VZ - Verizon Communications Stock Performance Guide

Amount Invested	Date	# of Shares Purchased	# of Shares on 12-31-24	Stock Price on 12-31-24	Total Value on 12-31-24
$5,000	1-2-1985	62.6959	3347.3060	$39.99	$133,858.77
$5,000	1-2-1990	43.8596	887.4983	$39.99	$35,491.06
$5,000	1-3-1995	99.2556	778.8606	$39.99	$31,146.63
$5,000	1-3-2000	83.3333	268.5331	$39.99	$10,738.64
$5,000	1-3-2005	123.4873	333.3109	$39.99	$13,329.10
$5,000	1-4-2010	150.2404	317.3463	$39.99	$12,690.68
$5,000	1-2-2015	106.4736	176.4145	$39.99	$7,054.81
$5,000	1-2-2020	81.9001	108.0665	$39.99	$4,321.58

Verizon Communications (VZ) was formed in July of 2000 when Bell Atlantic and GTE merged. Before the merger, the company traded under Bell Atlantic (BEL). Also, in January of 2006 MCI was merged into Verizon (VZ). The overall return of Verizon for the past 40 years has been relatively poor in comparison to some of the other companies featured in the Stock Performance Guide. However, a $5,000 investment, in the company that would eventually become Verizon in 1985, would have grown to over $133,000 by the end of 2024.

*In November of 2006, Idearc, Inc. (IAR) was spun off VZ shares
**Verizon shareholders received 1 share of IAR for every 20 shares of VZ they owned

*In March 2008, part of Verizon was spun off into Spinco and then Fairpoint Communications (FRP)
**Verizon shareholders received 1 share of FRP for every 53.0245 shares of VZ they owned

However, currently neither spinoff adds much value to the overall return of Verizon stock so they are not included in the overall Verizon returns.

*In 2010 Frontier Communications was spun off. Verizon shareholders received 1 share of (FTR) for each 4.165977 shares of (VZ). Unfortunately, Frontier Communications filed for bankruptcy. As a result, it adds no value to any Verizon investments.

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