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This excerpt taken from the VZ DEF 14A filed Mar 23, 2009.

Table of Contents


		Page

Annual Meeting Information		1

Voting Procedures and Related Matters		1

Contacting Verizon		4

About Verizon’s Governance Practices		5

About the Board of Directors and its Committees		7

Report of the Audit Committee		10

Election of Directors (Item 1 on Proxy Card)		11

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2 on Proxy Card)		13

Advisory Vote Related to Executive Compensation (Item 3 on Proxy Card)		14

Approval of Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (Item 4 on Proxy Card)		15

Approval of Verizon Communications Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan (Item 5 on Proxy Card)		19

Shareholder Proposals:

Prohibit Granting Stock Options (Item 6 on Proxy Card)		21

Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Meeting (Item 7 on Proxy Card)		21

Separate Offices of Chairman and CEO (Item 8 on Proxy Card)		23

Cumulative Voting (Item 9 on Proxy Card)		24

Shareholder Approval of Benefits Paid After an Executive’s Death (Item 10 on Proxy Card)		25

Compensation Committee Report		26

Executive Compensation:

Introduction		27

Compensation Discussion and Analysis		28

Compensation Tables		40

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management		53

Other Business		54

Corporate Governance Guidelines		Appendix A

Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan		Appendix B

Verizon Communications Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan		Appendix C

These excerpts taken from the VZ 10-K filed Feb 24, 2009.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Item No.		Page

PART I

Item 1.	Business	3

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	14

Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	16

Item 2.	Properties	16

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	17

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	17

PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	17

Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	18

Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	18

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	18

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	18

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	18

Item 9B.	Other Information	18

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	19

Item 11.	Executive Compensation	19

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	19

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	19

Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	19

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	20

Signatures		25

Certifications

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Item No.		Page

PART I

Item 1.	Business	3

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	14

Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	16

Item 2.	Properties	16

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	17

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	17

PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	17

Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	18

Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	18

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	18

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	18

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	18

Item 9B.	Other Information	18

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	19

Item 11.	Executive Compensation	19

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	19

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	19

Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	19

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	20

Signatures		25

Certifications

This excerpt taken from the VZ DEF 14A filed Mar 17, 2008.

Table of Contents


		Page

Annual Meeting Information		1

Voting Procedures and Related Matters		1

Contacting Verizon		4

About Verizon’s Governance Practices		5

About the Board of Directors and its Committees		7

Report of the Audit Committee		10

Election of Directors (Item 1 on Proxy Card)		11

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2 on Proxy Card)		13

Shareholder Proposals:

Eliminate Stock Options (Item 3 on Proxy Card)		14

Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Policy (Item 4 on Proxy Card)		15

Separate Offices of Chairman and CEO (Item 5 on Proxy Card)		16

Compensation Committee Report		17

Executive Compensation:

Introduction		18

Compensation Discussion and Analysis		19

Compensation Tables		30

Security Ownership of Directors and Officers		43

Other Business		44

Corporate Governance Guidelines		Appendix A

These excerpts taken from the VZ 10-K filed Feb 28, 2008.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Item No.		Page

PART I
Item 1.	Business	3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	13
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	14
Item 2.	Properties	14
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	15
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	15
Executive Officers of the Registrant		15

PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	16
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	16
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	16
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	16
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	17
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	17
Item 9B.	Other Information	17

PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	17
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	17
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	17
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	18
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	18

PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	18

Signatures		23

Certifications

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Item No.		Page

PART I
Item 1.	Business	3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	13
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	14
Item 2.	Properties	14
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	15
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	15
Executive Officers of the Registrant		15

PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	16
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	16
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	16
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	16
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	17
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	17
Item 9B.	Other Information	17

PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	17
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	17
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	17
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	18
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	18

PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	18

Signatures		23

Certifications

EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:

DEF 14A	Mar 23, 2009

10-K (2 sections)	Feb 24, 2009

DEF 14A	Mar 17, 2008

10-K (2 sections)	Feb 28, 2008

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