerland, our new Sunrise We bundles allow customers to benefit from the best broadband connectivity in the market and a completely new Sunrise TV service.

During the quarter we continued advancing our network development strategies in all of our operations. In the UK, Virgin Media O2 increased its 1Gbps footprint by 75% to reach nearly 13 million UK homes, while FTTP upgrade pilots are underway as part of its plan to deploy a full fiber overlay across the entire HFC network by 2028. Meanwhile in Belgium, Telenet recently announced the intention to create a new, self-funding NetCo with utility company Fluvius that will own the “data network of the future” in Flanders. And in Ireland, we are announcing plans today to upgrade our fixed HFC network with a low-cost FTTH overlay during the next three years - a project requiring less than €100 million of new equity.

We also continued making solid progress in terms of our Ventures investments and running our levered equity strategy for value creation. We reached a definitive agreement to sell UPC Poland for a total enterprise value of PLN 7.0 billion ($1.8 billion³). The sale price represents a multiple of approximately 9x UPC Poland’s estimated 2021 Adjusted EBITDA⁴⁽ⁱ⁾, and nearly 20x its estimated 2021 Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions⁵. Net cash proceeds to Liberty Global are expected to be ~$600 million and the transaction is expected to close in H1’22.

Our Ventures portfolio, valued at $3.1 billion⁶, is becoming too big to ignore with focused investment strategies around technology, content and infrastructure – in markets and services directly adjacent to our core FMC operations. In Q3 we formed a joint venture with DigitalBridge called AtlasEdge to serve the growing European demand for scalable data center capacity that brings applications and content closer to the edge. We continue to benefit from some of our early-stage venture capital deals as well, such as Plume which operates one of the largest Software Defined Networks (SDN) in the world, offering an AI-driven, cloud-based platform for managing the customer experience on home and small business WiFi networks. Plume recently announced the closing of a $300 million Series F round that raised the company's disclosed valuation to $2.6 billion, adding significant value to our ownership stake.

At the consolidated level, we are increasing our full-year guidance for Full Company Adjusted Free Cash Flow⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ to $1.45 billion, representing 36% YoY growth. This is supported by Virgin Media O2's distributions guidance to shareholders of at least £300 million for FY'21 and VodafoneZiggo has refined its FY'21 shareholder distributions target to a minimum of €600 million⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾. Liberty Global’s balance sheet remains in great shape with $4.3 billion^(iv) of cash (pro forma for ~$600 million of net cash proceeds expected from the sale of UPC Poland) and $5.9 billion of total liquidity⁷ (pro forma for UPC Poland), and we continue to be aggressive buyers of our stock, having repurchased ~$1.1 billion through the end of October against our full-year repurchase commitment of $1.4 billion. And we look forward to executing on the commitment to repurchase 10% of our shares outstanding in both 2022 and 2023."

Q3 Operating Company Highlights

Sunrise UPC (Consolidated)

“Sunrise We” fully converged bundles launched; Sunrise UPC performing well in competitive market

Operating highlights: Sunrise UPC continues to execute its strategic plan towards becoming a national converged champion. Continued sales momentum on fixed combined with stable low churn resulted in 5,000 broadband additions in Q3. Demand for mobile postpaid remains strong with 43,000 net adds across all brands due in part to a relief in COVID travel restrictions. With the expanded Sunrise We portfolio, Sunrise customers are now benefiting for the first time from the combined Sunrise UPC network, our new TV platform and more attractive converged bundles for residential and business customers.

Financial highlights: Reported revenue was $830.2 million in Q3 2021, flat on a rebased⁸ basis YoY primarily due to the net effect of (i) higher mobile revenue driven by an increase in subscribers, (ii) lower revenue from handset sales and (iii) a decrease in fixed subscription revenue due to lower voice and video revenues. Swiss reported Adjusted EBITDA was $330.8 million in Q3 2021. On a rebased basis, Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.3%, including $3 million of costs to capture⁹. Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions was $195.9 million in Q3 on a reported basis. On a rebased basis, Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions increased 13.1% YoY, including the adverse impact of $27 million of costs to capture.

