SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ 10-Q

shen-20260331 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from__________ to __________ Commission File No.: 000-09881 SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Virginia 54-1162807 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 500 Shentel Way , Edinburg , Virginia 22824 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ( 540 ) 984-4141 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: Common Stock (No Par Value) SHEN NASDAQ Global Select Market 55,322,001 (Title of Class) (Trading Symbol) (Name of Exchange on which Registered) (The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding on April 24, 2026) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒ SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY INDEX Page Numbers PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 3 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 4 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 5 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Temporary Equity and Shareholders’ Equity 6 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7 Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 8 Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 21 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 29 Item 4. Controls and Procedures 29 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings 30 Item 1A. Risk Factors 30 Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 30 Item 5. Other Information 30 Item 6. Exhibits 31 Signatures 32 2 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 43,767 $ 27,259 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 27,311 20,945 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ 1,096 and $ 829 , respectively 24,759 31,497 Income taxes receivable 2,544 2,544 Prepaid expenses and other 15,843 15,198 Total current assets 114,224 97,443 Investments 16,113 16,510 Property, plant and equipment, net 1,629,208 1,601,609 Goodwill 67,538 67,538 Intangible assets, net 88,960 89,353 Operating lease right-of-use assets 19,084 19,657 Deferred charges and other assets 17,835 18,652 Total assets $ 1,952,962 $ 1,910,762 LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 54,187 $ 61,355 Advanced billings and customer deposits 17,884 16,909 Accrued compensation 12,316 13,334 Current operating lease liabilities 2,850 2,819 Accrued liabilities and other 14,325 14,079 Total current liabilities 101,562 108,496 Long-term debt, net of unamortized loan fees 693,887 628,237 Other long-term liabilities: Deferred income taxes 153,510 157,618 Benefit plan obligations 4,161 4,150 Non-current operating lease liabilities 10,096 10,632 Other liabilities 32,705 32,340 Total other long-term liabilities 200,472 204,740 Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) Temporary equity: Redeemable noncontrolling interest 90,083 88,506 Shareholders’ equity: Common stock, no par value, authorized 96,000 ; 55,302 and 54,899 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively — — Additional paid in capital 160,719 157,216 Retained earnings 706,239 723,567 Total shareholders’ equity 866,958 880,783 Total liabilities, temporary equity and shareholders’ equity $ 1,952,962 $ 1,910,762 See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Service revenue and other $ 92,153 $ 87,898 Operating expenses: Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization 31,824 33,030 Selling, general and administrative 33,387 30,992 Restructuring, integration and acquisition 2,440 510 Depreciation and amortization 34,971 29,458 Total operating expenses 102,622 93,990 Operating loss ( 10,469 ) ( 6,092 ) Other (expense) income: Interest expense ( 9,435 ) ( 4,892 ) Other income, net 45 733 Loss before income taxes ( 19,859 ) ( 10,251 ) Income tax benefit ( 4,108 ) ( 1,119 ) Net loss ( 15,751 ) ( 9,132 ) Dividends on redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,577 1,472 Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ ( 17,328 ) $ ( 10,604 ) Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, basic and diluted: Net loss per share $ ( 0.31 ) $ ( 0.19 ) Weighted average shares outstanding 55,554 54,959 See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Net loss $ ( 15,751 ) $ ( 9,132 ) Other comprehensive loss: Net change in unrealized loss — ( 222 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss — ( 408 ) Comprehensive loss ( 15,751 ) ( 9,762 ) Dividends on redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,577 1,472 Comprehensive loss attributable to common shareholders $ ( 17,328 ) $ ( 11,234 ) See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 5 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (in thousands) Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Common Stock Shares Amount Shares (no par value) Additional Paid in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Total Shareholders’ Equity Balance, December 31, 2025 81 $ 88,506 54,899 $ 157,216 $ 723,567 $ — $ 880,783 Net loss — — — — ( 15,751 ) — ( 15,751 ) Stock-based compensation — — 516 4,971 — — 4,971 Common stock issued — — 1 14 — — 14 Shares surrendered for settlement of employee taxes upon issuance of vested equity awards — — ( 114 ) ( 1,482 ) — — ( 1,482 ) Preferred stock dividends - paid in kind — 1,577 — — ( 1,577 ) — ( 1,577 ) Balance, March 31, 2026 81 $ 90,083 55,302 $ 160,719 $ 706,239 $ — $ 866,958 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Common Stock Shares Amount Shares of Common Stock (no par value) Additional Paid in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Total Shareholders’ Equity Balance, December 31, 2024 81 $ 82,464 54,605 $ 147,733 $ 768,997 $ 1,853 $ 918,583 Net loss — — — — ( 9,132 ) — ( 9,132 ) Unrealized loss on interest rate hedge, net of tax — — — — — ( 222 ) ( 222 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income — — — — — ( 408 ) ( 408 ) Stock-based compensation — — 318 3,897 — — 3,897 Common stock issued — — 1 14 — — 14 Shares surrendered for settlement of employee taxes upon issuance of vested equity awards — — ( 67 ) ( 787 ) — — ( 787 ) Preferred stock dividends - paid in kind — 1,472 — — ( 1,472 ) — ( 1,472 ) Balance, March 31, 2025 81 $ 83,936 54,857 $ 150,857 $ 758,393 $ 1,223 $ 910,473 See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 6 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $ ( 15,751 ) $ ( 9,132 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 34,543 28,984 Amortization of intangible assets 428 474 Stock-based compensation expense, net of amount capitalized 4,798 3,717 Deferred income taxes ( 4,108 ) ( 1,119 ) Provision for credit losses 433 288 Other, net 1,427 480 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 904 2,490 Current income taxes — 164 Operating lease assets and liabilities, net ( 18 ) ( 135 ) Other assets 298 ( 682 ) Accounts payable 19 992 Other deferrals and accruals 1,398 ( 5,997 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 24,371 20,524 Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures ( 75,821 ) ( 83,236 ) Government grants received 11,548 6,929 Proceeds from sale of assets and other 163 47 Net cash used in investing activities ( 64,110 ) ( 76,260 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from credit facility borrowings 65,000 100,000 Principal payments on long-term debt — ( 2,178 ) Payments for debt issuance and amendment costs ( 429 ) — Taxes paid for equity award issuances ( 1,482 ) ( 787 ) Payments for financing arrangements and other ( 476 ) ( 24 ) Net cash provided by financing activities 62,613 97,011 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 22,874 41,275 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 48,204 46,272 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 71,078 $ 87,547 Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized $ ( 9,741 ) $ ( 4,262 ) Income tax refunds received $ — $ 164 The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 as shown above: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Cash and cash equivalents $ 43,767 $ 27,259 Restricted cash 27,311 20,945 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 71,078 $ 48,204 See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 7 Table of Contents SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Other Information Shenandoah Telecommunications Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Shentel”, “we”, “our”, “us”, or the “Company”) provide broadband data, video and voice services to residential and commercial customers in portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Delaware, Ohio and Indiana, via fiber optic and hybrid fiber coaxial (“HFC”) cable networks. We also lease dark fiber and provide Ethernet and Wavelength fiber optic services to enterprise and wholesale customers throughout the entirety of our service area. Shentel’s Broadband business also provides voice and digital subscriber line (“DSL”) services as a Rural Local Exchange Carrier (“RLEC”) to customers in Shenandoah County and portions of adjacent counties in Virginia, and in Ross County and portions of adjacent counties in Ohio. These integrated networks are connected by a fiber network. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. All normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. On an on-going basis we evaluate estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, estimated useful lives of assets, impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, realizability of intangible assets subject to amortization and the computation of income taxes. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, the Company’s accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. The accounting estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements will change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained, and as the Company’s operating environment changes. Management evaluates and updates assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. New Accounting Standards In October 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-06, “Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative,” (“ASU 2023-06”), which aligns the disclosure and presentation requirements of a variety of the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topics with the requirements described in the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. ASU 2023-06 will become effective for each amendment on the effective date of the SEC’s corresponding disclosure rule changes; however, if by June 30, 2027, the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, the pending content of the related amendment will be removed from the Codification and will not become effective for any entity. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting ASU 2023-06 on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03 “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)” (“ASU 2024-03”). This accounting update requires disclosure of disaggregated expense in prescribed categories underlying any relevant income statement expense caption. The updated disclosure requirements are to be adopted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03 on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, “Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities” (“ASU 2025-10”). This accounting update establishes guidance for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of government grants. The updated requirements are effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting ASU 2025-10 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. 8 Table of Contents There have been no additional material developments related to recently issued accounting standards beyond those noted above, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and note disclosures from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, that would be expected to impact the Company. Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers The Company’s revenues by activity type were as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Residential & SMB - Incumbent Broadband Markets 1 $ 41,143 $ 43,359 Residential & SMB - Glo Fiber Expansion Markets 2 24,828 18,444 Commercial Fiber 20,542 19,612 RLEC & Other 5,640 6,483 Service revenue and other $ 92,153 $ 87,898 _______________________________________________________ 1. Revenue from residential and small and medium business (“SMB”) customers in Incumbent Broadband Markets is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of data, video and voice services over primarily HFC cable and to a lesser extent FTTH networks in incumbent markets. 2. Revenue from residential and SMB customers in Glo Fiber Expansion Markets is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of data, video and voice services over FTTH networks in new greenfield expansion markets. Shentel had $ 20.3 million and $ 19.5 million of gross trade receivables from customers as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Contract Assets and Liabilities The following table presents the Company’s contract asset and contract liability balances and their respective locations in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Contract assets Prepaid expenses and other $ 3,967 $ 3,818 Deferred charges and other 9,709 9,288 Total contract assets $ 13,676 $ 13,106 Contract liabilities Advanced billings and customer deposits $ 14,056 $ 13,436 Other liabilities 11,296 11,139 Total contract liabilities $ 25,352 $ 24,575 The Company’s contract assets primarily include commissions incurred to acquire contracts with customers. The Company incurs commission expenses related to in-house and third-party vendors which are capitalized and amortized over the expected customer benefit period, which is approximately six years . The company incurred $ 1.1 million and $ 0.9 million in amortization of capitalized commission expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. This expense is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s contract liabilities include services that are billed in advance and recorded as deferred revenue, as well as installation fees that are charged upfront without transfer of commensurate goods or services to the customer. Shentel expects its current contract liability balances to be recognized as revenues during the twelve-month periods following the respective balance sheet dates. The majority of Shentel’s non-current contract liability balance is expected to be recognized as revenues within approximately 5 years. Revenues recognized related to contract liabilities existing at January 1, 2026 and 2025 were $ 10.7 million and $ 9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. 9 Table of Contents Note 3. Investments Investments consisted of the following: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 SERP investments at fair value $ 3,056 $ 3,056 Cost method investments 12,852 13,250 Equity method investments 205 204 Total investments $ 16,113 $ 16,510 SERP investments at fair value: The fair value of the supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”) investments is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Cost method investments : Shentel’s primary cost method investment in CoBank’s Class A common stock, derived from the CoBank patronage program, represented substantially all of the Company’s cost method investments with a balance of $ 12.2 million and $ 12.6 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As further described in Note 8, Debt, on December 5, 2025, Shentel completed a refinancing of the Company’s debt arrangements which resulted in the repayment of the outstanding long-term debt obligations under the Previous Credit Agreement. CoBank patronage income will no longer be earned beginning in 2026. Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following: ($ in thousands) Estimated Useful Lives March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Land $ 4,493 $ 4,498 Land improvements 10 years 3,630 3,699 Buildings and structures 10 - 45 years 54,539 54,562 Cable and fiber 12 - 30 years 1,570,116 1,519,669 Equipment and software 4 - 12 years 484,383 476,939 Total plant in service 2,117,161 2,059,367 Plant under construction 181,510 181,060 Total property, plant and equipment 2,298,671 2,240,427 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 669,463 ) ( 638,818 ) Property, plant and equipment, net $ 1,629,208 $ 1,601,609 Property, plant and equipment, net increased primarily due to capital expenditures to support the Company’s Glo Fiber market expansion. The Company’s accounts payable as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 included amounts associated with capital expenditures of approximately $ 48.4 million and $ 55.6 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense was $ 31.7 million and $ 29.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company wrote off $ 2.8 million plant under construction inventory assets during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The write-off primarily related to permitting and engineering costs for markets abandoned due to changing market returns. The amounts are presented in depreciation and amortization in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. 10 Table of Contents Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following: March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 (in thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization and Other Net Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization and Other Net Goodwill $ 67,538 $ — $ 67,538 $ 67,538 $ — $ 67,538 Indefinite-lived intangibles: Cable franchise rights 64,334 — 64,334 64,334 — 64,334 FCC Spectrum licenses 12,122 — 12,122 12,122 — 12,122 Railroad crossing rights and other 591 — 591 557 — 557 Total indefinite-lived intangibles 77,047 — 77,047 77,013 — 77,013 Finite-lived intangibles: Subscriber relationships 43,012 ( 31,213 ) 11,799 43,012 ( 30,792 ) 12,220 Other intangibles 537 ( 423 ) 114 537 ( 417 ) 120 Total finite-lived intangibles 43,549 ( 31,636 ) 11,913 43,549 ( 31,209 ) 12,340 Total intangible assets $ 120,596 $ ( 31,636 ) $ 88,960 $ 120,562 $ ( 31,209 ) $ 89,353 Amortization expense was $ 0.4 million and $ 0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of October 1, 2025, management concluded that the estimated fair value of the broadband reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 8 %. