Change in Control Definition. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence, subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement, of any of the following:

For purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control” shall occur or be deemed to have occurred only if any of the following events occur:

Definition of Change in Control. “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following

Definition of Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean # a Change in Effective Control; # a Change of Asset Ownership; or # a Change of Ownership; in each case, as defined herein and as further defined and interpreted in [Section 409A].

Definition of “Change in Control”. Unless otherwise specified in any employment, consulting, severance agreement or plan covering the Participant or other agreement for the performance of services between the Participant and the Company or a Related Entity, or in an Award Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

Definition of Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place upon the first of the following to occur after the date of this Agreement: # a third person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, acquires shares of the Corporation having 30% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the election of directors of the Corporation; or # as the result of any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a “Transaction”), the persons who were directors of the Corporation before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any successor to the Corporation.

"Eligible Executive" means any executive of the Company or any Affiliated Company who has a target Gainsharing Award of 35% or more of salary or who is designated in writing as an Eligible Executive by the Committee, excluding, however, individuals who are not residents of the United States or are not working at a location in the United States.

Change in Control. If the Participant is involuntarily terminated without Cause within twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a Change in Control of Verizon (as defined in the Plan) and before the Vesting Date, the PSUs shall vest and become payable (without prorating the award) by applying a PSU Vested Percentage of 100% to the PSUs without regard to the performance requirement in paragraph 5(b) and the five-year continuous employment requirement in paragraph 5(c) shall be deemed satisfied in full as if the Participant’s employment with the Company or a Related Company had continued through the Vesting Date; however, 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. A Change in Control or an involuntary termination without Cause that occurs after the Vesting Date shall have no effect on whether any PSUs vest or become payable under this paragraph 7(d). If both paragraph 7(c) and this paragraph 7(d) would otherwise apply in the circumstances, this paragraph 7(d) shall control. All payments provided in this paragraph 7(d) shall be made at their regularly scheduled time as specified in paragraph 6.

Change of Control. “Change of Control” means # the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other form of reorganization in which outstanding shares of the Company are exchanged for securities or other consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by the acquiring entity or its subsidiary, but excluding any transaction effected primarily for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation), unless the Company’s stockholders of record as constituted immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions will, immediately after such transaction or series of related transactions hold at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving or acquiring entity, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board and in which the Board determines is not a Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement will not be considered a Change of Control, or # a sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision hereof to the contrary, if a Change of Control of the Company occurs during the Performance Period then, regardless of the Performance Percentage at the effective date of the Change of Control, the Performance Period will end on the effective date of the Change of Control and the performance for the partial year will be annualized as set out in [Section 4(a)(ii)] above and averaged with the Annual TSR calculated for any prior completed Calendar Year to determine Earned Performance Cash, which Holder will be entitled to receive on the effective date of the Change of Control, but in no event later than the 15th day of the third month after the end of the Calendar Year in which such Change of Control occurs, and Holder permanently shall forfeit the right to receive any other Performance Cash under this Award.

If Executive's employment with the Company or its successor is terminated within six (6) months prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or on or before the first anniversary of the date of occurrence of a Change in Control # by the Company or its successor other than for Cause or # by Executive for Good Reason, then, # Executive's outstanding Equity Awards shall vest as may be provided in the terms of the applicable Equity Award grant agreements; # the Severance Payment under [Section 0] will be a cash amount equal to thirty-six (36) months of Executive's annual Base Compensation; and # Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Benefits and the COBRA Payment. The Severance Payment and Cobra Payment will be payable in a lump sum payment on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Termination Date.

Change in Control. A Change in Control shall occur, whether directly or indirectly; or

Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

Change of Control. Upon a Change of Control and for the following three (3) years thereafter, if any arbitration arises relating to an event occurring or a claim made within three (3) years of a Change of Control, # the arbitrator will not decide the claim based on an abuse of discretion principle or give the previous RPAC decision any special deference, but rather will determine the claim de novo based on its own independent reading of the ERA; and # the Company will pay the Participant's reasonable legal and other related fees and expenses, by applying [Section 3.1(f)] of the ESP (except that if the Participant is not entitled to severance benefits under the ESP on account of the Termination of Employment that entitles the Participant to receive benefits under this ERA, the reference to the “shorter of the Severance Period or the Reimbursement Period” in the ESP will be changed to the “Reimbursement Period” only).

Change in Control. “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

termination of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right without payment of any consideration therefor to the extent such Award is not timely exercised).