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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-228010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		25
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251002

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000732712
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				232259884
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-4
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-290683
		FILM NUMBER:		251368162

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-395-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELL ATLANTIC CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;2, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>4813</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23-2259884</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Primary Standard Industrial</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Classification Code Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1095 Avenue of the Americas </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10036 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">395-1000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#8217;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>William L. Horton, Jr. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1095 Avenue of the Americas </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10036 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">395-1000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Karrie
E. Schweikert </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Deputy General Counsel&#8212;Capital Markets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Verizon Way </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Basking
Ridge, New Jersey 07920 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(908) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">559-5672</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: </B>As soon as practicable after this registration
statement becomes effective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a
holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is filed to
register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting
company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exchange Act Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(i)</FONT> (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exchange Act Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-1(d)</FONT> (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall
become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section&nbsp;8(a), may determine. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#ff2133"><B>The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities or consummate the Exchange Offer until
the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted. </B></FONT></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="position:relative; overflow:visible; margin-left:48pt; margin-right:48pt; transform: translateY(-30pt);"> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#ff2133"><B>SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER&nbsp;2, 2025 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" ALIGN="center">


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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offer to Exchange </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>for </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000
aggregate principal amount of 5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>that have been registered under the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York City time, on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; , 2025, unless extended. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby offer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal, to
exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 (CUSIP Nos. 92343V HA5 and U9221A CK2) (the &#8220;Original Notes&#8221;) for a like principal amount of our 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act (CUSIP No. 92343V HC1) (the &#8220;Exchange Notes&#8221;). We refer to this offer as the &#8220;Exchange Offer.&#8221; When we use the term &#8220;Notes&#8221; in this prospectus, the term includes the Original
Notes and the Exchange Notes unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires. The terms of the Exchange Offer are summarized below and are more fully described in this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the transfer restrictions, registration rights
and additional interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not apply to the Exchange Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will accept for exchange any
Original Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2025, unless extended (the &#8220;expiration date&#8221;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may withdraw tenders of Original Notes at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer. The Original Notes surrendered and
exchanged for the Exchange Notes will be retired and canceled. Accordingly, the issuance of the Exchange Notes will not result in any increase in our outstanding indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The exchange of Original Notes for the Exchange Notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No public market currently exists for the Original Notes. We do not intend to list the Exchange Notes on any securities exchange and,
therefore, no active public market is anticipated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the
Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to
admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in
exchange for Original Notes where such Original Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, starting on the date the registration statement, of which this
prospectus forms a part, is declared effective and ending on the close of business 90 days after such date, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See &#8220;Plan of
Distribution.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>See &#8220;<A HREF="#tx10567_6">Risk Factors</A>&#8221; beginning on page 7 to read about important factors you
should consider before tendering your Original Notes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;)
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx10567_1">About This Prospectus</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx10567_2">Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#tx10567_5">Summary</A></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx10567_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should read this prospectus carefully before you invest. This prospectus contains important information you should consider when making
your investment decision and incorporates by reference business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. This information is available without charge to security holders upon written or oral
request to Verizon Investor Relations at the address and telephone number set forth below under &#8220;Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.&#8221; <B>To ensure timely delivery, you must make your request to us no later
than</B>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;<B>, 2025, which is five business days prior to the expiration date of the Exchange Offer.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You
should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which are accurate as of their respective dates. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with
different information, and we take no responsibility for any information that others may give you. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any statement in this prospectus
conflicts with any statement in a document that we have incorporated by reference, then you should consider only the statement in the more recent document. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this document. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this prospectus, &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;our,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; &#8220;Verizon&#8221; and &#8220;Verizon Communications&#8221;
refer to Verizon Communications Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contains both historical and forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but only predictions and generally can be
identified by use of statements that include phrases such as &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221;
&#8220;appear,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, including those discussed under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; contained in this
prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these risks and uncertainties carefully in evaluating the forward-looking
statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this prospectus are made only as of the date of this prospectus, and we undertake no obligation to update
publicly these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events might or might not occur. We cannot assure you that projected
results or events will be achieved. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website at
http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Filings that we make with the SEC also can be found on our website at http://www.verizon.com.
The information contained on or accessible through our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not incorporated by reference herein and is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> relating to the securities
covered by this prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this prospectus to a contract or other document of ours,
please be aware that the reference is only a summary and that you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or other document. You may review a copy of the registration statement through
the SEC&#8217;s website. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx10567_4"></A>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you
by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by
reference the following documents we have filed with the SEC and the future filings we make with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), after
(i)&nbsp;the initial filing date of the registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and (ii)&nbsp;the date of this prospectus until the date we consummate the Exchange Offer (in each case excluding any information
furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 on any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K):</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271225000006/vz-20241231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Quarterly Reports <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;
10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271225000024/vz-20250331.htm">March&nbsp;
31, 2025</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271225000086/vz-20250630.htm">June&nbsp;30, 2025</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525023131/d851599d8k.htm">February&nbsp;10,
 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271225000015/vz-20250318.htm">March&nbsp;
19, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525129505/d905923d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
28, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525139691/d903572d8k.htm">June&nbsp;
12, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525142781/d943238d8k.htm">June&nbsp;
18, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525143513/d80997d8k.htm">June&nbsp;
20, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525144362/d74877d8k.htm">June&nbsp;
23, 2025</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525187702/d919432d8k.htm">August&nbsp;25, 2025</A>, and amended Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312525150090/d99310d8ka.htm">June&nbsp;27, 2025</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon such person&#8217;s
written or oral request, a copy of any or all documents referred to above that have been or may be incorporated by reference into this prospectus excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those
documents. You may make your request by contacting us at: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One
Verizon Way </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(212)&nbsp;395-1525</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>In order to obtain timely delivery of such materials, you must request information from us no later than five business days prior to the expiration of the
Exchange Offer. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This summary highlights selected information appearing elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus and is, therefore,
qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information appearing elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus. It may not contain all the information that is important to you. We urge you to read carefully this entire prospectus
and the other documents to which it refers to understand fully the terms of the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Offer. You should pay special attention to &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Forward-Looking Statements.&#8221; </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications Inc. is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries, is one of the world&#8217;s leading providers of
communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. With a presence around the world, we offer data, video and voice services and solutions on our networks and platforms that
are designed to meet customers&#8217; demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity and security. We have two reportable segments that we operate and manage as strategic business units &#8211; Verizon Consumer Group and Verizon Business Group.
Our Consumer segment provides consumer-focused wireless and wireline communications services and products. Our wireless services are provided across one of the most extensive wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon family of brands
and through wholesale and other arrangements. We also provide fixed wireless access (&#8220;FWA&#8221;) broadband through our 5G or 4G LTE networks as an alternative to traditional landline internet access. Our wireline services are provided in nine
states in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mid-Atlantic</FONT> and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C., over our 100% fiber-optic network through our Verizon Fios product portfolio and over a traditional copper-based network
to customers who are not served by Fios. Our Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and advanced communication services, corporate networking solutions, security and
managed network services, local and long distance voice services and network access to deliver various Internet of Things services and products. We provide these products and services to businesses, public sector customers and wireless and wireline
carriers across the United States and a subset of these products and services to customers around the world. We have approximately 99,600 employees on a full-time equivalent basis as of December&nbsp;31, 2024, 88% of whom are based in the U.S. We
generated consolidated operating revenues of $134.8&nbsp;billion for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our principal executive
offices are located at 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, and our telephone number is (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">395-1000.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>On June&nbsp;25, 2025, in connection with private exchange offers, we issued $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of Original Notes.
As part of that issuance, we entered into a registration rights agreement, dated June&nbsp;25, 2025 (the &#8220;Registration Rights Agreement&#8221;), with respect to the Original Notes with the dealer managers for the private exchange offers in
which we agreed, among other things, to deliver this prospectus to you and use our commercially reasonable efforts to complete an exchange offer for the Original Notes. Below is a summary of the Exchange Offer. </I></P>
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<TD>We are offering to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding Original Notes for a like principal amount of Exchange Notes. You may tender Original Notes only in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess of $2,000. We will issue the Exchange Notes promptly after the expiration of the Exchange Offer. In order to be exchanged, an Original Note must be validly tendered, not validly withdrawn and accepted by us. Subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Exchange Offer, all Original Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be accepted by us and exchanged. As of the date of this prospectus, $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount
of Original Notes is outstanding. The Original Notes were issued under our Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000 (as amended or supplemented, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank), as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;). If all outstanding Original Notes are validly
tendered for exchange, there will be $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of Exchange Notes outstanding after the Exchange Offer. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The purpose of the Exchange Offer is to satisfy our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; , 2025, unless we extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open. In the event of any material change to the Exchange Offer, we
will extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open as necessary. By signing or agreeing to be bound by the accompanying letter of transmittal, you will represent, among other things, that: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">you are not an affiliate of ours or, if you are our affiliate, you will comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">you are acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of your business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">you are not a broker-dealer that purchased any of the Original Notes from us or any of our affiliates for resale
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if you are a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for your own account in exchange for Original Notes
that were acquired by you as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, you will deliver a prospectus (or to the extent permitted by law, make available a prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Notes. For further information regarding resales of the Exchange Notes by broker-dealers, see the discussion under the caption &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>The Exchange Notes will bear interest from June&nbsp;25, 2025. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">If your Original Notes are accepted for exchange, you will receive interest on the corresponding Exchange Notes and not on such Original Notes. Any Original Notes not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to
accrue interest according to their terms. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Our obligation to accept Original Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange Offer.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>A tendering holder must, prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">transmit a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by
the letter of transmittal, to the Exchange Agent (as defined herein) at the address listed in this prospectus; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if Original Notes are tendered in accordance with the book-entry procedures described in this prospectus, the
tendering holder must transmit an agent&#8217;s message (as defined herein) to the Exchange Agent. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Procedures for Tendering.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>If you are a beneficial holder of Original Notes that are registered in the name of your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and you wish to tender in the Exchange Offer, you should promptly contact the person in
whose name your Original Notes are registered and instruct that nominee to tender on your behalf. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Procedures for Tendering.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>Tenders may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New&nbsp;York City time, on the expiration date. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212; Withdrawal Rights.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>Subject to the conditions stated in the section entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange Offer&#8221; of this prospectus, we will accept for exchange any Original Notes that are validly tendered in the Exchange Offer
and not validly withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The corresponding Exchange Notes will be delivered promptly after the expiration date. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Terms of the Exchange Offer.&#8221;
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<TD>You do not have dissenters&#8217; rights of appraisal with respect to the Exchange Offer. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Absence of Dissenters&#8217; Rights of Appraisal.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>Your exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See &#8220;U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is serving as the exchange agent (the &#8220;Exchange Agent&#8221;) in connection with the Exchange Offer. The address and telephone number of the Exchange Agent are listed under the heading
&#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Exchange Agent.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer. The Original Notes surrendered and exchanged for the Exchange Notes will be retired and canceled. Accordingly, issuance of the Exchange Notes
will not result in any increase in our outstanding indebtedness. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Based on existing interpretations of the Securities Act by the SEC staff set forth in several <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters
to third parties and subject to the immediately following sentence, we believe Exchange Notes issued under this Exchange Offer in exchange for Original Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by the holders thereof (other
than holders that are broker-dealers) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, any holder of Original Notes that is an affiliate of ours that does not comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes, that will not acquire the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business, or that intends to
participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing any of the Exchange Notes, or any broker-dealer that purchased any of the Original Notes from us or any of our affiliates for resale pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A or any other available
exemption under the Securities Act, (i)&nbsp;will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the SEC staff set forth in the above-mentioned <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters, (ii)&nbsp;will not be entitled to tender its
Original Notes in the Exchange Offer and (iii)&nbsp;must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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with any sale or transfer of the Original Notes unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must deliver a prospectus (or to
the extent permitted by law, make a prospectus available to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>If you do not exchange your Original Notes in the Exchange Offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer described in the legend on your Original Notes. In general, you may offer or sell your Original Notes only:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if they are offered or sold under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if they are offered or sold in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Although your Original Notes will continue to accrue interest, they will generally retain no rights under the Registration Rights Agreement. We currently do not intend to register the Original Notes under the Securities
Act. Under some circumstances, holders of the Original Notes, including holders that are not permitted to participate in the Exchange Offer or that may not freely sell Exchange Notes received in the Exchange Offer, may require us to file, and to
cause to become effective, a shelf registration statement covering resales of Original Notes by these holders. For more information regarding the consequences of not tendering your Original Notes and our obligations to file a shelf registration
statement, see &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Consequences of Exchanging or Failing to Exchange the Original Notes&#8221; and &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Registration Rights.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>For a discussion of risk factors you should consider carefully before deciding to participate in the Exchange Offer, see &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on page&nbsp;8 of this prospectus. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Exchange Notes </B></P>
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<TD>Verizon Communications Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>Up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of Exchange Notes. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not
apply to the Exchange Notes. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Maturity Date </B> </P></TD>
<TD>July&nbsp;2, 2037. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interest Rate </B> </P></TD>
<TD>5.401% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Exchange Notes will bear interest from June&nbsp;25, 2025. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Interest Payment Dates </B> </P></TD>
<TD>January&nbsp;2 and July&nbsp;2 of each year, commencing on January&nbsp;2, 2026. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B> </P></TD>
<TD>We may redeem the Exchange Notes at our option, in whole, or from time to time in part, at any time prior to maturity, at the applicable redemption price to be determined using the procedure described in this prospectus under &#8220;Description
of the Exchange Notes&#8212; Redemption.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Exchange Notes will be unsecured and will rank equally with all of our senior unsecured and unsubordinated debt. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The Exchange Notes will be represented by one or more fully registered global notes, which we refer to collectively as the &#8220;Global Notes.&#8221; The Global Notes will be registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee for The
Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;). Beneficial interests in the Exchange Notes will be represented through book-entry accounts of financial institutions acting on behalf of beneficial owners as direct and indirect participants in DTC.
Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I>, and Euroclear Bank, SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System, will hold interests on behalf of their participants through their respective U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold such
interests in accounts as participants of DTC. Except in limited circumstances described in this prospectus, owners of beneficial interests in the Exchange Notes will not be entitled to have Exchange Notes registered in their names, will not receive
or be entitled to receive Exchange Notes in definitive form and will not be considered holders of Exchange Notes under the Indenture. The Exchange Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of
$2,000. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="38%"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Public Market </B> </P></TD>
<TD>The Exchange Notes will be new securities for which there is currently no market. A market for the Exchange Notes may not develop, or if a market does develop, it may not provide adequate liquidity. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>The Indenture is, and the Exchange Notes will be, governed by the laws of the State of New York. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>An investment in the Exchange Notes involves risks. Before making a decision whether to participate in the Exchange Offer, you should
carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, including the risk factors set forth in the documents and reports filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein. Our business, financial condition, operating
results and cash flows can be impacted by these factors, any one of which could cause our actual results to vary materially from recent results or from our anticipated future results. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Uncertainty as to the trading markets for Original Notes not exchanged </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent tenders of Original Notes in the Exchange Offer are accepted by us and the Exchange Offer is completed, the trading market for
the Original Notes that remain outstanding following such completion may be significantly more limited. The remaining Original Notes may command lower prices than comparable issues of securities with greater market liquidity. Reduced market values
and reduced liquidity may also make the trading prices of the remaining Original Notes more volatile. As a result, the market prices for the Original Notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the Exchange Offer may be adversely affected.
Neither we, the Exchange Agent nor the Trustee has any duty to make a market in the remaining Original Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Uncertainty as to the trading market for
the Exchange Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We cannot make any assurance as to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the development of an active trading market for the Exchange Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the liquidity of any trading market that may develop for the Exchange Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the ability of holders to sell their Exchange Notes; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price at which the holders would be able to sell their Exchange Notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not intend to apply for listing of the Exchange Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation through any dealer quotation system.
