0001235110-11-000130.txt : 20110404 0001235110-11-000130.hdr.sgml : 20110404 20110404192135 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001235110-11-000130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110401 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110404 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYLINK, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 720651161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 4065 STREET 2: 100 CENTURYLINK DR CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3183889000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CENTURYLINK DR STREET 2: P O BOX 4065 CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYTEL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720512 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUELLER EDWARD A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001225916 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07784 FILM NUMBER: 11737722 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC STREET 2: 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUELLER ED DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030404 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2011-04-01 0000018926 CENTURYLINK, INC CTL 0001225916 MUELLER EDWARD A CENTURYLINK, INC. 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE MONROE LA 71203 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 A 0 806890 A 806890 D Common Stock 2011-04-01 4 A 0 4157 A 4157 I By 401(k) plan Stock option (right to buy) 50.31 2011-04-01 4 A 0 346611 A 2017-08-10 Common Stock 346611 346611 D Stock option (right to buy) 31.98 2011-04-01 4 A 0 258918 A 2018-03-05 Common Stock 258918 258918 D Received in exchange for 4,849,112 shares of Qwest Communications International Inc. ("Qwest") common stock pursuant to the merger agreement between Qwest, the issuer and SB44 Acquisition Company. At the time of the merger, the closing price of Qwest common stock was $6.83 per share and the closing price of the issuer's common stock was $41.55 per share. Received in exchange for 24,985 shares of Qwest common stock pursuant to the merger agreement between Qwest, the issuer and SB44 Acquisition Company. At the time of the merger, the closing price of Qwest common stock was $6.83 per share and the closing price of the issuer's common stock was $41.55 per share. Based on plan holdings as of April 1, 2011. The option is fully vested. Received in the merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 2,083,000 shares of Qwest common stock for $8.37 per share. Received in the merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 1,556,000 shares of Qwest common stock for $5.32 per share. /s/ Jennifer A. D'Alessandro, as attorney-in-fact 2011-04-04