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): September 12, 2002 United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) The Netherlands (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-25365 (Commission File Number) 98-0191997 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) Boeing Avenue 53 1119 PE, Schiphol Rijk The Netherlands (Address and zip code of principal executive offices) (31) 20-778-9840 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 5. Other Events On September 12, 2002, United Pan-Europe Communications N.V. (the "Company") confirmed (i) that it is continuing its negotiations with UnitedGlobalCom ("UGC") and a bondholder committee regarding the plan for the recapitalisation of the Company, (ii) that the bank lenders and UGC have extended until September 23, 2002 the waivers of the defaults arising as a result of the Company's decision not to make interest payments under its outstanding 10 7/8% Senior Notes due 2009, 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2010, 11 1/2% Senior Notes due 2010, 10 7/8% Senior Notes due 2007 and 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009 and (iii) that it is negotiating with the bank lenders and UGC for a longer extension of the waivers of the defaults. The terms of the waivers remain unchanged from those announced on March 4, 2002. SIGNATURES 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. UNITED PAN-EUROPE COMMUNICATIONS N.V. By: /s/ ANTON A.M. TUIJTEN ---------------------- Name: Anton A.M. Tuijten Title: Member of the Board of Management and General Counsel Dated: September 12, 2002