Any trading market that may develop for the Exchange Notes may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for investment-grade securities, changes in our financial performance or prospects, a change in our credit rating, the prospects
for companies in our industry generally, any acquisitions or business combinations proposed or consummated by us, the interest of securities dealers in making a market for the Exchange Notes and prevailing interest rates, financial markets and
general economic conditions. A market for the Exchange Notes may be subject to volatility. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Resale of the Original Notes is restricted </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes will be issued pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC of which this prospectus forms a part. We have not
registered the Original Notes under the Securities Act or for public offerings outside the United States. Consequently, the Original Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States, unless they are registered under the Securities Act,
transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or transferred in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. As a result, holders of
Original Notes who do not participate in the Exchange Offer will face restrictions on the resale of their Original Notes, and such holders may not be able to sell their Original Notes at the time they wish or at prices acceptable to them. In
addition, we do not anticipate that we will register the Original Notes under the Securities Act and, if you are eligible to exchange your Original Notes in the Exchange Offer and do not exchange your Original Notes in the Exchange Offer, you will
no longer be entitled to have those Original Notes registered under the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Original Notes not exchanged in the Exchange Offer will remain outstanding and will mature on their maturity date. The terms and conditions
governing the Original Notes will remain unchanged. No amendments to these terms and conditions are being sought. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time after
the expiration date, we or our affiliates may acquire Original Notes that are not exchanged in the Exchange Offer through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, redemptions or otherwise, upon such
terms and at such prices as we or our affiliates may determine or as may be provided for in the Indenture or other documents governing the Original Notes (which may be on terms more or less favorable than those contemplated in the Exchange Offer
and, in either case, could be for cash or other consideration). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Responsibility for complying with the procedures of the Exchange Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Original Notes are responsible for complying with all of the procedures for tendering Original Notes for exchange in a timely
manner. Therefore, holders of Original Notes that wish to exchange them for Exchange Notes should allow sufficient time for timely completion of the exchange procedures. If the exchange procedures are not strictly complied with, the letter of
transmittal or the agent&#8217;s message, as the case may be, may be rejected. Neither we, the Exchange Agent nor the Trustee assumes any responsibility for informing any holder of Original Notes of irregularities with respect to such holder&#8217;s
participation in the Exchange Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consummation of the Exchange Offer may not occur </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. See &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange
Offer.&#8221; Even if the Exchange Offer is completed, it may not be completed on the schedule described in this prospectus. Accordingly, holders participating in the Exchange Offer may have to wait longer than expected to receive their Exchange
Notes, during which time such holders will not be able to effect transfers of their Original Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Completion,
termination, waiver and amendment </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Until we announce whether we have accepted valid tenders of Original Notes for exchange pursuant to
the Exchange Offer, no assurance can be given that the Exchange Offer will be completed. In addition, subject to applicable law and as provided in this prospectus, we may, in our sole discretion, extend,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-open,</FONT> amend, waive any condition of or terminate the Exchange Offer at any time before our announcement of whether we will accept valid tenders of Original Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer,
which we expect to make as soon as reasonably practicable after the expiration date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Responsibility to consult advisers </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders should consult their own tax, accounting, financial and legal advisers regarding the suitability to themselves of the tax or accounting
consequences of participating in the Exchange Offer and an investment in the Exchange Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither we, the Exchange Agent nor the
Trustee, nor any of our or their directors, employees and affiliates, is acting for any holder of Original Notes or will be responsible to any holder of Original Notes for providing advice in relation to the Exchange Offer, and accordingly neither
we, the Exchange Agent nor the Trustee, nor any of our or their directors, employees and affiliates, makes any recommendation whatsoever regarding the Exchange Offer or any recommendation as to whether you should tender your Original Notes for
exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you exchange your Original Notes in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes, you may be
deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, you will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. In addition, a broker-dealer that
purchased Original Notes for its own account as part of market-making activities or trading activities must deliver a prospectus when it sells the Exchange Notes it receives in exchange for Original Notes in the Exchange Offer. Our obligation to
keep the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part effective is limited. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that a current prospectus will be available at all times to broker-dealers wishing to resell their Exchange Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer. The Original Notes surrendered and
exchanged for the Exchange Notes will be retired and canceled. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx10567_8"></A>THE EXCHANGE OFFER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Purpose of the Exchange Offer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When we
completed the issuance of the Original Notes in connection with private exchange offers on June&nbsp;25, 2025, we entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the dealer managers of the private exchange offers. Under the Registration Rights
Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC relating to the Exchange Offer within 120 days of the settlement date of the Original Notes. We also agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to (i)&nbsp;cause the
registration statement to become effective with the SEC within 210 days of the settlement date of the Original Notes and (ii)&nbsp;complete the Exchange Offer within 250 days of the settlement date of the Original Notes. The Registration Rights
Agreement provides that we will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Original Notes if we fail to comply with such filing, effectiveness and exchange offer consummation requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Offer is not being made to holders of Original Notes in any jurisdiction where the exchange would not comply with the securities
or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and it is available from us upon request. See &#8220;Where You Can
Find More Information.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes, where
such Original Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See &#8220;Plan of
Distribution.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Terms of the Exchange Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, we will accept for
exchange Original Notes that are validly tendered before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New&nbsp;York City time, on the expiration date and not validly withdrawn as permitted below. We will issue a like principal amount of Exchange Notes in exchange for the
principal amount of the Original Notes tendered under the Exchange Offer. As used in this prospectus, the term &#8220;expiration date&#8221; means&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; , 2025. However, if we have extended the period of time for which the
Exchange Offer is open, the term &#8220;expiration date&#8221; means the latest date to which we extend the Exchange Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the
date of this prospectus, $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of Original Notes is outstanding. The Original Notes were issued under the Indenture. Our obligation to accept Original Notes for exchange in the Exchange Offer is subject to the
conditions described below under &#8220;&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange Offer.&#8221; We reserve the right to extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open. We may, subject to applicable law, elect to extend the Exchange Offer
period if less than 100% of the Original Notes are tendered or if any condition to consummation of the Exchange Offer has not been satisfied as of the expiration date and it is likely that such condition will be satisfied after such date. In
addition, in the event of any material change to the Exchange Offer, we will extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open as necessary. In the event of such extension, and only in such event, we may delay acceptance for exchange
of any Original Notes by giving written notice of the extension to the holders of Original Notes as described below. During any extension period, all Original Notes previously tendered will remain subject to the Exchange Offer and may be accepted
for exchange by us. Any Original Notes not accepted for exchange will be returned to the tendering holder promptly after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Original Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer must be in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to amend or terminate the Exchange Offer,
and not to accept for exchange any Original Notes not previously accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">conditions of the Exchange Offer
specified below under &#8220;&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange Offer.&#8221; We will give written notice of any extension, amendment, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-acceptance</FONT> or termination to the holders of the Original Notes as
promptly as practicable. Such notice, in the case of any extension, will be issued by means of a press release or other public announcement no later than 9:00&nbsp;a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled
expiration date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our acceptance of the tender of Original Notes by a tendering holder will form a binding agreement upon the terms and
subject to the conditions provided in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Absence of Dissenters&#8217; Rights of Appraisal
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of the Original Notes do not have any dissenters&#8217; rights of appraisal in connection with the Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Procedures for Tendering </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as
described below, a holder tendering Original Notes must, prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">transmit a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by
the letter of transmittal, to the Exchange Agent, at the address listed below under the heading &#8220;&#8212;Exchange Agent;&#8221; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if Original Notes are tendered in accordance with the book-entry procedures described below, the tendering holder
must transmit an agent&#8217;s message (described below) to the Exchange Agent. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Transmittal will be deemed made only
when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Exchange Agent must receive, before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York
City time, on the expiration date: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certificates for the Original Notes; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">confirmation of book-entry transfer of the Original Notes into the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at DTC, the
book-entry transfer facility. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The term &#8220;agent&#8217;s message&#8221; means a computer-generated message,
transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant that such participant has received and agrees to
be bound by, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against such participant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The method of delivery of Original Notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents is at your election and risk. If delivery
is by mail, we recommend that you use registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery. You should not send letters of transmittal or Original Notes to anyone
other than the Exchange Agent. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a beneficial owner whose Original Notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer,
commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and wish to tender, you should promptly instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. Any registered holder that is a participant in DTC&#8217;s book-entry transfer facility system may make
book-entry delivery of the Original Notes by causing DTC to transfer the Original Notes into the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account. </P>
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the Original Notes surrendered for exchange are tendered: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">by a registered holder of the Original Notes that has not completed the box entitled &#8220;Special Issuance
Instructions&#8221; or &#8220;Special Delivery Instructions&#8221; on the letter of transmittal; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for the account of an &#8220;eligible institution.&#8221; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantees must be by an &#8220;eligible
institution.&#8221; An &#8220;eligible institution&#8221; is a financial institution, including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses, that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York
Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will reasonably determine all questions as to the
validity, form and eligibility of Original Notes tendered for exchange and all questions concerning the timing of receipts and acceptance of tenders. These determinations will be final and binding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We reserve the right to reject any particular Original Note not validly tendered, or any acceptance that might, in our judgment, be unlawful.
We also reserve the right to waive any defects or irregularities with respect to the form of, or procedures applicable to, the tender of any particular Original Note before the expiration date. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in
connection with tenders of Original Notes must be cured before the expiration date of the Exchange Offer. Neither we, the Exchange Agent nor the Trustee, nor any other person, will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity
in any tender of Original Notes. Neither we, the Exchange Agent nor the Trustee, nor any other person, will incur any liability for failing to give notification of any defect or irregularity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder of Original Notes, the letter of transmittal must be
accompanied by a physical certificate representing the Original Notes endorsed by the registered holder or written instrument of transfer or exchange in satisfactory form, duly executed by the registered holder, in either case with the signature
guaranteed by an eligible institution. In addition, in either case, the original endorsement or the instrument of transfer must be signed exactly as the name of any registered holder appears on the Original Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the letter of transmittal or any Original Notes or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, these persons should so indicate when signing. Unless waived by us,
proper evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By signing or agreeing to be bound by the letter of
transmittal, each tendering holder of Original Notes will represent, among other things, that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">it is not an affiliate of ours or, if an affiliate of ours, will comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Exchange Notes to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">it is not participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangement or understanding with anyone to
participate, in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">it is not a broker-dealer that purchased any of the Original Notes from us or any of our affiliates for resale
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if such holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original
Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, that it will deliver a prospectus (or to the extent permitted by law, make available a prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Notes. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Acceptance of Original Notes for Exchange; Delivery of Exchange Notes
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon satisfaction of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer, we will accept, promptly after the expiration date, all Original
Notes validly tendered. We will issue the Exchange Notes promptly after the expiration of the Exchange Offer and acceptance of the Original Notes. See &#8220;&#8212;Conditions to the Exchange Offer&#8221; below. For purposes of the Exchange Offer,
we will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered Original Notes for exchange when, as and if we have given written notice of such acceptance to the Exchange Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For each Original Note accepted for exchange, the holder of the Original Note will receive an Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to
that of the surrendered Original Note. The Exchange Notes will bear interest from June&nbsp;25, 2025. Original Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of completion of the Exchange Offer. Holders of Original
Notes whose Original Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment for accrued interest on the Original Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date, the record date for which occurs on or after completion of the Exchange
Offer and will be deemed to have waived their rights to receive such accrued interest on the Original Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In all cases, issuance of
Exchange Notes for Original Notes will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certificates for the Original Notes or a book-entry confirmation of the deposit of the Original Notes into the
Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at the book-entry transfer facility; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or a transmitted agent&#8217;s message; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all other required documents. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unaccepted or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exchanged</FONT> Original Notes will be returned without expense to the tendering holder of
the Original Notes promptly after the expiration of the Exchange Offer. In the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry transfer in accordance with the book-entry procedures described below, the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exchanged</FONT> Original Notes will be returned or recredited promptly after the expiration of the Exchange Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry Transfer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Agent
will make a request to establish an account for the Original Notes at DTC for purposes of the Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of this prospectus. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC&#8217;s systems and is
tendering Original Notes must make book-entry delivery of the Original Notes by causing DTC to transfer those Original Notes into the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at DTC in accordance with DTC&#8217;s procedures for transfer, including its
Automated Tender Offer Program, or ATOP, procedures. The participant should transmit its acceptance to DTC prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New&nbsp;York City time, on the expiration date. DTC will verify this acceptance, execute a book-entry transfer of
the tendered Original Notes into the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at DTC and then send to the Exchange Agent confirmation of this book-entry transfer, which confirmation must be received prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration
date. The confirmation of this book-entry transfer will include an agent&#8217;s message confirming that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant that the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the letter of
transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against the participant. Delivery of Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC. However, the letter of transmittal (or an
agent&#8217;s message in lieu thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must be transmitted to, and received by, the Exchange Agent at the address listed below under &#8220;&#8212;Exchange Agent&#8221; (or
its account at DTC with respect to an agent&#8217;s message) prior to 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a withdrawal to be effective, the Exchange Agent must receive a written notice of withdrawal at the address indicated below under
&#8220;&#8212;Exchange Agent&#8221; before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Any notice of withdrawal must: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">specify the name of the person, referred to as the depositor, having tendered the Original Notes to be withdrawn;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">identify the Original Notes to be withdrawn, certificate number or numbers, if applicable, and principal amount
of the Original Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, specify the number of the account at the
book-entry transfer facility from which the Original Notes were tendered and specify the name and number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with the withdrawn Original Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of
such facility; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">contain a statement that the holder is withdrawing his election to have the Original Notes exchanged;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which the
Original Notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the Trustee with respect to the Original Notes register the transfer of the Original Notes in the name of the person
withdrawing the tender, together with satisfactory evidence of payment of applicable transfer taxes or exemption therefrom; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">specify the name in which the Original Notes are registered, if different from that of the depositor.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If certificates for Original Notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange Agent, then, prior to
the release of these certificates, the withdrawing holder must also submit the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be withdrawn and a signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an eligible institution unless this holder
is an eligible institution. We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of notices of withdrawal. Validly withdrawn Original Notes may be <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-tendered</FONT> by
following the procedures described under &#8220;&#8212;Procedures for Tendering&#8221; above at any time before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conditions to the Exchange Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision of this prospectus, with respect to the Exchange Offer, we will not be obligated to (i)&nbsp;accept for
exchange any validly tendered Original Notes or (ii)&nbsp;issue any Exchange Notes in exchange for validly tendered Original Notes or complete the Exchange Offer, if at or prior to the expiration date: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">there is threatened, instituted or pending any action or proceeding before, or any injunction, order or decree
issued by, any court or governmental agency or other governmental regulatory or administrative agency or commission that might materially impair our ability to proceed with the Exchange Offer; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Exchange Offer or the making of any exchange by a holder of Original Notes would violate applicable law or
any applicable interpretation of the SEC staff. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we will not accept for exchange any Original Notes
tendered, and no Exchange Notes will be issued in exchange for any Original Notes, if any stop order is threatened by the SEC or in effect relating to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. We are required to use our commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement at the earliest possible
time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum amount of Original Notes being tendered. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have appointed U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer. You should direct all executed
letters of transmittal to the Exchange Agent at the address indicated below. You should direct questions and requests for assistance, and requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent
addressed as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>For&nbsp;Information&nbsp;or&nbsp;Confirmation</I></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company,</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">National Association</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn:
Specialized Finance</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">60 Livingston <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Ave&#8212;EP-MN-WS2N</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">St. Paul, MN 55107-2292</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S.&nbsp;Bank&nbsp;Trust&nbsp;Company,&nbsp;National Association</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Specialized Finance</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">111
Fillmore Ave E</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">St. Paul, MN 55107-1402</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-934-6802</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">cts.specfinance@usbank.com</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All other questions should be addressed to Verizon Communications Inc., One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, New
Jersey 07920, Attention: Fixed Income Investor Relations. If you deliver the letter of transmittal to an address other than any address for the Exchange Agent indicated above, then your delivery or transmission will not constitute a valid delivery
of the letter of transmittal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Fees and Expenses </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer. We have agreed to pay all expenses
incident to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any broker-dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Original Notes and the Exchange Notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. The cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer, including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses for the Exchange Agent, will be paid
by us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transfer Taxes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay
any transfer taxes in connection with the tender of Original Notes in the Exchange Offer unless you instruct us to register Exchange Notes in the name of, or request that Original Notes not tendered or not accepted in the Exchange Offer be returned
to, a person other than the tendering registered holder. In those cases, you will be responsible for the payment of any applicable transfer taxes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Accounting Treatment </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes
will be recorded at the same carrying value as the Original Notes as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the completion of the Exchange
Offer. Payments made to other third parties will be expensed as incurred in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consequences of
Exchanging or Failing to Exchange the Original Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Original Notes that do not exchange their Original Notes for Exchange
Notes under the Exchange Offer will remain subject to the restrictions on transfer of such Original Notes as set forth in the legend printed on the global certificates representing the Original Notes as a consequence of the issuance of the Original
Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, you may not offer or sell the Original Notes unless they are registered under
the Securities Act, transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the </P>
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Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or transferred in a transaction not subject to the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Except as required by the Registration
Rights Agreement, we do not intend to register resales of the Original Notes under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under existing interpretations of
the Securities Act by the SEC staff contained in several <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters to third parties, and subject to the immediately following sentence, we believe the Exchange Notes would generally be freely
transferable by holders other than our affiliates after the Exchange Offer without further registration under the Securities Act, subject to certain representations required to be made by each holder of Exchange Notes, as set forth below. However,
any holder of Original Notes that is one of our &#8220;affiliates&#8221; (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that does not comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable
in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes or that intends to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes, or any broker-dealer that purchased any of the Original Notes from us or any of our
affiliates for resale pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the SEC staff; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">will not be able to tender its Original Notes of the Exchange Offer; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with
any sale or transfer of Original Notes unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not intend to seek our own interpretation from the SEC staff regarding the Exchange Offer, and there can be no assurance that the SEC
staff would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Notes as it has in other interpretations to other parties, although we have no reason to believe otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Registration Rights </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following
description of the Registration Rights Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available upon request to us
at our address set forth under &#8220;Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;25, 2025, we entered into the
Registration Rights Agreement with the dealer managers of the private exchange offers pursuant to which we agreed, for the benefit of the holders of the Original Notes, at our cost, to: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">file, not later than 120 days after the settlement date for the Original Notes, a registration statement (the
&#8220;Exchange Offer Registration Statement&#8221;) with respect to a registered offer (the &#8220;Registered Exchange Offer&#8221;) to exchange Original Notes for a new series of notes (the &#8220;Registered Notes&#8221;) having terms identical in
all material respects to the Original Notes, except that the Registered Notes will not contain transfer restrictions or be subject to any increase in annual interest rate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared
effective within 210 days of the settlement date for the Original Notes; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">use our commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Registered Exchange Offer within 250 days of the
settlement date for the Original Notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is a part of a registration statement we have filed with the
SEC. Promptly after this registration statement has been declared effective, we will commence the Registered Exchange Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the
Original Notes held by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-affiliates</FONT> of ours are not freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act and the applicable interpretations of the SEC and: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">due to a change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC, we determine upon the advice of
outside counsel that we are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any holder of Original Notes notifies us in writing not more than 20 days after completion of the Registered
Exchange Offer that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer (other than due to its status as a broker-dealer); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for any other reason, the Registered Exchange Offer is not completed within 250 days after the settlement date
for the Original Notes, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then we will, at our cost: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">as promptly as practicable, but not more than 60 days after we are so required or requested pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement, file with the SEC a shelf registration statement covering resales of the Original Notes (the &#8220;Shelf Registration Statement&#8221;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">use our reasonable best efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the
Securities Act within 150 days after we are so required or requested; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">use our reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and
amended as required by the Securities Act until the earlier of the date that is two years after the settlement date for the Original Notes or the time that all Original Notes registered for resale under the Shelf Registration Statement have been
sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or are freely tradable by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-affiliates</FONT> of ours pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act and the applicable interpretations of the SEC.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For each relevant holder of Original Notes covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, we will: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">provide copies of the prospectus that is part of the Shelf Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">notify each such holder when the Shelf Registration Statement has been filed and when it has become effective;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of the Original Notes.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A holder that sells Original Notes pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement generally will be required to be named
as a selling security holder in the related prospectus and to deliver a prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales and will be bound by the provisions
of the Registration Rights Agreement that are applicable to such holder, including certain indemnification obligations. In addition, a holder of Original Notes will be required to deliver information to be used in connection with the Shelf
Registration Statement in order to have that holder&#8217;s Original Notes included in the Shelf Registration Statement and to benefit from the provisions set forth in the following paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the date specified for such
filing in the Registration Rights Agreement and we have not determined upon advice of outside counsel that due to a change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC that we are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange
Offer as provided in the first bullet point of the third preceding paragraph; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registered Exchange Offer is not completed within 250 days of the settlement date for the Original Notes and
we have not determined upon the advice of outside counsel that due to a change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC that we are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as provided in the first bullet point of
the third preceding paragraph; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable, is not declared effective by the SEC on or prior to the date
specified in the Registration Rights Agreement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective but ceases to be effective or usable prior
to the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer (unless such ineffectiveness or inability to use the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is cured within the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">250-day</FONT> period after the settlement date for
the Original Notes); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable, has been declared effective but ceases to be effective or usable
for a period of time that exceeds 120 days in the aggregate in any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period in which it is required to be effective under the Registration Rights Agreement (each such event referred to in this bullet
point and any of the previous four bullet points we refer to as a &#8220;Registration Default&#8221;), </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then we will pay additional
interest as liquidated damages to the holders of the Original Notes affected thereby, and that additional interest will accrue on the principal amount of the Original Notes affected thereby, in addition to the stated interest on the Original Notes,
from and including the date on which any Registration Default shall occur to, but not including, the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured. Additional interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25%&nbsp;per annum while one or more
Registration Defaults is continuing and will be payable at the same time, to the same persons and in the same manner as ordinary interest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of additional interest on the Original Notes will cease and the interest rate
will revert to the original rate on the Original Notes. Any additional interest will constitute liquidated damages and will be the exclusive remedy, monetary or otherwise, available to any holder of Original Notes with respect to any Registration
Default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registration Rights Agreement provides that a holder of Original Notes is deemed to have agreed to be bound by the
provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement whether or not the holder has signed the Registration Rights Agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes will be
issued under the Indenture, and will be issued in book-entry form and shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture provides for the issuance from time to time of debt securities in an unlimited principal amount and in an unlimited number of
series. The Exchange Notes will be unsecured and will rank equally with all of our senior unsecured debt. The Exchange Notes will be a series of debt securities under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summary sets forth certain terms and provisions of the Exchange Notes and the Indenture, does not purport to be complete and is
subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions of the Exchange Notes and the Indenture, including the definitions therein, copies of which are available as set forth under &#8220;Where You Can Find More
Information.&#8221; Because the following is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you may find useful in evaluating an investment in the Exchange Notes. We urge you to read the Indenture and the Exchange Notes because
they, and not this description, define your rights as holders of the Exchange Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Maturity and Interest </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes will mature on July&nbsp;2, 2037. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will pay interest on the Exchange Notes at the rate of 5.401% per annum on January&nbsp;2 of each year to holders of record at the close of
business on the immediately preceding December&nbsp;18 and on July&nbsp;2 of each year to holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding June 17. If interest or principal on the Exchange Notes is payable on a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day when banks are not open for business in The City of New York, we will make the payment on such Exchange Notes on the next succeeding business day, and no interest will accrue as a result of the delay in payment. The first
interest payment date on the Exchange Notes is January&nbsp;2, 2026. Interest on the Exchange Notes will accrue from June&nbsp;25, 2025. Interest on the Exchange Notes will accrue on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT>
year consisting of 12 months of 30 days. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Notes of the Same Series </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue additional debt securities under the Indenture having the same terms in all respects as the Exchange Notes offered hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Form and Denomination </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes
will be issued only in book-entry form, which means that the Exchange Notes will be represented by one or more permanent global securities registered in the name of DTC, or its nominee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC will keep a computerized record of its participants (for example, your broker) whose clients have purchased Exchange Notes. Each
participant will then keep a record of its clients who purchased the Exchange Notes. A global security may not be transferred, except that DTC, its nominees and their successors may transfer an entire global security to one another. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will wire principal and interest payments to DTC&#8217;s nominee. We and the Trustee will treat DTC&#8217;s nominee as the owner of the
global securities for all purposes. Accordingly, neither we nor the Trustee will have any direct responsibility or liability to pay amounts due on the Exchange Notes to owners of beneficial interests in the global securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under book-entry only form, we will not issue physical certificates representing beneficial
interests in the global securities to individual holders of Exchange Notes. Beneficial interests in global securities will be shown on, and transfers of global securities will be made only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants.
