UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: February 4, 2010
(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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) previously filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Filing”) to report that on February 4, 2010, the Verizon Board of Directors elected Rodney E. Slater as a Director, effective March 5, 2010. At the time of the Original Filing, the Board of Directors had not made a determination regarding any committee assignments for Mr. Slater. Verizon is filing this amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A to report that on December 2, 2010, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Slater to the Corporate Governance & Policy Committee effective on that date. In connection with Mr. Slater’s appointment, the Board of Directors reassigned M. Frances Keeth from the Corporate Governance & Policy Committee to the Human Resources Committee.
Other than the preceding disclosure, no other disclosure reported in the Original Filing is amended pursuant to this Report.
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: December 8, 2010 | /s/ William L. Horton, Jr. | |||||
| William L. Horton, Jr. | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||