-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ro4iSWz+it2vKOtYCXR3qBse+Sf+q2q6gRaj9a8GbmqoQKEbLVhrgs5w6+67+xsR D8x0x9IukwY2vxbFCwipnA== 0000950136-02-000005.txt : 20020413 0000950136-02-000005.hdr.sgml : 20020413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-02-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020102 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732712 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 232259884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-74012-01 FILM NUMBER: 2500623 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1095 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123952121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 ARCH ST 47TH FL CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BELL ATLANTIC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000892372 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 510272912 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-74012 FILM NUMBER: 2500624 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 501 CARR ROAD, SUITE 201 CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 3027614200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 ARCH ST 47TH FL CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BELL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920928 S-4/A 1 file001.txt AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT REGISTRATION NO. 333-74012 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------------- AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters) Delaware Delaware (State or other Jurisdiction of (State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) incorporation or organization) 4813 4813 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) 51-0272912 23-2259884 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 3900 Washington Street, 2nd Floor 1095 Avenue of the Americas Wilmington, Delaware 19802 New York, New York 10036 (302) 761-4200 (212) 395-2121
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants' principal executive offices) Please address a copy of all communications to:
Janet M. Garrity David S. Kauffman President and Treasurer Vice President and Associate General Counsel VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3900 Washington Street, 2nd Floor 1095 Avenue of the Americas Wilmington, Delaware 19802 New York, New York 10036 (302) 761-4200 (212) 395-6174 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after expiration of the exchange offer described herein. 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. 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. 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.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ========================================================================================================================= - ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Title of each Class of Amount to be Offering Aggregate Amount of Securities to be Registered Registered Price per Unit (1) Offering Price (1) Registration Fee - ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- Floating Rate Notes due 2002 $2,000,000,000 $2,000,000,000 $500,000 - ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- Support Agreement between $2,000,000,000 (2) (2) (3) Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. - ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------
(1) Determined pursuant to Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. (2) No separate consideration will be received for the Support Agreement. (3) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, no registration fee is payable with respect to the Support Agreement. ----------------------------------- 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 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. PROSPECTUS $2,000,000,000 OF NOTES OF VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. [LOGO] SUPPORTED AS TO PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BY VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. OFFER TO EXCHANGE $2,000,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 SUMMARY OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER This prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal relate to the proposed offer by Verizon Global Funding Corp. (the "Company" or "Verizon Global Funding") to exchange up to $2,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2002 that have been registered under the Securities Act for any and all outstanding Floating Rate Notes due 2002. The new notes, which are referred to as the "exchange notes," will be freely transferable. The outstanding notes, which are referred to as the "restricted notes," have certain transfer restrictions. The restricted notes are, and the exchange notes will be, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company that are supported as to payment of principal and interest on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis by Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon Communications"), Verizon Global Funding's corporate parent. o The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 5, 2002, unless extended. o All restricted notes that are tendered and not withdrawn will be exchanged promptly upon consummation of the exchange offer. o There should be no United States federal income tax consequences to holders of restricted notes who exchange restricted notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer. o Holders of restricted notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters' rights in connection with the exchange offer. o Restricted notes not exchanged in the exchange offer will remain outstanding and be entitled to the benefits of the indenture under which they were issued, but except under limited circumstances will not have further exchange or registration rights. o The Company does not intend to apply for listing of the exchange notes on any securities exchange or to arrange for them to be quoted on any quotation system. o Each holder of restricted notes wishing to accept the exchange offer must deliver the restricted notes to be exchanged, together with the Letter of Transmittal that accompanies this prospectus and any other required documentation, to the exchange agent identified in this prospectus. Alternatively, a holder may effect a tender of restricted notes by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent's account at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). All deliveries are at the risk of the holder. You will find detailed instructions concerning delivery in the "Exchange Offer" section of this prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. ---------------------------------- NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. YOU SHOULD READ THIS ENTIRE PROSPECTUS AND THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER. The date of this prospectus is January 4, 2002. [Inside Front Cover] YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS HAS AUTHORIZED ANYONE ELSE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH DIFFERENT INFORMATION. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE ON THE FRONT OF THIS PROSPECTUS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, NOR ANY EXCHANGE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS CORRECT AS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT DATE. THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO, NOR WILL TENDERS OF RESTRICTED NOTES BE ACCEPTED FROM, HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED NOTES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EXCHANGE OFFER OR ITS ACCEPTANCE IS UNLAWFUL. 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 "UNDERWRITER" 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 RESTRICTED NOTES WHERE SUCH RESTRICTED NOTES WERE ACQUIRED BY SUCH BROKER-DEALER AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES. THE COMPANY HAS AGREED THAT, FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), IT WILL MAKE THIS PROSPECTUS AVAILABLE TO ANY BROKER-DEALER FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH RESALE. SEE "PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION" BELOW. i TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- Where You Can Find More Information ....................................................... Summary Verizon Communications ........................................................... Verizon Global Funding ........................................................... The Exchange Offer ............................................................... Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges of Verizon Communications ............................. Use of Proceeds ........................................................................... Exchange Offer ............................................................................ Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement ........................................ Book-Entry, Delivery and Form ............................................................. U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences ...................................................... Plan of Distribution ...................................................................... Legal Matters ............................................................................. Experts ...................................................................................
