Edgar Filing: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Date: July 26, 2017

/s/ Mark D. Nielsen

Mark D. Nielsen

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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): July 26, 2017

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 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 26, 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 September 29, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2017. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.60 per share of common stock, payable on September 29, 2017 to holders of record at the close of business on September 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.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



99		Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation issued on July 26, 2017.

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.