Document:

Secondment Agreement - John Townsend

 Exhibit 10.36 
 SECONDMENT AGREEMENT 
 DATE: January 13, 2005 (Effective Date) 
 PARTIES: 
  

	(1)	VODAFONE AMERICAS INC, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal place of business at 2999 Oak Road, 10th Floor, Walnut
Creek, California 94597 USA (“Vodafone”); and 

  

	(2)	CELLCO PARTNERSHIP (d/b/a “Verizon Wireless”), a general partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal place of
business at 180 Washington Valley Road, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 (“Secondment Company”). 

 RECITALS: 
  

	(A)	Vodafone has agreed to provide to the Secondment Company the services of the Employee on and subject to the terms of this Agreement (the “Secondment”).

  

	(B)	Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized words and expressions herein shall bear the meanings given in Schedule 1. 

 IT IS AGREED, as follows: 
  

	1	The Services 

  

	 	1.1	Vodafone hereby agrees to make available to the Secondment Company the services of the Employee, with effect on and from the Effective Date for the Secondment Period, as set out in
Schedule 1. 

  

	 	1.2	Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed at any time to mean that the Employee is an employee of the Secondment Company or that an employeremployee relationship exists between
the Secondment Company and the Employee. 

  

	 	1.3	The Secondment Company shall provide reasonable co-operation, information, data and support as necessary to enable the Employee to perform the services referred to in Schedule 2.

  

	 	1.4	 Vodafone shall have the right at any time without notice and (other than for personal injury or death caused by negligence) without liability to suspend the
provision of services by the Employee during the period of any breach by the Secondment Company (including without limitation any failure to pay any sums when due) of the terms of this Agreement or the relevant 

  

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Secondment Agreement or for any temporary incapacity of the Employee, or during any period of annual leave of the Employee previously agreed with the
Secondment Company, but such suspension shall not affect the Secondment Company’s obligations under Clause 2. 

  

	2	Financial Provisions and Tax 

  

	 	2.1	In consideration of Vodafone making available to the Secondment Company the services of the Employee in accordance with Clause 1, the Secondment Company will pay to Vodafone the
Secondment Fee. The Secondment Fee will be calculated as set out in Schedule 1. All payments by the Secondment Company under this Agreement shall be made without set-off or counterclaim or condition, and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.

  

	 	2.2	The Secondment Company agrees with Vodafone (for itself and on behalf of the Employee) to pay for or reimburse to the Employee: 

  

	 	2.2.1	the additional costs and expenses incidental to the Secondment as referred to in Schedule 1 , under “Secondment Company Costs”; 

  

	 	2.2.2	all costs and expenses of business travel required to be undertaken by the Employee in performing the services pursuant to this Agreement, as reasonably incurred by the Employee
during the Secondment Period and in accordance with the Secondment Company’s policies and regulations in this regard as notified by the Secondment Company to Vodafone and the Employee from time to time. 

  

	 	2.3	Vodafone will invoice the Secondment Company for the amounts referred to in Clause 2.1 in arrears and at the intervals agreed between Vodafone and the Secondment Company from time
to time. 

  

	 	2.4	If, this Agreement is terminated by mutual agreement for any reason, the parties shall bear severance payments as follows: 

  

	 	2.4.1	Vodafone and Secondment Company shall each bear 50% of severance payments up to an amount equal to 12 months of compensation (as compensation is calculated under the laws of the
United States and New Jersey providing for mandatory severance). 

  

	 	2.4.2	Vodafone shall be responsible for any additional severance claimed under the laws of the United States and New Jersey if such claim is based either upon an actual or alleged
employee agreement with Vodafone, or upon the Employee’s length of service with Vodafone and its affiliates (not including service with Secondment Company). 

  

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	 	2.4.3	Secondment Company shall be responsible for any additional severance claimed under the relevant laws of the United States and California if such claim is based either upon an actual
or alleged employee agreement with Secondment Company, or upon the Employee’s length of service (including secondment periods) with Secondment Company and its affiliates. 

  

	 	2.4.4	Secondment Company shall, not however, be liable for any severance or separation pay to the Employee if, while in the employ of Vodafone, the Employee is repatriated.

  

	 	2.5	If this Agreement is unilaterally terminated by either Vodafone or the Secondment Company, the terminating party shall be solely responsible for bearing all severance or separation
pay due to the Employee. 

  

	 	2.6	Payment by the Secondment Company of undisputed invoices referred to in Clause 2.3 is due within 45 days of the date of invoice unless otherwise agreed between the Secondment
Company and Vodafone or the Employee as the case may be. Payment shall be made in such currency as may be agreed between the Secondment Company and Vodafone from time to time. All invoices for reimbursement of expenses shall include backup
documentation to substantiate the invoice amounts. 

  

	 	2.7	If the Secondment Company fails to pay any amount payable by it under this Agreement on its due date, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount from the due date up to the date of
actual payment (both before and after judgment) at the Default Rate, as referred to in Schedule 1, which shall be an arm’s length rate as determined by Vodafone. 

