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7.995% Global Note due 2036

 EXHIBIT 4.4 
 THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE
ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF,
CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 

 EMBARQ CORPORATION 
 7.995% Notes due 2036 
 CUSIP No. 29078E AA 3 
  

				
	 No. 01
	  	$	1,485,000,000

 Embarq Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein
called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of One Billion Four
Hundred Eighty-Five Million Dollars on June 1, 2036 and to pay interest thereon from May 17, 2006 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on June 1 and
December 1 in each year, commencing December 1, 2006, at the rate of 7.995% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, provided that any principal and premium, and any such installment of
interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of 7.995% per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for
payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be May 17 and November 16 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest
Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to
such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such
exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. 
 Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this
Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. 
 Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as if set forth at this place. Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Indenture nor be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. 
  

					
	EMBARQ CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/s/    Daniel R. Hesse
		 	Name:	 	 Daniel R. Hesse

		 	Title:	 	 Chairman of the Board, President
 and Chief Executive
Officer

  

			
	Attest:
	
	/s/    Claudia Toussaint
	Name:	 	Claudia Toussaint
	Title:	 	Vice President and Corporate Secretary

 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION 
 This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
  

			
	Dated: May 17, 2006
	
	J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY,
	 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     As Trustee

		
	By:	 	/s/    Janice Ott Rotunno
		 	        Authorized Signature

 This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the
“Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2006 (the “Indenture,” which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and J.P.
Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights,
limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series
designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,485,000,000. 
 The Securities of this series are subject
to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice, but not more than 60 days’ prior notice, by mail, as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at any time or from time to time, at the following Redemption Price: 
 The greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the Remaining
Scheduled Payments discounted, on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points. In the case of each of clause (1) and (2), accrued interest
will be payable to the Redemption Date. 
 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to
the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the second Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its
principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. 
 “Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with
respect to any Redemption Date, the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities of this series that would be used, at the time of selection and
in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities. 
 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest of
such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Trustee is provided fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations obtained. “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with
respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company and the
Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. 
 “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company, which may have other business relationships with the Company. 

 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Goldman,
Sachs & Co. and Lehman Brothers Inc. and two other primary U.S. Government securities dealers (each a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) selected by the Company and their respective successors. If any of the foregoing shall cease to be a
Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall replace such Reference Treasury Dealer with another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer. 
 “Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Security of this series to be redeemed on any Redemption Date, the remaining
scheduled payments of principal of and interest on such Security that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption. If such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Security, then the Remaining
Scheduled Payments will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued on such Security to such Redemption Date. 
 In the event of redemption
of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. 
 The Securities of this series are entitled to the benefit of the covenant set forth in Section 1008 of the Indenture. 
 The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive covenants and Events of
Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. 
 If an Event of
Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 
 The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time
Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all
Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be
conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Security. 
 As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the
right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of
Default with respect to 

 
the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not
apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. 
 No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which
are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 
 As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register,
upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of
authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 
 The
Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series
are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 
 No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. 
 Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee
or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 
 So long as the Securities are represented by Global Securities and such
Global Securities are held on behalf of a clearing system, notices to Holders of the Securities may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to that clearing system for communication by it to beneficial Holders of the Securities. 
 All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 

 This Security shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. 

 [FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE] 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto 
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Identification No. 
 (Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee) 
 the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing 
 attorney to transfer such Security on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

			
		
	Date:	 	  

 NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever. 
 Signature Guarantee:Embarq Corp Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

 Exhibit 10.11 
 EMBARQ SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN 
 (as amended and restated effective January 1,
2007) 
 SECTION 1 
 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE 
 1.1 Establishment. In accordance with Section 4 of the Employee Matters Agreement
dated May 17, 2006 by and between Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint Nextel”) and Embarq Corporation, the Company hereby establishes, effective as of May 17, 2006 (“Effective Date”), the Plan (i) for certain
eligible Employees, and (ii) in order to assume responsibility for all liabilities and obligations relating to certain employees who were participants in the Sprint Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date
who transferred from Sprint Nextel to the Company or a Subsidiary in connection with Sprint Nextel’s distribution of Company common stock to Sprint Nextel stockholders. The Company has amended and restated this Plan effective as of
January 1, 2007. 
 1.2 Purpose. The Plan is established to supplement the benefits of any Participant whose retirement income
under a Qualified Pension Plan is limited in accordance with Section 415 or 401(a)(17) of the Code or whose benefit under such a plan is reduced by his or her Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals. The Plan is intended to restore such a
Participant’s overall retirement income to the level which would have been payable under the Qualified Pension Plan absent either such limitation under the Code or such deferrals. The Plan is further intended to facilitate the attraction and
retention of senior level executives who have significant experience with a former employer prior to becoming employed by an Employer. 
  

