Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. - 31 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW)

Signature
By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer
Issuer symbol
WOW
Transactions as of
31 Dec 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
05 Jan 2026, 18:12:26 UTC
Previous filing
03 Oct 2025

Reporting Owners (8)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. Director, 10%+ Owner C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001703027
Crestview W1 Holdings, L.P. Director, 10%+ Owner C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001703151
Crestview W1 TE Holdings, LLC Director, 10%+ Owner C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001703176
Crestview W1 Co-Investors, LLC Director, 10%+ Owner C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001703177
Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. Director, 10%+ Owner C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001559054
Cassidy Brian P Director C/O CRESTVIEW ADVISORS, L.L.C., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001608356
Kilpatrick Daniel G. Director C/O CRESTVIEW ADVISORS, L.L.C., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001693578
VOLPERT BARRY S Director C/O CRESTVIEW ADVISORS, L.L.C., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK By: Crestview, L.L.C., the general partner of the Designated Filer, By: /s/ Poojitha Mantha, Chief Compliance Officer 05 Jan 2026 0001029645

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction WOW Common Stock Disposed to Issuer -31,856,414 -100% 0 31 Dec 2025 See Footnotes F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among WideOpenWest, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Bandit Parent, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and Bandit Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Issuer on December 31, 2025 (the "Merger"), with Issuer continuing after the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
F2 In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Issuer and Parent entered into a Voting, Support and Rollover Agreement (the "Rollover Agreement"), dated August 11, 2025, with (i) Crestview W1 TE Holdings, LLC, Crestview W1 Holdings, L.P., Crestview W1 Co-Investors, LLC, and Crestview Advisors, L.L.C. (collectively, the "Crestview Rolling Stockholders"); (ii) Brian P. Cassidy, Daniel G. Kilpatrick, and Barry S. Volpert (collectively, the "Individual Rolling Stockholders," and together with the Crestview Rolling Stockholders, the "Rollover Stockholders," and each, a "Rollover Stockholder").
F3 Pursuant to the Rollover Agreement, each of the Individual Rolling Stockholders transferred all of the shares of Common Stock that they owned (and in which they had previously assigned all rights, title and interest) to Crestview Advisors, L.L.C., and such shares of Common Stock of the Issuer were then contributed, together with the Common Stock held by the Crestview Rolling Stockholders, to MergerSub in exchange for equity interests in Bandit HoldCo, Inc. ("HoldCo"), which equity interests in HoldCo were then contributed to Parent inexchange for equity interests in Parent. (Cont. in FN4)
F4 (Cont. from FN3) The foregoing contributions and exchanges of the Rollover Stockholders' equity interests in the Issuer (the "Rollover Shares") occurred immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. Solely as a result of such contributions and exchanges, the Crestview Rolling Stockholders own direct equity interests in Parent following the consummation of such contributions and exchanges. The closing price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger was $5.20 per share.
F5 Includes (i) shares of Common Stock in the aggregate beneficially owned by Crestview W1 Holdings, L.P., Crestview W1 TE Holdings, LLC and Crestview W1 Co-Investors, LLC (collectively, the "Crestview Funds"), and (ii) 618,496 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate granted under the Issuer's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan") to each of Messrs. Volpert, Kilpatrick and Cassidy in lieu of all or a portion of the cash retainer fees payable to such individual for service as a director on the Issuer's board of directors. Each of Messrs. Volpert, Kilpatrick and Cassidy has assigned all rights, title and interest in such shares to Crestview Advisors, L.L.C.
F6 Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Crestview Funds. Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by the Crestview Funds, which decisions are made by the investment committee of Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. and the chairman of the investment committee.
F7 Each of Messrs. Volpert, Kilpatrick and Cassidy is a member of the Issuer's board of directors. Mr. Volpert is the Co-Founder, CEO and a Partner of Crestview, L.L.C. (which is the general partner of Crestview Partners III GP, L.P.) and Crestview Advisors L.L.C. (which provides investment advisory and management services to the Crestview Funds), and serves as the chairman of the investment committee of Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. Messrs. Cassidy and Kilpatrick are each Partners of each of Crestview, L.L.C. and Crestview Advisors, L.L.C.
F8 Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

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Exhibit 99 - Joint Filer Statement