# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000018926
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-241868
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 14361
**Document Hash:** ab91d40ca4031e27fdc08c9dd261d18e
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-241868.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-241868

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260527

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260527

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260527

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lumen Technologies, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000018926
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 720651161
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** LA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296267
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261026117

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** P O BOX 4065
- **STREET 2:** 100 CENTURYLINK DR
- **CITY:** MONROE
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 71203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3183889000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 CENTURYLINK DR
- **STREET 2:** P O BOX 4065
- **CITY:** MONROE
- **STATE:** LA
- **ZIP:** 71203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CENTURYLINK, INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20101108

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CENTURYTEL INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990602

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## Lumen Technologies, Inc.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Louisiana** | **72-0651161** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**100 CenturyLink Drive** 

**Monroe, Louisiana 71203** 

**(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)** 

**Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan** 

**of Lumen Technologies, Inc.** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**Jennifer A. Hodges** 

**Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary** 

**Lumen Technologies, Inc.** 

**100 CenturyLink Drive** 

**Monroe, Louisiana 71203** 

**(318) 388-9000** 

**(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

***With copies to:***

**Jenna Cooper** 

**Latham & Watkins LLP** 

**1271 Avenue of the Americas** 

**New York, New York 10020** 

**(212) 906-1200** 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "<u>Registration Statement</u>") is being filed by Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the "<u>Registrant</u>") for the purpose of registering an additional 45,600,000 shares of the Registrant's common stock, no par value per share to be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan of Lumen Technologies, Inc.

**INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION** 

**STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8** 

The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. [333-279467](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18926/000119312524140741/d821623ds8.htm)) (the "<u>Prior Registration Statement</u>") are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, except to the extent modified or superseded by the information included herein or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement or the Prior Registration Statement.

**Item 8. Exhibits.** 

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| **Exhibit<br>Number** | **Description of Exhibits** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Composite Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended and restated through May 26, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07784) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000018926/000119312526240338/d115129dex31.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as of February 18, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-07784) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18926/000001892626000014/lumn20251231ex32.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1\* | [Opinion of Jones Walker LLP.](d82142dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of KPMG LLP.](d82142dex231.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Jones Walker LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](d82142dex51.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages of this Registration Statement).](#tx82142_1) |
| 99.1 | [Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-07784) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2026).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000018926/000119312526240338/d115129dex101.htm) |
| 107\* | [Filing Fee Table.](d82142dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana, on May 27, 2026.

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| **LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.** | **LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Jennifer A. Hodges |
| Jennifer A. Hodges | Jennifer A. Hodges |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kate Johnson, Christopher Stansbury and Jennifer A. Hodges or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting along, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto such attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute or substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| Signature | Title | Date |
| /s/ Kate Johnson<br> Kate Johnson | Chief Executive Officer and<br> Director<br> *(Principal Executive Officer)* | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Christopher Stansbury<br> Christopher Stansbury<br>| President, Chief Financial<br> Officer<br> *(Principal Financial Officer)* | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Donald Holt<br> Donald Holt | Senior Vice President,<br> Controller<br> *(Principal Accounting Officer)* | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Quincy L. Allen<br> Quincy L. Allen | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Martha Helena Bejar<br> Martha Helena Bejar | Director | May 27, 2026 |

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| /s/ Christopher Capossela<br> Christopher Capossela | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Kevin P. Chilton<br> Kevin P. Chilton | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Michael Collins<br> Michael Collins | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Michelle Goldberg<br> Michelle Goldberg | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Diankha Linear<br> Diankha Linear | Director | May 27, 2026 |
| /s/ Stephen McMillan<br> Stephen McMillan | Director | May 27, 2026 |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**![LOGO](g82142g67p71.jpg)

May 27, 2026

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

100 CenturyLink Drive

Monroe, Louisiana 71203

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Louisiana counsel to Lumen Technologies, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing of the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate 45,600,000 shares of common stock of the Company, no par value per share (the "Common Stock"), to be issued under the Company's Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement.

We have examined instruments, documents, and records which we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed the following: (a) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (b) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; and (c) the truth, accuracy, and completeness of the information, representations, and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments, and certificates we have reviewed.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Plan after the filing of the Registration Statement are validly authorized shares of Common Stock and, when issued in accordance with the terms described in the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are "experts" within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement.

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|  Sincerely, |
|  /s/ JONES WALKER LLP |
|  JONES WALKER LLP |

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201 St. Charles Avenue \| New Orleans, LA 70170-5100 \| T: 504.582.8000 \| F: 504.582.8583 \| **joneswalker.com**

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1** 

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| ![LOGO](g82142g44q00.jpg) |  |
|  | KPMG LLP<br> Suite 800<br> 1225 17th Street<br> Denver, CO 80202-5598 |

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**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm** 

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 20, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Lumen Technologies, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

May 27, 2026

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, and its subsidiaries are part of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.

## Ex-Filing

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Lumen Technologies, Inc.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock (no par value per share) | Other | 45600000 | $9.23 | $420888000.00 | 0.0001381 | $58124.64 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $420888000.00  |  | $58124.64  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $58124.64  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ''Securities Act''), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the registrant's common stock, no par value per share (the ''Common Stock'') that may become issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the ''Plan'') by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, or other similar transaction resulting in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 20, 2026.

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