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 It is intended that the Plan qualify as an unfunded plan which is maintained primarily for the purpose of
providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees and, to the extent applicable, an unfunded excess benefit plan, so as to qualify for the various applicable exceptions and exemptions to the
requirements otherwise imposed by ERISA on employee pension benefit plans. 
  

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 SECTION 2 
 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 
 2.1 Definitions. The following terms, when capitalized as shown
below, shall have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 
 “Board” means the
Board of Directors of the Company. Any authority given to the Board under this Plan may be exercised by the Compensation Committee of the Board without additional direction. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. References to any provision of the Code herein shall
include any successor provisions thereto. 
 “Committee” means the committee established pursuant to Section 8.

 “Company” means Embarq Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Embarq”) and its successor or successors.

 “Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals” means the amount of compensation deferred by a Participant in the Sprint Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan or any nonqualified deferred compensation plan established by the Company to the extent such compensation would have been compensation for purposes of determining a Participant’s benefit under the Qualified Pension
Plan had the amount not been deferred; provided, however, that a Deferred Compensation Plan Deferral shall not include any amount deferred for which the Participant receives a pension make-up benefit as such term is defined in the Sprint Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan or other nonqualified deferred compensation plan established by the Company. 
 “Disability”
means a Participant (a) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous 

  

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period of not less than 12 months, or (b) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. 
 “Employee” means any person employed by an Employer who receives regular stated compensation other than a pension, retainer or fee under
contract. 
 “Employer” means the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which participates in a Qualified Pension Plan.

 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. References to any
provision of ERISA herein shall include any successor provisions thereto. 
 “Gross Misconduct” occurs if the Committee
determines that the Participant has engaged in a willful, deliberate, or gross act of commission or omission which is injurious to the finances or reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate. 
 “Involuntary Termination without Cause” means a Participant’s Separation from Service from the Company and all Subsidiaries, if
involuntary and not for reasons of Gross Misconduct, including but not limited to, Separation from Service due to a job elimination pursuant to a reduction-in-force. 
 “Normal Retirement Date” means the first day of the calendar month coincident with or next following the 65th birthday of the Participant. 
 “Participant” means an Employee who has satisfied the requirements of Section 3.1 for participation in the Plan or a former
Employee entitled to benefits hereunder. 
 “Plan” means the Embarq Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as set forth
herein and as amended from time to time. 
  

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 “Plan Administrator” means the plan administrator appointed by the Committee under
Section 8.2. 
 “Qualified Pension Plan” means the Embarq Retirement Pension Plan. 
 “Separation from Service” means a Participant’s death, Disability, retirement or other termination of employment with the Company.
A Separation from Service shall not occur if the Participant is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment by the government) if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months, or if
longer, as long as the Participant has a right (either by contract or by statute) to reemployment with the Company. 
 “Subsidiary” means (a) a member of a controlled group of corporations of which an Employer is a member, (b) an unincorporated trade or business which is under common control with an Employer as determined in
accordance with Section 414(c) of the Code or (c) a member of an affiliated service group of which an Employer is a member as determined in accordance with Section 414(m) of the Code. For purposes hereof, a “controlled group of
corporations” means a controlled group of corporations as defined in Section 1563(a) of the Code, determined without regard to Sections 1563(a)(4) and 1563(e)(3)(C). 
 2.2 Construction. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, terms not defined in Section 2.1 shall have the meaning specified in the
Qualified Pension Plan under which the Participant is entitled to a benefit (if defined therein). In addition, except when otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

  

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 SECTION 3 
 PARTICIPATION 
 3.1 Covered Employees. Any Employee: 
 (i) who is not a member of a collective bargaining unit; and 
 (ii) whose benefits under a Qualified Pension Plan maintained by the Company are limited by the restrictions on retirement income benefits under such plan that are imposed in accordance with Sections 415 or 401(a)(17)
of the Code; or 
 (iii) whose Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals cause a reduction in his or her benefit under the Qualified Pension Plan;

 is a covered employee. A covered employee will become a Participant in this Plan as of the April 1 following the calendar year in which the covered
employee’s benefits are first limited or reduced as described in clause (ii) or (iii) above. For the avoidance of doubt, an individual will not first become a Participant merely by receiving separation pay after the individual’s
last day worked. 
  

