{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"50836","rtpr_id":"nBw6YxC0Da","ticker":"LILA","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["LILA"],"title":"LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES KEY DATES REGARDING SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF SERIES A PREFERENCE SHARES TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-01T13:00:01.433Z","article_body":"LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES KEY DATES REGARDING SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF SERIES\nA PREFERENCE SHARES TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS\n\nLiberty Latin America Ltd\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com%2F&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=Liberty+Latin+America+Ltd&index=1&md5=62eaf28f86c3d3e18c6aafaf757dd55a)\n. (\"Liberty Latin America\") (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today\nannounced the following key dates regarding its special dividend of 9.0% Fixed\nRate Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Series A Preference Shares, US $0.01 par\nvalue per share (the “Preference Shares”), to common shareholders:\n\n\n * Record date — June 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time\n\n\n\nInvestors who hold common shares of Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ: LILA and\nLILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) on the record date will be entitled to receive the\nspecial dividend of Preference Shares so long as they continue to hold such\ncommon shares through the distribution date (defined below) of the Preference\nShares. As a result of “due bill” trading procedures, those investors\nacquiring common shares of Liberty Latin America after the record date who\ncontinue to hold such common shares through the distribution date of the\nPreference Shares will also be entitled to receive the special dividend of\nPreference Shares.\n\n\n * “When-issued” market opens for Preference Shares — June 1, 2026\n\n\n\nThe “when-issued” market for the Preference Shares will begin on the\nNasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LILPV. Investors are able to\ntrade Preference Shares prior to the distribution date in this market, with\nsuch trades of Preference Shares settling on June 17, 2026 as further\nspecified below.\n\n\n * Ex-distribution “when-issued” markets open for LILA and LILAK common\nshares — June 1, 2026\n\n\n\nThe ex-distribution “when-issued” markets for LILA and LILAK common shares\nwill begin on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols LILAV and\nLILAKV, respectively. Investors are able to trade LILA and LILAK common shares\nin these markets without the entitlement to receive the special dividend of\nPreference Shares. Conversely, investors who trade LILA and LILAK common\nshares in the regular-way markets for LILA and LILAK common shares will be\nentitled to receive the special dividend of Preference Shares under the “due\nbill” trading procedures; provided, that they hold such common shares\nthrough the distribution date of the Preference Shares.\n\n\n * Distribution date for Preference Shares and closing of “when-issued”\nmarkets — June 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time\n\n\n\nThe date of distribution of the Preference Shares, and the last day of\n“when-issued” markets for the Preference Shares and the ex-distribution\n“when-issued” markets for LILA and LILAK common shares.\n\n\n * Ex-dividend date and commencement of regular-way trading of Preference Shares\n— June 17, 2026\n\n\n\nThe ex-dividend date for the special dividend of Preference Shares and the\ncommencement of regular-way trading for Preference Shares. This is also the\ndate of settlement for “when-issued” trades of Preference Shares and for\nex-dividend “when-issued” trades of LILA and LILAK common shares.\n\nThis press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute\nan offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any\nsale of any securities referred to in this press release in any state or\njurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful\nprior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state\nor jurisdiction. For further information, please visit www.lla.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lla.com&index=2&md5=a33a3045d46f25827def2e03c70f0599)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements\nabout the special dividend, as well as the “when-issued” trading and\nex-dividend dates. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by these statements. These risk and uncertainties include\nregulatory matters affecting our businesses, continued access to capital on\nterms acceptable to Liberty Latin America, satisfaction of the conditions to\nthe distribution of the Series A Preference Shares, changes in law and\ngovernment regulations, the availability of investment opportunities, and\ngeneral market conditions, and other factors detailed from time to time in our\nfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most\nrecently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any\nobligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our\nexpectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or\ncircumstances on which any such statement is based.\n\nABOUT LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD.\n\nLiberty Latin America is a leading communications company operating in over 20\ncountries across Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands\nBTC, Flow, Liberty, and Más Móvil. The communications and entertainment\nservices that we offer to our residential and business customers in the region\ninclude digital video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services. Our\nbusiness products and services include enterprise-grade connectivity, data\ncenter, hosting and managed solutions, as well as information technology\nsolutions with customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to\ninternational companies and governmental agencies. In addition, Liberty Latin\nAmerica operates a subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that\nconnects over 30 markets in the region.\n\nLiberty Latin America has three separate classes of common shares, which are\ntraded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols “LILA” (Class\nA) and “LILAK” (Class C), and on the OTC link under the symbol “LILAB”\n(Class B).\n\nFor more information, please visit www.lla.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com%2F&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lla.com&index=3&md5=994658ab00c3e17626b4f31e27e7bdc5)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601537912/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601537912/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations: \n\nSoomit Datta ir@lla.com (mailto:ir@lla.com)\n\nCorporate Communications: \n\nMichael Coakley llacommunications@lla.com (mailto:llacommunications@lla.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6YxC0Da","title":"LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES KEY DATES REGARDING SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF SERIES A PREFERENCE SHARES TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"LILA","created":"2026-06-01T13:00:01.433Z","tickers":["LILA"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES KEY DATES REGARDING SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF SERIES\nA PREFERENCE SHARES TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS\n\nLiberty Latin America Ltd\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com%2F&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=Liberty+Latin+America+Ltd&index=1&md5=62eaf28f86c3d3e18c6aafaf757dd55a)\n. (\"Liberty Latin America\") (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) today\nannounced the following key dates regarding its special dividend of 9.0% Fixed\nRate Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Series A Preference Shares, US $0.01 par\nvalue per share (the “Preference Shares”), to common shareholders:\n\n\n * Record date — June 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time\n\n\n\nInvestors who hold common shares of Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ: LILA and\nLILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) on the record date will be entitled to receive the\nspecial dividend of Preference Shares so long as they continue to hold such\ncommon shares through the distribution date (defined below) of the Preference\nShares. As a result of “due bill” trading procedures, those investors\nacquiring common shares of Liberty Latin America after the record date who\ncontinue to hold such common shares through the distribution date of the\nPreference Shares will also be entitled to receive the special dividend of\nPreference Shares.