8-K – 2026-02-25 – 0001140361-26-006730-xbrl.zip

termination of such service in any such capacity, (ii) for severance or vacation benefits, unpaid wages, salary or incentive payments, (iii) for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, impairment of economic opportunity, defamation, intentional

infliction of emotional harm or other tort, (iv) for any violation of applicable federal, state and local labor and employment laws (including all laws concerning unlawful and unfair labor and employment practices) and (v) for employment

discrimination under any applicable federal, state or local statute, provision, order or regulation, and including, without limitation, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“ Title













VII ”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ ADEA ”) and any similar or analogous state statute, excepting only that no claim in respect of any of the following

rights shall constitute a Released Claim:

 

(1)            any right arising under, or preserved

by, this Release, the Employment Agreement, the Plan or any applicable` equity award agreement thereunder;

 

(2)         for avoidance of doubt, any right to

indemnification under (i) applicable corporate law, (ii) the by-laws or certificate of incorporation of any Company Released Party, (iii) any other agreement between Executive and a Company Released Party or (iv) as an insured under any

director’s and officer’s liability insurance policy now or previously in force; or

 

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(3)            for avoidance of doubt, any claim for

benefits under any health, disability, retirement, life insurance or similar employee benefit plan of the Company Affiliated Group.

 

(b)          No Executive Releasor shall file or

cause to be filed any action, suit, claim, charge or proceeding with any governmental agency, court or tribunal relating to any Released Claim within the scope of this Section 1 (each, individually, a “ Proceeding ”), and no Executive Releasor shall participate voluntarily in any Proceeding; provided , however ,

and subject to the immediately following sentence, nothing set forth herein is intended to or shall interfere with Executive’s right to participate in a Proceeding with any appropriate federal, state, or local government agency enforcing

discrimination laws, nor shall this Agreement prohibit Executive from cooperating with any such agency in its investigation.  Executive waives any right Executive may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise)

arising out of any Proceeding.

 

(c)            In the event any Proceeding within

the scope of this Section 1 is brought by any government agency, putative class representative or other third Party to vindicate any alleged rights of Executive, (i) Executive shall, except to the extent required or compelled by law, legal

process or subpoena, refrain from participating, testifying or producing documents therein, and (ii) all damages, inclusive of attorneys’ fees, if any, required to be paid to Executive by the Company as a consequence of such Proceeding shall be

repaid to the Company by Executive within ten (10) calendar days of Executive’s receipt thereof.

 

(d)          The amounts and other benefits set

forth in Sections 12(b)(A)-(C) of the Employment Agreement, to which Executive would not otherwise be entitled, are being paid to Executive in return for Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release and Executive’s agreements and

covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the release of claims set forth in this Section 1 is not to be construed in any way as an admission of any liability whatsoever by any Company Released

Party, any such liability being expressly denied.

 

(e)            The release of claims set forth in

this Section 1 applies to any relief in respect of any Released Claim of any kind, no matter how called, including wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, damages for pain or suffering, costs, and

attorney’s fees and expenses.  Executive specifically acknowledges that Executive’s acceptance of the terms of the release of claims set forth in this Section 1 is, among other things, a specific waiver of Executive’s rights, claims and causes

of action under Title VII, ADEA and any state or local law or regulation in respect of discrimination of any kind; provided , however ,

that nothing herein shall be deemed, nor does anything contained herein purport, to be a waiver of any right or claim or cause of action which by law Executive is not permitted to waive.

 

2.             Voluntary Execution of Release .

 

BY EXECUTIVE’S SIGNATURE BELOW, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT:

 

(a)            EXECUTIVE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS

RELEASE AND WAS OFFERED A PERIOD OF TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER IT;

 

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(b)            IF EXECUTIVE SIGNS THIS RELEASE PRIOR

TO THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAYS, EXECUTIVE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES AND GIVES UP THIS RIGHT OF REVIEW;

 

(c)            EXECUTIVE HAS THE RIGHT TO REVOKE

THIS RELEASE FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER EXECUTIVE SIGNS IT BY MAILING OR DELIVERING A WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION TO THE COMPANY NO LATER THAN THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE SEVENTH CALENDAR DAY AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH

EXECUTIVE SIGNED THIS RELEASE;

 

(d)            THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME

EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE FOREGOING SEVEN DAY REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED WITHOUT THE RELEASE HAVING BEEN REVOKED;

 

(e)        THIS RELEASE WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING

AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE FOREGOING REVOCATION PERIOD REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2(c), AND FOLLOWING SUCH REVOCATION PERIOD EXECUTIVE AGREES NOT TO CHALLENGE ITS ENFORCEABILITY;

