- Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-A12B)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Qwest Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Colorado		84-0273800
(State of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 CenturyLink Drive Monroe, Louisiana		71203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

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

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
7.00% Notes due 2052		New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(d), check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-179888-01

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

A description of the 7.00% Notes due 2052 (the “Notes”) of Qwest Corporation (the “Company”) is contained in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-179888-01), which was filed by the Company and one of its affiliates as an automatic shelf registration statement and was effective upon its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2012, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated March 22, 2012, relating to the Notes and filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. Such description, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits

The exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form 8-A are listed in the Exhibit Index, which appears at the end of this Registration Statement and is incorporated by reference herein.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

				QWEST CORPORATION
Dated: March 30, 2012				By:		/s/ Stacey W. Goff
						Stacey W. Goff
						Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1999, by and between Qwest Corporation and Bank One Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, File No. 001-03040).
4.2		First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Communications International Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, File No. 001-15577).
4.3		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November 23, 2004, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 23, 2004, File No. 001-03040).
4.4		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June 17, 2005, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 23, 2005, File No. 001-03040).
4.5		Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated August 8, 2006, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2006, File No. 001-03040).
4.6		Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated May 16, 2007, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 18, 2007, File No. 001-03040).
4.7		Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 13, 2009, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 13, 2009, File No. 001-03040).
4.8		Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated June 8, 2011, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Form 8-A filed June 7, 2011, File No. 001-03040).
4.9		Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated September 21, 2011, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Form 8-A filed September 20, 2011, File No. 001-03040).
4.10		Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated October 4, 2011, by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 4, 2011, File No. 001-03040).
4.11*		Form of Tenth Supplemental Indenture by and between Qwest Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the Notes.
4.12		Restated Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 001-03040).
4.13		Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, File No. 001-03040).
4.14		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Qwest Corporation (incorporated by reference to Qwest Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, File No. 001-03040).

 

 

*	Filed herewith.