May 31, 2017 SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Verizon to redeem debt securities

NEW YORK, May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced that it will redeem the following series of notes (the "Notes") on June 30, 2017 (the "Redemption Date"):

                      Title of Note    Make-Whole Principal Amount          Principal Amount to
                                        Premium     Outstanding                 be Redeemed


     CUSIP Number

      92343VBF0   1.10% Notes due 2017   10 bps                $500,000,000                     $500,000,000

The redemption price (the "Redemption Price") for the Notes will be equal to the greater of: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes (exclusive of interest accrued to the Redemption Date), as the case may be, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Notes) plus the make-whole premium, as set forth in the table above; plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

The Redemption Price for the Notes will be calculated in accordance with the terms of the Notes on the third Business Day (as defined in the Notes) preceding the Redemption Date.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York City, has a diverse workforce of 161,000 and generated nearly $126 billion in 2016 revenues. Verizon operates America's most reliable wireless network, with 113.9 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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