 

(f)            EXECUTIVE IS AWARE OF EXECUTIVE’S

RIGHT TO CONSULT AN ATTORNEY, HAS BEEN ADVISED IN WRITING TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY, AND HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY, IF DESIRED, PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS RELEASE;

 

(g)            NO PROMISE OR INDUCEMENT FOR THIS

RELEASE HAS BEEN MADE EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND THIS RELEASE; AND

 

(h)         EXECUTIVE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS

RELEASE, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXECUTIVE HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR STATEMENT, WRITTEN OR ORAL, NOT SET FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT OR THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, AND WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT EXECUTIVE IS SIGNING THIS RELEASE KNOWINGLY

AND VOLUNTARILY.

 

3.             Miscellaneous .

 

The provisions of the Employment Agreement relating to representations, successors, notices, amendments/waivers, headings, severability, choice of

law, references, arbitration and counterparts/faxed signatures, shall apply to this Release as if set fully forth in full herein, with references in such Sections to “this Agreement” being deemed, as appropriate, to be references to this Release. 

For avoidance of doubt, this Section 3 has been included in this Release solely for the purpose of avoiding the need to repeat herein the full text of the referenced provisions of the Employment Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has acknowledged, executed and delivered this Release on the date indicated below.

 

 
 
 

 

Name:

Nick Jeffery

 
 
 

 

Date:

 

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Exhibit 99.1

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS NAMES FRONTIER CEO NICK JEFFERY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 25, 2026 - Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced the appointment of Nick Jeffery as its Chief Operating Officer.

Jeffery will lead Marketing and Sales, Field Operations, and Customer Operations across Spectrum’s residential and business Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment services. Based in Stamford, Jeffery will begin on September 1, 2026.

 

In his new role as Chief Operating Officer, Jeffery will work closely as part of Charter’s senior leadership team to build on the company’s assets, enhance its

service reputation and industry-leading Customer Commitment, and deliver growth through operational innovation and customer-centric execution across the Company’s 41-state footprint.

 

“Nick’s leadership, growth mindset and operational expertise combined with his proven ability to improve customer service across residential, mobile, and B2B

markets make him the ideal person to help accelerate Spectrum’s next phase of growth,” said Chris Winfrey, President & Chief Executive Officer, Charter Communications, to whom he will report.

 

“He successfully reinvented the consumer and business services reputation of both Frontier and Vodafone by systematically strengthening the customer experience

and implementing innovative go-to-market strategies that delivered significant revenue, profitability and customer growth. His experience will be a real asset to our Company, and I welcome Nick to the team as we continue to position Spectrum as

America’s most reliable and affordable connectivity provider.”

 

Jeffery joins Charter from Frontier Communications, where he has most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2021, leading the company’s

transformation from bankruptcy to sustained revenue growth, expansion of fiber network passings, and rapid improvement in customer satisfaction, including a 60-point swing in its customer Net Promoter Score (NPS). 

 

Prior to Frontier, Jeffery served as Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone UK from 2016, where he led a multi-year turnaround, returning Vodafone’s home market in

the UK to mobile and broadband revenue, and EBITDA and cash flow growth, underpinned by NPS market leadership.

 

With more than three decades of executive experience across global telecommunications markets, Jeffery is recognized for driving operational transformation,

strengthening customer relationships, directing consumer marketing strategies and delivering results across diverse market environments — skills that directly align with Charter’s priorities for operational excellence and customer-first service.

 

“I am honored to join a connectivity leader at such an exciting moment in its evolution,” said Jeffery. “Spectrum has winning assets with its fully deployed

converged network, industry leading video strategy and meaningful investments in network and customer service operations that provide a foundation for further growth. I look forward to partnering with this talented executive team to continue to

improve the customer experience, operational performance, and growth across the business.”

 

Spectrum continues to invest in its network to meet the evolving needs of its customers. With a growing suite of broadband, TV, mobile and voice services

delivered over its Fiber Broadband Network infrastructure, Spectrum remains focused on affordable connectivity, innovation, reliability, and operational excellence as core pillars of its strategy.

 

About Charter   

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company with services available to 58 million homes and small to large businesses

across 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Founded in 1993, Charter has evolved from providing cable TV to streaming, and from high-speed Internet to a converged broadband, WiFi and mobile experience. Over the Spectrum Fiber Broadband Network and

supported by our 100% U.S.-based employees, the Company offers Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet ® , Mobile, TV and Voice products.    

 

More information can be found at corporate.charter.com.    

 

Contacts:

 

Media                                                   

Cameron Blanchard, cameron.blanchard@charter.com

Investor Relations

Stefan Anninger, stefan.anninger@charter.com