Sec Form 3 Filing - Elliott Investment Management L.P. @ Windstream Parent, Inc. - 2025-08-01

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Elliott Investment Management L.P. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Windstream Parent, Inc. [ UNIT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/01/2025 (Street) WEST PALM BEACH, FL33401 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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, par value $.0001 per share 52,910,291 I See footnote ( 1 ) Series A Preferred Stock ( 2 ) 337,538.59 I See footnote ( 1 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock $ 0.01 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 10,307,199 I See footnote ( 1 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Elliott Investment Management L.P. 360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR WEST PALM BEACH, FL33401 X Signatures Elliott Investment Management L.P. /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President 08/01/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 3 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("EIM" or the "Reporting Person"), which serves as the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International", and together with Elliott and their respective subsidiaries, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to the securities held by the Elliott Funds. Elliott Investment Management GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("EIM GP"), is the sole general partner of EIM. Paul E. Singer is the sole managing member of EIM GP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. ( 2 )Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at the applicable dividend rate on the liquidation preference per share of the Series A Preferred Stock, payable quarterly in cash or compounded by adding to the liquidation preference of Series A Preferred Stock, at the option of the Issuer. The full terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, including certain redemption rights associated therewith, are set forth in the Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock, included as Annex A to the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of August 1, 2025, included as Exhibit 3.1 of the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2025. ( 3 )The warrants are exercisable beginning on the third anniversary of the date of issuance, or, if earlier, upon any change of control of the Issuer or the redemption of the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock. Under the terms of the warrants, the Issuer will settle all exercises of the warrants on a cashless basis. The warrants will expire on the tenth anniversary of the initial issuance date thereof.

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