13D Filing: Searchlight Capital II PV, L.P. and Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT)

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-1(a) and

Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-2(a)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

Uniti Group
Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

91325V108

(CUSIP Number)

Searchlight II CLS, L.P.

c/o Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.

745 5th Avenue 27th Floor

New York, NY 10151

Attention: Nadir Nurmohamed

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 16, 2017

(Date of
Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing
person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall
include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).