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Long-Term Incentive Plan - Performance Stock Unit Agreement 04-06 award cycle

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
 PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
 2004–06 AWARD CYCLE 
  
 AGREEMENT between Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and you
(the “Participant”). 
  
 1. Purpose of Agreement.
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a one-time grant of performance stock units (“PSUs”) to the Participant. 
  
 2. Agreement. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the terms of the 2001 Verizon Communications Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), and evidences the grant of a performance stock award in the form of PSUs pursuant to the Plan. This Agreement is designed to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Department Regulations
thereunder. The PSUs and this Agreement (including the covenants set forth in Exhibit A (the “Covenants”), which are incorporated into and shall be a part of the Agreement) are subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan. (The
Participant may request a copy of the Plan from the Verizon Compensation and Executive Benefits Department.) By executing this Agreement, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan, and by the actions of the Plan
Administrator, the Human Resources Committee of Verizon’s Board of Directors or any successor thereto (the “Committee”), and any designee of the Committee. 
  
 3. Contingency. The grant of PSUs is contingent on the Participant’s timely acceptance of this Agreement and
satisfaction of certain other conditions contained herein. If the Participant does not properly accept (or revokes acceptance of) this Agreement the Participant shall not be entitled to the PSUs. 
  
 4. Number of Units. The Participant is granted the number of PSUs
specified on the cover letter provided in conjunction with this Agreement. A PSU is a hypothetical share of Verizon’s common stock. The value of a PSU on any given date shall be equal to the closing price of Verizon’s common stock as of
such date. A PSU does not represent an equity interest in Verizon and carries no voting rights. A Dividend Equivalent Unit (“DEU”) or fraction thereof shall be added to each PSU each time that a dividend is paid on Verizon’s common
stock. The amount of each DEU shall be equal to the dividend paid on a share of Verizon’s common stock. The DEU shall be converted into PSUs or fractions thereof based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of Verizon’s common
stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the dividend payment date of each declared dividend on Verizon’s common stock, and such PSUs or fractions thereof shall be added to the Participant’s PSU balance. 
  
 5. Vesting. 
  
 (a) General. The Participant shall vest in the PSUs
to the extent provided in paragraph 5(b) (“Performance Requirement”) only if the Participant satisfies the requirements of paragraph 5(c) (“Three-Year Continuous Employment Requirement”), except as otherwise provided in paragraph
7 (“Early Cancellation/Accelerated Vesting of PSUs”). 
  

 (b) Performance Requirement. 
  
 (1) The PSUs shall vest based on the average annual total
shareholder return (“TSR”) of Verizon’s common stock during the three-year period beginning January 1, 2004, and ending December 31, 2006, relative to the combined weighted average annual TSR of the companies in the Standard &
Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500®”) Index
and the companies in the Telecom Peer Company (“TPC”) Index during the same three-year period as provided in the following table: 
  

			
	 Relative TSR Position

	 	 Vested Percentage of PSUs*

	Below 20%	 	0%
	20%	 	40%
	30%	 	60%
	40%	 	80%
	50%	 	100%
	60%	 	120%
	70%	 	140%
	80% or more	 	200%

  

	*	For amounts between 20% and 80%, the vested percentage of PSUs shall equal twice the Relative TSR Position (e.g., a Relative TSR Position of 52% equals a 104% vested percentage).
However, the Committee’s discretion to administer the Plan includes the absolute discretion to reduce the vested percentage of PSUs at any Relative TSR Position, and the Committee’s exercise of this discretion shall be final, conclusive
and binding. 

  
 Note: No PSUs shall vest if the Relative TSR
Position is less than 20% and the maximum percentage of PSUs to vest shall be 200%. 
  
 (2) For purposes of the table set forth in paragraph 5(b)(1)— 
  
 (i) “Relative TSR Position” shall equal (A) 40% of the average annual Verizon S&P 500 TSR
Position during the Award Cycle, plus (B) 60% of the average annual Verizon TPC TSR Position during the Award Cycle. The Committee’s discretion to administer the Plan includes the absolute discretion to substitute or eliminate companies in the
Telecom Peer Index and determine the Relative TSR Position for any period, and the Committee’s exercise of this discretion shall be final, conclusive and binding. 
  