Exchange Notes represented by a global security will be exchangeable for Exchange Notes in certificated form with the same terms in authorized denominations only if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under applicable law and a successor depository is not appointed by
us within 90 days; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we instruct the Trustee that the global security is exchangeable for debt securities in certificated form.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may hold interests in the Exchange Notes directly through DTC, Euroclear Bank, SA/NV, commonly known as Euroclear,
or Clearstream Banking<I>, soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I>, Luxembourg, commonly known as Clearstream, if you are a participant in any of these clearing systems, or indirectly through organizations which are participants in these systems. Links
have been established among DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear to facilitate the issuance of the Exchange Notes and cross-market transfers of the Exchange Notes associated with secondary market trading. DTC is linked indirectly to Clearstream and
Euroclear through the depositary accounts of their respective U.S. depositaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in the Exchange Notes may be held
in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Exchange Notes in book-entry form that can be exchanged for certificated notes under the circumstances described above will be exchanged only for certificated
notes issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have the option to redeem the Exchange Notes on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; notice, in whole or in part, </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">at any time prior to April&nbsp;2, 2037 (three months prior to maturity) (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;), at
a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes being
redeemed discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT>
months) at the Treasury Rate <I>plus</I> 15 basis points, less interest accrued to the date of redemption; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date; or </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">at any time on or after the Par Call Date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the
notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Treasury
Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding
the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#8220;Selected
Interest Rates (Daily)&#8212;H.15&#8221; (or any successor </P>
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designation or publication) (&#8220;H.15&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading).
In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &#8220;Remaining Life&#8221;); or
(2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#8211; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the
Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal
places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the
applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, we shall
calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing
on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally
distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If
there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States
Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date. In
determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage
of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the notes or
portions thereof called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we may, at any time, purchase all or some of the Exchange Notes by tender, in the
open market or by private agreement, subject to applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Liens on Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exchange Notes will not be secured. However, if at any time we mortgage, pledge or subject to any lien any of our property or assets, the
Indenture requires us to secure the outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture, including the Exchange Notes, equally and ratably with the debt or obligations secured by such mortgage, pledge or lien for as long as such debt or
obligations remain secured. Exceptions to this requirement include the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">purchase-money mortgages or liens; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">liens on any property or asset that existed at the time when we acquired that property or asset;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any deposit or pledge to secure public or statutory obligations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any deposit or pledge with any governmental agency required to qualify us to conduct any part of our business, to
entitle us to maintain self-insurance or to obtain the benefits of any law relating to workmen&#8217;s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any deposit or pledge with any court, board, commission or governmental agency as security for the proper conduct
of any proceeding before it. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture does not prevent any of our affiliates from mortgaging, pledging or
subjecting to any lien, any property or asset, even if the affiliate acquired that property or asset from us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue or assume an
unlimited amount of debt under the Indenture. As a result, the Indenture does not prevent us from significantly increasing our unsecured debt levels, which may negatively affect the resale of the Exchange Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger or Sale </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture provides that we may not merge with another company or sell, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our property to another company unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the successor corporation expressly assumes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">payment of principal, interest and any premium on the debt securities issued under the Indenture; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">performance and observance of all covenants and conditions in the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">after giving effect to the transaction, there is no default under the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we have delivered to the Trustee an officers&#8217; certificate and opinion of counsel stating that such
transaction complies with the conditions set forth in the Indenture; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if as a result of the transaction, our property would become subject to a lien that would not be permitted by the
asset lien restriction, we secure the Exchange Notes equally and ratably with, or prior to, all indebtedness secured by that lien. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An &#8220;event of
default&#8221; means, for any series of debt securities issued under the Indenture, any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay interest on that series of debt securities for 90 days after payment is due;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to pay principal or any premium on that series of debt securities when due; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">failure to perform any other covenant relating to that series of debt securities for 90 days after notice to us;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default provided for in the supplement to the Indenture, board resolution or officers&#8217;
certificate designating the specific terms of such series of debt securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An event of default for a particular
series of debt securities issued under the Indenture does not necessarily impact any other series of debt securities issued under the Indenture. If an event of default for any series of debt securities issued under the Indenture occurs and
continues, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the debt securities of such series may declare the entire principal of all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. If this
happens, subject to certain conditions, the holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the debt securities of that series can rescind the declaration if there has been deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured
installments of interest, principal and any premium. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of any series of the debt
securities issued under the Indenture may, on behalf of the holders of all of the debt securities of that series, control any proceedings resulting from an event of default or waive any past default except a default in the payment of principal,
interest or any premium. We are required to file an annual certificate with the Trustee stating whether we are in compliance with all of the conditions and covenants under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Changes to the Indenture </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture
may be changed with the consent of holders owning more than 50% of the principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the change. However, we may not change your principal or interest payment terms or the percentage
required to change other terms of the Indenture, without your consent and the consent of others similarly affected. We may enter into supplemental indentures for other specified purposes, including the creation of any new series of debt securities,
without the consent of any holder of debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Concerning the Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Within 90 days after a default occurs with respect to a particular series of debt securities, the Trustee must notify the holders of the debt
securities of such series of all defaults known to the Trustee if we have not remedied them (default is defined to mean any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an event of default with respect to such series of
debt securities as specified above under &#8220;&#8212;Events of Default&#8221;). If a default described above in the third bullet point under &#8220;&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; occurs, the Trustee will not give notice to the holders of the
series until at least 60 days after the occurrence of that default. The Trustee may withhold notice to the holders of the debt securities of any default (except in the payment of principal, interest or any premium) if it in good faith believes that
withholding this notice is in the interest of the holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to an event of default, the Trustee is required to perform only the
specific duties stated in the Indenture, and after an event of default, must exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of his or her own affairs. The Trustee is not required to take any action permitted
by the Indenture at the request of holders of the debt securities, unless those holders protect the Trustee against costs, expenses and liabilities. The Trustee is not required to spend its own funds or become financially liable when performing its
duties if it reasonably believes that it will not be adequately protected financially. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee and its affiliates have commercial
banking relationships with us and some of our affiliates and serves as trustee or paying agent under indentures relating to debt securities issued by us and some of our affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Paying Agent and Registrar </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee
will initially act as paying agent and registrar. We may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the Exchange Notes, and we may act as paying agent or registrar, although we currently have no plans to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Defeasance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits us to
discharge or defease certain of our obligations on any series of debt securities at any time. We may defease such obligations relating to a series of debt securities by depositing with the Trustee sufficient cash or government securities to pay all
sums due on that series of debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture is, and the Exchange Notes will be, governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Book-Entry Procedures for the Global Notes </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear described below are provided solely as a matter of
convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of these settlement systems and are subject to change by them from time to time. Neither we, the Trustee, nor any paying agent takes any responsibility for these operations
or procedures, and investors are urged to contact the relevant system or its participants directly to discuss these matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The clearing
systems have advised us as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>DTC </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#8220;banking organization&#8221; within the meaning of the
New York Banking Law, a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, a &#8220;clearing corporation&#8221; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a &#8220;clearing agency&#8221; registered under Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange
Act. DTC holds securities that its participants, known as DTC participants, deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among DTC participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through computerized
book-entry transfers and pledges between DTC participants&#8217; accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC participants include both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC&#8217;s book-entry system is also
used by other organizations such as U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC
participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules that apply to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon receipt of
any payment of principal or interest, DTC will credit DTC participants&#8217; accounts on the payment date according to such participants&#8217; respective holdings of beneficial interests in the Global Notes as shown on DTC&#8217;s records. In
addition, it is DTC&#8217;s current practice to assign any consenting or voting rights to DTC participants whose accounts are credited with securities on a record date, by using an omnibus proxy. Payments by DTC participants to owners of beneficial
interests in the Global Notes, and voting by DTC participants, will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices between the DTC participants and owners of beneficial interests, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of
customers registered in &#8220;street name.&#8221; However, these payments will be the responsibility of the DTC participants and not of DTC, the Trustee, the Exchange Agent, any paying agent, if applicable, or us. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Clearstream </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Clearstream is a <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream holds
securities for its participating organizations, known as Clearstream participants, and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of
Clearstream participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to Clearstream participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally
traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a registered bank in Luxembourg, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the Commission for the Supervision of the
Financial Sector (<I>Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier</I>). Clearstream participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing
corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to Clearstream is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, </P>
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dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream participant either directly or indirectly. Clearstream has established an electronic bridge
with Euroclear to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream and Euroclear. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions with respect to interests in the
Global Notes held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Clearstream. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Euroclear </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for its participants, known as Euroclear participants, and to clear and settle transactions
between Euroclear participants and between Euroclear participants and participants of certain other securities intermediaries through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of
certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear is owned by Euroclear Holding SA, a societe anonyme incorporated in Belgium, and operated through a license agreement by Euroclear Bank SA/NV, known as
the Euroclear operator. The Euroclear operator provides Euroclear participants, among other things, with safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement, securities lending and borrowing and related services. Euroclear participants include
banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indirect access to
Euroclear is also available to others that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Euroclear operator is a Belgian bank regulated by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority and is overseen as the operator of
a securities settlement system by the National Bank of Belgium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear
operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear, any supplementary terms and conditions, the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, other applicable Euroclear documentation and applicable Belgian law,
collectively referred to as the &#8220;terms and conditions.&#8221; The terms and conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to
securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear operator acts under the terms and conditions only on behalf of
Euroclear participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions with
respect to Global Notes held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear participants in accordance with the terms and conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. depositary for Euroclear. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that the Exchange Notes will trade in DTC&#8217;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement System, and any
permitted secondary market trading activity in the Exchange Notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in accordance
with DTC rules. Secondary market trading between Clearstream participants and/or Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear and will be settled
using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> funds. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cross-market
transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC participants, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream or Euroclear participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC rules on
behalf of the applicable European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, these cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to such European </P>
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international clearing system by the counterparty in that system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The European international
clearing system will, if a transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Notes in DTC,
and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for settlement in DTC. Clearstream participants and Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to the respective U.S. depositary for Clearstream or Euroclear.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of time-zone differences, credits of Global Notes received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC
participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. The credits or any transactions in the Global Notes settled during this processing will be reported to the
Clearstream or Euroclear participants on the same business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of the Global Notes by or through a Clearstream participant or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be
received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear are expected to follow these procedures in order to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global
Notes among participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they will be under no obligation to perform or continue to perform these procedures, and these procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time by any of them. Neither we, the Trustee,
the Exchange Agent nor any paying agent, if applicable, will have any responsibility for the performance of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and
procedures governing their operations. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to you if you exchange Original Notes for Exchange Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. This summary is limited to considerations for exchanging holders of Original Notes that have held the Original Notes, and will hold the Exchange Notes, as capital assets, and that acquire Exchange Notes pursuant to
the Exchange Offer. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular beneficial owner of Original Notes or to beneficial owners of Original Notes that may be subject to special tax rules,
including a bank, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entity, an insurance company, a dealer in securities or currencies, a trader in securities electing to mark to market, an entity taxed as a partnership or partners therein, a
&#8220;controlled foreign corporation&#8221; or &#8220;passive foreign investment company,&#8221; an individual or an entity taxed as an individual, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-resident</FONT> alien individual present in the United States
for 183 days or more during the taxable year, a person that holds Original Notes or will hold Exchange Notes as a position in a &#8220;straddle&#8221; or conversion transaction, or as part of a &#8220;synthetic security&#8221; or other integrated
financial transaction, or a U.S. holder (as defined below) that has a &#8220;functional currency&#8221; other than the U.S. dollar. In addition, this summary does not address the Medicare tax on net investment income, alternative minimum tax
consequences, consequences arising under the special timing rules prescribed under section 451(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any state, local, or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax considerations. You should consult your own
tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> income and other tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), U.S. Treasury regulations, published
administrative interpretations of the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;) and judicial decisions, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this discussion, you are a &#8220;U.S. holder&#8221; if you are a beneficial owner of Notes that is a citizen or resident of
the United States or a domestic corporation or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of the Original Notes. You are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;Non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#8221; if you are a
beneficial owner of Notes that is not a U.S. holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Consequences to Holders Who Participate in the Exchange Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Your initial tax basis in
the Exchange Notes will equal your tax basis in the Original Notes, and your holding period for the Exchange Notes will include your holding period for the Original Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders of Holding and Disposing of the Exchange Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments of Interest </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a U.S.
holder, payments of stated interest on the Notes will be taxable to you as ordinary interest income at the time that such payments are accrued or are received, in accordance with your method of tax accounting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Amortizable Bond Premium </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If your initial
tax basis in a Note exceeds the stated principal amount of your Note, then you will be considered to have amortizable bond premium equal to such excess. You may elect to amortize this premium using a constant yield method over the term of the Note.
