Verizon Communications - Form 8-K/Rule 425 Filing

Verizon Communications Inc.

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

On January 30, 2014, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) filed a Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing the results of the proposals that were submitted to a vote of Verizon shareholders at the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on January 28, 2014.

Verizon simultaneously filed with the Form 8-K a written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

The report may be viewed in more detail on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and on the Verizon website at www.verizon.com/investor.

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.