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:  August 13, 2002

 

 

BROADWING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Ohio

 

1—8519

 

31—1056105

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

201 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

 

 

45202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (513) 397-9900

 

 

 

Form 8-K

 

Broadwing Inc.

 

 

Item 5.   Other Event.

Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW) issued a press release on August 13, 2002 announcing that its Chairman and CEO, Rick Ellenberger, and CFO, Tom Schilling, signed and submitted sworn statements, without qualifications, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the accuracy of the Company’s recent reports filed with the SEC.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99(1).

 

 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(C)                    Exhibits

Exhibit 99.2  - Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer dated August 13, 20002.

Exhibit 99.3  - Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer dated August 13, 2002.

Exhibit 99.4  - Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as filed August 13, 2002

Exhibit 99.5 - Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as filed August 13, 2002

 

 

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 13, 2002, each of the Principal Executive Officer, Richard G. Ellenberger, and the Principal Financial Officer, Thomas L. Schilling, of Broadwing Inc. submitted to the SEC sworn statements pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Order No. 4-460 and Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

A copy of each of these statements is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.2 and 99.3) and a copy of each of these certifications is attached hereto as an Exhibit (99.4 and 99.5).

 

 

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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.

 

BROADWING INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith

 

Jeffrey C. Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Date:  August 13, 2002