If you elect to amortize bond premium, you may offset each interest payment on the Note by the portion of the bond premium allocable to the payment and must reduce your tax basis in the Note by the amount of the premium so amortized. The tax
treatment of any Original Notes acquired at a premium will not change as a result of the Exchange Offer, and the Exchange Notes for which such Original Notes are exchanged will be subject to the rules described in this paragraph. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If your initial tax basis in a Note is less than the stated principal amount of the Note (subject to a de minimis exception), then you will be
treated as having acquired that Note at a market discount. You are required to treat any gain on the sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note as ordinary income to the extent of any accrued market discount on the Note at the
time of the disposition, unless you have previously included such market discount in income pursuant to an election by you to include the market discount in income as it accrues. If you dispose of a Note in certain nontaxable transactions, a
portion, and potentially all, accrued market discount will be includible as ordinary income to you as if you had sold the Note in a taxable transaction at its fair market value at the time of such disposition. The tax treatment of any Original Notes
acquired with market discount will not change as a result of the Exchange Offer, and the Exchange Notes for which such Original Notes are exchanged will be subject to the rules described in this paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption or Other Disposition of the Exchange Notes </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described above with respect to accrued market discount, upon the disposition of an Exchange Note by sale, exchange, redemption or
otherwise, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (i)&nbsp;the amount realized on the disposition (other than amounts attributable to accrued interest not previously recognized as income, which will be
taxed as such) and (ii)&nbsp;your adjusted tax basis in the Exchange Note. Your adjusted tax basis in an Exchange Note will equal your tax basis in the Original Note you exchanged for the Exchange Note, increased by market discount, if any, taken
into account by you and reduced by any amortizable bond premium previously amortized by you, and any cash payments previously made on the Exchange Note other than stated interest on the Exchange Note. Any capital gain or loss will be long-term
capital gain or loss if you hold the Exchange Notes for more than one year. Certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders are eligible for preferential rates of U.S. federal income taxation in respect of long-term
capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Issue Price of the Exchange Notes </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Since an exchange of Original Notes for Exchange Notes is not a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the adjusted issue price of
the Exchange Notes will equal the adjusted issue price of the Original Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Consequences to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT>
Holders of Holding and Disposing of the Exchange Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the circumstances described below under &#8220;&#8212;Backup
Withholding and Information Reporting&#8221; and &#8220;&#8212;FATCA Withholding,&#8221; if you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holder, you will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain on the sale,
exchange or other taxable disposition of Exchange Notes, and payments of interest on the Exchange Notes will be treated as ordinary interest income and will generally not be subject to tax provided that (i)&nbsp;you do not actually or constructively
own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock, (ii)&nbsp;you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us (actually or constructively) through stock ownership and (iii)&nbsp;you provide a
statement signed under penalties of perjury that includes your name and address and certifies that you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holder in compliance with applicable requirements, generally made, under current
procedures, on IRS <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (or satisfy certain documentary evidence requirements for establishing that you
are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holder). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Backup Withholding and Information Reporting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a U.S. holder that is not a corporation or other exempt recipient, information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with
payments on the Exchange Notes made to you. You generally will not be subject to U.S. backup withholding tax in connection with the Exchange Offer, or on payments on the Exchange Notes, if you provide a correct taxpayer identification number,
certify as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding and otherwise comply with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. You may also be subject to information reporting and backup withholding requirements with respect to the
proceeds from a sale or other </P>
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taxable disposition of the Exchange Notes. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders may be required to comply with applicable certification procedures to establish that they are <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders in order to avoid the application of information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding
rules may be refunded or credited against the holder&#8217;s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a timely manner. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FATCA Withholding </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the U.S. tax
rules known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (&#8220;FATCA&#8221;), a holder of the Exchange Notes will generally be subject to 30% U.S. withholding tax on interest payments made on the Exchange Notes if the holder is not FATCA compliant,
or holds its Exchange Notes through a foreign financial institution that is not FATCA compliant. In order to be treated as FATCA compliant, a holder must provide certain documentation containing information about its identity (usually an IRS Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E),</FONT></FONT> its FATCA status, and if required, its direct and indirect U.S. owners. The adoption of, or implementation of, an
intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country, or U.S. Treasury regulations, may modify these requirements. You should consult your own tax advisor on how these rules may apply to your investment in the
Exchange Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on existing interpretations of the Securities Act by the SEC staff set forth in several
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters to third parties (including Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May&nbsp;13, 1988), Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. Incorporated (available June&nbsp;5, 1991), <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">K-111</FONT> Communications Corporation (available May&nbsp;14, 1993) and Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling (available July&nbsp;2, 1993)), and subject to the immediately following sentence, we believe Exchange Notes issued
under the Exchange Offer in exchange for Original Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by the holders thereof (other than holders that are broker-dealers) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus
delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, any holder of Original Notes that intends to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes or that is an affiliate of ours that does not comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes, or any broker-dealer that purchased any of the Original Notes from us or any of our affiliates for
resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act, (i)&nbsp;will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the SEC staff set forth in the above-mentioned <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT>
letters, (ii)&nbsp;will not be entitled to tender its Original Notes in the Exchange Offer, and (iii)&nbsp;must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or transfer of the
Original Notes unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each broker-dealer that receives
Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may
be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Original Notes where such Original Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that,
starting on the date this registration statement is declared effective and ending on the close of business 90 days after such date, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with
any such resale. In addition, until &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; , 2026 (90 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Notes may be required to deliver a prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Notes by broker-dealers. Exchange Notes received by broker-dealers for their own
account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market, in negotiated transactions, through the
writing of options on the Exchange Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to
purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Notes. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Notes that were
received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Notes may be deemed to be an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities Act and any
profit of any such resale of Exchange Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will
deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a period of 90 days after the date this registration statement is declared effective, we shall promptly send additional copies of this
prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of
any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Original Notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) appearing in its Annual Report (Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K)</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, and the effectiveness of Verizon&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2024 have been audited by Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP,
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports
given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx10567_14"></A>LEGAL MATTERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William L. Horton, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Verizon, is passing upon the validity of the
Exchange Notes for us. As of September&nbsp;15, 2025, Mr.&nbsp;Horton beneficially owned, or had the right to acquire, an aggregate of less than 0.001% of the shares of Verizon common stock. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offer to Exchange </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>for </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000
aggregate principal amount of </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>that have been registered under the Securities Act </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>National Association</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Attn: Specialized Finance</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>60 Livingston <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Ave&#8212;EP-MN-WS2N</FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St. Paul, MN 55107-2292</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Attn: Specialized Finance</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>111 Fillmore Ave E</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>St.
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Requests for additional copies of this prospectus and the letter of transmittal may be directed to the
Exchange Agent at the address or telephone number set forth above. Beneficial owners also may contact their custodian for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#8220;DGCL&#8221;) permits a corporation to indemnify any of its directors or
officers who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any third-party action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorney&#8217;s
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such person&#8217;s conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of
the corporation, the corporation is permitted to indemnify directors and officers against expenses (including attorney&#8217;s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit if they
acted in good faith and in a manner that they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant directors or officers are
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Section&nbsp;102(b)(7)
of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#8217;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article 7 of the Verizon Communications&#8217; restated certificate of incorporation makes mandatory the indemnification expressly authorized
under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, except that the restated certificate of incorporation only provides for indemnification in derivative actions, suits or proceedings initiated by a director or officer if the initiation of such action, suit or
proceeding was authorized by the board of directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The restated certificate of incorporation of Verizon Communications provides that,
consistent with Section&nbsp;145(e) of the DGCL, expenses incurred by an officer, director or other designated authorized representative of the corporation in defending any such action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation, provided
that, if required by the DGCL, such expenses shall be advanced only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to
be indemnified by the corporation.&nbsp;Expenses incurred by other employees or agents of the corporation may be advanced upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors deems appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The restated certificate of incorporation of Verizon Communications limits the personal liability of directors to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The directors
and officers of Verizon Communications are insured against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against which they cannot be indemnified by
Verizon Communications. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>3.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312514284281/d741984dex3a.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verizon Communications Inc. (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Quarterly
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2014, Exhibit 3(a)) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312524272452/d835176dex993b.htm">Bylaws of Verizon Communications Inc., as amended and restated, effective as of December&nbsp;
5, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on December&nbsp;6, 2024, Exhibit 3(b)) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000095013601500807/file004.txt">Indenture between Verizon Communications Inc., both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp., and U.S. Bank Trust Company,
 National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000 (incorporated by
reference to Verizon Global Funding Corp.&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4,</FONT> Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-64792,</FONT> Exhibit 4.1)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000095013001503814/dex42.txt">First Supplemental Indenture between Verizon Communications Inc., both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp., and
 U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of May&nbsp;15, 2001
(incorporated by reference to Verizon Global Funding Corp.&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3,</FONT> Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-67412,</FONT> Exhibit&nbsp;4.2)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000095012306001361/y17245exv4w1.txt">Second Supplemental Indenture between Verizon Communications Inc., both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp.,
 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of
September&nbsp;29, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on February&nbsp;9, 2006, Exhibit&nbsp;4.1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000095012306001361/y17245exv4w2.txt">Third Supplemental Indenture between Verizon Communications Inc., both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp.,
 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of
February&nbsp;1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on February&nbsp;9, 2006, Exhibit 4.2) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312516636634/d169691dex45.htm">Fourth Supplemental Indenture between Verizon, both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp., and U.S. Bank Trust
Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of April&nbsp;4, 2016 (incorporated by
reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> filed on June&nbsp;29, 2016, Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-212307,</FONT> Exhibit&nbsp;4.5)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312520143776/d813082dex41.htm">Fifth Supplemental Indenture&nbsp;
between Verizon, both individually and as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp., and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association,
 formerly known as First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of May&nbsp;15, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Verizon&#8217;s Current Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on May&nbsp;15, 2020,
Exhibit 4.1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex47.htm">Form of 5.401% Notes due 2037 Rule 144A Global Note* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex48.htm">Form of 5.401% Notes due 2037 Regulation S Global Note* </A></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex49.htm">Registration Rights Agreement, dated June&nbsp;25, 2025* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex410.htm">Form of 5.401% Notes due 2037 * </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex51.htm">Opinion and Consent of William L. Horton, Jr., Esq.* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000073271225000006/a2024q410-kxexhibit21.htm">List of principal subsidiaries of Verizon (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.&#8217;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, Exhibit 21) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex231.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex51.htm">Consent of William L. Horton, Jr., Esq. (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex251.htm">Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-l</FONT> for Verizon Communications Inc. Indenture* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dex991.htm">Form of Letter of Transmittal* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d10567dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table* </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#8220;Calculation of Registration Fee&#8221; table in the
effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) That, for the purpose of
determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first
use. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the
offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by
or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the portion of any
other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the purchaser. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant&#8217;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11,
or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date
of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all
information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Verizon Communications Inc. has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on October&nbsp;2, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Caroline Armour</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Treasurer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Shellye L. Archambeau</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Roxanne S. Austin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mark T. Bertolini</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Vittorio Colao</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Caroline A. Litchfield</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jennifer K. Mann</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Laxman Narasimhan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Clarence Otis, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Daniel H. Schulman</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;2, 2025</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Carol B. Tom&eacute;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Hans E. Vestberg</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(principal executive officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President and</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Controller (principal&nbsp;accounting&nbsp;officer)</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;SECURITIES ACT&#8221;), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF
THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT, (A)&nbsp;UNTIL ONE YEAR (OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD AS MAY BE PERMITTED UNDER RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AFTER THE ISSUANCE DATE OF SUCH SECURITY, SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY
(1)&nbsp;INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (2)&nbsp;OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904
OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (3)&nbsp;TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, (4)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (5)&nbsp;PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, (B)&nbsp;IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFER, SALE OR
TRANSFER PURSUANT TO (A)(2) OR (A)(5) ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY AND TRUSTEE TO REQUEST IN ADVANCE OF ANY OFFER, SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION, AND AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN EACH CASE SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY AND TRUSTEE AND (C)&nbsp;THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSES (A)&nbsp;AND (B) ABOVE. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (I)&nbsp;NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY
SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;CODE&#8221;), OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (&#8220;SIMILAR LAWS&#8221;), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE &#8220;PLAN
ASSETS&#8221; OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (II)&nbsp;THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR GIVE RISE TO A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-EXEMPT</FONT> PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF
ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS. </P>
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YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR&#8217;S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP No: 92343V HA5 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN No:
US92343VHA52 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Verizon Communications Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.401% Notes due 2037 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications
Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ ($_____), as
revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Debt Security attached hereto, on July&nbsp;2, 2037, and to pay interest on said principal sum from June&nbsp;25, 2025, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, and to pay the Additional Interest, if any, as defined in and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;5 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. Interest and Additional Interest, if any, will be payable
semiannually in arrears on January&nbsp;2 and July&nbsp;2 in each year, commencing January&nbsp;2, 2026, at the rate of 5.401% per annum until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent
that payment of such interest and Additional Interest, if any, is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, at the same rate per annum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest installment and Additional Interest, if any, so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date will, as provided
in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such
interest installment, which shall be the December&nbsp;18 or June&nbsp;17, as the case may be (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such interest payment date. However, interest and Additional Interest, if any, that the Company pays on the
maturity date shall be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. Any such interest installment and Additional Interest, if any, not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered holder on such regular record date, and may be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be fixed by the Trustee for the
payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered holders of this series of Debt Securities as provided in the Indenture, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements
of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. If interest or principal is payable on a day that is not a Business Day,
such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such due date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding
Business Day. The principal of and the interest and Additional Interest, if any, on this Debt Security shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of New York, State of New York, in any coin or
currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made at the option of the Company by
check mailed to the registered holder at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or become
obligatory for any purpose, until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein,
&#8220;Business Day&#8221; means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the City of New York, State
of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Debt Security are continued on the reverse side hereof, and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Caroline Armour</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as Trustee, Authenticating Agent and Security Registrar </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(FORM OF REVERSE OF DEBT SECURITY) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, all issued or to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000, duly executed and delivered by the Company (as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp.) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National
Association (as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank), as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as amended and supplemented (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), to which Indenture reference is hereby
made for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Securities. By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are issuable in series which may
vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;Debt Securities&#8221;) unlimited in aggregate principal
amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in this global Debt Security may be held in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of
$2,000. This global Debt Security shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities in definitive form registered in the names of persons other than the Depository or its nominee only if (i)&nbsp;the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as the Depository or if at any time such Depository is no longer registered as a clearing agency or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute and a successor depository is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days or (ii)&nbsp;the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officers&#8217; Certificate that this global Debt Security shall be so exchangeable. To the extent that this global Debt Security is
exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Debt Securities represented by this global Debt Security that may be exchanged for Debt Securities
in definitive form under the circumstances described in this paragraph will be exchangeable only for Debt Securities in definitive form issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, this global Debt Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a successor or to a nominee of such Depository or its successor or by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or its
successor or to another nominee of such Depository or its successor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities shall have occurred
and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debt Securities may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of each series affected at the time outstanding, as defined in the Indenture, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities; provided, however, that no such supplemental </P>
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indenture shall, among other things, (i)&nbsp;extend the fixed maturity of any Securities of any series, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment
of interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, without the consent of the holder of each Debt Security so affected or (ii)&nbsp;reduce the aforesaid percentage of Debt Securities, the
holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of each Debt Security then outstanding and affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time outstanding, on behalf of the holders of Securities of such series, to waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in the Indenture, or
established pursuant to the Indenture with respect to such series, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Securities of such series.
