TIDMVZC 
 
Verizon Communications raises quarterly dividend 2.7 percent to 56.5 cents per 
share 
 
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2015 -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications 
Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 56.5 cents per 
outstanding share, an increase of 1.5 cents per share, or 2.7 percent, from the 
previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon's dividend by 6 
cents per share, from $2.20 to $2.26 per share. 
 
The quarterly dividend is payable on Nov. 2, 2015, to Verizon Communications 
shareowners of record at the close of business on Oct. 9, 2015. 
 
This is the ninth consecutive year Verizon's Board of Directors has approved a 
quarterly dividend increase. 
 
Verizon has approximately 4.1 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The 
company made $4.3 billion in cash dividend payments in the first half of 2015. 
 
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, 
employs a diverse workforce of 178,500 and generated more than $127 billion in 
2014 revenues. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless 
network, with 109.5 million retail connections nationwide. Verizon also 
provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over 
America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business 
solutions to customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.verizon.com/ 
news/. 
 
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and 
biographies, media contacts and other information are available at Verizon's 
online News Center at www.verizon.com/news /. The news releases are available 
through an RSS feed. To subscribe, visit www.verizon.com/about/rss-feeds/. 
 
 
CONTACT: Bob Varettoni, 908.559.6388, robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com 
 
 
 
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 03, 2015 12:23 ET (16:23 GMT)

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