  

	 	2.8	Vodafone shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that Value Added Tax (“VAT”) or such similar taxes that may be payable in the territory of Vodafone shall not be chargeable
in respect of the services to be provided under this Agreement. In the event that VAT or similar taxes shall be chargeable on the services, by reason of a secondment agreement between Vodafone and its parent providing for the services of the
Employee, the Secondment Company shall pay to Vodafone, on production of a valid invoice, such VAT or similar tax as is required by the relevant tax authorities to be accounted for by Vodafone or its parent. 

  

	 	2.9	In the event that the Employee is entitled to reimbursement by Vodafone of some or all of the income or salary taxes imposed on his/her salary and benefits in kind and payable by
the Employee, such reimbursement shall be treated as additional employee related costs of Vodafone. 

  

	 	2.10	 Each payment to be made by the Secondment Company hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction of or withholding for or on 

  

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account of tax, subject to Clause 2.9. The Secondment Company and Vodafone shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that withholding tax or such similar taxes
that may be payable in the territory of the Secondment Company shall not be chargeable in respect of the services provided under this Agreement and, should the prevailing taxation treaty between the respective territories of the Secondment Company
and Vodafone’s parent permit payments for such services to be made free of withholding tax, the parties shall use their respective reasonable endeavours to obtain an exemption certificate from the relevant tax authority as soon as reasonably
practicable. In the event that US tax income withholding is required on Vodafone’s payment to its parent, under a secondment agreement covering the Employee, Vodafone shall invoice such withholding tax to the Secondment Company.

  

	 	2.11	If the Secondment Company is required by law to make any payment hereunder subject to the deduction or withholding of tax: 

  

	 	2.11.1	the Secondment Company shall provide to Vodafone such information as Vodafone shall reasonably require in order to substantiate the Secondment Company’s claim to be entitled to
make the deduction or withholding as aforesaid; and 

  

	 	2.11.2	the Secondment Company shall pay such moneys deducted or withheld to the appropriate body within the appropriate time and shall forthwith provide to Vodafone the relevant tax
receipt certificate or such other documentation as shall prove to the reasonable satisfaction of Vodafone that such tax has been paid; and 

  

	 	2.11.3	Vodafone shall use its best endeavours to obtain, under the domestic taxation legislation of the territory of Vodafone, a tax credit or deduction in respect of the tax deducted or
withheld; and 

  

	 	2.11.4	to the extent that Vodafone does not receive a tax credit or deduction (as referred to in Clause 2.11.3 in respect of such deduction or withholding of tax, the amount of the payment
due from the Secondment Company shall be increased to an amount which (after making any such deduction or withholding) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no deduction or withholding had been required.

  

	 	2.12	The Secondment Company shall co-operate with Vodafone in Vodafone’s tax planning and compliance in relation to the matters contemplated in this Agreement including but not
limited to, securing and delivering to Vodafone receipts and government approvals or other documents related to any payments made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as may reasonably be requested by Vodafone from time to time.

  

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	 	2.13	Vodafone shall be responsible for collecting and timely remitting any US federal and state payroll tax obligations as an employer of the Employee, including unemployment tax,
workers compensation, social security (FICA), and wage withholding, and collecting the appropriate sum from the Employee. Vodafone shall invoice the employer’s share of such payroll taxes to the Secondment Company. Vodafone shall use reasonable
efforts to avail itself to the benefits associated with the “Agreement on Social Security between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,” which entered into force on January 1, 1985.

  

	3	Obligations of the Parties 

  

	 	3.1	The Secondment Company shall be responsible at its own cost for obtaining for the Employee an entry visa of the type specified in Schedule 1 and any relevant work permits.

  

	 	3.2	Vodafone shall commit that, if so required by the Secondment Company, the Employee will sign an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Secondment Company prior to performing
any services for the Secondment Company pursuant to this Agreement. 

  

	 	3.3	The Secondment Company shall take all reasonable precautions for the health and safety of the Employee during the Secondment Period. 

  

	4	Relationship of the Parties 

  

	 	The parties are independent contractors under this Agreement and no other relationship is intended, including a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, Vodafone-employee, or
master/servant relationship. Neither party shall act in a manner that expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor, or bind the other party. The parties shall act in good faith at all times to each other.

  

	5	Force Majeure 

  

	 	5.1	Neither party will be liable for any delay in meeting or for failure to meet its obligations under this Agreement due to any cause outside of its reasonable control including,
without limitation, strikes, lockouts, Acts of God or acts of the public enemy, war, riot, malicious acts of damage, fire or acts of governmental authority (each a “Force Majeure Event”). 

  

	 	5.2	 In the event either party is prevented from meeting its obligations due to any Force Majeure Event, it will notify the other party of the circumstances and use its
reasonable endeavours promptly to remove the cause of the Force Majeure Event or the effects thereof and, pending resumption of its 

  

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performance, shall keep the other party informed of developments. Where practicable, the other party will grant a reasonable extension of time to enable the
performance of the obligations affected by the Force Majeure Event. 