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company performed goodwill impairment monitoring procedures and identified no indicators of impairment or triggering events. The Company will continue to monitor its reporting unit for any triggers that could impact recoverability of goodwill. Note 6. Other Assets and Accrued Liabilities Prepaid expenses and other, classified as current assets, included the following: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Prepaid maintenance expenses $ 8,184 $ 7,055 Broadband contract acquisition costs 3,967 3,818 Other 3,692 4,325 Prepaid expenses and other $ 15,843 $ 15,198 Deferred charges and other assets, classified as long-term assets, included the following: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Broadband contract acquisition costs $ 9,709 $ 9,288 Other 8,126 9,364 Deferred charges and other assets $ 17,835 $ 18,652 11 Table of Contents Accrued liabilities and other, classified as current liabilities, included the following: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Accrued programming costs $ 3,405 $ 3,232 Other 10,920 10,847 Accrued liabilities and other $ 14,325 $ 14,079 Other liabilities, classified as long-term liabilities, included the following: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Noncurrent portion of deferred revenue $ 27,062 $ 27,246 Other 5,643 5,094 Other liabilities $ 32,705 $ 32,340 Reduction in Force On February 23, 2026, the Company announced a reduction in force of approximately 10 % of its employees to prepare and align the business with the wind-down of the Glo Fiber expansion phase that is expected to be substantially complete by end of 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Shentel recorded $ 2.1 million in expense primarily related to severance costs and retention bonuses, included in restructuring, integration and acquisition expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. No severance payments were made during this period. Note 7. Leases The Company leases various broadband network sites, fiber optic cable routes, warehouses, retail stores and office facilities for use in our business. The components of lease costs were as follows: Classification Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Finance lease cost Amortization of leased assets Depreciation and amortization $ 189 $ 188 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense 37 24 Operating lease cost Operating expense 1 1,015 1,164 Lease cost $ 1,241 $ 1,376 _________________________________________ (1) Operating lease expense is presented in cost of services or selling, general and administrative expense based on the use of the relevant facility. 12 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the expected maturity of lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026: (in thousands) Operating Leases Finance Leases Total 2026 (remainder of the year) $ 2,738 $ 417 $ 3,155 2027 2,738 408 3,146 2028 2,181 364 2,545 2029 1,685 368 2,053 2030 1,430 368 1,798 2031 and thereafter 6,813 3,637 10,450 Total lease payments 17,585 5,562 23,147 Less: Interest ( 4,639 ) ( 2,530 ) ( 7,169 ) Present value of lease liabilities $ 12,946 $ 3,032 $ 15,978 Other information related to operating and finance leases was as follows: March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Finance leases Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 14.5 17.3 Weighted average discount rate 6.6 % 6.5 % Operating leases Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 8.6 8.4 Weighted average discount rate 6.4 % 6.3 % Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Cash paid for operating lease liabilities $ 1,112 $ 1,264 Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities (includes new leases or modification of existing leases) 731 51 The Company also has other operating lease arrangements which generate revenue from leasing the excess fiber capacity of its fiber network assets. Contract terms for these arrangements can range from 1 to 40 years and are billed monthly. Lease revenue from these arrangements was $ 1.7 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. These amounts are presented in service revenue and other in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Contractual minimum rental receipts expected under the lease agreements in place as of March 31, 2026 is as follows: (in thousands) Operating Leases 2026 (remainder of the year) $ 2,871 2027 3,650 2028 3,457 2029 3,303 2030 3,097 2031 and thereafter 14,921 Total $ 31,299 13 Table of Contents Note 8. Debt Shentel’s outstanding long-term debt obligations as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows: (in thousands) Interest Rates March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Shentel Issuer Class A-2 Notes 5.64 % $ 489,142 $ 489,142 Shentel Issuer Class B Notes 6.03 % 78,263 78,263 Shentel Issuer Variable Funding Note ("VFN") Floating (1) 40,000 — Shentel Broadband Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF") Floating (2) 100,000 75,000 Total debt 707,405 642,405 Less: unamortized loan fees ( 13,518 ) ( 14,168 ) Total debt, net of unamortized loan fees $ 693,887 $ 628,237 (1) The VFN bears interest at one-month term SOFR plus a fixed margin. This interest rate was 5.41 % at March 31, 2026. (2) The RCF bears interest at one-month term SOFR plus a margin. The margin is variable and determined by the Company’s net leverage ratio. This interest rate was 6.16 % at March 31, 2026 and 6.19 % at December 31, 2025. Refinancing Activities Shentel Broadband, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Shentel, had a credit agreement which contained (i) a $ 150 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) and $ 525 million in delayed draw amortizing term loans (the “Term Loans” and collectively with Revolver, the “Previous Credit Agreement”). On December 5, 2025, Shentel completed a refinancing of the Previous Credit Agreement with an Asset Backed Securitization (“ABS”) financing, secured by most of our fiber businesses, which resulted in the issuance of the Class A-2 Notes, Class B notes, and the VFN (collectively, the “ABS Notes”) and the RCF loans and the repayment of the outstanding long-term debt obligation under the Previous Credit Agreement. The ABS Notes include $ 489.1 million and $ 78.3 million in borrowed Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes, respectively. In connection with the same ABS Indenture, Shentel Issuer issued the VFN which has a borrowing capacity of $ 175.0 million, of which Shentel has borrowed $ 40.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the available capacity of the VFN was $ 17.8 million. The available capacity of the VFN will increase based on the secured fiber network revenue growth from Shentel Asset Entity I LLC and Shentel Asset Entity II LLC (each a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of the Company), multiplied by (i) a margin as defined in the agreements governing the VFN (the “ABS Indenture”) and (ii) 6.25 x multiple. Also, in connection with the same ABS Indenture, Shentel Issuer issued the Liquidity Funding Note (“LFN”) which has an undrawn borrowing commitment of $ 25.0 million. Shentel Issuer may draw on the LFN solely for the purpose of funding amounts due and payable for certain Priority of Payments as defined in the ABS Indenture and when restricted cash funds required by ABS Indenture are insufficient. The RCF, as amended March 20, 2026, has a borrowing capacity of $ 175.0 million, of which Shentel has borrowed $ 100.0 million as of March 31, 2026. Fair Values The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt under the Previous Credit Agreements, which had floating interest rates, approximated their fair values. Similarly, the carrying amount of the Company’s RCF, which has a floating interest rate, approximates its fair value. The estimated fair values of Shentel’s Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes were based on Level 2 inputs that use interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. The fair values of Shentel’s the Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes were as follows: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Shentel Issuer Class A-2 Notes $ 490,805 $ 494,278 Shentel Issuer Class B Notes 78,834 77,676 Commitment Fees Shentel is charged commitment fees on unutilized portions of its debt. The Company recorded $ 0.3 million and $ 0.2 million related to these fees for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which are included in interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Interest Expense 14 Table of Contents Shentel pays interest on a monthly basis. Interest expense recorded in Shentel’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations consisted of the following: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Interest expense $ 11,126 $ 7,262 Less: capitalized interest ( 1,691 ) ( 2,370 ) Interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ 9,435 $ 4,892 Maturity Dates and Other Information Shentel Broadband’s debt includes various covenants, including total net leverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio financial covenants. The ABS Notes have a contractually stated anticipated repayment date (“ARD”) of December 2030 with the exception of the VFN described below. The legal final maturity date of each class of the ABS Notes is in December 2055. If Shentel has not repaid or refinanced any of the ABS Notes prior to the relevant ARD, the ABS Indenture requires mandatory prepayment of Note principle on each payment date on a pro-rata basis based on the alphanumerical designation of each class of Notes and additional interest ( 2.0 % per annum on Class A-2 Notes, 2.4 % per annum on Class B Notes, and 5.0 % per annum on VFN) will be charged until the Notes are refinanced or fully redeemed. Amortization on Shentel Issuer’s ABS Notes could be required prior to ARD if Shentel Issuer’s debt service coverage ratio is below certain thresholds in the ABS Indenture. Shentel Issuer has not made any borrowings under its LFN as of March 31, 2026. Amounts borrowed under the LFN do not have an anticipated repayment date and have a final maturity date of December 2055. Shentel Issuer’s VFN matures on December 5, 2029 which may be extended, at the option of Shentel, to December 5, 2030, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. No principal payments on Shentel’s VFN are required prior to the final maturity date. Shentel Broadband’s RCF matures on December 5, 2030. No principal payments on Shentel Broadband’s RCF are required prior to the final maturity date. Shentel has executed letter of credit arrangements totaling $ 7.2 million that reduce the available balance of the RCF. The letter of credit arrangements were executed primarily pursuant to the requirements of the National Telecommunications and Information government grant program, discussed further in Note 12, Government Grants . These amounts are not considered borrowed, as no cash has been disbursed to Shentel or other parties. The ABS Notes and the VFN are guaranteed by Shentel Asset Entity I LLC, Shentel Asset Entity II LLC and the ABS Issuer’s parent, Shentel Guarantor LLC (each, a “Notes Guarantor” and together with Shentel Issuer LLC, the “ABS Entities”), and such guarantees and the ABS Notes are secured by security interests in the equity interests the ABS Issuer and substantially all of the assets of the ABS Issuer and the other ABS Entities. The ABS Entities are not in any way liable for the obligations of Shentel Broadband or its non-ABS Entities. Likewise, Shentel and its non-ABS Entities have no recourse to the loans of the ABS Entities. The RCF is fully secured by a pledge and unconditional guarantee from substantially all of Shentel Broadband’s subsidiaries, excluding the ABS Entities. This provides the lenders a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, excluding assets held by the ABS Entities. Variable Interest Entities Under the ASC 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), the ABS Entities are considered, as a whole, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and are consolidated in Shentel’s consolidated financial statements because the Company is the primary beneficiary with both the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the entity. Therefore, the assets and liabilities owned by the ABS Entities and related to Shentel’s VIE arrangements are used to service the obligations under Shentel's ABS Notes and may not be freely transferred to the Non-ABS Entities. Additionally, certain cash and cash equivalent amounts may be restricted from general use by Shentel based on covenants related to the ABS Notes. 15 Table of Contents The assets and liabilities related to Shentel’s VIE arrangements included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows: (in thousands) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 ASSETS Restricted cash and cash equivalents $ 27,311 $ 20,945 Accounts receivable 10,319 12,580 Prepaid expenses and other 5,785 5,344 Property, plant and equipment, net 806,243 793,874 Intangible assets, net 8,017 8,234 Operating lease right-of-use assets 10,188 10,199 Deferred charges and other assets 128,022 129,635 Total assets $ 995,885 $ 980,811 LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 7,876 $ 7,561 Advanced billings and customer deposits 10,070 8,953 Current operating lease liabilities 1,333 1,236 Accrued liabilities and other 1,663 2,658 Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees 594,305 554,288 Non-current operating lease liabilities 4,843 4,925 Other liabilities 29,257 28,703 Total liabilities $ 649,347 $ 608,324 Note 9. Income Taxes The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and various state income tax returns. The Company is currently involved in one state income tax audit and no federal income tax audits as of March 31, 2026. The Company’s income tax returns are generally open to examination from 2022 forward. The net operating losses acquired from Horizon are open to examination from 2013 forward. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, differ from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the state income taxes, excess tax benefits and other discrete items. Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Expected tax benefit at federal statutory rate $ ( 4,170 ) $ ( 2,153 ) State income tax benefit, net of federal tax effect ( 1,059 ) ( 553 ) Excess tax deficiency from share-based compensation and other expense, net 1,121 1,587 Income tax benefit $ ( 4,108 ) $ ( 1,119 ) The Company made no payments and received no refunds for income taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company made no cash payments for income taxes owed during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company received $ 0.2 million in refunds for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Note 10. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest On October 24, 2023, Shentel Broadband Holding Inc. (“Shentel Broadband”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shentel, entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with ECP Fiber Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ECP Investor”), and, solely for the limited purposes set forth therein, Hill City Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership 16 Table of Contents affiliated with ECP Investor. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, on April 1, 2024, Shentel Broadband issued to ECP Investor 81,000 shares of Shentel Broadband’s 7 % Series A Participating Exchangeable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), at a purchase price of $ 1,000 per share in exchange for $ 81 million in cash. As of March 31, 2026, 100,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were authorized for issuance and 81,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding. The Series A Preferred Stock is exchangeable at the option of the Investor in certain circumstances for shares of Common Stock at an exchange price of $ 24.50 per share, which may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement. As of March 31, 2026, the Series A Preferred Stock was exchangeable for 3,743,003 shares of Common Stock. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock accrue at 7 % per annum compounded and payable quarterly in arrears, and, at Shentel’s option, may be paid in cash or in kind (such dividends paid in kind, “PIK Dividends”). The Company has historically elected to issue PIK Dividends which increase the liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock. As of March 31, 2026, the Series A Preferred Stock had a liquidation preference of $ 91.7 million. Note 11. Stock Compensation and Earnings (Loss) per Share Activity related to the Company’s equity compensation, which includes the Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”), was as follows: (in thousands, except weighted average grant price) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Price Outstanding awards, December 31, 2025 1,187 $ 15.39 Granted 664 13.18 Vested ( 421 ) 15.93 Forfeited ( 9 ) 15.63 Outstanding awards, March 31, 2026 1,421 $ 14.20 The total fair value of RSUs vested was $ 5.