Verizon Files Form S-4 and Proxy Statement

Verizon Communications Inc.

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

On October 8, 2013, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) filed a Form S-4 Registration Statement and Proxy Statement with the SEC relating to the stock purchase agreement entered into by Verizon on September 2, 2013 with Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) and Vodafone 4 Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone, pursuant to which Verizon agreed to acquire Vodafone's indirect 45% interest in Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in exchange for transaction consideration of approximately $130 billion.

The reports may be viewed on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and on the Verizon website at www.verizon.com/investor.

Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.