UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2020

LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5700

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  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.  ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 2, 2020, Julie D. Frist was appointed to the board of directors (the “Board”) of Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty”), effective immediately.  Following Ms. Frist’s appointment, Liberty has a total of six directors, divided among three classes, with Ms. Frist serving as a Class I director with a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2021.  The Board has determined that Ms. Frist qualifies as an independent director for purposes of the rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market as well as applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and will serve on each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Ms. Frist will receive the same compensation as Liberty’s other nonemployee directors, which is summarized in Liberty’s proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 23, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2019.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 3, 2020, Liberty issued a press release announcing the addition of Ms. Frist to the Board.  This Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.