SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WALTON MERCEDES (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 SAVVIS PARKWAY (Street) TOWN & COUNTRY MO 63017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SAVVIS, Inc. [ SVVS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/15/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/15/2011		A		394	A	(1)	9,395	D
Common Stock	07/15/2011		D		9,395	D	(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.48	07/15/2011		D			11,938	(3)	07/15/2012	Common Stock	11,938	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock awards that pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") among SAVVIS, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Savvis"), CenturyLink, Inc., a Louisiana corporation ("CenturyLink") and Mimi Acquisition Company, a Delaware Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CenturyLink ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Savvis (the "Merger"), in exchange for the right to receive (i) $30.00 in cash and (ii) 0.2479 of a share of CenturyLink common stock (together, the "Merger Consideration") per share, each became fully vested immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and converted into the right receive the Merger Consideration.

2. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

3. This option was assumed by CenturyLink pursuant to the Merger Agreement and converted into a fully vested option to purchase 12,252 shares of CenturyLink common stock for $10.22 per share.

Remarks:

	/s/ Peter J. Bazil, Attorney-in-Fact	07/19/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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