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): March 5, 2003

                      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)



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Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (c)    Exhibits.

                  Exhibit Number        Description

                  99.1                  Order Authorizing (A) Transfer of Shares
                                        of SBS Broadcasting S.A. to the Company,
                                        (B) Sale of Shares and (C) Assumption
                                        and Assignment of Related Agreement.

                  99.2                  Motion for Order Authorizing (A)
                                        Transfer of Shares of SBS Broadcasting
                                        S.A. to the Company, (B) Sale of Shares
                                        and (C) Assumption and Assignment of
                                        Related Agreement, together with Exhibit
                                        A (Form of Purchase and Sale
                                        Agreement).*

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

     As previously reported, on February 12, 2003, United Pan-Europe
Communications N.V. (the "Company") filed a motion (the "Motion") with the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, (the "U.S.
Bankruptcy Court") for an order authorizing the transfer of shares of SBS
Broadcasting S.A. ("SBS"), a joint stock company organized and existing under
the laws of Luxembourg, to the Company from one of its non-debtor subsidiaries,
and the sale by the Company of the SBS shares to a subsidiary of
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., the indirect parent of the Company. A copy of the Motion
is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and may also be obtained from the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court's website located at http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov.


     On March 5, 2003, following a hearing, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court authorized
the transfer of shares of SBS to the Company from one of its non-debtor
subsidiaries, and the sale by the Company of the SBS shares to a subsidiary of
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. The Company intends to sell 6,000,000 common shares of
SBS, representing a 21.2% ownership stake in SBS, for Euro 100,000,000.
Following the hearing and the issuance of the order, the parties will execute
the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Sale Agreement").

     It is anticipated that the proposed sale of the SBS shares will be on
substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the Sale Agreement. The
material provisions of the Sale Agreement are as follows:

     GENERAL TERMS:           The Company shall sell and convey the SBS shares
                              to the purchaser and the purchaser shall purchase
                              the SBS shares from the Company.

     PURCHASE PRICE:          The purchase price for the SBS Shares shall be

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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2003.

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                              euro 100,000,000 in cash on closing.

     CONDITIONS:              The sale of the SBS shares is subject to, inter
                              alia, the entry of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's
                              order approving the sale.

     CLOSING:                 The closing of the sale shall take place two
                              business days before the Effective Date (as
                              defined in the Second Amended Chapter 11 Plan of
                              Reorganization jointly proposed by the Company and
                              New UPC, Inc. ("New UPC"), dated January 7, 2003
                              and filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on
                              January 9, 2003 (the "Second Amended Plan"), as
                              modified by the First Modifications to the Second
                              Amended Plan, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
                              on February 19, 2003 (the "Modifications," and the
                              Second Amended Plan, as modified by the
                              Modifications, the "U.S. Plan"), unless an earlier
                              date is specified by the purchaser.

          The proceeds from the sale of the SBS shares will reduce the Maximum
Subscription Amount (as defined in the U.S. Plan). As a result, if the sale of
the SBS shares closes prior to the Effective Date, the Company's creditors will
not be able to subscribe for any shares of New UPC's common stock pursuant to
the New UPC Equity Purchase Rights (as defined in the U.S. Plan).

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                                   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:  March 5, 2003

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description

99.1                Order Authorizing (A) Transfer of Shares of SBS Broadcasting
                    S.A. to the Company, (B) Sale of Shares and (C) Assumption
                    and Assignment of Related Agreement.

99.2                Motion for Order Authorizing (A) Transfer of Shares of SBS
                    Broadcasting S.A. to the Company, (B) Sale of Shares and (C)
                    Assumption and Assignment of Related Agreement, together
                    with Exhibit A (Form of Purchase and Sale Agreement).*


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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2003.

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