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): December 8, 2015
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
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(IRS Employer
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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 1.01 – ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On December 8, 2015, a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), CyrusOne Inc., a Maryland corporation (“CyrusOne”), CyrusOne GP, a Maryland statutory trust, and CyrusOne LP, a Maryland limited partnership, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), pursuant to which the Selling Stockholder agreed to sell to the Underwriter 1,350,000 shares of CyrusOne’s common stock (the “Shares”), par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to CyrusOne’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-194770). The above summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8.01 – OTHER EVENTS
On December 14, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Company’s secondary public offering of the Shares. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated December 8, 2015, by and among CyrusOne Inc., CyrusOne GP, CyrusOne LP, Data Center Investments Holdco LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as underwriter.
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99.1
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Press Release dated December 14, 2015.
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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: December 14, 2015
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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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