Verizon Communications Files Form 8-K

Verizon Communications Inc.

Notice of filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

On November 5, 2015, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) filed a Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing that the Board of Directors of Verizon elected Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of Merck KGaA, as a director, effective immediately.

The report may be viewed on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and on the Verizon website at www.verizon.com/about/investors/.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.