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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                                SUPPORT AGREEMENT

     This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is entered into as of October 3,
2005, by and among R.H. Donnelley Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Parent"), Carlyle Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("CP
III"), CP III Coinvestment, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Carlyle
Coinvest"), Carlyle High Yield Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("CHYP Coinvest"), Carlyle-Dex Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Carlyle Coinvest I"), and Carlyle-Dex Partners II L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Carlyle Coinvest II") (each, a "Stockholder" and collectively, the
"Stockholders").

                                    RECITALS:

     A. Dex Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Parent and
Forward Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended
from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company will
be merged with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub as the surviving company (the
"Merger"); and

     B. As an inducement and a condition to entering into the Merger Agreement,
Parent has required that Stockholders agree, and Stockholders have agreed, to
enter into this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

     1.1 Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have
the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. In addition,
for purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings
when used herein with initial capital letters:

          (a) "Beneficially Own" or "Beneficial Ownership" with respect to any
securities means having "beneficial ownership" of such securities as determined
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Without duplicative counting of
the same securities by the same holder, securities Beneficially Owned by a
Person include securities Beneficially Owned by all other Persons with whom such
Person would constitute a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act with respect to the securities of the same issuer and includes all
securities Beneficially Owned by a Person's Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement, neither (i) the Stockholders and Parent nor (ii) the Company
Sponsors, are intended to be a "group" for purposes of Rule 13d-5 of the
Exchange Act and nothing in this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner that
requires that they be deemed to be a "group" thereunder.

          (b) "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person who,
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person and for this
purpose control means the possession of the power, direct or indirect, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise. For purposes
of this
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Agreement, (i) none of the following will be deemed to be an Affiliate of any
Stockholder: (A) the Company, (B) any portfolio company of the Stockholders or
their Affiliates, (C) any limited partner of the Stockholders or their
Affiliates or (D) any investment fund that does not share the same general
partner as such Stockholder and (ii) no Company Sponsor will be deemed to be an
Affiliate of the other Company Sponsor.

          (c) "Existing Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).

          (d) "Securities" means the Existing Shares together with any shares of
Company Common Stock or other voting securities of the Company acquired by a
Stockholder or any of its Affiliates after the date hereof and prior to the
termination of this Agreement whether upon the exercise of options, warrants or
rights, the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities, or
by means of purchase, dividend, distribution, split-up, recapitalization,
combination, exchange of shares or the like, gift, bequest, inheritance or as a
successor in interest in any capacity or otherwise; provided, however, to the
extent that Securities represent more than 20% of the total issued and
outstanding voting shares of the Company at any relevant time, then for purposes
of Sections 2.2(a) and (b) and 2.3, the term "Securities" will be deemed to
refer to Securities representing 20% of the total issued and outstanding voting
shares of the Company at such time (other than in respect of a stockholder vote
following an Adverse Recommendation Change by the Company Board that was
approved by a majority of the members of the Company Board who are not
affiliated with either of the Company Sponsors (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) (provided, that the designation of such directors by the Company
Sponsors pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of the Current Stockholders Agreement
(as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) shall not cause such directors to be
deemed to be affiliated with the Company Sponsors), in which case the references
to "20%" in this proviso shall be references to "15%").

          (e) "Stockholders Agreement" means the Sponsor Stockholders Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, between Parent and the Stockholders.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                            AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

     2.1 Disclosure. Each Stockholder hereby agrees to permit Parent to publish
and disclose in the Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement (including all
documents and schedules filed with the SEC), and any press release or other
disclosure document which Parent determines to be necessary or desirable in
connection with the Merger and any transactions related thereto, such
Stockholder's identity and ownership of Company Common Stock and the nature of
its representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement. Parent will
provide each Stockholder with a copy of any proposed disclosure and will provide
each Stockholder with a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.

     2.2 Voting of Company Common Stock. (a) During the period commencing on the
date hereof and continuing until the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii)
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the "Support
Period"), at the Company Stockholders Meeting or at any adjournment,
postponement or continuation thereof or in any

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other circumstances (including any other annual or special meeting of the
stockholders of the Company or any action by prior written consent) occurring
prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting in which a vote, consent or other
approval with respect to the adoption of the Merger Agreement or any other
Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) with respect to the
Company is sought, each Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees to vote or to cause to be voted all of such Stockholder's Securities (A)
in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and (B) against (1) any other
Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) with respect to the
Company, (2) any proposal for any merger, consolidation, sale of assets,
business combination, share exchange, reorganization or recapitalization of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries that is in competition or inconsistent with
the adoption of the Merger Agreement, or any proposal to effect the foregoing
which is made in opposition to or in competition with the adoption of the Merger
Agreement, (3) any liquidation or winding up of the Company, (4) any
extraordinary dividend by the Company (other than the payment of any cash
dividend that the Company is expressly permitted to make under the Merger
Agreement), (5) any change in the capital structure of the Company (other than
any change in capital structure resulting from the Merger or expressly permitted
under the Merger Agreement) and (6) any other action that would reasonably be
expected to (x) impede, delay, postpone or interfere with the Merger or (y)
result in a breach of any of the covenants, representations, warranties or other
obligations or agreements of the Company under the Merger Agreement that would
reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company.

          (b) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the (i)
Effective Time and (ii) date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms for any reason (the "Restricted Period"), except as
otherwise permitted by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or as required by
order of a court of competent jurisdiction, each Stockholder will not commit any
act that could restrict or otherwise affect such Stockholder's legal power,
authority and right to vote all of its Securities as required by this Agreement,
including entering into any voting agreement with any Person or entity with
respect to any of its Securities, granting any Person or entity any proxy
(revocable or irrevocable) or power of attorney with respect to any of its
Securities, depositing any of its Securities in a voting trust or otherwise
entering into any agreement or arrangement with any Person or entity limiting or
affecting the Stockholder's legal power, authority or right to vote its
Securities in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

     2.3 Proxy. For the duration of the Restricted Period, each Stockholder
hereby appoints Parent and any designee of Parent, each of them individually,
its proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution to vote or act by written consent with respect to all of such
Stockholder's Securities which it has the right to vote (i) in accordance with
Section 2.2 and (ii) to sign its name (as a stockholder of the Company) to any
consent, certificate or other document relating to the Company that the DGCL or
the law of the State of Delaware may permit or require in connection with any
matter referred to in Section 2.2. This proxy is given to secure the performance
of the duties and obligations of such Stockholder under this Agreement. Each
Stockholder affirms that the proxy granted hereunder is coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable until termination of the Restricted Period, whereupon such
proxy and power of attorney will automatically terminate. Each Stockholder will
take such further action and execute such other instruments as may be necessary
to effectuate the intent of this proxy. Each Stockholder represents that any
proxy heretofore given by it in respect of such Securities is not irrevocable,
and hereby revokes any and all such proxies.

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      2.4 Restriction on Transfers; Restrictions on Acquisitions. Without
limiting the generality or effect of Section 2.2(b), during the period (the
"Sale Restriction Period") commencing on the date hereof and continuing until
the first to occur of (i) such date that is three months after the Effective
Time and (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
terms, each Stockholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly,
Transfer, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
understanding with respect to or consent to the Transfer of, any or all of the
Securities or any Parent Common Stock into which the Securities are converted in
the Merger or any interest therein, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement.

