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Andrew Einhorn is the brother of Eric Einhorn, who is Senior Vice President-Government Affairs and an
executive officer of Windstream. Andrew Einhorn served as an Account Executive – Interconnect-ISG during 2013.
For 2013, Windstream paid Andrew Einhorn total compensation of $116,382, comprised of salary, commissions, the
value of restricted stock granted during 2013, Company contribution to the Windstream 401K plan, and Windstream’s
portion of healthcare premiums.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires Windstream’s directors and executive officers, and persons who
own more than ten percent of Windstream’s Common Stock, to file with the SEC and NASDAQ initial reports of
ownership and reports of changes in ownership of that Common Stock. To Windstream’s knowledge, based solely
upon a review of copies of reports provided by those individuals to Windstream and written representations of those
individuals that no other reports were required with respect to the year ended December 31, 2013, Windstream
believes that all of the foregoing filing requirements applicable to its directors, executive officers, and greater-than-
ten percent beneficial owners have been met.
ANNUAL REPORT
The 2013 Annual Report accompanies this proxy statement, which incorporates a copy of Windstream’s 2013
Form 10-K report, including the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedules thereto.
For stockholders who elect to receive proxy materials by mail and not electronic delivery, only one copy of
this proxy statement, and the accompanying Annual Report, is being delivered to such stockholders who share an
address, unless Windstream has received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. Windstream will
promptly deliver a separate copy of this proxy statement and the accompanying Annual Report to any stockholder at a
shared address to which a single copy of those documents has been delivered by mail upon the written or oral request
from that stockholder to Windstream at the address provided below or by calling [phone]. Any stockholder
sharing a single copy of the proxy statement and Annual Report who wishes to receive a separate distribution by mail
of Windstream’s proxy statement and Annual Report in the future and stockholders sharing an address and receiving
by mail multiple copies of Windstream’s proxy statement and Annual Report who wish to share a single copy of
those documents in the future should also notify Windstream at: Investor Relations, Windstream Corporation, 4001
Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212.
OTHER MATTERS
The management and the Board of Directors of Windstream do not know of any other matters that may come
before the meeting. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, however, it is the intention of the persons
named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their judgment on those matters.
Windstream will bear the cost of solicitation of proxies. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be
solicited by officers, directors, and employees of Windstream, personally or by telephone or electronic means. In the
event the management of Windstream deems it advisable, Windstream may engage the services of an independent
proxy solicitation firm to aid in the solicitation of proxies. The fees paid by Windstream, in the event of such an
engagement, likely would not exceed $20,000. Windstream will pay persons holding stock in their names or those
of their nominees for their expenses in sending soliciting material to their principals in accordance with applicable
regulations.
The material referred to in this Proxy Statement under the caption “Audit Committee Report” shall not be
deemed soliciting material or otherwise deemed filed and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by any general
statement of incorporation by reference in any filings made under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Dated: March 25, 2014 By Order of the Board of Directors,
John P. Fletcher,
Secretary