2008 Annual Report (Interactive)

2008 Annual Report (PDF: 1.6 MB)

2009 Proxy Statement (PDF: 402 KB)

Final Proxy Voting Results May 7, 2009

At the 2009 Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected each of Verizon’s 12 directors to a one-year term and also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Three additional management proposals received the following votes:

	Advisory Vote Related to Executive Compensation - 90.13% for; 9.87% against
	Verizon’s Long-Term Incentive Plan - 86.21% for; 13.79% against
	Verizon’s Short-Term Incentive Plan - 89.09% for; 10.91% against

The proposals submitted by shareholders received the following votes:

	Prohibit Granting Stock Options - 10.41% for; 89.59% against
	Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Meeting - 50.60% for; 49.40% against
	Separate Offices of Chairman and CEO - 22.71% for; 77.29% against
	Cumulative Voting - 39.24% for; 60.76% against
	Shareholder Approval of Benefits Paid After an Executive’s Death - 36.34% for; 63.66% against