Edgar Filing: Erwin Tami A.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Erwin Tami A.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC [VZ]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.,Â 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP&Pres-VZ Business Group

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10036

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	36,930	I	By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Phantom Stock (unitized)	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	4,766	$ ⁽¹⁾	I	By Deferred Compensation Plan
Restricted Stock Units - 2016-2018 Award Cycle	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	16,972	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units - 2017-2020 Award Cycle	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	16,603	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Special Restricted Stock Units - 2017-2020 Award Cycle	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	41,487	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units - 2018-2021 Award Cycle	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	28,570	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Erwin Tami A. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10036	Â	Â	Â EVP&Pres-VZ Business Group	Â

Signatures

William L. Horton, Jr., Attorney-in-fact for Tami A. Erwin		01/08/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock and is settled in cash. The shares of phantom stock become payable upon events established by the reporting person in accordance with the deferred compensation plan. The number of shares is based upon 16,739.406 units held as of January 1, 2019.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date with respect to the date the RSU vests, unless deferred into the reporting person's deferred compensation plan account at the election of the reporting person. Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, each RSU vested on December 31, 2018 but will not be converted until February 2019.
(3)	Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date with respect to the date the RSU vests, unless deferred into the reporting person's deferred compensation plan account at the election of the reporting person. Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs will vest in two equal installments on March 3, 2019 and March 3, 2020, respectively.
(4)	Each Special RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date with respect to the date the RSU vests. Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs will vest on December 31, 2020.
(5)	Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock, plus accrued dividends, on the payment date with respect to the date the RSU vests. Subject to the terms of the RSU Agreement, the RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 6, 2019.

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