Overview

Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4

Sheet 1: Section 1
Colt Public CbCR FY 2024




Section 1




General information




Name of the ultimate parent of the group / of the standalone undertaking SHM LIGHTNING INVESTORS LLC



Country where the ultimate parent has its registered office United States of America (USA)



Financial Year – start date 01 January 2024



Financial Year – end date 31 December 2024



Reporting currency USD



Is the information in the report based on reporting instructions used for tax purposes, pursuant to Section III, Parts B and C, of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU (yes/no)? Yes

Sheet 2: Section 2
Colt Public CbCR FY 2024
















Section 2
















Overview of information on a country-by-country basis
















Tax Jurisdiction Country Code Revenues Profit (loss) before income tax Income tax paid - on cash basis Income tax accrued - current year Accumulated earnings Number of Employees Notes
Austria AT 39,390,478 (9,086,647) 23,699 925,771 (174,525,571) 35 1. SHM Lightning Investors LLC, the Ultimate Parent Entity (UPE) for non-public CBCR purposes for the year ended 31 December 2024 (FY24) has been considered to be the Ultimate Parent Undertaking (UPU) for the purposes of this Public CbC report for the same year. Accordingly, SHM Lightning Investors LLC's functional currency, which is USD, has been used for presentation purposes in the current report. The exchange rate used in translating data from the Colt Group Holdings Ltd consolidated accounts (which are prepared in Euros) to USD was 0.924 EUR/USD. This rate is the yearly average of exchange rates from USD to other relevant currencies, as provided by the IRS.

2. All tax refunds have been reported in Income Tax Paid and not within Revenue.

3. The number of employees is based on the total number of employees as at end of the financial year i.e 31 Dec'24. We have considered Full-Time Employees ("FTE") and Part-Time Employees. FTE includes employees on long-term leave (such as maternity leave, etc). Further, any employee on part-time employment has been reasonably rounded up to 1.

4. In Section 3 where the brief description of the nature of activities in the Member State or tax jurisdiction is noted as 'Other', 'Other' refers to Telecom Services.

Belgium BE 134,805,916 30,930,283 5,566,911 4,822,617 205,818,092 76
Bulgaria BG 4,055,621 142,757 0 17,809 (1,491,398) 2
Croatia HR 3,462,588 39,252 0 7,903 3,137,549 0
Czech Republic CZ 4,286,830 (1,292,442) 6,464 88,818 (7,672,134) 0
Denmark DK 19,712,951 1,754,193 8,015 1,034,125 (80,734,644) 15
Estonia EE 62,955 (27,212) 0 196 (138,197) 0
Finland FI 3,343,517 226,226 10,021 4,279 (1,343,875) 0
France FR 393,235,254 (8,809,924) 2,360,019 1,761,317 (234,676,423) 321
Germany DE 551,966,350 4,670,419 37,069 487,191 (1,016,131,701) 481
Greece GR 574,471 69,694 11,732 11,190 52,412 2
Hungary HU 2,628,749 (552,345) 53,087 17,436 (839,438) 0
Iceland IS 13,017 26,884 0 54 (43,440) 0
Ireland IE 120,857,925 (92,084,554) 81,792 0 (386,766,589) 27
Italy IT 144,429,124 8,745,552 700,521 2,337,562 (150,578,677) 133
Luxembourg LU 103,180,481 9,782,287 0 0 (1,360,437,106) 3
Netherlands NL 159,489,254 (126,924,979) 2,805,809 665,905 (1,988,607,139) 123
Norway NO 4,621,723 287,681 0 67,488 (4,733,306) 0
Poland PL 15,866,957 (281,535) 517,574 245,311 256,605 154
Portugal PT 26,623,965 1,119,456 823,498 290,673 (3,195,953) 114
Romania RO 11,937,217 173,273 306,192 196,110 6,643,636 184
Slovakia SK 957,022 (112,776) 5,311 25,846 (334,681) 0
Slovenia SI 474,277 (51,325) 1,612 281 (401,180) 0
Spain ES 180,874,865 7,627,458 (124,863) 573,658 (16,142,492) 593
Sweden SE 25,580,487 (189,370) 59,697 78,923 (124,648,050) 22
Turkey TR 17,452,429 (1,028,273) 109,633 85,759 2,021,377 3
All other tax jurisdictions (aggregated basis)
3,204,629,439 (479,466,615) 10,495,928 42,775,975 10,137,904,681 4,114

