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): December 12, 2018



Frontier Communications Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)





(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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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:





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 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 12, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Mr. Robert A. Schriesheim and Mr. Michael R. McDonnell to serve as Directors of the Company.  A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Messrs. Schriesheim and McDonnell is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Messrs. Schriesheim and McDonnell will be compensated for their service on the Board in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors.  For a description of the Company’s director compensation programs, see “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 9, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 27, 2018.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits

99.1Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation issued on December 12, 2018.





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.