---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-062717"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000716133"
company_name: "CINCINNATI BELL INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T23:17:43.885663+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# William L. Barney elected to Cincinnati Bell board, effective April 17, 2025

## Summary
- Appointed by sole shareholder on May 1, 2025 to fill a board vacancy.
- Selection made per Red Fiber Holdings LLC agreement giving certain investors director designation rights.
- Mr. Barney will receive no compensation and is not expected to join any board committees.
- No reportable transactions under Item 404(a) involving Mr. Barney.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-062717
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000716133
- company_name: CINCINNATI BELL INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/716133/000095017025062717/0000950170-25-062717-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/716133/000095017025062717/ck0000716133-20250501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-062717
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-062717.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-062717.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Willam L. Barney was elected as director at CINCINNATI BELL INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: the sole shareholder of the Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) elected Willam L. Barney as a director of the Company, effective April 17, 2025, to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/716133/000095017025062717/0000950170-25-062717-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.