Windstream 2015 Annual Report Download - page 11

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PROXY STATEMENT
Why am I receiving Windstream’s Annual Meeting materials?
Windstream Holdings, Inc. (“Windstream” or the “Company”) delivered these materials to you in connection
with Windstream’s solicitation of proxies for use at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”)
to be held on May 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (central time), and at any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof. These
materials were first sent or made available to stockholders on April 1, 2016. You are invited to join the Annual
Meeting via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WIN16 and are requested to vote on the proposals
described in this proxy statement (this “Proxy Statement”).
Why did I receive a notice of online availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of Windstream’s Annual
Meeting materials, or vice versa?
In accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are
providing online access to the Annual Meeting materials over the internet to many of our stockholders (other than
those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery or to whom we have elected to furnish a full set of
materials). We mailed to these stockholders a notice of online availability of proxy materials containing instructions
on how to access the Annual Meeting materials, including this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Annual Report”), and to vote online, as well as instructions on
obtaining a paper copy of the materials, including a proxy card. The notice also instructs stockholders on how to
request delivery of proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by e-mail on an ongoing basis for future
stockholder meetings. All stockholders who did not receive this notice will receive a full set of the Annual Meeting
materials in printed form by mail or electronically by e-mail.
What is included in Windstream’s Annual Meeting materials?
The Annual Meeting materials include:
• This Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting;
• Windstream’s Annual Report; and
• If you received a full set of Windstream’s Annual Meeting materials, the proxy card or, if you are a
beneficial owner of shares held in street name, a voting instruction form.
What items will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
Stockholders will vote on six items at the Annual Meeting as summarized in the Notice for the Annual Meeting
accompanying this Proxy Statement. We encourage you to vote in advance on the six items. Two of the six items
(ProposalNos.4and5)areimportantcorporategovernanceproposalswhichrequiretheaffirmativevoteof66⅔%
of our outstanding shares. If you do not vote, it will have the effect of a vote AGAINST these proposals.