Cincinnati Bell 2011 Annual Report Download - page 11

Cincinnati Bell Inc.
221 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 1, 2012
To Our Shareholders:
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., Central Time, at the Marriott at Legacy Town Center, 7120 Dallas
Parkway, Plano, Texas, for the following purposes:
1 To elect ten directors to serve a one-year term ending in 2013;
2 To seek shareholder approval by a non-binding vote of the Company’s executive compensation as
required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;
3 To seek shareholder reapproval of the material terms of the performance goals of the Cincinnati Bell
Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan;
4 To seek shareholder approval of an amendment to the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors;
5 To ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent accountants to audit the financial statements
of the Company for the year 2012; and
6 To consider any other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or
postponements of the meeting.
The Board of Directors has established the close of business on March 2, 2012 as the record date (the
“Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the
Record Date are entitled to vote on matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting.
Your vote is important. Your prompt response will also help reduce proxy costs and will help you avoid
receiving follow-up telephone calls or mailings. Please vote as soon as possible.
Also, the Company has elected to take advantage of Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow
the Company to furnish proxy materials to you and other shareholders on the internet.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Christopher J. Wilson
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
March 16, 2012
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 1, 2012: The Proxy Statement and Annual Report
are available at www.proxyvote.com
Proxy Statement