Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-133343
Prospectus Supplement No. 9
to Prospectus Dated March 16, 2007
Embarq Corporation
Shares of Common Stock Issuable in Connection with the
Restricted Stock Units
This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 16, 2007 relating to the offer and sale of shares of our common stock issuable in connection with the restricted stock units issued in connection with our spin-off from Sprint Nextel Corporation and effective as of May 17, 2006, the distribution date for the spin-off, to current and former Sprint Nextel Corporation employees who held Sprint Nextel Corporation restricted stock units at that time and who did not become Embarq employees at the time of the spin-off. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with, and may not be delivered or utilized without, the prospectus and any prior prospectus supplements. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus and any prior prospectus supplements, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus and any prior prospectus supplements.
This prospectus supplement includes our attached Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 10, 2008.
The securities offered hereby involve risks and uncertainties. These risks are described under the caption “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K which is incorporated by reference into the prospectus, as the same may be updated in prospectus supplements.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is January 10, 2008
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
January 9, 2008
Embarq Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32732 | 20-2923630 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 5454 W. 110th Street Overland Park, Kansas |
66211 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(913) 323-4637
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 9, 2008, Embarq Corporation (“Embarq”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend on its common stock of $0.6875 per share, payable March 31, 2008 to stockholders of record on March 10, 2008 and the authorization of a common stock repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price in an amount up to $500 million. The press release announcing the dividend and the stock repurchase program is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 9, 2008 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 10, 2008 | Embarq Corporation | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Claudia S. Toussaint | |||||||
| Name: | Claudia S. Toussaint | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 9, 2008 | |