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION Verizon Communications files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of these documents at the SEC's public reference room in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information. Verizon Communications' SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information Verizon Communications files 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 Verizon Communications files later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents filed with the SEC by Verizon Communications and the future filings made by Verizon Communications with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") until all of the notes have been exchanged: o Verizon Communications' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000; o Verizon Communications' Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001; and o Verizon Communications' Current Reports on Form 8-K filed March 28, 2001, April 25, 2001, May 9, 2001, June 5, 2001, July 31, 2001, August 2, 2001, October 4, 2001 (as amended by Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed October 5, 2001) and October 30, 2001. You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address or phone number: Investor Relations Verizon Communications Inc. 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor New York, New York 10036 Telephone: (212) 395-1525 ii SUMMARY The following summary contains basic information about Verizon Global Funding, its parent, Verizon Communications, and this exchange offer. It may not contain all the information that is important to you in making your investment decision and the information contained in this summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. "The Exchange Offer" and the "Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement" sections of this prospectus contain more detailed information regarding the terms and conditions of the exchange offer and the exchange notes. Certain capitalized terms used in this prospectus summary are defined elsewhere in this prospectus. Verizon Communications Verizon Communications is one of the world's leading providers of communications services. We are a Fortune 10 company with nearly 256,000 employees and approximately $65 billion of annual revenues. In this section of the prospectus, references to "we," "us" and "our" refer to Verizon Communications and its consolidated subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are, collectively, the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications in the United States, with 128.5 million access line equivalents and approximately 28.7 million wireless customers. Our global presence extends to more than 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. We are the world's largest publisher of telephone directories. Our directory publishing and electronic commerce operations consist of domestic and international publishing businesses, including print directories and Internet-based shopping guides, as well as website creation and other electronic commerce services. Our principal executive offices are located at 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, and our telephone number is (212) 395-2121. Verizon Global Funding Verizon Global Funding was established to provide financing to Verizon Communications and some of its subsidiaries, other than Verizon Communications' domestic telephone company subsidiaries. Verizon Global Funding does not engage in any separate business activities. Verizon Global Funding is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Verizon Communications and was incorporated in Delaware in November 1983. The principal executive offices of Verizon Global Funding are located at 3900 Washington Street, 2nd floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19802, and its telephone number is (302) 761-4200. The Exchange Offer Exchange Notes $2,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2002 which have been registered under the Securities Act. For more details, see "Exchange Offer--Terms of the Exchange Offer." 2 The Exchange Offer We are offering to issue the exchange notes in exchange for a like principal amount of outstanding restricted notes of the same series that we issued on May 2, 2001. We are offering to issue the exchange notes to satisfy our obligations contained in the registration rights agreement we entered into when we sold the outstanding restricted notes in transactions pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The outstanding restricted notes were subject to transfer restrictions that will not apply to the exchange notes so long as you are acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of your business, you are not participating in a distribution of the exchange notes and you are not an affiliate of ours. Maturity Date Each exchange note will mature on November 4, 2002, the same date as the restricted note for which it is being exchanged. Interest Payment Dates Each exchange note will bear interest accruing at the same rates and payable at the same times as the restricted note for which it is being exchanged. Support Agreement The exchange notes are supported as to payment of principal and interest by Verizon Communications under a Support Agreement which is more fully described under the heading "Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement." Ranking The notes will be the senior unsecured obligations of Verizon Global Funding and will rank equally with all of Verizon Global Funding's other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Except as described in this prospectus under the heading "Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement," Verizon Communications' support obligations will rank equally with all of its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Optional Redemption The Company has no right to redeem the notes prior to their maturity. Certain Covenants The indenture governing the exchange notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit Verizon Global Funding's ability to create liens on its assets and limits the ability of each of Verizon Global Funding and 3 Verizon Communications to merge or consolidate with another company or to transfer substantially all of its assets. For more details, see "Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement--Restrictions on Verizon Global Funding" below. Use of Proceeds Neither the Company nor Verizon Communications will receive any proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes. Denominations and Issuance of Exchange Notes The exchange notes will be issued in book-entry form and will be represented by global certificates deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of a nominee of, DTC. Beneficial ownership of the exchange notes will be shown on, and transfers will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its direct and indirect participants and any such interest may not be exchanged for certificated exchange notes except in limited circumstances. See "Book-Entry, Delivery and Form" below. Tenders, Expiration Date, Withdrawal The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on February 5, 2002, unless it is extended. To tender your outstanding restricted notes you must follow the detailed procedures described under the heading "Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" including special procedures for certain beneficial owners and broker-dealers. If you decide to exchange your outstanding restricted notes for exchange notes, you must acknowledge that you do not intend to engage in, and have no arrangement with any person to participate in, a distribution of the exchange notes. If you decide to tender your outstanding notes pursuant to the exchange offer, you may withdraw them at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Federal Income Tax Your exchange of outstanding restricted notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See "U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences--Consequences of the Exchange." 