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): May 3, 2011

 

CINCINNATI BELL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 1-8519

Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		31-1056105 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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:

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Item 5.07		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 3, 2011. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted for a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.

The shareholders elected each of the Company’s nominees for director to serve a one-year term until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Bruce L. Byrnes			144,052,549				21,002,294				572,300				16,019,749
John F. Cassidy			161,118,343				4,084,843				423,957				16,019,749
Phillip R. Cox			142,493,541				22,612,058				521,544				16,019,749
Jakki L. Haussler			162,144,418				2,769,388				713,337				16,019,749
Craig F. Maier			144,047,024				20,984,162				595,957				16,019,749
Alex Shumate			144,044,977				21,004,122				578,044				16,019,749
Lynn A. Wentworth			162,339,752				2,716,648				570,743				16,019,749
John M. Zrno			143,286,310				21,647,128				693,705				16,019,749

The shareholders ratified the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The voting results were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
177,760,323		3,333,807		552,762		0

The shareholders voted as follows on the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
49,319,653		96,939,788		19,367,702		16,019,749

The shareholders voted as follows on the advisory vote on the frequency of holding advisory votes on executive compensation:

Every Year		Every 2 Years		Every 3 Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
91,537,369		658,694		53,895,980		19,535,100		16,019,749

In light of the voting results, the Board of Directors has decided that the Company will hold the advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of holding advisory votes on executive compensation.

The shareholders approved the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2011 Short-Term Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
144,802,411		20,249,753		574,979		16,019,749

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.

Dated: May 9, 2011