Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 23, 2020, Lumen Technologies* ("Lumen," "us," "we" or "our") issued a press release announcing that it planned to offer $750 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate senior unsecured notes in a proposed private offering that would not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933. That press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.

On November 23, 2020, Lumen issued a subsequent press release announcing its agreement to sell $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 in a private offering that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the net proceeds of which are planned to be used (i) to redeem all $775 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 6.125% Notes due 2053 issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qwest Corporation, and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including reducing Lumen's revolving or other indebtedness. That press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.

This Current Report does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to any of Qwest Corporation's outstanding notes.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical and factual information, the matters set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K identified by words such as "will," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "intends," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements as defined by the federal securities laws, and are subject to the "safe harbor" protections thereunder. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are based on current expectations only, and are subject to various uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated by us in those statements for several reasons, including those discussed in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. We may change our intentions or plans discussed in our forward-looking statements without notice at any time and for any reason.

* The Lumen brand was launched on September 14, 2020. As a result, CenturyLink,

Inc. is referred to as Lumen Technologies, or simply Lumen. The legal name

CenturyLink, Inc. is expected to be formally changed to Lumen Technologies,

Inc. upon the completion of all applicable requirements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






  (d) Exhibits:




Exhibit
  No.       Description

99.1          Press Release dated November 23, 2020, relating to the proposed
            private offering of senior notes.

99.2          Press Release dated November 23, 2020, relating to the pricing of
            the senior notes.

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101).




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