 (ii) “Verizon S&P 500 TSR Position” shall be, as determined by the Committee, Verizon’s
rank among companies in the S&P 500 Index in terms of TSR, expressed as a percentage equal to the number of companies in the S&P 500 Index with a TSR less than or equal to that of Verizon divided by the total number of companies in such
index. 
  
 (iii) “Verizon TPC TSR
Position” shall be, as determined by the Committee, where Verizon would rank among companies in the Telecom Peer Company Index in terms of TSR if Verizon were included in such index, expressed as a percentage equal to the number of companies in
the TPC Index with a TSR less than or equal to that of Verizon divided by the total number of companies in such index. 
  
 (iv) “TSR” or “Total Shareholder Return” shall mean the change in the price of a share of common stock from the
beginning of a period (as measured by the closing price of a share of such stock on the last trading day preceding the beginning of the period) until the end of such period (as measured by the closing price of a share of such stock on the last
trading day of the period), adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends (if any) through the purchase of common stock and as may be necessary to take into account stock splits or other events similar to those described in Section 4.3 of the
Plan. 
  

 (v) “Award Cycle” shall mean the three-year period beginning on January 1,
2004, and ending at the close of business on December 31, 2006. 
  
 (c) Three-Year Continuous Employment Requirement. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the PSUs shall vest only if the Participant is continuously employed by the Company from the date the PSUs are
granted through the end of the Award Cycle. 
  
 (d) Transfer. Transfer of employment from Verizon to a Related Company (as defined in paragraph 13), from a Related Company to Verizon, or from one Related Company to another Related Company shall not constitute a separation from
employment hereunder, and service with a Related Company shall be treated as service with the Company for purposes of the three-year continuous employment requirement in paragraph 5(c). 
  
 6. Payment. All payments under this Agreement shall be made in cash. As soon as practicable after the end of the
Award Cycle, except as described in paragraph 7(c), the value of the PSUs (minus any withholding for income taxes) shall be paid to the Participant (subject, however, to any deferral application that the Participant has made under the deferral plan
(if any) then available to the Participant and under procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator). If the Participant dies before any payment due hereunder is made, such payment shall be made to the Participant’s beneficiary. Once a payment
has been made with respect to a PSU, the PSU shall be canceled. 
  
 7. Early Cancellation/Accelerated Vesting of PSUs. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 7(c), PSUs may vest or be forfeited before vesting in accordance with paragraph 5 as follows: 
  
 (a) Voluntary Separation or Discharge for Cause.

  
 (1) If the Participant is not eligible to
Retire (as defined in paragraph 7(b)(5)) and (i) quits, (ii) is terminated for Cause (as defined below), or (iii) separates from employment under circumstances not described in paragraph 7(b), all then-unvested PSUs shall be canceled immediately and
shall not be payable. 
  
 (2) For purposes of
this Agreement, “Cause” means (i) grossly incompetent performance or substantial or continuing inattention to or neglect of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Participant; fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement involving the
Company; or a material breach of the Code of Business Conduct or any of the Covenants set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, all as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, or (ii) commission of any felony of which the Participant
is finally adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
  
 (b) Retirement, Involuntary Termination Without Cause, Death or Disability. 
  
 (1) This paragraph 7(b) shall apply if, on or before the last day of the Award Cycle, the Participant: 
  
 (i) Retires (as defined below), or 
  
 (ii) Separates from employment by reason of an involuntary
termination without Cause (as determined by the Plan Administrator), death, or disability. 
  
 (2) Subject to paragraph 7(b)(3), if the Participant separates from employment under circumstances described in paragraph 7(b)(1), the
Participant’s then-unvested PSUs shall be subject to the vesting provisions set forth in paragraph 5(a), except that the three-year continuous 

  

 
employment requirement set forth in paragraph 5(c) shall not apply, provided that the Participant does not commit a material breach of any of the Covenants
and provided that the Participant executes a release satisfactory to the Company waiving any claims he may have against the Company. 
  
