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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.
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Verizon Communications Inc. executive reports deferred compensation transaction. An officer of Verizon, serving as EVP and Group CEO – VZ Consumer, reported a Form 4 transaction dated 12/18/2025 involving phantom stock units under a deferred compensation plan. The filing shows the acquisition of 170.035 phantom stock units, which economically track Verizon common stock and are settled in cash rather than actual shares. These phantom units relate to an underlying amount of 49 shares of common stock and are held indirectly through a deferred compensation plan. Following this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 134,455.97 phantom stock units, including units accumulated through dividend reinvestment. The phantom stock becomes payable upon events chosen by the reporting person in line with the plan’s terms.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Joseph J. Russo, EVP & President of Global Networks & Technology, reported a new deferred compensation transaction. On 12/18/2025, he acquired 95.019 units of phantom stock at a price of $11.54 per unit under a deferred compensation plan.
Each phantom stock unit is described as the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and will be settled in cash upon payment events established by the reporting person in accordance with the plan. Following this transaction, Russo holds 69,218.753 phantom stock units indirectly through the deferred compensation plan, and the derivative position references 27 shares of Verizon common stock as the underlying security for this specific award. The filing notes that the total includes phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Kyle Malady, EVP and Group CEO–VZ Business, reported a change in his deferred compensation holdings. On December 18, 2025, he acquired 150.031 units of phantom stock (unitized) at a price of $11.54 per unit in a transaction reported as an acquisition. These derivative securities are held indirectly through a deferred compensation plan.
After this transaction, Malady beneficially owned 396,503.197 units of phantom stock under the plan. Each share of phantom stock is described as the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock, is settled in cash, and becomes payable upon events the reporting person established under the deferred compensation plan. The holdings include phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Samantha Hammock, EVP & Chief HR Officer, reported acquiring phantom stock through the company’s deferred compensation plan. On December 18, 2025, she acquired 85.017 phantom stock units at a derivative price of $11.54 per unit, recorded as an indirect holding through the deferred compensation plan.
After this transaction, she beneficially owns 29,266.97 phantom stock units indirectly. Each share of phantom stock is described as the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and is settled in cash when payable under the events she established in the plan. The holdings also include phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. director and CEO Daniel H. Schulman reported an indirect acquisition of phantom stock through a deferred compensation plan. On 12/18/2025, he acquired 230.047 phantom stock (unitized) derivative securities, each economically tied to a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and settled in cash, with 66 shares of common stock underlying this award. Following this transaction, he held 1,279.858 phantom stock units indirectly through the Deferred Compensation Plan.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Vandana Venkatesh, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, reported a change in her holdings of derivative securities tied to Verizon stock. On 12/04/2025, she reported activity in phantom stock units held through a deferred compensation plan.
Phantom stock represents the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and is settled in cash rather than actual shares. The phantom stock becomes payable upon events the reporting person has established under the deferred compensation plan and includes units acquired through dividend reinvestment. Following the reported transaction, she indirectly beneficially owned 47,870.236 phantom stock units through the deferred compensation plan.
Verizon Communications Inc. director Hans Erik Vestberg reported an acquisition of derivative securities in the form of phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan. On 12/04/2025, he acquired 225.337 units of phantom stock, each reflecting the economic value of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock and settled in cash, at a reference price of $11.78 per unit. These units are tied to an underlying amount of 64 shares of common stock and become payable upon events he established under the plan. Following this transaction, he beneficially owned 203,865.656 phantom stock units indirectly through the deferred compensation plan, including units acquired via dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive reports deferred compensation units. A senior vice president and controller of Verizon Communications Inc. filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of derivative securities in the form of phantom stock units on 12/04/2025. The transaction added 48.986 phantom stock units, each designed to mirror the value of a portion of one share of Verizon common stock.
After this transaction, the reporting person holds 12,983.469 phantom stock units indirectly through a deferred compensation plan. These phantom stock units are settled in cash rather than stock and generally become payable upon events the executive has established under the plan, and the total includes units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. reported a Form 4 transaction for its EVP and CFO, Anthony T. Skiadas, relating to deferred compensation. On 12/04/2025, he acquired 146.959 units of phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan, with these units economically linked to 42 shares of Verizon common stock at a reference price of $11.78. Following this transaction, he beneficially owned 131,129.853 phantom stock units indirectly through the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. The phantom stock is settled in cash and becomes payable upon events selected by the executive under the plan, and also reflects units accumulated through dividend reinvestment.
Verizon Communications Inc. executive Sowmyanarayan Sampath, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer, reported a Form 4 insider transaction involving phantom stock under a deferred compensation plan. On 12/04/2025, the reporting person acquired 166.553 phantom stock (unitized) derivative securities at a price of $11.78, linked to 48 shares of common stock. After this transaction, the reporting person beneficially owned 134,285.935 phantom stock units, held indirectly through a deferred compensation plan. Each share of phantom stock is described as the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock, is settled in cash, and becomes payable upon events established by the reporting person in line with the deferred compensation plan. The holdings include phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment.