UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
[ X ] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 1-7784
CENTURYLINK, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Louisiana
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72-0651161
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, Louisiana
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71203
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code - (318) 388-9000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $1.00
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New York Stock Exchange
Berlin Stock Exchange
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Stock Options
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes [ ] No [X]
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates (affiliates being for these purposes only directors, executive officers and holders of more than five percent of our outstanding voting securities) was $8.7 billion as of June 30, 2010. As of February 28, 2011, there were 305,609,343 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.
CenturyLink, Inc.
Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A to CenturyLink, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2011, is solely to furnish Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-K in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 consists of the following materials from CenturyLink’s Form 10-K, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language):
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase
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No other changes have been made to the Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-K, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original Form 10-K.
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the interactive data files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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CenturyLink, Inc.
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Date: March 30, 2011
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/s/ Neil A. Sweasy
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Neil A. Sweasy
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Vice President and Controller
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(Principal Accounting Officer)
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