Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control the following provisions will apply:

Upon a Change in Control, all Restrictions upon the Units shall lapse and such Units shall immediately vest unless the surviving entity has made adequate provision (with the determination as to such adequacy to be made in the discretion of the Committee) in the acquisition agreement or other written agreement to assume and convert such Units to the surviving entity’s equity securities.

Change in Control. The Company agrees that, if there is a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control and if Indemnitee requests in writing that Special Counsel advise the Reviewing Party or be the Reviewing Party, then the Company shall not deny any indemnification payments (and Expense Advances shall continue to be paid by the Company pursuant to Section 2(b)) that Indemnitee requests or demands under this Agreement or any other agreement or law now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events. The Company further agrees not to request or seek reimbursement from Indemnitee of any indemnification payment or Expense Advances unless, in either case, Special Counsel has rendered its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee that the Company was not or is not permitted under applicable law to pay Indemnitee and to allow Indemnitee to retain such indemnification payment or Expense Advances. However, if Indemnitee has commenced legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee could be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by Special Counsel that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding, and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance, and the Company shall be obligated to continue to make Expense Advances, until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefore have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of Special Counsel and to indemnify Special Counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Special Counsel's engagement pursuant hereto.

CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a Change of Control, the amounts to which Participants are entitled under this Plan shall be immediately distributed in a lump sum cash payment to Participants within ninety (90) days following the date of such Change of Control. For purposes of this Plan, a Change of Control shall be deemed to occur on the date of any of the following events:

Change in Control. The term “Change in Control” means:

Change in Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a), in the event of a Change in Control, if the Awards are not assumed or replaced with awards of substantially equal value by the acquiring entity in such a Change in Control and/or cease to remain outstanding immediately following the Change in Control, all of the Restricted Stock Units subject to a Participant’s Award will become fully vested as of the date immediately preceding such Change in Control, provided the Participant has remained continuously employed by the Company or a Related Company through such date. After a Change in Control, references to the “Company” as they relate to the Award shall refer to the successor entity.

Change in Control. If a Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or a Related Company due to an involuntary termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or a Related Company without Cause within twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a Change in Control of Verizon (as defined in the Plan): # the Participant shall remain entitled to payment (to the extent not theretofore paid) for any RSUs that vested on or before the date of the Participant’s separation from employment; and # the Participant’s then-unvested RSUs shall vest (without prorating the award) without regard to the continuous employment requirement set forth in paragraph 4(a); provided, however, that all other terms of the Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibits A] and B to this Agreement, shall remain in effect. If both paragraph 7(c) and this paragraph 7(d) would otherwise apply in the circumstances, this paragraph 7(d) shall control. Any RSUs that vest pursuant to this paragraph 7(d) shall be payable as soon as practicable after the vesting date of the applicable installment of the RSUs specified in paragraph 5(a) that would have applied had such RSUs not vested earlier under this paragraph (but in no event later than two and one-half months after the applicable vesting date set forth in paragraph 5(a)).

Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs after the Grant Date but before a Scheduled Vesting Date and your Service continues to the date of the Change in Control, the provisions of [Section 12] of the Plan shall apply, including those providing for benefits upon termination of Service for Good Reason.

Upon a Change in Control of the Company (as defined below), each Participant who is actively employed on the date of such Change in Control as of the date of such Change in Control shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable in his Accrued Benefit under this Plan as of the date of such Change in Control. Payment of such Accrued Benefit shall commence upon termination of employment, Disability or death m accordance with the provisions of Article 3, 4, 5, 6 or 77]7], as applicable.