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Verizon CommunicationsAnnouncement

03/12/2015 16:50

12/3/15: Verizon declares quarterly dividend

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2015 -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc.
(NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 56.5 cents per
outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable
Feb. 1, 2016, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of
business on Jan. 8, 2016.

Verizon has approximately 4.1 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The
company made $6.4 billion in cash dividend payments through the first nine
months of 2015. In September 2015, Verizon's Board had approved a quarterly
dividend increase for the ninth consecutive year.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) employs a diverse workforce of
177,900 and generated more than $127 billion in 2014 revenues. Verizon Wireless
operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 110.8 million retail
connections nationwide. Headquartered in New York, Verizon also provides
communications and entertainment services over America's most advanced
fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers
worldwide. For more information, visit www.verizon.com/news/.

VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and
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SOURCE  Verizon Communications Inc.
 

CONTACT:  Bob Varettoni, 908.559.6388, robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com


 



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