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Verizon CommunicationsAnnouncement

03/09/2015 17:20

Verizon Communications raises quarterly dividend 2.7 percent to 56.5 cents per
share

NEW YORK, Sept. 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, an increase of 1.5 cents per share, or 2.7 percent, from the
previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon's dividend by 6
cents per share, from $2.20 to $2.26 per share.

The quarterly dividend is payable on Nov. 2, 2015, to Verizon Communications
shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 9, 2015.

This is the ninth consecutive year Verizon's Board of Directors has approved a
quarterly dividend increase.

Verizon has approximately 4.1 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The
company made $4.3 billion in cash dividend payments in the first half of 2015.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York,
employs a diverse workforce of 178,500 and generated more than $127 billion in
2014 revenues. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless
network, with 109.5 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also
provides converged communications, information 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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CONTACT: Bob Varettoni, 908.559.6388, robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com



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