Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Director

On December 6, 2012, the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) elected Kathryn A. Tesija, Executive Vice President for Merchandising and Supply Chain at Target Corp., as a director, effective immediately. As a director, Ms. Tesija will participate in the compensation program applicable to all non-employee directors, which is described under the heading "Non-Employee Director Compensation" in Verizon's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2012, except that for all non-employee directors the current annual cash retainer is $100,000 and the annual grant of Verizon share equivalents is valued at $150,000 on the grant date. Ms. Tesija has not yet been named to a Board committee.

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