UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 20, 2015

CENTURYLINK, INC.

Return Address Line 1 Return Address Line 2 Return Address Line 3 51 MERCEDES WAY EDGEWOOD NY 11717
Investor Address Line 1 Investor Address Line 2 Investor Address Line 3 Investor Address Line 4 Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1

Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 01, 2015 Date: May 20, 2015            Time: 10:00 AM CDT Location: Corporate Conference Room                   CenturyLink Headquarters                   100 CenturyLink Drive                   Monroe, LA 71203
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees
01	Virginia Boulet	02   Peter C. Brown	03   Richard A. Gephardt	04   W. Bruce Hanks	05   Gregory J. McCray
06	C. G. Melville, Jr.	07   William A. Owens	08   Harvey P. Perry	09  Glen F. Post, III	10   Michael J. Roberts
11	Laurie A. Siegel	12   Joseph R. Zimmel
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for 2015.
3	Approve our 2015 Executive Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan.
4	Advisory vote regarding our executive compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s):
5	Shareholder proposal regarding equity retention.
NOTE: In their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting and would like directions please visit our website, http://ir.centurylink.com.

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