Windstream Holdings Investor Presentation — August 2019

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2Q19 Earnings Presentation

August 8, 2019Windstream Holdings, Inc. claims the protection of the safe- harbor for forward -looking statements contained in the Private Secur ities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward -looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,”

“forecast” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Forward- looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events and

results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward- looking statements.

Forward -looking statements include, but are not limited to, projections regarding our 2019 Financial Plan; certain revenue and c ontribution margin trends in our

business units; expected sales growth and opportunities in strategic products and services and expansion of these products for o ur small and medium sized business

customers; increasing broadband penetration levels and availability of faster broadband speeds to more households within our service areas; benefits of Project Excel

and other activities to drive broadband speeds; expected net growth our broadband subscribers; anticipated benefits of the resul ts of the recent fixed wireless

spectrum auction; statements concerning the current arrangement and related payments with Uniti Group, Inc.; expectations regarding expense management

activities, including interconnection expense, and the timing and benefit of such activities; and any other statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations and

intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements, along with other forward- looking statements reg arding Windstream’s overall business