Sheet 3: Section 3
Colt Public CbCR FY 2024






Section 3






List of subsidiaries and activities






Member State or tax jurisdiction Country code Name of each subsidiary undertaking in the Member State or tax jurisdiction Brief description of the nature of activities in the Member State or tax jurisdiction
Austria AT Colt Technology Services GmbH (Austria) Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Austria GmbH Other
Colt Assemble GmbH Dormant
Belgium BE Colt Technology Services NV Provision of services to unrelated parties
KVH Telecom Holding SCRL Holding shares or other equity instruments
Lumen Technologies Belgium SA Other
Bulgaria BG Colt Technology Services GmbH – Branch Bulgaria Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Bulgaria EOOD Other
Croatia HR Colt Technology Services GmbH, Branch Zagreb Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Croatia Usluge d.o.o. za djelatnosti elektroničkih komunikacijskih mreža i usluga Other
Czech Republic CZ Colt Technology Services GmbH, odštěpný závod Provision of services to unrelated parties
CenturyLink Communications CZ s.r.o. Other
Denmark DK Colt Technology Services A/S Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Denmark ApS Other
Estonia EE Lumen Technologies Estonia OÜ Other
Finland FI Colt Technology Services Oy Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Finland OY Other
France FR Colt Technology Services SAS Provision of services to unrelated parties
Colt DCS Developments France SAS Purchasing or procurement
Colt Data Centre Services France Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies France SAS Other
Germany DE Colt Technology Services GmbH Provision of services to unrelated parties
Colt Data Centre Services Germany GmbH Provision of services to unrelated parties
Qwest Germany GmbH Other
Lumen Technologies Germany GmbH Other
Greece GR Lumen Technologies NL BV (Greek Branch) Other
Hungary HU Colt Technology Services GmbH Magyarországi Fióktelep Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Hungary Kft Other
Iceland IS CenturyLink Communications Iceland ehf Other
Ireland IE Colt Technology Services Limited Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies EMEA Ireland Limited Other
Lumen Technologies PEC Ireland Limited Other
CenturyLink Communications PEC Services Europe Limited Other
CenturyLink Communications PEC Services Ireland Limited Other
Italy IT Colt Technology Services S.p.A. Provision of services to unrelated parties
Colt Data Centre Services Italy S.r.l. Administrative, management or support services
Lumen Technologies Italia Srl Other
Luxembourg LU MarketPrizm Group S.à r.l. Holding or Managing Intellectual Property, Holding shares or other equity instruments
Colt Lux MP S.à r.l. lux5 Holding or Managing Intellectual Property, Holding shares or other equity instruments
Colt Lux Group Holding S.à r.l. (LUX 3) Holding or Managing Intellectual Property, Administrative, management or support services, Internal Group Finance, Holding shares or other equity instruments
Lumen Technologies Luxembourg S.à r.l. Other
CenturyLink Communications PEC Luxembourg I S.à r.l. Internal Group Finance
CenturyLink Communications PEC Luxembourg II S.à r.l. Internal Group Finance and Holding shares or other equity instruments
Netherlands NL Colt Technology Services B.V. Provision of services to unrelated parties
Colt Data Centre Services Netherlands B.V. Provision of services to unrelated parties
CenturyLink Europe B.V. Other
Lumen Technologies NL B.V. Other
Level 3 Europe B.V. Holding shares or other equity instruments
Level 3 Holdings B.V. Internal Group Finance and Holding shares or other equity instruments
Qwest Holdings B.V. Holding shares or other equity instruments
Qwest Netherlands B.V. Other
Norway NO Colt Technology Services AS Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Norge AS Other
Poland PL Colt Technology Services GmbH (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością) Oddział w Polsce Provision of services to unrelated parties
Lumen Technologies Poland sp z.o.o. Other
Portugal PT Colt Technology Services, Unipessoal Lda Provision of services to unrelated parties and Administrative, management or support services
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS ESPANÃ S.A. - SUCURSAL EM PORTUGAL Other
Romania RO Colt Technology Services RO S.R.L. Provision of services to unrelated parties and Administrative, management or support services
Colt Data Centre Services RO S.R.L Administrative, management or support services
Lumen Technologies Romania S.R.L. Other
Slovakia SK Colt Technology Services GmbH, organizačná zložka Slovensko Provision of services to unrelated parties
CenturyLink Communications Slovakia spol. s.r.o. Other
Slovenia SI CenturyLink telekomunikacijske storitve d.o.o. Other
Spain ES Colt Technology Services S.A.U Provision of services to unrelated parties
Colt Technology Shared Service Centre Barcelona S.L Administrative, management or support services
Colt Data Centre Services Spain S.L. Administrative, management or support services
Lumen Technologies Iberia S.A. Other
Sweden SE Colt Technology Services AB Provision of services to unrelated parties
CenturyLink Europe B.V., The Netherlands, filial Sweden Other
CenturyLink Communications Sweden AB Other
Turkey TR Lumen Teknoloji Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi Other

Sheet 4: Section 4
Colt Public CbCR FY 2024

Section 4

Omitted information

Information omitted (if any) for this financial year:
Not applicable

Information omitted in previous financial years, which is disclosed in this financial year (if any):
Not applicable