Verizon announces accepted amounts and pricing terms of its tender offers for 30 series of debt securities of Verizon and certain of its subsidiaries

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Verizon Communications has announced the acceptance and pricing terms for its 30 offers to purchase outstanding debt securities, with a total cash amount of approximately $5.5 billion. These offers aim to acquire all notes tendered before the Early Participation Date of March 4, 2022. The final settlement for accepted notes is scheduled for March 9, 2022. The Offers will expire on March 21, 2022, unless extended. Notably, all conditions to the Offers were satisfied by the Early Participation Date, and Verizon will settle all validly tendered notes accordingly.

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• Accepted approximately $5.5 billion in debt securities.
• All conditions for the offers were satisfied before the Early Participation Date.
• Early settlement of validly tendered notes scheduled for March 9, 2022.

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• None.

NEW YORK, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) today announced the accepted amounts and pricing terms of its previously announced 30 separate offers to purchase for its own account and on behalf of certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries the outstanding series of debt securities listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes”) for a total cash amount sufficient to accept for purchase all notes tendered prior to the Early Participation Date (approximately $5.5 billion) (the “Waterfall Cap”). We refer to each offer to purchase a series of Notes for cash as an “Offer” and, collectively, as the “Offers.” The Offers are made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated February 16, 2022 (the “Original Offer to Purchase”), as amended by supplement no. 1 to the Original Offer to Purchase dated February 25, 2022 (the “Supplement” and, together with the Original Offer to Purchase, the “Offer to Purchase”) and the Company’s press release dated March 7, 2022 related to the Waterfall Cap for the Offers.

The “Early Participation Date” was 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on March 4, 2022. Withdrawal rights for the Offers expired at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on March 4, 2022. The Offers will each expire at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on March 21, 2022, unless extended by Verizon (the “Expiration Date”).

As previously announced, all conditions to the Offers were deemed satisfied by Verizon by the Early Participation Date, or were timely waived by Verizon. All notes tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date have been accepted for purchase. Accordingly, Verizon will settle all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase, on March 9, 2022 (the “Early Settlement Date”). Because the Total Consideration to be paid for Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date will be equal to the increased Waterfall Cap, there will be no Final Settlement Date, and no Notes tendered after the Early Participation Date will be accepted for purchase.

The table below indicates, among other things, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes tendered and accepted in each Offer, the Offer Yield (as defined below), and the total consideration for each $1,000 principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase (the “Total Consideration”), as calculated at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) today, March 7, 2022 (the “Price Determination Date”) in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Purchase:

Acceptance Priority Level		CUSIP Number		Title of Security		Principal Amount Outstanding			Principal Amount Tendered as of the Early Participation Date and Accepted			Offer Yield(1)		Total Consideration(2)
1		92343VFW9/ 92343VFM1/ U9221ABR8		2.987% notes due 2056		$4,499,992,000			$848,838,000			3.800%		$844.10
2		92343VDR2		4.812% notes due 2039		$1,409,338,000			$273,211,000			3.587%		$1,155.01
3		92343VCK8		4.862% notes due 2046		$3,093,771,000			$733,814,000			3.700%		$1,185.89
4		92343VDS0		5.012% notes due 2049		$722,998,000			$26,314,000			3.710%		$1,221.31
5		92343VCX0		4.522% notes due 2048		$1,414,483,000			$167,822,000			3.700%		$1,138.12
6		92343VCV4		4.272% notes due 2036		$2,460,199,000			$637,792,000			3.277%		$1,110.03
7		92344GAS5		7.750% notes due 2032		$111,496,000			$4,689,000			3.347%		$1,379.82
8		92344XAB5		7.375% debentures due 2032		$108,723,000			$9,286,000			3.347%		$1,341.65
9		020039DC4		7.875% notes due 2032		$58,498,000			$2,651,000			3.347%		$1,392.03
10		92343VAR5		8.950% notes due 2039		$108,368,000			$1,210,000			3.857%		$1,630.13
11		92343VEM2		7.875% notes due 2032		$103,014,000			$2,000,000			3.347%		$1,392.03
12		92343VAU8		7.350% notes due 2039		$143,195,000			$30,992,000			3.857%		$1,433.65
13		92343VAP9		6.900% notes due 2038		$172,700,000			$20,485,000			3.857%		$1,362.39
14		92343VBS2		6.400% notes due 2033		$385,602,000			$31,448,000			3.297%		$1,295.34
15		92343VAK0		6.400% notes due 2038		$276,645,000			$104,578,000			3.807%		$1,307.61
16		92343VAF1		6.250% notes due 2037		$274,853,000			$33,555,000			3.497%		$1,320.18
17		92344GAX4		5.850% notes due 2035		$427,379,000			$7,166,000			3.397%		$1,264.10
18		92344WAB7		5.125% debentures due 2033		$140,865,000			$1,780,000			3.347%		$1,165.69
19		92343VAW4		6.000% notes due 2041		$122,405,000			$268,000			3.857%		$1,287.34
20		92343VCZ5		4.672% notes due 2055		$835,790,000			$113,229,000			3.740%		$1,175.87
21		92343VCM4		5.012% notes due 2054		$825,118,000			$31,137,000			3.740%		$1,237.90
22		92343VBT0		6.550% notes due 2043		$805,189,000			$1,833,000			3.807%		$1,400.44
23		92343VDU5		5.250% notes due 2037		$1,291,758,000			$196,698,000			3.377%		$1,219.22
24		92343VDV3		5.500% notes due 2047		$533,109,000			$75,770,000			3.750%		$1,282.45
25		92343VEA8		4.500% notes due 2033		$3,000,000,000			$863,055,000			3.177%		$1,125.86
26		92343VCQ5		4.400% notes due 2034		$2,274,789,000			$386,344,000			3.277%		$1,111.73
27		92343VBZ6		5.050% notes due 2034		$196,306,000			$23,114,000			3.397%		$1,159.26
28		92343VBE3		4.750% notes due 2041		$570,169,000			$82,368,000			3.767%		$1,135.54
29		92343VDC5		4.125% notes due 2046		$1,095,517,000			$168,659,000			3.720%		$1,064.61
30		92343VBG8		3.850% notes due 2042		$867,453,000			$151,954,000			3.727%		$1,017.28

