Cincinnati Bell 2009 Annual Report Download - page 37

STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of common shares as of December 31, 2009 (except
as otherwise noted) by each beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the common shares outstanding
known by the Company. No beneficial owner owns more than five percent (5%) of the 6
3
⁄ 4 % Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Shares.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Common Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percent of
Common Shares
BlackRock, Inc. ................................. 17,789,422(a) 8.8%
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
GAMCO Investors, Inc. and affiliates ................ 14,850,226(b) 7.3%
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
LSV Asset Management .......................... 10,920,684(c) 5.4%
1 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60606
Marathon Asset Management LLP .................. 15,195,474(d) 7.5%
One Bryant Park 38th floor
New York, NY 10036
Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC ................... 13,000,000(e) 6.4%
404B East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
The Vanguard Group, Inc. ......................... 13,947,850(f) 6.9%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Wells Fargo & Company .......................... 13,311,405(g) 6.6%
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
(a) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on January 29, 2010 by BlackRock, Inc., as of December 31, 2009,
BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power for 17,789,422 common shares.
(b) As reported on Schedule 13D/A filed on November 16, 2009 by GAMCO Investors, Inc., Gabelli Funds,
LLC has sole voting and dispositive power for 6,005,625 common shares, GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
has sole voting power for 8,372,601 common shares and sole dispositive power for 8,802,601 common
shares, MJG Associates, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power for 30,000 common shares and Mario J.
Gabelli has sole voting and dispositive power for 12,000 common shares. The amounts reported on Schedule
13D/A include a number of shares with respect to which Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset
Management Inc. have the right to beneficial ownership upon the conversion of the Company’s 6
3
⁄ 4 %
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
(c) As reported on Schedule 13G on February 11, 2010 by LSV Asset Management, as of December 31, 2009,
LSV Asset Management has sole voting and dispositive power for 10,920,684 common shares.
(d) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on January 29, 2010 by Marathon Asset Management LLP, as of
December 31, 2009, Marathon Asset Management LLP has shared voting power for 11,085,636 common
shares and shared dispositive power for 15,195,474 common shares with Marathon Asset Management
(Services) Ltd., M.A.M. Investments Ltd., William James Arah, Jeremy John Hosking, and Neil Mark Ostrer.
(e) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 10, 2010 by Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC, as of
December 31, 2009, Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC has shared voting power and shared dispositive power
for 13,000,000 common shares with Peninsula Investment Partners L.P.
(f) As reported on Schedule 13G/A on February 5, 2010 by The Vanguard Group, Inc., as of December 31,
2009, The Vanguard Group, Inc. has sole voting power for 292,968 common shares and sole dispositive
power for 13,654,882. The Vanguard Group, Inc. has shared voting power for no common shares and shared
dispositive power for 292,968 common shares with Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company.
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