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Amnd. 12 to Windstream 401(k) Plan

 Exhibit 4.15 

AMENDMENT NO. 12 

TO 
 WINDSTREAM
401(k) PLAN 
 WHEREAS, Windstream Corporation (the “Company”) maintains the Windstream 401(k) Plan, established as of
July 1, 2006, and as subsequently amended (the “Plan”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires further to amend the
Plan; 
 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company hereby amends the Plan in the respects hereinafter set forth:

 1. Effective as of April 1, 2010, a new Section 20.06 is added to the Plan to provide as follows: 

 

	 	20.06	Merger of the D&E Communications, Inc. Employees’ 401(k) Savings Plan  

 

	 	(a)	Merger. Effective as of April 1, 2010, the D&E Communications, Inc. Employees’ 401(k) Savings Plan (the “D&E 401(k) Plan”) shall be
merged into and made a part of the Plan, and the trust fund maintained in connection with the D&E 401(k) Plan shall be added to the assets of the Trust Fund to be disposed of under the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Plan and Trust. On
and after April 1, 2010, the general provisions of the Plan shall govern with respect to the interests under the D&E 401(k) Plan of all persons except (i) as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 20.06 and (ii) to the
extent the general provisions of the Plan are inconsistent with any provisions of the D&E 401(k) Plan that may not be eliminated under Section 411(d)(6) of the Code (and the regulations thereunder). 

For purposes of clarity, the following forms of payment and in-service withdrawal provisions that were available under the D&E 401(k)
Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010 shall be available under the Plan with respect to the Participant’s Separate Account attributable to the D&E 401(k) Plan (and, as applicable, attributable to a particular sub-account under the D&E
401(k) Plan): 
  

	 	(1)	On or after a Participant’s Settlement Date, single sum payment. 

  

	 	(2)	Installment form of payment, but only for participants (or beneficiaries) who have commenced installments prior to June 27, 2003. 

 

	 	(3)	Life annuity: qualified joint and 50%-100% survivor annuity, but only for participants (or beneficiaries) who have commenced payment prior to June 27, 2003.

  

	 	(4)	Optional annuity payment (10 year certain and life annuity), but only for participants (or beneficiaries) who have commenced payment prior to June 27, 2003.

  

	 	(5)	 In-service withdrawal of account balance upon attainment of age
59- 1/2. 

	 	(6)	In-service withdrawals of amounts attributable to rollover contributions at any time. 

 

	 	(7)	In-service hardship withdrawals of account balance attributable to deferral contributions (excluding any earnings on deferral contributions accrued after the later of
December 31, 1988 or the last day of the last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989). 

  

	 	(8)	In-service withdrawals of matching employer contributions in the Telebeam, Inc. 401(k) Plan available after 24 months. 

 

	 	(9)	In-service withdrawal of frozen employee after-tax contributions. 

  

	 	(b)	Accounts. As of April 1, 2010, Separate Accounts shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07 in the name of each person who
as of April 1, 2010 was a participant or beneficiary with an interest under the D&E 401(k) Plan (and for whom a Separate Account had not already been established). As of the date the assets of the trust fund of the D&E 401(k) Plan are
received by the Trustee and deposited in the Trust Fund, there shall be credited to each such Separate Account or Sub-Account, as applicable, the value of such person’s prior separate account or sub-account of the corresponding type under the
D&E 401(k) Plan as certified to the Plan Administrator by the plan administrator of the D&E 401(k) Plan. 

  

	 	(c)	Forfeitures. If a person who was a participant under the D&E 401(k) Plan (i) incurred a forfeiture under the D&E 401(k) Plan prior to April 1,
2010 (and such forfeiture has not been restored), (ii) resumes employment as an Employee under the Plan, and (iii) would have had the forfeiture restored under the D&E 401(k) Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010, such forfeiture
shall be restored under the Plan in the same manner and under the same conditions as such forfeiture would have been restored under the D&E 401(k) Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010. 

 

	 	(d)	Beneficiary Designations. Effective as of April 1, 2010, each beneficiary designation under the D&E 401(k) Plan shall be void and have no further
effect. Article XVII of the Plan shall apply to determine the beneficiary with respect to the Separate Accounts or Sub-Accounts established under Section 20.06(b) of the Plan (or previously established under the Plan). 

2. Effective as of April 1, 2010, a new Section 20.07 is added to the Plan to provide as follows: 

 

	 	20.07	Merger of the Conestoga Telephone & Telegraph Local 1671 Tax Deferred Retirement Plan  

 

	 	(a)	 Merger. Effective as of April 1, 2010, the Conestoga Telephone & Telegraph Local 1671 Tax Deferred Retirement Plan (the
“Conestoga 401(k) Plan”) shall be merged into and made a part of the Plan, and the 

  

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trust fund maintained in connection with the Conestoga 401(k) Plan shall be added to the assets of the Trust Fund to be disposed of under the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Plan and
Trust. On and after April 1, 2010, the general provisions of the Plan shall govern with respect to the interests under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan of all persons except (i) as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 20.07 and
(ii) to the extent the general provisions of the Plan are inconsistent with any provisions of the Conestoga 401(k) Plan that may not be eliminated under Section 411(d)(6) of the Code (and the regulations thereunder).

