QWEST CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Mar 21, 2012

8-K 1 d319930d8k.htm FORM 8-K FORM 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):

March 21, 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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 21, 2012, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qwest Corporation, had commenced a debt tender offer to purchase two series of its outstanding debt securities for an aggregate purchase price of up to $500 million, along with a concurrent public offering of its senior debt securities.

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 21, 2012

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 21, 2012 announcing debt tender offer and concurrent debt offering.

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