     2.5 No Solicitation. (a) Except as permitted by Section 6.10 of the Merger
Agreement, each Stockholder will not, and such Stockholder will direct and use
its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its Affiliates' respective
officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, consultants, attorneys,
accountants, agents and other representatives not to, directly or indirectly,
take any action to solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate the
making of any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry with respect thereto or engage
in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect thereto, or disclose
any nonpublic information or afford access to books or records to, any Person
that has made, or to the Stockholder's knowledge is considering making, any
Acquisition Proposal, or approve or recommend, or propose to approve or
recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in
principle, merger agreement, option agreement, acquisition agreement or other
similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or propose publicly or
agree to do any of the foregoing relating to an Acquisition Proposal.

          (b) Except as permitted by Section 6.10 of the Merger Agreement, the
Stockholder (A) will, and will cause its Affiliates to, immediately cease and
cause to be terminated and will use reasonable best efforts to cause its and
their officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, consultants,
attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives to, immediately cease
and cause to be terminated, all discussions and negotiations, if any, that have
taken place prior to the date hereof with any Persons with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal and (B) will promptly request each Person, if any, that has
executed a confidentiality agreement within one year prior to the date hereof in
connection with its consideration of any Acquisition Proposal to return or
destroy all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or
on behalf of it or any of its Affiliates. In the event a Stockholder receives an
Acquisition Proposal, any indication of which a Stockholder has knowledge that
any Person is considering making an Acquisition Proposal, or any request for
nonpublic information relating to the Stockholder, the Company or any Company
Subsidiary by any Person that has made, or to the Stockholder's knowledge may be
considering making, an

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Acquisition Proposal, the Stockholder will (i) promptly (and in no event later
than 48 hours after receipt of any Acquisition Proposal) notify (which notice
will be provided orally and in writing and will identify the Person making such
Acquisition Proposal or request and set forth the material terms thereof) Parent
thereof and (ii) will keep Parent reasonably and promptly informed of the status
and material terms of (including with respect to changes to the status or
material terms of) any such Acquisition Proposal or request and will provide as
soon as practicable after receipt copies of any correspondence and other written
materials sent or provided to the Stockholders in connection therewith.

          (c) It is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth
in this Section 2.5 by any officer, director, employee, investment banker,
consultant, attorney, accountant, agent or other representative of such
Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, at the direction or with the consent of
such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, will be deemed to be a breach of this
Section 2.5 by such Stockholder.

          (d) Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to require any
Stockholder or representative of any Stockholder who is also a member of the
Company Board to take any action or refrain from taking any action in his or her
capacity as a member of the Company Board to the extent such action is permitted
by Section 6.10 of the Merger Agreement.

          (e) The provisions of this Section 2.5 will remain in effect only
during the Support Period and nothing herein will prevent the Stockholders from
participating in discussions, negotiations or furnishing information with
respect to an Acquisition Proposal if the Company would be permitted to
participate in such discussions, negotiations or furnish such information
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     3.1 Representations and Warranties of Stockholders. Each Stockholder hereby
represents and warrants to Parent as follows as to itself:

          (a) Ownership of Shares. Such Stockholder is the sole record and
Beneficial Owner of the number of shares of Company Common Stock listed on
Schedule 3.1(a) opposite such Stockholder's name (the "Existing Shares") and
such shares constitute all of the shares of capital stock of the Company owned
of record or Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder. Such Stockholder has sole
voting power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters
set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 hereof, sole power of disposition, sole power
of conversion, sole power to demand appraisal rights and sole power to agree to
all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all
of the Existing Shares with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on
such rights, subject to applicable securities laws, and the terms of this
Agreement.

          (b) Authority; No Violation. Such Stockholder has the requisite power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
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the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by such
Stockholder (or, if applicable, its managing members or general partners) and no
other corporate, partnership or similar proceedings on the part of such
Stockholder are necessary for it to approve this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by such Stockholder and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by Parent and the other Stockholders party hereto)
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable
against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or
similar Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of
equitable remedies).

          (c) No Conflicts. Except for filings, authorizations, consents and
approvals as may be required under the Exchange Act and the HSR Act, (i) no
filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any state or
federal Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by
such Stockholder and the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions
contemplated hereby and (ii) none of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by such Stockholder nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor compliance by such Stockholder or any other party
thereto with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will (A) violate
any provision of such Stockholder's organizational documents, (B) violate any
Injunction or any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
writ or decree applicable to such Stockholder, any of its Affiliates or any of
their respective properties or assets, or (C) violate, conflict with, result in
a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of
termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or
result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the respective properties or
assets of such Stockholder under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which such Stockholder is a party, or by which
it or any of its respective properties or assets may be bound or affected.

          (d) No Encumbrances. Except as applicable in connection with the
transactions contemplated by Sections 2.2 and 2.3 hereof, the applicable
Existing Shares are and at all times during the term hereof, will be,
Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder, free and clear of all Liens, claims,
proxies, voting trusts or agreements, understandings or arrangements or any
other encumbrances whatsoever, except for any such encumbrances or proxies
arising hereunder.

          (e) No Finder's Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor
or other Person is entitled to payment from the Company or Parent or any of
their respective Subsidiaries of any broker's, finder's, financial adviser's or
other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such
Stockholder.

          (f) Reliance by Parent. Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges
that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such
Stockholder's execution and delivery of this Agreement.

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     3.2 Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent hereby represents and
warrants to each Stockholder as follows:

          (a) Authority; No Violation. Parent has the requisite corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
approved by the Parent Board and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Parent are necessary to approve this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement have
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by each Stockholder) each constitutes the
valid and binding obligations of Parent, enforceable against Parent in
accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

          (b) No Conflicts. Except for filings, authorizations, consents and
approvals as may be required under the Exchange Act and the HSR Act, (i) no
filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any state or
federal Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by
Parent and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby
and (ii) none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement by Parent, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, nor compliance by Parent with any of the terms or provisions
of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement will (A) violate any provision of the
Parent Charter or the Parent Bylaws, (B) violate any Injunction or any statute,
code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree applicable to
Parent, any of the Parent Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or
assets, or (C) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or
the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in
the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate
the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of
the respective properties or assets of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries
under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party, or by
which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or
affected.

          (c) No Finder's Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor
or other Person is entitled to payment from any Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates of any broker's, finder's, financial adviser's or other similar fee
or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                                OTHER AGREEMENTS

     4.1 Stop Transfer; Legend. (a) Each Stockholder agrees with, and covenants
to, Parent that such Stockholder will not request that the Company register the
transfer (book-entry

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or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of
the Securities, unless such transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement.

          (b) In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in
Company Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, split-up,
recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like (other than
pursuant to the Merger), the terms "Existing Shares," "Company Common Stock" and
"Securities" will be deemed to refer to and include the shares of Company Common
Stock as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any shares into
which or for which any or all of the Securities may be changed or exchanged and
appropriate adjustments will be made to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.

          (c) Each Stockholder agrees that it will duly execute and deliver to
Parent an affiliate's letter prior to the Closing in the form attached to the
Merger Agreement.

          (d) Each Stockholder agrees that it will promptly after the date
hereof surrender to the Company all certificates representing the Securities,
and the Company will place the following legend on such certificates in addition
to any other legend required thereon:

"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SUPPORT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
OCTOBER 3, 2005, BY AND AMONG R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION AND CERTAIN
STOCKHOLDERS OF DEX MEDIA, INC. SIGNATORY THERETO."

          (e) Promptly (but in any event not later than five Business Days)
following the earlier of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement for any
reason in accordance with its terms, (ii) the expiration of the Sale Restriction
Period, if applicable and (iii) such time as any portion of the Securities
(including Parent Common Stock) may be sold in a transaction permitted by the
Sponsor Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Parent and
the Stockholders (the "Sponsor Stockholders Agreement"), upon delivery of any
legended certificate representing all or such portion of Securities to be sold,
as applicable, the Company will issue a replacement certificate without the
foregoing legend to the relevant Stockholder.

          (f) The provisions of this Section 4.1 relating to the legend on
certificates will, after the Effective Time, apply equally to certificates
representing Parent Common Stock into which Securities are converted in the
Merger.

     4.2 Termination. This Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of:

          (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
terms; or

          (b) the Effective Time;

provided, that in the event that this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section
4.2(b), Section 2.4 and Articles IV and V will survive in accordance with their
terms.

     4.3 Further Assurances. From time to time, at the other party's request and
without further consideration, each party hereto will execute and deliver such
additional documents and

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take all such further lawful action as may be necessary or desirable to
consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

     5.1 Modification or Amendment. Subject to the provisions of applicable law,
at any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented only, and any provisions herein may be waived only, in writing
executed by the parties hereto.

     5.2 Waiver of Conditions. The conditions to each of the parties'
obligations to perform the agreements herein are for the sole benefit of such
party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent
permitted by applicable law.

     5.3 Expenses and Fees. Except for registration and related expenses
addressed by the Sponsor Stockholders Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such expense.

     5.4 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally,
sent via facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with
confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a party as will be specified by like notice):

          (a)  if to Parent to:

               R.H. Donnelley Corporation
               1001 Winstead Drive
               Cary, NC 27531
               Attention: Robert J. Bush

               Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
               Facsimile: (919) 279-1518

               with a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

               Jones Day
               222 East 41st Street
               New York, NY 10017
               Attention: John J. Hyland
               Facsimile: (212) 755-7306

          (b)  if to any Stockholder, to:

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               c/o The Carlyle Group
               520 Madison Avenue
               41st Floor
               New York, New York 10022
               Attention: James A. Atwood, Jr.
               Facsimile: (212) 381-4901

               with a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

               Latham & Watkins LLP
               885 Third Avenue, Suite 1000
               New York, NY 10022
               Attention: R. Ronald Hopkinson
               Facsimile: (212) 751-4864

     5.5 Obligations of Parent and of the Stockholders. Whenever this Agreement
requires any Parent Subsidiary to take any action, such requirement will be
deemed to include an undertaking on the part of Parent to cause such Parent
Subsidiary to take such action. Whenever this Agreement requires an Affiliate of
a Stockholder to take any action, such requirement will be deemed to include an
undertaking on the part of each Stockholder to cause such Affiliate to take such
action.

     5.6 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable
and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the
validity or enforceability or the other provisions hereof. If any provision of
this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, will, subject to the following
sentence, remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected
impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of
the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to
either party. Upon such determination, the parties will negotiate in good faith
in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the
original intent of the parties.

     5.7 Interpretation. (a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Articles, Sections or Schedules, such reference will be to a Article or Section
of or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words
"include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they will be
deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." Unless the context
otherwise requires, (i) "or" is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive, (ii)
words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, and (iii) the use in
this Agreement of a pronoun in reference to a party hereto includes the
masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context may require. All schedules hereto
will be deemed part of this Agreement and included in any reference to this
Agreement. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any
Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate
any applicable law. All representations, warranties and covenants of the
Stockholders in this Agreement are made severally and not jointly.

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          (b) The parties have participated equally in negotiating and drafting
this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by
the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.

     5.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and
will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other party, it being understood that each party need not
sign the same counterpart.

     5.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the
instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among
the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

     5.10 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts made and wholly performed within such state, without regard to any
applicable conflict of laws principles.

     5.11 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or
delegated by any of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise)
without the prior written consent of the Stockholders, in the case of Parent, or
Parent, in the case of the Stockholders. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
each of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement
(including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not
intended to and does not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto
any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

     5.12 Merger Agreement. Parent acknowledges that the Stockholders have been
induced to enter into this Agreement based on the terms and conditions of the
Merger Agreement as in effect on the date hereof. Accordingly, any amendment or
modification to the Merger Agreement that (a) decreases the Exchange Ratio or
the Cash Consideration or (b) substitutes other consideration for the Parent
Common Stock into which Company Common Stock will be converted in the Merger,
that is made without Stockholders' prior written consent will, at Stockholders'
sole election upon written notice to Parent, irrevocably release the
Stockholders and Parent from any or all obligations under this Agreement.

     5.13 Enforcement of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly
agreed that the parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and Stockholders have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
date first above written.

                                        CARLYLE HOLDERS

                                        CARLYLE PARTNERS III, L.P.

                                        By: TC Group III, L.P.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group III, L.L.C.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: /s/ James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Managing Director
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        CP III COINVESTMENT, L.P.

                                        By: TC Group III, L.P.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group III, L.L.C.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: /s/ James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Managing Director
                                               ---------------------------------
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                                        CARLYLE-DEX PARTNERS L.P.

                                        By: TC Group III, L.P.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group III, L.L.C.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: /s/ James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Managing Director
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        CARLYLE-DEX PARTNERS II L.P.

                                        By: TC Group III, L.P.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group III, L.L.C.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TC Group, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: /s/ James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Managing Director
                                               ---------------------------------
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                                        CARLYLE HIGH YIELD PARTNERS, L.P.

                                        By: TCG High Yield, L.L.C.,
                                            its General Partner

                                        By: TCG High Yield Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: TC Group, L.L.C.,
                                            its Sole Member

                                        By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                            its Managing Member

                                        By: /s/ James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: James A. Attwood, Jr.
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Managing Director
                                               ---------------------------------
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                                        R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Robert J. Bush
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert J. Bush
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               & Corporate Secretary
                                               ---------------------------------
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                                                               Schedule 3.1(d)

                             OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF
                              COMPANY COMMON STOCK

                Stockholder                          Existing Shares
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        Carlyle Partners III, L.P.                     24,519,997
         CP III Coinvestment, L.P.                        862,083
     Carlyle High Yield Partners, L.P.                  1,206,488
         Carlyle-Dex Partners L.P.                      5,259,182
       Carlyle-Dex Partners II L.P.                     7,170,059<PAGE>
                                                                    Exhibit 10.5

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                      STOCK PURCHASE AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

     THIS STOCK PURCHASE AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 3, 2005
(this "Agreement"), is by and among R.H. Donnelley Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Parent"), R.H. Donnelley Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent, and the stockholders of Parent listed on Schedule A
attached hereto (each, a "Stockholder" and collectively, the "Stockholders").

