UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2017
EARTHLINK HOLDINGS, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-15605 |
| 46-4228084 |
(State of Incorporation) |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
1170 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Georgia |
| 30309 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
(404) 815-0770 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
EARTHLINK HOLDINGS CORP.
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the joint press release, dated February 27, 2017, announcing the closing of the previously announced merger of EarthLink Holdings Corp. into a subsidiary of Windstream Holdings, Inc. is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
| Description |
99.1 |
| Press Release, dated February 27, 2017. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EARTHLINK HOLDINGS, LLC (as successor by | |
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| By: | /s/ Kristi Moody |
| Name: | Kristi Moody |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, |
Date: February 27, 2017