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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: August 8, 2019
(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
 
10036
New York
New York
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212395-1000
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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of 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
3.25% 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
2.625% Notes due 2031
 
VZ31
 
New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2031
 
VZ31A
 
New York Stock Exchange
4.75% 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
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 or complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.
 
In November 2018, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon or the Company) announced a strategic reorganization of its business. Under the new structure, effective April 1, 2019, there are two reportable segments that Verizon operates and manages as strategic business units - Verizon Consumer Group and Verizon Business Group.

The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to recast certain financial and related information included in Verizon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the 2018 Form 10-K) to reflect the new operating structure.

In Exhibit 99.1 to this Report, the Company has updated the following items contained in the 2018 Form 10-K:
Part I, Item 1. Business
Part I, Item 2. Properties
In Exhibit 99.2 to this Report, the Company has updated the following items contained in the 2018 Form 10-K:
Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, including Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     (on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements)

This Report does not reflect events occurring after the February 15, 2019 filing date of the 2018 Form 10-K and does not modify or update the disclosures therein except to present the new operating structure. For developments since the filing of the 2018 Form 10-K, refer to the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed subsequent to the 2018 Form 10-K.



 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
23
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
 
 
99.1
 
Revisions to Verizon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Revised Part I. Item 1. Business
Revised Part I. Item 2. Properties
 
 
 
99.2
 
Revisions to Verizon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Revised Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Revised Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, including Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm (on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements)
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101).




 

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Verizon Communications Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
August 8, 2019
 
 
 
/s/ Anthony T. Skiadas
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Anthony T. Skiadas
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Senior Vice President and Controller




 


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
 
 
 
Revisions to Verizon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Revised Part I. Item 1. Business
Revised Part I. Item 2. Properties
 
 
 
 
Revisions to Verizon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018:
Revised Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Revised Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, including Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm (on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements)
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101).