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Fiber sale reshapes Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) 2025 pro forma results and debt

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Lumen Technologies updated its unaudited pro forma financials to reflect the completed sale of its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states and related debt repayment. The divestiture generated approximately $5.72 billion of pre-tax cash proceeds after about $30 million of closing adjustments and transaction costs. Lumen applied about $4.76 billion of these proceeds to voluntarily prepay various superpriority notes and term loans. On a pro forma basis for 2025, operating revenue would have been $11.68 billion and net loss about $1.94 billion, reflecting removal of the sold business and new commercial agreements with AT&T affiliates.

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Item 8.01 Other Events Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Pre-tax cash proceeds $5.72 billion Divestiture of Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business
Debt prepayment $4.76 billion Proceeds applied to superpriority notes and term loans around Feb. 2, 2026
2025 pro forma operating revenue $11.68 billion Year ended December 31, 2025 after divestiture adjustments
2025 pro forma net loss $1.94 billion Year ended December 31, 2025 after divestiture adjustments
Historical 2025 operating revenue $12.40 billion Lumen historical statement of operations
Transition services fee estimate $60 million Initial year under Transition Services Agreement
Off-market components allocation $496 million Fair value of off-market commercial agreement components in deferred revenue
Assets held for sale $4.27 billion Disposal group as of December 31, 2025
unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements financial
"Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements"
Transition Services Agreement financial
"fees Lumen would have received from the Purchaser during the applicable period for providing transition services ... under a Transition Services Agreement"
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Indefeasible Right to Use Agreement financial
"a Lumen subsidiary will provide the Purchaser the right to use specific fibers ... under an Indefeasible Right to Use Agreement"
held for sale financial
"classified the assets and liabilities of the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business ... as held for sale"
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net loss on early retirement of debt financial
"Net loss on early retirement of debt | | | (740 | )"
deferred revenue financial
"The adjustment includes an estimated transaction price allocation ... classified as long-term deferred revenue"
Cash a company has already received for goods or services it has promised but not yet delivered; it's recorded as a liability because the company still owes that product, service, or future revenue recognition. For investors, deferred revenue signals upcoming work or deliveries that will convert into reported sales over time and affects short-term obligations, cash flow quality, and how quickly a firm can grow recognized revenue—think of it like prepaid subscriptions or gift cards a business must honor later.
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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):

April 16, 2026

 

 

 

LOGO

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

(Telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered

Common Stock, no par value 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).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 8.01

Other Events.

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (“Lumen” or the “Company”) on February 2, 2026 (the “Initial Form 8-K”), the Company and its subsidiaries completed the sale of Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington (the “Business”), for which the Company and its subsidiaries received cash consideration of $5.75 billion, which was reduced by approximately $30 million in closing adjustments and transaction costs, resulting in pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $5.72 billion. The consideration is subject to further adjustments for working capital and other negotiated purchase price adjustments in the purchase agreement. The Company used the proceeds from the sale and cash on hand to (i) redeem all of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of each of its 10.000% secured notes due 2032, 4.125% superpriority senior secured notes due 2030 and 4.125% superpriority senior secured notes due 2029 and (ii) repay all of the outstanding amounts due under its superpriority term B credit agreement.

On February 4, 2026, the Company amended the Initial Form 8-K to include the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) and the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) (the “Amended Form 8-K/A”).

In connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 by the Company on the date hereof, this Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to provide updated unaudited pro forma financial information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Updated Pro Forma Financial Information”). The Updated Pro Forma Financial Information updates and supplements the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company and related disclosures contained in Exhibit 99.2 to the Amended Form 8-K/A. To the extent that information in this Current Report on Form 8-K differs from or updates information contained in the Amended Form 8-K/A , the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall supersede or supplement the information in the Amended Form 8-K/A.

The Updated Pro Forma Financial Information included in this current Report on Form 8-K has been presented for information purposes only, as required by Form S-4. It does not purport to represent the actual results or project future operating results of the Company following the sale of the Business.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements: unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 and unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which reflect the sale of the Business.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished with the above-described Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

 

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Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information of Lumen Technologies, Inc.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

 

*

Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and other attachments have been omitted from this filing and will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission supplementally upon request.

 

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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.

 

    LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: April 16, 2026     By:  

/s/ Chris Stansbury

      Chris Stansbury
      President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Introduction

On May 21, 2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (“Lumen” or “the Company”) and certain of Lumen’s indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Sellers”), entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Forged Fiber 37, LLC (“Purchaser”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”) and AT&T DW Holdings, Inc. (“Guarantor”), to sell Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington (the “Territory”). On February 2, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as amended and supplemented to date, Lumen completed the sale of its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory (the “Divestiture”) to the Purchaser in exchange for $5.75 billion of cash consideration, which was reduced by approximately $30 million in closing adjustments and transaction costs, resulting in pre-tax cash proceeds of approximately $5.72 billion. This consideration is further subject to certain post-closing adjustments and indemnities set forth in the Purchase Agreement, as amended and supplemented to date.

