Designation of Beneficiary. The Optionee shall have the right to appoint any individual or legal entity in writing, on [Exhibit B] hereto, as his beneficiary to receive any Option (to the extent not previously terminated or forfeited) under this Agreement upon the Optionee's death. The Optionee may revoke such designation under this Agreement at any time and the Optionee may appoint a new beneficiary by execution and submission to the Board of a revised [Exhibit B] to this Agreement. In order to be effective, a designation of beneficiary must be completed by the Optionee on [Exhibit B] and received by the Board, or its designee, prior to the date of the Optionee's death. In the absence of such designation, the Optionee's beneficiary shall be the legal representative of the Optionee's estate.

Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries (which beneficiary may be an entity other than a natural person) to receive any payments that may be made after the Participant's death. Such designation may be changed or canceled at any time without the consent of any such beneficiary. Any such designation, change or cancellation must be made on a form or in a manner approved by or acceptable to the Committee and shall not be effective until received by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been named, or the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have predeceased the Participant, the beneficiary 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 payment shall be made to such beneficiaries in equal shares, unless the Participant has designated otherwise.

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.

An Eligible Employee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Eligible Employee 's account under this Plan in the event of such Eligible Employee's death subsequent to the end of an Purchase Period but prior to delivery to him of such shares and cash. In addition, an Eligible Employee may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Eligible Employee 's account under this Plan in the event of such Eligible Employee's death prior to a Purchase Date.

Any rights and obligations of a grantee under this Program in effect at that grantee’s death will apply to that grantee’s designated beneficiary or, if there is no designated beneficiary, to that grantee’s estate representative or lawful heirs, as demonstrated to the satisfaction of the administrative authority. Beneficiary designations must be made in writing and in accordance with such requirements and procedures as the administrative authority may establish. Unless specified otherwise in the award instrument, if a grantee dies, the administrative authority may accelerate or otherwise alter the settlement of deferred awards to that grantee.

Certain tax matters

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.