0001209191-16-147478.txt : 20161031 0001209191-16-147478.hdr.sgml : 20161031 20161031164702 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-16-147478 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161027 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161031 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161031 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYLINK, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 720651161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 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: CENTURYTEL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720512 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLE DAVID D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001202820 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07784 FILM NUMBER: 161962165 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CENTURY TEL DRIVE CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-10-27 0 0000018926 CENTURYLINK, INC CTL 0001202820 COLE DAVID D C/O CENTURYLINK, INC. 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE MONROE LA 71203 0 1 0 0 EVP, Controller & Ops Support Common Stock 2016-10-27 4 S 0 30000 33.00 D 198440 D The transaction reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person. Includes 10,002 shares held in the Issuer's ESPP for the benefit of the Reporting Person as of the date of this report. /s/ Hope M. Spencer, as Attorney-in-Fact for David D. Cole 2016-10-31