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 16, 2016
 
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events


On September 16, 2016, Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of the previously announced private offering of $425 million aggregate principal amount of its 7% senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain of the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


The Notes and the related guarantees will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release dated September 16, 2016

 

 
 
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: September 16, 2016
By:
/s/ Christopher J. Wilson  
    Name: Christopher J. Wilson  
    Title:   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary  
       
 

 






EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release dated September 16, 2016