X0306 4 2018-02-21 0 0000018926 CENTURYLINK, INC CTL 0001202820 COLE DAVID D C/O CENTURYLINK, INC. 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE MONROE LA 71203 0 1 0 0 EVP and Controller Common Stock 2018-02-21 4 F 0 1921 17.90 D 349697 D Common Stock 2018-02-21 4 A 0 65929 0.00 A 415626 D Common Stock 2018-02-21 4 D 0 10929 0.00 D 404697 D Shares withheld to cover the taxes due upon the vesting of time-based restricted stock. Represents a grant of restricted stock (40% time-based and 60% performance-based). The time-based portion will vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from the date of grant. Vesting of the performance-based portion is dependent upon the extent to which the two-year performance metric is achieved, with any earned shares vesting in two equal installments on February 21 of each of 2020 and 2021. These shares of unvested restricted stock were forfeited due to a failure to achieve a specific level of performance required for vesting. Includes 10,002 shares held in the Issuer's ESPP for the benefit of the Reporting Person as of the date of this report. /s/ Hope M. Spencer, as Attorney-in-Fact for David D. Cole 2018-02-23