Employee. An “Employee” is an individual who performs services for a Participating Employer as an employee of the Participating Employer (as classified by the Participating Employer at the time the services are preformed and without regard to any subsequent reclassification) and does not include any individual who is classified an independent contractor.

Relations Among Lenders. Except with respect to the exercise of set-off rights of any Lender in accordance with [Section 12.1], the proceeds of which are applied in accordance with this Agreement, each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against any Borrower or any other obligor hereunder or with respect to any Loan Document, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders or, as may be provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, at the direction of the Administrative Agent.

Domestic Relations Orders. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, and provided that you and the designated transferee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company, you may transfer your right to receive the distribution of Common Stock or other consideration hereunder, pursuant to a domestic relations order, marital settlement agreement or other divorce or separation instrument as permitted by applicable law that contains the information required by the Company to effectuate the transfer. You are encouraged to discuss the proposed terms of any division of this Award with the Company General Counsel prior to finalizing the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement to verify that you may make such transfer, and if so, to help ensure the required information is contained within the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement.

Domestic Relations Order. The Committee may permit accelerated payment of a [Section 409A] Award deferral to the extent necessary to comply with the terms of a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code), as provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii).

Domestic Relations Order. A payment may be accelerated if such payment is made to an alternate payee pursuant to and following the receipt and qualification of a domestic relations order as defined in Code Section 414(p).

The Employee Relations Committee may adopt or amend from time to time such procedures as may be required for the proper administration of the Plan. All interpretations of the Employee Relations Committee shall be final and binding on all parties including Members, Spouses and Beneficiaries, and the Company and its affiliates.

Section #12Facility of Payment. Whenever, in the Employee Relations Committee’s opinion, a person entitled to receive any payment of a benefit or installment thereof is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Employee Relations Committee may direct the application of the payment for the benefit of such person in such a manner as the Employee Relations Committee considers advisable (e.g., the payment may be made to a guardian, conservator, or other legal representative or to an individual or institution entrusted with the care of the individual or the individual’s beneficiary (as applicable) or to a parent or grandparent, provided that # the Employee Relations Committee determines, in its discretion, that the payment will benefit the Member or Beneficiary, # no other individual or institution is guardian, conservator, attorney-in-fact, or other legal representative, and # no prior claim has been made by a guardian, conservator, attorney-in-fact, or other legal representative). The Employee Relations Committee may require submission of documentation by the representative. If the representative wishes to act under a power of attorney, the power of attorney must be submitted for the Employee Relations Committee’s review. The Employee Relations Committee cannot recognize a power of attorney unless it complies with the Plan’s requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements that the power of attorney be signed by the principal and notarized. Any benefit payable to or for the benefit of a Member, a Beneficiary, a minor, an incompetent person or other person incapable of receipting therefor shall be deemed paid when paid to such person’s legal representative, guardian, committee appointed for such Member or Beneficiary, or to the party providing or reasonably appearing to provide for the care of such person, and such payment (which may be in installments) shall fully discharge the Employee Relations Committee, all Employers, and all other parties with respect thereto. The Employee Relations Committee may require such Member, legal representative, Beneficiary, guardian or committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release thereof in such form as shall be determined by the Employer.

“Management Company Employee” means an Employee of a person providing management services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company (not including promotional or investor relations services);

Interference With Business Relations. During the period of your employment with the Company or any Related Company, and for a period ending twenty-four (24) months following a termination of your employment for any reason with the Company or any Related Company, you shall not, without the prior written consent of the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Verizon (or his or her designee):

Interference With Business Relations. During the period of your employment with the