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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): June 11, 2021

 

Uniti Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   001-36708   46-5230630

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission 

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer 

Identification No.)

 

10802 Executive Center Drive

Benton Building Suite 300

Little Rock, Arkansas

  72211
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (501) 850-0820

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock UNIT The NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Uniti Group Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide certain financial information of Windstream Holdings II, LLC, successor in interest to Windstream Holdings, Inc., and consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “Windstream”) as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The financial information was provided to the Company by Windstream; the Company did not assist in the preparation or review of this financial information and makes no representation as to its accuracy.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  Description of Exhibit
     
     
99.1   Select Windstream financial information as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2021
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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.

 

Date: June 11, 2021 UNITI GROUP INC.
   
  By: /s/ Daniel L. Heard
    Name: Daniel L. Heard
    Title: Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1