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Verizon Communications Inc. filings document material events for a large telecommunications issuer with common stock and numerous registered debt securities. Recent Form 8-K reports cover earnings releases, capital markets activity, tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations involving Verizon and subsidiary notes, including fixed-rate and junior subordinated securities with maturities across multiple years.
Proxy materials describe shareholder voting matters, board governance, executive compensation and other annual-meeting disclosures. The filing record also identifies securities registered on national exchanges and provides formal reporting around Verizon's operating results, capital structure, exchange-listed securities and governance disclosures tied to its wireless, broadband, enterprise connectivity and network infrastructure businesses.
Verizon Communications executive Vandana Venkatesh reported an acquisition of derivative securities through a company plan. On 02/12/2026, she acquired 90.512 units of phantom stock at $14.11 per unit under a deferred compensation plan, held indirectly. Following this transaction, she beneficially owned 49,145.451 phantom stock units. Each phantom stock unit is economically tied to a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and is settled in cash, becoming payable upon events she established under the deferred compensation plan. The total also includes phantom stock accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. reported that senior vice president and controller Mary-Lee Stillwell acquired additional deferred compensation tied to company stock. On February 12, 2026, she received 41.44 units of phantom stock at $14.11 per unit through a deferred compensation plan.
Following this transaction, she indirectly holds 13,429.679 phantom stock units through the plan. Each phantom stock unit represents the economic value of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and is settled in cash, becoming payable upon events she established under the plan.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Anthony T. Skiadas, EVP and CFO, reported an acquisition of phantom stock units through a deferred compensation plan. On 02/12/2026 he acquired 123.227 phantom stock (unitized) derivatives at a reference price of $14.11 per unit.
Following this transaction, he indirectly holds 133,879.671 phantom stock units through the deferred compensation plan. Each phantom stock unit represents the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock, is settled in cash, and becomes payable upon events he established under the plan.
Verizon Communications executive Joseph J. Russo reported an acquisition of phantom stock units through a deferred compensation plan. On 02/12/2026, he acquired 78.244 phantom stock (unitized) derivatives at a reference price of $14.11 per unit, held indirectly via the plan.
Following this transaction, Russo had 70,652.269 phantom stock units credited under the deferred compensation plan. Each phantom stock unit represents the economic value of a portion of one Verizon common share, is settled in cash, and becomes payable based on events and elections under the plan, including dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications executive Kyle Malady reported an acquisition of phantom stock units under a deferred compensation plan. On 02/12/2026, Malady received 123.227 phantom stock (unitized) derivative securities at a reference price of $14.11 per unit, held indirectly through the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan.
Following this grant, Malady’s total indirectly held phantom stock units rose to 403,178.163. Each phantom stock unit is economically linked to a portion of one share of Verizon common stock, is settled in cash, and becomes payable based on events the executive has established under the deferred compensation plan. The balance also reflects units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications executive Samantha Hammock, EVP & Chief HR Officer, reported acquiring 70.065 units of phantom stock on 02/12/2026 through a deferred compensation plan. Each phantom stock unit is economically tied to a portion of one Verizon common share and is settled in cash. After this award and dividend reinvestments, she indirectly holds 30,047.95 phantom stock units under the deferred compensation plan, which become payable upon events she selected in accordance with the plan’s rules.
Verizon Communications Inc. CEO and director Daniel H. Schulman reported an acquisition of phantom stock units through a deferred compensation plan. On 02/12/2026, an indirect award of 188.658 unitized phantom stock positions was credited at $14.11 per unit, bringing his indirect holdings in this plan to 2,191.561 units.
Each phantom stock unit represents the economic value of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock but is settled in cash rather than shares. These units become payable upon events Schulman has established under the deferred compensation plan, and the balance includes amounts accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. reports consolidated operating revenues of $138.2 billion for 2025, up 2.5% from $134.8 billion in 2024. The Consumer segment generated $106.8 billion, about 77% of total revenue, while Business contributed $29.1 billion, about 21%.
Consumer ended December 31, 2025 with roughly 116 million wireless retail connections and 11 million broadband connections, including 5.7 million fixed wireless access lines. Business had about 31 million wireless postpaid connections and 3 million broadband connections, highlighting Verizon’s scale in both retail and enterprise markets.
Verizon completed acquisitions of Frontier and Starry in January 2026 to expand its fiber and fixed wireless broadband footprint. It also announced plans to return about $55 billion to shareholders through 2028, including a new $25 billion share repurchase authorization, while managing total debt of about $131.1 billion.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez filed an initial ownership report as EVP & Integrated Group CEO–Verizon Consumer & CTO. The filing lists derivative holdings, including phantom stock units economically tied to 136 shares of common stock through a deferred compensation plan.
Villanueva also reports 137,024 Restricted Stock Units from a 2025 new-hire award and 137,024 RSUs from a 2026 award, each RSU representing one share of common stock plus accrued dividends. These RSUs are scheduled to vest in two equal installments on December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027, subject to the RSU agreement.
Verizon Communications Inc. director Hans Erik Vestberg reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. On February 11, 2026, he acquired 303,497 shares through the vesting of outstanding Performance Stock Units that were tied to performance criteria other than Verizon’s stock price. On the same date, 164,859 shares were disposed of at $48.97 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations, leaving him with 345,069 directly held shares.
The filing also shows indirect ownership of 307,315 shares held by grantor retained annuity trusts and two additional trusts holding 25,524 and 25,523 shares, respectively. Footnotes explain that certain transfers between Vestberg and the grantor retained annuity trusts are treated as exempt under Rule 16a-13.