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Activity related to the Company’s Relative Total Shareholder Return RSUs (“RTSRs”) was as follows: (in thousands, except weighted average grant price) Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Price Outstanding awards, December 31, 2025 360 $ 15.77 Granted 118 13.42 Vested — — Forfeited — — Outstanding awards, March 31, 2026 478 $ 15.19 Stock-based compensation expense was as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Stock compensation expense $ 4,971 $ 3,897 Capitalized stock compensation ( 173 ) ( 180 ) Stock compensation expense, net $ 4,798 $ 3,717 As of March 31, 2026, there was $ 12.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs and RTSRs which is expected to be recognized over weighted average period of 2.7 years. 17 Table of Contents The following table indicates the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2026 2025 Calculation of net loss income per share: Net loss $ ( 15,751 ) $ ( 9,132 ) Amounts attributable to common shareholders Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ ( 17,328 ) $ ( 10,604 ) Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 55,554 54,959 Per share amounts attributable to common shareholders Net loss per share $ ( 0.31 ) $ ( 0.19 ) The Company applies the two-class method when computing net loss per share attributable to common shareholders as the Company has issued preferred stock that meets the definition of a participating security. The Company considers Series A Preferred Stock to be a participating security as the holders are entitled to receive cumulative dividends. The Company determines the dilutive impact of the Series A Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) and the equity awards by applying the if-converted method and the treasury stock method, respectively. The following table presents potentially dilutive instruments: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousands) 2026 2025 Potentially dilutive shares related to the Series A Preferred Stock 3,743 3,492 Potentially dilutive equity awards 687 450 Total potentially dilutive instruments 4,430 3,942 Potentially dilutive instruments were excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding due to the fact that they were anti-dilutive as a result of the Company’s income loss for the periods. Note 12. Government Grants The Company was awarded $ 152.4 million in grants to build broadband services to unserved residencies in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio and upgrade the middle mile network in Ohio. The Company has substantially completed its grant obligations in Virginia and expects to complete the remaining obligations in 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company was awarded additional grants of $ 1.1 million to build broadband services to additional unserved residences in Ohio. The purpose of the grant programs described above was to subsidize the expansion of the Company’s broadband network; therefore, most amounts recognized under these programs have been recorded as a reduction to the related property, plant and equipment and cash receipts are presented as cash flows from investing activities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. One government grant allows reimbursements for direct capital expenditures and indirect operating expenses. The portion of government grant reimbursements related to indirect expenses are recorded as reductions of the related cost of service expense or selling, general and administrative expense in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and are presented as cash flows from operating activities in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company recognizes grant receivables at the time it becomes probable that the Company will be eligible to receive the grant, which is estimated to correspond with the date when specified build-out milestones are achieved. As a result of these programs, the Company received $ 12.9 million and $ 6.9 million in cash receipts during the three months ended March 31, 2026 18 Table of Contents and 2025, respectively, and had approximately $ 5.1 million and $ 10.5 million in accounts receivable as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Note 13. Commitments and Contingencies We are committed to make payments to satisfy our lease liabilities. The scheduled payments under those obligations are summarized in Note 7, Leases . We also have outstanding unconditional purchase commitments to procure marketing services and IT software licenses through 2029. From time to time the Company is involved in various litigation matters arising out of the normal course of business. The Company consults with legal counsel on those issues related to litigation and seeks input from other experts and advisors with respect to such matters. Estimating the probable losses or a range of probable losses resulting from litigation, government actions and other legal proceedings is inherently difficult and requires an extensive degree of judgment, particularly where the matters involve indeterminate claims for monetary damages, may involve discretionary amounts, present novel legal theories, are in the early stages of the proceedings, or are subject to appeal. Whether any losses, damages or remedies ultimately resulting from such matters could reasonably have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows will depend on a number of variables, including, for example, the timing and amount of such losses or damages (if any) and the structure and type of any such remedies. The Company’s management does not believe that the final outcome of any matters that we are currently involved in are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows . Note 14. Segment Information The Company operates as one segment. The accounting policies of the Company’s segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) assesses company performance at a consolidated level and decides how to allocate resources based on Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, as adjusted for certain non-recurring items, (“Adjusted EBITDA”) from operations of the Broadband business. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets. The CODM uses (loss) income from operations and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate income generated from segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the operations of the Company or for other purposes, such as for acquisitions or to pay dividends. Adjusted EBITDA is used to monitor budget versus actual results. The CODM also uses Adjusted EBITDA to analyze the Company’s growth by monitoring current results versus prior year results. The analyses are used in assessing performance of the Company and in establishing management’s compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as income or loss from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP, adjusted for the impact of depreciation and amortization, impairment expense, other income (expense) net, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), stock compensation expense, transaction costs related to acquisition and disposition events (including professional advisory fees, integration costs, and related compensatory matters), restructuring expense, tax on equity award vesting and exercise events, and other non-comparable items. The Company believes that the exclusion of the expense and income items eliminated in calculating Adjusted EBITDA provides management and investors a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s core operating results by excluding items that are not comparable across reporting periods or that do not otherwise relate to the Company’s ongoing operations. Accordingly, the Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating the Company’s operating results. 19 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue, loss from operations, Adjusted EBITDA and significant expenses: Three Months Ended March 31, (in thousand) 2026 2025 Service revenue and other $ 92,153 $ 87,898 Significant expenses and other items: Cost of services exclusive of depreciation and amortization 31,824 33,030 Selling, general and administrative exclusive of stock-based compensation 28,589 27,275 Adjusted EBITDA 31,740 27,593 Stock-based compensation expense, net of amount capitalized 4,798 3,717 Restructuring, integration and acquisition 2,440 510 Depreciation and amortization 34,971 29,458 Interest expense 9,435 4,892 Other 1 ( 45 ) ( 733 ) Income tax benefit ( 4,108 ) ( 1,119 ) Net income (loss) $ ( 15,751 ) $ ( 9,132 ) 1 Other primarily includes patronage income, interest income, and benefit plan gains. 