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 14, 2026
(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)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading | 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 | ||
| 1.375% Notes due 2026 | VZ 26B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.875% Notes due 2027 | VZ 27E | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.375% Notes due 2028 | VZ 28 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.125% Notes due 2028 | VZ 28A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.350% Fixed Rate Notes due 2028 | VZ 28C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.875% Notes due 2029 | VZ 29B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.375% Notes due 2029 | VZ 29D | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.250% Notes due 2030 | VZ 30 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.875% Notes due 2030 | VZ 30A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.250% Notes due 2030 | VZ 30D | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.625% Notes due 2031 | VZ 31 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.500% Notes due 2031 | VZ 31A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.000% Fixed Rate Notes due 2031 | VZ 31D | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.875% Notes due 2032 | VZ 32 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.750% Notes due 2032 | VZ 32A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.500% Notes due 2032 | VZ 32B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.250% Notes due 2032 | VZ 32C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.300% Notes due 2033 | VZ 33B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.75% Notes due 2034 | VZ 34 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.750% Notes due 2034 | VZ 34C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.125% Notes due 2035 | VZ 35 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.125% Notes due 2035 | VZ 35A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.375% Notes due 2036 | VZ 36A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.750% Notes due 2036 | VZ 36B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.750% Notes due 2037 | VZ 37B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.875% Notes due 2038 | VZ 38B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.875% Notes due 2038 | VZ 38C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.500% Notes due 2039 | VZ 39C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.50% Fixed Rate Notes due 2039 | VZ 39D | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.850% Notes due 2040 | VZ 40 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.850% Fixed Rate Notes due 2041 | VZ 41C | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 3.9962% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 | VZ 56 | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 5.7420% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 | VZ 56A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 4.2462% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 | VZ 56B | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 5.7427% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 | VZ 56C | 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 8.01. | Other Events |
Junior Subordinated Notes Offering
On May 14, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) closed the sale of $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058 and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.200% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056, pursuant to a purchase agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the several Purchasers named therein. The notes were sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-289928), which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2025 (the “Registration Statement”).
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing the forms of notes for Verizon’s 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058 and 6.200% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 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
Exhibit | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Global Note representing Verizon’s 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058 | |
| 4.2 | Form of Global Note representing Verizon’s 6.200% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2056 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101). | |
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 14, 2026 | By | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||
| William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||