Cincinnati Bell 2010 Annual Report Download - page 43

STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of common shares as of December 31, 2010 (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
GAMCO Investors, Inc. and affiliates ................ 21,164,583(b) 10.5%
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
BlackRock, Inc. ................................. 18,506,542(c) 9.2%
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC ................... 18,000,000(d) 8.9%
404B East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Wells Fargo and Company ........................ 13,346,653(a) 6.6%
420 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Marathon Asset Management LLP .................. 12,748,464(e) 6.3%
One Bryant Park 38th floor
New York, NY 10036
Pinnacle Associates, LTD ......................... 11,837,574(f) 5.9%
335 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017
The Vanguard Group, Inc. ......................... 11,227,690(g) 5.6%
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
LSV Asset Management .......................... 11,048,775(h) 5.5%
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4600
Chicago, IL 60606
(a) As reported on Schedule 13G/A on January 20, 2011 by Wells Fargo and Company, as of December 31,
2010, Wells Fargo and Company beneficially owns 13,346,653 common shares and has sole voting power for
12,251,539 common shares and sole dispositive power for 13,278,531 common shares.
(b) As reported on Schedule 13D/A filed on February 17, 2011 by GAMCO Investors, Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC
has sole voting and dispositive power for 8,400,742 common shares, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. has
sole voting power for 11,661,841 common shares and sole dispositive power for 12,581,841 common shares,
MJG Associates, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power for 30,000 common shares, Mario J. Gabelli has
sole voting and dispositive power for 12,000 common shares, Teton Advisors has sole voting and dispositive
power for 135,000 common shares and Gabelli Securities has sole voting and dispositive power for 5,000
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 63/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares.
(c) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 3, 2011 by BlackRock, Inc., as of December 31, 2010,
BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power for 18,506,542 common shares.
(d) As reported on Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2011 by Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC, as of
December 31, 2010, Peninsula Capital Advisors, LLC has shared voting power and shared dispositive power
for 18,000,000 common shares with Peninsula Investment Partners L.P.
(e) As reported on Schedule 13G filed on February 3, 2011 by Marathon Asset Management LLP, as of
December 31, 2010, Marathon Asset Management LLP has shared voting power for 9,679,803 common
shares and shared dispositive power for 12,748,464 common shares with Marathon Asset Management
(Services) Ltd., M.A.M. Investments Ltd., William James Arah, Jeremy John Hosking, and Neil Mark Ostrer.
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