(1) Basis of Presentation

GCI Liberty, Inc. (“GCI Liberty,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) consists of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in GCI, LLC, GCI Holdings, LLC (“GCI Holdings” or “GCI”) and their subsidiaries (collectively, the “GCI Business”), and was formerly owned by Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”), prior to the Separation (defined below). The GCI Business was acquired by Liberty Broadband as a result of the combination of a predecessor of Grizzly Merger Sub 1, LLC and Liberty Broadband that was completed on December 18, 2020 (the “Original Combination”).

The accompanying consolidated financial statements represent the combination of the historical financial information of GCI Holdings until the date of the Separation. Although GCI Holdings was reported as a combined company until the date of the Separation, all periods reported herein are referred to as consolidated. The consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto refer to the consolidation of GCI Holdings and certain other assets and liabilities as "GCI Liberty," "the Company," "us," "we" and "our." The Separation is accounted for at historical cost due to the pro rata nature of the distribution to holders of Liberty Broadband common stock.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Through its ownership of interests in subsidiaries and other companies, the Company is primarily engaged in providing a full range of data, wireless, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand.

Dividends Paid to Former Parent

During the year ended December 31, 2024, GCI, LLC paid dividends of $150 million to Liberty Broadband. No dividends were paid to Liberty Broadband during the year ended December 31, 2025.

Separation of GCI Liberty from Liberty Broadband

GCI Liberty was formed in Nevada in December 2024 for the purpose of ultimately holding the GCI Business. On July 14, 2025, Liberty Broadband and its subsidiaries completed an internal reorganization in order for Liberty Broadband to transfer the GCI Business to GCI Liberty in exchange for GCI Liberty stock, including 10,000 shares of GCI Liberty non-voting preferred stock, and the assumption of liabilities related to the GCI Business by GCI Liberty. The internal reorganization resulted in GCI Liberty owning, directly or indirectly, GCI, LLC and the operations comprising, and the entities that conduct, the GCI Business.  Following the internal reorganization, Liberty Broadband sold all of the non-voting preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock Sale”) to third parties. Following the Preferred Stock Sale, GCI Liberty effected a reclassification of GCI Liberty’s existing common stock into a sufficient number of shares of Series A GCI Group common stock (“GLIBA”), Series B GCI Group common stock (“GLIBB”) and Series C GCI Group common stock (“GLIBK”) to complete the divestiture of GCI Liberty pursuant to the distribution (the “Distribution”) by Liberty Broadband to the holders of record of Liberty Broadband common stock, as of the record date for the Distribution, of all the shares of GCI Group common stock held by Liberty Broadband immediately prior to the Distribution.  The internal reorganization, the Preferred Stock Sale, the reclassification and the Distribution are collectively referred to as the “Separation.”  

In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into certain agreements, including a separation and distribution agreement, a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) and a tax receivables agreement (the “Tax Receivables Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, GCI Liberty and Liberty Broadband will indemnify each other against certain losses that may arise. The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the allocation of taxes, tax benefits, tax items and tax-related losses between Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty, and the Tax Receivables Agreement governs the respective rights and obligations of Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty with respect to certain tax matters.

As a result of the Separation, the Company accrued a federal income tax payable of $206 million to Liberty Broadband. Since Liberty Broadband is responsible for the tax on the Separation under the Tax Sharing Agreement, the federal income tax payable was cancelled.  State income tax of $91 million related to the Separation was payable by the Company.  Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, Liberty Broadband reimbursed that amount to the Company when the amount was paid during the fourth quarter of 2025.

In addition, the Company entered into certain agreements, including a services agreement (“Services Agreement”), a facilities sharing agreement and an aircraft time sharing agreement, with Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) and/or its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Liberty Media provides GCI Liberty with public company support services, including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity, internal auditing and investor relations services. GCI Liberty reimburses Liberty Media for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Liberty Media in providing the services and pays a services fee that is subject to review and evaluation for reasonableness on a quarterly basis. The fees payable to Liberty Media for the first year of the Services Agreement are not expected to exceed approximately $5 million.  For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately $4 million was reimbursable to Liberty Media under these various agreements.