Lumen shareholders approve 45.6M share increase to equity plan, eliminate supermajority votes

On May 20, 2026, at the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to: • eliminate certain of the supermajority voting requirements for matters subject to shareholder approval and to replace such requirements with a majority of votes cast standard; and • exclude certain categories of persons from the definition of “Related Person”. On May 26, 2026, the Company filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation reflecting the foregoing amendments

Item 5 . The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 658,004,226 22,259,831 7,550,773 157,409,626

Item 3A . The Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to remove supermajority voting requirements related to provisions governing removal of directors, approval of certain business combinations, certain amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and amendments to Company’s Bylaws, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 666,291,662 14,453,951 6,969,217 157,409,626

Item 7 . The Company’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a shareholder rights plan, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 327,301,328 357,615,031 2,798,471 157,409,626

Item 1 . The Company shareholders elected each of the following director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualify, by the following votes: Name of Nominee FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Quincy L. Allen 674,786,726 10,143,678 2,784,426 157,409,626 Martha Helena Béjar 676,739,028 8,284,706 2,691,096 157,409,626 Christopher Capossela 678,469,496 6,570,988 2,674,346 157,409,626 Kevin P. Chilton 677,801,363 7,294,957 2,618,510 157,409,626 Michael Collins 679,092,388 5,967,700 2,654,742 157,409,626 Michelle J. Goldberg 678,491,944 6,644,842 2,578,044 157,409,626 Kate Johnson 678,603,180 6,518,493 2,593,157 157,409,626 Diankha Linear 677,003,556 8,017,027 2,694,247 157,409,626 Stephen McMillan 678,147,350 6,944,676 2,622,804 157,409,626

Item 4 . The Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide for exceptions to the definition of “Related Person”, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 669,464,426 10,316,602 7,933,802 157,409,626

Item 3B . The Company’s shareholders did not approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to remove a supermajority voting requirement related to provisions governing limitation of liability and indemnification of directors, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 665,279,825 15,442,159 6,992,846 157,409,626

Item 6 . The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 652,013,005 33,084,417 2,617,408 157,409,626

Item 2 . The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2026, by the following vote: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 826,383,164 14,345,896 4,395,396 0