                                    RECITALS:

          A. Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, the
Stockholders are the record and beneficial owners of the number of shares of
Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $1 per share, of Parent (the
"Preferred Stock") set forth opposite such Stockholder's name under the caption
"Shares of Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned" on Schedule A attached hereto,
and each Stockholder has the right to vote (on an as converted basis and as
provided in the Certificate of Designations) and dispose of all of such shares
of Preferred Stock.

          B. Dex Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Dex Media"), Parent and
Forward Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
October 3, 2005 (as amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant
to which Dex Media will be merged with and into Merger Sub with Merger Sub as
the surviving company (the "Merger").

          C. Parent has agreed to repurchase and acquire from the Stockholders,
and the Stockholders have agreed to sell to Parent, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, all of the shares of Preferred Stock owned by the
Stockholders, as set forth opposite each such Stockholder's name under the
caption "Shares of Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned" on Schedule A attached
hereto (such shares of Preferred Stock are referred to collectively in this
Agreement as the "Purchased Shares").

          D. As a condition to entering into the Merger Agreement, which will
benefit the Stockholders directly and indirectly, Parent has required that the
Stockholders agree, and the Stockholders have agreed, to enter into this
Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Stockholders (a) agree to
vote their Securities owned at the time of such vote on matters relating to the
Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement as provided herein, including, without limitation, in favor of the
issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger, and (b) consent under
the Purchase Agreement and the Certificate of Designations, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, to the transactions contemplated herein and by the
Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, the Merger, the purchase of the
Purchased Shares and the Financing, and waive any right of first refusal in
connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger.

          E. Prior to entering into this Agreement, the disinterested members of
Parent's board of directors directed management to negotiate the terms of the
transactions contemplated herein with the Stockholders on an arms-length basis
(the "Transactions").
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          F. The disinterested members of Parent's board of directors, after
review of the Transactions, which included advice from an independent investment
bank of national reputation, determined that the Transactions were beneficial
and fair to Parent and its stockholders, and that the Transactions should be
consummated as described herein.

          G. Parent and the Stockholders desire to set forth certain agreements
herein.

                                   AGREEMENT:

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations,
warranties and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined
herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. In
addition, for purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

          (a) "Affiliate" means any Person that directly, or indirectly through
     one or more Persons, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
     with, the Person specified. As used in this definition, "control"
     (including its correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common
     control with") shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to
     direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through
     ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by
     contract or otherwise) of such Person.

          (b) "Certificate of Designations" means the Certificate of
     Designations governing the Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock of
     Parent.

          (c) "Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to any reference to
     a state of facts, event, change, effect or condition, such state of facts,
     event, change, effect or condition that has had, has, or could reasonably
     be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets,
     operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), contingent
     liabilities or material agreements of Parent and Parent's subsidiaries,
     taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of Parent to perform its obligations
     under this Agreement or (iii) the validity or enforceability of this
     Agreement or the rights or remedies of the Stockholders hereunder.
     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the commencement
     by or against Parent or any of Parent's subsidiaries of any case,
     proceeding or other action under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency
     or reorganization or the seeking of an appointment of a receiver, trustee,
     custodian or other similar official for Parent or any of Parent's
     subsidiaries or for all or any substantial part of Parent's or any of
     Parent's subsidiaries' assets, shall be deemed a Material Adverse Effect.

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          (d) "Parent Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $1 per
     share, of Parent.

          (e) "Person" means any partnership, corporation, association, joint
     stock company, trust, joint venture, limited liability company or other
     entity or any individual or Governmental Entity.

          (f) "Purchase Agreement" means the Preferred Stock and Warrant
     Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2002, by and among Parent and
     the Stockholders, as amended by the Letter Agreement, dated as of November
     25, 2002, by and among the Stockholders, Parent and R.H. Donnelley Inc.,
     the Second Letter Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2003, by and among the
     Stockholders, Parent and R.H. Donnelley Inc. and the Third Letter
     Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2003, by and among the Stockholders, Parent
     and R.H. Donnelley Inc..

          (g) "Rights Agreement" means the Rights Agreement, dated as of October
     27, 1998, as amended, by and between Parent and The Bank of New York, as
     successor Rights Agent.

          (h) "Securities" means the Preferred Stock together with any shares of
     Parent Common Stock or other securities of Parent held by a Stockholder as
     of the date hereof or acquired by a Stockholder in any capacity or form
     after the date hereof and prior to the termination of this Agreement
     whether pursuant to open market or other purchase or upon the exercise of
     options, warrants or rights, the conversion or exchange of convertible or
     exchangeable securities (including, without limitation, any shares of
     Parent Common Stock issued to a Stockholder upon any exercise of the
     Warrants or conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock), or by means of
     purchase, dividend, distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination,
     exchange of shares or the like, gift, bequest, inheritance or as a
     successor in interest in any capacity or otherwise.

          (i) "Warrants" means the warrants to purchase shares of Parent Common
     Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II
                      PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES; CLOSING

     Section 2.1. Sale and Transfer of Purchased Shares. At the Closing and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Stockholders shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Parent, and
Parent shall repurchase and acquire from the Stockholders, the Purchased Shares,
free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, rights of others, claim,
security interest, encumbrance, title defect, title retention agreement, voting
trust agreement, option, lien, charge or similar restrictions or limitations,
including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of the
Purchased Shares but excluding any restrictions or limitations under applicable
law (collectively, "Liens"). The purchase price to be paid to each Stockholder
at the Closing in exchange for such Stockholder's Purchased Shares is an amount
in cash per share equal to the sum of (i) the product of (A) $64.00 (the
approximate average closing price per share of Parent Common Stock on the NYSE
for the 30 trading days ending September

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29, 2005) and (B) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which such
Purchased Share is convertible as of (and including) September 30, 2005 plus
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of dividends that would have accrued on such
Purchased Share from and after October 1, 2005 through and including the earlier
of (A) the Closing Date and (B) January 3, 2006 had the parties not entered into
this Agreement (such sum of (i) and (ii), the "Purchase Price"); provided,
however, that if the Closing occurs after January 3, 2006, the Purchase Price
will increase by an amount equal to the weighted average annual interest rate
with respect to Parent's or its Affiliates' high-yield notes issued in
connection with the Financing (and if no such securities are issued, the average
interest rate on the Dow Jones CDX US High Yield index as reported on Bloomberg
for the 30 trading days immediately prior to the Closing Date) based on the
number of days elapsed after January 3, 2006 through and including the Closing
Date and a 360-day year. The aggregate Purchase Price to be paid to each
Stockholder in exchange for such Stockholder's Purchased Shares is referred to
herein as the "Specified Purchase Price." The Specified Purchase Price with
respect to each Stockholder shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account(s) designated by the Stockholders. For the
avoidance of doubt, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that, as of
September 30, 2005, (1) the Convertible Preferred Amount (as defined in the
Certificate of Designations), which includes all dividends that accrued on the
Preferred Stock to such date, was $124,630,175 and (2) the Preferred Stock was
convertible by the Stockholders (excluding fractional shares) into an aggregate
of 5,182,125 shares of Parent Common Stock. Illustrations of how the Purchase
Price would be calculated on hypothetical Closing Dates is attached hereto as
Schedule 2.1.

