Cincinnati Bell 2011 Annual Report Download - page 146

shares. As a result of a plan amendment effective as of January 1, 2005, upon termination of Board service,
non-employee directors are required to take distribution of all annual phantom stock awards in cash.
Therefore, the number of actual shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to the plan as of December 31,
2011 is approximately 14,000. This plan also provides that no awards are payable until such non-employee
director completes at least five years of active service as a non-employee director, except if he or she dies
while serving as a member of the Board of Directors.
(e) Stock Performance
The graph below shows the cumulative total shareholder return assuming the investment of $100 on
December 31, 2006 (and the reinvestment of dividends thereafter) in each of (i) the Company’s common shares,
(ii) the S&P 500®Stock Index, and (iii) the S&P®Integrated Telecommunications Services Index.
Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11
Cincinnati Bell Inc. $104 $42 $75 $61 $66$100
$105 $66 $84 $97 $99$100
$118 $89 $94 $112 $121$100
S&P 500
S&P Integrated Telecommunication
Services
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Based upon an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2006
with dividends reinvested
$0
$50
$100
$150
$250
$200
Dec-06 Dec-07 Dec-08 Dec-09 Dec-10 Dec-11
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
S&P 500
S&P Integrated Telecommunication Services
(f) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding the Company’s purchases of its common stock during
the quarter ended December 31, 2011:
Period
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
(or Unit)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs*
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
(in millions)*
12/1/2011 – 12/31/2011 .............. 249,308 $3.05 249,308 129.2
* In February 2010, the Board of Directors approved an additional plan for the repurchase of the Company’s
outstanding common stock in an amount up to $150 million. The Company may repurchase shares when
management believes the share price offers an attractive value and to the extent its available cash is not
needed for data center growth and other opportunities. This new plan does not have a stated maturity.
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Form 10-K Part II Cincinnati Bell Inc.