UGC Sets Date for Special Stockholder Meeting to Vote on Liberty Global Transaction

UGC Sets Date for Special Stockholder Meeting to Vote on Liberty
Global Transaction 


DENVER, May 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. ("UGC" or "the
Company") (NASDAQ:UCOMA), announced that it has set June 14, 2005 as the date
for its special stockholders meeting to vote on the previously announced
business combination of UGC with Liberty Media International, Inc. ("LMI")
under a new parent company named Liberty Global, Inc. ("Liberty Global").
Holders of record of UGC common stock as of 5:00 p.m., New York time, on May 3,
2005, the record date, will be entitled to vote at the UGC special meeting. The
special meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 7800 E. Tufts
Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237 on June 14, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. local time.  The
Company anticipates that the joint proxy statement/prospectus with respect to
the special meeting, together with a form of election, will be mailed on May 9,
2005 to UGC stockholders of record on the record date.

About UnitedGlobalCom

UGC is a leading international provider of video, voice, and broadband Internet
services with operations in 16 countries, including 13 countries in Europe. 
Based on the Company's operating statistics at December 31, 2004, UGC's
networks reached approximately 16.0 million homes passed and served over 11.6
million RGUs, including approximately 9.5 million video subscribers, 1.4
million broadband Internet subscribers, and 803,500 telephone subscribers.

Additional Information

Liberty Global has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a
definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed business
combination between LMI and UGC.  UGC STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE
URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.  Investors may
obtain a copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other
documents related to the business combination free of charge at the SEC's
website (http://www.sec.gov/).  In addition, copies of the definitive joint
proxy statement/prospectus and other related documents filed by the parties to
the merger may be obtained free of charge by directing a request to
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., 4643 South Ulster Street, Suite 1300, Denver, Colorado
80237, Attention: Investor Relations Department, telephone: [phone].

Participants in Solicitation

The directors and executive officers of UGC and other persons may be deemed to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed
business combination.  Information regarding UGC's directors and executive
officers and other participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of
their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is
available in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus contained in the
above-referenced Registration Statement.

  Please visit http://www.unitedglobal.com/ for further information or contact:

   Richard S.L. Abbott
   Investor Relations - UGC
   [phone]
   Email: 

   Claire Appleby
   Investor Relations - Europe
   [phone]
   Email: 

   Bert Holtkamp
   Corporate Communications - UGC Europe
   + 31 (0) 20 778 9447
   

DATASOURCE: UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.



CONTACT:  Richard S.L. Abbott, Investor Relations - UGC, [phone],

, or Claire Appleby, Investor Relations - Europe,

[phone], , or Bert Holtkamp, Corporate

Communications - UGC Europe, + 31 (0) 20 778 9447,

, all of UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.

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