Verizon Communications Inc.'s (Verizon) 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 3, 2012. At the meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of shareholders.

The number of common shares present at the meeting was 2,353,854,536 or 82.89% of the common shares outstanding on March 5, 2012, the record date for the meeting.

(a) The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors:

                                             Votes Cast
 Name of Nominee        Votes Cast For         Against        Abstentions        Non Votes
 Richard L. Carrión       1,670,366,370        73,432,626       17,755,270       592,300,270
 Melanie L. Healey        1,693,779,586        50,537,439       17,237,241       592,300,270
 M. Frances Keeth         1,684,596,206        59,428,893       17,529,167       592,300,270
 Robert W. Lane           1,684,879,115        59,219,401       17,455,750       592,300,270
 Lowell C. McAdam         1,639,563,488       104,788,859       17,201,919       592,300,270
 Sandra O. Moose          1,664,504,017        80,115,859       16,934,390       592,300,270
 Joseph Neubauer          1,549,741,650       194,092,473       17,720,143       592,300,270
 Donald T. Nicolaisen     1,681,970,210        61,767,271       17,816,785       592,300,270
 Clarence Otis, Jr.       1,659,849,010        84,264,014       17,441,242       592,300,270
 Hugh B. Price            1,671,007,730        73,287,955       17,258,581       592,300,270
 Rodney E. Slater         1,550,505,094       193,320,261       17,728,911       592,300,270

(b) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was ratified with 2,279,857,334 votes for, 55,273,123 votes against and 18,724,079 abstentions.

(c) The proposal regarding the Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation was approved with 1,508,614,473 votes for, 228,727,279 votes against, 24,212,514 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(d) The shareholder proposal regarding Disclosure of Prior Government Service was defeated with 175,049,734 votes for, 1,496,788,967 votes against, 89,715,565 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(e) The shareholder proposal regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Activities was defeated with 478,778,739 votes for, 1,200,717,878 votes against, 82,057,649 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(f) The shareholder proposal regarding Vesting of Performance Stock Units was defeated with 514,719,274 votes for, 1,220,030,740 votes against, 26,804,252 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(g) The shareholder proposal regarding the Shareholder Right to Call a Special Meeting was defeated with 813,574,385 votes for, 926,092,632 votes against, 21,887,249 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(h) The shareholder proposal regarding the Shareholder Action by Written Consent was defeated with 749,148,935 votes for, 983,788,987 votes against, 28,616,344 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.

(i) The shareholder proposal regarding Network Neutrality on Wireless Broadband was defeated with 129,081,042 votes for, 1,506,386,034 votes against, 126,087,190 abstentions and 592,300,270 broker non-votes.