Current Report Filing (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): January 17, 2020

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.)

100 CenturyLink Drive

Monroe, Louisiana

71203

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (318) 388-9000

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

CTL

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On January 17, 2020, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had (i) agreed on January 16, 2020 to sell $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of its newly-issued 4.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 in a private offering that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and (ii) taken certain specified steps to amend its outstanding senior secured credit facilities. 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.

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, including those specified in Exhibit 99.1. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated by us in those statements. We may change our intentions or plans discussed in our forward-looking statements without notice at any time and for any reason.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits:


Exhibit No.		Description

	99.1	Press Release dated January 17, 2020, relating to certain specified finance transactions.

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

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CenturyLink, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer hereunto duly authorized.