Cincinnati Bell 2009 Annual Report Download - page 19

Q: Where can I find the voting results of the meeting?
A: We will announce preliminary voting results at the meeting and publish final results in the Company’s
Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed on or before May 10, 2010.
Q: What happens if additional proposals are presented at the meeting?
A: Other than the proposals described in this Proxy Statement, we do not expect any matters to be presented
for a vote at the Annual Meeting. If you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy holders, Phillip R. Cox, Lynn
A. Wentworth and John M. Zrno, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly
presented for a vote at the meeting. If for any unforeseen reason any of the nominees are not available as a
candidate for director, the persons named as proxy holders will vote your proxy for such other candidate or
candidates as may be nominated by the Board.
Q: What classes of shares are entitled to be voted?
A: Each common share and each 6
3
⁄ 4 % Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share outstanding as of the close
of business on the Record Date is entitled to vote on all items being voted upon at the Annual Meeting. You are
entitled to one vote for each common share and one vote for each 63/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share
you own of record on the Record Date or to provide instructions on how to vote such shares in which you have a
beneficial interest. The 6
3
⁄ 4 % Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares will vote with the common shares as one
class on each of the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. There are no cumulative voting rights for either
class of shares. On the Record Date, we had 201,122,890 common shares and 155,250 6
3
⁄ 4 % Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Shares issued and outstanding.
Q: What is the quorum requirement for the meeting?
A: The quorum requirement for holding the meeting and transacting business is the presence, in person or
by proxy, of a majority of the common and preferred shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such
meeting. However, if any particular action requires more than a simple majority because of the law, the NYSE
rules, the Company’s Amended Articles of Incorporation or the Company’s Amended Regulations, that particular
action will not be approved unless the required percentage of affirmative votes has been obtained or the required
number of votes have been cast.
Abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. If a routine
matter is to be voted upon, broker non-votes are also counted as present for the purpose of determining the
presence of a quorum. Since there is a routine matter to be voted upon this year, broker non-votes will be counted
for determining the existence of a quorom.
Q: Who will count the votes?
A: A representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) will tabulate the votes and act as
the Inspector of Elections.
Q: Is my vote confidential?
A: Proxy instructions, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual shareholders are handled in a
manner that protects voting privacy. Your vote will not be disclosed either within the Company or to third parties
except (i) as necessary to meet applicable legal requirements, (ii) to allow for the tabulation of votes and
certification of the vote, or (iii) to facilitate a successful proxy solicitation by the Board. Occasionally,
shareholders provide written comments on their proxy card, which are forwarded to the Company’s management.
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