Sec Form 4 Filing - MAIER CRAIG F @ CINCINNATI BELL INC - 2021-09-07

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
MAIER CRAIG F
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CINCINNATI BELL INC [ CBB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
221 EAST FOURTH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
09/07/2021
(Street)
CINCINNATI, OH45202
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/07/2021 D 53,493 D $ 15.5 ( 1 ) 0 D
Common Stock 09/07/2021 D 7,338 D $ 15.5 ( 2 ) 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares ( 3 ) 09/07/2021 D 3,600 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 3,600 ( 4 ) 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MAIER CRAIG F
221 EAST FOURTH STREET
CINCINNATI, OH45202
X
Signatures
/s/ Christopher J. Wilson, Attorney-in-fact for Craig F. Maier 09/07/2021
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 13, 2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Cincinnati Bell Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), Red Fiber Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and RF Merger Sub Inc., an Ohio corporation and directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), at the effective time of the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "Merger"), each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Company Common Shares") was converted into the right to receive $15.50 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").
( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding restricted stock unit with respect to Company Common Shares ("Company RSU") became fully vested and was canceled and converted into the right to receive a lump-sum amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (a) the Merger Consideration and (b) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company RSU.
( 3 )Each phantom share with respect to Company Common Shares ("Company Phantom Share") represented the right to receive the cash value thereof.
( 4 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Company Phantom Share was canceled and converted into the right to receive a lump-sum amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (a) the Merger Consideration and (B) the number of Company Common Shares underlying such Company Phantom Share.

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