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 SECTION 4 
 BENEFIT RESTORATION AMOUNTS 
 4.1 Computation of Benefit. The monthly amount of benefit
restoration payable to a Participant under this Plan, when expressed in the form of a single life annuity beginning on the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, shall be equal to the excess of (a) over (b) where: 
 (a) equals the Participant’s monthly retirement income benefit under the Qualified Pension Plan, payable in the form of a single life
annuity beginning on such Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plan, except that (i) such determination shall disregard the restrictions on retirement income benefits under such plan
which are imposed in accordance with Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code and (ii) compensation for purposes of such determination shall include any Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals; and 
 (b) equals such Participant’s actual monthly retirement income benefit under such Qualified Pension Plan, payable in the form of a
single life annuity beginning on such Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plan, including the restrictions on retirement income benefits under such plan which are imposed in accordance with
sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code and excluding any Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals from compensation for purposes of such determination. 
 4.2 Vesting and Forfeiture for Cause. A Participant shall be vested in the benefit restoration payable under the Plan to the same degree that the Participant is vested in his or her retirement income
benefits under the Qualified Pension Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, any vested supplemental retirement income benefits or survivor benefits payable under this Plan shall be forfeited, and a Participant, together with any of his or her
beneficiaries, shall have no right to such benefits if: (a) such Participant has engaged in Gross Misconduct, or (b) the Participant, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a 

  

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Subsidiary or after Separation from Service, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in (other than any
nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee), any business that is in competition with the Company or with any business in which the Company has a substantial interest as determined by the Committee. The restriction from competition
after Separation from Service described in the preceding sentence shall not apply to a Participant in the event he or she has an Involuntary Termination without Cause. 
  

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 SECTION 5 
 MID-CAREER PENSION ENHANCEMENT 
 5.1 Recommendation of Participants for Mid-Career Pension
Enhancement. Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer may recommend Participants who are Senior Vice President and above to receive a mid-career pension enhancement. Such
recommendation shall be delivered, in writing, to the Committee and shall specify the following: (a) the identity of the Participant selected, (b) the number of additional years of service (based on the relevant business experience of the
Participant with another employer prior to his or her employment with the Company or a Subsidiary) with which such Participant will be credited for the purpose of calculating benefits in accordance with the benefit formula under the Qualified
Pension Plan, (c) the service requirements which a Participant must satisfy to be eligible for such benefits (if different than as described in Section 5.3) and (d) the conditions under which such benefits will be forfeited (if
different than as described in Section 5.4). 
 5.2 Computation of Benefit. The monthly amount of any mid-career pension
enhancement benefit payable to a Participant under this Plan, when expressed in the form of a single life annuity beginning on the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, shall be equal to the excess of (a) over (b) where: 

(a) equals the Participant’s monthly retirement income benefit under Section 4.1 of this Plan and the Qualified Pension Plan,
payable in the form of a single life annuity beginning on such Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plans, except that such determination under this Section 5.2(a) shall be made
assuming that the Participant had additional years of credited service as specified in the recommendation under Section 5.1; and 
  

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 (b) equals the sum of (i) such Participant’s actual monthly retirement income
benefit under Section 4.1 of this Plan and the Qualified Pension Plan, payable in the form of a single life annuity beginning on such Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plans, but
without assuming the additional years of credited service as specified in the recommendation under Section 5.1 and (ii) the actuarial equivalent amount, expressed as a single life annuity beginning on such Participant’s Normal
Retirement Date, received by such Participant from any pension plans of his or her previous employers, if any, whether qualified under Section 401 of the Code or not. 
 5.3 Service Requirements. Unless provided otherwise in the recommendation, the number of additional years of service specified in the
recommendation shall be credited to a Participant at the rate of one additional year of service for each completed year of service with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. 
 5.4 Forfeiture. Unless provided otherwise in the recommendation, mid-career pension enhancement benefits shall be forfeited, and a Participant,
together with any of his or her beneficiaries, shall have no right to such benefits if: 
 (a) the Participant has engaged in
Gross Misconduct; 
 (b) the Participant, without the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary
or after Separation from Service, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in (other than any nonsubstantial interest, as determined by the Committee), any business that is in competition with the Company or
with any business in which the Company has a substantial interest as determined by the Committee (such restriction from competition after Separation from Service shall not apply to a Participant in the event he or she has an Involuntary Termination
without Cause); or 
 (c) the Participant has a Separation from Service from the Company and all of its Subsidiaries prior to
age 60, unless the Participant has such Separation from Service for reasons of (i) death, (ii) Disability, or (iii) Involuntary Termination without Cause. 
  