 (3) The Participant shall vest under this paragraph 7(b) only in a percentage of the PSUs that would otherwise have vested based upon the
ratio of (i) the number of months the Participant was actively at work during the Award Cycle to (ii) the total number of months in the Award Cycle. For this purpose, a Participant who is actively at work through and including the 15th day of any
month shall receive credit for the full month, and a Participant who is not actively at work through and including the 15th day of the month shall not receive any credit for that month. 
  
 (4) Any PSUs that vest pursuant to paragraph 7(b)(3) shall be payable as soon as practicable after the end
of the Award Cycle, except as described in paragraph 7(c). However, the Plan Administrator’s discretion to administer the Plan includes the absolute discretion to determine whether and the extent to which the Participant is eligible to receive
DEUs with respect to dividends declared after the Participant’s separation from employment, and the Plan Administrator’s exercise of this discretion shall be final, conclusive and binding. 
  
 (5) For purposes of this Agreement, “Retire” means
(i) to retire after having attained at least 15 years of Net Credited Service (as defined under the Verizon Management Pension Plan) and a combination of age and years of Net Credited Service that equals or exceeds 75 points, or (ii) retirement
under any other circumstances determined in writing by the Plan Administrator. 
  
 (c) Change in Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) on or before the last day of the Award
Cycle, all then-unvested PSUs shall vest and be payable immediately (without prorating of the award) at 50% of the maximum award payout without regard to the performance requirement in paragraph 5(b) or the three-year continuous employment
requirement in paragraph 5(c); provided, however, that if the Participant terminates employment before the Change in Control occurs under the circumstances described in paragraph 7(b)(3), the immediately payable award described in this sentence
shall be prorated as described in paragraph 7(b)(3). A Change in Control that occurs after the end of the Award Cycle shall have no effect on whether any PSUs vest or become payable. A Participant who receives the immediate award payment provided in
this paragraph 7(c) shall be entitled to receive payment for all dividends declared before the Change in Control, even if such dividends are paid or payable after the Change in Control. 
  
 (d) Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in paragraphs 7(b) and (c), nothing in this paragraph 7
shall alter the vesting schedule prescribed by paragraph 5. 
  
 8. Shareholder Rights. The Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to shares of common stock to which this grant relates. Except as provided in the Plan or in this Agreement, no adjustment shall be made, for
dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs while the PSUs are outstanding. 
  
 9. Revocation or Amendment of Agreement. Except to the extent required by law or specifically contemplated under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the determination of Relative TSR Position,
Verizon S&P 500 TSR Position, and Verizon TPC TSR Position, and whether the Participant has been terminated for Cause, has a disability, or has satisfied the three-year continuous employment requirement), the Committee may not, without the
written consent of the Participant, (a) revoke this Agreement insofar as it relates to the PSUs granted hereunder, or (b) make or change any determination or change any term, condition or provision affecting the PSUs if the determination or change
would 

  

 
materially and adversely affect the PSUs or the Participant’s rights thereto. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall preclude the Committee from
exercising reasonable administrative discretion with respect to the Plan or this Agreement. 
  
 10. Assignment. The PSUs shall not be assignable or transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the Participant’s lifetime, the PSUs may be deferred only by the
Participant or by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 
  
 11. Beneficiary. The Participant shall designate a beneficiary in writing and in such manner as is acceptable to the Plan Administrator. 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. 
  
 12. Other Plans and Agreements. Any gain realized by the Participant pursuant to this Agreement shall not be taken into account as compensation in
the determination of the Participant’s benefits under any pension, savings, group insurance, or other benefit plan maintained by Verizon or a Related Company, except as determined by the board of directors of such company. The Participant
acknowledges that receipt of this Agreement or any prior PSU agreement shall not entitle the Participant to any other benefits under the Plan or any other plans maintained by the Company. 
  
 13. Company and Related Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company” means collectively Verizon and
Related Companies. “Related Company” means (a) any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which Verizon holds a direct or indirect ownership or proprietary interest of 50 percent or more, or (b) any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which Verizon holds an ownership or other proprietary interest of less than 50 percent but which, in the discretion of the Committee, is treated as a Related Company for purposes of this Agreement.

  
 14. Employment Status. The grant of the PSUs shall not
be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and the Participant, nor shall it constitute a right to remain in the employ of any such company. 
  
 15. Withholding. The Participant shall be responsible for any income taxes and the employee portion of any employment
taxes that arise in connection with this grant of PSUs, and the Company shall make such arrangements as it deems necessary for withholding of any taxes it determines are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

  
 16. Securities Laws. The Company shall not be required
to make payment with respect to any shares of common stock prior to the admission of such shares to listing on any stock exchange on which the stock may then be listed and the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares under any
federal or state law or rulings or regulations of any government body that the Company, in its sole discretion, determines to be necessary or advisable. 
  
 17. Committee Authority. The Committee shall have complete discretion in the exercise of its rights, powers, and duties under this Agreement. Any
interpretation or construction of any provision of, and the determination of any question arising under, this Agreement shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be final, conclusive, and binding. The Committee may designate
any individual or individuals to perform any of its functions hereunder. 
  
 18. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, any successor or successors of the Company and the person or entity to whom the PSUs may have been transferred by will, the
laws of descent and distribution, or beneficiary designation. All terms and conditions of this 

  

 
Agreement imposed upon the Participant shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, be deemed, in the event of the Participant’s death, to
refer to and be binding upon such last-mentioned person or entity. 
  
 19. Construction. This Agreement is intended to grant the PSUs upon the terms and conditions authorized by the Plan. Any provisions of this Agreement that cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed shall be disregarded. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be considered separate and apart from the remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect. In the event that any provision is held to be unenforceable for being unduly broad as written, such provision shall be deemed amended to narrow its application to the extent necessary to make the provision enforceable according to applicable
law and shall be enforced as amended. 
  
 20. Defined Terms.
Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the definitions ascribed to them by the Plan, and the terms of the Plan shall apply where appropriate. 
  
 21. Execution of Agreement. The Participant shall indicate consent to
the terms of this Agreement (including its Exhibit) and the Plan by executing this Agreement pursuant to the instructions provided and otherwise complying with the requirements of paragraph 3. The Participant and Verizon hereby expressly agree that
the use of electronic media to indicate confirmation, consent, signature, acceptance, agreement and delivery shall be legally valid and have the same legal force and effect as if the Participant and Verizon executed this Agreement (including its
Exhibit) in paper form. 
  
 22. Confidentiality. Except to
the extent otherwise required by law, the Participant shall not disclose, in whole or in part, any of the terms of this Agreement. This paragraph 22 does not prevent the Participant from disclosing the terms of this Agreement to the
Participant’s spouse or to the Participant’s legal, tax, or financial adviser, provided that the Participant take all reasonable measures to assure that he or she does not disclose the terms of this Agreement to a third party except as
otherwise required by law. 
  
 23. Additional Remedies. In
addition to any other rights or remedies, whether legal, equitable, or otherwise, that each of the parties to this Agreement may have (including the right of the Company to terminate the Participant for Cause), the Participant acknowledges
that— 
  

	 	(a)	The Covenants in Exhibit A to this Agreement are essential to the continued goodwill and profitability of the Company; 

  

	 	(b)	The Participant has broad-based skills that will serve as the basis for employment opportunities that are not prohibited by the Covenants in Exhibit A; 

  

	 	(c)	When the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates, the Participant shall be able to earn a livelihood without violating any of the Covenants in Exhibit A;

  

	 	(d)	Irreparable damage to the Company shall result in the event that the Covenants in Exhibit A are not specifically enforced and that monetary damages will not adequately protect the
Company from a breach of these Covenants; 

  

	 	(e)	If any dispute arises concerning the violation by the Participant of the Covenants in Exhibit A, an injunction may be issued restraining such violation pending the determination of
such controversy, and no bond or other security shall be required in connection therewith; 

  

	 	(f)	Such Covenants shall continue to apply after any expiration, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement; and 

  

	 	(g)	The Participant’s breach of any of such Covenants shall result in the Participant’s immediate forfeiture of all rights and benefits under this Agreement.