Telenet (Consolidated)

Solid operational and financial results in Q3 2021

Operating highlights: Commercial traction continued in Q3 2021, including a strong uptake of net new FMC customers driven by Telenet's new "ONE(Up)" bundles. Telenet entered into a non-binding term sheet with Fluvius with the aim of evolving their joint fixed network infrastructure in Flanders to “the data network of the future”. To this end, Telenet and Fluvius will create together a new self-funding independent infrastructure company (“NetCo”) that will run an open access network, contributing both existing HFC and fiber assets as well as developing new build fiber assets in the future. NetCo is expected to enjoy a high network utilization rate from the start driven by Telenet’s existing customer relationships and the incremental traffic generated by wholesale partners. It is intended to be a multiparty partnership, and will be open to further partnering with strategic and/or financial parties. Telenet also commenced a strategic review of its telecommunications tower business to potentially enhance shareholder value.

Financial highlights: Reported and rebased revenue increased 1.2% and 0.4%, respectively, YoY to $755.4 million in Q3 driven by (i) an increase in wholesale revenue due to higher data usage, (ii) higher broadband revenue driven by customer growth and (iii) higher broadcasting revenue. Reported and rebased Adjusted EBITDA increased 0.5% and decreased 0.4%, respectively, YoY to $369.1 million in Q3, reflecting a difficult comparison against the same period last year and seasonality in some of our operating expenses. Reported and rebased Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions decreased 3.4% and 4.2%, respectively, to $235.8 million in Q3.

Virgin Media O2 (Non-consolidated Joint Venture)

Virgin Media O2 challenges the market as it launches first joint bundles, expands gigabit footprint and drives revenue growth

Operating highlights: First converged product, VOLT, went live in the market just four months after company formed. Contract mobile net adds were 108,000 in Q3. Q3 broadband net adds were 42,000 reflecting the continued demand for faster broadband speeds, with a sixth consecutive quarter of growth in both Project Lightning areas and the existing footprint. The average speed across the company’s broadband base was 202Mbps at the end of Q3, fully 4x the national average of 50Mbps. The company’s gigabit footprint now reaches 12.8 million premises and is on track to provide network-wide coverage of its 1.1Gbps speeds by the end of 2021. Supported thousands of businesses through the pandemic with SOHO customer base up 38% YoY.

Financial highlights (in US GAAP): Revenue increased 0.8% YoY on an FX neutral pro forma basis¹⁰ to $3,614.0 million in Q3, primarily driven by an increase in handset revenue fueled by increased upgrade activity following new hardware launches from Samsung and Apple, offset by lower service revenue due to the continued impact of a change in the distribution channel mix. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 0.4% YoY on an FX neutral pro forma basis to $1,180.3 million, including $15 million of opex costs to capture, primarily due to a change in the revenue mix and increased investment in future growth drivers of digitalization, product development, and increased sales and marketing expenses ahead of the peak Q4 trading period as well as higher programming costs. Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions decreased 14.3% YoY on an FX neutral pro forma basis to $507.8 million in Q3, including $28 million of opex and capex costs to capture, while investing in capital projects to deliver future growth.

For more information regarding Virgin Media O2 including full IFRS disclosures, please visit their investor relations page to access the JV's Q3 earnings release.

VodafoneZiggo (Non-consolidated Joint Venture)

Sustained Financial Momentum; Full Year Guidance Updated

Operating highlights: Added 67,000 mobile postpaid subscribers, bringing the YTD total to 183,000 net additions. Added 9,000 converged households, driving improvements in Net Promoter Scores (NPS) and churn. VodafoneZiggo plans to deploy ~1 million SmartWiFi Plume pods across its customer base by year end in order to optimize their connectivity experience. Over 60% of connected households are now upgraded to 1 Gbps internet speeds, including over 1 million customers in the third quarter.

Financial highlights: Revenue grew 3.4% on a reported basis and 1.8% on a rebased basis YoY to $1,206.1 million, marking the tenth consecutive quarter of top-line growth, primarily driven by an increase in mobile customers, roaming and visitor recovery, and fixed ARPU growth. Reported and rebased Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.4% and 2.4%, respectively, YoY to $578.1 million, primarily driven by the aforementioned strong revenue growth. Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions increased 10.8% on a reported basis and 9.1% on a rebased basis YoY to $383.5 million, driven by lower property and equipment spend and Adjusted EBITDA growth. 2021 shareholder distribution guidance updated to over €600 million.

