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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Lumen Technologies, Inc. | d319930dex991.htm |
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 (Date of earliest event reported):
March 21, 2012
CenturyLink, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Louisiana | 1-7784 | 72-0651161 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Qwest Communications International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-15577 | 84-1339282 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Qwest Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Colorado | 001-03040 | 84-0273800 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, Louisiana |
71203 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices of each Registrant) | (Zip Code of each Registrant) | |||
(318) 388-9000
(Telephone number, including area code, of each Registrant)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of any registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | 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 March 21, 2012, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qwest Corporation, had commenced a debt tender offer to purchase two series of its outstanding debt securities for an aggregate purchase price of up to $500 million, along with a concurrent public offering of its senior debt securities.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The exhibit to this current report on Form 8-K is listed in the Exhibit Index, which appears at the end of this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CenturyLink, Inc., Qwest Communications International Inc. and Qwest Corporation have duly caused this current report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned officer hereunto duly authorized.
| CenturyLink, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stacey W. Goff | |
| Stacey W. Goff | ||
| Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stacey W. Goff | |
| Stacey W. Goff | ||
| Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||
| Qwest Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Stacey W. Goff | |
| Stacey W. Goff | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| General Counsel | ||
Dated: March 21, 2012
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 21, 2012 announcing debt tender offer and concurrent debt offering. | |
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