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 SECTION 6 
 BENEFIT COMMENCEMENT DATE AND 
 FORM OF PAYMENT 
 6.1 Benefit Commencement Date. Subject to the following sentence, benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan shall commence upon the
Participant’s Separation from Service with the Company for any reason including retirement, death or Disability, provided, however, if a Participant is a “Specified Employee” as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A), no
distribution may be made before the earlier of (i) the date which is 6 months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service from the Company or, (ii) the date of death or Disability of the Participant. 
 6.2 Form of Payment. Benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan shall be distributed as follows: 
 (a) If the Participant does not make a timely election (as described under (b) below), then such benefits shall be payable in the
form of an annuity for the Participant’s life, or 
 (b) if the Participant so elects, in any form provided under the
Qualified Pension Plan as of the date of the Participant’s election. Such election must be made by the Participant in writing and will only be effective if it is received by the Committee within 30 days of the Participant first becoming
eligible to participate in the Plan under Section 3.1; provided, however, that the election as to the form of payment of a Participant who was a participant in the Sprint Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan immediately prior to the Effective
Date will apply to any benefits paid under this Plan, unless a subsequent election to change the form of payment is made, as described below. 
  

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 A Participant may elect to change the form of payment of his or her benefits payable under the Plan
pursuant to his or her initial election, provided (i) the subsequent election is not effective until 12 months after the date on which the subsequent election is made, and (ii) the first payment with respect to which such subsequent
election is made shall be deferred for a period of not less than 5 years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the actuarial equivalent of an individual’s benefit hereunder is valued at not more than five times the distribution amount described in Code Section 401(a)(31)(B)(ii), the Company shall pay such
benefit in a lump sum upon the Participant’s Separation from Service. Such actuarial equivalent amount shall be determined in the same manner that the amount of an involuntary cash out distribution is computed under the Qualified Pension Plan.
The payment of a lump sum amount under this Section 6.2 shall be a complete discharge of any obligations to such individual and his or her beneficiaries hereunder. 
  

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 SECTION 7 
 DEATH BENEFITS 
 7.1 Death After Separation from Service. If a Participant dies after
his or her Separation from Service, the survivor benefits payable under the Plan, if any, shall be payable in accordance with the form of distribution in effect for such Participant under the Plan as of the date of his or her death. 
 7.2 Death Prior to Separation from Service. If a Participant dies before his or her
Separation from Service and such Participant is survived by a spouse to whom he or she was married for at least one year immediately prior to the date of such Participant’s death, such surviving spouse shall be entitled to a survivor benefit
hereunder. Such survivor benefit shall commence as soon as practicable after the Participant’s date of death, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year of the Participant’s death and shall be payable in the form of a single life annuity. The monthly amount of such survivor benefit
shall be equal to the excess of (a) over (b) where: 
 (a) equals the monthly amount of the survivor benefit payable
to the Participant’s surviving spouse under the Qualified Pension Plan, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plan, except that (i) such determination, computed as described in Section 4.1, shall disregard the
restrictions under such plan which are imposed in accordance with Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code and shall include as compensation any Deferred Compensation Plan Deferrals, and (ii) such determination shall include any additional years
of credited service specified in Section 5.1 for such Participant computed as described in Section 5.2; and 
 (b)
equals the sum of (i) the monthly amount of the survivor benefit which is actually paid to such surviving spouse from such Qualified Pension Plan, as determined under the terms and conditions of such plan, including the restrictions under such
plan which are imposed in accordance with sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Code and excluding any Deferred Compensation Plan 

  

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Deferrals and any additional years of credited service specified in Section 5.1 for such Participant and (ii) for Participants entitled to a
mid-career pension enhancement under Section 5, the monthly amount of the survivor benefit which is actually paid to such surviving spouse from any pension plan of the Participant’s previous employers, if any, whether qualified under
Section 401 of the Code or not. 
 In the event a surviving spouse eligible to receive a survivor benefit under this Section 7.2
dies before his or her actual benefit commences as set forth above, no benefit shall be payable hereunder. 
  

