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Lumen launches exchange offers for up to $850M in unsecured notes for new secured notes
Lumen Technologies, Inc.
- Lumen offers up to $500M of new 10% secured notes due 2032 for its unsecured notes (2026-2029 maturities).
- Level 3 offers up to $350M of new 10% second lien notes due 2032 for its unsecured notes (2027-2028 maturities).
- Early tender deadline Sept 16, 2024; final expiration Oct 1, 2024; offers not conditioned on minimum tenders.
- New notes are secured by collateral and guaranteed by entities securing Lumen’s existing superpriority notes.
- Exchange reduces near-term maturities but adds secured debt; priority levels based on acceptance priority levels.