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 17, 2017 (April 13, 2017)
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 | |||
4001 Rodney Parham Road | ||||
Little Rock, Arkansas | 72212 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(501) 748-7000 | ||||
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code) | ||||
N/A | ||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 13, 2017, Windstream Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Windstream”), and Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Broadview”), issued a joint press release announcing the execution of a definitive agreement pursuant to which Windstream will acquire Broadview in an all-cash transaction valued at $227.5 million.
A copy of the joint press release issued by Windstream and Broadview is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is filed with this report:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release issued by Windstream and Broadview, dated April 13, 2017 | |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Moody |
Name: | Kristi Moody |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Dated: April 17, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release issued by Windstream and Broadview, dated April 13, 2017 | |