Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the 2021 Meeting of Shareholders of Lumen Technologies, Inc. held on May 19, 2021, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.
There were a total of 1,105,588,627 shares (consisting of 1,105,581,609 shares of common stock and 7,018 shares of Series L preferred stock, which vote together as a single class) entitled to vote as of March 25, 2021, the record date for the meeting, of which 888,338,697 shares were present or represented by proxy.
(a) The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors:
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Name of Nominee
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Votes Cast For
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Votes Cast
Against
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Abstentions
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Non-Votes
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Quincy L. Allen
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676,444,778
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24,949,704
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2,911,541
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184,032,674
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Martha Helena Bejar
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562,334,133
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139,869,132
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2,102,758
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184,032,674
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Peter C. Brown
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641,127,598
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60,717,335
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2,461,090
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184,032,674
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Kevin P. Chilton
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686,466,031
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15,064,700
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2,775,292
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184,032,674
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Steven T. “Terry” Clontz
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687,858,001
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13,449,516
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2,998,506
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184,032,674
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T. Michael Glenn
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685,361,314
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16,572,930
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2,371,779
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184,032,674
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W. Bruce Hanks
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630,525,991
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71,045,021
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2,735,011
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184,032,674
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Hal Stanley Jones
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691,454,565
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9,913,238
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2,938,220
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184,032,674
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Michael Roberts
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667,461,794
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34,586,232
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2,257,997
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184,032,674
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Laurie Siegel
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656,570,174
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45,644,750
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2,091,099
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184,032,674
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Jeffrey K. Storey
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688,503,915
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13,768,108
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2,034,000
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184,032,674
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(b) The appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2021 was ratified with 826,894,858 votes for, 58,752,441 votes against, 2,691,398 abstentions, and 0 broker non-votes.
(c) The amendment of the Amended and Restated NOL Rights Plan (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2020) was ratified with 628,728,239 votes for, 71,308,634 votes against, 4,269,150 abstentions, and 184,032,674 broker non-votes.
(d) The proposal regarding the advisory vote to approve executive compensation was approved with 639,802,818 votes for, 60,705,969 votes against, 3,797,236 abstentions, and 184,032,674 broker non-votes.