  

	6	Limitation of Liability 

  

	 	6.1	Save as specifically provided in this Agreement, neither party, nor its employees, agents, officers or directors, will be liable to the other party in contract, tort (including
negligence and breach of statutory duty) or otherwise at all, and whatever the cause, for any loss of profit, business contracts, revenues or anticipated savings, or for any special, indirect or consequential damages of any nature at all arising as
a result of this Agreement, other than for personal injury or death caused by negligence, to the extent permitted by law, even if the other party has been advised of such loss or damage. 

  

	 	6.2	Vodafone shall not be liable to the Secondment Company in respect of any act or omission of the Employee that is carried out or omitted to be carried out on the instructions of the
Secondment Company. 

  

	 	6.3	Subject to Clauses 6.1 and 6.2, the liability of Vodafone in relation to any Employee howsoever arising, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and breach of statutory
duty) or otherwise at all and whatever the cause (including any act or omission of the Employee) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Secondment Fee paid in respect of the Employee. 

  

	 	6.4	Save as specifically provided in this Agreement, any condition or warranty that might otherwise be implied or incorporated within this Agreement by reason of statute or common law
or otherwise is hereby expressly excluded. 

  

	7	Confidentiality 

  

	 	7.1	Subject to Clause 7.2, each party shall: 

  

	 	7.1.1	keep confidential the Confidential Information, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; 

  

	 	7.1.2	not use the Confidential Information or any part of it for any purpose other than for the purposes set out in this Agreement; 

  

	 	7.1.3	not disclose the Confidential Information or any part thereof to any person other than to such of its directors, officers, employees (including, in the case of Vodafone, the
Employee) or agents to whom disclosure of such Confidential Information is necessary in order to implement the terms of this Agreement (each such person being referred to herein as an “Authorized Person”); 

  

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	 	7.1.4	notify the other party immediately it becomes aware that any Confidential Information has been disclosed to or is in the possession of any person who is not an Authorized Person;
and 

  

	 	7.1.5	keep all Confidential Information and treat all Confidential Information in a manner that is no less secure than the manner in which it treats its own confidential and/or
proprietary information. 

  

	 	7.2	Clause 7.1 shall not prohibit disclosure, use or exploitation by a party of any Confidential Information if and to the extent that such Confidential Information:

  

	 	7.2.1	is required to be disclosed by law or any governmental or other regulatory authority or the rules and regulations of any recognized stock exchange; 

  

	 	7.2.2	is or becomes part of the public domain otherwise than by breach of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	7.2.3	is given prior written approval by the other party for public release. 

  

	 	7.3	For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information received or obtained; 

  

	 	7.3.1	as a result of the entering into of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	7.3.2	which relates to this Agreement or which arises from the services provided hereunder; or 

  

	 	7.3.3	in connection with the business of either of the parties, including, without limitation, commercial, financial, technical, marketing or other data, know-how, trade secrets or any
other information of whatever nature in whatever form. 

  

	8	Term and Termination  

  

	 	8.1	The period of engagement of the Employee’s services under this Agreement shall commence (or shall be deemed to have commenced) on the Effective Date and shall be for the
Secondment Period unless the Agreement is terminated earlier under Clause 8.2 or 8.3 or extended in writing by the parties (subject to the prior written consent of the Employee) or if the Employee’s engagement with Vodafone ends, or the
Employee cannot work due to disability, injury, death, or lack of a visa, or any other reason, and such shorter or longer period shall be deemed to be the Secondment Period for the purposes of this Agreement. 

  

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	 	8.2	Vodafone shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect at any time by giving written notice to the Secondment Company: 

  

	 	8.2.1	if the Secondment Company is unable to pay its debts or enters into liquidation (except for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction) or makes an arrangement with
its creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over all or of any of its assets or takes or suffers to be taken any similar action in consequence of a debt or ceases or threatens to
cease trading or is dissolved or any equivalent procedure in any other jurisdiction occurs; or 

  

	 	8.2.2	if the Secondment Company commits a material breach of this Agreement which in the case of a breach capable of remedy is not remedied within 30 days after Vodafone has given written
notice requiring such breach to be remedied; 

  

	 	8.2.3	if there is a sale of the whole or substantially all of the business of the Secondment Company; or a sale of 50% or more of the shares or voting rights in the Secondment Company or
any holding company of the Secondment Company; or 

  

	 	8.2.4	if the Employee’s engagement with Vodafone ends, or the Employee cannot work or cannot provide or withdraws his agreement to provide the services contemplated therein due to
disability, injury, death, or a lack of a visa, or any other reason, or Vodafone considers at its discretion for any reason that the Secondment should be terminated. 

