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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 22, 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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 22, 2012, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qwest Corporation, agreed to sell $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Notes due 2052. Qwest Corporation also granted the underwriters an option to acquire up to an additional $25 million aggregate principal amount of these notes to cover over-allotments.
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 22, 2012
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 22, 2012 announcing pricing of debt offering. | |
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