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Lumen Technologies filings document material events, operating results, capital-structure actions, and governance disclosures for the NYSE-listed telecommunications company. Recent 8-K records include earnings releases and Regulation FD presentation materials, as well as disclosures related to credit agreements, supplemental indentures, guarantees, and debt securities issued or supported by Lumen subsidiaries.
The filing record also covers exchange offers, consent solicitations, tender-offer communications, shareholder voting matters, and registered securities including Lumen common stock and preferred stock purchase rights. Subsidiary registrants and issuers such as Qwest Corporation, Level 3 Parent, LLC, and Level 3 Financing appear in disclosures that describe debt obligations, note listings, collateral arrangements, and related material agreements.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. reports that CEO Kathleen E. Johnson, through a revocable trust, purchased 100,000 shares of common stock on August 6, 2026 at a weighted average price of $6.1268 per share, with prices ranging from $6.065 to $6.175. The purchased shares are held by the Revocable Trust of Todd and Kathleen Johnson, where she serves as a trustee. Following this and prior estate-planning transfers, Johnson is reported as holding 7,509,539 shares directly, and additional indirect holdings of 100,000 shares via the revocable trust, 3,606,127 shares via a spousal trust, and 1,000,000 shares via a grantor retained annuity trust.
Hinshaw John M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. director John M. Hinshaw reported an award of 27,350 restricted stock units tied to Common Stock on August 5, 2026, valued at $6.08 per share. These units vest on August 5, 2027 and will be settled later in shares under his deferral election. He also reports 379 shares held indirectly through The EAG Family Trust, where he serves as trustee.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. director John M Hinshaw reported indirect beneficial ownership of 379 shares of common stock. The shares are held by The EAG Family Trust dated 4/19/2012, for which he serves as a trustee, and are shown as trust-held rather than personally held.
Lumen Technologies reported Q2 2026 operating revenue of $2,805 million, down from $3,092 million a year earlier, and a net loss of $201 million, or $0.20 per share. For the first six months, revenue was $5,704 million with a net loss of $401 million.
Performance reflects the February 2 sale of the Mass Markets Fiber-to-the-Home business to AT&T for pre-tax cash proceeds of $5.72 billion, generating a $565 million gain recorded in operating income. Net cash from operating activities rose to $2,294 million and cash and cash equivalents increased to $1,876 million. Long‑term debt decreased to about $13.2 billion from $17.4 billion at December 31, 2025 as the company used divestiture proceeds and new issuances to refinance and repurchase multiple notes and term loans.
The company now operates as a single segment focused on strategic networking and broadband services, with Q2 Adjusted EBITDA of $598 million and $1,877 million for the first half. It closed, after quarter‑end, the $487 million cash acquisition of Alkira, a cloud‑networking platform provider. Management cites remaining performance obligations of $5.9 billion and ongoing risks from high leverage, competition, technology shifts, and regulatory and legal matters.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. reported second quarter 2026 results. Total revenue was $2.805 billion, down from $3.092 billion in the prior-year quarter. Net loss was $(201) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share, improving from $(915) million, or $(0.92) per share. Adjusted EBITDA excluding Special Items was $802 million, compared with $877 million, for a 28.6% margin.
Strategic business revenue rose to 53% of total business revenue, while total business revenue was $2.444 billion and Mass Markets revenue declined to $361 million. Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $971 million, and Free Cash Flow excluding Special Items turned positive at $327 million versus $(209) million a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents were $1.876 billion and long-term debt $13.150 billion as of June 30, 2026.
The company closed the Alkira acquisition to enhance digital networking capabilities and reported more than 3,000 Network-as-a-Service customers with strong quarter-over-quarter usage growth. Lumen reiterated its full-year 2026 outlook, including Adjusted EBITDA excluding Special Items of $3.1–$3.3 billion and Free Cash Flow excluding Special Items of $1.9–$2.1 billion, and appointed John Hinshaw as an independent director.
Lumen Technologies and its subsidiary Qwest Corporation have completed an exchange of certain existing Qwest notes for new long-term debt. On June 11, 2026, Qwest issued $1,002,320,075 aggregate principal amount of new 6.500% Notes due 2051 and $381,528,000 aggregate principal amount of new 6.750% Notes due 2052, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Lumen.
The 6.500% Notes due 2051 pay interest quarterly starting September 1, 2026 and the 6.750% Notes due 2052 pay interest quarterly starting September 15, 2026. The 2051 notes are available in $1 and $25 denominations, while the $25-denominated 2051 notes and the 2052 notes are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols CTGG and CTHH. Qwest also entered into supplemental indentures for its 6.5% Notes due 2056 and 6.75% Notes due 2057 that eliminate substantially all restrictive covenants in those older indentures.
Lumen Technologies and its subsidiary Qwest Corporation have completed exchange offers and related consent solicitations for two long‑dated Qwest note issues. Holders of Qwest’s 6.5% Notes due 2056 tendered $515,297,925 of option 1 notes and $316,631,500 of option 2 notes for new 6.500% Notes due 2051, while holders of 6.75% Notes due 2057 tendered $381,528,000 of option 1 notes and $170,390,650 of option 2 notes for new 6.750% Notes due 2052. Qwest will issue the new senior unsecured notes, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Lumen, and pay consent fees of $2,079,823.56 and $1,379,796.63 on the two series. Qwest obtained the required majority consents to amend the old indentures and plans to de‑register the old Qwest notes and cease separate SEC reporting after settlement.
Lumen Technologies reported results from its annual shareholder meeting, where investors approved an expansion of its 2024 equity incentive plan and several corporate charter changes. The equity plan now authorizes up to 88,600,000 shares of common stock for awards, an increase of 45,600,000 shares.
Shareholders also approved amendments to the Articles of Incorporation removing certain supermajority voting requirements and updating the definition of “Related Person,” while a separate proposal to remove a supermajority standard on director liability and indemnification did not pass. KPMG LLP was ratified as independent auditor for 2026, directors were re-elected, executive compensation received advisory approval, and a shareholder proposal on rights plan voting was not approved.
Collins Michael reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Director Michael Collins of Lumen Technologies, Inc. received a grant of 25,197 restricted stock units tied to the company’s Common Stock at a reference price of $9.44 per share. This is a compensation-related award, not an open-market purchase.
The grant will vest on May 21, 2027, and will be paid out in shares of Common Stock at a later date based on Collins’ deferral election. Following this award, he holds 25,197 shares directly, plus indirect holdings of 380 shares through the MC Trust and 115 shares through a spousal trust.
Lumen Technologies director Michael Collins filed an initial Form 3, reporting beneficial ownership of Lumen common stock held indirectly through trusts. The filing lists 115 shares held by a spousal trust and 380 shares held by the MC Trust. It records existing positions rather than new buy or sell transactions.