UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 1, 2023
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana | 001-7784 | 72-0651161 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, Louisiana | 71203 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(318) 388-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share | LUMN | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | N/A | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether any registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Explanatory Note
On November 1, 2023, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (“Lumen”) and Level 3 Parent, LLC filed a Form 8-K to report that certain of Lumen’s wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively “Sellers”) had completed the previously disclosed sale of certain of Sellers’ operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (the “Sale”) to Colt Technology Services Group Limited and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. In response to part (b) of Item 9.01 of such Form 8-K, Lumen stated that it would timely file the required pro forma financial information by amendment, as permitted by the form’s rules. Lumen is filing this Amendment No. 1 to such Form 8-K (“Amendment No. 1”) to provide the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of the form.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
The following unaudited pro forma financial information of Lumen reflecting the Sale is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Amendment No. 1:
• | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023; |
• | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023; |
• | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022; and |
• | Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed with the above-described Current Report on Form 8-K, as amended by this Amendment No. 1:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2.1* | Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated as of November 1, 2023, by and among certain affiliates of Lumen Technologies, Inc., Colt Technology Services Group Limited and certain of its affiliates. | |
99.1* | Press Release of Lumen, dated November 1, 2023. | |
99.2** | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information. | |
104 | Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101. |
* | Filed with the Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2023. |
** | Filed with this Amendment No. 1. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Lumen Technologies, Inc. has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer hereunto duly authorized.
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||
Dated: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Stacey W. Goff | ||||
Stacey W. Goff | ||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |