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 2, 2003
CINCINNATI BELL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 1-8519 31-1056105
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) 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 CINCINNATI BELL INC.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced today that it completed its exchange offers
in which 99.3% of the holders of 12 1/2% Series B Junior Exchangeable Preferred
Stock of its BRCOM Inc. (f/k/a Broadwing Communications Inc.) subsidiary have
exchanged their shares for Cincinnati Bell common stock and 99.9% of the holders
of BRCOM's 9% Senior Subordinated Notes have exchanged their notes for
Cincinnati Bell common stock. Both exchange offers closed on Friday, August 29,
2003. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
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.
By: /s/ Christopher J. Wilson
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Christopher J. Wilson
Vice President and General Counsel
Date: September 2, 2003
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Exhibit Page No.
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99.1 Press Release of the Company dated
September 2, 2003