4 Exchange Agent First Union National Bank is the exchange agent for the exchange offer. Failure to Exchange Your Outstanding Restricted Notes and Trading Market If you fail to exchange your outstanding restricted notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer, your outstanding restricted notes will continue to be subject to transfer restrictions and you will not have any further rights under the Registration Rights Agreement, including any right to require us to register your outstanding restricted notes or to pay any additional interest relating to a registration default. To the extent that outstanding restricted notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, your ability to sell untendered, and tendered but unaccepted, outstanding restricted notes could be adversely affected. There may be no trading market for the outstanding restricted notes. There can be no assurance that an active public market for the exchange notes will develop or as to the liquidity of any market that may develop for the exchange notes, the ability of holders to sell the exchange notes, or the price at which holders would be able to sell the exchange notes. For more details, see the sections "Consequences of a Failure to Exchange Restricted Notes" and "Absence of a Public Market" under the heading "Exchange Offer." 5 RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table shows Verizon Communications' ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated:
Nine Months Ended September 30, Years Ended December 31, 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.38 4.47 4.98 3.81 3.74
For all periods, the ratios reflect the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE as if it occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period presented, in accordance with pooling-of-interests accounting rules. For these ratios, "earnings" have been calculated by adding fixed charges to income before income taxes and extraordinary charges, and "fixed charges" include interest expense, preferred stock dividend requirements, capitalized interest and the portion of rent expense representing interest. The ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 includes special items that resulted in a net pretax loss of $(4,776) million, and the ratios for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997 include net pretax gains (losses) of $6,116 million, $981 million, $(2,552) million and $(1,803) million, respectively. Excluding those special items, the ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 would have been 3.85, and the ratios for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997 would have been 3.68, 4.68, 4.43 and 4.29, respectively. The 2001 special items relate to the writedown of marketable securities, Bell Atlantic/GTE merger-related charges and a change in accounting for derivatives, creating mark-to-market adjustments. The 2000 and 1999 special items pertain to gains on sales of assets, net of asset impairments and other charges, Bell Atlantic/GTE merger-related charges, pension settlements and the gain on the mark-to-market of exchangeable notes. The 1998 and 1997 special items pertain to asset impairments and other charges, net of gains on sales of assets, Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Corporation merger-related charges, pension settlements and retirement incentive program costs. Sales of assets included wireline and wireless properties, GTE Government Systems and the gain associated with the merger of BC TELECOM Inc. and TELUS Corporation. Asset impairments included costs associated with exiting businesses. USE OF PROCEEDS Neither the Company nor Verizon Communications will receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes. As consideration for the exchange notes, the Company will receive in exchange an equivalent principal amount of outstanding restricted notes, the terms of which are identical to the terms of 6 the exchange notes, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act, freely transferable and issued free of any covenants regarding exchange and registration rights. The Company will retire and cancel the restricted notes surrendered in exchange for the exchange notes. Accordingly, the issuance of the exchange notes under the exchange offer will not result in any change in the outstanding aggregate indebtedness of the Company. EXCHANGE OFFER REASON FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER The Company initially sold the restricted notes in a private offering. The Notes were sold on May 2, 2001 to Lehman Brothers Inc. (the "Initial Purchaser"). These sales were all effected pursuant to an agreement among the Company, Verizon Communications as support provider, and the Initial Purchaser. The Initial Purchaser subsequently resold or was permitted to resell the restricted notes: - to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and - outside the United States in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S under the Securities Act. In connection with the private offering of the restricted notes, the Company, Verizon Communications as support provider, and the Initial Purchaser entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), in which the Company agreed, among other things: - to file a registration statement relating to an exchange offer for the restricted notes, with the SEC, on or before November 28, 2001; - use its reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange offer registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act on or before February 11, 2002; - upon the effectiveness of the exchange offer registration statement, to offer the holders of the restricted notes the opportunity to exchange their restricted notes in the exchange offer for a like principal amount of exchange notes; - to keep the exchange offer open for not less than 30 days, or longer, if required by applicable law, after notice of the exchange offer is mailed to holders of restricted notes; and 7 - to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the exchange offer on or before March 13, 2002. The Company also agreed, under certain circumstances: - to use its reasonable best efforts to file a shelf registration statement relating to the offer and sale of the restricted notes by the holders of the restricted notes; - to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such shelf registration statement to be declared effective; and - to use its reasonable best efforts to keep such shelf registration statement effective for two years after the shelf registration statement becomes effective or until the restricted notes covered by the shelf registration statement have