UNITED STATES
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): April 30, 2015 (April 24, 2015)
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter | State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization | Commission File Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | |||
Windstream Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 001-32422 | 46-2847717 | |||
Windstream Services, LLC | Delaware | 001-36093 | 20-0792300 | |||
4001 Rodney Parham Road | ||||
Little Rock, Arkansas | 72212 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(501) 748-7000 | ||||
(Registrants' telephone number, including area code) | ||||
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
As previously announced in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2015, Windstream Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) has completed its plan to separate its business into two separate and independent publicly traded companies through the distribution of shares of common stock of Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (“CS&L”) to Holdings stockholders (the “Spin-Off”). The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of Holdings giving effect to the Spin-Off required by Article 11 of Regulation S-X, and the related notes thereto, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
(d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Pro Forma Financial Information | |
SIGNATURE
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.
WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC. | WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC | |||||||
By: | /s/ John P. Fletcher | By: | /s/ John P. Fletcher | |||||
Name: | John P. Fletcher | Name: | John P. Fletcher | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
April 30, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Pro Forma Financial Information | |