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): February 16, 2016
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-11001 | 06-0619596 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut | 06851 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On February 16, 2016, 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 March 31, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2016. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share of common stock, payable on March 31, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2016.
A copy of Frontier’s press release announcing the declaration of the dividends is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation issued on February 16, 2016. |
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.
| FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: February 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ Mark D. Nielsen | ||||
| Mark D. Nielsen | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||