Lumen Technologies, Inc.

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.