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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report: October&nbsp;17, 2013 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>(Date of earliest event reported) </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>VERIZON
COMMUNICATIONS INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </I></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>140 West Street</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>New York, New York</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Not Applicable </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><I>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attached as Exhibit 99 hereto are a press release and financial tables dated October&nbsp;17, 2013 issued by Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Non-GAAP Measures </I></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Verizon&#146;s press release and financial tables include financial information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) as well as non-GAAP financial information. It is management&#146;s intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance the understanding of Verizon&#146;s GAAP financial information and it should be considered by the reader in
addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure is presented along with the corresponding GAAP measure so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP
measure. The non-GAAP financial information presented may be determined or calculated differently by other companies. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Verizon consolidated
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Consolidated EBITDA), Consolidated EBITDA margin, Verizon Wireless Segment EBITDA (Wireless EBITDA), Verizon Wireless Segment EBITDA service margin (Wireless EBITDA service margin),
Wireline Segment EBITDA (Wireline EBITDA), and Wireline Segment EBITDA margin (Wireline EBITDA margin) are non-GAAP measures and do not purport to be alternatives to GAAP items as measures of operating performance. Management believes that these
measures are useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating operating profitability on a more variable cost basis as they exclude the depreciation and amortization expenses related primarily to capital expenditures
and acquisitions that occurred in prior years, as well as in evaluating operating performance in relation to Verizon&#146;s competitors. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Verizon Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA) is a non-GAAP measure and does not purport to be an alternative to GAAP items as a
measure of operating performance. Management believes that this measure provides relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends in a
manner that is consistent with management&#146;s evaluation of business performance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Consolidated EBITDA is calculated by adding back
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses and other income and (expense), net to net income. Consolidated EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBITDA by total revenues.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by excluding the effect of non-operational items from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wireless EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization expenses to Verizon Wireless operating income, and Wireless EBITDA service
margin is calculated by dividing Wireless EBITDA by Verizon Wireless service revenues. Wireless EBITDA service margin utilizes service revenues rather than total revenues in order to capture the impact of providing service to the wireless customer
base on an ongoing basis. Service revenues primarily exclude equipment revenues (as well as other non-service revenues). Wireline EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization expenses to Wireline operating income, and Wireline
EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Wireline EBITDA by Wireline total operating revenues. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Net Debt and the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA
Ratio are non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating Verizon&#146;s leverage. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from the sum
of debt maturing within one year and long-term debt. For purposes of the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA is calculated for the last twelve months. Management believes that this presentation assists investors and other users of our
financial information in understanding trends that are indicative of future operating results given the non-operational nature of the items excluded from the calculation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Adjusted Earnings Per Common Share (Adjusted EPS) is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating our operating
results and understanding our operating trends. Adjusted EPS is calculated by excluding the effect of non-operational or non-recurring items from the calculation of reported EPS. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful to investors and other users of Verizon&#146;s financial information in evaluating cash available to pay debt and
dividends. Free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from net cash provided by operating activities. </FONT></P>

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year-end discount rate and expected return on plan assets used during the first three quarters of the year, as opposed to the actual discount rate and return on plan assets, which are not available until December&nbsp;31 or upon a remeasurement
event.&nbsp;Management believes that excluding actuarial gains or losses as a result of a remeasurement provides investors and other users of our financial information with more meaningful sequential and year-over-year quarterly comparisons and is
consistent with management&#146;s evaluation of business performance. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Verizon Communications Inc.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;October 17, 2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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Form 8-K
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: October 17, 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)
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Attached as Exhibit 99 hereto are a press release and financial tables dated October 17, 2013 issued by Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon).
Non-GAAP Measures
Verizon's press release and financial tables include financial information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) as well as non-GAAP financial information. It is management's intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance the understanding of Verizon's GAAP financial information and it should be considered by the reader in
addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure is presented along with the corresponding GAAP measure so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP
measure. The non-GAAP financial information presented may be determined or calculated differently by other companies.
Verizon consolidated
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Consolidated EBITDA), Consolidated EBITDA margin, Verizon Wireless Segment EBITDA (Wireless EBITDA), Verizon Wireless Segment EBITDA service margin (Wireless EBITDA service margin),
Wireline Segment EBITDA (Wireline EBITDA), and Wireline Segment EBITDA margin (Wireline EBITDA margin) are non-GAAP measures and do not purport to be alternatives to GAAP items as measures of operating performance. Management believes that these
measures are useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating operating profitability on a more variable cost basis as they exclude the depreciation and amortization expenses related primarily to capital expenditures
and acquisitions that occurred in prior years, as well as in evaluating operating performance in relation to Verizon's competitors.
Verizon Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA) is a non-GAAP measure and does not purport to be an alternative to GAAP items as a
measure of operating performance. Management believes that this measure provides relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends in a
manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.
Consolidated EBITDA is calculated by adding back
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses and other income and (expense), net to net income. Consolidated EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Consolidated EBITDA by total revenues.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by excluding the effect of non-operational items from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA.
Wireless EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization expenses to Verizon Wireless operating income, and Wireless EBITDA service
margin is calculated by dividing Wireless EBITDA by Verizon Wireless service revenues. Wireless EBITDA service margin utilizes service revenues rather than total revenues in order to capture the impact of providing service to the wireless customer
base on an ongoing basis. Service revenues primarily exclude equipment revenues (as well as other non-service revenues). Wireline EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization expenses to Wireline operating income, and Wireline
EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Wireline EBITDA by Wireline total operating revenues.
Net Debt and the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA
Ratio are non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating Verizon's leverage. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from the sum
of debt maturing within one year and long-term debt. For purposes of the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA is calculated for the last twelve months. Management believes that this presentation assists investors and other users of our
financial information in understanding trends that are indicative of future operating results given the non-operational nature of the items excluded from the calculation.
Adjusted Earnings Per Common Share (Adjusted EPS) is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating our operating
results and understanding our operating trends. Adjusted EPS is calculated by excluding the effect of non-operational or non-recurring items from the calculation of reported EPS.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful to investors and other users of Verizon's financial information in evaluating cash available to pay debt and
dividends. Free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from net cash provided by operating activities.
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS include pension expenses calculated based on the prior
year-end discount rate and expected return on plan assets used during the first three quarters of the year, as opposed to the actual discount rate and return on plan assets, which are not available until December 31 or upon a remeasurement
event. Management believes that excluding actuarial gains or losses as a result of a remeasurement provides investors and other users of our financial information with more meaningful sequential and year-over-year quarterly comparisons and is
consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99
Press release and financial tables, dated October 17, 2013, issued by Verizon Communications Inc.
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:
October 17, 2013
/s/ Anthony T. Skiadas
Anthony T. Skiadas
Senior Vice President and Controller
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99
Press release and financial tables, dated October 17, 2013, issued by Verizon Communications Inc.