  

 Exhibit A - Covenants 
  
 1. Noncompetition — In consideration for the benefits described in the Agreement to which this Exhibit A is
attached, you, the Participant, agree that: 
  
 (a) Prohibited Conduct — During the period of your employment with the Company, and for the period ending six months after your termination of employment for any reason from the Company, you shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Plan Administrator: 
  

	 	(1)	personally engage in Competitive Activities (as defined below); or 

  

	 	(2)	work for, own, manage, operate, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, or provide consulting or advisory services to, any individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, or institution engaged in Competitive Activities, or any company or person affiliated with such person or entity engaged in Competitive Activities; provided that your purchase or holding, for investment purposes, of
securities of a publicly traded company shall not constitute “ownership” or “participation in ownership” for purposes of this paragraph so long as your equity interest in any such company is less than a controlling interest;

  
 provided that this paragraph (a) shall not prohibit you from (i)
being employed by, or providing services to, a consulting firm, provided that you do not personally engage in Competitive Activities or provide consulting or advisory services to any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or institution engaged
in Competitive Activities, or any company or person affiliated with such person or entity engaged in Competitive Activities, or (ii) engaging in the private practice of law as a sole practitioner or as a partner in (or as an employee of or counsel
to) a law firm in accordance with applicable legal and professional standards. 
  
 (b) Competitive Activities — For purposes of the Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached, “Competitive
Activities” means business activities relating to products or services of the same or similar type as the products or services (1) which are sold (or, pursuant to an existing business plan, will be sold) to paying customers of the Company, and
(2) for which you then have responsibility to plan, develop, manage, market, oversee or perform, or had any such responsibility within your most recent 24 months of employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a business
activity shall not be treated as a Competitive Activity if the geographic marketing area of the relevant products or services sold by you or a third party does not overlap with the geographic marketing area for the applicable products and services
of the Company. 
  
 2. Interference With Business Relations
— During the period of your employment with the Company, and for a period ending with the expiration of twelve (12) months following your termination of employment for any reason from the Company, you shall not, without the written consent of
the Plan Administrator: 
  

	 	(a)	recruit or solicit any employee of the Company for employment or for retention as a consultant or service provider; 

  

	 	(b)	hire or participate (with another company or third party) in the process of hiring (other than for the Company) any person who is then an employee of the Company, or provide
names or other information about Company employees to any person, entity or business (other than the Company) under circumstances that could lead to the use of any such information for purposes of recruiting or hiring; 

  

	 	(c)	interfere with the relationship of the Company with any of its employees, agents, or representatives; 

  

	 	(d)	solicit or induce, or in any manner attempt to solicit or induce, any client, customer, or prospect of the Company (1) to cease being, or not to become, a customer of the
Company or (2) to divert any business of such customer or prospect from the Company; or 

  

	 	(e)	otherwise interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, the relationship, contractual or otherwise, between the Company and any of its customers, clients,
prospects, suppliers, consultants, or employees. 

  
 3. Return Of Property; Intellectual Property Rights — You agree that on or before your termination of employment for any reason with the Company, you shall return to the Company all property owned by the Company or in which the
Company has an interest, including files, documents, data and records (whether on paper or in tapes, disks, or other machine-readable form), office equipment, credit cards, and employee identification cards. You acknowledge that the Company is the
rightful owner of any programs, ideas, inventions, discoveries, patented or copyrighted material, or trademarks that you may have originated or developed, or assisted in originating or developing, during your period of employment with the Company,
where any such origination or development involved the use of Company time, information or resources, or the exercise of your responsibilities for or on behalf of the Company. You shall at all times, both before and after termination of employment,
cooperate with the Company in executing and delivering documents requested by the Company, and taking any other actions, that are necessary or requested by the Company to assist the Company in patenting, copyrighting, protecting, enforcing or
registering any programs, ideas, inventions, discoveries, works of authorship, data, information, patented or copyrighted material, or trademarks, and to vest title thereto solely in the Company. 
  