  

	 	8.3	The Secondment Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect at any time by giving written notice to Vodafone: 

  

	 	8.3.1	if Vodafone is unable to pay its debts or enters into liquidation (except for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or re-construction) or makes an arrangement with its creditors
or becomes subject to an administration order or a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over all or of any of its assets or takes or suffers to be taken any similar action in consequence of a debt or ceases or threatens to cease trading
or is dissolved; 

  

	 	8.3.2	if Vodafone commits a material breach of this Agreement which in the case of a breach capable of remedy is not remedied within 30 days after the Secondment Company has given written
notice requiring such breach to be remedied; or 

  

	 	8.3.3	if the Employee shall be guilty of any serious misconduct or any serious breach or non-observance of any of his obligations to provide 

  

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 the services or any codes of conduct of the Secondment Company generally applicable to its personnel
which have been notified to the Employee. 
  

	 	8.4	Upon termination of this Agreement, final payment shall be rendered for services satisfactorily performed hereunder, as determined in good faith, except if any amount is in dispute,
then the provisions of Clause 9 shall apply. 

  

	 	8.5	In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Vodafone under Clauses 8.2.1, 8.2.2 or 8.2.3, Vodafone shall have the right to recover from the Secondment Company, and the
Secondment Company shall pay all expenses incurred by Vodafone in returning and relocating the Employee to England. 

  

	 	8.6	Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder that have accrued up to the date of or arising out of such
termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages as a result of a breach of this Agreement, or any obligations to pay any outstanding payments due to third parties after the termination date. 

  

	9	Escalation: Arbitration  

  

	 	9.1	Each party agrees that any material dispute between the parties relating to this Agreement which the parties are unable to resolve within a reasonable time period will first be
submitted in writing to a designated senior executive of each of Vodafone and the Secondment Company who will confer in an effort to resolve such dispute. Any decisions of such executives will be final and binding on the parties. In the event such
executives are unable to resolve any dispute within thirty (30) days after submission to them, or in the event either party refuses to designate an executive within ten (10) days following written demand, either party may refer any dispute
to arbitration in accordance with Clause 9.2. 

  

	 	9.2	Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the existence, validity, breach or termination hereof, whether during or after its term, will be finally
‘settled and determined by arbitration in San Francisco, California under the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules.

  

	10	Survival 

 The terms, limitations, and exclusions
contained in this Agreement that by their nature and context are intended to survive the performance thereof by either party or both parties hereunder shall so survive the completion of performance and termination of this Agreement, including
without limitation, confidentiality 
  

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 provisions, limitations of liability, exclusions, and the making of any and all payments due hereunder.

  

	11	Notices 

  

	 	11.1	Any notice, claim or demand in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing (a “Notice”) and shall be sufficiently given or served if delivered or sent:

  

	 	11.1.1	In the case of Vodafone: 

  

			
	To:	    	Vodafone Americas Inc.
		
	Address:	    	2999 Oak Road, 7th Floor

		    	Walnut Creek
		    	California 94597
		    	USA
		
	Fax:	    	
		
	Attention:	    	Vice President and General Counsel

  

	 	11.1.2	In the case of Secondment Company: 

  

			
	To:	    	Cellco Partnership (d/b/a “Verizon Wireless”)
		
	Address:	    	180 Washington Valley Road
		    	Bedminster
		    	New Jersey 07921
		    	USA
		
	Fax:	    	
		
	Attention:	    	General Counsel

  

	 	11.2	Any Notice may be delivered by hand or sent by courier, fax or prepaid first class airmail post. Without prejudice to the foregoing, any Notice shall conclusively be deemed to have
been received at the time of delivery if delivered by hand or by courier or if sent by fax, or 60 hours from the time of posting if sent by post, provided that if such deemed time of delivery is not on a Business Day and within normal business hours
of the recipient, delivery shall be deemed to have occurred on the commencement of normal business hours of the recipient on the next following Business Day. For the purposes of this Clause, “Business Day” means a day on which banks are
generally open for business in the country or state of the recipient. 

  

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	12	Non-solicitation of the Employee  

 The Secondment
Company shall not solicit the Employee for employment during the term of the Employee’s secondment or for six months after the end of the Secondment Period without Vodafone’s prior written consent. 
  

	13	Export Regulations  

  

	 	13.1	The parties acknowledge, and Vodafone shall commit that the Employee shall acknowledge, that compliance with relevant export regulations is mandatory. If the Secondment Company
requires the Employee to be restricted from access to specified technical information, or where an export license is required for any technical information of the Secondment Company, the Secondment Company shall notify Vodafone and the Employee
prior to the Employee having access to, or being assigned to perform any tasks in relation to, such technical information. 

  

	 	13.2	Vodafone shall, and shall require that the Employee shall, comply with all relevant export licenses and permits notified to Vodafone and/or the Employee, including but not limited
to compliance with restrictions on dissemination of information and re-export. 

  

	 	13.3	Vodafone shall not and shall require that the Employee shall not transmit any technology, software or computer source code in connection with the services to be performed by the
Employee pursuant to this Agreement to any country or to any citizen or resident of any country that the Secondment Company shall have notified Vodafone and/or the Employee as being contrary to any applicable law governing export compliance.

  

	 	13.4	Vodafone agrees to maintain for the purposes of such export regulations relevant complete records for the services performed by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement for a period
of seven years following the termination of the Secondment Period and to forward such records, or copies or extracts thereof, (on the Secondment Company’s reasonable written request) to the Secondment Company or (on the Secondment
Company’s reasonable written request), if so required by the law of the territory of the Secondment Company, to the relevant governmental authority and to permit periodic reasonable audits by the Secondment Company or the relevant governmental
authority as required to ensure export compliance. 

  

	 	13.5	The provisions of this Clause 13 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement. 

  

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	14	Data Protection  

  

	 	14.1	The Secondment Company warrants and undertakes to Vodafone insofar as applicable that: 

  

	 	14.1.1	it complies and will continue to comply with all data protection and privacy laws and regulations, including: 

  

	 	14.1.1.1	the requirements relating to notification by data controllers; and 

  

	 	14.1.1.2	any applicable data protection principles; 

  

	 	14.1.2	it has not received any notice or allegation from either the regulator in charge of data protection or a data subject alleging non-compliance with the relevant data protection
principles; 

  

	 	14.1.3	it maintains and will continue to maintain sufficient technical and organizational measures to ensure the security and integrity of its computer and other information systems to
prevent the unauthorized or unlawful processing, disclosure, copying or use of confidential information or personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, any confidential information or personal data.

  

	15	Intellectual Property  

  

	 	15.1	The provisions of Schedule 3 shall apply in respect of the Secondment. 

  

	 	15.2	For the purposes of Schedule 3, “Intellectual Property” means any patent, registered design, copyright, design right, data base right, trade mark, service mark,
application to register any of the aforementioned rights, trade secret, right in unpatented know-how, right of confidence, and any other intellectual or industrial property right of any nature in any part of the world. 

  

	16	Miscellaneous 

  

	 	16.1	This Agreement, together with the Schedules, is the parties’ entire agreement relating to the subject matter herein. Save as provided in any prior confidentiality obligations
between the parties, this Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, proposals and representations with respect to its subject matter. 

  

	 	16.2	No modification to this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of each party. 

  

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	 	16.3	This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California, but excluding conflict law rules and principles. 

  

	 	16.4	If any provision of the terms and conditions of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable or illegal, such provision shall be deemed severed from the other provisions, which
remain valid and enforceable. 

  

	 	16.5	Neither party may assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other party and of the Employee. 

  

	 	16.6	Except in the case of any permitted assignment of this Agreement, a person who is not a party hereto has no rights to enforce any provision of this Agreement.

  

	 	16.7	The headings in this Agreement are inserted only for convenience and shall not affect its construction or interpretation. 

  

	 	16.8	In this Agreement, a reference to any statutory provision includes a reference to the statutory provision as modified or re-enacted from time to time and any subordinate legislation
made under the statutory provision at any time and from time to time. 

  

	 	16.9	The following Schedules to this Agreement form part of this Agreement as if expressly set out herein. 

 Schedule 1: Details of Secondment 
 Schedule 2: The Services 
 Schedule 3: Intellectual Property 
 AS WITNESS the hands of the duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto the day and year first before written. 
  

									
	SIGNED by	 	)	 		 		 	
	for and on behalf of	 	)	 		 	 /s/    Jack Lester

	Vodafone Americas Inc.	 	)	 		 	By:	 	
		 		 		 	Title:	 	CFO
					
	SIGNED by	 	)	 		 		 	
	for and on behalf of	 	)	 		 	 /s/    Martha Delehanty

	Cellco Partnership	 	)	 		 	By:	 	
	(d/b/a “Verizon Wireless”)	 	)	 		 	Title:	 	VP-HR VZW

  

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 SCHEDULE 1 
 Details of Secondment 
  

			
	Vodafone:	 	Vodafone Americas Inc.
		
	Secondment Company:	 	Cellco Partnership (d/b/a “Verizon Wireless”)
		
	Employee:	 	John Townsend
		
	Position:	 	Chief Financial Officer, Verizon Wireless
		
	Visa type:	 	L1A Visa
		
	Effective Date:	 	13 January 2005
		
	Secondment Period:	 	24 months
		
	Secondment Fee	 	
		
	 •        Employee Costs:
	 	an amount equal to the Employee’s employee related costs during the Secondment Period, in accordance with the Employer’s policies and as notified by Employer to the Secondment
Company from time to time, including: an annual salary of £220,000, as increased from time to time in accordance with Employer’s practices; overseas allowance; employee benefits; employment taxes, including social security, pensions and
insurance (“Employee Costs”).
		
	 •        Vodafone Costs:
	 	 an amount equal to all additional expenses relating to the Secondment met by Vodafone (“Vodafone Costs”)”
  
 -        relocation
costs (including, but not limited to, storage and shipping costs of personal effects and furniture)
  
 -        fees for professional support in accordance with Vodafone Group International
Assignment Policy (e.g., immigration, employee income tax support)
  
 -        home leave for the Employee and his/her family consisting of flights, accommodation and car rental costs (or use of pool car)
  
 -        others

  

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	 •        Overhead mark-up
	 	 2% of total Employee Costs and/or Vodafone Costs.
  
