UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report: June 17, 2014

 


 

CYRUSONE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 


 

Maryland

 

001-35789

 

46-0691837

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1649 West Frankford Road

Carrollton, TX 75007

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 350-0060

 


 

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):

 

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 8.01 — OTHER EVENTS

 

On June 17, 2014, CyrusOne Inc. (“CyrusOne”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced the public offering of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock. The underwriters will be granted an option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional shares of common stock from CyrusOne at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts. CyrusOne expects to use the net proceeds of the offering to acquire 12,500,000 common units (or 14,375,000 common units if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of CyrusOne’s common stock in full, assuming one common unit will be purchased for every share of common stock issued by CyrusOne in the offering) of limited partnership interests in CyrusOne’s operating partnership, CyrusOne LP, from a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated June 17, 2014

 

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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.

 

 

 

CYRUSONE INC.

 

 

Date: June 17, 2014

By:

/s/ Thomas W. Bosse

 

 

Thomas W. Bosse

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated June 17, 2014.

 

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