Uniti Group Completes Merger with Windstream

SEC Filing 8-K (0000950103-25-009717)

On August 1, 2025, Uniti Group Inc. completed its merger with Windstream, resulting in both companies becoming indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Uniti. Legacy Uniti stockholders received 0.6029 shares of Uniti common stock per share held, giving them approximately 62% ownership of the combined company. The merger also involved the conversion of Uniti’s convertible senior notes into Uniti common stock. Uniti plans to combine the indebtedness of Legacy Uniti and Windstream under a single organizational silo by August 4, 2025. The New Uniti Common Stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker 'UNIT.' The merger marks a significant restructuring, with Uniti ceasing to be a real estate investment trust (REIT) and converting to a limited liability company.