 Note: This mark-up is charged by Employee’s ultimate employer (Vodafone Limited) and is passed along with no further mark-ups from Vodafone Americas
Inc.

		
	 •        Profit mark-up
	 	 5% of total Employee Costs and/or Vodafone Costs including the Overhead mark-up.
  
 Note: This mark-up is charged by Employee’s ultimate employer (Vodafone Limited) and is passed
along with no further mark-up from Vodafone Americas Inc.

		
	 •        Secondment Company Costs:
	 	 Additional costs and expenses to be paid or reimbursed to Employee directly by the Secondment Company (or on its behalf):
  
 -        initial
living expenses
  
 -        residential lease payouts up to USD5,000/month
  
 -        residential utilities (e.g., electricity, gas, telephone, water, garbage, cable,
etc.)
  
 -        car rental/lease payments and car insurance
  
 -        mobile telephone expenses
  
 -        Business
expenses incurred in the host country in accordance with and duly authorized per the Secondment Company’s policies and procedures.
  
 -        School fees

		
	Default Rates:	 	1.5% per month

  

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 SCHEDULE 2 
 The Services 
 [Performance of the duties of Chief Financial Officer of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless.]

  

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 SCHEDULE 3 
 Intellectual Property 
 External Secondments 
  

	1.	The Secondment Company acknowledges that any Intellectual Property, developed or created by the Employee as part of the Secondment or which may result from any services provided to
the Secondment Company pursuant to this Agreement including any improvement, modification and/or adaptation thereof (the “Secondment Intellectual Property”), shall belong to and vest in Vodafone absolutely to the fullest extent permitted
bylaw. 

  

	2.	The Secondment Company shall have the right to use for the purpose of its business any copyright work made, originated or developed by the Employee in the course of performing the
services described in Schedule 2, unless and until this Agreement is terminated by Vodafone under Clauses 8.3, 8.4 or 8.7, whereupon such right shall terminate automatically. For all other forms of Secondment Intellectual Property, Vodafone agrees
to grant a license to the Secondment Company to use the same solely for the purpose of its business on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to be agreed between the parties. 

  

 17Software Assignment and License Agreement

 Exhibit 10.37 
 SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT 
 THIS SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), dated as of April 3, 2000, is entered into between AirTouch Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively with its Affiliates “Assignor”), and Cellco Partnership, a Delaware general partnership
(“Assignee”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, Assignee desires to obtain title to certain software owned by Assignor subject to the terms, conditions, rights, restrictions and obligations of this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, Assignor desires to receive a grant back to certain license rights to the software assigned to Assignee hereunder, subject to the terms, conditions, rights, restrictions and obligations of this Agreement.

 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. 
 A.
Affiliates. As used in this Agreement, a person, association, partnership, corporation or joint-stock company, trust, or other business entity, however organized, is an “Affiliate” of the person or entity which directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. Control shall be defined as (i) ownership of 20% or more of the voting power of all classes of voting stock of an entity;
(ii) ownership of 20% or more of the beneficial interests in income and capital of an entity other than a corporation; or (iii) management control over an entity. 
 B. Licensed Software. As used in this Agreement, the “Licensed Software” shall consist of all versions and releases of the items listed on attached Schedule A, in both source code and object code formats,
together with all associated user and other documentation, tools and utilities, as such items exist on the date hereof. 
 2. Grant. 
 A. Assignment. Assignor hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to Assignee all worldwide rights, title and interest in and to the Licensed Software and any associated
copyright registrations and registration applications, and other associated intellectual property rights (but expressly excluding any patent rights assigned to Assignee pursuant to that Intellectual Property Assignment between Assignor and Assignee
dated as of the date hereof), together with all rights of action accrued, accruing and to accrue under and by virtue hereof, including the rights to sue 

  

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or otherwise recover for past infringements and to receive all damages, payments, costs and fees associated therewith. 
 B. Further Assurances. Upon the request and at the expense of Assignee, Assignor shall execute and deliver any and all instruments and documents and take such other
actions as may be necessary or reasonably requested by Assignee to document the aforesaid assignment and transfer or to enable Assignee to secure, register, maintain, enforce and otherwise fully protect its rights in and to the Licensed Software.

 C. License. Assignee hereby grants to Assignor, subject to the obligation of confidentiality under Section 6.A below, a perpetual, worldwide,
irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable license to sell, use, copy, distribute, market, perform, display, modify, create derivative works of, incorporate into products and otherwise fully exploit the Licensed Software, without any
restriction or accounting to Assignee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this license includes the right to grant sublicenses to allow others to sell, use, copy, distribute, market, perform, display, modify, create derivative works
or, incorporate into products and otherwise fully exploit the Licensed Software, without any restriction or accounting to Assignor. 
 3. Representations and
Warranties. 
 A. Assignor hereby represents and warrants to Assignee as follows: 
 1. That it has the full and exclusive right and power to enter into and perform according to the terms of this Agreement; and 
 2. That, as of the date hereof, there are no legal actions against Assignor alleging, and that Assignor is not otherwise aware, that the Licensed Software or use thereof for its intended purposes infringes or misappropriate the copyright,
trade secret or other intellectual property rights of any other person. 
 B. Assignee hereby represents and warrants to Assignor as follows: 
 1. That unless expressly stated herein or agreed otherwise by the parties, it specifically acknowledges that Assignor is not obligated to provide support, education,
maintenance, or the like to Assignee; and 
 2. That it has the full and exclusive right and power to enter into and perform according to the terms of this
Agreement. 
 C. Subject to the Alliance Agreement (hereinafter defined) and except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as: 
  

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 1. A warranty or representation that anything provided, made, used, sold or otherwise disposed of under the grant or
license contained in this Agreement is or will be free from infringement of patents of third parties; or 
 2. Granting by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise any licenses, warranties (implied in fact or law) or rights other than those expressly granted herein, or creating any obligation other than those expressly created hereunder; or 
 3. A representation or agreement by either party to assume any responsibility whatsoever with respect to use, sale or installation of any products or services of the
other party; or 
 4. A representation or agreement by either party to furnish the other party with any training, maintenance, support or other assistance
respecting the Licensed Software. 
 D. SUBJECT TO THE ALLIANCE AGREEMENT (HEREINAFTER DEFINED) AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE
LICENSED SOFTWARE IS ASSIGNED TO ASSIGNEE AND LICENSED TO ASSIGNOR “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. EACH OF ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
 4. Filing, Prosecution and Maintenance. Assignee shall have the right, but not the
obligation to file, prosecute and maintain copyright registrations and registration applications and other intellectual property protection for the Licensed Software. Upon the request and at the expense of Assignee, Assignor shall execute and
deliver any and all instruments and documents and take such other actions as may be necessary or reasonably requested by Assignee in connection therewith. 
 5. Infringements by Third Parties. 
 A. Notice of Infringements. In the event that either party becomes aware of any potential or actual
infringement of any copyright for the Licensed Software, registered or unregistered, or of any potential or actual misappropriation of a trade secret relating to the Licensed Software or its source code (each, an “Infringement”), such
party shall promptly provide the other with written notice thereof. 
 B. Action by Assignee. Assignee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
challenge and attempt to eliminate each Infringement. Assignor, at Assignee’s expense, shall reasonably cooperate with Assignee in investigating, prosecuting and settling any infringement action instituted by Assignee against any person or
entity engaging in an Infringement. Assignor, at its own expense, shall have the right to participate with counsel of its own choice in the investigation, prosecution and/or settlement of any such infringement action instituted by 

  

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Assignee. Assignor shall have the right to approve the settlement of any such infringement action, or any other agreement between Assignee and such person or
entity concerning the Infringement, to the extent such settlement or other agreement is inconsistent with the license rights granted to Assignor under this Agreement. 
 C. Action by Assignor. Assignor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to institute, prosecute and settle an infringement action against any person or entity who engages in an Infringement if, and only if,
(i) within ninety (90) days after Assignee becomes aware or is notified of the Infringement, Assignee has not instituted an infringement action against such person or entity or caused or taken significant steps to cause such person or
entity to cease and desist from the Infringement; or (ii) at any time after Assignee has instituted an infringement action against such person or entity, Assignee ceases to diligently prosecute such infringement action other than by reason of
settlement of the action in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.B above. Assignee, at its own expense, shall reasonably cooperate with Assignor in investigating, prosecuting and settling any infringement action instituted by Assignor in
accordance with the foregoing sentence. In addition, Assignee, at its own expense, shall have the right to participate with counsel of its own choice in the investigation, prosecution and/or settlement of any such infringement action instituted by
Assignor. In the event that Assignor is unable to institute, prosecute or settle the infringement action solely in its own name, Assignee will join such action voluntarily or will execute such instruments and other documents as are necessary for
Assignor to initiate, prosecute and settle such action as permitted hereunder, all at Assignee’s own expense. Assignee shall have the right to approve the settlement of any such infringement action, or any other agreement between Assignor and
such person or entity concerning the Infringement, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
 D. Sharing of Recoveries. Any recovery
obtained by either Assignee or Assignor in connection with or as a result of any infringement action contemplated under this Section 5, whether by settlement or otherwise, shall be shared in order as follows: (i) the party that primarily
initiated and prosecuted the action shall recoup all of its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the action; (ii) the other party shall then, to the extent possible, recover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
action; and (iii) unless otherwise agreed on by the parties in writing, the amount of any recovery remaining shall then be divided between the parties in accordance with the relative out-of-pocket costs and expenses they incur in initiating,
investigating, prosecuting and/or settling the action. 
 6. Confidentiality. 
 A. Obligation of Confidentiality. Each party agrees to take reasonable steps to prevent disclosure or dissemination of the Licensed Software to any person or entity other than its and its Affiliates’ employees,
agents and contractors who have a need for access to the Licensed Software in order to assist such party and its Affiliates in performing their obligations or exercising their rights hereunder. As used herein, “reasonable steps” means
steps that a party takes to protect its own, similarly confidential or proprietary software, which steps shall in no event be less than a reasonable standard of care. The obligation of confidentiality under this Section 6.A shall not apply to
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the public as of the date hereof; or (ii) following the date hereof, become known or generally available to the public through no unlawful act or
omission, or breach of this Agreement, by the disclosing party, its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees, agents or contractors. In the event either party is required to disclose the Licensed Software, or any portion thereof, pursuant to
an applicable law, rule, regulation, government requirement or court order, the disclosing party shall advise the other party of such required disclosure promptly upon learning thereof in order to afford such other party a reasonable opportunity to
contest, limit and/or assist the disclosing party in crafting such disclosure. Should either party desire to publish or otherwise make publicly available any portion of the Licensed Software, the parties shall mutually discuss and agree in good
faith on the publication or other public disclosure to be made, if any. No such publication or other public disclosure shall be made without the mutual agreement of the parties, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 

