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: July 1, 2015
CINCINNATI BELL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Ohio
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001-8519
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31-1056105
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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221 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 397-9900
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01 – OTHER EVENTS
On July 1, 2015, Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary has consummated the sale to CyrusOne Inc. (“CyrusOne”) of 5,995,000 operating partnership units (including 1,695,000 operating partnership units sold because the underwriters exercised their option described below) in CyrusOne’s operating partnership, CyrusOne LP, for $28.41 per operating partnership unit (the “OP Units Sale”). CyrusOne announced on June 26, 2015 that it had closed the public offering of 12,995,000 shares of its common stock, which included 1,695,000 shares of common stock sold pursuant to the option granted to the underwriters by CyrusOne, a portion of the net proceeds of which were used to acquire operating partnership units from a subsidiary of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated July 1, 2015.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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CINCINNATI BELL INC.
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Date: July 1, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Christopher J. Wilson |
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Name: Christopher J. Wilson |
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Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated July 1, 2015.
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