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 18, 2013
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.) |
| 100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, Louisiana |
71203 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(318) 388-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 18, 2013, CenturyLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it agreed to sell $1.0 billion of newly-issued unsecured senior notes due 2020. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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, the registrant has duly caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CenturyLink, Inc. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Stacey W. Goff | |
| Stacey W. Goff | ||
| Executive Vice President, | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Dated: March 19, 2013
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated March 18, 2013 announcing pricing of debt offering. | |
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