Verizon Communications Inc 8-K, filed Nov 20, 2025
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
8-K
2025-11-20
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About this 8-K
Verizon Communications Inc filed this 8-K on November 20, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 20, 2025, Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) announced that it expects to record a severance charge in the range of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 in connection with its plans to reduce its workforce as it implements its previously announced plan to reduce its cost structure. The workforce reduction will include the elimination of over 13,000 positions, with over 80% of the affected employees exiting the business in December 2025. Verizon also expects that its cost reduction efforts will include a significant reduction in outsourced, contracted and other outside labor expense.
Forward-Looking Statements
In this report we have made forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations. Forward-looking statements also include those preceded or followed by the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “hopes,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets” or similar expressions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: | November 20, 2025 | /s/ Mary-Lee Stillwell | ||||||||||||||||||
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