NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today
declared a quarterly dividend of 57.75
cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous
quarter. The dividend is payable on Feb. 1,
2017, to Verizon shareowners of record at the close of
business on Jan. 10, 2017.
Verizon has approximately 4.1 billion shares of common stock
outstanding. The company made $6.9
billion in cash dividend payments in the first nine months
of 2016.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in
New York City, has a diverse
workforce of 162,000 and generated nearly $132 billion in 2015 revenues. Verizon operates
America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.7 million retail
connections nationwide. The company also provides communications
and entertainment services over mobile broadband and the nation's
premier all-fiber network, and delivers integrated business
solutions to customers worldwide.
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Varettoni
908.559.6388
robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com
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