Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2017
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware |
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001-11001 |
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06-0619596 |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut |
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06851 |
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(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth
Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
On October 31, 2017, Frontier announced that its Board of Directors has
declared a regular quarterly dividend on Frontier’s 11.125% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, of $2.78125 per share, payable in cash on December 29, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business on December 15,
2017. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.60 per share of common stock, payable on December 29, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2017.
A copy of Frontier’s press release announcing the declaration of the dividends is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
All information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99 attached hereto is furnished but not filed.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
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| Date: October 31, 2017 |
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/s/ Mark D. Nielsen |
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Mark D. Nielsen |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |
