Beneficiary. The Participant shall designate a beneficiary in writing and in such manner as is acceptable to the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Verizon (or his or her designee). Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant with respect to the Participant’s benefits under the Plan and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. If the Participant fails to so designate a beneficiary, or if no such designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the Participant’s beneficiary shall be the Participant’s estate.

Beneficiary. Holder’s rights hereunder shall be exercisable during Holder’s lifetime only by Holder or Holder’s legal representative. Holder may file with the Committee a written designation of beneficiary (such person(s) being the Holder’s “Beneficiary”), on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee. Holder may, from time to time, amend or revoke a designation of Beneficiary. In the event that Holder does not file a written designation of Beneficiary, or where such Beneficiary predeceases the Holder, the following rules shall apply: # the Holder’s beneficiary designation for the basic life insurance benefits provided by the Company shall be Holder’s Beneficiary; and # in the absence of such basic life insurance beneficiary, or in the event that such basic life insurance beneficiary predeceases the Holder, the Holder’s estate shall be deemed to be Holder’s Beneficiary.

Beneficiary. Each participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan to a beneficiary upon the death of a participant as specified pursuant to [Section 7] above. The Beneficiary designated under the Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other plan of the Company in which the participant participates. For purposes of the Plan, “Beneficiary” shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated in accordance with this [Section 19], that are entitled to receive benefits under the Plan upon the death of a participant. If a participant fails to designate a Beneficiary or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the participant or die prior to complete distribution of the participant’s benefits, then the participant’s designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving spouse. If the participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be payable to the executor or personal representative of the participant’s estate.

Beneficiary. “Beneficiary” means an individual (human being), a trust that is a United States person within the meaning of the Code, a person that has been recognized as a charitable organization under Code section 170(b), or the Participant’s estate designated in accordance with Section 5.6 to receive all or a part of the Participant’s Account in the event of the Participant’s death prior to full distribution thereof. A person so designated shall not be considered a Beneficiary until the death of the Participant.

Beneficiary. In accordance with the Plan, the Executive, by completing, signing and returning to the Company a "Designation of Beneficiary," shall have the right to designate a beneficiary to receive any payment of any Award (deferred or otherwise) and/or to exercise the option, remaining unpaid and/or unexercised at Executive's death, all in the manner and to the extent set forth in this Agreement. The designation may be changed at any time by written notice delivered to the Company. If no Designation of Beneficiary is made, any Award remaining unpaid or unexercised, in whole or in part, at the time of death of the Executive, shall be paid to, or may be exercised by, his legal representative. The Executive cannot otherwise transfer any Award.

Beneficiary. Beneficiary means the person or persons designated by an Eligible Employee who are to receive any amounts payable under the Plan following the death of the Eligible Employee.

designates a Beneficiary and thereafter revokes such designation without naming another Beneficiary, or

Section # Designation of Beneficiary.

A Participant who has received a Restricted Stock Award may designate a Beneficiary to receive any unvested Shares that become vested on the date of the Participant's death. Such designation (and any change or revocation of such designation) shall be made in writing in the form and manner prescribed by the Committee. In the event that the Beneficiary designated by a Participant dies prior to the Participant, or in the event that no Beneficiary has been designated, any vested Shares that become available for distribution on the Participant's death shall be paid to the executor or administrator of the Participant's estate.

Any designation shall be revocable at any time through filing of a new beneficiary designation form in accordance with procedures established by the Committee with or without the consent of the previous Beneficiary.