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 SECTION 8 
 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 
 8.1 The Board. The Compensation Committee of the Board shall have
the authority to amend and to terminate this Plan. 
 8.2 The Employee Benefits Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Employee Benefits Committee. The Employee Benefits Committee shall be the Plan Administrator as defined by ERISA and have the authority to control and manage the Plan. The Employee Benefits Committee shall have the responsibilities and duties and
powers set forth in this Plan and any responsibilities and duties under this Plan which are not specifically delegated to anyone else, including but not limited to the following powers: 
 (a) subject to any limitations under the Plan or applicable law, to make and enforce such rules and regulations of the Plan and prescribe
the use of such forms as it shall deem necessary for the efficient administration of the Plan; 
 (b) to require any person to
furnish such information as it may request as a condition to receiving any benefit under the Plan; 
 (c) to decide on
questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any Employee to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan; and 
 (d) to compute or have computed the amount of benefits which shall be payable to any person in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. 
 8.3 Discretionary Power of the Employee Benefits Committee. The Employee Benefits Committee shall have the sole discretion to make decisions and take any action with respect to questions arising in connection
with the Plan, including but not limited to the construction and interpretation of the Plan and the Trust Agreement and the determination of eligibility for benefits under the Plan. The decisions or actions of the 

  

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Employee Benefits Committee as to any questions arising in connection with the Plan, including but not limited to, the construction and interpretation of the
Plan and the Trust Agreement, shall be final and binding upon all Participants and their beneficiaries. 
 8.4 Membership of the Employee
Benefits Committee. The Employee Benefits Committee shall consist of at least five members. The chairpersons of the Employee Benefits Committee shall be the vice president of the Company who has responsibility for benefits administration and the
vice president of the Company who has responsibility for financial decision support. The chairpersons of the Employee Benefits Committee shall appoint the remaining members of the Employee Benefits Committee. The chairpersons of the Employee
Benefits Committee may remove a member and appoint another member at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice to the member being replaced. A chairperson may resign from the Employee Benefits Committee by giving 15 days written notice to
the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall not constitute resignation of such person’s position of employment with the Company, notwithstanding the plan’s description of chairperson based upon employment responsibilities with
the Company. Upon such resignation, or in the event the corporate position described for the chairperson does not exist, remains unfilled, or if the individual filling the position is unwilling or cannot perform the role of chairperson, the
Compensation Committee of the Board shall appoint a chairperson. A member other than a chairperson may resign by giving written notice to a chairperson. During any period that both chairpersons’ positions are vacant, the Compensation Committee
of the Board shall serve as Plan Administrator as defined by ERISA. 
  

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 8.5 Meetings of the Employee Benefits Committee. The Employee Benefits Committee shall appoint a
secretary, who need not be a member of the Employee Benefits Committee, to keep its records and assist it in performing any of its functions. The Employee Benefits Committee shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly upon such notice and at such
times and places as it may from time to time determine. The secretary of the Employee Benefits Committee shall attend all meetings and take minutes thereof. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any member of the Employee Benefits Committee who
submits a signed waiver of notice before or after the meeting or who attends the meeting. 
 8.6 Action of the Employee Benefits
Committee. A vote of a majority of the members of the Employee Benefits Committee shall be required for any action taken by the Employee Benefits Committee. Resolutions may be adopted or other action taken without a meeting upon the written
consent of all members of the Employee Benefits Committee. Any person dealing with the Employee Benefits Committee shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate of any member of the Employee Benefits Committee, or its secretary, as to any act or
determination of the Employee Benefits Committee. 
 8.7 Subcommittee, Advisors and Agents of the Employee Benefits Committee. The
Employee Benefits Committee may, subject to periodic review, (a) authorize one or more of its members or an agent to execute or deliver any instrument, and make any payment on its behalf, (b) delegate one or more of its responsibilities,
duties or powers to any officer of the Company or other Employees or committees comprised of such persons and (c) utilize the services of employees and engage accountants, agents, clerks, legal counsel, recordkeepers and professional
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be serving an Employer or any Subsidiary) to assist in the administration of this Plan or to render advice with regard to any responsibility under this Plan.

