Lumen (LUMN) 8-KFormer Microsoft CMO Joins Lumen’s Board of Directors

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):

October 29, 2024

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(318) 388-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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On October 29, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), on the recommendation of its nominating and corporate governance committee, voted to increase its size from 11 members to 12 members and to appoint Christopher Capossela to fill the newly-created vacancy. Mr. Capossela’s appointment is effective immediately and he will stand for reelection at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Capossela to the human resources and compensation committee, as well as the audit committee of the Board.

The Board has determined that Mr. Capossela qualifies as an independent director under the independence standards of the NYSE listing rules and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Mr. Capossela will receive compensation for his Board and committee service in accordance with the Company’s outside director compensation program as previously described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). With respect to the equity-based component of the program, on the date following his appointment, Mr. Capossela will receive a prorated grant of restricted stock with a target grant date value of $100,000, vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and otherwise subject to the same terms as the equity awards received by the Company’s other outside directors in connection with their most recent grants. In addition, Mr. Capossela will receive the benefit of the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for directors, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

On October 29, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Capossela’s appointment. That press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and is incorporated by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical and factual information, the matters set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K identified by words such as “expects,” “believes,” “will” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements as defined by the federal securities laws, and are subject to the “safe harbor” protections thereunder. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are based on current expectations only, and are subject to uncertainties, including the completion of documentation regarding the above-described arrangements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated by us in those statements. We may change our intentions or plans discussed in our forward-looking statements without notice at any time and for any reason.

(d) Exhibits:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Lumen Technologies, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer hereunto duly authorized.