 For purposes of clarity, the following forms of payment and in-service withdrawal provisions that were
available under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010 shall be available under the Plan with respect to the Participant’s Separate Account attributable to the Conestoga 401(k) Plan (and, as applicable, attributable to a
particular sub-account under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan): 
  

	 	(1)	On or after a Participant’s Settlement Date, single sum payment. 

  

	 	(2)	Installment form of payments (periodic payments), but only for participants (or beneficiaries) who have commenced periodic payments prior to March 8, 2010.

  

	 	(3)	Annuities, but only for participants (or beneficiaries) who have commenced payment prior to March 8, 2010. 

 

	 	(4)	 In-service withdrawals of account balance upon attainment of age
59- 1/2. 

 

	 	(5)	In-service hardship withdrawals of account balance attributable to deferral contributions (excluding any earnings on deferral contributions accrued after the later of
December 31, 1988 or the last day of the last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989). 

  

	 	(6)	In-service withdrawals of amounts attributable to rollover contributions at any time. 

 

	 	(7)	In-service withdrawals of account balance attributable to employer match contributions at any time. 

 

	 	(b)	Accounts. As of April 1, 2010, Separate Accounts shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.07 in the name of each person who
as of April 1, 2010 was a participant or beneficiary with an interest under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan (and for whom a Separate Account had not already been established). As of the date the assets of the trust fund of the Conestoga 401(k) Plan
are received by the Trustee and deposited in the Trust Fund, there shall be credited to each such Separate Account or Sub-Account, as applicable, the value of such person’s prior separate account or sub-account of the corresponding type under
the Conestoga 401(k) Plan as certified to the Plan Administrator by the plan administrator of the Conestoga 401(k) Plan. 

  

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	 	(c)	Forfeitures. If a person who was a participant under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan (i) incurred a forfeiture under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan prior to
April 1, 2010 (and such forfeiture has not been restored), (ii) resumes employment as an Employee under the Plan, and (iii) would have had the forfeiture restored under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010,
such forfeiture shall be restored under the Plan in the same manner and under the same conditions as such forfeiture would have been restored under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan as in effect on April 1, 2010. 

 

	 	(d)	Beneficiary Designations. Effective as of April 1, 2010, each beneficiary designation under the Conestoga 401(k) Plan shall be void and have no further
effect. Article XVII of the Plan shall apply to determine the beneficiary with respect to the Separate Accounts or Sub-Accounts established under Section 20.07(b) of the Plan (or previously established under the Plan). 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly authorized representative, has caused this Amendment No. 12 to the Windstream 401(k)
Plan to be executed on this 18th day of March, 2010. 
  

			
	WINDSTREAM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert R. Boyd

	Title:	 	Member of the Benefits Committee

  

 -4-Amnd. 13 to Windstream 401(k) Plan

 Exhibit 4.16 

AMENDMENT NO. 13 

TO 
 WINDSTREAM
401(k) PLAN 
 WHEREAS, Windstream Corporation (the “Company”) maintains the Windstream 401(k) Plan, established as of
July 1, 2006, and as subsequently amended (the “Plan”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires further to amend the
Plan; 
 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company hereby amends the Plan in the respects hereinafter set forth:

 1. Effective as of March 26, 2010, Section 10.01(b) is amended to provide as follows: 

 

	 	(b)	For all purposes of the Plan other than with respect to Rollover Contributions or as provided in Section 10.01(c), each Eligible Employee shall become a
Participant on the later of the date he becomes an Eligible Employee or the date that is six months after the date he first completes an Hour of Service, provided that his employment has not terminated and he remains an Eligible Employee on such
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing: 

  

	 	(i)	A person who was an employee of Valor Communications Group, Inc. (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Alltel Holding Corp. and is an Eligible
Employee as of the first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2007, shall become a Participant on that first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2007.

  

	 	(ii)	A person who was an employee of The Concord Telephone Company (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Windstream Corporation and is an Eligible
Employee as of the first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2008, shall become a Participant on that first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2008.

  

	 	(iii)	A person who was an employee of Lexcom, Inc. (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Windstream Corporation and is an Eligible Employee as of the first
day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2010, shall become a Participant on that first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2010. 

 

	 	(iv)	A person who was an employee of D&E Communications, Inc. (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Windstream Corporation and is an Eligible Employee
as of the first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2010, shall become a Participant on the first day of the first payroll period for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2010. 

 

	 	(v)	A person who was an employee of NuVox Communications, Inc. (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Windstream Corporation and is an Eligible Employee
on March 26, 2010, shall become a Participant on March 26, 2010. 