Q3 Ventures/ESG Highlights

Ventures

Our Ventures portfolio is becoming an increasingly important part of our overall value creation strategy as we continue to invest in businesses that have products or services we can use as a customer or as we create opportunities in adjacencies that leverage our existing infrastructure. These investments are strategic, aligned to our business and have the potential to create incremental liquidity and value for us over the long run.

Our AtlasEdge joint venture with DigitalBridge, a leading global investment firm dedicated to digital infrastructure, closed during Q3. AtlasEdge will deliver connectivity services through an extensive network of facilities located close to consumer and enterprise end users at the “edge” of the network. The company aims to serve the growing demand from cloud providers, streaming services and enterprises for high-performance, scalable and secure facilities through which they can distribute low-latency applications and services such as 5G, gaming, IOT and edge computing.

Plume recently announced that it closed $300 million in a new round of minority equity investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, adding significant value to our ownership stake. This financing brought the company’s disclosed valuation to $2.6 billion, and will drive continued research and development, sales and marketing, partnerships, and acquisitions. According to Plume, in the last two quarters since its prior funding round, the company added more than 13 million new households for a total of 35+ million locations globally, over 350 million new managed devices to its global cloud platform, and acquired more than 60 new Communications Service Provider (CSP) customers.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Liberty Global continues its commitment to enhancing sustainability and energy efficiency, with a focus on energy use, carbon emissions and management of electronic waste. Today, we are committing to Net Zero targets across Scopes 1 and 2, meaning we will eliminate the greenhouse gases we produce both directly and indirectly across our business by 2030. Further, we are in the final stages of our analysis and alignment planning to include Scope 3 within our Net Zero commitment, removing indirect emissions produced across our entire value chain. We anticipate we will confirm this ambition mid-2022.

Over the last year, our sustainability efforts have positioned us a leader within our industry. Liberty Global is a founding member of the European Green Digital Coalition, announced earlier this year. We were among the first 500 companies worldwide to develop approved Science-based Targets to reduce carbon emissions in alignment with the 2015 Paris Agreement, and our environmental initiatives and focus on carbon emissions garnered an A- score by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Additionally, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) continues to be a focus for us, reinforcing an inclusive work environment, where our people know their voices are heard, valued, respected and everyone feels they belong. During the quarter, we announced our new Chief DE&I Officer, Soraya Loerts, who will help steer and deliver our DE&I agenda and vision, co-created by our dedicated DE&I Council. In its second year, the Council’s agenda is accelerating across its priorities of Gender, LGBTQIA+, Ability, Race and Ethnicity, and Multigenerational inclusivity and representation in the workplace.

Liberty Global Consolidated Q3 Highlights

• Q3 revenue decreased 33.2% YoY on a reported basis and increased 0.7% on a rebased basis to $1,901.4 million
• Q3 earnings (loss) from continuing operations increased 132.0% YoY on a reported basis to $315.6 million
• Q3 Adjusted EBITDA decreased 34.8% YoY on a reported basis and increased 1.0% on a rebased basis to $758.5 million
• Q3 property & equipment additions were 19.1% of revenue, as compared to 22.1% in Q3 2020
• Balance sheet with $5.3 billion of total liquidity
  • Comprised of $0.8 billion of cash, $2.9 billion of investments held under SMAs and $1.6 billion of unused borrowing capacity¹¹
• Fully-swapped borrowing cost of 3.5% on a debt balance of $15.2 billion for the Full Company

Customer Growth

Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations

• Earnings (loss) from continuing operations were $315.6 million and ($985.6 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $12,889.2 million and ($502.2 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively

Financial Highlights

The following tables present (i) revenue, Adjusted EBITDA^(*) and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions for each of our reportable segments, including the non-consolidated VMED O2 JV and VodafoneZiggo JV, for the comparative periods and (ii) the percentage change from period to period on both a reported and rebased basis.