Since entering into the Purchase Agreement on May 21, 2025, Lumen has classified the assets and liabilities of the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory (the “Disposal Group”) as held for sale, measured at the lower of (i) the carrying value when Lumen classified the Disposal Group as held for sale and (ii) the fair value of the Disposal Group, less costs to sell. The combined results of operations of the Disposal Group will no longer be included in Lumen’s consolidated results of operations beginning February 2, 2026.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations of Lumen for the year ended December 31, 2025 are presented as if the Divestiture occurred as of January 1, 2025 and give effect to the elimination of the net assets and historical financial results of the Disposal Group due to the Divestiture, as well as other pro forma adjustments. These adjustments also reflect the impact of certain commercial agreements with AT&T and its affiliates entered into at the time of the Divestiture which will have a continuing impact on Lumen’s results, as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements. The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 is presented as if the Divestiture had occurred as of December 31, 2025.

Lumen prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are based on information currently available including certain assumptions which are subject to change and certain estimates which may not be realized. They are for informational purposes only and are intended to represent what Lumen’s financial position and results of operations might have been had the Divestiture occurred on the dates indicated, but not to project Lumen’s financial position or results of operations for any future date or period.

The information in the “Lumen Historical” columns in the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements was derived from Lumen’s historical consolidated financial statements for the periods and as of the date presented and includes the impacts of the expected gain on disposal of the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory. Additionally, the following items are reflected in the “Lumen Historical” columns as indicated below:

 

   

For the year ended December 31, 2025, aggregate losses of $740 million resulting from early debt retirements.

 

   

Goodwill impairments of $628 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and their accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, their accompanying notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Lumen’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.


The information in the “Removal of FttH Business” columns in the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

   

reflects the elimination of the net assets and historical financial performance of the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory in accordance with rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),

 

   

does not reflect what the Disposal Group’s results of operations would have been on a standalone basis, and

 

   

is not intended to represent the Disposal Group’s future capitalization or results of operations.

The information in the “Pro Forma Adjustments” columns in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflects additional transaction accounting adjustments which have been made in accordance with SEC rules and are further described in the accompanying notes.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have not been adjusted to reflect Lumen’s potential dis-synergies that could result from the Divestiture and, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, do not reflect any nonrecurring transaction or separation expenses that the Company expects to incur after the Divestiture.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared based upon the best available information and management estimates subject to assumptions described above and in the accompanying notes. The actual financial position and results of operations may materially differ from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The adjustments included in the “Pro Forma Adjustments” column of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are preliminary and could change as the Company finalizes the Divestiture accounting to be reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026. Management believes these assumptions and adjustments are reasonable, given the information available at the pro forma filing date.

 

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025

 

     Lumen
Historical
    Removal of
FttH
Business
           Pro Forma
Adjustments
           Lumen Pro
Forma
 
     (In millions)  

ASSETS

              

CURRENT ASSETS

              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,003       —           955       4, 10        1,958  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,314       —           —           1,314  

Assets held for sale

     4,285       (4,271     11        —           14  

Other current assets, net

     1,307       —           —           1,307  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total current assets

     7,909       (4,271        955          4,593  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

              

Property, plant and equipment

     43,319       —           —           43,319  

Accumulated depreciation

     (23,744     —           —           (23,744
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     19,575       —           —           19,575  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS

              

Goodwill

           —           —           —   

Other intangible assets, net

     4,463       —           —           4,463  

Other assets, net

     2,395       —           —           2,395  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total goodwill and other assets

     6,858       —           —           6,858  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 34,342       (4,271        955          31,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

              

CURRENT LIABILITIES

              

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 88       —           (51     10        37  

Accounts payable

     1,508       —           —           1,508  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,751       —           868       8, 9        2,619  

Liabilities held for sale

     38       (38     11                 —   

Current portion of deferred revenue

     1,005       —           88       6, 9        1,093  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,390       (38        905          5,257  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

     17,353       —           (4,714     10        12,639  

DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES

              

Deferred income taxes, net

     2,270       —           (116     8        2,154  

Benefit plan obligations, net

     2,103       —           —           2,103  

Deferred revenue

     6,406       —           524       6, 9        6,930  

Other liabilities

     2,937       —           94       9        3,031  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total deferred credits and other liabilities

     13,716       —           502          14,218  

STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

                  

Preferred stock

     —        —           —           —   

Common stock

     19,185       —           —           19,185  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (601     —           —           (601

Accumulated deficit

     (19,701     (4,233     7        4,262       7        (19,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity

     (1,117     (4,233        4,262          (1,088
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

   $ 34,342       (4,271        955          31,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.

