[Form 4] Lumen Technologies, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Kathleen E. Johnson, President & CEO and Director of Lumen Technologies, transferred 1,086,315 shares of Lumen common stock on 08/14/2025 into an irrevocable trust for the benefit of her spouse and children. The transaction is reported as a gift (code G) with no cash consideration.
After the transfer, the filing shows 8,530,632 shares held directly by the reporting person and 3,364,677 shares indirectly held through a spousal trust. The reporting person disclaims ownership of the trust-held shares except to the extent of beneficial ownership.
- Transaction reported as a gift (code G), indicating shares were not sold for cash but moved for estate planning purposes
- Post-transaction holdings remain substantial: 8,530,632 shares held directly and 3,364,677 indirectly
- Direct holdings reduced by 1,086,315 shares due to transfer to the irrevocable trust
Insights
TL;DR: Insider transferred shares to an irrevocable family trust, a common estate-planning move with limited immediate governance impact.
The transfer of 1,086,315 shares to an irrevocable trust for spouse and children is documented as a gift transaction (code G). This changes the reporting breakdown between direct and indirect ownership but does not indicate a sale or change in board role. For governance, the key factual effect is a reclassification of a portion of beneficial ownership into an indirect holding vehicle; the filer explicitly disclaims ownership of the trust-held shares except as beneficial owner to the extent stated.
TL;DR: Material number of shares moved into a trust, but no proceeds received and no immediate change to share count outstanding.
The Form 4 reports a transfer of 1,086,315 shares on 08/14/2025, recorded as a disposition from direct holdings and an acquisition into an indirect spousal trust. The filing shows direct holdings of 8,530,632 shares post-transaction and 3,364,677 shares indirectly held. Because the transaction was a gift with $0 price, there is no company cashflow or dilution; the change is a reallocation of insider ownership for estate planning purposes.