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):   May 6, 2020

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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange
Common Stock, $0.25 par value (1)
FTR
None
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
N/A
None


(1)
On April 29, 2020, the NASDAQ Stock Market filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the common stock, par value $0.25 per share, of Frontier Communications Corporation (the “common stock”) from the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The delisting will be effective 10 days after the Form 25 was filed. The deregistration of the common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will be effective 90 days, or such shorter period as the Securities and Exchange Commission may determine, after filing of the Form 25. Following deregistration of the common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the common stock shall remain registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Trading of Frontier’s common stock now occurs on the OTC Pink market under the symbol “FTRCQ.”

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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On May 6, 2020, Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier”) filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.  Furnished and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1 is supplemental information regarding Frontier’s financial results. This information is also available on Frontier’s Investor Relations website at www.frontier.com/ir.

The information provided pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of Frontier’s other filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
   
First Quarter 2020 Supplemental Financial Information

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: May 6, 2020
By:
/s/ Mark D. Nielsen
   
Mark D. Nielsen
   
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Transaction Officer