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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT — October 29, 2010
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
CINCINNATI BELL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File No. 1-8519
| Ohio | 31-1056105 | |
| (State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| Identification No.) | ||
| 221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio | 45202 | |
| (Address of principal | (Zip Code) | |
| executive offices) |
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 8.01Other Items.
On October 29, 2010, the Board of Directors adopted an interim executive compensation recoupment/clawback policy (the “Policy”) that reflects the preliminary requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), with the intention that the Policy will be modified when final regulations required by the Dodd-Frank Act are adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2011.
The Policy is effective as of January 1, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) for any current executive officer or former executive officer that terminates employment after the Effective Date and shall apply to cash and equity-based incentive compensation that is approved, granted or awarded on or after the Effective Date.
A copy of the Policy is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Executive Compensation Recoupment/Clawback Policy |
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 | |||
| Christopher J. Wilson | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Date: November 4, 2010
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Executive Compensation Recoupment/Clawback Policy |