 8.8 Records and Reports of the Employee Benefits Committee. The Employee Benefits Committee shall maintain records and accounts
relating to the administration of the Plan and all data necessary for Plan valuations. The Employee Benefits Committee shall submit to the Compensation Committee of the Board an annual report on the operation of the Plan for each Plan year and shall
also submit such other periodic reports as the Compensation Committee of the Board may request. 
 8.9 Indemnification. The Employer
will indemnify and hold harmless the directors and officers of the Employer, and of all Subsidiaries, the members of the Committee and all other Employees of the Employer, or of any Subsidiary, from any liability, loss, cost or damage that such
individuals may incur in the exercise and performance of their duties and powers hereunder, except as may result from their own gross negligence or willful default. The Employer also will assume the defense of any and all actions, suits or
proceedings brought or advanced by any person (other than an Employer) against any such individual arising under the Plan. 
 8.10 Service
in More than One Capacity. Any person or group of persons may service the Plan in more than one capacity including the Employee Benefits Committee in its fiduciary and non-fiduciary roles pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Plan.

 8.11 Claim for Benefits. Any claim for benefits under this Plan shall be made in writing to the Plan Administrator. If a claim for
benefits is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator shall so notify the Participant or beneficiary within 90 days after receipt of the claim. The notice of denial shall be written in a manner calculated to be 

  

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understood by the Participant or beneficiary and shall contain (a) the specific reason or reasons for denial of the claim, (b) specific references
to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, (c) a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim together with an explanation of why such material or information is necessary and
(d) an explanation of the claims review procedure. The decision or action of the Plan Administrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan, unless a written appeal is filed as provided in
Section 8.12 hereof. 
 8.12 Review of Claim. Within 60 days after the receipt by the Participant or beneficiary of notice of
denial of a claim, the Participant or beneficiary may (a) file a request with the Committee that it conduct a full and fair review of the denial of the claim, (b) review pertinent documents and (c) submit questions and comments to the
Committee in writing. 
 8.13 Decision After Review. Within 60 days after the receipt of a request for review under Section 8.12,
the Committee, or its delegate, shall deliver to the Participant or beneficiary a written decision with respect to the claim, except that if there are special circumstances (such as the need to hold a hearing) which require more time for processing,
the 60-day period shall be extended to 120 days upon notice to the Participant or beneficiary to that effect. The decision shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Participant or beneficiary and shall (a) include the
specific reason or reasons for the decision and (b) contain a specific reference to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based. 
  

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 SECTION 9 
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 9.1 Expenses. Expenses of administering the Plan, including the
fees and expenses of any trustee, will be borne by the Employers. 
 9.2 Employment Rights. Establishment of this Plan shall not be
construed to give any Participant or beneficiary the right to be retained by the Employer or to any benefits not specifically provided by the Plan. 
 9.3 Severability. In the event that any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, any illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan. The Plan shall be construed and enforced,
however, as if the illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted, and the Company shall have the privilege to correct and remedy such questions of illegality or invalidity by amendment as provided in the Plan. 
 9.4 Trust. The Employers shall make all distributions under this Plan. Alternatively, the Company may, on behalf of itself and the other
Employers, transfer assets to a trust established with an independent trustee to make distributions under the Plan. The assets so held in such trust shall remain the general assets of the Company which at all times shall be subject to the rights and
claims of the Company’s general creditors in accordance with the terms of the trust. The rights of Participants and their beneficiaries under this Plan and any such trust shall be exclusively unsecured contractual rights. No Participant or
beneficiary shall have any right, title or interest whatsoever in the trust. 
  

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 9.5 Applicable Law. 
 (a) This Plan, to the extent considered an unfunded deferred compensation plan for a select group of management or highly compensated
employees which is not an excess benefit plan, is fully exempt from Titles II, III and IV of ERISA. However, this Plan, to the extent so considered, shall be governed and construed in accordance with the applicable sections of Title I of ERISA.