\n\n\n * “When-issued” market opens for Preference Shares — June 1, 2026\n\n\n\nThe “when-issued” market for the Preference Shares will begin on the\nNasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LILPV. Investors are able to\ntrade Preference Shares prior to the distribution date in this market, with\nsuch trades of Preference Shares settling on June 17, 2026 as further\nspecified below.\n\n\n * Ex-distribution “when-issued” markets open for LILA and LILAK common\nshares — June 1, 2026\n\n\n\nThe ex-distribution “when-issued” markets for LILA and LILAK common shares\nwill begin on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols LILAV and\nLILAKV, respectively. Investors are able to trade LILA and LILAK common shares\nin these markets without the entitlement to receive the special dividend of\nPreference Shares. Conversely, investors who trade LILA and LILAK common\nshares in the regular-way markets for LILA and LILAK common shares will be\nentitled to receive the special dividend of Preference Shares under the “due\nbill” trading procedures; provided, that they hold such common shares\nthrough the distribution date of the Preference Shares.\n\n\n * Distribution date for Preference Shares and closing of “when-issued”\nmarkets — June 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time\n\n\n\nThe date of distribution of the Preference Shares, and the last day of\n“when-issued” markets for the Preference Shares and the ex-distribution\n“when-issued” markets for LILA and LILAK common shares.\n\n\n * Ex-dividend date and commencement of regular-way trading of Preference Shares\n— June 17, 2026\n\n\n\nThe ex-dividend date for the special dividend of Preference Shares and the\ncommencement of regular-way trading for Preference Shares. This is also the\ndate of settlement for “when-issued” trades of Preference Shares and for\nex-dividend “when-issued” trades of LILA and LILAK common shares.\n\nThis press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute\nan offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any\nsale of any securities referred to in this press release in any state or\njurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful\nprior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state\nor jurisdiction. For further information, please visit www.lla.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lla.com&index=2&md5=a33a3045d46f25827def2e03c70f0599)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements\nabout the special dividend, as well as the “when-issued” trading and\nex-dividend dates. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by these statements. These risk and uncertainties include\nregulatory matters affecting our businesses, continued access to capital on\nterms acceptable to Liberty Latin America, satisfaction of the conditions to\nthe distribution of the Series A Preference Shares, changes in law and\ngovernment regulations, the availability of investment opportunities, and\ngeneral market conditions, and other factors detailed from time to time in our\nfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most\nrecently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any\nobligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any\nforward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our\nexpectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or\ncircumstances on which any such statement is based.\n\nABOUT LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD.\n\nLiberty Latin America is a leading communications company operating in over 20\ncountries across Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands\nBTC, Flow, Liberty, and Más Móvil. The communications and entertainment\nservices that we offer to our residential and business customers in the region\ninclude digital video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services. Our\nbusiness products and services include enterprise-grade connectivity, data\ncenter, hosting and managed solutions, as well as information technology\nsolutions with customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to\ninternational companies and governmental agencies. In addition, Liberty Latin\nAmerica operates a subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that\nconnects over 30 markets in the region.\n\nLiberty Latin America has three separate classes of common shares, which are\ntraded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols “LILA” (Class\nA) and “LILAK” (Class C), and on the OTC link under the symbol “LILAB”\n(Class B).\n\nFor more information, please visit www.lla.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lla.com%2F&esheet=54544958&newsitemid=20260601537912&lan=en-US&anchor=www.lla.com&index=3&md5=994658ab00c3e17626b4f31e27e7bdc5)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601537912/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601537912/en/)\n\nInvestor Relations: \n\nSoomit Datta ir@lla.com (mailto:ir@lla.com)\n\nCorporate Communications: \n\nMichael Coakley llacommunications@lla.com (mailto:llacommunications@lla.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-01T13:00:01.645986832Z","server_sent_at_ms":1780318801645},"received_at":"2026-06-01T13:00:01.846Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260601537912/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"40268","press_release_id":"50836","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Diversified Telecommunication Services","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Liberty Latin America announced the key dates for its special dividend of Series A Preference Shares to common shareholders.\n\nThe record date is June 1, 2026, and the distribution date is June 16, 2026.\n\nThe 'when-issued' market for the new preference shares (LILPV) opens June 1, with regular-way trading commencing on the ex-dividend date of June 17, 2026.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine date announcement for LILA preference share distribution."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"preference_share_par_value":"$0.01","preference_share_dividend_rate":"9.0%"}},"quotedText":"Investors who hold common shares of Liberty Latin America on the record date will be entitled to receive the special dividend of Preference Shares so long as they continue to hold such common shares through the distribution date","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Soomit Datta","role":"Investor Relations"},{"name":"Michael Coakley","role":"Corporate Communications"}],"products":["Series A Preference Shares","BTC","Flow","Liberty","Más Móvil"],"companies":[{"name":"Liberty Latin America Ltd","ticker":"LILA","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Liberty Latin America Ltd","ticker":"LILAK","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Liberty Latin America Ltd","ticker":"LILAB","relationship":"filer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$0.01","context":"par value per preference share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"This is a routine administrative press release announcing key dates for a previously announced special dividend of preference shares. 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