 4. Proprietary And Confidential Information — You shall at all
times preserve the confidentiality of all Proprietary Information (defined below) and trade secrets of the Company, except and to the extent that disclosure of such information is legally required. “Proprietary information” means
information or data related to the Company, including information entrusted to the Company by others, which has not been fully disclosed to the public by the Company and which is treated as confidential or protected within the business of the
Company or is of value to competitors, such as strategic or tactical business plans; undisclosed financial data; ideas, processes, methods, techniques, systems, non-public information, models, devices, programs, computer software, or related
information; documents relating to regulatory matters and correspondence with governmental entities; undisclosed information concerning any past, pending, or threatened legal dispute; pricing and cost data; reports and analyses of business
prospects; business transactions that are contemplated or planned; research data; personnel information and data; identities of users and purchasers of the Company’s products or services; and other confidential matters pertaining to or known by
the Company, including confidential information of a third party that you know or should know the Company is obligated to protect. 
  
 5. Definitions — Except where clearly provided to the contrary, all capitalized terms used in this Exhibit A shall have the definitions given
to those terms in the Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached. 
  
 6. Agreement to Covenants. You shall indicate your agreement to these Covenants in accordance with the instructions provided. You and Verizon hereby expressly agree that the use of electronic media to indicate confirmation, consent,
signature, acceptance, agreement and delivery shall be legally valid and have the same legal force and effect as if you and Verizon executed these Covenants in paper form.Transition Agreement and General Release

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS SALES, INC. 
  
 GLENN O’BRIEN TRANSITION AGREEMENT 
  
 AND GENERAL RELEASE 
  
 This Transition Agreement (“Agreement”) is made by and between Somera Communications Sales, Inc., including any and all subsidiary and parent
corporations (the “Company”), and Glenn O’Brien (“Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive is employed by the Company as its Managing Director, Sales-Central and Vice President, Business Development pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Glenn O’Brien Employment
Agreement dated April 2, 2004 (the “Employment Agreement”); 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this agreement to set forth the terms and conditions regarding the separation of Executive from his employment with Company effective as of December 31, 2004. 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the
Company and Executive (collectively referred to as the “Parties”) hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Termination of Employment. Executive hereby resigns from Company effective after the close of business on December 31, 2004 and Company and
Executive agree that Executive’s employment with Company will terminate on that date, unless sooner terminated by Company in accordance with this Agreement (the “Termination Date”). The President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to December 31, 2004, by written notice to Executive, but such termination will not affect or reduce any amounts due Executive hereunder other than amounts that would be payable pursuant to
Section 3(a) below. Except as required by COBRA and similar laws, Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Company’s employee and fringe benefit plans after the Termination Date. 
  
 2. Transition Period. Executive agrees that, during the period
commencing with the signing of this Agreement and ending on the Termination Date, or such sooner date as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer otherwise elects by written notice to Executive (the “Transition Period”),
Executive will use his best efforts to fulfill his duties and responsibilities as Managing Director, Sales-Central and Vice President, Business Development. During the Transition Period, Executive will use his best efforts to execute on the
following: (i) transitioning Executive’s duties as Managing Director, Sales-Central and Vice President, Business Development and training Company personnel with respect to such duties as directed by the Company’s President and Chief
Executive Officer; (ii) designing sales account ownership and management plan with Zan Moore and Christopher Roten; (iii) engage in executive sales of the Somera Inside Services offering to the top 25 carriers and develop proposal for such offering;
(iv) managing the Company’s customer relationships as provided in Part I of Exhibit A; (v) salvaging de-installation, equipment purchase 

 opportunities and project-oriented work as provided in Part II of Exhibit A; (vi) preparing presentations (a) defining
the best way for Somera to work with original equipment manufacturers going forward, (b) recommending the best partnership approach and tactical win plan as provided in Part III of Exhibit A, and (c) providing recommendations on staffing and
operation of the technical advisory board; (vii) supporting the vision and strategic direction set forth by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer; (viii) assisting and supporting in the transfer of the Company’s Sales-Central
and Business Development functions as well as certain other Company functions as directed by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer; and (ix) such other assignments and responsibilities as are reasonably assigned to him by the
Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 3.
Compensation and Severance Benefits. 
  
 (a) Compensation
During Transition Period. Executive shall receive all payments due or to become due under the Employment Agreement during the Transition Period. 
  