 2. Effective as of March 26, 2010, Section 13.01 of the Plan is amended to provide
as follows: 
 Regular Employer Matching Contributions 

Each Matching Employer shall make a Regular Employer Matching Contribution on behalf of each Participant who is eligible to receive
Regular Employer Matching Contributions in an amount equal to: 
  

	 	(a)	100% of the first 3% of the Participant’s Compensation that he contributes to the Plan as Salary Deferral Contributions for the Plan Year, plus

  

	 	(b)	50% of the next 2% of the Participant’s Compensation that he contributes to the Plan as Salary Deferral Contributions for the Plan Year. 

As soon as administratively practicable following the end of the Plan Year, Regular Employer Matching Contributions shall be made by the
Matching Employer and allocated to each Participant who is eligible to receive Regular Employer Matching Contributions. A person is eligible to receive Regular Employer Matching Contributions of a Matching Employer for a Plan Year only if he is
employed as an Eligible Employee (in a position not covered by a collective bargaining agreement) on the last day of the Plan Year or if the person died, retired, or became disabled while employed as an Eligible Employee (in a position not covered
by a collective bargaining agreement) during the Plan Year. A person is eligible to receive Regular Employer Matching Contributions only with respect to the Participant’s Compensation and Salary Deferral Contributions for the portion of the
Plan Year that is attributable to the period when the Participant was an Eligible Employee during the Plan Year. For purposes of this paragraph, (i) “retired” means termination of employment on or after age 65 or when eligible for an
“Early Retirement Pension” under the Windstream Pension Plan and (b) “disabled” means disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan. 

With respect to any Eligible Employee who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between an Employer and a representative of the
Employee, the Employer shall make a Regular Employer Matching Contribution under the Plan with respect to Salary Deferral Contributions made by the Employer on behalf of the Employee only as agreed to in the collective bargaining agreement.

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Eligible Employee who becomes employed with Walker and Associates of North Carolina, Inc.
(“Walker”) in connection with the Definitive Agreement regarding the proposed sale to Walker of assets related to the non-affiliate side of Windstream Supply, LLC’s business (the “Definitive Agreement”) shall, subject to the
closing of the transaction described in the Definitive Agreement, be eligible for a Regular Employer Matching Contribution without regard to the requirement that the Eligible Employee be employed as an Eligible Employee on the last day of the Plan
Year and receive such Regular Employer Matching Contribution as soon as administratively practicable following the closing of the transaction described in the Definitive Agreement. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Eligible Employee whose employment with an Employer is classified by the Employer to end and ends
pursuant to the 2009 restructuring (which restructuring began on September 30, 2009) (the “Restructuring”) shall be eligible for a Regular Employer Matching Contribution without regard to the requirement that the Eligible Employee be
employed as an Eligible Employee on the last day of the Plan Year and receive such Regular Employer Matching Contribution as soon as administratively practicable after the completion of the Restructuring. 

 

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 Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Eligible Employee who was an employee of
NuVox Communications, Inc. (or related entity) immediately prior to the merger with Windstream Corporation (“NuVox Participant”), the Matching Employer shall not make the Regular Employer Matching Contribution as described in the first
paragraph above for each such NuVox Participant for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Plan Year”). Instead, the Matching Employer for the 2010 Plan Year shall make a “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching
Contribution on behalf of each such NuVox Participant who is eligible to receive the “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contribution in an amount equal to 25% of the first 4% of the NuVox Participant’s Compensation that he contributes
to the Plan as Salary Deferral Contributions for the 2010 Plan Year. As soon as administratively practicable following the end of the 2010 Plan Year, “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contributions shall be made by the Matching Employer
and allocated to each NuVox Participant who is eligible to receive “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contributions. A person is eligible to receive “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contributions of a Matching Employer for the
2010 Plan Year only if he is a NuVox Participant and either is employed as an Eligible Employee (in a position not covered by a collective bargaining agreement) on December 31, 2010 or had died, retired, or became disabled while employed as an
Eligible Employee (in a position not covered by a collective bargaining agreement) during the 2010 Plan Year. A person is eligible to receive “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contributions only with respect to the NuVox Participant’s
Compensation and Salary Deferral Contributions for the portion of the 2010 Plan Year that is attributable to the period when the NuVox Participant was an Eligible Employee during the 2010 Plan Year. For purposes of this paragraph,
(i) “retired” means termination of employment on or after age 65 or when eligible for an “Early Retirement Pension” under the Windstream Pension Plan and (b) “disabled” means disabled under the Company’s
long-term disability plan. For purposes of clarity, the Regular Employer Matching Contributions as described in the first paragraph above, and not the “NuVox” Regular Employer Matching Contribution described in this paragraph, shall apply
to NuVox Participants for Plan Years following the 2010 Plan Year. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly authorized
representative, has caused this Amendment No. 13 to the Windstream 401(k) Plan to be executed on this 19th day of March, 2010. 
  

			
	WINDSTREAM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert R. Boyd

	Title:	 	Member of the Benefits Committee

  

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