 (b) To the extent not governed by ERISA, this Plan shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of
Kansas. 
 9.6 Incapacity of Benefit recipient. In the event any benefits (including survivor benefits) hereunder are payable to an
individual who is physically or mentally incompetent to receive such payment, such benefits shall be paid on such individual’s behalf to the same party to whom the corresponding benefits from the Qualified Pension Plan are paid. 
 9.7 Effect on Qualified Retirement Plans. Amounts credited or paid under this Plan shall not be considered to be compensation for purposes
of the Qualified Pension Plans or any other qualified retirement plan maintained by an Employer. 
 9.8 Withholding of Taxes.
An Employer, or a person designated by the Employer, will withhold any required taxes related to the vesting of accrued benefits or the payment of supplemental retirement income or survivor benefits hereunder. In addition, an Employer may withhold
such sum as the Employer or such person may reasonably estimate to be necessary to cover taxes for which the Employer or such person may be liable and which may be assessed with regard to such payment of supplemental retirement income or survivor
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 9.9 Amendments. The Board may amend this Plan in its sole discretion. Any such amendment shall be
effective at such date as the Board may determine, except that no such amendment, other than an amendment of a minor nature or permitted in accordance with the terms of the trust, if any, described in Section 9.4, may apply to any period prior
to the announcement of the amendment. The Committee may also amend the Plan, both retroactively and prospectively, but only to make minor changes which are technical or administrative in nature. 
 9.10 Plan Termination. The Board may at any time terminate this Plan in whole or in part in which case no further benefits shall accrue
hereunder with respect to any affected Participant. If an Employer ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, the participation in this Plan of all Participants employed by that Employer will terminate and no further benefits for such Participants
shall accrue hereunder. There shall be no acceleration of any benefits payable under this Plan upon termination of the Plan, except as permitted under Code Section 409A. 
 9.11 Non Alienation. Subject to Section 9.12, no right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or benefit under the Plan shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts,
contracts, liabilities or torts of the person entitled to such benefits, except such claims as may be made by the Company or any other Employer. 
 9.12 Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. Section 9.11 shall not apply to the creation, assignment or recognition of a right to the benefit under the Plan pursuant to a “domestic relations order” (as defined in
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the requirements of a “qualified domestic relations order” (as defined in Section 206(d)(3)(B)(i) of ERISA) and which is consistent with the
nature of benefits provided under the Plan. 
 9.13 Notices. Notices, reports and statements to be given, made or delivered to
a Participant shall be deemed duly given, made or delivered, when addressed to the Participant, and delivered by ordinary mail, or by Employer mail, to such Participant’s business address or resident address on the employee information system
of the Employer. All notices required to be given by a Participant or beneficiary shall be given on a form provided for the purpose and shall be deemed received when delivered to the Committee or such Participant’s local human resources
department. 
 9.14 Department of Labor Notice. The Committee shall be responsible for filing with the Department of Labor a notice in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A not later than 120 days after the effective date of this Plan 
 9.15 Code Section 409A
Fail-Safe Provision. In the event that any provision of this Plan shall be determined to contravene Code Section 409A, the regulations promulgated thereunder, regulatory interpretations or announcements with respect to Section 409A or
applicable judicial decisions construing Section 409A, any such provision shall be void and have no effect. Moreover, this Plan shall be interpreted at all times in such a manner that the terms and provisions of the Plan comply with Code
Section 409A, the regulations promulgated thereunder, regulatory interpretations or announcements with respect to Section 409A and applicable judicial decisions construing Section 409A. 
  

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 “EXHIBIT A” 
 CERTIFIED MAIL 
 RETURN RECEIPT NO.
                     
 Secretary of Labor

 Top Hat Plan Exemption 
 Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 
 Room N-1513 
 U.S. Department of Labor 
 200 Constitution Avenue NW 
 Washington, DC 20210 
 EMBARQ CORPORATION 

REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE COMPLIANCE STATEMENT 
 In
compliance with Section 110 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and the Regulations thereunder, found at 29 CFR 2520.104-23, Embarq Corporation is filing this Reporting and Disclosure Compliance Statement
and in connection herewith provides the following information: 
  

			
	EMPLOYER	  	EMBARQ CORPORATION
		
	ADDRESS:	  	[__________]
		
	EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION #:	  	[__________]
		
	PLAN NAME:	  	
		
	NUMBER OF PLANS:	  	[__________]
		
	 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
 PARTICIPATING IN EACH
PLAN:
	  	[__________]

 Embarq Corporation maintains the above-named unfunded Plan primarily for the purpose of providing
deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. 
 Embarq Corporation will provide the plan documents
to the Secretary of Labor upon request, as required by Section 104(a)(1) of ERISA. 
  

			
	EMBARQ CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  
		
	Title:	 	  

  

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