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: September 20, 2016
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
File Number)
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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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Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 20, 2016, Cincinnati Bell Inc. issued a press release announcing the expiration and results of its previously announced offer to purchase for cash (the “Offer”) any and all of its 8.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (CUSIP No. 171871AN6) (the “Notes”). The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 19, 2016 (the “Expiration Time”), at which time $312,520,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Holders who validly tendered their Notes at or before the Expiration Time and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by the Company will receive total consideration of $1,032.50 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated September 13, 2016 and the related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and 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 September 20, 2016
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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: September 20, 2016
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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 September 20, 2016
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