Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Based on preliminary estimates, Windstream Corporation ("Windstream" or the "Company") expects to incur a pre-tax, non-cash charge of approximately $70 million during the fourth quarter of 2012 related to its pension plan. The charge is due to a decrease in the plan discount rate from 4.64 percent to 3.85 percent, offset by higher than expected returns on plan assets. There is no change in the Company's previously stated pension contribution expectation of $20 million to $30 million in 2013.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual future events and results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, including with respect to Windstream's expected pension contribution in 2013, are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions that Windstream believes are reasonable but are not guarantees of future events and results. Actual future events and results of Windstream may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors, including those described in filings by Windstream with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be found at www.sec.gov.

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