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of the Company airplane (which for Mr. Thomas totaled $26,325), (iv) healthy rewards program incentives
(which are generally available to all employees), and (v) cell phone allowances. Also included in these amounts
for Mr. Gunderman is $40,000 paid in connection with his service as interim Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer; and for Mr. Whittington are a $1,600,000 separation payment and $36,635 payment for accrued
and unused vacation each paid in connection with his resignation in 2014. The value of an individual’s use
of the Company airplane as reported in this column is based on the incremental cost to Windstream of such
usage which includes costs for fuel, maintenance charges allocable to such use, and contract-pilot charges but
excludes depreciation of the aircraft, general maintenance, compensation of Windstream’s employee pilots and
other general charges related to ownership of the aircraft.
(6) Messrs. Gunderman and Eichler were not NEOs in 2012 or 2013 and Mr. Works was not a NEO in 2012.
(7) Does not include $3,000,000 severance payment made in fiscal 2015.
GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
The following table shows information regarding grants of plan-based awards, including equity and non-equity
incentive plans, made by Windstream during 2014 to the individuals named below. All equity grants made in 2014
were made pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. All non-equity grants made in 2014
were made pursuant to Windstream’s short-term cash incentive plans described in the section titled “Short-Term
Cash Incentive Payments” in the CD&A.
Name
Grant
Date
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Award
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
All Other
Stock Awards:
Number
of Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#) (7)
Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($)
(11)
Threshold
($)
Target
($)
Maximum
($)
Threshold
(#)
Target
(#)
Maximum
(#)
Anthony W. Thomas 3/6/14 227,500 455,000 910,000 15,282 (1) 30,563 (1) 45,845 (4) 375,004
3/6/14 9,344 (2) 18,688 (2) 28,032 (5) 229,302
3/6/14 10,316 (3) 20,632 (3) 30,948 (6) 253,155
3/6/14 91,687 (8) 750,000
12/19/14 115,874 (9) 999,992
Robert E. Gunderman 3/6/14 59,468 118,935 237,870 3,057 (1) 6,113 (1) 9,170 (4) 75,002
3/6/14 2,124 (2) 4,247 (2) 6,371 (5) 52,115
3/6/14 18,337 (8) 149,997
12/19/14 57,937 (10) 499,996
John P. Fletcher 3/6/14 206,000 412,000 824,000 12,225 (1) 24,450 (1) 36,675 (4) 300,002
3/6/14 9,344 (2) 18,688 (2) 28,032 (5) 229,302
3/6/14 10,316 (3) 20,632 (3) 30,948 (6) 253,155
3/6/14 73,349 (8) 599,994
J. David Works, Jr. 3/6/14 186,000 372,000 744,000 7,641 (1) 15,281 (1) 22,922 (4) 187,494
3/6/14 5,309 (2) 10,618 (2) 15,927 (5) 130,283
3/6/14 4,689 (3) 9,378 (3) 14,067 (6) 115,068
3/6/14 45,843 (8) 374,995
John C. Eichler 3/6/14 58,000 116,000 232,000 2,649 (1) 5,298 (1) 7,947 (4) 65,006
3/6/14 2,209 (2) 4,417 (2) 6,626 (5) 54,201
3/6/14 1,407 (3) 2,813 (3) 4,220 (6) 34,520
3/6/14 15,892 (8) 129,996
Jeffery R. Gardner 3/6/14 675,000 1,350,000 2,700,000 94,743 (1) 189,486 (1) 284,229 (4) 2,324,993
3/6/14 69,657 (2) 139,313 (2) 208,970 (5) 1,709,375
3/6/14 54,930 (3) 109,860 (3) 164,790 (6) 1,347,982
Brent Whittington 3/6/14 254,000 508,000 1,016,000 16,300 (1) 32,600 (1) 48,900 (4) 400,002
3/6/14 12,742 (2) 25,484 (2) 38,226 (5) 312,689
3/6/14 14,068 (3) 28,135 (3) 42,202 (6) 345,212
3/6/14 97,799 (8) 799,996