8-K
filed May 28, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
ticker VZ
CIK 0000732712
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.40
Verizon shareholders approve 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan, re-elect all directors
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
- All nine director nominees elected; Carol Tomé received 2.73B for (highest), Shellye Archambeau 2.52B for (lowest).
- 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved with 2.63B for (93.2% of votes cast).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 2.40B for (84.6% of votes cast).
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 3.16B for (91.9% of total shares present).
- Shareholder proposals on climate oversight and independent chair defeated with >80% against each.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding Board oversight of material issues related to climate change at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(e) The shareholder proposal regarding Board oversight of material issues related to climate change was defeated with 440,826,322 votes for, 2,256,325,141 votes against, 81,430,126 abstentions and 677,949,077 broker non-votes.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding independent Board chair at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(f) The shareholder proposal regarding independent Board chair was defeated with 434,944,688 votes for, 2,305,378,572 votes against, 38,255,963 abstentions and 677,949,077 broker non-votes.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(a) The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors: Name of Nominee Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Shellye Archambeau 2,524,606,864 241,503,441 12,468,983 677,949,077 Roxanne Austin 2,645,915,892 119,051,679 13,612,149 677,949,077 Mark Bertolini 2,580,152,353 185,875,873 12,551,852 677,949,077 Vittorio Colao 2,682,372,569 83,383,443 12,823,276 677,949,077 Caroline Litchfield 2,682,136,021 81,478,887 14,964,653 677,949,077 Jennifer Mann 2,722,259,162 43,080,439 13,231,463 677,949,077 Laxman Narasimhan 2,641,973,582 121,250,811 15,354,616 677,949,077 Daniel Schulman 2,721,146,971 44,610,053 12,821,413 677,949,077 Carol Tomé 2,729,984,225 36,124,065 12,471,820 677,949,077
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(b) The proposal regarding the advisory vote to approve executive compensation was approved with 2,403,857,612 votes for, 355,704,067 votes against, 19,003,263 abstentions and 677,949,077 broker non-votes.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders approved Approval of Verizon’s 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(c) The proposal regarding the approval of Verizon’s 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved with 2,634,341,705 votes for, 128,233,762 votes against, 16,005,630 abstentions and 677,949,077 broker non-votes.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
(d) The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified with 3,159,422,372 votes for, 248,036,260 votes against and 49,072,132 abstentions.
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