Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 2, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the "Company"), certain of the Company's subsidiaries, as guarantors and Regions Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee") entered into a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Sixth Supplemental Indenture") to the indenture governing the Company's 7.000% Senior Notes Due 2024 (the "2024 Notes") and a second supplemental indenture, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Second Supplemental Indenture", and, together with the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the "Supplemental Indentures") to the indenture governing the Company's 8.000% Senior Notes Due 2025 (the "2025 Notes", and, together with the 2024 Notes, the "Notes").

The Company entered into the Supplemental Indentures following receipt of the requisite consents from holders of the Notes pursuant to its previously announced consent solicitations (the "Consent Solicitations") to amend certain provisions of the applicable indentures governing the Notes (the "Indentures"), which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on July 2, 2020. The Consent Solicitations were conducted in contemplation of the previously announced proposed acquisition by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners ("MIP") of the Company (the "Acquisition"), with certain funds managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corporation ("Ares") having agreed to provide equity financing for the Acquisition. The Supplemental Indentures (i) amend the definition of "Change of Control" in each Indenture so that the Acquisition will not constitute a Change of Control and (ii) add a definition of, and designate certain persons, including MIP and its affiliates and Ares and its affiliates, as "Permitted Holders" (collectively, the "Proposed Amendments").

The Supplemental Indentures became effective upon execution thereof, but the Proposed Amendments will only become operative upon the occurrence of certain conditions described in the Supplemental Indentures, including payment of the consent fees pursuant to the Consent Solicitations. If the conditions described in the Supplemental Indentures are not satisfied, the Indentures will revert to the form in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date.

The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indentures is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 6, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the expiration of the Consent Solicitations, the receipt of the requisite consents to approve the Proposed Amendments and the entry into the Supplemental Indentures in connection therewith. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

The information in Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit No. Description


     Exhibit 4.1  Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 2, 2020, among
                  Cincinnati Bell Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Regions
                  Bank, as Trustee
     Exhibit 4.2  Second Supplemental Indenture, dated July 2, 2020, among
                  Cincinnati Bell Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Regions
                  Bank, as Trustee
     Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated July 6, 2020
     Exhibit 104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                  XBRL document)




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