20 Table of Contents ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following management’s discussion and analysis includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could” or “plan” and similar expressions as they relate to Shenandoah Telecommunications Company or its management are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. All statements regarding Shenandoah Telecommunications Company’s expected future financial position, operating results and cash flows, business strategy, financing plans, forecasted trends relating to the markets in which Shenandoah Telecommunications Company operates and similar matters are forward-looking statements. We cannot assure you that the Company’s expectations expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. The Company’s actual results could be materially different from its expectations because of various factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed under the caption “ Risk Factors ” in the Company ’ s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”). The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of the statement. We undertake no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes included therein. Overview Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”, “we”, “our”, “us”, or the “Company”) is a provider of a comprehensive range of broadband communication services in eight contiguous states in the eastern United States. 21 Table of Contents Results of Operations Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 The Company’s unaudited consolidated results from operations are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, Change ($ in thousands) 2026 % of Revenue 2025 % of Revenue $ % External revenue Residential & SMB - Incumbent Broadband Markets $ 41,143 44.6 % $ 43,359 49.3 % $ (2,216) (5.1) % Residential & SMB - Glo Fiber Expansion Markets 24,828 26.9 % 18,444 21.0 % 6,384 34.6 % Commercial Fiber 20,542 22.3 % 19,612 22.3 % 930 4.7 % RLEC & Other 5,640 6.2 % 6,483 7.4 % (843) (13.0) % Total revenue 92,153 100.0 % 87,898 100.0 % 4,255 4.8 % Operating expenses Cost of services 31,824 34.5 % 33,030 37.6 % (1,206) (3.7) % Selling, general and administrative 33,387 36.2 % 30,992 35.3 % 2,395 7.7 % Restructuring, integration and acquisition 2,440 2.6 % 510 0.6 % 1,930 378.4 % Depreciation and amortization 34,971 37.9 % 29,458 33.5 % 5,513 18.7 % Total operating expenses 102,622 111.4 % 93,990 106.9 % 8,632 9.2 % Operating loss (10,469) (11.4) % (6,092) (6.9) % (4,377) 71.8 % Other (expense) income: Interest expense (9,435) (10.2) % (4,892) (5.6) % (4,543) 92.9 % Other income, net 45 — % 733 0.8 % (688) (93.9) % Loss before income taxes (19,859) (21.6) % (10,251) (11.7) % (9,608) 93.7 % Income tax benefit (4,108) (4.5) % (1,119) (1.3) % (2,989) 267.1 % Net loss (15,751) (17.1) % (9,132) (10.4) % (6,619) NMF Dividends on redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,577 1.7 % 1,472 1.7 % 105 NMF Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (17,328) (18.8) % $ (10,604) (12.1) % $ (6,724) NMF Residential & SMB - Incumbent Broadband Markets revenue Revenue from residential and small and medium business (“SMB”) customers in Incumbent Broadband Markets is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of data, video and voice services over primarily HFC cable and to a lesser extent FTTH networks in incumbent markets. Residential & SMB - Incumbent Broadband Markets revenue decreased by $2.2 million, or 5.1%. The decrease was primarily due to a 14.6% decline in video RGUs and a 1.6% decline in data ARPU driven by the Company’s new rate card in a portion of its passings with another broadband provider. Residential & SMB - Glo Fiber Expansion Markets revenue Revenue from residential and SMB customers in Glo Fiber Expansion Markets is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of data, video and voice services over FTTH networks in new greenfield expansion markets. Residential & SMB - Glo Fiber Expansion Markets revenue increased by $6.4 million, or 34.6%. The increase was primarily due to a 33.7% increase in data RGUs driven by the Company’s increase in penetration rates and increase in passings. 22 Table of Contents Commercial Fiber revenue Shentel’s Commercial Fiber revenue is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of high-speed Ethernet, dedicated internet access, wavelength services, dark fiber leasing and managed services over fiber optic networks to commercial customers. Commercial Fiber revenue increased by $0.9 million, or 4.7%. The increase was primarily due to increases in recurring revenue from additional circuit services sold to existing customers. RLEC & Other revenue Shentel’s RLEC & Other revenue is primarily earned through the Company’s provision of voice and DSL telephone services over copper networks, primarily in Shenandoah County, Virginia and Ross County, Ohio. Shentel also earns governmental support revenue through the federal USF. RLEC & Other revenue decreased by $0.8 million, or 13.0%. The decrease was primarily due to a 28.0% decrease in DSL RGUs and $0.3 million decrease in government support revenue. Cost of services Cost of services primarily consist of costs to acquire and deliver video programming, internal labor to maintain our network and service our customers, third party network maintenance, and line expenses Cost of services decreased by $1.2 million, or 3.7%. The decrease was primarily due to government grant reimbursements of certain indirect operating costs and a decrease in video programming costs driven by declining video RGUs. Selling, general and administrative Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of employee compensation, advertising, software maintenance, stock-based compensation, and operating taxes. Selling, general and administrative expense increased by $2.4 million, or 7.7%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in advertising costs and payroll costs driven by expansion of the Glo Fiber homes passed and higher stock compensation. Restructuring, integration and acquisition Restructuring, integration and acquisition expense increased by $1.9 million, or 378.4% and primarily relates to accrued severance costs associated with the previously announced reduction in force. Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization increased by $5.5 million, or 18.7%. The increase was primarily due to the Company’s expansion of its Glo Fiber network and a $2.8 million write-off of project costs under construction for markets that construction was cancelled due to higher costs to build. Interest expense Interest expense increased by $4.5 million, or 92.9%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the Company’s outstanding debt. Other income, net Other income, net decreased by $0.7 million, or 93.9%. The decrease was primarily due to lower patronage income. Income tax benefit Income tax benefit increased by $3.0 million, or 267.1%. The increase was primarily due to higher pre-tax loss. 23 Table of Contents Additional Information Shentel provides broadband internet, video and voice services to residential and commercial customers in portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Delaware, Ohio and Indiana, via fiber optic and hybrid fiber coaxial cable networks. We also lease dark fiber and provide Ethernet, Dedicated Internet Access and Wavelength fiber optic services to enterprise and wholesale customers throughout the entirety of our service area. Shentel’s Broadband business also provides voice and DSL telephone services as a Rural Local Exchange Carrier (“RLEC”) to customers in Shenandoah County and portions of adjacent counties in Virginia, and in Ross County and portions of adjacent counties in Ohio. These integrated networks are connected by over 19,400 route miles of fiber. The following table indicates selected operating statistics. Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Homes and businesses passed (1) Incumbent Broadband Markets 252,654 240,788 Glo Fiber Expansion Markets 449,147 362,861 Total homes and businesses passed 701,801 603,649 Residential & SMB RGUs: Incumbent Broadband Markets 111,357 111,860 Glo Fiber Expansion Markets 93,922 70,565 Broadband Data 205,279 182,425 Video 34,861 38,395 Voice 26,846 26,037 Total Residential & SMB RGUs (excludes RLEC) 266,986 246,857 Residential & SMB Penetration (2) Incumbent Broadband Markets 44.1 % 46.5 % Glo Fiber Expansion Markets 20.9 % 19.4 % Broadband Data 29.3 % 30.2 % Video 5.0 % 6.4 % Voice 4.1 % 4.5 % Residential & SMB ARPU (3) Incumbent Broadband Markets $ 82.01 $ 83.31 Glo Fiber Expansion Markets $ 77.29 $ 77.42 Broadband Data $ 79.90 $ 81.09 Video $ 132.30 $ 124.46 Voice $ 32.44 $ 33.00 Fiber route miles 19,463 17,224 Total fiber miles (4) 2,021,546 1,893,402 _______________________________________________________ (1) Homes and businesses are considered passed (“passings”) if we can connect them to our network without further extending the distribution system. Passings is an estimate based upon the best available information. Passings will vary among video, broadband data and voice services. (2) Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of users by the number of passings or available homes, as appropriate. (3) ARPU calculation = (Residential & SMB Revenue) / average RGUs / 3 months. (4) Total fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles. 24 Table of Contents Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources and Uses of Cash: Shentel’s principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, cash generated from operations, government grants and borrowing capacity available under the Company’s VFN and RCF. In 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to subsidize the deployment of high-speed broadband internet access in unserved areas. We have been awarded approximately $152.3 million in grants to serve approximately 27,900 unserved homes in the states of Virginia, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia and to upgrade the capacity of the Ohio middle mile network. The grants will be paid to the Company as certain milestones are completed. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had received a total of $114.5 million in cash receipts and had $37.8 million in remaining reimbursements available under these grant programs. The Company expects to fulfill the majority of its obligations under these programs by the end of 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s total available liquidity was $194.5 million, consisting of (i) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaling $43.8 million; (ii) restricted cash as required by the ABS indenture totaling $27.3 million (iii) $67.8 million of availability under Shentel Broadband’s RCF; (iv) $17.8 million under Shentel Issuer’s VFN; and (v) an aggregate of $37.8 million remaining reimbursements available under government grants, which reimbursements are subject to fulfilling the terms of the underlying agreements. In addition, the Company has $117.2 million of VFN commitments that are not available to draw as of March 31, 2026. The available capacity of the VFN will increase based on the secured fiber network revenue growth from the ABS Entities multiplied by (i) a margin as defined in the ABS Indenture and (ii) 6.25x multiple. Net cash provided by operating activities from operations was approximately $24.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, representing an increase of $3.8 million compared with the prior year period, primarily driven by increases in revenue and timing of changes in working capital. Net cash used in investing activities from operations was approximately $64.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, representing a decrease of $12.2 million compared with the prior year period, primarily driven by a $7.4 million decrease in capital expenditures as Shentel approaches the completion of its major Glo Fiber market expansion project and a $4.6 million increase in cash receipts from government grant programs. Net cash provided by financing activities from operations was approximately $62.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, representing a decrease of $34.4 million compared with the prior year period, primarily driven by a decrease in borrowings under various debt facilities. Indebtedness : As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s net indebtedness was approximately $693.9 million, including $707.4 million in outstanding ABS Notes, the VFN, and the RCF, net of unamortized loan fees of $13.5 million. The borrowed Class A-2 Notes and the Class B Notes incur interest at 5.64% and 6.03%, respectively. The borrowed VFN and RCF bear interest at a variable rate determined by one-month term SOFR, plus a margin based on net leverage. The weighted-average interest rate was 5.74% for the ABS Notes, VFN, and RCF at March 31, 2026. Shentel’s ABS Notes, which include Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes, have outstanding balances of $489.1 million and $78.3 million, respectively. Shentel Issuer’s VFN has an outstanding balance of $40.0 million. Shentel’s RCF has an outstanding balance of $100.0 million. The ABS Notes have a contractually stated anticipated repayment date (“ARD”) of December 2030 with the exception of the VFN. The initial anticipated repayment date for the VFN is December 2029 which may be extended, at the option of Shentel, to December 2030, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Shentel has not made any borrowings under its LFN as of March 31, 2026. Amounts borrowed under the LFN do not have an anticipated repayment date. The legal final maturity date of each class of the ABS Notes is in December 2055. If Shentel has not repaid or refinanced any Series 2025-1 Notes prior to the relevant ARD, additional interest will accrue on outstanding principal. Shentel Broadband’s RCF matures on December 5, 2030. No principal payments on Shentel Broadband’s RCF are required prior to the final maturity date. Shentel and its non-ABS Entities have no recourse of the loans of the ABS Entities. Likewise, the ABS Entities have no recourse of the loans of Shentel Broadband. Refer to Note 8, Debt , in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within this Form 10-Q and Note 10, Debt , in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K for more information about the outstanding debt. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants related to our outstanding debt. 25 Table of Contents We expect our cash on hand, restricted cash, cash flows from operations, availability of funds from our RCF and VFN agreements and government grants will be sufficient to meet our anticipated liquidity needs for business operations for the next twelve months. There can be no assurance that we will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, our capital expenditures of $75.8 million exceeded our net cash provided by operating activities by $51.5 million, and we expect our capital expenditures to exceed the cash flows provided from operations through 2026, as we expand our Glo Fiber broadband network. The actual amount and timing of our future capital requirements may differ materially from our estimates depending on the demand for our products and services, new market developments and expansion opportunities. Our cash flows from operations could be adversely affected by events outside our control, including, without limitation, changes in overall economic conditions including rising inflation, regulatory requirements, changes in technologies, changes in competition, demand for our products and services, availability of labor resources and capital, natural disasters, pandemics and other adverse public health developments, such as COVID-19, and other conditions. Our ability to attract and maintain a sufficient customer base, particularly in our Broadband markets, is critical to our ability to maintain a positive cash flow from operations. The foregoing events individually or collectively could affect our results. During 2025, Shentel formed Shentel Guarantor LLC, Shentel Issuer LLC, Shentel Asset Entity I LLC and Shentel Asset Entity II LLC (collectively, the “ABS Entities”), each a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of the Company. The ABS Entities were formed as part of a securitization transaction, pursuant to which certain of the Company’s fiber network assets and related customer contracts primarily in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Maryland and West Virginia were contributed to Shentel Asset Entity I LLC and Shentel Asset Entity II LLC (collectively, the “ABS Asset Entities”). As of March 31, 2026, all of the Company’s commercial fiber network assets and approximately 307,000 Glo Fiber passings were contributed to the ABS Asset Entities. The cash flow from these contributed assets are used to service the obligations under Shentel’s ABS Notes. Our RCF requires consolidated financial statements of restricted subsidiaries under the RCF (the “Non-ABS Entities” or the “Restricted Subsidiaries”) and unrestricted subsidiaries (the “ABS Entities” or the “Unrestricted Subsidiaries”). Below is the unaudited condensed consolidating balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, and the unaudited condensed consolidating statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. 