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Leverage and Liquidity

• Total principal amount of debt and finance leases: $15.2 billion for the Full Company
• Average debt tenor¹²: Over 7 years, with ~93% not due until 2027 or thereafter on a Full Company basis
• Borrowing costs: Blended, fully-swapped cost of debt was 3.5% for the Full Company
• Liquidity: $5.3 billion on a Full Company basis, including (i) $0.8 billion of cash at September 30, 2021, (ii) $2.9 billion of investments held under SMAs and (iii) $1.6 billion of aggregate unused borrowing capacity under our credit facilities

Forward-Looking Statements and Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with respect to our strategies, future growth prospects and opportunities; expectations with respect to the integration and synergy plans at Virgin Media O2 and at Sunrise UPC, including the anticipated benefits thereof; expectations regarding network and product plans, including the full fibre overlay in the UK, the NetCo creation between Telenet and Fluvius in Belgium, the deployment of Plume pods by VodafoneZiggo and the FTTH overlay in Ireland, as well as the expected timing and benefits of each such endeavor; expectations regarding our and our businesses' financial performance, including Rebased Revenue, Rebased Adjusted EBITDA, Rebased Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions and Adjusted FCF; Virgin Media O2's and VodafoneZiggo's respective guidance regarding anticipated shareholder distributions of at least £300 million and €600 million, respectively; the agreement to sell UPC Poland and the expected timing, proceeds and benefits thereof; our Ventures strategy, including the expectations relating to the AtlasEdge joint venture; our commitments and aspirations with respect to ESG, including Net Zero, and DE&I matters; our share buyback program, including expected buybacks of $1.4 billion in 2021 and our commitment to repurchase 10% of our shares in each of 2022 and 2023; the strength of our balance sheet (including cash and liquidity position), tenor of our third-party debt, anticipated borrowing capacity; and other information and statements that are not historical fact. 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 events that are outside of our control, such as the continued use by subscribers and potential subscribers of our and our affiliates’ services and their willingness to upgrade to our more advanced offerings; our and our affiliates’ ability to meet challenges from competition, to manage rapid technological change or to maintain or increase rates to subscribers or to pass through increased costs to subscribers; the potential continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on us and our businesses; the effects of changes in laws or regulation; the effects of the UK's exit from the E.U.; general economic factors; our and our affiliates’ ability to obtain regulatory approval and satisfy regulatory conditions associated with acquisitions and dispositions; our and affiliates’ ability to successfully acquire and integrate new businesses and realize anticipated efficiencies from acquired businesses; the availability of attractive programming for our and our affiliates’ video services and the costs associated with such programming; our and our affiliates’ ability to achieve forecasted financial and operating targets; the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation; the ability of our operating companies and affiliates to access cash of their respective subsidiaries; the impact of our operating companies' and affiliates’ future financial performance, or market conditions generally, on the availability, terms and deployment of capital; fluctuations in currency exchange and interest rates; the ability of suppliers, vendors and contractors to timely deliver quality products, equipment, software, services and access; our and our affiliates’ ability to adequately forecast and plan future network requirements including the costs and benefits associated with network expansions; and other factors detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Form 10-K/A and Forms 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) is a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications services. We deliver next-generation products through advanced fiber and 5G networks that connect over 85 million¹³ subscribers across Europe and the United Kingdom. Our businesses operate under some of the best-known consumer brands, including Virgin Media-O2 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise UPC in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Eastern Europe. Through our substantial scale and commitment to innovation, we are building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, investing in the infrastructure and platforms that empower our customers to make the most of the digital revolution, while deploying the advanced technologies that nations and economies need to thrive.

Our consolidated businesses generate annual revenue of more than $7 billion¹⁴, while our joint-ventures in the UK and the Netherlands generate combined annual revenue of more than $17 billion¹⁵.

Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 50 companies across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in companies like Plume, ITV, Lions Gate, Univision and the Formula E racing series.

Revenue figures above are provided based upon 2020 results and on a combined Virgin Media and O2 UK basis. For more information, please visit www.libertyglobal.com.

Balance Sheets, Statements of Operations and Statements of Cash Flows

The condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows of Liberty Global are in our 10-Q.

