GCI Liberty Purchases ~61K Shares Of Liberty Latin America Class A Common Stock And 12.3M Shares Of LLA Class C Common Stock For ~$107M In Cash
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GCI Liberty, Inc. ("GCIL" or "GCI Liberty") (NASDAQ:GLIBA, GLIBK))) and Liberty Latin America Ltd. ("Liberty Latin America" or "LLA") (NASDAQ:LILA, OTC Link: LILAB))) announced today that, in April 2026, GCIL purchased approximately 61,000 shares of LLA Class A common stock and 12.3 million shares of LLA Class C common stock ("LILAK") from investment funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners ("Searchlight") for approximately $107 million in cash, which was based on the closing LILAK market price of $8.63 on April 1. These shares represent an approximate 6% equity ownership in Liberty Latin America.
GCIL also announced that it is currently in good faith discussions with Dr. John C. Malone, Chairman of the Board of GCI Liberty and Director Emeritus of Liberty Latin America, with respect to GCIL's potential acquisition of additional equity interests in LLA, including certain high-vote LLA Class B common shares, in exchange for newly issued shares of Series C common stock of GCIL.
