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: May 7, 2020
(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 No.) |
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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.10 | VZ | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.10 | VZ | The NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||
2.375% Notes due 2022 | VZ22A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
0.500% Notes due 2022 | VZ22B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.625% Notes due 2024 | VZ24B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
4.073% Notes due 2024 | VZ24C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
0.875% Notes due 2025 | VZ25 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
3.250% Notes due 2026 | VZ26 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.375% Notes due 2026 | VZ26B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
0.875% Notes due 2027 | VZ27E | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.375% Notes due 2028 | VZ28 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.875% Notes due 2029 | VZ29B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.250% Notes due 2030 | VZ30 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.875% Notes due 2030 | VZ30A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
2.625% Notes due 2031 | VZ31 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
2.500% Notes due 2031 | VZ31A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
0.875% Notes due 2032 | VZ32 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
4.750% Notes due 2034 | VZ34 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
3.125% Notes due 2035 | VZ35 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
3.375% Notes due 2036 | VZ36A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
2.875% Notes due 2038 | VZ38B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
1.500% Notes due 2039 | VZ39C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
3.500% Fixed Rate Notes due 2039 | VZ39D | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc. held on May 7, 2020, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.
The number of common shares present at the meeting was 3,539,217,473 or 85.53% of the common shares outstanding on March 9, 2020, the record date for the meeting.
(a) | The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors: |
Name of Nominee | Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Shellye L. Archambeau | 2,691,838,693 | 115,261,315 | 40,127,814 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Mark T. Bertolini | 2,795,240,033 | 36,215,749 | 15,772,040 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Vittorio Colao | 2,775,668,926 | 55,694,357 | 15,864,539 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Melanie L. Healey | 2,762,696,489 | 69,837,790 | 14,693,543 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Clarence Otis, Jr. | 2,596,652,499 | 235,328,746 | 15,246,577 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Daniel H. Schulman | 2,788,212,021 | 42,809,729 | 16,206,072 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Rodney E. Slater | 2,762,141,191 | 68,711,556 | 16,375,075 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Hans E. Vestberg | 2,616,214,866 | 199,737,603 | 31,275,353 | 691,989,651 | ||||||||||||
Gregory G. Weaver | 2,792,425,470 | 38,825,635 | 15,976,717 | 691,989,651 |
(b) | The proposal regarding the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation was approved with 2,636,602,292 votes for, 186,288,750 votes against, 24,336,780 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
(c) | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified with 3,402,712,141 votes for, 122,727,050 votes against and 13,778,282 abstentions. |
(d) | The shareholder proposal regarding Nonqualified Savings Plan Earnings was defeated with 872,047,022 votes for, 1,935,524,239 votes against, 39,656,561 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
(e) | The shareholder proposal regarding Special Shareholder Meetings was approved with 1,475,295,108 votes for, 1,345,511,530 votes against, 26,421,184 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
(f) | The shareholder proposal regarding a Lobbying Activities Report was defeated with 1,321,886,050 votes for, 1,491,472,397 votes against, 33,869,375 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
(g) | The shareholder proposal regarding a User Privacy Metric was defeated with 868,436,440 votes for, 1,936,686,228 votes against, 42,105,154 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
(h) | The shareholder proposal regarding an Amendment to the Severance Approval Policy was defeated with 1,226,061,499 votes for, 1,594,839,426 votes against, 26,326,897 abstentions and 691,989,651 broker non-votes. |
SIGNATURES
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: May 12, 2020 | By | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||
William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||||
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |