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Exhibit 10.42  

  

 
 

Executive Relocation Policy    
    

        It is the policy of NeuStar, Inc. to pay for reasonable and necessary expenses of relocating an employee, when such a move is at the request of the
Company. These expenses include the relocation of eligible dependents. 

        The
policy applies to all full-time employees at the executive level relocating between NeuStar locations. The policy also may apply to new hires if relocation is part of the
employment offer. 

A relocation qualifies under this policy when:  

	1)
	The
period of the reassignment is expected to be twelve (12) months or longer. 
	2)
	The
relocation is at the request of the Company. 
	3)
	The
change in commuting distance between the original work location and the destination work location is 50 miles or more based on the shortest common route. 

 
 

Relocation Expense Allowances    
    

Shipment of Household Goods  

        NeuStar will pay for the shipment of all personal effects to a maximum weight of 21,000 pounds from a single location This includes packing, shipping, unpacking
and normal insurance costs (up to $75,000 of insurance). Should your shipment's weight be more than the allowed limits, you will be responsible for paying the amount of the coverage unless prior
approval has been given by the Director of Human Resources. 

        Shipping
of the household goods should commence no later than six (6) months subsequent to the date of the approval of the move, unless specifically authorized. 

Special Shipping Charges  

        The company will reimburse relocation expenses incurred for the movement of two (2) automobile, appliance services, as well as an extra pick-up
at origin or extra delivery at destination. 

        Certain
personally owned "means of transportation" (recreational vehicles, boats, airplanes, dune buggies, etc.) are excluded from the moving allowances. 

Storage  

        The company will reimburse for the costs incurred for storage up to a maximum of 60 days. Prior approval is required 

One-Way Transportation of Employee and Dependents  

        Coach airfare is provided to transport the employee and dependents to the new location. If the employee prefers to drive a personally owned vehicle to the new
location, the company will reimburse mileage driven at the current mileage reimbursement rate. Up to two(2) vehicles may be authorized for this means of transportation. 

Temporary Living Expense  

        The company will reimburse reasonable living expenses while waiting to move to a permanent residence. Temporary living expenses are covered for up to sixty
(60) days. Any expenses beyond sixty (60) days must be authorized by the appropriate functional V.P. 

House Hunting Trip  

        In order for you (and your spouse) to choose a community and a home, you may take up to two (2) trips to visit the new location for a maximum of seven
(7) days. You will be reimbursed for coach airfare, hotel, phone, car rental* and meals. Should you use your personal automobile the trip mileage (at the current mileage reimbursement rate)
will be reimbursed. 

        *(Compact
or mid-size car only). 

Purchase of New Residence  

        The company will reimburse allowable relocation expenses for expenses relating to the purchase of a new primary residence, provided you were previously a
homeowner, up to a maximum of 3% of purchase price. These expenses, if incurred, may include the following: 

	•
	Legal
fees

	•
	Title
search and insurance

	•
	Inspection
fee

	•
	Transfer
taxes

	•
	Tax
stamps

	•
	Survey
fees

	•
	Appraisal
fee

	•
	Recording
fee

	•
	Credit
checks

	•
	Loan
origination fee, loan service charge or mortgage origination fee 

Sale of Current Residence  

        The Company will reimburse normal and customary expenses associated with the sale of your current, primary residence, not to exceeded  6%
of the sales price. 

Miscellaneous Relocation Expenses  

        The company recognizes that there may be other additional / incidental costs associated with relocation not covered under any of the above provisions. To
compensate for these expenses, the employee can be allotted up to $5,000. This miscellaneous allowance is normally paid upon the move-in at the new residence. 

Taxes  

        As a reminder, under the U.S. tax laws, all reimbursed relocation expenses with the exception of reimbursement for the cost of moving your household goods,
personal effects (including in-transit storage expenses) and the cost of traveling to the new location (including lodging but excluding meals and mileage reimbursement exceeding $0.10 per
mile), is considered taxable income for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and persons holding certain U.S. work authorizations. Taxable expenses include such items as: house hunting trips, temporary
lodging, real estate fees, cost associated with the sale and purchase of a house, meal expenses, security deposits, and expenses of getting or breaking a lease. 

During
the calendar year, the company will reimburse you for taxable relocation expenses. Since these expenses are taxable, the company will provide you with the appropriate federal, state, local and
FICA / Medicare tax, based on the supplementary compensation wage tax rates. The Payroll Department will send you a statement explaining all taxes deposited on your behalf and included in your
W-2. We encourage you to refer to the IRS Publication 521, Moving Expenses, for more information.

Authorization / Approval  

        The Senior Director of Human Resources must approve all relocation expenses. 

        If
the relocation is between two different departments the department receiving the employee is responsible for the relocation. 

        To
qualify for reimbursement, all expenses must be incurred within one year from date of relocation expense. 

Documentation  

        The Relocation Expense Report must be submitted with original receipts in order to obtain reimbursement. 

        Employees
who accept relocation under these terms are required to sign the Relocation Agreement. If the employee voluntary terminates or is terminated for cause within one
(1) year after arrival at the new work location, the employee will be responsible for reimbursing the Company the full amount of all relocation moneys paid to you or others on your behalf. 

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Exhibit 10.43  

 
 

EMPLOYMENT CONTINUATION AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS AGREEMENT is made this 8th day of April, 2004 (the "Agreement"), by and between NEUSTAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Employer"), and Jeffrey
Ganek (the "Employee"). 

 
 

WITNESSETH    

        WHEREAS,
the Employee is a full-time employee of the Employer; 

        WHEREAS,
the Employer and the Employee wish to make arrangements for the continuation of Employee's employment on a part-time basis in certain circumstances; 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Employer and the Employee hereby agree as follows: 

        1.    Effectiveness; Employment, Duties and Agreements.    

        (a)    Upon
the Employer ending the Employee's status as a full-time employee without Cause or the Employee terminating his full-time employment status
for Good Reason (a "Status Change Event"), the Employee shall remain an employee of the Employer, subject to the terms hereof, on a part-time basis. The date of the Status Change Event is
referred to herein as the "Status Date." For purposes of this Agreement, other than payment obligations, "Employer" shall also include subsidiaries of the Employer. For purposes hereof 

        (i)    "Cause"
means, in connection with an existing employment agreement between the Employee and the Employer, the Employer having "Cause," as defined in such agreement, to
terminate the Employee's service in accordance with the provisions of such agreement or, in the absence of such an employment agreement, upon (i) acts of the Employee which constitute fraud,
theft, dishonesty or willful misconduct on the part of the Employee with regard to the Employer or in connection with his duties for the Employer, (ii) willful engagement in conduct materially
injurious to the Employer, (iii) failure of the Employee to attempt in good faith to comply with lawful written instruction of the Employer after five (5) days' notice in writing of the
Employee's failure to attempt to do so and the intention of the Employer to terminate the Employee's service if such failure is not corrected, (iv) failure of the Employee to attempt in good
faith to perform his duties after ten (10) days; notice in writing of the Employee's failure to attempt to do so and the intention of the Employer to terminate the Employee's service if such
failure is not corrected, (v) the Employee having been convicted of, or plead no contest to, a charge of a felony (other than a traffic violation) or any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty
or moral turpitude, or (vi) the reasonable determination by the Employer that the Employee has failed to comply with the Employer's Code of Conduct, as it may be amended from time to time (the
"Code of Conduct"). 

        (ii)    "Good
Reason" means, without the Employee's prior written consent, any of the following events or conditions and the failure of the Employer to cure such event or
condition within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Employee, provided that Employee serves notice of such event and intended termination within sixty (60) days of
its occurrence: 

        (A)    A
substantial diminution in the Employee's status, title, position, authority, duties or responsibilities, except in connection with the Employee's termination of
service with the Employer for Cause, disability, death or by the Employee other than for Good Reason or temporarily as a result of Employee's incapacity or other absence; 

        (B)    A
reduction in the Employee's annual base salary other than in connection with a reduction for all senior management; or 

 

        (C)    The
Employer requiring the Employee to be based at any office location that is more than fifty (50) miles from both (i) the Employee's then existing office
location and (ii) his then house. 

        (b)    Upon
the Status Date, provided the Employee executes within twenty-one (21) days of its presentation by Employee a release in the form standardly used
by Employer (appropriately adopted to reflect this Agreement) and does not revoke it, (i) this Agreement shall supersede any agreements between the Employee and the Employer and any employee
benefit plans or arrangements that could provide severance benefits to the Employee (collectively, the "Severance Arrangements") (and if such release is not timely executed or is revoked, this
Agreement shall be null and void), and the Employee shall in no event be entitled to any benefits under such Severance Arrangements, (ii) notwithstanding any provisions in any equity grant, no
further vesting shall occur with regard to any equity grant after the Status Date, and (iii) Employee shall participate in the Employer's benefit plans during the Term (as defined below) to the
extent he continues to satisfy the eligibility requirements for participation in such benefit plans (and subject to any restrictions imposed by the benefit plan underwriters with respect to such
participation) and he pays the full monthly premium costs with regard to such benefit plans. 

        (c)    The
term of Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and continue for a period of two (2) years following the Status Date (the "Term"), provided that the
Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason and the Employer may terminate this Agreement at any time for (i) Cause, (ii) as a result of Other Employment (as defined
in Section 1(e) below), or (iii) as a result of material breach by the Employee of any of his obligations set forth herein, provided that in the case of (iii) if such breach is of
Section 1(d), such termination may only take place if the Employer has prior thereto given Employee written notice of such breach and Employee has failed to cure such breach within ten
(10) days of the giving of such notice. The date on which this Agreement terminates pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be referred to herein as the "Termination Date." 

        (d)    During
the term of this Agreement, the Employer hereby agrees to employ the Employee on a part-time basis. The Employee hereby accepts such employment and
shall provide such services at such times as reasonably requested by the Employer, provided that in no event shall the Employer require the Employee to provide more than 10 hours of service in
any week. The Employee shall be subject to, and shall act in accordance with, all reasonable instructions and directions of the Employer or its delegate. The services shall be of a dignity comparable
with Employee's prior position as a full-time employee and may include (without limitation) special projects, transition assistance, relationship matters, industry association activities
and conventions, customer visits and general advice. During the Employee's employment hereunder, the Employer shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with
the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with the Employer's usual policies and practices, including those as to approval and documentation. Employee's office location shall be at such
facility of Employer as he was located immediately prior to the Status Date (or such other facility within thirty-five (35) miles thereof as designated by Employer). Employer will
make available space and administrative assistance at such location as reasonably required by Employee to perform his duties hereunder, but Employee shall not be required to report to the office or
perform his duties therein except when specifically requested to do so by Employer. 

        (e)    In
the event that Employee commences any other employment or material consulting activities during the Term, he shall promptly notify Employer (Other Employment). If the
Employer in good faith determines that such activities will materially interfere with Employee's ability to timely and adequately perform his services hereunder (or thereafter they so interfere).
Employer may terminate Employee's employment hereunder if Employee commences such activities (or does not cease such activities within ten (10) days) after being notified thereof. 

