Agreement. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a counterpart of this Agreement (which may include facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each Borrower and each Lender.

Agreement. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the 2009 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”), and evidences the grant of a restricted stock unit award in the form of RSUs pursuant to the Plan. In consideration of the benefits described in this Agreement, which Participant acknowledges are good, valuable and sufficient consideration, the Participant agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibit A] to this Agreement and the Participant’s non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and other obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibit B] to this Agreement, both of which are incorporated into and are a part of the Agreement. The RSUs and this Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, including but not limited to the Participant’s obligations and restrictions set forth in [Exhibits A] and B to this Agreement. In addition, the Participant agrees to be bound by the actions of the Human Resources Committee of Verizon Communication’s Board of Directors or any successor thereto (the “Committee”), and any designee of the Committee (to the extent that such actions are exercised in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement). If there is a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with it terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by # bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and # general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan and as a condition to becoming entitled to receive Payments, the Company may require the Officer to enter into a severance agreement prior to or after the Employment Severance Date. Such severance agreement will incorporate the Release and may, # modify the terms of any then-effective agreement between the Officer and the Company; or # include all provisions necessary to implement the terms of the Plan. Such agreement may include Post-Employment Covenants, the Company’s right to seek an injunction, forfeit future Payments, and require repayment of Payments made, and any other provisions deemed appropriate by the Company in its sole discretion.

Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, other than as set forth in this Amendment, the Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

Agreement. Holder hereby # agrees that the Stock, and any other shares of capital stock or securities required by the Agreement to be bound thereby, shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement and # adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if Holder were originally a party thereto.

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New definitions of Alternative Interest Rate Amendment, Alternative Interest Rate Election Event and Third Amendment Effective Date are added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in alphabetical order to read as follows:

Incorporation of Credit Agreement Provisions. The provisions contained in [Section 12.8] (Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction) and 12.9 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference to the same extent as if reproduced herein in their entirety.

Continuing Effect of Credit Agreement. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are intended or implied by this Agreement and in all other respects the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents hereby are ratified and reaffirmed by all parties hereto as of the date hereof. To the extent of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement will govern and control. The Credit Agreement and this Agreement will be read and construed as one agreement.