     Section 2.2. Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Section 2.3, the closing of the sale of the Purchased
Shares (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Jones Day, North
Point, 901 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 on the earliest of (i) a date
specified by Parent, which shall be after January 3, 2006 and no earlier than
five business days after notice to the Stockholders, (ii) the Effective Time,
(iii) if the Merger Agreement is terminated, the earlier of (A) a date specified
by Parent, which shall be no earlier than five business days after notice to the
Stockholders, and (B) 30 days following termination of the Merger Agreement or
(iv) the earlier of (A) July 15, 2006 and (B) 15 days after the outside
termination date in the Merger Agreement (the earlier of (A) and (B) is referred
to herein as the "Outside Date"), or at such other time and/or place as shall be
mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Stockholders. The date upon which the
Closing occurs is referred to herein as the "Closing Date.

     Section 2.3. Conditions to the Closing.

          (a) Parent. The obligation of Parent to purchase the Purchased Shares
     at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the
     following conditions at or prior to the Closing:

               (i) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The
          representations and warranties of the Stockholders contained in this
          Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
          (disregarding for these purposes any materiality, material adverse
          effect or corollary qualifications contained therein) on and as of the
          date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing with the same
          effect as though made on and as of such date, and the Stockholders
          shall have in all material

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          respects performed all obligations and complied with all agreements,
          undertakings, covenants and conditions required under this Agreement
          to be performed by the Stockholders at or prior to the Closing.

               (ii) No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any statute,
          law, regulation, rule, order, decree or injunction of a Governmental
          Entity of competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits
          consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

               (iii) Stock Certificates and Stock Powers. Parent shall have
          received stock certificates representing the Purchased Shares owned by
          the Stockholders with duly executed stock powers attached for transfer
          to Parent.

               (iv) Resignation of Directors. The members of Parent's board of
          directors designated by the Stockholders pursuant to the Certificate
          of Designations or otherwise shall have submitted letters of
          resignation to Parent and the Parent board of directors.

               (v) Stockholders' Officer Certificates. Parent shall have
          received a certificate from each Stockholder, in form and substance
          reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing, duly
          executed by an authorized signatory of each such Stockholder,
          certifying that the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a)(i) and (ii)
          have been satisfied.

          (b) The Stockholders. The obligation of each Stockholder to sell the
     Purchased Shares at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
     each of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing:

               (i) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The
          representations and warranties of Parent contained in this Agreement
          shall be true and correct in all material respects (disregarding for
          these purposes any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or corollary
          qualifications contained therein) on and as of the date of this
          Agreement and on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though
          made on and as of such date, and Parent shall have in all material
          respects performed all obligations and complied with all agreements,
          undertakings, covenants and conditions required under this Agreement
          to be performed by Parent at or prior to the Closing.

               (ii) No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any statute,
          law, regulation, rule, order, decree or injunction of a Governmental
          Entity of competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits
          consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

               (iii) Payment of the Specified Purchase Price. Such Stockholder
          shall have received payment of the Specified Purchase Price by bank
          wire transfer to an account or accounts designated in writing for this
          purpose by such Stockholder to Parent at least two business days prior
          to the Closing.

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               (iv) Parent's Officer Certificate. The Stockholders shall have
          received a certificate from Parent, in form and substance reasonably
          satisfactory to the Stockholders, dated as of the Closing, duly
          executed by an authorized officer of Parent, certifying that the
          conditions set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i) and (ii) have been
          satisfied.

                                  ARTICLE III
                      ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

     Section 3.1. Disclosure. Each Stockholder hereby agrees to permit Parent to
publish and disclose in the Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement (including
all documents and schedules filed with the SEC), and any press release or other
disclosure document that Parent determines to be necessary or desirable in
connection with the repurchase of the Purchased Shares hereunder, the Merger and
any transactions related thereto, such Stockholder's identity and ownership of
Parent Securities and the nature of its representations, warranties and
covenants in this Agreement. Parent will provide the Stockholders with a copy of
any proposed disclosure and will provide the Stockholders with a reasonable
opportunity to comment thereon.

     Section 3.2. Voting of Securities. During the period commencing on the date
hereof and continuing until the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b)
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (c)
termination of this Agreement (the "Support Period"), at the Parent Stockholders
Meeting or at any adjournment, postponement or continuation thereof or in any
other circumstances (including any other annual or special meeting of the
stockholders of Parent, any action by prior written consent or any separate
class vote) in which a vote, consent or other approval with respect to the
issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger or otherwise in
connection with the Merger, the Merger Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including any separate class vote of any
Securities, each Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to
vote or to cause to be voted (in person, by proxy or otherwise) all of such
Stockholder's Securities entitled to vote thereon and held by such Stockholder
at the time of such vote (i) in favor of (A) the issuance of shares of Parent
Common Stock in the Merger and (B) if applicable, the Merger, the Merger
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and
(ii) against (A) any other Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior
Proposal) with respect to Parent, (B) any proposal for any merger,
consolidation, sale of assets, business combination, share exchange,
reorganization or recapitalization of Parent or any of its subsidiaries that is
in competition or inconsistent with the adoption of the Merger Agreement, or any
proposal to effect the foregoing that is made in opposition to or in competition
with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (C) any liquidation
or winding up of Parent, (D) any extraordinary dividend by Parent (other than
the payment of any cash dividend that Parent is expressly permitted to make
under the Merger Agreement) and (E) any change in the capital structure of
Parent (other than any change in capital structure resulting from the Merger or
expressly permitted under the Merger Agreement). Neither the foregoing
agreements of the Stockholders to vote, nor any such actual vote by the
Stockholders, shall be or be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the
Stockholders have pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or the Certificate of
Designations nor shall any such vote or agreement to vote constitute or be
deemed to constitute any consent, waiver,

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acknowledgement or agreement with respect to any of the matters described in the
second sentence of Section 6.1.

     Section 3.3. Restriction on Transfer; Agreement Not to Convert. (a) During
the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the first to occur
of (i) the Closing and (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
its terms, each Stockholder agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly,
transfer, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
understanding with respect to or consent to the transfer of, any or all of the
Securities, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or to Parent.

          (b) During the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing
     until the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to
     Section 5.1, each Stockholder agrees that it will not convert any shares of
     Preferred Stock into shares of Parent Common Stock.

     Section 3.4. No Solicitation. (a) Each Stockholder will not, and such
Stockholder will direct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its
officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, consultants, attorneys,
accountants, agents and other representatives not to, directly or indirectly,
take any action to solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate the
making of any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry with respect thereto or engage
in discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect thereto, or disclose
any nonpublic information or afford access to books or records to, any Person
that has made, or to the Stockholder's knowledge is considering making, any
Acquisition Proposal, or approve or recommend, or propose to approve or
recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in
principle, merger agreement, option agreement, acquisition agreement or other
similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or propose publicly or
agree to do any of the foregoing relating to an Acquisition Proposal.

          (b) It is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth
     in this Section 3.4 by any officer, director, employee, investment banker,
     consultant, attorney, accountant, agent or other representative of such
     Stockholder, at the direction or with the consent of such Stockholder, will
     be deemed to be a breach of this Section 3.4 by such Stockholder.

          (c) Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to require any
     Stockholder or representative of any Stockholder who is also a member of
     Parent's board of directors to take any action or refrain from taking any
     action in his or her capacity as a member of the board of directors to the
     extent such action is permitted by Section 6.10 of the Merger Agreement.

