<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-25-003333.txt : 20250801
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-25-003333
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250801
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Elliott Investment Management L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001791786
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42779
		FILM NUMBER:		251177629

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			WEST PALM BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-974-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			WEST PALM BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33401

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Windstream Parent, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002020795
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		838 WALKER ROAD, SUITE 21-2
		CITY:			DOVER
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19904
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1-866-716-0184

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		838 WALKER ROAD, SUITE 21-2
		CITY:			DOVER
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19904
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        <issuerCik>0002020795</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Windstream Parent, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UNIT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Elliott Investment Management L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST PALM BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33401</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2025-08-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>6101928</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>59012219</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2024, by and between Uniti Group Inc. (&quot;Old Uniti&quot;) and Windstream Holdings II, LLC, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 17, 2024 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), the shares of Common Stock reported above were issued to the Elliott Funds (as defined below) in exchange for [10,120,963] shares of Old Uniti common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This Form 4 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;EIM&quot; or the &quot;Reporting Person&quot;), which serves as the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;Elliott&quot;) and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (&quot;Elliott International&quot;, and together with Elliott and their respective subsidiaries, the &quot;Elliott Funds&quot;), with respect to the securities held by the Elliott Funds. Elliott Investment Management GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;EIM GP&quot;), is the sole general partner of EIM. Paul E. Singer is the sole managing member of EIM GP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Elliott Investment Management L.P., /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-08-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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