 

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025

 

     Lumen
Historical
    Removal of
FttH
Business
           Pro Forma
Adjustments
           Lumen Pro
Forma
 
     (In millions, except per share amounts)  

OPERATING REVENUE

   $ 12,402       (802        79       2        11,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

              

Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     6,638       (33        18       2        6,623  

Selling, general and administrative

     3,199       (309        —           2,890  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,749       (68     5        —           2,681  

Goodwill impairment

     628       —           —           628  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     13,214       (410        18          12,822  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

     (812     (392        61          (1,143

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME

              

Interest expense

     (1,284     —           —           (1,284

Net loss on early retirement of debt

     (740     —           —           (740

Other income, net

     120       —           60       1        180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income, net

     (1,904     —           60          (1,844
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (2,716     (392        121          (2,987

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (977     (96     3        29       3        (1,044
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET (LOSS) INCOME

   $ (1,739     (296        92          (1,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK

              

BASIC

   $ (1.75     (0.30        0.10          (1.95

DILUTED

   $ (1.75     (0.30        0.10          (1.95

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING

              

BASIC

     994,548       —           —           994,548  

DILUTED

     994,548       —           —           994,548  
 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.

 

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC on the basis described under the heading “Introduction.”

Adjustments

Note (1). These adjustments reflect an estimate of the fees Lumen would have received from the Purchaser during the applicable period for providing transition services to the Purchaser and its affiliates in accordance with a Transition Services Agreement entered into between the parties on the Closing Date (the “TSA”), estimated to be approximately $60 million for the initial year of the arrangement. Under the TSA, Lumen began providing transition services upon the February 2, 2026 completion date of the Divestiture. These transition services are expected to have a recurring impact and are provided for the sole purpose of supporting the operations of the Disposal Group after the Divestiture. The terms of services to be provided under the TSA generally range from six to twenty-four months, subject to the Purchaser’s right to extend the term of certain services for an additional period up to at least twelve months and to terminate early the term of any service.

Note (2). These adjustments reflect an estimate of the aggregate impact of commercial agreements of approximately $50 million of additional operating revenue and $18 million of additional operating expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 that would have been realized during the applicable periods under the following agreements entered into between Lumen (and its affiliates) and the Purchaser (and its affiliates) on the Closing Date:

 

   

a Master Services Agreement, pursuant to which a Lumen subsidiary will provide various network and communications services to the Purchaser and its affiliates under multi-year arrangements; and

 

   

a Master Services Agreement, pursuant to which an affiliate of the Purchaser will provide various network services to a Lumen subsidiary under multi-year arrangements.

Additionally, a Lumen subsidiary will provide the Purchaser the right to use specific fibers in Lumen’s retained network infrastructure under an Indefeasible Right to Use Agreement for an initial term of twenty years with an option to extend under the terms of the arrangement. As described in Note 6, a transaction price allocation has been made for the estimated fair value of off-market components related to the Indefeasible Right to Use Agreement and other service arrangements under the Master Services Agreement. This value reflects current estimates and is subject to change as the Company finalizes assumptions for the fair value of all commercial agreements executed in conjunction with the Divestiture. The operating revenue adjustments include non-cash revenue of $29 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 resulting from the pro forma amortization of the deferred revenue purchase price allocations for these agreements.

Note (3). These adjustments represent an estimate of the tax impact of the Divestiture and the transactions between the parties under the agreements summarized in Notes (1) and (2), as well as the tax impacts corresponding to all other pro forma adjustments noted within. In determining the tax rate to apply for the adjustments under the “Removal of FttH Business” and “Pro Forma Adjustments” heading, the Company used the U.S. statutory and blended state rate in effect for the period presented, which was 24.56% for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Note (4). This adjustment reflects the pre-tax cash net proceeds of approximately $5.72 billion received from the Purchaser in connection with the Divestiture, as described further under the heading “Introduction.” This amount is subject to certain post-closing adjustments and indemnities.

Note (5). Effective with the designation of the Disposal Group as held for sale on May 21, 2025, Lumen suspended recording depreciation of property, plant and equipment while these assets were classified as held for sale. For the year ended December 31, 2025, Lumen recognized $68 million of depreciation and amortization prior to the held for sale classification. These adjustments include the removal of depreciation and amortization expense that was recognized in the historical periods presented prior to the designation of the divested assets as held for sale.