Any such consent or waiver by the registered holder of this Debt Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of this Debt Security and of any Debt
Security issued in exchange herefor or in place hereof (whether by registration of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on this Debt Security at the times and place and at the rate and in the money herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities are issuable as registered Debt Securities without coupons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Debt Securities may be exchanged, upon
presentation thereof for that purpose, at the office or agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, for other Debt Securities of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount and series, and upon payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to April&nbsp;2, 2037 (three months prior to their maturity
date) (the &#8220;5.401% Notes Par Call Date&#8221;), the Company may redeem the Debt Securities at its option on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; prior notice given as provided in the Indenture, in whole or in part, at any time and
from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of (x)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest
thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Debt Securities matured on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less interest accrued to the date of redemption, and (y) 100% of the principal amount of the Debt Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time on or after the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company
in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such
time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after
such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#8220;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&#8212;H.15&#8221; (or any successor designation or publication)
(&#8220;H.15&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable:
(1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date (the &#8220;Remaining Life&#8221;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#8211; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than
the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury
constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or
maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Company shall
calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing
on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States
Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the
criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States
Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security of like tenor or the
unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms as this Debt Security shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and
after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Debt Securities or portions thereof called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Debt Security is transferable by the registered holder hereof on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar duly executed by the registered holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt Securities of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount and series will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will
be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Debt Security, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any Security Registrar for the
Debt Securities may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Debt Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security
Registrar for the Debt Securities) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and (subject to Section&nbsp;310 of the Indenture) interest and Additional Interest, if any, due hereon and for all other purposes, and
neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar for the Debt Securities shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, or the interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, this Debt Security, or for any claim based
hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether
by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and
released. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Depository by acceptance of this global Debt Security agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any beneficial
interest in this global Debt Security unless such beneficial interest is in an amount equal to an authorized denomination for Debt Securities of this series. </P>
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;25, 2025, among the Company and the other parties named in Schedule A thereto (the &#8220;Registration Rights Agreement&#8221;). The Company will furnish to any holder of Debt Securities upon
request and without charge a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;SECURITIES ACT&#8221;), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE FOREGOING LEGEND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECURITY AFTER 40 DAYS BEGINNING ON AND INCLUDING THE LATER OF (A)&nbsp;THE DATE ON WHICH THE SECURITIES ARE
OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND (B)&nbsp;THE ISSUANCE DATE OF THIS SECURITY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BY ITS
ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (I)&nbsp;NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;CODE&#8221;), OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (&#8220;SIMILAR
LAWS&#8221;), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE &#8220;PLAN ASSETS&#8221; OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (II)&nbsp;THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR GIVE RISE TO A <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-EXEMPT</FONT> PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND
ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR&#8217;S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Debt Security attached hereto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP No: U9221A CK2 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN No: USU9221ACK26 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Verizon Communications Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.401% Notes due 2037 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications
Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ ($_____), as
revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Debt Security attached hereto, on July&nbsp;2, 2037, and to pay interest on said principal sum from June&nbsp;25, 2025, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, and to pay the Additional Interest, if any, as defined in and payable pursuant to Section&nbsp;5 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. Interest and Additional Interest, if any, will be payable
semiannually in arrears on January&nbsp;2 and July&nbsp;2 in each year, commencing January&nbsp;2, 2026, at the rate of 5.401% per annum until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent
that payment of such interest and Additional Interest, if any, is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, at the same rate per annum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest installment and Additional Interest, if any, so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any interest payment date will, as provided
in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such
interest installment, which shall be the December&nbsp;18 or June&nbsp;17, as the case may be (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such interest payment date. However, interest and Additional Interest, if any, that the Company pays on the
maturity date shall be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. Any such interest installment and Additional Interest, if any, not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
registered holder on such regular record date, and may be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be fixed by the Trustee for the
payment of such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered holders of this series of Debt Securities as provided in the Indenture, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements
of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. If interest or principal is payable on a day that is not a Business Day,
such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such due date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding
Business Day. The principal of and the interest and Additional Interest, if any, on this Debt Security shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of New York, State of New York, in any coin or
currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made at the option of the Company by
check mailed to the registered holder at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or become
obligatory for any purpose, until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein,
&#8220;Business Day&#8221; means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the City of New York, State
of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Debt Security are continued on the reverse side hereof, and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Caroline Armour</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, all issued or to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000, duly executed and delivered by the Company (as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp.) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National
Association (as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank), as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as amended and supplemented (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), to which Indenture reference is hereby
made for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Securities. By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are issuable in series which may
vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;Debt Securities&#8221;) unlimited in aggregate principal
amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in this global Debt Security may be held in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of
$2,000. This global Debt Security shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities in definitive form registered in the names of persons other than the Depository or its nominee only if (i)&nbsp;the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as the Depository or if at any time such Depository is no longer registered as a clearing agency or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute and a successor depository is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days or (ii)&nbsp;the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officers&#8217; Certificate that this global Debt Security shall be so exchangeable. To the extent that this global Debt Security is
exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Debt Securities represented by this global Debt Security that may be exchanged for Debt Securities
in definitive form under the circumstances described in this paragraph will be exchangeable only for Debt Securities in definitive form issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, this global Debt Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a successor or to a nominee of such Depository or its successor or by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or its
successor or to another nominee of such Depository or its successor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities shall have occurred
and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debt Securities may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of each series affected at the time outstanding, as defined in the Indenture, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, among other things, (i)&nbsp;extend the fixed maturity of any
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or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption
thereof, without the consent of the holder of each Debt Security so affected or (ii)&nbsp;reduce the aforesaid percentage of Debt Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the
holders of each Debt Security then outstanding and affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time outstanding, on behalf of the
holders of Securities of such series, to waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in the Indenture, or established pursuant to the Indenture with respect to such series, and its consequences, except a default in
the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Securities of such series. Any such consent or waiver by the registered holder of this Debt Security (unless revoked as provided in the
Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued in exchange herefor or in place hereof (whether by registration of transfer or otherwise),
irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no
provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on this Debt Security at the times
and place and at the rate and in the money herein prescribed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities are issuable as registered Debt Securities without coupons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Debt Securities may be exchanged, upon
presentation thereof for that purpose, at the office or agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, for other Debt Securities of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount and series, and upon payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to April&nbsp;2, 2037 (three months prior to their maturity
date) (the &#8220;5.401% Notes Par Call Date&#8221;), the Company may redeem the Debt Securities at its option on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; prior notice given as provided in the Indenture, in whole or in part, at any time and
from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of (x)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest
thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Debt Securities matured on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
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and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time on or after the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company
in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such
time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after
such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#8220;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&#8212;H.15&#8221; (or any successor designation or publication)
(&#8220;H.15&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable:
(1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date (the &#8220;Remaining Life&#8221;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#8211; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than
the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury
constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or
maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Company shall
calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing
on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States
Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the
criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States
Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security of like tenor or the
unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms as this Debt Security shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and
after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Debt Securities or portions thereof called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Debt Security is transferable by the registered holder hereof on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar duly executed by the registered holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt Securities of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount and series will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will
be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Debt Security, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any Security Registrar for the
Debt Securities may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Debt Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security
Registrar for the Debt Securities) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and (subject to Section&nbsp;310 of the Indenture) interest and Additional Interest, if any, due hereon and for all other purposes, and
neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar for the Debt Securities shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, or the interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, this Debt Security, or for any claim based
hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past, present or future, as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether
by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and
released. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Depository by acceptance of this global Debt Security agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any beneficial
interest in this global Debt Security unless such beneficial interest is in an amount equal to an authorized denomination for Debt Securities of this series. </P>
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;25, 2025, among the Company and the other parties named in Schedule A thereto (the &#8220;Registration Rights Agreement&#8221;). The Company will furnish to any holder of Debt Securities upon
request and without charge a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.401% Notes due&nbsp;2037 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">June&nbsp;25, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 West Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10282 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">383 Madison Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10179 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brookfield Place </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 Vesey Street, 8<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10281 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and the several other dealer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">managers named in Schedule A </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">attached hereto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) proposes to issue its 5.401% Notes due 2037 (the &#8220;New Notes&#8221;) as part of the exchange offers (the &#8220;Exchange Offers&#8221;) for its outstanding </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">1.450% notes due 2026, floating rate notes due 2026, 4.125% notes due 2027, 3.000% notes due 2027, 4.329% notes
due 2028, 4.016% notes due 2029, 3.150% notes due 2030, 1.680% notes due 2030 and 7.750% notes due 2030 (collectively, the &#8220;Old Notes&#8221;) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">upon the terms set forth in a Dealer Manager Agreement, dated June&nbsp;12, 2025, as amended (the &#8220;Dealer Manager Agreement&#8221;),
between the Company and you as the dealer managers (the &#8220;Dealer Managers&#8221;), relating to the Exchange Offers. The New Notes are to be issued under an indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000, as amended or supplemented (the
&#8220;Indenture&#8221;), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association (as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National
Bank) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;). To induce the Dealer Managers to enter into the Dealer </P>
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Manager Agreement and to satisfy a condition to your obligations thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders (each a &#8220;Holder&#8221; and,
together, the &#8220;Holders&#8221;) from time to time of the New Notes or the Exchange Notes (as hereinafter defined), as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B> <B>Definitions</B>. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Dealer
Manager Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Act</B>&#8221; shall mean the Securities Act of&nbsp;1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Additional Interest</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Affiliate</B>&#8221; of any specified person shall mean any other person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this definition, control of a person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person
whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#8220;controlling&#8221; and &#8220;controlled&#8221; shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Broker-Dealer</B>&#8221; shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Business Day</B>&#8221; shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which commercial banks are
authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York City, New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Commission</B>&#8221; shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Company</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Company Indemnitee</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(b)</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Dealer Manager Agreement</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Dealer Managers</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>DTC</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2(c)(i)</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#8221; shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of&nbsp;1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchange Notes</B>&#8221; shall mean debt securities of the Company identical in all
material respects to the New Notes (except that the additional interest provision and the transfer restrictions shall be modified or eliminated, as appropriate) and to be issued under the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchange Offer Registration Period</B>&#8221; shall mean <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;90-day</FONT> period following the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchange Offer Registration Statement</B>&#8221; shall mean a registration statement of the
Company on an appropriate form under the Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchanging Dealer</B>&#8221; shall mean any
Holder (which may include any Dealer Manager) that is a Broker-Dealer that acquired Exchange Notes in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for New Notes that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities (but not directly from the Company or any Affiliate of the Company). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Holder</B>&#8221; and
&#8220;<B>Holders</B>&#8221; shall have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Holders&#8217; Information</B>&#8221;
shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(b)(iii)</U> hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Indemnified Holder</B>&#8221; shall
have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(a)</U> hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Indenture</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Exchange Offers</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Issuer FWP</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(a)</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Losses</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(a)</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>New Notes</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Old Notes</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Prospectus</B>&#8221; shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement&nbsp;(including, without limitation, a
prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule&nbsp;430A under the Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to
the terms of the offering of any portion of the New Notes or the Exchange Notes covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto, including all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Registered Exchange Offer</B>&#8221; shall mean the proposed offer of the Company to issue and deliver to the Holders of the
New Notes that are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such offer, in exchange for the New Notes, a like aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Registration Default</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Registration Statement</B>&#8221; shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration
Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the New Notes or the Exchange Notes pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments (in
each case including the Prospectus contained therein), all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Settlement Date</B>&#8221; shall mean the date on which the Exchange Offers have been consummated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Shelf Registration Period</B>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(b)(ii)</U> hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Shelf Registration Statement</B>&#8221; shall mean a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration statement of the Company pursuant to the
provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> hereof which covers some or all of the New Notes, on an appropriate form under Rule&nbsp;415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to
such registration statement, including post-effective amendments and the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Transfer-Restricted Securities</B>&#8221; means each New Note until the earlier to occur of (i)&nbsp;the date on which such New Note
has been exchanged for a freely transferable applicable Exchange Note in the Registered Exchange Offer, (ii)&nbsp;the date on which it has been effectively registered under the Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement
or (iii)&nbsp;the date on which it is sold to the public pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Act) under the Act or may be sold by a person that is not an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;144)
of the Company without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Act). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<B>Trustee</B>&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B> <B>Registered Exchange Offer</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company shall prepare and, not later than&nbsp;120&nbsp;days following the Settlement Date, shall file with the
Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i)&nbsp;cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the
Act within&nbsp;210&nbsp;days of the Settlement Date and (ii)&nbsp;complete the Registered Exchange Offer within&nbsp;250&nbsp;days of the Settlement Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly commence the Registered
Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange New Notes for Exchange Notes (provided that such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or is an Affiliate that complies with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes, acquires the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of such Holder&#8217;s business, has no arrangements or
understandings with any person to participate in the </P>
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distribution (within the meaning of the Act) of the Exchange Notes and is not prohibited by any law, rule or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade
such Exchange Notes without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the several states of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">deliver or otherwise make available to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents, provided, however, Holders will be deemed to have received the documents referred to above upon delivery of such documents to the Depository Trust
Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;) for distribution to its participants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 30 Business Days
after the date on which notice thereof is delivered to the Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by applicable law); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously
effective under the Act, supplemented and amended as required under the Act to ensure that it is available for sales of Exchange Notes by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of
Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(v)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">permit Holders to withdraw tendered New Notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the last
Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(vi)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">either (x)&nbsp;in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (y)&nbsp;prior to effectiveness of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, in a supplemental letter to the Commission, (A)&nbsp;state that the Company is conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub.
avail. May&nbsp;13, 1988), Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June&nbsp;5, 1991) and Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP (pub. avail. July&nbsp;2, 1993) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters, and (B)&nbsp;include a
representation that the Company has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the Exchange Notes to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer following completion of the Registered Exchange Offer and that,
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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to the Company&#8217;s information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement
or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">comply in all respects with all other applicable law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">accept for exchange all New Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(n)</U> all New Notes
so accepted for exchange; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of New Notes a principal amount of
Exchange Notes equal to the principal amount of the New Notes of such Holder that the Company has accepted for exchange. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Each Holder is hereby deemed to acknowledge and agree that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered
Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes (x)&nbsp;could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail.
May&nbsp;13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June&nbsp;5, 1991) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters, as interpreted in the Commission&#8217;s letter to Shearman&nbsp;&amp; Sterling LLP (pub. avail.
July&nbsp;2, 1993) and similar <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters, and (y)&nbsp;must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction, and any
secondary resale transactions by such Holder must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder and plan of distribution information required by Item&nbsp;507 or&nbsp;508, as applicable, of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-K</FONT> under the Act if the resales are of Exchange Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for New Notes acquired by such Holder directly from the Company or one of its Affiliates. Accordingly, each
Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to provide a written representation to the Company that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any Exchange Notes received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of such Holder&#8217;s
business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such Holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and will have no arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Notes or the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company or, if such Holder is an Affiliate, such Holder will comply with
the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act to the extent applicable in connection with the resale of the Exchange Notes; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such Holder is not prohibited by any law, rule or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered
Exchange Offer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company will ensure that
(i)&nbsp;any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, (ii)&nbsp;any Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading and (iii)&nbsp;any Prospectus forming part of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and any supplement to such Prospectus, does not, as of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, include
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.</B> <B>Shelf Registration</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If the New Notes held by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Affiliates</FONT> of the Company are not freely tradable
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 of the Act and the applicable interpretations of the Commission and: (i)&nbsp;due to any change in law or in applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission, the Company determines upon the advice of
outside counsel that it is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U> hereof; (ii)&nbsp;any Holder of New Notes notifies the Company in writing not more than&nbsp;20&nbsp;days after
completion of the Registered Exchange Offer that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer (other than due it its status as a Broker-Dealer); or (iii)&nbsp;for any other reason, the Registered Exchange Offer is not
consummated within&nbsp;250&nbsp;days after the Settlement Date; then the Company shall effect a Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with subsection&nbsp;(b) below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The Company shall, as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than&nbsp;60&nbsp;days after the Company becomes so required to effect a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;3(a))</U>, file with the
Commission, and thereafter shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Act within&nbsp;150&nbsp;days after the Company becomes so required to effect a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;3(a)</U>, a Shelf Registration Statement covering resales of the New Notes by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration
Statement; provided, however, that no Holder shall be</TD></TR>
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entitled to have the New Notes held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to
such Holder; and provided further that with respect to a Shelf Registration Statement required pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(a)(iii)</U>, the consummation of a Registered Exchange Offer shall relieve the Company of its obligations
under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(b)</U> but only in respect of its obligations under <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(a)(iii)</U>. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously
effective, supplemented and amended as required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders until the earlier of the date that is two years after the Settlement Date or the date that all New Notes
registered for resale under the Shelf Registration Statement (A)&nbsp;have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or (B)&nbsp;are freely tradable by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Affiliates</FONT> of the Company pursuant to
Rule 144 of the Act (and applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission&#8217;s staff) (in any such case, such period being called the &#8220;Shelf Registration Period&#8221;). The Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best
efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of New Notes registered for resale thereby not being able to offer and sell such New
Notes during that period, unless (A)&nbsp;such action is required by applicable law or (B)&nbsp;such action is taken by the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Company&#8217;s obligations hereunder),
including, without limitation, the acquisition or divestiture of assets, so long as the Company promptly thereafter complies with the requirements of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(i)</U> hereof, if applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Company will ensure that (A)&nbsp;any Shelf Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (B)&nbsp;any Shelf Registration
Statement and any amendment thereto (in either case, other than with respect to information included therein in reliance upon or in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder of Transfer-Restricted
Securities specifically for use therein (the &#8220;Holders&#8217; Information&#8221;)) does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading and (C)&nbsp;any Prospectus forming part of any Shelf Registration Statement, and any supplement to such prospectus (in either case, other than with respect to Holders&#8217; Information), does not include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company shall: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">furnish to counsel for the Dealer Managers, prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of any
Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any Shelf Registration Statement, and each amendment thereof, and each supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein (excluding all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial
filing); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">include the information set forth (A)&nbsp;in <U>Annex</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;A</U> hereto on the cover of the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, (B)&nbsp;in <U>Annex</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;B</U> hereto in a section of the Prospectus setting forth details of the Registered Exchange Offer, (C)&nbsp;in
<U>Annex</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;C</U> hereto in the underwriting or plan of distribution section of such Prospectus, and (D)&nbsp;in <U>Annex D</U> hereto in the letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the information regarding the Holders that propose to
sell New Notes pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement as selling security holders to the extent required by Item 507 of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> (or, if permitted by Commission Rule 430B(b), in a Prospectus
supplement that becomes a part thereof pursuant to Commission Rule 430B(f)); provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to amend or supplement a Shelf Registration Statement or any
Prospectus forming a part thereof after such Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission more than once per calendar month to reflect additional Holders or changes in the number of New Notes to be sold by any Holder.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company shall advise counsel for the Dealer Managers or the Holders of New Notes covered by any
Shelf Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if requested by any such person, shall
confirm such advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses&nbsp;(ii)-(v) below shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">of any request by the Commission after the effective date of such Registration Statement for any amendment or
supplement to a Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information in connection with the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or
the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
securities included in any Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">of the happening of any event that requires any change in a Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that,
as of such date, the statements therein do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading provided that the Company shall not be required to disclose the reasons for such change. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of any of the events listed in subsections&nbsp;(ii) through (v)&nbsp;of this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(b)</U>, each Holder and any Exchanging Dealer will, upon request by the Company in writing, immediately discontinue disposition of New Notes or Exchange Notes pursuant to a Registration Statement until such
Holder&#8217;s or Exchanging Dealer&#8217;s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(i)</U> or until it is advised in writing by the Company that use of the applicable Prospectus may
resume, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder or Exchanging Dealer will deliver to the Company (at the Company&#8217;s expense) all copies in such Holder&#8217;s or Exchanging Dealer&#8217;s possession, other than permanent file copies, of
the Prospectus covering such New Notes or Exchange Notes that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance and, if issued, to obtain the withdrawal at the earliest practicable time of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the qualification of
the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction. </P>
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will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, or cooperate with the Holders of New Notes or Exchange Notes included therein and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of, such New Notes
or Exchange Notes for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such Holder reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such
jurisdictions of the New Notes or Exchange Notes covered by such Registration Statement; provided that, the Company will not be required to qualify as a broker-dealer or generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified
or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of New Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge and upon
request in writing, at least one conformed copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all material incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, promptly deliver to each Holder of New Notes covered by any Shelf
Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such person may reasonably request. The Company
consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the foregoing in connection with the offering and sale of the New Notes covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf
Registration Statement in accordance with applicable law and the terms hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Company shall furnish to each
Exchanging Dealer that so requests, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, all material incorporated by
reference therein and all exhibits thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The Company shall promptly deliver to you, each Exchanging Dealer and each
other person required to deliver a prospectus during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of the final Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as any
such person may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by you, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other person that may be required to deliver a prospectus following the
Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the Exchange Notes covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with applicable law and
the terms hereof. </P>
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through (v)&nbsp;of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(b)</U> hereof during the period for which the Company is required to maintain an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to the applicable
Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered thereby, the Prospectus will not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, during the Exchange
Offer Registration Period or the Shelf Registration Period, the Company shall not be required to amend or supplement a Registration Statement or Prospectus, in the event that, and for a period not to exceed&nbsp;120&nbsp;days in any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">consecutive&nbsp;12-month</FONT> period, the Company determines in good faith that the disclosure of any such event would be materially adverse to the Company or otherwise relates to a pending business transaction that has
not yet been publicly disclosed. In such circumstances, the Exchange Offer Registration Period and the Shelf Registration&nbsp;Period shall each be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension
pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(b)</U> hereof to and including the date the Holders of New Notes and Exchanging Dealers shall have received such amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(i)</U>.
