Cincinnati Bell 2012 Annual Report Download - page 14

Cincinnati Bell Inc. is a full-service regional provider of data and voice communications services over
wireline and wireless networks, a provider of managed services, and a reseller of information technology (“IT”)
and telephony equipment. The Company provides telecommunications service to businesses and consumers in
the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, areas primarily on its owned wireline and wireless networks with a
well-regarded brand name and reputation for service. On January 24, 2013, the Company completed the initial
public offering (“IPO”) of CyrusOne Inc. (“CyrusOne”), its former wholly-owned subsidiary which provides
best-in-class data center colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities located in the Midwest,
Texas, Arizona, London and Singapore. After the IPO, the Company effectively owns a 69% economic interest
in CyrusOne.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING
Q: Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
A: The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is providing these proxy materials to you in connection
with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will take place on May 3, 2013. As a shareholder, you are
invited to attend the meeting and are entitled to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement.
Q: What information is contained in the package of materials that I received?
A: The Company’s combined Proxy Statement, Summary 2012 Annual Report and Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which includes our 2012 consolidated financial statements, contain
information relating to the proposals to be voted on at the meeting, the voting process, the compensation of
directors and certain officers and certain other information required by the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the rules and listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the
“NYSE”). Although you are encouraged to vote either by the internet or by telephone, these materials, if received
in printed form, also include a proxy card or voting instruction card for your use in voting by mail or at the
Annual Meeting.
Q: What proposals will be voted on at the meeting?
1 The election of nine directors to serve a one-year term ending in 2014;
2 The advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation; and
3 The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte & Touche LLP”) as the independent
registered public accounting firm (“Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”) to audit the
financial statements of the Company for the year 2013.
Q: What is the Board of Directors’ voting recommendation?
A: The Board recommends that you vote your shares:
•“FOR” each of the nominees to the Board;
•“FOR” the advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation; and
•“FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for the year 2013.
Q: Why did I receive a one-page notice in the mail regarding the internet availability of proxy materials
instead of a full set of proxy materials?
A: Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, the Company has elected to provide access to our proxy materials over
the internet. Accordingly, we sent a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our
shareholders of record and beneficial owners, which instructs them as to how they may submit their proxy on the
internet. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for
requesting such materials in the Notice. In addition, you may request to receive proxy materials in printed form
by mail or by email on an ongoing basis.
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