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(3) These amounts represent payments made under the short-term incentive plan on performance in 2013. The
payments were paid on February 28, 2014. More discussion regarding the targets and results can be found in
the section titled “Short-Term Cash Incentive Payment” in the CD&A.
(4) Pension plan values for Messrs. Gardner, Thomas and Whittington decreased $371,836, $27,216, and $14,287,
respectively during 2013. Messrs. Works and Fletcher do not participate in the pension plan.
(5) The amounts shown in this column are comprised of (i) company matching contributions under the Windstream
401(k) Plan and the Windstream 2007 Deferred Compensation Plan, (ii) imputed income for value over $50,000
of life insurance coverage provided by Windstream, (iii) the valuation of the individual’s personal use of the
Company plane based on the incremental cost to Windstream of such usage, which primarily includes costs
for fuel, maintenance charges allocable to such use, and contract-pilot charges and excludes depreciation of the
aircraft, general maintenance, compensation of Windstream’s employee pilots and other general charges related
to ownership of the aircraft, and (iv) other is predominately made up of healthy rewards program incentives
(which are generally available to all employees) and cell phone allowances, in each case for and on behalf of the
named officers as follows:
Name Year
Company
Contributions
to Plans ($)
Imputed Life
Insurance,
Aircraft Use,
and Other ($) Total ($)
Jeffery R. Gardner 2013 87,618 3,222 90,840
2012 114,334 2,773 117,107
2011 129,334 3,413 132,747
Anthony W. Thomas 2013 30,800 25,499 56,299
2012 39,443 14,151 53,594
2011 39,608 3,688 43,296
Brent Whittington 2013 43,688 3,322 47,010
2012 52,892 21,987 74,879
2011 59,263 22,571 81,834
John P. Fletcher 2013 34,400 17,971 52,371
2012 41,175 18,436 59,611
2011 44,272 9,857 54,129
J. David Works, Jr. 2013 28,036 10,769 38,805
(6) Mr. Works was not a NEO in 2012 or 2011.
Information On Plan-Based Awards
The following table shows information regarding grants of plan-based awards, including equity and non-equity
incentive plans, made by Windstream during 2013 to the individuals named below. All equity grants made in 2013
were made pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. All non-equity grants made in 2013
were made pursuant to Windstream’s short-term cash incentive plans described in the section titled “Short-Term
Cash Incentive Payments” in the CD&A.