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<TD VALIGN="top">(j)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Not later than the effective date of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Exchange Notes registered under the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Not later than the date of
the closing of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Exchange Notes, free of any restrictive legends, in a form eligible for deposit with DTC.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">On the first Business Day following the effective date of any Shelf Registration Statement hereunder or as soon
as possible thereafter, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to establish with the Trustee a procedure by which Holders of New Notes that are &#8220;restricted securities&#8221; within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Act may
transfer, upon completion of a sale of New Notes under such Shelf Registration Statement, their interests therein to an &#8220;unrestricted&#8221; global security free of any stop or restriction on DTC&#8217;s system with respect to the New Notes,
including the issuance of an applicable CUSIP number with respect to such unrestricted securities; provided, however that this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(j)(ii)</U> shall be applicable only to Holders that are named as selling Holders in the
Shelf Registration Statement and agree in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder. Upon compliance with the foregoing requirements of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(j)(ii)</U>, the Company shall
provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such New Notes in a form eligible for deposit with DTC. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">In the event the Company is unable to cause DTC to take the actions described in this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(j)</U>, the Company shall take such actions reasonably necessary to provide, as soon as practicable, a CUSIP number, if necessary, for the New Notes registered and sold under the Shelf Registration Statement and to
cause the CUSIP number described in clause&nbsp;(i) or clause&nbsp;(ii) above to be assigned to the New Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be (or to the maximum aggregate principal amount of the New Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be,
to which such number may be assigned). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a)
of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) The Company may require each Holder of New Notes to be registered pursuant to any Shelf Registration
Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such New Notes as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Shelf Registration Statement, and each such Holder shall
promptly furnish to the Company any additional information required in order to make the information previously disclosed to the Company under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(l)</U> not misleading. The Company may exclude from such Shelf
Registration Statement the New Notes of any Holder that fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) The Company shall, if requested, use its commercially reasonable efforts to incorporate promptly in a Prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement such information as a Holder of New Notes to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement may reasonably provide from time to time to the Company in writing for inclusion in a
Prospectus or any Shelf Registration Statement concerning such Holder and the distribution of such Holder&#8217;s New Notes and shall make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably
practicable after receipt of notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be
obligated to make such updates more than once per month. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon
delivery of the New Notes by Holders to the Company (or to such other person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange Notes, the Company shall mark, or cause to be marked, on the New Notes so exchanged that such New Notes are being
cancelled in exchange for the Exchange Notes. In no event shall the New Notes be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The parties hereto acknowledge that the Holders of New Notes will suffer damages if the Company fails to perform its
obligations under <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages. Accordingly, in the event that: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been filed on or prior to the 120th day after the Settlement
Date, and the Company has not determined upon written advice of outside counsel that due to a change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the Commission, that the Company is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as
provided in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(a)(i);</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Registered Exchange Offer has not been completed within 250 days of the Settlement Date, and the Company
has not determined upon written advice of outside counsel that due to a change in law or in applicable interpretations of the staff of the Commission, that the Company is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as provided in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3(a)(i);</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable, has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior
to the 150th day after the Company becomes so required to effect a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> hereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement ceases to be effective or usable prior to the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer (unless such ineffectiveness or inability to use the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is cured within the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">250-day</FONT> period after the Settlement Date); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">after the Shelf Registration Statement, if applicable, has been declared effective, the Shelf Registration
Statement ceases to be effective or usable for a period of time that exceeds 120 days in the aggregate in any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period in which it is required to be effective under this Agreement;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(each such event referred to in the foregoing clauses&nbsp;(i) through (v), a &#8220;Registration Default&#8221;), then
additional interest (&#8220;Additional Interest&#8221;) will accrue on the principal amount of the New Notes affected thereby (in addition to the stated interest on the New Notes), from and including the date on which any Registration Default first
occurs and while any such Registration Default has occurred and is continuing, to but not including, the date on which all filings, determinations, declarations of effectiveness and consummations, as the case may be, have been achieved which, if
achieved on a timely basis, would have prevented the occurrence of all of the then existing Registration Defaults. Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of&nbsp;0.25% per annum while one or more Registration Defaults is continuing, and will be
payable at the same time, to the same persons and in the same manner as ordinary interest, until the date on which all filings, determinations, declarations of effectiveness and consummations referred to in the preceding sentence have been achieved,
on which date the interest rate on the applicable New Notes will revert to the interest rate originally borne by such New Notes. </P>
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the happening of each and every Registration Default. The Company shall pay the Additional Interest due on the New Notes by depositing with the Trustee (which shall not be the Company for these purposes), in trust, for the benefit of the Holders
entitled thereto, prior to&nbsp;11:00 a.m. on the next interest payment date specified in the global notes representing the applicable New Notes, sums sufficient to pay the Additional Interest then due. The Additional Interest due shall be payable
on each interest payment date specified by the global notes representing the applicable New Notes to the record holders entitled to receive the interest payment to be made on such interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The parties hereto agree that the Additional Interest provided for in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> constitutes
a reasonable estimate of the damages that will be suffered by Holders of New Notes by reason of the happening of any Registration Default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) All of the Company&#8217;s obligations set forth in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> shall survive the termination
of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Any Additional Interest under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> will constitute liquidated
damages and will be the exclusive remedy, monetary or otherwise, available to any holder of New Notes with respect to any Registration Default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6.</B> <B>Registration Expenses</B>. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations
under <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U>,<U> Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4</U> hereof and, in the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, will reimburse the Dealer Managers for the reasonable fees
and disbursements of Milbank LLP, acting as counsel to the Dealer Managers in connection therewith. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not have any obligation whatsoever in respect of any underwriters&#8217;
discounts or commissions, brokerage commissions, dealers&#8217; selling concessions, transfer taxes or, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, any other selling expenses incurred in connection with the underwriting, offering or sale of New
Notes or Exchange Notes by or on behalf of any person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7.</B> <B>Indemnification and Contribution</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company agrees (i)&nbsp;to indemnify and hold each Holder of New Notes covered by any Shelf Registration Statement,
each Exchanging Dealer with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(h)</U> hereof and each person who controls any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
Act (collectively, referred to as the &#8220;Indemnified Holders&#8221;) harmless against any and all losses, damages, liabilities or claims (or actions in respect thereof) (&#8220;Losses&#8221;) to the extent that such Losses arise out of or are
based upon (A)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, or any &#8220;issuer free writing </P>
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prospectus&#8221; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;433 under the Act, an &#8220;Issuer FWP&#8221;), authorized by the Company or (B)&nbsp;the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such Indemnified Holder, as incurred,
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Losses arise out of or are
based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any such Indemnified Holder
specifically for inclusion therein and provided, further, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in a Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or
in an Issuer FWP or any preliminary Prospectus relating to a Shelf Registration Statement, the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection&nbsp;(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Holder from whom the person asserting any such
Losses purchased the New Notes or Exchange Notes concerned, to the extent that a Prospectus relating to such New Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, was required to be delivered (including through satisfaction of the conditions of
Rule&nbsp;172 under the Act) by such Indemnified Holder or any Affiliate thereof under the Act in connection with such purchase and any such Losses of such Indemnified Holder result from the fact that there was not conveyed to such person, at or
prior to the time of the sale of such New Notes or Exchange Notes, as the case may be, to such person, an amended or supplemented Prospectus or, if applicable, an Issuer FWP correcting such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission if the Company had previously furnished copies thereof to such Indemnified Holder; provided further, however, that this indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to such Indemnified
Holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Holder of New Notes covered by a Shelf Registration Statement and each Exchanging Dealer with respect to
any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(h)</U> hereof, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its directors, officers, employees and agents and each person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act (each, a &#8220;Company Indemnitee&#8221;), to the same extent as the indemnity in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(a)</U> from the Company to each such Holder and
Exchanging Dealer, but only (i)&nbsp;with reference to written information relating to such Holder or Exchanging Dealer furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder or Exchanging Dealer specifically for inclusion in the documents referred
to in the foregoing indemnity or (ii) (A)&nbsp;such Holder of New Notes disposed of New Notes to the person asserting the claim from which such Losses arose pursuant to a Registration Statement and sent or delivered, or was required by law to send
or deliver, a Prospectus to such person in connection with such disposition, (B)&nbsp;such Holder of New Notes received a notice of suspension contemplated in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(b)</U> prior to the date of such disposition and
(C)&nbsp;such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was the reason for the notice of suspension contemplated in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(b)</U>, and further agrees to reimburse each Company
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Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Company Indemnitee in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such Losses as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that no such Holder or Exchanging Dealer shall be liable for any Losses hereunder in excess of the amount of net proceeds received by such Holder or Exchanging Dealer from the sale of New Notes or Exchange
Notes pursuant to such Registration Statement. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability which any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer may otherwise have. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation,
such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U>, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the failure so to
notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may otherwise have to such indemnified party under subsection&nbsp;(a) or (b)&nbsp;of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U> except to the extent
that such indemnifying party suffers actual prejudice as a result of such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the indemnifying party from any obligation to provide reimbursement and contribution to such indemnified party. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party&#8217;s choice at the indemnifying party&#8217;s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the
indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party&#8217;s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel),
and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i)&nbsp;the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest; (ii)&nbsp;the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party
to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying
party. An indemnified party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), settle, compromise consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any
such claim, action proceeding or investigation. The indemnifying party shall not, without the prior written consent of the affected indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) settle or compromise, or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential
parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of each such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;does not
include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. </P>
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<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U> shall for any reason be unavailable to an indemnified party under <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(a)</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(b)</U> hereof in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by
the Company on the one hand and the Indemnified Holders on the other hand from the exchange of the New Notes, pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer. If, however, this allocation is not permitted by applicable law, then each indemnifying party
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Indemnified Holders on
the other hand from the exchange of the New Notes, pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, and the relative fault of Company on the one hand and the Indemnified Holders on the other hand with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted
in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Company or the Indemnified Holders, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by
an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to above in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(d)</U> shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(d)</U>, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(d)</U>, no Indemnified Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such Indemnified Holder from the sale of the New Notes pursuant to a Registration Statement exceeds the amount of damages which such Indemnified Holders have otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The provisions of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U> shall
remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U>,
and shall survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement. </P>
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upon request of any Holder of Transfer-Restricted Securities, make available such information as is required so long as necessary to permit sales of such Holder&#8217;s securities pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A. Upon the written request of any Holder of
Transfer-Restricted Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U> shall be deemed to
require the Company to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act, or file reports thereunder, except as may be required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9.</B> <B>No Inconsistent Agreements</B>. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it on or after the date
hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or that otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>10.</B> <B>Timing of Obligations</B>. If any of the Company&#8217;s obligations pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U>,<U>
Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> or <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> hereof would come due on a day that is not a Business Day, then such obligation shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>11.</B> <B>Amendments and Waivers</B>. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or
consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, in any case as to the New Notes or the Exchange Notes, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the New Notes
and the Exchange Notes that constitute Transfer-Restricted Securities, taken as a single class. In addition, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose
Transfer-Restricted Securities or Exchange Notes are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
such Transfer-Restricted Securities or Exchange Notes, as applicable, being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>12.</B> <B>Notices</B>. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices and other communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telex, telecopier or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;12</U>, which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if to you, initially at the address set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) if to the Company, initially at the Company&#8217;s address set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when received. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">So long as the New Notes are in global form registered in the name of DTC, Holders will be deemed to have received any notices referred to hereunder upon
receipt of such notice by DTC for distribution to its participants. Each party hereto by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses of such party for subsequent notices or communications. </P>
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and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire New Notes or Exchange Notes in any manner, whether by operation of
law or otherwise, such Holder shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such New Notes or Exchange Notes such transferee shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be
bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>14.</B> <B>Counterparts</B>. This Agreement may be signed
in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by electronic transmission shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each party hereto agrees that this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures appearing
on this Agreement or such other documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>15.</B> <B>Headings</B>. The headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>16.</B> <B>Applicable Law</B>. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
without regard to principles of conflict of laws to the extent the same are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>17.</B> <B>Severability</B>. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any
circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or
affected thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>18.</B> <B>Termination</B>. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate upon the expiration of the Shelf
Registration Period, except for any liabilities or obligations under <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U> hereof and the obligations to make payments of and provide for additional interest under
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> hereof to the extent such damages accrue prior to the end of the Shelf Registration Period, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms. </P>
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return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the Dealer Managers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Caroline Armour</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Caroline Armour</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;25, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Masid Cader</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Masid Cader</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ George Graf Von Waldersee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">George Graf Von Waldersee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Som Bhattacharyya</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Som Bhattacharyya</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Salim Mawani</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Michael Ravanesi</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The names of the Dealer Managers are as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Truist Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221;
within the meaning of the Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for New Notes where such New Notes were acquired
by such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on the date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective and ending on the close of
business&nbsp;90&nbsp;days after such date, it will make this Prospectus available to any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for New Notes, where such New Notes were acquired by such
Broker-Dealer as a result of market- making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See &#8220;Plan of Distribution.&#8221; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of Exchange
Notes received in exchange for New Notes where such New Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on the date the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared
effective and ending on the close of business&nbsp;90&nbsp;days after such date, they will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until _________,
20__, all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Notes may be required to deliver a prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not receive any
proceeds from any sale of Exchange Notes by Broker- Dealers. Exchange Notes received by Broker-Dealers for their own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices
prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions
or concessions from any such Broker-Dealer or the purchasers of any such Exchange Notes. Any Broker-Dealer that resells Exchange Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer
that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Notes may be deemed to be an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Act and any profit of any such resale of Exchange Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such
persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an
&#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a period of&nbsp;90&nbsp;days after the date the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement is declared effective, the Company shall promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any Broker-Dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company has
agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Registered Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the New Notes (including any Broker-Dealers) against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[If applicable, add information required by Items&nbsp;507 and&nbsp;508 of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-K.]</FONT> </P>
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TRADING ACTIVITIES AND WISH TO RECEIVE&nbsp;10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND&nbsp;10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH RESALES OF EXCHANGE NOTES RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR SUCH NEW NOTES.
