Verizon says employees, other than top management, will receive 50 shares of restricted stock, the price of which will be set on February 1.
About 155,000 employees will be affected, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam told CNBC’s “Fast Money: Halftime Report” on Tuesday.
The award could total over $400 million, based on Verizon’s current share price. Shares traded around $53 a share on Tuesday, down from a fresh 52-week intraday high of $54.60 after quarterly earnings were released.
The announcement comes after Verizon hinted in its morning earnings report that “employees will further share in the company’s success” around tax reform. Verizon expects savings from tax reform will add $3.5 billion to $4 billion to its operating cash flow this year, boosting earnings by 55 to 65 cents a share for the full year.
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