Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 22 2014 - 09:52AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): September 19, 2014
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-11001
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06-0619596
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut
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06905
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 19, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Ms. Diana S. Ferguson to serve as a Director of the Company, filling a vacancy on the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the Company’s press release issued on September 19, 2014 announcing Ms. Ferguson’s election 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 released on September 19, 2014.
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: September 22, 2014
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By:/s/ David G. Schwartz
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David G. Schwartz
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Vice President, Corporate Counsel and
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Assistant Secretary
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Exhibit 99.1
Frontier Communications
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
203.614.5600
Frontier Communications Elects Diana S. Ferguson to Board of Directors
STAMFORD, Conn., September 19, 2014 – Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) today announced the election of Diana S. Ferguson to its Board of Directors.
“Diana is an experienced financial executive with in-depth experience in corporate financial management, strategic planning and transactional execution,” said Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO of Frontier. “She will be a valued member of our Board.”
Since August 2013, Ms. Ferguson has been Principal of Scarlett Investments, LLC, a firm she founded to invest in and advise middle market businesses that are primarily focused on consumer products. Before that, she was Chief Financial Officer of the Chicago Board of Education, responsible for managing all aspects of the organization's $6 billion+ financial operations, including Budgeting, Financial Reporting and Control, Treasury, Risk Management, Pension, Procurement, Planning & Analysis. Earlier, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Folgers Coffee Company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merisant Worldwide.
Since 2008, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of TreeHouse Foods (THS: NYSE), where she currently chairs the Audit Committee. Previously she served on the TreeHouse Foods Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees.
Ms. Ferguson’s civic involvement includes service on the non-profit board of Leadership Greater Chicago. She is also an active member of The Chicago Network and The Economic Club of Chicago. Ms. Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg School of Management.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for residential customers, small businesses and home offices, and advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier's approximately 13,900 employees are based entirely in the United States. More information is available at www.frontier.com.
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Contact:
Brigid Smith
Frontier Communications
AVP, Corp. Communications
203.614.5042
brigid.smith@ftr.com
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