26 Table of Contents UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS As of March 31, 2026 (in thousands) Unrestricted Subsidiaries (ABS Entities) Restricted Subsidiaries (Non-ABS Entities) Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 43,767 $ — $ 43,767 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 27,311 — — 27,311 Accounts receivable 10,319 22,407 (7,967) 24,759 Prepaid expenses and other 5,785 15,007 (2,405) 18,387 Total current assets 43,415 81,181 (10,372) 114,224 Investments — 373,769 (357,656) 16,113 Property, plant and equipment, net 806,243 822,965 — 1,629,208 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 8,017 148,481 — 156,498 Operating lease right-of-use assets 10,188 8,896 — 19,084 Deferred charges and other assets 128,022 7,825 (118,012) 17,835 Total assets $ 995,885 $ 1,443,117 $ (486,040) $ 1,952,962 LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 7,876 $ 54,278 $ (7,967) $ 54,187 Advanced billings and customer deposits 10,070 10,219 (2,405) 17,884 Accrued compensation — 12,316 — 12,316 Accrued liabilities and other 2,996 15,148 (969) 17,175 Total current liabilities 20,942 91,961 (11,341) 101,562 Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees 594,305 99,582 — 693,887 Other long-term liabilities: Deferred income taxes — 153,510 — 153,510 Other liabilities 34,100 129,905 (117,043) 46,962 Total other long-term liabilities 34,100 283,415 (117,043) 200,472 Temporary equity: Redeemable noncontrolling interest — 90,083 — 90,083 Shareholders’ equity: Total shareholders’ equity 346,538 878,076 (357,656) 866,958 Total liabilities, temporary equity and shareholders’ equity $ 995,885 $ 1,443,117 $ (486,040) $ 1,952,962 27 Table of Contents As of December 31, 2025 (in thousands) Unrestricted Subsidiaries (ABS Entities) Restricted Subsidiaries (Non-ABS Entities) Eliminations Consolidated ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 27,259 $ — $ 27,259 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 20,945 — — 20,945 Accounts receivable 12,580 31,880 (12,963) 31,497 Prepaid expenses and other 5,344 14,803 (2,405) 17,742 Total current assets 38,869 73,942 (15,368) 97,443 Investments — 392,737 (376,227) 16,510 Property, plant and equipment, net 793,874 807,735 — 1,601,609 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 8,234 148,657 — 156,891 Operating lease right-of-use assets 10,199 9,458 — 19,657 Deferred charges and other assets 129,635 7,794 (118,777) 18,652 Total assets $ 980,811 $ 1,440,323 $ (510,372) $ 1,910,762 LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 7,561 $ 66,757 $ (12,963) $ 61,355 Advanced billings and customer deposits 8,953 10,361 (2,405) 16,909 Accrued compensation — 13,334 — 13,334 Accrued liabilities and other 3,894 14,116 (1,112) 16,898 Total current liabilities 20,408 104,568 (16,480) 108,496 Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees 554,288 73,949 — 628,237 Other long-term liabilities: Deferred income taxes — 157,618 — 157,618 Other liabilities 33,628 131,159 (117,665) 47,122 Total other long-term liabilities 33,628 288,777 (117,665) 204,740 Temporary equity: Redeemable noncontrolling interest — 88,506 — 88,506 Shareholders’ equity: Total shareholders’ equity 372,487 884,523 (376,227) 880,783 Total liabilities, temporary equity and shareholders’ equity $ 980,811 $ 1,440,323 $ (510,372) $ 1,910,762 28 Table of Contents UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands) Unrestricted Subsidiaries Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated Service revenue and other $ 42,630 $ 62,297 $ (12,774) $ 92,153 Operating expenses: Cost of services exclusive of depreciation and amortization 18,016 20,093 (6,285) 31,824 Selling, general and administrative 7,627 32,249 (6,489) 33,387 Restructuring, integration and acquisition — 2,440 — 2,440 Depreciation and amortization 16,463 18,508 — 34,971 Total operating expenses 42,106 73,290 (12,774) 102,622 Operating (loss) income 524 (10,993) — (10,469) Other (expense) income: Interest expense (8,128) (1,307) — (9,435) Other income (expense), net 227 (182) — 45 Loss before income taxes (7,377) (12,482) — (19,859) Income tax benefit — (4,108) — (4,108) Net loss $ (7,377) $ (8,374) $ — $ (15,751) Critical Accounting Policies There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies previously disclosed in Part II, Item 8 of our 2025 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK As of March 31, 2026, the Company has an outstanding debt balance of $707.4 million, which includes ABS Notes, VFN, and the RCF. Shentel’s ABS Notes, which include Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes, have outstanding balances of $489.1 million and $78.3 million, respectively. The borrowed Class A-2 Notes and the Class B Notes incur interest at the fixed rate 5.64% and 6.03%, respectively; therefore, the Class A-2 and the Class B Notes are not subject to fluctuations in market interest rates. The borrowed RCF bears interest at a variable rate determined by one-month term SOFR, plus a margin based on net leverage. The borrowed VFN bears interest at a variable rate determined by a one-month term SOFR, plus a fixed margin. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $40.0 million and $100.0 million of gross variable rate debt outstanding under the VFN and RCF, respectively. The interest rate was 5.41% and 6.16% for the VFN and RCF, respectively, at March 31, 2026. An increase in market interest rates of 1.00% would add approximately $1.4 million to annual interest expense. ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer (the certifying officers) have conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of March 31, 2026. Our certifying officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 29 Table of Contents PART II ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We are currently involved in, and may in the future become involved in, legal proceedings, claims and investigations in the ordinary course of our business. Although the results of these legal proceedings, claims and investigations cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the final outcome of any matters that we are currently involved in are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Regardless of final outcomes, however, any such proceedings, claims, and investigations may nonetheless impose a significant burden on management and employees and be costly to defend, with unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings. ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS We discuss in our Annual Report on Form 10-K various risks that may materially affect our business. We use this section to update this discussion to reflect material developments since our Form 10-K was filed. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has identified an additional risk factor due to ongoing global geopolitical conflicts, including conflicts impacting energy‑producing regions, contributing to increased volatility in global oil and fuel markets. Actions taken by governments globally in response to such conflicts, including sanctions and trade restrictions, have increased uncertainty regarding global oil and fuel supply and pricing. Continued geopolitical instability or further governmental actions globally could result in additional increases in oil and fuel costs, which may adversely affect our operating expenses and financial results. Ongoing geopolitical tensions and military conflicts in the Middle East, including the conflict involving Iran, may adversely affect our operations. Escalating conflict in or near major oil‑producing or shipping corridors could lead to higher fuel and energy prices, increasing our transportation and other operational costs. Any sustained increase in fuel prices could negatively impact our margins and may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities None. Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities None. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer or Affiliated Purchasers In conjunction with the vesting of stock awards or exercise of stock options, the grantees may surrender awards necessary to cover the statutory tax withholding requirements and any amounts required to cover stock option strike prices associated with the transaction. The following table provides information about shares surrendered during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, to settle employee tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of stock awards. (in thousands, except per share amounts) Number of Shares Surrendered Average Price Paid per Share January 1 to January 31 — $— February 1 to February 28 114 12.98 March 1 to March 31 — — Total 114 ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of our officers or directors adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K. 30 Table of Contents ITEM 6. Exhibits Index Exhibit No. Exhibit Description 10.1 * Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated March 20, 2026, among Shentel Broadband Operations LLC, as borrower, Shentel Broadband Holding Inc., as Holdco and a guarantor, certain subsidiaries of Holdco, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. 31.1 * Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 31.2 * Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 31.3 * Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 32 ** Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350. (101) Formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) * Filed herewith ** This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act. 31 Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY /s/ James J. Volk James J. Volk Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Date: May 1, 2026 32