0001235110-11-000290.txt : 20111122 0001235110-11-000290.hdr.sgml : 20111122 20111122175626 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001235110-11-000290 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111121 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111122 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111122 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OUSLEY JAMES E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001200933 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07784 FILM NUMBER: 111222881 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BELL MICRO STREET 2: 1941 RINGWOOD AVE. CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95131 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 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2011-11-21 0000018926 CENTURYLINK, INC CTL 0001200933 OUSLEY JAMES E CENTURYLINK, INC. 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE MONROE LA 71203 0 1 0 0 Chief Exec Officer-Savvis Ops Common Stock 2011-11-21 4 A 0 166184 16.18 A 652875 D Common Stock 2011-11-21 4 S 0 66184 37.001 D 586691 D Employee stock option (right to buy) 16.18 2011-11-21 4 M 0 166184 D 2020-03-09 Common Stock 166184 246972 D The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $37.00 to $37.01, 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. The option is fully vested. Received pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger among SAVVIS, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Savvis"), CenturyLink, Inc., a Louisiana corporation ("CenturyLink"), and Mimi Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CenturyLink ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Savvis (the "Merger"), in exchange for a stock option to acquire 500,000 shares of Savvis common stock for $16.60 per share. /s/ Jennifer A. D'Alessandro, as attorney-in-fact 2011-11-22