Liberty Broadband Corp (LBRDA): M&A transaction — Liberty Broadband completes GCI Liberty spin-off; appoints new CEO; provides pro forma financials

Liberty Broadband Corp

Spin-off effective July 14, 2025; distribution of 0.20 GCI Liberty share per Liberty Broadband share.
GCI Liberty begins trading July 15 on Nasdaq under symbols GLIBA and GLIBK.
Martin E. Patterson appointed President and CEO; John C. Malone remains Chairman.
Pro forma post-spin-off: Q1 2025 net earnings $234M ($1.64/share); FY2024 $796M ($5.57/share).
Spin-off paves way for Charter Communications merger, expected to close with Charter-Cox combination.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

Liberty Broadband Corp: Removed requirement that Chief Executive Officer and President be a member of the Board (effective 2025-07-14).

Change: bylaw amendment
Effective: 2025-07-14

Exact text from the filing

On July 10, 2025, the Board approved an amendment to Liberty Broadband’s bylaws (the “ Bylaws Amendment ”), which became effective at 4:00 p.m., New York City time on July 14, 2025. The Bylaws Amendment, among other things, removed the requirement that the Chief Executive Officer and President of Liberty Broadband be a member of the Board.

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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

Liberty Broadband Corp completed a disposition involving GCI Liberty, Inc. (closed 2025-07-14).

Action: disposition
Counterparty: GCI Liberty, Inc.
Closing: 2025-07-14

Exact text from the filing

On July 14, 2025 at 4:30 p.m., New York City time (the “ Effective Time ”), Liberty Broadband Corporation (“ Liberty Broadband ”) completed its previously announced spin-off (the “ Spin-Off ”) of its former wholly-owned subsidiary GCI Liberty, Inc. (“ GCI Liberty ”).

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