          (d) The provisions of Sections 3.4(a), (b) and (c) will remain in
     effect only during the Support Period and nothing herein will prevent the
     Stockholders from participating in discussions, negotiations or furnishing
     information with respect to an Acquisition Proposal if Parent would be
     permitted to participate in such discussions, negotiations or furnish such
     information pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.

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          (e) Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this Agreement shall
     prohibit Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its Affiliates (other than the
     Stockholders) from engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory,
     financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, merger advisory, financing, asset
     management, trading, market making, arbitrage and/or other activities
     conducted in the ordinary course of business.

     Section 3.5. Stop Transfer; Legend. (a) Each Stockholder agrees with, and
covenants to, Parent that prior to the termination of this Agreement, such
Stockholder will not request that Parent register the transfer (book-entry or
otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the
Securities, unless such transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement.

          (b) In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in
     Parent Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, split-up,
     recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like (other than
     pursuant to the Merger), the terms "Parent Common Stock" and "Securities"
     will be deemed to refer to and include the shares of Parent Common Stock as
     well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any shares into
     which or for which any or all of the Securities may be changed or exchanged
     and appropriate adjustments will be made to the terms and provisions of
     this Agreement.

          (c) Each Stockholder agrees that it will promptly after the date
     hereof surrender to Parent all certificates representing the Preferred
     Stock and the Warrants, and Parent will place the following legend on such
     certificates and the Warrants in addition to any other legend required
     thereon:

     "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS
     ON TRANSFER PURSUANT TO AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A STOCK PURCHASE AND
     SUPPORT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2005, BY AND AMONG R.H. DONNELLEY
     CORPORATION AND CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS OF R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION
     SIGNATORY THERETO."

          (d) Promptly (but in any event not later than five Business Days)
     following the termination of this Agreement, if applicable, Parent will
     issue replacement certificates or Warrants without the foregoing legend to
     the relevant Stockholder.

          (e) Promptly (but in any event not later than five Business Days)
     following the Closing, Parent will issue replacement Warrants to the
     Stockholders without the legend currently endorsed on the Warrants with
     respect to the transfer conditions contained thereon.

     Section 3.6. Waiver of Redemption of Preferred Stock. Prior to the
termination of this Agreement, Parent irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
right to call for a redemption of the Preferred Stock or to deliver a redemption
notice pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 6(a) of the Certificate of Designations.

     Section 3.7. Waiver and Modification of Rights Under Certificate of
Designations. Each of the Stockholders agrees and acknowledges that dividends
payable on the Preferred Stock

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pursuant to Section 3 of the Certificate of Designations shall cease to accrue
on and after October 1, 2005; provided, however, that if this Agreement is
terminated, then dividends shall be deemed to have accrued from and after
September 30, 2005 through and including the effective date of such termination
(the "Termination Date") as currently provided in Section 3 of the Certificate
of Designations as if the parties hereto had not agreed to the waiver and
modifications set forth in this Section 3.7 and, thereafter, dividends shall
accrue on the Preferred Stock from and after the Termination Date as currently
provided in Section 3 of the Certificate of Designations as if the parties
hereto had not agreed to the waiver and modifications set forth in this Section
3.7. The parties agree and acknowledge that any dividends or other amounts
payable on or with respect to the Preferred Stock for any period subsequent to
September 30, 2005 may, at Parent's election, be paid in cash, or allowed to
accrue pursuant to Section 3 of the Certificate of Designations, provided that
no such cash dividends may be paid by Parent other than following termination of
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event this Agreement is
terminated, with respect to any period subsequent to September 30, 2005, in no
event shall any Stockholder be entitled to receive both (i) dividends on the
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 3 of the Certificate of Designations and
(ii) any additional amounts payable with respect to the Preferred Stock as
contemplated by (A) clause (ii) of the second sentence of Section 2.1 of this
Agreement and (B) the proviso to such sentence.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Stockholders on the date hereof and at and
as of the Closing as follows:

          (a) Organization; Authorization. Parent is a corporation duly
     organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
     State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to
     execute and deliver this Agreement and the Merger Agreement and perform its
     obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this
     Agreement and the Merger Agreement and the performance by Parent of its
     covenants and agreements under this Agreement and the Merger Agreement have
     been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of Parent, and
     no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent (including, without
     limitation, any stockholder vote or approval) are necessary to authorize
     the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Merger
     Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
     thereby, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This Agreement and
     the Merger Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by Parent and
     constitute the valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable against
     Parent in accordance with their terms, except that (i) such enforcement may
     be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
     fraudulent transfer or other laws, now or hereafter in effect relating to
     or limiting creditors' rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific
     performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
     subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
     which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

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          (b) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
     or the Merger Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
     contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement will (i) conflict
     with or result in any breach of any provision of the incorporation
     documents or by-laws of Parent or any of its subsidiaries (after giving
     effect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including,
     without limitation, the amendment to the by-laws contemplated thereby),
     (ii) require any filing with, or the obtaining of any permit,
     authorization, consent or approval of, any court, department, body, board,
     bureau, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
     or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign ("Governmental
     Entity"), (iii) violate, conflict with or result in a default (or any event
     that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) or
     require any consent under, or give rise to any right of termination,
     cancellation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or
     provisions of any (A) note, mortgage, indenture, credit agreement, other
     evidence of indebtedness or guarantee or (B) license, agreement, lease or
     other contract, instrument or obligation, to which Parent or any of its
     subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its subsidiaries or
     any of their respective assets may be bound or (iv) violate any order,
     injunction, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to Parent
     or any of its subsidiaries, excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii) and
     (iii) such requirements, violations, conflicts, defaults or rights that
     would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse
     Effect or with respect to which consents or waivers are required to be
     obtained to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the
     Merger Agreement.

          (c) Solvency. Parent is not, and after giving effect to any financing
     obtained by Parent or its Affiliates in connection with the consummation of
     the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement
     (the "Financing"), the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the
     Merger Agreement, and the purchase of the Purchased Shares, will not be,
     insolvent within the meaning of Title 11 of the United States Code, the
     DGCL or the General Laws of the State of New York.

          (d) No Other Representation. Except for the representations of Parent
     contained in this Agreement, Parent makes no other representation or
     warranties, express or implied.

     Section 4.2. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. Each
Stockholder represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Parent on the date
hereof and at and as of the Closing as follows:

          (a) Organization; Authorization. Such Stockholder is a limited
     partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state
     or country of its jurisdiction of formation. Such Stockholder has the power
     and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its
     obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
     performance by such Stockholder of its covenants and agreements under this
     Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by the general partner of
     such Stockholder, and no further proceedings on the part of such
     Stockholder are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and
     performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
     contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and

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     delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes, or as of the Closing will
     constitute, the valid and binding agreement of such Stockholder,
     enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except
     that (i) such enforcement may be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency,
     reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws, now or
     hereafter in effect, relating to or limiting creditors' rights generally
     and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms
     of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
     discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
     brought.

