SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

UNITED KINGDOM

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 11,206,225.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 11,206,225.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

11,206,225.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.8 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IA, PN

Comment for Type of Reporting Person: The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13G to update their beneficial ownership of the Issuer's outstanding Class A common stock reported on the Schedule 13G filed on July 9, 2026 (the "Initial 13G") in light of updated information provided by the Issuer in its public filings since the Initial 13G was filed. In particular, the ownership percentages reported in this Schedule 13G are based on 272,565,547 aggregate shares of the Issuer's Class A and Class B common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2026, as disclosed on the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2026 (the "August 10-Q"), less the 108,866,013 shares of Class B common stock outstanding reported therein, for a total of 163,699,534 shares of Class A common stock outstanding. This approximates the total outstanding Class A common stock measured by subtracting the final results of the tender offer of 120,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock on July 6, 2026 (the "Tender Offer") from the August 10-Q's 283,694,377 Class A common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2026. The updated beneficial ownership also reflects the additional acquisitions made by the Reporting Persons since the Initial 13G. The Initial 13G reported beneficial ownership of 3.3%, calculated based on a number of Class A common stock outstanding of 293,263,749 as reported on the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed on May 7, 2026, which did not include the final results of the Tender Offer.

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

UNITED KINGDOM

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 11,206,225.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 11,206,225.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

11,206,225.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.8 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, CO

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

Kite Lake Capital Ltd.

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 11,206,225.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 11,206,225.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

11,206,225.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.8 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, CO

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

Massoumeh Khadjenouri

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

UNITED KINGDOM

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 11,206,225.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 11,206,225.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

11,206,225.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.8 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, IN

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

Jan Lernout

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

BELGIUM

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 11,206,225.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 11,206,225.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

11,206,225.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.8 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

HC, IN

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.

1

Names of Reporting Persons

KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.

2

Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)

(a)

(b)

3

Sec Use Only

4

Citizenship or Place of Organization

CAYMAN ISLANDS

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

5	Sole Voting Power 0.00
6	Shared Voting Power 10,085,615.00
7	Sole Dispositive Power 0.00
8	Shared Dispositive Power 10,085,615.00

9

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

10,085,615.00

10

Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)

Checkbox not checked

11

Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)

6.2 %

12

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

CO

SCHEDULE 13G

Item 1.

(a)

Name of issuer:

Optimum Communications, Inc.

(b)

Address of issuer's principal executive offices:

1 Court Square West Long Island City, New York 11101

Item 2.

(a)

Name of person filing:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd Kite Lake Capital Ltd. Massoumeh Khadjenouri Jan Lernout KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd

(b)

Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP 1st Floor, Tennyson House 159-165 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PA United Kingdom Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd 1st Floor, Tennyson House 159-165 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PA United Kingdom Kite Lake Capital Ltd. PO Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands Massoumeh Khadjenouri c/o Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP 1st Floor, Tennyson House 159-165 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PA United Kingdom Jan Lernout c/o Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP 1st Floor, Tennyson House 159-165 Great Portland Street London W1W 5PA United Kingdom KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd PO Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman KY1-1104 Cayman Islands

(c)

Citizenship:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - Other - United Kingdom Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - Other - United Kingdom Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - Cayman Islands Massoumeh Khadjenouri - Other - United Kingdom Jan Lernout - Other - Belgium KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - Cayman Islands

(d)

Title of class of securities:

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(e)

CUSIP No.:

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:

(k)

Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4.

Ownership

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 11,206,225 Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 11,206,225 Jan Lernout - 11,206,225 KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 10,085,615

(b)

Percent of class:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 6.8% Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 6.8% Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 6.8% Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 6.8% Jan Lernout - 6.8% KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 6.2%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 0 Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 0 Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 0 Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 0 Jan Lernout - 0 KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 0

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 11,206,225 Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 11,206,225 Jan Lernout - 11,206,225 KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 10,085,615

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 0 Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 0 Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 0 Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 0 Jan Lernout - 0 KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd - 11,206,225 Kite Lake Capital Ltd. - 11,206,225 Massoumeh Khadjenouri - 11,206,225 Jan Lernout - 11,206,225 KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd - 10,085,615

Item 5.

Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

Not Applicable

Item 6.

Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

All of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G are directly owned by advisory clients of Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP. None of those advisory clients, other than KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd, may be deemed to beneficially own more than 5% of the Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

Please see Exhibit B attached hereto.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certifications:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP

Signature:	/s/ Art Markham
Name/Title:	Art Markham, Partner
Date:	08/24/2026

Kite Lake Capital Management Ltd

Signature:	/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri
Name/Title:	Massoumeh Khadjenouri, Director
Date:	08/24/2026

Kite Lake Capital Ltd.

Signature:	/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri
Name/Title:	Massoumeh Khadjenouri, Director
Date:	08/24/2026

Massoumeh Khadjenouri

Signature:	/s/ Massoumeh Khadjenouri
Name/Title:	Massoumeh Khadjenouri
Date:	08/24/2026

Jan Lernout

Signature:	/s/ Jan Lernout
Name/Title:	Jan Lernout
Date:	08/24/2026

KL Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.

Signature:	Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP, its investment manager, By: /s/ Art Markham
Name/Title:	Art Markham, Partner
Date:	08/24/2026

Comments accompanying signature: * Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. To the extent that "ownership of 5 percent or less of a class" was indicated in Item 5, such response only applies to the Reporting Person(s) that indicated elsewhere herein that it beneficially owns five percent (5%) or less of the class.

Exhibit Information

Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement Exhibit B - Control Person Identification