Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Group CEO of Verizon Consumer, disclosed an acquisition of phantom stock units in Verizon Communications Inc. through the company's deferred compensation plan, with the filing submitted on August 14, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
  • Security acquired: 126.31 units of Phantom Stock (unitized) under the deferred compensation plan, with a transaction date of 08/13/2026
  • Price per unit: $13.76, with the filing noting each phantom stock share is the economic equivalent of a portion of one common share and is settled in cash
  • Total phantom stock holdings: 6,962.921 units following the reported transaction, held indirectly through the deferred compensation plan
  • Dividend reinvestment: The total holdings figure includes phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment, per the filing's footnotes
  • Filing signed by: Evgeniya Berezkina, Attorney-in-fact for Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez, on 08/14/2026

Verizon Consumer Executive Adds Phantom Stock Units Via Deferred Compensation Plan

According to the filing, Alfonso Villanueva Rodriguez, who serves as EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer at Verizon Communications Inc., acquired 126.31 units of phantom stock on August 13, 2026, at a price of $13.76 per unit. The transaction was reported under Table II of the disclosure, which covers derivative securities. The filing notes that the ownership is held indirectly through Verizon's deferred compensation plan, and the transaction code recorded is "A," indicating an acquisition.

The filing explains that "each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of a portion of one share of common stock and is settled in cash," and that "the shares of phantom stock become payable upon events established by the reporting person in accordance with the deferred compensation plan." Following this transaction, Villanueva Rodriguez beneficially owned a total of 6,962.921 phantom stock units indirectly through the deferred compensation plan. The filing further states that this total includes phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestment. No transactions in non-derivative common stock were reported in Table I of the disclosure. Verizon Communications Inc. is a large U.S. telecommunications company listed on NYSE under the symbol VZ and provides wireless and wireline communications services to consumer and business customers.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported a single derivative security acquisition of 126.31 phantom stock units at $13.76 each by a Verizon senior officer, with total indirect phantom stock holdings reaching 6,962.921 units under the company's deferred compensation plan.