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): March 23, 2009
Frontier Communications Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-11001 06-0619596
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut 06905
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 614-5600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading under Registrant's Employee
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Benefit Plans
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On March 23, 2009, Frontier Communications Corporation (the
"Company") sent a notice to its directors and executive officers
informing them of a proposed blackout period (the "Blackout
Period") regarding the Frontier Communications Corporation 401(k)
Savings Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), and the prohibitions on
engaging in any non-exempt transactions in equity securities of
the Company during the Blackout Period, as well as during the
regularly scheduled quarterly blackout periods applicable to
directors and certain employees (including all executive
officers) (the "Notice"). The Company's regularly scheduled
quarterly blackout period began prior to the Blackout Period and
may end prior to the end date of the Blackout Period.
The Blackout Period is required in order to effect a
transition of the administration of the 401(k) Plan to a new
service provider and is expected to commence during the week
beginning April 19, 2009 and is expected to end during the week
beginning May 17, 2009.
During the Blackout Period, participants in the 401(k) Plan
will be temporarily suspended from making certain transactions
under the 401(k) Plan, including directing or diversifying
investments, obtaining a loan from the 401(k) Plan, and obtaining
a distribution or withdrawal from the 401(k) Plan. Notice of the
Blackout Period was sent to all participants or beneficiaries
under the 401(k) Plan on March 19, 2009.
The Notice was provided to the Company's directors and
executive officers pursuant to the requirements of Section 306 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Regulation BTR. A copy of the Notice is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated by reference herein.
A participant in the 401(k) Plan, a security holder or other
interested person may obtain, without charge, information
regarding the Blackout Period, including the actual ending date
of the Blackout Period. Information may be obtained before,
during and for at least two years after the Blackout Period by
any of the following methods:
Mail - Frontier Communications Corporation
3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Phone - (203) 614-5600
Email - frontier@frontiercorp.com
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
99.1 Notice of Blackout Period provided to Frontier
Communications Corporation directors and executive officers
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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: March 23, 2009 By: /s/ Robert J. Larson
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Robert J. Larson
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
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