OREANDA-NEWS. March 26, 2014. Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the following series of notes (the “Notes”) (for each series of Notes, an “Offer” and, collectively, the “Offers”):

USD 1,000,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Cellco Partnership and Verizon Wireless Capital LLC 8.50% Notes due 2018 (the “Cellco 8.50% Notes”);

USD,300,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Verizon 8.75% Notes due 2018 (the “Verizon 8.75% Notes”);

USD 300,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Alltel Corporation 7.00% Debentures due 2016 (the “Alltel 7.00% Debentures”);

USD 1,250,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Verizon 5.55% Notes due 2016 (the “Verizon 5.55% Notes”);

USD 750,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Verizon 5.50% Notes due 2017 (the “Verizon 5.50% Notes due 2017”);

USD 600,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of GTE Corporation 6.84% Debentures due 2018 (the “GTE 6.84% Debentures”);

USD 1,500,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Verizon 6.10% Notes due 2018 (the “Verizon 6.10% Notes”); and

USD 1,500,000,000 outstanding aggregate principal amount of Verizon 5.50% Notes due 2018 (the “Verizon 5.50% Notes due 2018”).

On February 28, 2014, Cellco Partnership and Verizon Wireless Capital LLC issued a partial redemption for USD 1.25 billion of the USD 2.25 billion outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Cellco 8.50% Notes. In accordance with DTC procedures, the Cellco 8.50% Notes that are subject to this partial redemption were not available to be tendered in connection with the Offer. 

As a result, only USD 1.00 billion in aggregate principal amount of Cellco 8.50% Notes was available to be tendered in connection with the Offer.

The Offers were subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 10, 2014, relating thereto (the “Offer to Purchase”).  The Offers expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, March 17, 2014 (the “Expiration Time”).