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.

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. The beneficiary or beneficiaries (including any contingent beneficiary or beneficiaries) designated pursuant to [subsection 8.3] hereof.

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.

The person who the Key Employee designates in writing to the Committee as his or her beneficiary shall be referred to as the “Beneficiary” and shall be entitled to receive the Restricted Stock Units that vest following the death of the Key Employee. The Key Employee may from time to time revoke or change his or her Beneficiary without the consent of any prior Beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation that the Committee receives shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Key Employee’s death, and in no event shall any designation be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no such Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of the Key Employee’s death, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Key Employee or if such designation conflicts with law, then the Key Employee’s estate shall be entitled to receive the Restricted Stock Units that vest following the death of the Key Employee. If the Committee is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such Restricted Stock Units, then the Company may retain such Restricted Stock Units, without liability for any interest thereon, until the Committee determines the person entitled thereto, or the Company may deliver such Restricted Stock Units to any court of appropriate jurisdiction, and such delivery shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Company therefor.

Each Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any payments which may be made under the Plan following the Participant’s death. Such designation may be changed or cancelled at any time without the consent of any beneficiary. Any such designation, change or cancellation must be made in a form approved by the Committee and shall not be effective until received by the Committee. If no beneficiary is named or the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries predecease the Participant, the Participant’s beneficiary under the Plan shall be the Participant’s spouse or, if no spouse survives the Participant, the Participant’s estate. If a Participant designates more than one beneficiary, the rights of such beneficiaries shall be payable in equal shares, unless the Participant has designated otherwise.

Article # Beneficiary Designation.

The beneficiary of the insurance will be that beneficiary recorded on a beneficiary designation provided by the Company.

A single beneficiary designation (and form for making such designation) shall apply for purposes of each of this Plan, and the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock Unit Plan and its predecessor Non-Employee Director Deferral Plan (“Stock Unit Plan”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that a Participant had a beneficiary designation in effect under the Stock Unit Plan prior to his or her designation of beneficiary under this Plan, the beneficiary or beneficiaries so designated shall be the Participant’s Beneficiary under this Plan unless and until the Participant shall designate another Beneficiary in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this [Section 1.3(b)].