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        (f)    The
Employee acknowledges that he has received a copy of the Code of Conduct, and agrees to abide by such Code of Conduct. During the Term, Employee shall not provide
any service or advice to any competitor, hire or assist any person or entity in hiring or soliciting for hire any employee of Employer, solicit or assist any person or entity in soliciting any
customer of Employer with regard to any competitive product or service or take any action adverse to the best interest of the Employer and its affiliates. During and after the Term, Employee shall not
disparage Employer or its affiliates or their respective officers, directors or employees and shall fully cooperate with Employer with regard to any information related to matters Employee was
previously involved in. Furthermore, during and after the Term, the restrictions on Employee's activities set forth in Article V of the Company's Key Employee Severance Pay Plan as currently in
effect (the "Plan") shall apply as if fully set forth herein with the Status Date being treated as the "Termination Date" and the execution of this Agreement being the necessary agreement referred to
therein (but with no right to receive Severance Benefits thereunder), provided that the "Restricted Period" under Section 5.1 of the Plan shall apply until, and only until, the later of
(i) one (1) year from the Status Date, and (ii) the end of the Term. 

        2.    Compensation.    

        (a)    During
the Term, as compensation for the agreements made by the Employee herein, the Employer shall pay the Employee at a Base Salary rate equal to fifty percent (50%)
of the Base Salary rate he was receiving immediately prior to the Trigger Date. 

        (b)    The
Employee recognizes that his status as an employee for any equity or benefit plans shall be determined by applicable law and that the Employer makes no
representation or warranty as to such status or treatment and that he shall have no rights for any payment or benefit under the Plan upon expiration of the Term or any other termination of employment. 

        (c)    In
the event that (i) the Employee resigns his employment hereunder and provides the Employer at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof, or
(ii) Employee provides the required notice under Section 1(e) on a timely basis and as a result thereof Employee's employment is terminated, promptly after the date of termination
Employer shall pay to Employee eighty percent (80%) of the Base Salary Employee would have received hereunder between the date of termination and the scheduled end of the two (2) year term
hereunder. 

        3.    Miscellaneous.    

        (a)    Any
notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be effective only if it is in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or if it is sent through any other method agreed upon by the parties): 

If
to the Employer: 

NeuStar, Inc.

46000 Center Oak Plaza

Sterling, VA 20166

Attention: General Counsel 

If
to the Employee: 

Jeffrey
Ganek

5816 Marbury Road

Bethesda, MD 20817 

or
to such other address as any party hereto may designate by notice to the other, and shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt. 

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        (b)    This
Agreement by and between the Employee and the Employer constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Employee's employment, and
supersedes and is in full substitution for any and all prior understandings or agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the Employee's employment. 

        (c)    This
Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, and any provision hereof may be waived only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought. The failure of any party hereto at any time to require the performance by any other party hereto of any provision hereof
shall in no way affect the full right
to require such performance at any time thereafter, nor shall the waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such
provision or a waiver of the provision itself or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement. 

        (d)    (i) This
Agreement is binding on and is for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators and other legal
representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be assigned by the Employee. 

(ii)    The
Employer shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Employer to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would have been required to perform it if no such succession had taken
place. As used in the Agreement, the "Employer" shall mean both the Employer as defined above and any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or
otherwise. 

        (e)    The
Employer may withhold from any amounts payable to the Employee hereunder all federal, state, city or other taxes that the Employer may reasonably determine are
required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

        (f)    THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO HER PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 

        (g)    This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

        (h)    The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof. 

        (i)    All
provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. In the event any provision or restriction contained herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any
respect, in whole or in part, such finding will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree that any such invalid or
unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it will be enforced to the greatest extent permissible under law, and to the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction determines any
restriction herein to be unreasonable in any respect, such court may limit this Agreement to render it reasonable in light of the circumstances in which it was entered into and specifically enforce
this Agreement as limited. 

        (j)    The
Employee acknowledges and confirms that he has had the opportunity to seek such legal, financial and other advice and representation as he has deemed appropriate in
connection with this Agreement. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	

 	
 	

NEUSTAR, INC.
	

 	
 	

/s/  MICHAEL LACH      
 Name: Michael Lach

Title: Chief Operating Officer
	

 	
 	

/s/  JEFFREY GANEK      
 Jeffrey Ganek

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