Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced on Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Level 3 Financing, had offered an additional $600M aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior notes due 2036 as a further issuance of its existing 2036 notes, which originally totaled $1.25B on December 23, 2025.
The additional notes have the same terms as the initial notes.
Level 3 Financing plans to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase any existing second lien notes that were not acquired during early settlement, to pay fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes.
The company on Dec. 8, 2025, launched cash tender offers to purchase the company’s (1) 4.000% Second Lien Notes due 2031, (2) 3.875% Second Lien Notes due 2030, (3) 4.500% Second Lien Notes due 2030, and (4) 4.875% Second Lien Notes due 2029.
Level 3 Financing purchased an aggregate amount of $1.57B of the existing second lien notes that were validly tendered and not withdrawn on Dec. 19, 2025.