Rebase Information

Rebase growth percentages, which are non-GAAP measures, are presented as a basis for assessing growth rates on a comparable basis. For purposes of calculating rebased growth rates on a comparable basis for all businesses that we owned during 2021, we have adjusted our historical revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 to (i) include the pre-acquisition revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and P&E additions of entities acquired during 2020 in our rebased amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 to the same extent that the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and P&E additions of these entities are included in our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, (ii) exclude the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and P&E additions in our rebased amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 for entities disposed of during 2021 and 2020 to the same extent that the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and P&E additions of these entities are excluded in our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, (iii) include revenue and costs for the temporary elements of transitional and other services provided to the VMED O2 JV, the VodafoneZiggo JV, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom (the buyer of UPC Austria), Liberty Latin America and M7 Group (the buyer of UPC DTH), to reflect amounts related to these services in our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 equal to those included in our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and (iv) reflect the translation of our rebased amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 at the applicable average foreign currency exchange rates that were used to translate our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. We have reflected the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and P&E additions of these acquired entities in our 2020 rebased amounts based on what we believe to be the most reliable information that is currently available to us (generally pre-acquisition financial statements), as adjusted for the estimated effects of (a) any significant differences between U.S. GAAP and local generally accepted accounting principles, (b) any significant effects of acquisition accounting adjustments, (c) any significant differences between our accounting policies and those of the acquired entities and (d) other items we deem appropriate. We do not adjust pre-acquisition periods to eliminate nonrecurring items or to give retroactive effect to any changes in estimates that might be implemented during post-acquisition periods. As we did not own or operate the acquired businesses during the pre-acquisition periods, no assurance can be given that we have identified all adjustments necessary to present the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions of these entities on a basis that is comparable to the corresponding post-acquisition amounts that are included in our historical results or that the pre-acquisition financial statements we have relied upon do not contain undetected errors. In addition, the rebased growth percentages are not necessarily indicative of the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions that would have occurred if these transactions had occurred on the dates assumed for purposes of calculating our rebased amounts or the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions that will occur in the future. Investors should view rebased growth as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, U.S. GAAP measures of performance included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table provides adjustments made to the 2020 amounts (i) in aggregate for our consolidated reportable segments and (ii) for the non-consolidated VodafoneZiggo JV to derive our rebased growth rates:

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Liquidity

The following table details the U.S. dollar equivalent balances of our liquidity position⁽ⁱ⁾ at September 30, 2021, which includes our (i) cash and cash equivalents, (ii) investments held under SMAs and (iii) unused borrowing capacity at September 30, 2021:

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Summary of Debt & Finance Lease Obligations

The following table⁽ⁱ⁾ details the September 30, 2021 U.S. dollar equivalent balances of the (i) outstanding principal amount of our debt and finance lease obligations, (ii) expected principal related derivative cash payments or receipts and (iii) swapped principal amount of our debt and finance lease obligations:

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Property and Equipment Additions and Capital Expenditures

The table below highlights the categories of property and equipment additions of our continuing operations for the indicated periods and reconciles those additions to the capital expenditures of our continuing operations that are presented in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows in our 10-Q.

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ARPU per Fixed Customer Relationship

The following table provides ARPU per fixed customer relationship and percentage change from period to period on both a reported and rebased basis for the indicated periods:

Mobile ARPU

The following tables provide ARPU per mobile subscriber and percentage change from period to period on both a reported and rebased basis for the indicated periods:

Additional General Notes to Tables:

Most of our broadband communications subsidiaries provide telephony, broadband internet, data, video or other B2B services. Certain of our B2B revenue is derived from SOHO subscribers that pay a premium price to receive enhanced service levels along with video, internet or telephony services that are the same or similar to the mass marketed products offered to our residential subscribers. All mass marketed products provided to SOHOs, whether or not accompanied by enhanced service levels and/or premium prices, are included in the respective RGU and customer counts of our broadband communications operations, with only those services provided at premium prices considered to be “SOHO RGUs” or “SOHO customers.” To the extent our existing customers upgrade from a residential product offering to a SOHO product offering, the number of SOHO RGUs or SOHO customers will increase, but there is no impact to our total RGU or customer counts. With the exception of our B2B SOHO subscribers and mobile subscribers at medium and large enterprises, we generally do not count customers of B2B services as customers or RGUs for external reporting purposes.

In Belgium, Telenet leases a portion of its network under a long-term finance lease arrangement. These tables include operating statistics for Telenet's owned and leased networks.

While we take appropriate steps to ensure that subscriber statistics are presented on a consistent and accurate basis at any given balance sheet date, the variability from country to country in (i) the nature and pricing of products and services, (ii) the distribution platform, (iii) billing systems, (iv) bad debt collection experience and (v) other factors add complexity to the subscriber counting process. We periodically review our subscriber counting policies and underlying systems to improve the accuracy and consistency of the data reported on a prospective basis. Accordingly, we may from time to time make appropriate adjustments to our subscriber statistics based on those reviews.