 (b) Payments After Transition Period. After the Transition Period and, subject to Executive executing and not revoking a standard release of claims
in favor of the Company, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”), Executive shall receive (i) continued payments of six (6) months’ Base Salary (as defined in the Employment Agreement), less applicable
withholding, in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, and (ii) the Company shall waive the cost for the Executive to continue Executive’s group medical coverage with the Company should Executive decide to exercise
Executive’s right to do so in accordance with Title X of the Consolidated Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”); provided further, however, Company’s obligation to make payments hereunder shall terminate in the
event Executive breaches the provisions of Section 10 of the Employment Agreement. Such waiver of cost shall cease upon the earlier of six (6) months from the effective date of such coverage or the date on which the Executive obtains equivalent
coverage elsewhere. 
  
 (c) Membership on the Company’s
Advisory Board. If Executive remains employed by the Company through the Termination Date, then, subject to Executive executing the Release and not breaching the provisions of Section 10 of the Employment Agreement or the terms of this
Agreement, Executive may be requested by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer to become a member of the Company’s Advisory Board for a minimum of six (6) months from the Termination Date, subject to Executive’s
availability. 
  
 4. Effect on Employment Agreement.
Executive agrees that the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement supersede and replace in their entirety the provisions of Section 7(a) and 7(b) of the Employment Agreement. Executive and the Company agree that any reduction or restructuring of
Executive’s authority by the Company and duties and/or removal of Executive’s Managing Director, Sales-Central and Vice President, Business Development title during the Transition Period shall not constitute grounds for either a
Constructive Termination under the Employment Agreement. Nothwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed that all severance payments are guaranteed to be made regardless of whether or not Executive is
terminated for Cause during the Transition Period. Otherwise, the provisions of the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect. 
  

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 5. Release and Discharge of Claims. In consideration for the promises and covenants contained
herein, Executive irrevocably and unconditionally releases and discharges Company and all affiliated and related entities, and their respective agents, officers, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors and assigns, from any
and all claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, causes of actions, actions, suits, or demands, of whatsoever kind or character, known or unknown, suspected to exist or not suspected to exist, anticipated or not anticipated, arising from or
related or attributable to Executive’s employment with Company, his separation from such employment and including any claims that may arise during the Transition Period (“Claims”). Such Claims include, but are not limited to, claims
based upon any violation of Company’s policies and regulations or any written or oral contract or agreement between Company and Executive, claims based upon employment discrimination or harassment of any kind or nature, and claims based upon
alleged violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Labor Code section 132a, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended, 42 U.S. Code section 1983, the United States or California Constitutions, the Americans With
Disabilities Act, Federal or State wage and hour laws (including but not limited to claims relating to the date of payment of Executive’s accrued vacation time), or any other State of Federal statutes or laws. Executive further acknowledges
that such Claims also include claims based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act. Executive further covenants and agrees not to sue Company and all affiliated and related entities, and their
respective agents, officers, shareholders, employees, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors and assigns, in connection with any of the above-mentioned Claims. This Release does not apply to any claims arising under this Agreement, including any
claims for compensation during the Transition Period or for severance benefits following the Transition Period. 
  
 6. General Release. Executive understands that this Agreement extends to all claims of every nature and kind, known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, past, present, or future, arising from or attributable to the above-referenced matters and disputes. Executive acknowledges that any and all rights granted him under section 1542 of the California Civil Code, or any other analogous
Federal or State law or regulation, are hereby expressly waived. Section 1542 of the California Civil Code reads as follows: 
  
 A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH,
IF KNOWN BY HIM MIGHT HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR. 
  
 Executive further acknowledges that he is aware that after executing this Agreement, Executive or Executive’s agents may discover claims or facts in addition to or different from those that he now knows of with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, but it is Executive’s intention to release all such claims. 
  

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 7. No Admission of Liability. The parties understand, acknowledge and agree that this is a
voluntary agreement, and that the furnishing of consideration for this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed at any time or for any purpose as an admission of liability by either party, each party expressly denying liability for any and all
claims. 
  
 8. Revocation Period. Executive acknowledges
that he has been advised that he has seven (7) days from the date this Agreement is signed to revoke this Agreement. To be effective, the revocation must be in writing and must be received by the President of the Company on or before midnight on the
seventh (7th) day after this Agreement is signed. The Company’s obligation to provide any amounts or other
benefits under this Agreement or the Transition Agreement does not become final and binding until the expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period and so long as this Agreement has not been revoked during such period. 
  