(1)

The “Offer Yield” is equal to the sum of (a) the applicable reference yield, as calculated by the lead dealer managers, that equates to the bid-side price of the applicable Reference U.S. Treasury Security (specified in Verizon’s press release dated February 16, 2022 announcing the Offers (the “Launch Press Release”) for such series of Notes) as quoted on the Bloomberg reference page “FIT1” as of 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) today, plus (b) the Amended Fixed Spread (as defined in the Supplement) for the applicable series of Notes.

(2)

Payable per each $1,000 principal amount of each specified series of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase.

The applicable Total Consideration that will be paid on the Early Settlement Date for each series of Notes accepted for purchase includes an early participation payment of $50 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, but does not include the applicable Accrued Coupon Payment (as defined in the Launch Press Release), which will be paid, in cash, in addition to the applicable Total Consideration.

Verizon has retained Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC to act as lead dealer managers for the Offers and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Mizuho Securities L.P., Cabrera Capital Markets LLC, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Great Pacific Securities, R. Seelaus & Co. LLC, Tigress Financial Partners, LLC, Bancroft Capital, LLC, Drexel Hamilton, LLC, MFR Securities, Inc. and Mischler Financial Group, Inc. to act as co-dealer managers for the Offers. Questions regarding terms and conditions of the Offers should be directed to Barclays Capital Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll-free) or (212) 528-7581 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (800) 820-1653 (toll free) or (212) 325-7823 (collect), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at (800) 828-3182 (toll-free) or (212) 357-1452 (collect), or Wells Fargo Securities at (866) 309-6316 (toll-free) or (704) 410-4756 (collect).

Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the Tender Agent and the Information Agent for the Offers. Questions or requests for assistance related to the Offers or for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (855) 654-2015 (toll free) or (212) 430- 3774 (collect). You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers.

This announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any Notes. The Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offers are not being made to Holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of Verizon by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

This communication has not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, this announcement is not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, persons within the United Kingdom save in circumstances where section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply.

Accordingly, this communication is only addressed to and directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, or (ii) persons falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Financial Promotion Order”)), or (iii) within Article 43 of the Financial Promotion Order or, (iv) high net worth companies and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order (such persons together being “relevant persons”). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on any document relating to the Offers or any of their contents.

This communication and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), who are “Qualified Investors” within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The Offer is only available to Qualified Investors. None of the information in the Offer to Purchase and any other documents and materials relating to the Offer should be acted upon or relied upon in any member state of the EEA by persons who are not Qualified Investors.

Each Holder participating in the Offers has given certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out herein. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers from a Holder that is unable to make these representations is not valid. Each of Verizon, the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent and the Information Agent reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offers, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result Verizon determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender is not valid.

Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements

In this communication Verizon has made forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but only predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “appear,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, including those discussed in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Risk Factors” and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference in the Offer to Purchase. Holders are urged to consider these risks and uncertainties carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and Verizon undertakes no obligation to update publicly these forward- looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events might or might not occur. Verizon cannot assure you that projected results or events will be achieved.

Media contact:
Kim Ancin
kimberly.ancin@verizon.com
908-801-0500

FAQ

What is the total cash amount Verizon is using for its debt offers?

Verizon is using approximately $5.5 billion for its debt offers.

When is the final settlement date for Verizon's accepted notes?

The final settlement date for the accepted notes is March 9, 2022.

What is the expiration date for Verizon's debt offers?

The expiration date for Verizon's debt offers is March 21, 2022.

What was the Early Participation Date for Verizon's debt offers?

The Early Participation Date for Verizon's debt offers was March 4, 2022.

How many offers did Verizon announce for its debt securities?

Verizon announced 30 separate offers for its debt securities.