Verizon Communications Inc. -- Form 8-K

0001193125-11-173294.txt : 20110624 0001193125-11-173294.hdr.sgml : 20110624 20110624163236 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-173294 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110624 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20110624 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110624 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732712 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 232259884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08606 FILM NUMBER: 11930980 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 WEST STREET STREET 2: 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-395-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 WEST STREET STREET 2: 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BELL ATLANTIC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d8k.htm VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. -- FORM 8-K Verizon Communications Inc. -- 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: June 24, 2011

(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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 24, 2011, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) guaranteed the payment of principal, interest and premium (if any) when due on all of the outstanding debentures and first mortgage bonds of its 10 domestic operating telephone company subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are: Verizon California Inc., Verizon Delaware LLC, Verizon Florida LLC, Verizon Maryland Inc., Verizon New England Inc., Verizon New Jersey Inc., Verizon New York Inc., Verizon Pennsylvania Inc., GTE Southwest Incorporated d/b/a Verizon Southwest and Verizon Virginia Inc. These subsidiaries have not issued long-term debt securities to the public since 2003. Verizon will no longer provide separate financial information about these subsidiaries on its investor relations website, commencing with financial statements for the first quarter of 2011.

The guarantees cover 31 series of debt, with a total outstanding principal amount of more than $8 billion. Each guarantee will terminate upon the first to occur of: (a) the redemption, legal defeasance or payment in full of the applicable series of debt, (b) the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture related to the applicable series of debt, (c) the agreement to terminate the guarantee by Verizon and all of the holders of the applicable series of debt, or (d) the issuer (or any successor thereto under the terms of the indenture) of the applicable series of debt no longer being a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Verizon. Each guarantee may only be amended with the consent of all of the holders of the applicable series of debt.

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:	June 24, 2011	/s/ Robert J. Barish
		Robert J. Barish
		Senior Vice President and Controller