          (b) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
     nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
     will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
     organization documents or by-laws of such Stockholder, (ii) require any
     filing with, or the obtaining of any permit, authorization, consent or
     approval of, any Governmental Entity, (iii) violate, conflict with or
     result in a default (or any event that, with notice or lapse of time or
     both, would constitute a default) or require any consent under, or give
     rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under, any
     of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, mortgage, indenture,
     other evidence of indebtedness, guarantee, license, agreement, lease or
     other contract, instrument or obligation to which such Stockholder is a
     party or by which such Stockholder or any of its assets may be bound or
     (iv) violate any order, injunction, decree, statute, law, rule or
     regulation applicable to such Stockholder, excluding from the foregoing
     clauses (ii) and (iii) such requirements, violations, conflicts, defaults
     or rights that would not adversely affect the ability of such Stockholder
     to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          (c) Purchased Shares and Interest. Such Stockholder is the sole record
     and beneficial owner of the Preferred Stock owned by such Stockholder as
     set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule A attached hereto
     under the caption "Shares of Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned" and has
     good and marketable title to such Preferred Stock, free and clear of any
     Liens. No Stockholder owns any shares of Preferred Stock or any other
     Securities of Parent except for the Preferred Stock set forth on Schedule A
     and the Warrants.

          (d) No Other Representation. Except for the representations of such
     Stockholder contained in this Agreement, such Stockholder makes no other
     representation or warranties, express or implied.

                                   ARTICLE V
                                  TERMINATION

     Section 5.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated on or any time
prior to the Closing:

          (a) by mutual written consent of each of the Stockholders and Parent;

          (b) by the Stockholders if the Closing shall not have occurred prior
     to the Outside Date, unless the failure of such occurrence shall be due to
     the failure by the

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     Stockholders seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe any
     agreement set forth herein required to be performed or observed by the
     Stockholders on or before the Closing;

          (c) by either Parent or the Stockholders if the other party breaches
     any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
     Agreement in any material respect and such breach is not cured within 10
     days after receipt by the breaching party of written notice of such breach
     from the non-breaching party; or

          (d) by Parent or the Stockholders if a Governmental Entity shall have
     issued a nonappealable final order, decree or ruling or taken any other
     action having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
     prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     Section 5.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 5.1, all obligations and agreements of the
parties set forth in this Agreement shall forthwith become void except for
Section 3.7, this Section 5.2 and Sections 6.2 - 6.15 (which, in each case,
shall remain in full force and effect) and there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of the parties hereto except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the termination of this Agreement
under Section 5.1 shall not relieve either party of any liability for breach of
this Agreement prior to the date of termination.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 6.1. Taking of Necessary Action; Consent and Waiver. Each of the
parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts promptly to take or cause
to be taken all action and promptly to do or cause to be done all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, in the case of Parent, (x) using reasonable best
efforts to cause the Merger to be successfully completed, and for such purpose,
at the reasonable request of the other party, will, without further
consideration, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, to the other party such other instruments in addition to those
required by this Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the other
party and (y) taking all actions as may be necessary to assure that Parent has
adequate surplus available under applicable law to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, revaluing assets to the
extent necessary. Pursuant to Sections 4.04 and 8.02 of the Purchase Agreement
and the Certificate of Designations, the Stockholders hereby (a) consent to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, including,
without limitation, (i) the Merger, (ii) the repurchase of the Purchased Shares,
(iii) the Financing, (iv) the amendment and restatement of Parent's bylaws as
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (v) the increase in size, and changes in
composition, of Parent's board of directors as contemplated by the Merger
Agreement (which the Stockholders agree and acknowledge that the election of
such Persons to Parent's board of directors shall satisfy any rights that the
Stockholders have to designate members of Parent's board of directors pursuant
to the Certificate of Designations or otherwise) and (vi) the amendment of the
Rights Agreement as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) waive any right of
first refusal in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock
in the

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Merger and (c) agree and acknowledge that (i) none of the antidilution, price
protection or other Conversion Price (as such term is defined in the Certificate
of Designations) adjustment provisions of Section 9 of the Certificate of
Designations shall apply in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including, without
limitation, the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger and (ii)
the consummation of (A) the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement shall not constitute a "Change in Control" under the
Certificate of Designations and (B) the repurchase of the Purchased Shares by
Parent pursuant to this Agreement is in lieu of any rights that such Stockholder
may have to require Parent to redeem the Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Certificate of Designations or otherwise. Parent agrees and acknowledges that
the foregoing consents, waivers, agreements and acknowledgments by each
Stockholder are expressly conditioned on Parent's agreement to purchase the
Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and shall be
ineffective (and deemed not to have been given on the date hereof) if Parent
fails to consummate the purchase of the Preferred Shares at the Closing.

     Section 6.2. Expenses; Transfer Taxes. Each party hereto will bear the
legal, accounting and other expenses incurred by such party in connection with
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All sales, transfer, recordation
and documentary taxes and fees that may be payable in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be borne by Parent.

     Section 6.3. Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement and the
agreements, certificates and documents referred to herein and therein set forth
the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended
or modified in whole or in part at any time by an agreement in writing among the
parties hereto executed in the same manner as this Agreement. No failure on the
part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall
operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise by any
party of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right. No investigation by the Stockholders or Parent prior to or
after the date hereof shall stop or prevent the Stockholders from exercising any
right hereunder or be deemed to be a waiver of any such right.

     Section 6.4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same documents.

     Section 6.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in that State without giving effect to any
conflict of laws rules or principles that might require the application of the
laws of another jurisdiction.

     Section 6.6. Public Announcements. Subject to Section 3.1 and except with
respect to the initial public announcement that Parent has entered into the
Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without
limitation, this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to hold in strict
confidence and not to publicly disclose the status of any discussions or
relations between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement, or any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, except to the
extent that (i) the parties

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mutually agree to publicly disclose such information or (ii) any party is
legally required (whether by federal securities laws, the rules of any stock
exchange or otherwise) to disclose such information; provided, however, that in
each case, the disclosing party shall consult with the non-disclosing party
prior to making any such disclosure and shall give the non-disclosing party a
reasonable opportunity to comment on the content of such disclosure.

     Section 6.7. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, if delivered
personally, by facsimile or sent by overnight courier as follows:

          If to the Stockholders, to:

          GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P.
          GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P.
          GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG
          GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P.
          Goldman Sachs Direct Investment Fund 2000, L.P.
          c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
          85 Broad Street
          New York, New York 10004
          Phone: (212) 902-1000
          Fax: (212) 357-5505
          Attention: Mr. Stuart Katz
          Attention: Ben Adler, Esq.

          with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

          Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
          One New York Plaza
          New York, New York 10004
          Phone: (212) 859-8000
          Fax: (212) 859-8586
          Attention: David N. Shine, Esq.

          If to Parent, to:

          R.H. Donnelley Corporation
          1001 Winstead Drive
          Cary, North Carolina 27513
          Phone: (919) 297-1600
          Fax: (919) 297-1518
          Attention: Robert J. Bush, Esq

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          with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

          Jones Day
          901 Lakeside Avenue
          Cleveland, Ohio 44114
          Phone: (216) 586-3939
          Fax: (216) 579-0212
          Attention: Thomas C. Daniels, Esq.

or to such other address or addresses as shall be designated in writing. All
notices shall be effective when received.

     Section 6.8. Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall be
binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Parent may not assign any of its
rights or delegate any of its duties under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Stockholders, provided that, after the Closing, subject
to applicable law, Parent may assign its rights under this Agreement in whole or
in part to any of its Affiliates, but no such assignment shall relieve Parent of
its obligations hereunder. No Stockholder may assign any of its rights or
delegate any of its duties under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of Parent. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section 6.8
shall be void.

     Section 6.9. Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The state and federal
courts located in the State of New York in New York County shall have
jurisdiction over the parties with respect to any dispute or controversy between
them arising under or in connection with this Agreement and, by execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties to this Agreement submits to the
jurisdiction of those courts, including but not limited to the in personam and
subject matter jurisdiction of those courts, waives any objections to such
jurisdiction on the grounds of venue or forum non conveniens, the absence of in
personam or subject matter jurisdiction and any similar grounds, consents to
service of process by mail (in accordance with Section 6.7) or any other manner
permitted by law, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered
thereby in connection with this Agreement. EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A
TRIAL BY JURY, TO THE EXTENT LAWFUL, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY
OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY
AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     Section 6.10. Captions; References. The captions contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Articles, Sections, subsections or
Schedules in this Agreement refer to the Articles, Sections, subsections and
clauses of, and the Schedules to, this Agreement.

     Section 6.11. Schedules. The Schedules attached to this Agreement are
incorporated herein and will be part of this Agreement for all purposes.

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     Section 6.12. Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
is intended, or will be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than
Parent and the Stockholders and their respective Affiliates any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement and no such other Person shall be
a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof.

     Section 6.13. Severability. Should any part of this Agreement for any
reason be declared invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of any
remaining portion, which remaining portion shall remain in full force and effect
as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion thereof
eliminated, and it is hereby declared the intention of the parties hereto that
they would have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without
including therein any such part or parts which may, for any reason, be hereafter
declared invalid.

     Section 6.14. No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If any ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

     Section 6.15. Survival; Indemnification.

          (a) Survival. Subject to Article V, the representations, warranties,
     covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement
     shall survive the Closing. In the case of the representations and
     warranties made by the Stockholders in this Agreement, such representations
     and warranties are being made severally and not jointly by such
     Stockholders.

          (b) Indemnification by Parent. From and after the Closing, Parent
     agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Stockholders, their
     Affiliates, and their officers, directors, partners, employees, agents,
     representatives, successors and any assigns of any of the foregoing
     ("Stockholder Indemnitees") against all claims, losses, liabilities,
     damages, interest and penalties, costs and expenses (other than any of the
     foregoing resulting from tax liabilities incurred by any of the
     Stockholders), including, without limitation, losses resulting from the
     defense, settlement or compromise of a claim, action, suit, investigation,
     subpoena or other compulsion of testimony, or proceeding, reasonable
     attorneys', accountants' and expert witnesses' fees, costs and expenses of
     investigation, and the costs and expenses of enforcing the indemnification
     provided hereunder incurred by any of the Stockholder Indemnitees arising
     out of or relating to: (i) any breach of any representation or warranty
     made by Parent in this Agreement, (ii) any breach of any covenant,
     agreement or obligation of Parent contained in this Agreement or (iii) any
     actual or threatened claim, litigation, action, suit, investigation or
     proceeding by any Person (other than a Stockholder Indemnitee) in
     connection with the (A) transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger
     Agreement, or by any documents executed in connection therewith, or (B)
     negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
     Merger Agreement or any documents executed in connection therewith. Any
     payments made by Parent to a Stockholder under this Section 6.15 shall be
     considered an increase to such Stockholder's Specified Purchase Price.

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          (c) Indemnification by the Stockholders. From and after the Closing,
     the Stockholders, severally in proportion to their respective holdings of
     Preferred Stock, agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Parent, its
     other Affiliates, and their officers, directors, partners, employees,
     agents, representatives, successors and any assigns of any of the foregoing
     ("Parent Indemnitees") against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages,
     interest and penalties, costs and expenses, including, without limitation,
     losses resulting from the defense, settlement or compromise of a claim,
     action, suit, investigation, subpoena or other compulsion of testimony, or
     proceeding, reasonable attorneys', accountants' and expert witnesses' fees,
     costs and expenses of investigation, and the costs and expenses of
     enforcing the indemnification provided hereunder incurred by any of the
     Parent Indemnitees arising out of or relating to: (i) any breach of any
     representation or warranty made by the Stockholders in this Agreement or
     (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the
     Stockholders contained in this Agreement.

     Section 6.16. Termination of Purchase Agreement; No Further Rights. Each of
the Stockholders hereby acknowledges and agrees that immediately following the
Closing (a) the Purchase Agreement shall terminate and be null and void and of
no further force or effect without any further action of the parties, (b) none
of the Stockholders will have any further rights to designate any directors of
Parent or veto any corporate action as provided in the Purchase Agreement or
otherwise, (c) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 25, 2002, among
Parent and the Stockholders shall terminate upon the Closing and be null and
void and of no further force or effect without any further action of the
parties, and, following the Closing, none of the Stockholders shall have any
registration rights with respect to any Securities of Parent, including, without
limitation, the Warrants or any shares of Parent Common Stock that may be issued
or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (or issued or distributed in respect
of such shares of Parent Common Stock by way of stock dividend or stock split or
other distribution, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or
otherwise), and (d) Parent may take such actions as it deems necessary,
desirable or appropriate following the Closing to cancel or otherwise terminate
the Certificate of Designations.

                    (Signatures are on the following pages.)

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the respective duly
authorized officers of the parties hereto, all as of the date first above
written.

                                        R.H. DONNELLEY CORPORATION

                                        By: /s/ Robert J. Bush
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert J. Bush
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               and Corporate Secretary
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        R.H. DONNELLEY INC.

                                        By: /s/ Robert J. Bush
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert J. Bush
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               and Corporate Secretary
                                               ---------------------------------

               Stock Purchase and Support Agreement Signature Page
<PAGE>
                                        GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000, L.P.

                                        By: GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C.
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stuart Katz
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stuart Katz
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 OFFSHORE, L.P.

                                        By: GS Advisors 2000, L.L.C.
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stuart Katz
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stuart Katz
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 GmbH & CO.
                                        BETEILIGUNGS KG

                                        By: Goldman Sachs Management GP GmbH
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stuart Katz
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stuart Katz
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President
                                               ---------------------------------

                                        GS CAPITAL PARTNERS 2000 EMPLOYEE FUND,
                                        L.P.

                                        By: GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C.
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stuart Katz
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stuart Katz
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

               Stock Purchase and Support Agreement Signature Page
<PAGE>
                                        GOLDMAN SACHS DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND
                                        2000, L.P.

                                        By: GS Employee Funds 2000 GP, L.L.C.
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stuart Katz
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stuart Katz
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Title: Vice President
                                               ---------------------------------

               Stock Purchase and Support Agreement Signature Page
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                                   SCHEDULE A

                                  STOCKHOLDERS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Shares of Preferred Stock
              Stockholder                     Beneficially Owned
              -----------                 -------------------------
<S>                                       <C>
GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P.                      55,313

GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P.             20,098

GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co.
   Beteiligungs KG                                   2,311

GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund,
   L.P.                                             17,564

Goldman Sachs Direct Investment Fund
   2000, L.P.                                        5,015
</TABLE>

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