8-K

 

 

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): August 20, 2018

 

 

 

LOGO

CenturyLink, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Louisiana   001-7784   72-0651161

(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)   (Zip Code)

(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 the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On August 20, 2018, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing the redemption by its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Qwest Corporation of four outstanding series of senior notes. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated August 20, 2018.
99.2    Indenture, dated as of October  15, 1999, by and between U S West Communications, Inc. (currently named Qwest Corporation) and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) of Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2000).
99.3    Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September  21, 2011, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of Qwest Corporation’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2011).
99.4    Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April  2, 2012, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of Qwest Corporation’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012).
99.5    Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June  25, 2012, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of Qwest Corporation’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2012).
99.6    Indenture, dated as of April  15, 1990, by and between The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (currently named Qwest Corporation) and The First National Bank of Chicago (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2004).
99.7    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April  16, 1991, by and between U S WEST Communications, Inc. (currently named Qwest Corporation) and The First National Bank of Chicago (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2004).
99.8    Form of Qwest Corporation 7.50% Notes due 2051 (included in Exhibit 99.3).
99.9    Form of Qwest Corporation 7.00% Notes due 2052 (included in Exhibit 99.4).
99.10    Form of Qwest Corporation 7.00% Notes due 2052 (included in Exhibit 99.5).
99.11    Form of Qwest Corporation 7.25% Debentures due 2035 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of U S WEST Communications, Inc.’s (currently named Qwest Corporation) Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-03040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 1995).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CenturyLink, 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/ Eric J. Mortensen

  Eric J. Mortensen
 

Senior Vice President

 

and Controller

Qwest Corporation
By:  

/s/ Eric J. Mortensen

  Eric J. Mortensen
 

Senior Vice President

 

and Controller

Dated: August 20, 2018