Subscriber information for acquired entities is preliminary and subject to adjustment until we have completed our review of such information and determined that it is presented in accordance with our policies.

Footnotes

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Glossary

10-Q or 10-K: As used herein, the terms 10-Q and 10-K refer to our most recent quarterly or annual report as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as applicable.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is the primary measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance and is also a key factor that is used by our internal decision makers to (i) determine how to allocate resources to segments and (ii) evaluate the effectiveness of our management for purposes of annual and other incentive compensation plans. As we use the term, Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (loss) from continuing operations before net income tax benefit (expense), other non-operating income or expenses, net share of results of affiliates, net gains (losses) on debt extinguishment, net realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair value of certain investments and debt, net foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, provisions and provision releases related to significant litigation and impairment, restructuring and other operating items. Other operating items include (a) gains and losses on the disposition of long-lived assets, (b) third-party costs directly associated with successful and unsuccessful acquisitions and dispositions, including legal, advisory and due diligence fees, as applicable, and (c) other acquisition-related items, such as gains and losses on the settlement of contingent consideration. Our internal decision makers believe Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful measure because it represents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance that is unaffected by our capital structure and allows management to (1) readily view operating trends, (2) perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between segments and (3) identify strategies to improve operating performance in the different countries in which we operate. We believe our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA measure, which is a non-GAAP measure, is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing our performance with the performance of other companies in the same or similar industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other public companies. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA should be viewed as a measure of operating performance that is a supplement to, and not a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures of income included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions: As used herein, Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions (previously referred to as Operating Free Cash Flow or "OFCF"), which is a non-GAAP measure, represents Adjusted EBITDA less property and equipment additions. Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions is an additional metric that we use to measure the performance of our operations after considering the level of property and equipment additions incurred during the period.

Property and equipment additions (P&E additions): Includes capital expenditures on an accrual basis, amounts financed under vendor financing or finance lease arrangements and other non-cash additions. A reconciliation of earnings (loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less P&E Additions is presented in the following table:

Adjusted Free Cash Flow (FCF): We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by our operating activities, plus (i) cash payments or receipts for third-party costs directly associated with successful and unsuccessful acquisitions and dispositions and (ii) expenses financed by an intermediary, less (a) capital expenditures, as reported in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, (b) principal payments on amounts financed by vendors and intermediaries and (c) principal payments on finance leases (exclusive of the portions of the network lease in Belgium that we assumed in connection with certain acquisitions). We believe that our presentation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP measure, provides useful information to our investors because this measure can be used to gauge our ability to service debt and fund new investment opportunities. Adjusted Free Cash Flow should not be understood to represent our ability to fund discretionary amounts, as we have various mandatory and contractual obligations, including debt repayments, which are not deducted to arrive at this amount. Investors should view Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, U.S. GAAP measures of liquidity included in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Consistent with the basis for our full year 2021 Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance, the following table provides a reconciliation of our Full Company net cash provided by operating activities to Full Company Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the indicated periods.

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ARPU: Average Revenue Per Unit is the average monthly subscription revenue per average fixed customer relationship or mobile subscriber, as applicable. ARPU per average fixed-line customer relationship is calculated by dividing the average monthly subscription revenue from residential fixed and SOHO services by the average number of fixed-line customer relationships for the period. ARPU per average mobile subscriber is calculated by dividing residential mobile and SOHO revenue for the indicated period by the average number of mobile subscribers for the period. Unless otherwise indicated, ARPU per fixed customer relationship or mobile subscriber is not adjusted for currency impacts. ARPU per RGU refers to average monthly revenue per average RGU, which is calculated by dividing the average monthly subscription revenue from residential and SOHO services for the indicated period, by the average number of the applicable RGUs for the period. Unless otherwise noted, ARPU in this release is considered to be ARPU per average fixed customer relationship or mobile subscriber, as applicable. Fixed-line customer relationships, mobile subscribers and RGUs of entities acquired during the period are normalized. In addition, for purposes of calculating the percentage change in ARPU on a rebased basis, which is a non-GAAP measure, we adjust the prior-year subscription revenue, fixed-line customer relationships, mobile subscribers and RGUs, as applicable, to reflect acquisitions, dispositions and FX on a comparable basis with the current year, consistent with how we calculate our rebased growth for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, as further described in the body of this release.