Form of Addendum to Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan



 Exhibit 10c 
 FORM OF ADDENDUM TO 
 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
 This is an addendum
to the Performance Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into between Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon” or the “Company”) and
                     (the “Participant”). The effective date of this addendum is
                            , and it shall remain in effect through
                . 
 1. Purpose. The purpose of this addendum
is to describe the terms of an arrangement between the Participant and the Company wherein the Participant can earn a long-term incentive payout under the Agreement, based on the extent to which the Company achieves certain strategic initiatives (as
defined in paragraph 3 below) during the Award Cycle. Except as modified by this addendum, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in effect. 
 2. Payment. Subject to the limitation set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the size of any additional payment pursuant to this addendum, based on the Company’s
achievement of the strategic initiatives referred to in paragraph 3 below. This addendum and any payment made in accordance with this addendum are not intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception to the tax deductibility limitation
imposed by Code Section 162(m). 
 3. Achievement of Initiatives. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether the
Participant is entitled to a payout pursuant to this addendum and the size of any such payout (subject to the limitations contained in paragraph 4 below), based on the Company’s achievement during the Award Cycle of certain strategic
initiatives related to: (i) developing Verizon’s executive talent pool and preparing for Verizon’s succession plan; (ii) maintaining Verizon Wireless’ market leadership position; (iii) sustaining Verizon’s top line
consolidated revenue growth at 3-5%; (iv) producing double-digit consolidated earnings growth; (v) participating in and providing leadership to various industry forums and policy initiatives; and (vi) achieving synergies from the
Alltel acquisition. No payment shall be made pursuant to this addendum unless the Committee determines that, at the end of the three-year Award Cycle specified in paragraph 5 of the Agreement, Verizon’s relative total shareholder return during
the Award Cycle met the specific threshold performance requirement specified in said paragraph 5. 
 4. Aggregate Limitation. The amount of any
payment made under paragraph 6 of the Agreement (including any amount attributable to stock appreciation and dividend equivalent units payable under the terms of the Agreement and disregarding any deferral election) plus the amount of any payment
under this addendum (disregarding any deferral election) shall not exceed the amount that would be payable under the Agreement assuming that Verizon’s Vested Percentage under paragraph 5 of the Agreement was equal to 200%. 
 5. Payment. Any payment pursuant to this addendum shall be made in cash. As soon as practicable after the end of the
            calendar year (but no later than             ), the Committee shall determine whether an amount is to
be paid pursuant to this addendum and the amount of any such payment. Any such amount (minus any withholding for taxes) shall be paid to the Participant no later than
            (subject, however, to any valid deferral election that the Participant has made under the deferral plan (if any) then available to the Participant). If the Participant
dies before any payment due hereunder is made, such payment shall be made to the Participant’s beneficiary. 
 6. Defined Terms. Except where the
context clearly indicates otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the definitions ascribed to them by the Plan or the Agreement, and the terms of the Plan or Agreement shall apply where appropriate.