UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT – February 1, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE |
1-8606 | 23-2259884 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York |
10036 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 395-1000
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is a press release dated February 1, 2017, issued by Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 1, 2017 issued by Verizon. | |
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.
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||||||
| Date: February 1, 2017 | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. |
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| Name: William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General | ||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 1, 2017 issued by Verizon. | |