 9. Confidentiality. Executive shall continue to maintain the
confidentiality of all confidential and proprietary information of the Company and shall continue to comply with the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement between Executive and the Company. Executive understands that the
Confidentiality Agreement remains in full force and effect. Executive shall return all the Company property and confidential and proprietary information in Executive’s possession to the Company within five (5) days of the Termination Date.
Executive and Company further understand that the terms of this Agreement, and the negotiations hereof, shall be considered confidential information of the Company for purposes of the Confidentiality Agreement. 
  
 10. Return of Property. Executive represents and acknowledges
that he has returned or will return within fifteen (15) days of the Termination Date to Company all property of Company in his possession or under his control, including but not limited to files, laptop computer, all related software, office keys
and credit cards. Executive further represents and warrants that he has no other Company property in his possession or under his control, including hard copy or electronically stored documents, computer disks, written policies or procedures or other
documents pertaining to any past, present or known prospective clients of Company, and that he has not given these or similar items to any third party, except in the course and scope of his employment with Company. 
  
 11. Nonsolicitation. As further consideration for Company entering
into this Agreement, Executive agrees that for a period of one (1) year following the date of this Agreement, that he will not solicit or induce, directly or indirectly, any employee to leave the employment of Company or any contractor or consultant
to cease doing business with Company. 
  
 12. No
Cooperation. Executive agrees that Executive will not knowlingly act in any manner that will damage the business of the Company, provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the Executive from working for a competitor of Company
after the expiration of twelve (12) months after the end of the Transition Period. Executive agrees that Executive will not counsel or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances,
claims, charges, or complaints by any third party against the Company and/or any officer, director, employee, agent, representative, stockholder or attorney of the Company, unless under a subpoena or other court order to do so. 
  

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 13. Non-Disparagement. Executive and Company agree to refrain from disparagement, criticism,
defamation or slander of the other party, and in the case of the Company, its officers, directors, agents, products or services to anyone, including, but not limited to, other employees and past, present or prospective customers and/or employees of
the Company and to refrain from tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of the other party. 
  
 14. Costs. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, expert fees, attorneys’ fees and other fees incurred in connection with this
Agreement. 
  
 15. Arbitration. The Parties agree that any
and all disputes arising out of the terms of this Agreement, their interpretation, and any of the matters herein released, including any potential claims of harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination shall be subject to binding arbitration,
to the extent permitted by law, as specified in the Arbitration Agreement between the Company and Executive which is incorporated by reference herein (the “Arbitration Agreement”). 
  
 16. No Representations. Executive represents that he has had the
opportunity to consult with an attorney, and has carefully read and understands the scope and effect of the provisions of this Agreement. Neither party has relied upon any representations or statements made by the other party hereto which are not
specifically set forth in this Agreement. 
  
 17.
Severability. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision. 
  
 18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with the Employment
Agreement (as amended hereby), including the agreements set forth in Section 15 of the Employment Agreement, represent the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive concerning Executive’s transition and termination
arrangements with the Company. 
  
 19. No Oral
Modification. This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by Executive and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 
  
 20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of California.

  
 21. Effective Date. This Agreement is effective
immediately after it has been signed by both Parties. 
  
 22.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. 
  

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 23. Voluntary Execution of Agreement. This Agreement is executed voluntarily and without any
duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Parties, with the full intent of releasing all claims. The Parties acknowledge that: 
  
 (a) They have read this Agreement; 
  
 (b) They have been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of their own choice or that they have
voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; 
  
 (c) They understand
the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains; 
  
 (d) They are fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.

  

			
	 	 	 COMPANY:

		
	 Dated: November 8, 2004
	 	 /S/ DAVID W. HEARD

	 	 	 David W. Heard, President and Chief Executive Officer

		
	 	 	 EXECUTIVE:

		
	 Dated: November 8, 2004
	 	 /S/ GLENN O’BRIEN

	 	 	 Glenn O’Brien

  

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