been sold or cease to be outstanding. The exchange offer being made by this prospectus is intended to satisfy the Company's exchange and registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement discussed above. If the Company fails to fulfill such obligations, holders of outstanding restricted notes are entitled to receive additional interest at the rate of 0.25% per annum for so long as the Company fails to fulfill such obligations. The rate for additional interest will not exceed 0.25% per annum. After the Company has cured all defaults of its registration and exchange obligations, the accrual of additional interest on the restricted notes will cease, and the interest rate for the restricted notes will revert to its original rate. For a more complete understanding of your exchange and registration rights, please refer to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is included as an exhibit to the registration statement relating to the exchange notes. TRANSFERABILITY OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES Based on certain no-action letters issued by the staff of the SEC to others in unrelated transactions, the Company believes that a noteholder may offer for resale, resell or otherwise transfer any exchange notes without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, unless the noteholder - is acquiring the exchange notes other than in the ordinary course of business; - is participating, intends to participate or has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution of the exchange notes; 8 - is an "affiliate" of the Company, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; or - is an Initial Purchaser who acquired restricted notes directly from the Company in the initial offering to resell pursuant to Rule 144A, Regulation S or any other available exemption under the Securities Act. In any of the foregoing circumstances, a noteholder - will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the staff of the SEC, in connection with any offer for resale, resale or other transfer of exchange notes; and - must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, or have an exemption available, in connection with any offer for resale, resale or other transfer of the exchange notes. The Company is not making this exchange offer to, nor will it accept surrenders of restricted notes from, holders of restricted notes in any state in which this exchange offer would not comply with the applicable securities laws or "blue sky" laws of such state. Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for restricted notes, where such restricted 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 "Plan of Distribution." TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER The restricted notes were issued in a single series. As of the date of this prospectus, the aggregate principal amount of the notes has not been reduced. In the exchange offer, restricted notes will be exchanged for exchange notes with terms which are otherwise identical to the terms of the restricted notes for which they are being exchanged, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act, freely transferable and issued free of any covenants regarding exchange and registration rights. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, the Company will accept all restricted notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 5, 2002, the date that the exchange offer expires. This date and time may be extended. See "Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments" below. After authentication of the exchange notes by the trustee under the indenture governing the notes or an authenticating agent, the Company will issue and deliver $1,000 principal amount of exchange notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of outstanding restricted notes accepted in the 9 exchange offer. Holders may tender some or all of their restricted notes pursuant to the exchange offer in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The form and terms of the exchange notes are identical in all material respects to the form and terms of the outstanding restricted notes, except that: - the offering of the exchange notes has been registered under the Securities Act; - the exchange notes will not be subject to transfer restrictions; and - the exchange notes will be issued free of any covenants regarding exchange and registration rights. The exchange notes will be issued under and entitled to the benefits of the indenture that governs the restricted notes. In connection with the issuance of the restricted notes, the Company arranged for the restricted notes to be issued and transferable in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, acting as a depositary. The exchange notes will also be issuable and transferable in book-entry form through DTC. This prospectus, together with the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, is initially being sent to all registered holders of restricted notes as of the close of business on January 3, 2002. The exchange offer for restricted notes is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount being tendered. However, the exchange offer is subject to certain customary conditions which may be waived by the Company, and to the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement. See "Conditions to the Exchange Offer" below. The exchange agent is First Union National Bank, which also serves as trustee under the indenture that governs the notes. The Company will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered restricted notes when, as and if the Company has given oral or written notice thereof to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent of the tendering holders for the purpose of receiving exchange notes from the Company and as agent of the Company for the purpose of delivering exchange notes to such holders. See "Exchange Agent" below. If any tendered restricted notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender or the occurrence of certain other events set forth in this prospectus, such unaccepted restricted notes will be returned, at the Company's cost, to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the exchange offer. Holders who tender restricted notes in the exchange offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of restricted notes pursuant to the 10 exchange offer. The Company will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes, in connection with the exchange offer. See "Solicitation of Tenders; Fees and Expenses" below. EXPIRATION DATE; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 5, 2002, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, extends the exchange offer. The Company may extend the exchange offer at any time and from time to time by giving oral or written notice to the exchange agent and by timely public announcement. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner. If any of the conditions set forth below under "Conditions to the Exchange Offer" has occurred and has not been waived by the Company, the Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, by giving oral or written notice to the exchange agent, to: - delay acceptance of, or refuse to accept, any restricted notes not previously accepted; - extend the exchange offer; - terminate the exchange offer; or - amend the exchange offer. