X0303 4 2011-04-01 1 0001037949 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC Q 0001225916 MUELLER EDWARD A QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 1801 CALIFORNIA, SUITE 5200 DENVER CO 80202 1 1 0 0 Chairman & CEO Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 F 0 368077 6.83 D 4849112 D Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 D 0 4849112 D 0 D Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 D 0 24985 D 0 I By 401(k) plan Employee stock option (right to buy) 8.37 2011-04-01 4 D 0 2083000 0 D 2017-08-10 Common Stock 2083000 0 D Employee stock option (right to buy) 5.32 2011-04-01 4 D 0 1556000 0 D 2018-03-05 Common Stock 1556000 0 D Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between the issuer, CenturyTel, Inc. (n/k/a CenturyLink, Inc.) ("CenturyLink") and SB44 Acquisition Company in exchange for 806,890 shares of CenturyLink common stock having a market value of $41.55 at the time of the merger. Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between the issuer, CenturyLink and SB44 Acquisition Company in exchange for 4,157 shares of CenturyLink common stock having a market value of $41.55 at the time of the merger. Based on plan holdings as of April 1, 2011. The option, which vested in full upon the termination of Mr. Mueller's employment in connection with the merger, was assumed by CenturyLink in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 346,611 shares of CenturyLink common stock at an exercise price of $50.31 per share. The option, which is fully vested, was assumed by CenturyLink in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 258,918 shares of CenturyLink common stock at an exercise price of $31.98 per share. /s/ Jennifer A. D'Alessandro, as attorney-in-fact 2011-04-04