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 2, 2013
(Date of earliest event reported)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8606 | 23-2259884 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
140 West Street New York, New York | 10007 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Verizon Communications Inc.’s (Verizon) 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 2, 2013. At the meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.
The number of common shares present at the meeting was 2,385,639,323 or 83.39% of the common shares outstanding on March 4, 2013, the record date for the meeting.
| (a) | The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors: |
| Name of Nominee | Votes Cast For | Votes Cast Against | Abstentions | Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Richard L. Carrión | 1,729,895,586 | 71,800,091 | 20,008,415 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Melanie L. Healey | 1,752,290,205 | 50,979,501 | 18,434,386 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
M. Frances Keeth | 1,753,313,806 | 49,130,961 | 19,259,325 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Robert W. Lane | 1,751,498,202 | 50,988,500 | 19,217,390 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Lowell C. McAdam | 1,716,160,471 | 79,082,634 | 26,460,987 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Sandra O. Moose | 1,714,391,982 | 88,767,885 | 18,544,225 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Joseph Neubauer | 1,631,245,842 | 171,023,100 | 19,435,150 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Donald T. Nicolaisen | 1,752,395,033 | 49,625,722 | 19,683,337 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Clarence Otis, Jr. | 1,713,161,992 | 89,064,055 | 19,478,045 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Hugh B. Price | 1,730,716,210 | 70,899,741 | 20,088,141 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Rodney E. Slater | 1,734,639,422 | 67,371,509 | 19,693,161 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Kathryn A. Tesija | 1,755,993,802 | 46,971,217 | 18,739,073 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
Gregory D. Wasson | 1,753,965,620 | 48,068,512 | 19,669,960 | 563,935,231 | ||||||||||
| (b) | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 was ratified with 2,310,610,072 votes for, 58,091,109 votes against and 16,938,142 abstentions. |
| (c) | The proposal regarding the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation was approved with 1,591,428,704 votes for, 199,905,463 votes against, 30,369,925 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (d) | The proposal regarding Verizon’s Amended 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved with 1,587,437,133 votes for, 207,946,242 votes against, 26,320,717 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (e) | The shareholder proposal regarding Network Neutrality was defeated with 403,412,343 votes for, 1,274,216,551 votes against, 144,075,198 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (f) | The shareholder proposal regarding Lobbying Activities was defeated with 439,473,849 votes for, 1,265,015,989 votes against, 117,214,254 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (g) | The shareholder proposal regarding a Proxy Access Bylaw was ratified with 952,776,244 votes for, 836,316,087 votes against, 32,611,761 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (h) | The shareholder proposal regarding the Severance Approval Policy was defeated with 693,121,360 votes for, 1,101,390,813 votes against, 27,191,919 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (i) | The shareholder proposal regarding the Shareholder Right to Call a Special Meeting was defeated with 853,846,628 votes for, 940,375,376 votes against, 27,482,088 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
| (j) | The shareholder proposal regarding the Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent was defeated with 792,045,190 votes for, 993,606,033 votes against, 36,052,869 abstentions and 563,935,231 broker non-votes. |
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Verizon Communications Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: | May 7, 2013 | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||
William L. Horton, Jr. Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||