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not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents that it acquired the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Notes and it has no arrangements or
understandings with any person to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes. If the undersigned is a Broker- Dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for New Notes, it represents that the New Notes to be
exchanged for Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so
acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), NEW YORK,
NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND
ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR&#8217;S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP No: 92343V HC1 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN No:
US92343VHC19 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Verizon Communications Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.401% Notes due 2037 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Verizon Communications
Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ Dollars
($_____), on July&nbsp;2, 2037, and to pay interest on said principal sum from June&nbsp;25, 2025, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on January&nbsp;2 and
July&nbsp;2 in each year, commencing January&nbsp;2, 2026, at the rate of 5.401% per annum until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable
under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest installment so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any interest payment date will, as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities, as defined in said Indenture) is registered at the
close of business on the regular record date for such interest installment, which shall be the December&nbsp;18 or June&nbsp;17, as the case may be (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such interest payment date. However, interest that
the Company pays on the maturity date shall be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. Any such interest installment not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered
holder on such regular record date, and may be paid to the person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of
such defaulted interest, notice whereof shall be given to the registered holders of this series of Debt Securities as provided in the Indenture, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Debt Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. If interest or principal is payable on a day that is not a Business Day, such
payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such due date to the date of such payment on the next succeeding
Business Day. The principal of and the interest on this Debt Security shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of New York, State of New York, in any coin or currency of the United States of
America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the registered holder at such address as shall
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obligatory for any purpose, until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein,
&#8220;Business Day&#8221; means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the City of New York, State
of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions of this Debt Security are continued on the reverse side hereof, and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Company, all issued or to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to an
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 2000, duly executed and delivered by the Company (as successor in interest to Verizon Global Funding Corp.) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National
Association (as successor to Wachovia Bank, National Association, formerly known as First Union National Bank), as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as amended and supplemented (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), to which Indenture reference is hereby
made for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Securities. By the terms of the Indenture, the Securities are issuable in series which may
vary as to amount, date of maturity, rate of interest and in other respects as in the Indenture provided. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;Debt Securities&#8221;) unlimited in aggregate principal
amount. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests in this global Debt Security may be held in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of
$2,000. This global Debt Security shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities in definitive form registered in the names of persons other than the Depository or its nominee only if (i)&nbsp;the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as the Depository or if at any time such Depository is no longer registered as a clearing agency or in good standing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable statute and a successor depository is
not appointed by the Company within 90 days or (ii)&nbsp;the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officers&#8217; Certificate that this global Debt Security shall be so exchangeable. To the extent that this global Debt Security is
exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for Debt Securities registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Debt Securities represented by this global Debt Security that may be exchanged for Debt Securities
in definitive form under the circumstances described in this paragraph will be exchangeable only for Debt Securities in definitive form issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, this global Debt Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a successor or to a nominee of such Depository or its successor or by a nominee of such Depository to such Depository or its
successor or to another nominee of such Depository or its successor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In case an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities shall have occurred
and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debt Securities may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of each series affected at the time outstanding, as defined in the Indenture, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
the Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Securities; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, among other things, (i)&nbsp;extend the fixed maturity of any
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or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, without the consent of the
holder of each Debt Security so affected or (ii)&nbsp;reduce the aforesaid percentage of Debt Securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of each Debt Security then
outstanding and affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series at the time outstanding, on behalf of the holders of Securities of such
series, to waive any past default in the performance of any of the covenants contained in the Indenture, or established pursuant to the Indenture with respect to such series, and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of,
or premium, if any, or interest on any of the Securities of such series. Any such consent or waiver by the registered holder of this Debt Security (unless revoked as provided in the Indenture) shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and
upon all future holders and owners of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued in exchange herefor or in place hereof (whether by registration of transfer or otherwise), irrespective of whether or not any notation of such consent or waiver
is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair
the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Debt Security at the times and place and at the rate and in the money herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities are issuable as registered Debt Securities without coupons. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. Debt Securities may be exchanged, upon
presentation thereof for that purpose, at the office or agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, for other Debt Securities of authorized denominations, and for a like aggregate principal amount and series, and upon payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in relation thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to April&nbsp;2, 2037 (three months prior to their maturity
date) (the &#8220;5.401% Notes Par Call Date&#8221;), the Company may redeem the Debt Securities at its option on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; prior notice given as provided in the Indenture, in whole or in part, at any time and
from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of (x)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest
thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Debt Securities matured on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less interest accrued to the date of redemption, and (y) 100% of the principal amount of the Debt Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time on or after the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such
time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after
such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#8220;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&#8212;H.15&#8221; (or any successor designation or publication)
(&#8220;H.15&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable:
(1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date (the &#8220;Remaining Life&#8221;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#8211; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than
the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury
constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or
maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Company shall
calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing
on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States
Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the 5.401% Notes Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the
criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States
Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the calculation date of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security of like tenor or the
unredeemed portion hereof and otherwise having the same terms as this Debt Security shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the presentation and surrender hereof. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and
after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Debt Securities or portions thereof called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Debt Security is transferable by the registered holder hereof on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or
agency of the Company in the City of New York, State of New York, accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company or the Security Registrar duly executed by the registered holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt Securities of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount and series will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will
be made for any such transfer, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in relation thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Debt Security, the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any Security Registrar for the
Debt Securities may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Debt Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than the Security
Registrar for the Debt Securities) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and (subject to Section&nbsp;310 of the Indenture) interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the
Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Security Registrar for the Debt Securities shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No recourse shall be had
for the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, this Debt Security, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, past,
present or future, as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by
the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Depository by acceptance of this
global Debt Security agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey any beneficial interest in this global Debt Security unless such beneficial interest is in an amount equal to an authorized denomination for Debt Securities of
this series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Letterhead of Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Verizon Communications Inc.] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;2, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Verizon Communications Inc. Registration Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> under the Securities Act of 1933 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to the Registration
Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;(the</FONT> &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) that Verizon Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), is filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), pertaining to the offer by the Company to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like
principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been registered under the Securities Act (the &#8220;Exchange Notes&#8221;), as described in the Registration Statement and the accompanying Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, or attorneys under my direction, have reviewed the Registration Statement, the Company&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws,
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, and such other documents and records as I have deemed appropriate for the purpose of giving this opinion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Exchange Notes, upon the issuance and sale thereof in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and the indenture
referenced in the Prospectus, will be legally issued and will be binding obligations of the Company, except to the extent that enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, or
similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforceability of creditors&#8217; rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I express no opinion as to matters governed by any laws
other than the laws of the State of New York, the Federal laws of the United States of America and the corporate laws of the State of Delaware. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby
consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Registration Statement and to being named under the heading &#8220;Legal Matters&#8221; in the Prospectus forming part of the Registration
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &#8220;Experts&#8221; in the Registration Statement (Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4)</FONT> and related Prospectus of Verizon Communications Inc. (&#8220;Verizon&#8221;) for the registration of $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.401% Notes due 2037, and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our reports dated February&nbsp;12, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Verizon and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Verizon, included in its Annual Report (Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K)</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">POWER OF ATTORNEY </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000
aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been registered under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline Armour and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of substitution, for her
and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all
documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents
and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his, her or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Shellye L. Archambeau</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shellye L. Archambeau</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Roxanne S. Austin</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Roxanne S. Austin</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark T. Bertolini</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mark T. Bertolini</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Clarence Otis, Jr.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Clarence Otis, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Daniel H. Schulman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Daniel H. Schulman</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline
Armour and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of
substitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of
them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Carol B. Tom&eacute;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Anthony T. Skiadas, Caroline Armour and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all
documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his, her or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Hans E. Vestberg</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Hans E. Vestberg</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Caroline Armour and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mary-Lee</FONT> Stillwell, and each of them, his true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all
documents in connection therewith, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his, her or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Power of Attorney this this 26th day of September, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Anthony T. Skiadas</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the &#8220;Company&#8221;), proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (collectively, the
&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), relating to the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been
registered under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby appoints Hans E. Vestberg, Anthony T. Skiadas and Caroline
Armour, and each of them, her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents with full power of substitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Registration Statement and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, making such
changes in the Registration Statement as such person or persons so acting deems appropriate, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully for all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any
of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
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<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;
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<SMALL>AND</SMALL> <SMALL>EXCHANGE</SMALL> <SMALL>COMMISSION</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section&nbsp;305(b)(2)
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-1821036</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Minneapolis, Minnesota</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>55402</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>333 Thornall Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Edison, NJ 08837 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(732) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">321-2512</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23-2259884</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York</B></P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>GENERAL INFORMATION</B><B><I>.</I></B><B> Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.</I>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)<I></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Yes</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. </B><B><I></I></B><B></B><I>If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee,
describe each such affiliation.</I><B> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Items&#8201;3-15</FONT></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B><I>Items <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-15</FONT> are not applicable because to the best of the
Trustee&#8217;s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.</I><B> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>LIST OF EXHIBITS: </B><I>List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and
qualification. </I><B> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, included as Exhibit 2.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 4. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The consent of the Trustee required by Section&nbsp;321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as
Exhibit 6. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2025, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its
supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark DiGiacomo</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Exhibit 1 </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U. S. BANK TRUST
COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purpose of organizing an association (the &#8220;Association&#8221;) to perform any lawful activities of
national banks, the undersigned enter into the following Articles of Association: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FIRST. </B>The title of this Association shall be U. S. Bank Trust
Company, National Association. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECOND. </B>The main office of the Association shall be in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, state of Oregon.
The business of the Association will be limited to fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association may not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIRD.</B> The board of directors of the Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than
twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director
shall own common or preferred stock of the Association or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market, or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i)&nbsp;the date of purchase, (ii)&nbsp;the date the
person became a director, or (iii)&nbsp;the date of that person&#8217;s most recent election to the board of directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of
directors may increase the number of directors up to the maximum permitted by law. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless
the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director&#8217;s term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and
his or her position is eliminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters
concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to
determined the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the
event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases, at least 10 days&#8217; advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first-class mail. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares he or she owns by
the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall
be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of
directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A director may be removed by the shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the
purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him
or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>FIFTH. </B>The authorized amount of capital stock of the Association shall be
1,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. The Association shall have only one
class of capital stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of
subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such,
if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Transfers of the Association&#8217;s stock are subject to the prior written approval of a federal depository institution regulatory agency. If no other agency
approval is required, the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency must be obtained prior to any such transfers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the
Articles of Association or required by law, (1)&nbsp;all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock,
and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock
shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for
determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days
before the meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether subordinated, without the
approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the
aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SIXTH. </B>The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall
have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors&#8217; and shareholders&#8217; meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and
employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the Bylaws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The board of directors shall have the power to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees,
and agents of the Association. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fix the compensation and enter employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and
conditions consistent with applicable law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Dismiss officers and employees. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Ratify written policies authorized by the Association&#8217;s management or committees of the board.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Regulate the manner any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made; provided that
nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the Association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> the percentage required
for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in
part to the shareholders. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Make contracts. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SEVENTH. </B>The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any authorized branch within the limits of the city
of Portland, Oregon, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> of the stock of the Association for a location outside such limits and upon receipt of a
certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any office or offices of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>EIGHTH. </B>The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NINTH. </B>The board of directors of the Association, or any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than 25&nbsp;percent of the stock of the
Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of
the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of the Association. Unless
otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>TENTH.
</B>These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock
is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount; provided, that the scope of the Association&#8217;s activities and services may not be expanded without the prior written approval of the Comptroller of the
Currency. The Association&#8217;s board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, Rodney E. Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and
control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. &#8220;U.S. Bank Trust Company
National Association,&#8221; Portland, Oregon (Charter No.&nbsp;23412), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking and exercise fiduciary powers on
the date of this certificate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, March 31, 2025, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<U> </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS</U> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE I </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Meetings of
Shareholders </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.1. <U>Annual Meeting</U>. The annual meeting of the shareholders, for the election of directors and the
transaction of any other proper business, shall be held at a time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. Notice of such meeting shall be given not less than ten (10)&nbsp;days or more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days prior to the date
thereof, to each shareholder of the Association, unless the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the &#8220;OCC&#8221;) determines that an emergency circumstance exists. In accordance with applicable law, the sole shareholder of the
Association is permitted to waive notice of the meeting. If, for any reason, an election of directors is not made on the designated day, the election shall be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, with prior notice thereof.
Failure to hold an annual meeting as required by these Bylaws shall not affect the validity of any corporate action or work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Association. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.2. <U>Special Meetings</U>. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders may be called
for any purpose, at any time by a majority of the board of directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;), or by any shareholder or group of shareholders owning at least ten percent of the outstanding stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called upon not less than ten (10)&nbsp;days nor more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days prior
notice stating the purpose of the meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.3. <U>Nominations for Directors</U>. Nominations for election to the Board may
be made by the Board or by any shareholder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.4. <U>Proxies</U>. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by
proxies duly authorized in writing. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting and any adjournments of such meeting and shall be filed with the records of the meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.5. <U>Record Date</U>. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting will be
thirty days before the date of such meeting, unless otherwise determined by the Board. </P>
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represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without
further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.7. <U>Inspectors</U>. The Board may, and in the event of its failure so to do, the Chairman of the Board may appoint Inspectors
of Election who shall determine the presence of quorum, the validity of proxies, and the results of all elections and all other matters voted upon by shareholders at all annual and special meetings of shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.8. <U>Waiver and Consent</U>. The shareholders may act without notice or a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all
shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.9. <U>Remote Meetings</U>. The Board shall have the right to determine that a shareholder meeting not be
held at a place, but instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner and to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE II </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Directors
</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.1. <U>Board of Directors</U>. The Board shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the
Association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the Association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.2. <U>Term of Office</U>. The directors of this Association shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly
elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.3. <U>Powers</U>. In addition to the foregoing, the
Board shall have and may exercise all of the powers granted to or conferred upon it by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws and by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.4. <U>Number</U>. As provided in the Articles of Association, the Board of this Association shall consist of no less than five
nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the Association from the twenty-five- member limit. The Board shall consist of a number of members to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of the Board or the
shareholders at any meeting thereof, in accordance with the Articles of Association. Between meetings of the shareholders held for the purpose of electing directors, the Board </P>
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by a majority vote of the full Board may increase the size of the Board but not to more than a total of twenty-five directors, and fill any vacancy so created in the Board; provided that the
Board may increase the number of directors only by up to two directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was fifteen or fewer, and by up to four directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was
sixteen or more. Each director shall own a qualifying equity interest in the Association or a company that has control of the Association in each case as required by applicable law. Each director shall own such qualifying equity interest in his or
her own right and meet any minimum threshold ownership required by applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.5. <U>Organization Meeting</U>. The
newly elected Board shall meet for the purpose of organizing the new Board and electing and appointing such officers of the Association as may be appropriate. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as
practicable, and, in any event, within thirty days thereafter, at such time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum present, the directors present may adjourn the
meeting until a quorum is obtained. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.6. <U>Regular Meetings</U>. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held, without
notice, as the Chairman or President may designate and deem suitable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.7. <U>Special Meetings</U>. Special meetings of the
Board may be called at any time, at any place and for any purpose by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Association, or upon the request of a majority of the entire Board. Notice of every special meeting of the Board shall be given to
the directors at their usual places of business, or at such other addresses as shall have been furnished by them for the purpose. Such notice shall be given at least twelve hours (three hours if meeting is to be conducted by conference telephone)
before the meeting by telephone or by being personally delivered, mailed, or electronically delivered. Such notice need not include a statement of the business to be transacted at, or the purpose of, any such meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.8. <U>Quorum and Necessary Vote</U>. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, except
when otherwise provided by law; but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles or Bylaws of this Association, once
a quorum is established, any act by a majority of those directors present and voting shall be the act of the Board. </P>
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and regulations, the Board may act without a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all directors, to be filed with the Secretary of the Association as part of the corporate records. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.10. <U>Remote Meetings</U>. Members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or
committee by means of conference telephone, video or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.11. <U>Vacancies</U>. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, the remaining members of the Board may appoint a director to
fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the Board, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE III </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Committees </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.1. <U>Advisory Board of Directors</U>. The Board may appoint persons, who need not be directors, to serve as advisory directors
on an advisory board of directors established with respect to the business affairs of either this Association alone or the business affairs of a group of affiliated organizations of which this Association is one. Advisory directors shall have such
powers and duties as may be determined by the Board, provided, that the Board&#8217;s responsibility for the business and affairs of this Association shall in no respect be delegated or diminished. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.2. <U>Trust Audit Committee</U>. At least once during each calendar year, the Association shall arrange for a suitable audit
(by internal or external auditors) of all significant fiduciary activities under the direction of its trust audit committee, a function that will be fulfilled by the Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of
this Association. The Association shall note the results of the audit (including significant actions taken as a result of the audit) in the minutes of the Board. In lieu of annual audits, the Association may adopt a continuous audit system in
accordance with 12 C.F.R. &#167; 9.9(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association, fulfilling
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significantly in the administration of the Association&#8217;s fiduciary activities; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Must consist of a majority of members who are
not also members of any committee to which the Board has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the Association. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3. <U>Executive Committee</U>. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee which shall consist of at least three directors and
which shall have, and may exercise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all the powers of the Board between meetings of the Board or otherwise when the Board is not meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.4. <U>Trust Management Committee</U>. The Board of this Association shall appoint a Trust Management Committee to provide
oversight of the fiduciary activities of the Association. The Trust Management Committee shall determine policies governing fiduciary activities. The Trust Management Committee or such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-committees,</FONT> officers
or others as may be duly designated by the Trust Management Committee shall oversee the processes related to fiduciary activities to assure conformity with fiduciary policies it establishes, including ratifying the acceptance and the closing out or
relinquishment of all trusts. The Trust Management Committee will provide regular reports of its activities to the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.5. <U>Other Committees</U>. The Board may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more persons who need not be
directors, for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine; however, the Board will not delegate to any committee any powers or responsibilities that it is prohibited from delegating under any law or regulation. In addition, either
the Chairman or the President may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more officers, employees, agents or other persons, for such purposes and with such powers as either the Chairman or the President deems appropriate and proper.
Whether appointed by the Board, the Chairman, or the President, any such committee shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.6. <U>Meetings, Minutes and Rules</U>. An advisory board of directors and/or committee shall meet as necessary in consideration
of the purpose of the advisory board of directors or committee, and shall maintain minutes in sufficient detail to indicate actions taken or recommendations made; unless required by the members, discussions, votes or other specific details need not
be reported. An advisory board of directors or a committee may, in consideration of its purpose, adopt its own rules for the exercise of any of its functions or authority. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.1. <U>Chairman of the Board</U>. The Board may appoint one of its members to be Chairman of the Board to serve at the pleasure
of the Board. The Chairman shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such
powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.2. <U>President</U>. The Board may
appoint one of its members to be President of the Association. In the absence of the Chairman, the President shall preside at any meeting of the Board. The President shall have general executive powers, and shall have and may exercise any and all
other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of President, or imposed by these Bylaws. The President shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the
Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.3. <U>Vice President</U>. The Board may appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such powers and duties
as may be assigned by the Board and to perform the duties of the President on those occasions when the President is absent, including presiding at any meeting of the Board in the absence of both the Chairman and President. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.4. <U>Secretary</U>. The Board shall appoint a Secretary, or other designated officer who shall be Secretary of the Board and
of the Association, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the
Association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the Association; shall, upon request, authenticate any records of the Association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law,
regulation or practice, to the Secretary, or imposed by these Bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The Board may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries with such powers and duties as
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President or any other officer to appoint, any officer as from time to time may appear to the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other officer to be required or desirable to transact the business of the Association. Such officers shall
exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by these Bylaws, the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other authorized officer. Any person may hold two
offices. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.6. <U>Tenure of Office</U>. The Chairman or the President and all other officers shall hold office until their
respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, subject to the right of the Board or authorized officer to discharge any officer at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE V </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Stock
</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.1. The Board may authorize the issuance of stock either in certificated or in uncertificated form. Certificates for
shares of stock shall be in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe. If the Board issues certificated stock, the certificate shall be signed by the President, Secretary or any other such officer as the Board so determines. Shares of
stock shall be transferable on the books of the Association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to such person&#8217;s
shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. Each certificate of stock shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Association properly endorsed. The Board may impose
conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the Association for stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings, and related matters, and to protect it against fraudulent transfers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE VI </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Corporate
Seal </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.1. The Association shall have no corporate seal; provided, however, that if the use of a seal is required by, or
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Miscellaneous Provisions </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1. <U>Execution of Instruments</U>. All agreements, checks, drafts, orders, indentures, notes, mortgages, deeds, conveyances,
transfers, endorsements, assignments, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, guarantees, proxies and other instruments or documents may
be signed, countersigned, executed, acknowledged, endorsed, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the Association, whether in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise, by any officer of the Association, or such employee or agent as may be designated
from time to time by the Board by resolution, or by the Chairman or the President by written instrument, which resolution or instrument shall be certified as in effect by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Association. The provisions of
this section are supplementary to any other provision of the Articles of Association or Bylaws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.2. <U>Records</U>. The
Articles of Association, the Bylaws as revised or amended from time to time and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board, and standing committees of the Board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for the
purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Secretary, or other officer appointed to act as Secretary of the meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.3. <U>Trust Files</U>. There shall be maintained in the Association files all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its
fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.4. <U>Trust Investments</U>. Funds held in a
fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and according to law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made and does not vest in the
Association a discretion in the matter, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.5. <U>Notice</U>. Whenever notice is required by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws or law, such notice shall be by mail,
postage prepaid, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-</FONT> mail, in person, or by any other means by which such notice can reasonably be expected to be received, using the address of the person to receive such notice, or such other personal data,
as may appear on the records of the Association. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except where specified otherwise in these Bylaws, prior notice shall be proper if given not more than 30
days nor less than 10 days prior to the event for which notice is given. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Indemnification </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.1. The Association shall indemnify such persons for such liabilities in such manner under such circumstances and to such extent
as permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now enacted or hereafter amended. The Board may authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance and/or the execution of individual agreements for the purpose of such
indemnification, and the Association shall advance all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding to all persons entitled to indemnification under this Section&nbsp;8.1. Such
insurance shall be consistent with the requirements of 12 C.F.R. &#167; 7.2014 and shall exclude coverage of liability for a formal order assessing civil money penalties against an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. &#167;
1813(u). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.2. Notwithstanding Section&nbsp;8.1, however, (a)&nbsp;any indemnification payments to an institution-affiliated
party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1813(u), for an administrative proceeding or civil action initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be reasonable and consistent with the requirements of 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1828(k) and the implementing
regulations thereunder; and (b)&nbsp;any indemnification payments and advancement of costs and expenses to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1813(u), in cases involving an administrative proceeding or civil action not
initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law and consistent with safe and sound banking practices. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE IX </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Bylaws:
Interpretation and Amendment </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.1. These Bylaws shall be interpreted in accordance with and subject to appropriate
provisions of law, and may be added to, altered, amended, or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.2.
