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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 4, 2026

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana

001-7784

72-0651161

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


100 CenturyLink Drive
Monroe,	Louisiana	71203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(318) 388-9000

(Telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of any registrant under any of the following provisions:


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, no par value per share

LUMN

New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

N/A

New York Stock Exchange

Guarantees of Qwest Corporation’s 6.500% Senior Notes due 2051, denominations of $25

CTGG

New York Stock Exchange

Guarantees of Qwest Corporation’s 6.750% Senior Notes due 2052, denominations of $25

CTHH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company			☐

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 2.02.			Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 4, 2026, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “we” or “us”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (the "Earnings Release"). A copy of the Earnings Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.02.			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 4, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company, on the recommendation of its nominating and corporate governance committee, appointed John Hinshaw to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Hinshaw’s appointment is effective immediately and he will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board also appointed Mr. Hinshaw to its nominating and corporate governance committee and its risk and security committee.

The Board has determined that Mr. Hinshaw qualifies as an independent director under the independence standards of the NYSE listing rules and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Mr. Hinshaw will receive compensation for his Board and committee service on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company, in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation program as previously described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2026. With respect to the equity-based component of the program, on the day following his appointment, Mr. Hinshaw will receive a prorated grant of restricted stock units with a target grant date value of $176,250, vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and otherwise subject to the same terms as the equity awards received by the Company’s other non-employee directors in connection with their most recent grants. In addition, Mr. Hinshaw will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for directors, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.


Item 7.01.			Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the earnings presentation that the Company will present regarding its financial results during the teleconference beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 4, 2026 is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. The earnings presentation is also available on the “Investors” page of the Company’s website (http://www.lumen.com).

In addition, on August 4, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Hinshaw’s appointment to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, respectively, attached hereto, is furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.						Description
Exhibit 99.1						Press release dated August 4 , 2026, reporting second quarter 2026 financial results.
Exhibit 99.2						Earnings Presentation dated August 4, 2026, reporting second quarter 2026 financial results.
Exhibit 99.3						Press release dated August 4, 2026, announcing the appo intmen t of John Hinshaw to the Lumen Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors .
Exhibit 104						Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.


	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Date: August 4, 2026	By:	/s/ Donald Holt
		Donald Holt
		Chief Accounting Officer and Controller