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 SAR, 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. The Participant shall designate a beneficiary in writing and in such manner as is acceptable to the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Verizon (or her or his 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. Means the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Participant, in accordance with Section 10.03, to receive any amounts distributable under the Plan upon his death.

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.

Designation of Beneficiary. In the event a Participant dies while entitled to a payment under the Plan, such payments shall be made to the beneficiary(ies) designated by the Participant in writing to the Company or, in the absence of such written designation, to the Participant’s estate.

Designation of Beneficiary. Each Director shall have the right to designate a beneficiary who is to succeed to his right to receive payments hereunder in the event of the Director’s death (each, a “Designated Beneficiary”). Any Designated Beneficiary will receive payments in the same manner as the applicable Director if he had lived. In the event of a Director failing to designate a beneficiary under this [Section 4.3] or upon the death of a Designated Beneficiary without a designated successor, the balance of the amounts contained in the Director’s Deferred Compensation Account, if any, shall be payable in accordance with Section 4.2 to the Director’s estate in full. No designation of a beneficiary or change in beneficiary shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Director and filed with the Administrator. A Designated Beneficiary may be changed without the consent of any prior beneficiary.

Designation of Beneficiary. Your beneficiary for receipt of any payment made under this Award Agreement in the event of your death shall be the person(s) designated as your beneficiary(ies) on a form prescribed by the Company. If no beneficiary is designated, upon your death, payment shall be made to your estate.

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Designation of Beneficiary. In the event that any amount payable to the Executive as provided by this Agreement remains outstanding upon the death of the Executive, the amount due shall be payable to a beneficiary as designated by the Executive, in the same manner as set forth by this Agreement, or if no beneficiary is named, to the trustee of the Executive’s revocable living trust, and if none to the trustee of the Executive’s testamentary trust, and if none to the personal representative of the Executive’s estate.

Designation of Beneficiary. To the extent permitted by the Administrator and valid under applicable law, each grantee to whom an Award has been made under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Award payable on or after the grantee’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator and shall not be effective until received by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee’s estate or legal heirs.

Designation of Beneficiary. Each Grantee may, with the consent of the Committee, designate a person or persons to receive in the event of his/her death, any Option or Award or any amount payable pursuant thereto, to which he/she would then be entitled. Such designation will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be revoked in writing. If a Grantee fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, then his/her estate will be deemed to be the beneficiary.

Upon commencement of membership, each Member shall name one or more persons as the Beneficiary who will receive any distribution payable under the Plan in the event of the Member’s death in accordance with procedures established by the Company. If the Member has not made an effective designation of a Beneficiary or if none of the named Beneficiaries is living when any distribution is to be made, then # the spouse of the deceased Member shall be the Beneficiary or # if the Member has no spouse living at the time of such distribution, then the living children of the deceased Member shall be the Beneficiaries in equal shares or # if the Member has neither spouse nor children living at the time of such payment, the estate of the Member shall be the Beneficiary. The Member may change his designation of a Beneficiary from time to time in accordance with procedures established by the Company. Any other provision of this Subsection # notwithstanding, in the case of a married Member, any designation of a person other than his spouse as Beneficiary shall be effective only if the spouse consents to the designation in writing and such written consent is witnessed by a notary public.

Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. Subject to the provisions of this Article IV A, if the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each

Incapacity of Optionee or Beneficiary. If any person entitled to a distribution under this

Agreement is deemed by the Board to be incapable of making an election hereunder or of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such distribution hereunder, then, unless and until an election or claim therefore shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, the Board may provide for such