Exhibit


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): October 25, 2018

 
CINCINNATI BELL INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
 
001-8519
 
31-1056105
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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:
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 o

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. o




ITEM 8.01    OTHER EVENTS

Election of Lynn A. Wentworth as Chairman of the Board

On October 25, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) elected Lynn A. Wentworth to the position of Chairman of the Board. Ms. Wentworth will assume the role of Chairman at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting. Ms. Wentworth has served on the Board since 2008 and is the Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and a member of the Compensation and Executive Committees. As previously announced, Phillip R. Cox will step down from his role as Chairman of the Board prior to the 2019 Annual Meeting.
 
A press release announcing these matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.




















































Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number    Description
99.1Press Release dated October 31, 2018











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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CINCINNATI BELL INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 31, 2018
 
By:
/s/ Christopher J. Wilson
 
 
 
 
Christopher J. Wilson
 
 
 
 
Vice President and General Counsel