Lumen 8K Appoints Chad Ho as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 6, 2024 (May 1, 2024)

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)

Level 3 Parent, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35134	47-0210602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


931 14 th Street Denver, Colorado		80202-2994
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(720)

888-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Qwest Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Colorado	001-03040	84-0273800
(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:


Registrant	Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share	LUMN	New York Stock Exchange
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	Preferred Stock Purchase Rights	N/A	New York Stock Exchange
Qwest Corporation	6.5% Notes Due 2056	CTBB	New York Stock Exchange
Qwest Corporation	6.75% Notes Due 2057	CTDD	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 6, 2024, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Stacey Goff, the general counsel and secretary of the Company and its principal subsidiaries, will be leaving the Company and that Mr. Chad Ho will succeed Mr. Goff as chief legal officer. Mr. Ho will join the Company in June 2024. Commencing with Mr. Ho’s start date, Mr. Goff will cease serving in his current executive role, although he is expected to remain an employee of the Company for a few weeks to assist with the transition.

In connection with Mr. Goff’s separation from the Company and its subsidiaries, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Company’s board of directors approved (i) accelerated vesting of Mr. Goff’s time-based restricted stock awards granted in 2022 and 2023 and (ii) Mr. Goff’s continued right to hold a prorated portion of his performance-based restricted stock awards granted in 2022 and 2023 subject to their original performance conditions and vesting dates, in each case effective as of his last day of employment. Mr. Goff will forfeit all other equity grants. Mr. Goff will also receive certain cash severance and bonus payments under previously-existing compensation arrangements, which arrangements are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2024.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical and factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this Current Report on Form

8-K, including

statements regarding the termination and compensation arrangements of Mr. Goff and other statements identified by words such as “will,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control, including the completion of transitioning and the documentation of the above-described arrangements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Unless legally required, we undertake no obligation and expressly disclaims any such obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

The Company issued a press release dated May 6, 2024, announcing the appointment of Mr. Chad Ho as its new chief legal officer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated May 6, 2024, titled “Lumen Appoints Chad Ho as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.”

104		Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Lumen Technologies, Inc., Level 3 Parent, LLC, and Qwest Corporation have duly caused this Current Report on Form

8-K

to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned officer hereunto duly authorized.


	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dated: May 6, 2024	By:	/s/ Stacey W. Goff
		Stacey W. Goff
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	LEVEL 3 PARENT, LLC

Dated: May 6, 2024	By:	/s/ Stacey W. Goff
		Stacey W. Goff
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	QWEST CORPORATION

Dated: May 6, 2024	By:	/s/ Stacey W. Goff
		Stacey W. Goff
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Lumen (LUMN) 8-KLumen Appoints Chad Ho as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer