SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 3, 1997
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CINCINNATI BELL INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio 1-8519 31-1056105
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
201 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 513-397-9900
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
A. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
On March 3, 1997, the Board of Directors of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the
"Corporation") adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan and declared that a dividend of
one right (the "Rights") on each of the Corporation's outstanding Common Shares,
par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Shares") be distributed as soon as
practicable to holders of record of the Common Shares issued and outstanding at
the close of business on May 2, 1997 (the "Record Date"). Each Right represents
the right to purchase one one-hundredth of a Series A Preferred Share of the
Corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Rights Agreement adopted by the Board at such meeting.
EXHIBIT:
99 Press Release announcing Shareholder Rights Plan, dated March 3, 1997.
SIGNATURE
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/ BRIAN C. HENRY
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Brian C. Henry, Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 29, 1997