0001235110-11-000156.txt : 20110517 0001235110-11-000156.hdr.sgml : 20110517 20110517190208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001235110-11-000156 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110516 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110517 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110517 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: 11852958 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 2011-05-16 0000018926 CENTURYLINK, INC CTL 0001225916 MUELLER EDWARD A CENTURYLINK, INC. 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE MONROE LA 71203 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-05-16 4 M 0 10000 31.98 A 725391 D Common Stock 2011-05-16 4 S 0 23500 42.2871 D 701891 D Common Stock 4157 I By 401(k) plan Stock option (right to buy) 31.98 2011-05-16 4 M 0 10000 D 2018-03-05 Common Stock 10000 188918 D This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 25, 2011. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $42.19 to $42.32, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4. Based on plan holdings as of April 26, 2011. The option is fully vested. Received in the merger between Qwest Communications International Inc. ("Qwest"), the issuer and SB44 Acquisition Company 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 2011-05-17