 

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Note (6). The adjustment includes an estimated transaction price allocation of $496 million for the fair value of off-market components associated with commercial agreements described in Note (2), of which $30 million is included in Current deferred revenue and the remaining $466 million is classified as long-term.The adjustment reflects current estimates and is subject to change as the Company finalizes assumptions for the fair value of the commercial agreements executed in conjunction with the Divestiture.

Note (7). The adjustments shown in the two adjustment columns reflect the impacts of removing the assets and liabilities held for sale and recording the impacts of the net proceeds received.

Note (8). This adjustment represents the tax consequences of selling the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory, including the utilization of existing net operating losses and other tax attributes with the Divestiture, as well as the tax consequences of the estimated book gain.

Note (9). The adjustment includes the discounted value of a $250 million credit provided to the Purchaser for services that will be performed subsequent to February 1, 2026 under the TSA and commercial agreements described in Notes (1) and (2) above, $125 million of which may be utilized by the Purchaser during the first year from the effective date of the agreements. The adjustment also includes the estimated fair value of future cost obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The pro forma adjustments reflect the discounted impact of recording both short-term and long-term deferred revenue and accrued liabilities based on the nature of the expected credit utilization and cost obligations.

Note (10). On or about February 2, 2026, the Company applied approximately $4.76 billion of the proceeds from the Divestiture to voluntarily prepay its superpriority notes and loans. The prepayments include $439 million for the Lumen Technologies, Inc. Superpriority 10.000% Notes with a maturity date of October 15, 2032 and $808 million for the Lumen Technologies, Inc. Superpriority 4.125% Notes of which $477 million have a maturity date of April 15, 2030 and $331 million mature April 15, 2029. Additionally, the voluntary prepayments include $338 million for the Lumen Technologies, Inc. Superpriority Term Loan A and $3.18 billion for the Lumen Technologies, Inc. Term Loans B-1 and B-2, representing full repayment of these facilities. As of December 31, 2025, $51 million was included in Current maturities of long-term debt. These payments exclude the associated (i) changes in unamortized premiums and debt issuance costs, net and (ii) accrued interest paid in connection with completing this transaction.

 

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Note (11). Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale

In the accompanying Lumen Historical balance sheet as of December 31, 2025, the assets and liabilities of the Disposal Group have been classified as held for sale and have been measured at the lower of (i) the carrying value when Lumen classified the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory as held for sale and (ii) the fair value of the Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in the Territory, less costs to sell.

The principal components of the held for sale assets and liabilities of the Disposal Group as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025

(in millions)
 

Assets held for sale

  

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1

   $ 13  

Other current assets, net

     30  

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $773

     2,841  

Goodwill

     1,336  

Other assets, net

     51  
  

 

 

 

Total assets held for sale

   $ 4,271  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale

  

Other current liabilities

   $ 6  

Current portion of deferred revenue

     32  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities held for sale

   $ 38  
  

 

 

 

 

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FAQ

What business did Lumen (LUMN) sell in its recent fiber transaction?

Lumen sold its Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The assets and liabilities were classified as a disposal group held for sale before closing and then fully removed in the pro forma results.

How much cash did Lumen (LUMN) receive from the fiber-to-the-home divestiture?

Lumen received cash consideration of $5.75 billion, reduced by about $30 million of closing adjustments and transaction costs, resulting in approximately $5.72 billion of pre-tax cash proceeds. The consideration remains subject to additional working capital and other post-closing purchase price adjustments under the purchase agreement.

How did Lumen (LUMN) use the proceeds from the fiber business sale?

Lumen used the sale proceeds and cash on hand to redeem all outstanding 10.000% secured notes due 2032 and 4.125% superpriority notes due 2030 and 2029, and to repay all amounts under its superpriority term B credit agreement. Approximately $4.76 billion was applied to prepay superpriority notes and loans.

What do Lumen’s 2025 pro forma results look like after the divestiture?

For 2025, Lumen’s unaudited pro forma operating revenue would have been about $11.68 billion and net loss about $1.94 billion. These figures remove the sold fiber-to-the-home business and incorporate pro forma adjustments, including commercial agreements with AT&T and related transition service and revenue effects.

What transition and commercial agreements did Lumen (LUMN) enter with AT&T?

Lumen entered a Transition Services Agreement, estimated to generate $60 million of fees in the initial year, and other commercial agreements adding roughly $50 million of operating revenue and $18 million of operating expense in 2025. An Indefeasible Right to Use Agreement also grants AT&T use of specific fibers in Lumen’s retained network.

How were Lumen’s held-for-sale assets and liabilities measured before the sale?

Lumen measured the disposal group at the lower of carrying value when classified as held for sale or fair value less costs to sell. As of December 31, 2025, total assets held for sale were $4.27 billion and total liabilities held for sale were $38 million, primarily property, plant and equipment and related deferred revenue.

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