SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 31-1056105
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 East Fourth Street, 102-760
P.O. Box 2301
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-2301
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
7-1/4% Junior Convertible Preferred Stock
Due 2007, without par value New York Stock Exchange
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6-3/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, without par value (liquidation
preference $1,000) New York Stock Exchange
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Depositary Shares each representing a
one-twentieth interest in a share of
6-3/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock, without par value (liquidation
preference $50 per share) New York Stock Exchange
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this
Form relates: 333-86971
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: N/A
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The classes of securities to be registered hereunder are (1) 7-1/4%
Junior Convertible Preferred Stock Due 2007, without par value (the "7-1/4%
Preferred Stock") of Cincinnati Bell. ("Cincinnati Bell"), (2) 6-3/4%
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, without par value (the "6-3/4%
Preferred State") of Cincinnati Bell, and (3) Depositary Shares each
representing a one-twentieth interest in a share of 6-3/4% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, without par value (liquidation preference $50 per
share) (the "Depositary Shares"), of Cincinnati Bell. The description of each
of the 7-1/4% Preferred Stock and the 6-3/4% Preferred Stock set forth under
the caption "Description of Cincinnati Bell Capital Stock" included in
Cincinnati Bell's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC Registration No.
333-86971) (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 13, 1999 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Form of Certificate of Amendment by the Board of Directors to the
Amended Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bell including the description
of each of the 7-1/4% Preferred Stock and the 6-3/4% Preferred Stock to be in
effect as of the effective time of the merger of IXC Communications, Inc. and
Ivory Merger Inc., a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
CINCINNATI BELL INC.,
by /s/ Thomas E. Taylor
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Name: Thomas E. Taylor
Title: General Counsel and Secretary
Date: November 5, 1999
