Item 8.01 Other Events On January 15, 2026, Uniti Group Inc. (“ Uniti” or the “ Company”) issued a press release to announce the pricing of $960.1 million aggregate principal amount of secured fiber network revenue term notes by its subsidiary, Kinetic ABS Issuer LLC (the “ Issuer”), consisting of $677,710,000 5.219% Series 2026-1, Class A-2 term notes, $112,960,000 5.561% Series 2026-1, Class B term notes and $169,430,000 7.653% Series 2026-1, Class C term notes, each with an anticipated repayment date in February 2031 (collectively, the “ Notes”). The Notes will be secured by certain residential fiber network assets and related customer agreements in the States of Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. The offering of the Notes is expected to close on January 30, 2026. In connection with the closing of the offering of the Notes, the Issuer expects to enter into a $150.0 million variable funding note facility with a delayed commitment availability feature. subject to leverage tests and other customary availability/drawing conditions. The Issuer also expects to enter into a liquidity funding note facility, which may be drawn solely to support the transaction’s liquidity reserve and to cover specified payment shortfalls. The variable funding notes and the liquidity funding notes will be governed by the same indenture that will govern the Notes. The Notes were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Forward-Looking Statements

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Description of Exhibit No. 99.1 Press release issued January 15, 2026. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURES