AOL (AOL) Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/23/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AOL Inc. [ AOL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1)(2)	78,714,844	I(3)	See Footnote(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hanks Acquisition Sub, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE VERIZON WAY

(Street)

BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This form is a joint filing by Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") and Hanks Acquisition Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon ("Acquisition Corp.").

2. Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of AOL Inc. ("AOL") acquired pursuant to the tender offer effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 26, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Verizon, Acquisition Corp. and AOL (such tender offer, the "Offer").

3. Shares were held by Acquisition Corp. As Acquisition Corp. is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon, Verizon may be deemed to have acquired indirect beneficial ownership of the Shares.

4. Reflects all of the outstanding shares of AOL not tendered in the Offer, which may be deemed to have been acquired by Verizon and Acquisition Corp. pursuant to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Remarks:

Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filer Information, incorporated herein by reference.

	/s/ William L. Horton, Jr., Verizon Communications Inc. By: William L. Horton, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	06/23/2015
	Hanks Acquisition Sub, Inc. By: /s/ John N. Doherty, President	06/22/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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