B. Equitable Relief. In the event of any breach or threatened breach by either party, its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees, agents or contractors, of
any provision of Section 6.A, the other party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief restraining the breach or threatened breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security.
Such relief shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies that may be available to either party hereunder, at law or in equity. 
 7.
Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. 
 8. Governing Law. Except for
copyright matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of America, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to choice of law principles, including matters
of construction, validity and performance. 
 9. Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given when delivered personally, delivery charges prepaid, or three (3) business days after being sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or one (1) business day after being sent
by a nationally recognized express courier service, postage or delivery charges prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses stated below. Notices may also be given by prepaid telegram or facsimile and shall be effective on the date
transmitted if confirmed within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter by a signed original sent in the manner provided in the preceding sentence. Any party may change its address for notice and the address to which copies must be sent by giving
notice of the new address to the other parties in accordance with this Section 9, except that any notice of such change of address shall not be effective unless and until received. 
 If to Assignor to: AirTouch Communications, Inc. Legal Department 1 California Street, 21st Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 
  

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	With a copy to:	  	 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
 P.O. Box
7880
 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880
 Attention: Cydney A. Tune

		
	If to Assignee to:	  	 Cellco Partnership
 180 Washington Valley
Road
 Bedminster, NJ 07921
 Attention: General
Counsel

 10. Headings; References. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts and each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same original. 
 12. Parties in
Interest; Assignment; Successor. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall be freely assignable and transferable by each of Assignor and
Assignee. Except as expressly stated herein, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 
 13. Severability; Enforcement. The invalidity of any portion hereof shall not affect the validity, force or effect of the remaining portions hereof. If it is ever held
that any restriction hereunder is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction to its fullest extent, each party agrees that a court of competent jurisdiction may enforce such restriction to the maximum extent permitted by law, and each party
hereby consents and agrees that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction. 
 14. Waiver. The
failure of either party at any time to require performance by the other party of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter. Nor shall the waiver by either party of a breach of any
provision hereof be a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or any other such provisions or be a waiver of the provision itself. 
 15. Alliance
Agreement; Entire Agreement. This Agreement is subject to the provision of the U.S. Wireless Alliance Agreement, dated as of September 21, 1999 (the “Alliance Agreement”) between Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corporation.
Neither the making nor the acceptance of this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, shall enlarge, restrict or otherwise modify the provisions of the Alliance Agreement or the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, or constitute a waiver
or release by any of the parties to the Alliance Agreement of any liabilities, duties or obligations imposed upon any party thereunder, including, without limitation, the representations and warranties, indemnities and other provisions that,
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the Alliance Agreement, survive the Closing (as defined therein) thereof. This Agreement, together with the Alliance Agreement and all other agreements
entered into by Vodafone AirTouch Plc and Bell Atlantic Corporation in connection therewith, contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior understandings and
agreements of the parties with respect thereto. 
 16. No Agency. Nothing herein shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership or other form of
joint enterprise between Licensor and Licensee. 
 17. Dispute Resolution. Resolution of any and all disputes arising under or in connection with this
Agreement, whether based on contract, tort, statute or otherwise, including, but not limited to, disputes over arbitrability and disputes in connection with claims by third parties, shall be exclusively governed by and settled in accordance with the
provisions of the Alliance Agreement. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

  

					
	 ASSIGNOR:
 AirTouch Communications,
Inc.

		
	By:	 	/s/ Arun Sarin
		 	Name: 	 	Arun Sarin
		 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer

  

					
	 ASSIGNEE:
 Cellco
Partnership
  
 By: NYNEX PCS Inc., its managing general partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ S. Mark Tuller
		 	Name: 	 	S. Mark Tuller
		 	Title:	 	

  

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