Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 11, 2019

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)

388-1000

Level 3 Parent, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35134	47-0210602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1025 Eldorado Blvd. Broomfield, Colorado		80021
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720)

888-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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8-K

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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	CTL	The 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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On September 11, 2019, CenturyLink, Inc. (“CenturyLink”) issued a press release announcing that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Level 3 Financing, Inc. (“Level 3 Financing”), planned to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes that will mature in 2027 and will bear interest at a fixed rate in a proposed private offering that will 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 September 11, 2019, CenturyLink issued a subsequent press release announcing that Level 3 Financing has agreed to sell $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027 in a private offering that will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

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.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits



99.1		Press Release, dated September 11, 2019, relating to the launching of the private offering of $500 million of Senior Notes due 2027 by Level 3 Financing, Inc.

99.2		Press Release, dated September 11, 2019, relating to the pricing of the private offering of 4.625% Senior Notes due 2027 by Level 3 Financing, Inc.

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. and Level 3 Parent, LLC 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

Level 3 Parent, LLC

By:		/s/ Eric J. Mortensen
		Eric J. Mortensen
		Senior Vice President and Controller