A copy of the Bylaws and all amendments shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the principal office of the Association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during Association hours. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit 25.1 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>ARTICLE X </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Miscellaneous
Provisions </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.1. <U>Fiscal Year</U>. The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January in each
year and shall end on the thirty-first day of December following. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.2. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Association designates
the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, as the governing law for its corporate governance procedures, to the extent not inconsistent with Federal banking statutes and regulations or bank safety and soundness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">*** </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(February 8, 2021) </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance
with Section&nbsp;321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: October 2, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark DiGiacomo</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mark DiGiacomo</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Statement of Financial Condition </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>as of 3/31/2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>($000&#8217;s) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="90%"></TD>

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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>3/31/2025</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Assets</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and Balances Due From</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&nbsp;1,748,785</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Depository Institutions</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,557</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Federal Funds</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loans&nbsp;&amp; Lease Financing Receivables</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fixed Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">896</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Intangible Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">575,665</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other Assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">156,612</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Assets</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>2,486,515</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Liabilities</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deposits</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fed Funds</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Treasury Demand Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Trading Liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other Borrowed Money</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Acceptances</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subordinated Notes and Debentures</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other Liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">222,718</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Liabilities</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>222,718</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Equity</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common and Preferred Stock</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">200</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Surplus</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,171,635</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,091,962</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Minority Interest in Subsidiaries</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Equity Capital</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>2,263,797</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Liabilities and Equity Capital</B></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>2,486,515</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to the action to be taken you should
immediately consult your broker, bank manager, lawyer, accountant, investment adviser or other professional adviser. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Relating to the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verizon Communications Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offer to Exchange </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>for </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$2,161,606,000
aggregate principal amount of 5.401% Notes due 2037 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>pursuant to the Prospectus, dated&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The exchange offer (as defined below) will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2025, unless extended by the Company
(as defined below) with respect to the original notes (as defined below) (such date and time, as it may be extended, the &#8220;expiration date&#8221;). Tendered original notes may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00&nbsp;p.m., New&nbsp;York City
time, on the expiration date. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I></I><B><I>Delivery To: </I></B><I>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,</I><B><I> Exchange
Agent </I></B><I> </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I><U>By Mail: </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Specialized Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">60
Livingston Ave &#8211; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">EP-MN-WS2N</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">St. Paul, MN 55107-2292
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I><U>By Hand or Overnight Courier: </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Specialized Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">111
Fillmore Ave E </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">St. Paul, MN 55107-1402 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I><U>For Information or Confirmation by Email or Telephone: </U></I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-934-6802</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">cts.specfinance@usbank.com </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT
CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received and reviewed the prospectus, dated
&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;, 2025 (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;), of Verizon Communications Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and this letter of transmittal (the &#8220;Letter of Transmittal&#8221;), which together
constitute the Company&#8217;s offer to exchange (the &#8220;exchange offer&#8221;) up to $2,161,606,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.401% Notes due 2037 (CUSIP Nos. 92343V HA5 and U9221A CK2) (the &#8220;original notes&#8221;)
for a like principal amount of its 5.401% Notes due 2037 that have been registered under the Securities Act (CUSIP No.&nbsp;92343V HC1) (the &#8220;exchange notes&#8221;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For each original note accepted for exchange, the holder of such original note will receive an exchange note having a principal amount equal
to that of the surrendered original note. The exchange notes will bear interest from June&nbsp;25, 2025. Original notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of completion of the exchange offer. Holders of
original notes whose original notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment for accrued interest on the original notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date, the record date for which occurs on or after completion of the
exchange offer and will be deemed to have waived their rights to receive such accrued interest on the original notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Original notes
tendered prior to the expiration date may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by a holder of original notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if a tender of original notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent (as
defined above) at The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the sections of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Procedures for Tendering&#8221; and &#8220;&#8212;Book-Entry
Transfer&#8221; and a computer-generated agent&#8217;s message (as defined below) is not delivered. Tenders by book-entry transfer also may be made by delivering an agent&#8217;s message in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal. The term
&#8220;agent&#8217;s message&#8221; means a computer-generated message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the
tendering participant that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and that the Company may enforce this Letter of Transmittal against such
participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires
to take with respect to the exchange offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">List below the original notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the space
provided below is inadequate, the relevant certificate numbers and principal amount of original notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto. </P>
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transfer.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">**&#8195;Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of the
original notes represented by the original notes listed in column 2. See Instruction 2. Original notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. See Instruction
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Transaction&nbsp;Code&nbsp;Number:</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By crediting the original notes to the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at DTC&#8217;s Automated Tender Offer
Program (&#8220;ATOP&#8221;) and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the exchange offer, including, if applicable, transmitting to the Exchange Agent an agent&#8217;s message in which the holder of the original notes
acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal, the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owner(s) of such original notes all
provisions of this Letter of Transmittal (including all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner(s) as fully as if it had completed the information required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter of
Transmittal to the Exchange Agent. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10
COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Name:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Address:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned represents that it is not participating, does not intend to participate, and has no
arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate, in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the exchange notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for
original notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it represents and acknowledges that it may be a statutory underwriter and will deliver a prospectus (or to the extent permitted by law, make
available a prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such exchange notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering such a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within
the meaning of the Securities Act. In addition, such broker-dealer represents that it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. </B></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal
amount of original notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of such original notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title
and interest in and to such original notes as are being tendered hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the
Exchange Agent as the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful agent and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> with respect to such tendered original notes, with full power of substitution, among
other things, to cause the original notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer such original notes, and to
acquire exchange notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered original notes, and that, when such original notes are accepted for exchange by the Company, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all
liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and such original notes will not be subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned hereby further represents that the exchange notes acquired hereby will be acquired in the ordinary course of its
business, that it is not participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate, in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such exchange notes, that it is not an
&#8220;affiliate&#8221; of the Company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), or if it is an affiliate, that it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable in
connection with the resale of the exchange notes, that it is not a broker-dealer that purchased any of the original notes from the Company for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act, and that it is not
acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations and warranties. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) has taken the position that broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the exchange notes (other than a resale of exchange notes received in exchange for an unsold allotment
from the original sale of the original notes) with the Prospectus. The Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for original
notes where such original notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 90 days after the registration statement, of which the Prospectus forms a part, becomes
effective, the Company will make the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. By accepting the applicable exchange offer, each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes
pursuant to such exchange offer acknowledges and agrees to notify the Company prior to using the Prospectus in connection with the sale or transfer of such exchange notes and that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any
event that makes any statement in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein (in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, such broker-dealer will suspend use of the Prospectus until (i)&nbsp;the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and (ii)&nbsp;either the Company has furnished copies of the amended or
supplemented Prospectus to such broker-dealer or, if the Company has not otherwise agreed to furnish such copies and declines to do so after such broker-dealer so requests, such broker-dealer has obtained a copy of such amended or supplemented
Prospectus as filed with the SEC. Except as described above, the Prospectus may not be used for or in connection with an offer to resell, a resale or any other retransfer of exchange notes. A broker-dealer that acquired original notes in a
transaction other than as part of its market-making activities or other trading activities will not be able to participate in the exchange offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned acknowledges that this exchange offer is being made upon the belief that, based on existing interpretations of the Securities
Act by the SEC staff set forth in several <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letters to third parties, the exchange notes issued under the exchange offer in exchange for the original notes may be offered for resale, resold and
otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than holders that are broker-dealers) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, the SEC has not considered the exchange offer
in the context of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> letter and there can be no assurance that the SEC staff would make a similar determination with respect to this exchange offer as in other circumstances. The undersigned
represents that it is not participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangement or understanding with anyone to participate, in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of exchange notes. If any holder of the
original notes is an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; of the Company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that does not comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable or intends
to participate in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing the exchange notes, or is a broker-dealer that purchased any of the original notes from the Company for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the
Securities Act, such holder (i)&nbsp;will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the SEC staff set forth in the above-mentioned no action letters, (ii)&nbsp;will not be entitled to tender its original notes in the exchange offer and
(iii)&nbsp;must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or transfer of original notes unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements.
If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for original notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it represents and acknowledges that it
will deliver a prospectus (or to the extent permitted by law, make a prospectus available to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such exchange notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be
deemed to admit that it is an &#8220;underwriter&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities Act. In addition, such broker-dealer represents that it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations.
</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by
the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the original notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and every obligation of the undersigned
hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the
undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Withdrawal Rights.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled &#8220;Special Issuance Instructions&#8221; below, please deliver the exchange notes
(and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing original notes for any original notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned, or in the case of a book-entry delivery of original notes, please credit the account indicated above
maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled &#8220;Special Delivery Instructions&#8221; below, please send the exchange notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing original notes for any
original notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled &#8220;Description of Original Notes.&#8221; </P>
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NOTES&#8221; ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE ORIGINAL NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
</B></P><DIV STYLE="position:relative;float:left; width:48%;padding-right:0%;padding-bottom:8pt;overflow:visible;padding-top:3pt">

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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(See Instructions 3 and 4)</B></P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To be completed ONLY if certificates for original notes not exchanged and/or exchange notes are to be&nbsp;issued in the name of and sent to
someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s)&nbsp;appear(s) on this Letter of Transmittal below, or if original notes delivered by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to&nbsp;an account
maintained at DTC other than the account indicated above.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Issue exchange notes and/or original notes to:</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name(s):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Please&nbsp;Type&nbsp;or&nbsp;Print)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Please Type or Print)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip&nbsp;Code)</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tax&nbsp;Identification</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">or Social
Security</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">No.:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;&#8195;Credit unexchanged original notes delivered by&nbsp;book-entry transfer
to the DTC account set forth below.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(DTC Account Number, if applicable)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(See Instructions 3 and 4)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To be completed ONLY if certificates for original notes not exchanged and/or exchange notes are to be sent to someone other than
the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter of Transmittal below or to such person(s) at an address other than shown in the box entitled &#8220;Description of Original Notes&#8221; on this Letter of Transmittal above.</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mail exchange notes and/or original notes to:</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name(s):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Please Type or Print)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Please Type or Print)</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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OF TRANSMITTAL OR AN AGENT&#8217;S MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">X <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U>,</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">X <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; &#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U>,</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Signature(s) of Owner)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Area&nbsp;Code&nbsp;and&nbsp;Telephone&nbsp;Number:</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a holder is tendering any original notes, this Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) as the
name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the original notes or on the security position listing of DTC or by any person(s) authorized to become the registered holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth the full title of such signator. See Instruction 3. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>(Including Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SIGNATURE GUARANTEE </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">by&nbsp;an&nbsp;Eligible&nbsp;Institution:</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange Offer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Original Notes. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of original notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders
are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Book-Entry Transfer&#8221; and an agent&#8217;s message is not delivered. Tenders by
book-entry transfer may also be made by delivering an agent&#8217;s message in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal. The term &#8220;agent&#8217;s message&#8221; means a computer-generated message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange
Agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by, and makes the representations and
warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and that the Company may enforce this Letter of Transmittal against such participant. Certificates for all physically tendered original notes, or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, as
well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or agent&#8217;s message in lieu thereof) and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein
(or its account at DTC with respect to an agent&#8217;s message) before the expiration date. Original notes tendered hereby must be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, the original notes and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the
tendering holders, and delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. If original notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the mailing be by registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt
requested, made sufficiently in advance of the expiration date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The Company reserves the right to reject any particular original note not properly
tendered, or any acceptance that might, in the Company&#8217;s judgment, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right to waive any defects or irregularities with respect to the form of, or procedures applicable to, the tender of any particular
original note before the expiration date. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of original notes must be cured before the expiration date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the section of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2. Partial Tenders (not applicable to holders that tender by book-entry transfer). </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If less than all of the original notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the
principal amount of original notes to be tendered in the box above entitled &#8220;Description of Original Notes&#8212;Principal Amount of Original Notes Tendered.&#8221;. A reissued certificate representing the balance of any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-tendered</FONT> original notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the expiration date. <B>All of the original notes
delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. </B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3. Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal;
Bond Powers and Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder of the
original notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates or as written on DTC&#8217;s security position listing as the holder of such original notes, as applicable, without any
change whatsoever. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any tendered original notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all of such owners must sign this
Letter of Transmittal. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any tendered original notes are registered in different names on several certificates, it
will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder or holders of the original notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no
endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the exchange notes are to be issued, or any untendered original notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any
certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined below). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such
certificate(s) must be endorsed by the registered holder or accompanied by appropriate bond powers duly executed by the registered holder, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on the
certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Letter of Transmittal or any
certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be submitted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Endorsements on certificates for original notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 3 must be guaranteed by a firm
that is a financial institution (including most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or the
Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each an &#8220;Eligible Institution&#8221;). </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not
be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, provided the original notes are tendered: (i)&nbsp;by a registered holder of original notes (which term, for purposes of the exchange offer, includes any participant in the DTC system whose name appears on a
security position listing as the holder of such original notes) who has not completed the box entitled &#8220;Special Issuance Instructions&#8221; or &#8220;Special Delivery Instructions&#8221; on this Letter of Transmittal or (ii)&nbsp;for the
account of an Eligible Institution. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tendering holders of original notes should indicate in the applicable box(es) the name and address to which exchange notes issued pursuant to
the exchange offer and/or substitute certificates evidencing original notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal. In the case of issuance in a different name,
the taxpayer identification or social security number of the person named must also be indicated. Holders tendering original notes by book-entry transfer may request that original notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at DTC as
such holder may designate hereon. If no such instructions are given, such original notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter of Transmittal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5. Transfer Taxes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as set forth
in this Instruction 5, the Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of original notes to it or its order pursuant to the exchange offer. If, however, exchange notes and/or substitute original notes not exchanged are to
be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the original notes tendered hereby, or if tendered original notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person
signing this Letter of Transmittal or if a transfer tax is </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">imposed for any reason other than the transfer of original notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the
exchange offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted
herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Except as provided in this Instruction
5, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the original notes specified in this Letter of Transmittal. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6. Waiver of
Conditions. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because the Company may, subject to applicable law, amend or modify the exchange offer, and such amendment or modification
may be deemed to be a waiver of a condition, it has the right, subject to applicable law, to waive satisfaction of conditions enumerated in the Prospectus. Accordingly, the Company has, subject to applicable law, effectively retained the ability to
waive the conditions to consummation of the exchange offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7. No Conditional Tenders. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of original notes, by execution of this
Letter of Transmittal or delivery of an agent&#8217;s message in lieu thereof, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their original notes for exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any
tender of original notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>8. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Original Notes. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any holder whose original notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at
the address indicated above for further instructions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9. Withdrawal Rights. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tenders of original notes may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a withdrawal of a tender of original notes to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at the
address set forth above before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i)&nbsp;specify the name of the person having tendered the original notes to be withdrawn (the &#8220;Depositor&#8221;),
(ii)&nbsp;identify the original notes to be withdrawn (including the relevant certificate number or numbers and the principal amount of such original notes), (iii)&nbsp;contain a statement that such holder is withdrawing its election to have such
original notes exchanged, (iv)&nbsp;be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which such original notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by
documents of transfer to have the Trustee register the transfer of such original notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender, together with satisfactory evidence of payment of applicable transfer taxes or exemption therefrom, and
(v)&nbsp;specify the name in which such original notes are registered, if different from that of the Depositor. If original notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in the section of the Prospectus
entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Book-Entry Transfer,&#8221; any notice of withdrawal must specify the number of the account at DTC from which the original notes were tendered and specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be
credited with the withdrawn original notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of DTC. A withdrawal also must comply with any other applicable requirements set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange
Offer&#8212;Withdrawal Rights.&#8221; All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any original
notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer, and no exchange notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the original notes so withdrawn are validly <FONT
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that have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case of original notes tendered by
book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent&#8217;s account at DTC pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures set forth in the section of the Prospectus entitled &#8220;The Exchange Offer&#8212;Book-Entry Transfer,&#8221; such original notes
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<th style="vertical-align: bottom; word-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;"> <span style="-sec-ix-hidden: hiddenrcOfferingTableNa">&#9744;Not Applicable</span> </th> </tr> </table>
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<th style="width: 14%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Security Class Title </b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 2%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 5%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Amount Registered</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 15%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 10%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 5%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Fee Rate</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Amount of Registration Fee</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 1%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward Form Type</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 7%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward File Number</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward Initial Effective Date</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 7%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward</b> </p> </th> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: center;"> 1 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-365">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-366">5.401% Notes due 2037</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-369">2,161,606,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align: center"> <b>Carry Forward Securities</b> </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Carry Forward Securities </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right">Total Offering Amounts:</p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;"> <p id="MaxAggtOfferingPrice" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlOfferingAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-372">2,161,606,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px black; width: 16%;"> <p id="TotalFeeAmt" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlFeeAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-373">298,517.79</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> Total Fees Previously Paid: </p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top"> <p id="TotalPreviouslyPaidAmt" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlPrevslyPdAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-374">0.00</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> Total Fee Offsets: </p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top"> <p id="TotalOffsetAmt" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlOffsetAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-375">0.00</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> Net Fee Due: </p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top"> <p id="NetFeeAmt" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:NetFeeAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-376">298,517.79</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<th style="width: 16%;"> Registrant or Filer Name </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Form or Filing Type </th>
<th style="width: 7%;"> File Number </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Initial Filing Date </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Filing Date </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Fee Offset Claimed </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed </th>
<th style="width: 8%;"> Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed </th>
<th style="width: 9%;"> Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source </th> </tr>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align: center"> <b>Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)</b> </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Claims </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Sources </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align: center"> <b>Rule 457(p)</b> </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Claims </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Sources </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="padding-bottom: 20px;">
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<th style="vertical-align: bottom; word-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;"> <span style="-sec-ix-hidden: hiddenrcCombinedProspectusTableNa">&#9745;Not Applicable</span> </th> </tr> </table>
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<div>Oct. 02, 2025 </div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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