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: April 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 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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 8, 2019, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) closed the sale of €1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.875% Notes due 2027, €1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.250% Notes due 2030 and £500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.500% Notes due 2031, pursuant to a purchase agreement for debt securities with Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and the other several purchasers named therein. The notes were sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-213439), which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2016 (the “Registration Statement”).
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing the forms of notes as Exhibits to the Registration Statement and such Exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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: April 8, 2019 | By: | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||
| Name: William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||