Uniti Group (UNIT) director updates holdings post-merger on Form 4

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Form 4 overview: Director Scott G. Bruce reported the mandatory exchange of his Uniti Group LLC (“Old Uniti”) shares on 1 Aug 2025, the closing date of the Windstream/New Uniti merger.

Under the merger terms, every Old Uniti share converted into 0.6029 share of New Uniti common stock plus cash for fractional shares. The event is coded “D” (disposition) because Old Uniti stock was surrendered, yet no open-market trade occurred and no price is shown. After the conversion Bruce holds 212,334 New Uniti shares directly; no derivative positions were disclosed.

This filing documents completion of the previously announced May 2024 merger mechanics and aligns insider ownership with the new capital structure. It does not represent a discretionary buy or sell transaction and is therefore operationally informative but valuation-neutral.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Mandatory share conversion; insider now holds 212,334 UNIT shares—neutral signal.

The Form 4 confirms mechanical exchange of Old Uniti equity into New Uniti at the stipulated 0.6029 ratio. No price data, no cash sale, and no change in economic exposure, so market impact is negligible. The disclosure mainly assures investors that insider ownership has been correctly rolled into the post-merger entity.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Filing evidences completion of merger conditions; standard compliance.

By documenting the conversion and updated share count, the board member meets Section 16 obligations. Absence of 10b5-1 notation implies no trading plan was used, further underscoring that this is a structural event rather than active trading. Governance takeaway: insider reporting remains timely and accurate.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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X

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bruce Scott G.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE

SUITE A

(Street)

LITTLE ROCK AR 72202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Uniti Group LLC [ UNIT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON STOCK	08/01/2025		D		212,334(1)(2)(3)	D	(1)(2)(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 1, 2025, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 3, 2024, by and between Uniti Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (f/k/a Uniti Group Inc.) ("Old Uniti"), New Windstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Windstream") (as successor to Windstream Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company), New Uniti HoldCo LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and New Windstream Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Windstream, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 17, 2024, (i) each share of Old Uniti common stock

2. (Footnote 1 continued) ("Old Uniti Common Stock") held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive 0.6029 shares of common stock of Uniti Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Windstream Parent, Inc.) ("New Uniti Common Stock"), together with cash in lieu of fractional shares of New Uniti Common Stock, and (ii) each award of restricted shares of Old Uniti Common Stock held by the reporting person (each, an "Old Uniti Restricted Stock Award") was converted into an award of restricted shares of New Uniti Common Stock (each, a "New Uniti Restricted Stock Award") subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Old Uniti Restricted Stock Award, with the number of shares of New Uniti Common Stock subject to such New Uniti Restricted Stock Award equal to the product of

3. (Footnote 2 continued) (x) the number of shares of Old Uniti Common Stock subject to the corresponding Old Uniti Restricted Stock Award and (y) 0.6029 (rounded up or down to the nearest whole share). Cash in lieu of fractional shares of New Uniti Common Stock will be calculated by multiplying the closing sale price of a share of New Uniti Common Stock on Nasdaq on August 4, 2025 by the fraction of a share of New Uniti Common Stock to which the reporting person would otherwise have been entitled, without interest and subject to any withholding of taxes.

	/s/ SCOTT G. BRUCE BY: DANIEL L. HEARD, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT	08/04/2025
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