SEC Form 4 · accession 0001102541-17-000024
EarthLink Holdings, LLC · ELNK
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John T Dobbins
Officer — EVP, Network Ops and Carrier
Period of report
Feb 27, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Feb 27, 2017 · 4:26 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001102541
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Feb 27, 2017 | D | 77,045 | — | D | 0 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retstricted Stock UnitsF1 | — | Feb 27, 2017 | D | 174,458 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 174,458 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Disposition pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 5, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among EarthLink, Windstream Holdings Corp. ("Windstream"), Europa Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub 1") and Europa Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub 2") whereby Merger Sub 1 merged with and into EarthLink with EarthLink surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Windstream (the "Merger") and, immediately thereafter, EarthLink merged with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Windstream with the Merger being a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(e). Upon completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of EarthLink common stock was converted into 0.818 shares of Windstream common stock and each outstanding restricted stock unit of EarthLink was assumed by Windstream and converted into 0.818 restricted stock units of Windstream.