Verizon Communications Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

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 21, 2026

(Date of earliest event reported)

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) held on May 21, 2026, the shareholders approved the 2026 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan became effective immediately upon shareholder approval. The Plan is described in Item 3 of Verizon’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Plan contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which was filed as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting held on May 21, 2026, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.

The number of shares of common stock present at the meeting was 3,456,536,338 or 82.67% of the shares of common stock outstanding on March 23, 2026, the record date for the meeting.

The shareholder proposal regarding risks of non-fiduciary executive compensation metrics was withdrawn by the proponent and not presented at the Annual Meeting.

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.