CINCINNATI, Oct. 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) today announced the completion of
its previously announced 1-for-5 reverse stock split of its outstanding and treasury common shares effective as of 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time, on October 4, 2016. As of the open of the market on October 5, 2016, the Company’s common shares will begin
trading on a split-adjusted basis on the New York Stock Exchange under the unchanged symbol “CBB”.
No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, the Company will pay each registered
shareholder, in cash, the value of any fractional share interest in the Company’s common shares arising from the reverse stock
split. Additional information on the treatment of fractional shares and other effects of the reverse stock split can be found
in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2016.
Shareholders with certificated shares will soon receive a transmittal letter from the Company’s transfer agent which will
contain instructions on how to surrender certificates representing pre-split common shares. Shareholders should not send in
their old stock certificates until they receive the transmittal letter from the transfer agent. Shareholders with book-entry
shares or who hold their shares in “street name” through a bank, broker, or other nominee will not need to take any action.
In addition, also effective as of 11:59 pm Eastern Time, on October 4, 2016, the conversion rate of the Company’s 6 ¾%
Preferred Shares into common shares automatically changed from 28.838 common shares per 6 ¾% Preferred Share to 5.7676 common
shares per 6 ¾% Preferred Share.
About Cincinnati Bell Inc.
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBB) provides integrated communications solutions – including local
and long distance voice, data, high-speed Internet and video – that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati
and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a
wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. For more information,
please visit www.cincinnatibell.com.
CONTACT: Cincinnati Bell Inc. Investor contact: Josh Duckworth, +1 513-397-2292 Joshua.Duckworth@cinbell.com Media contact: Jane Weiler, +1 513-397-9941 Jane.Weiler@cinbell.com
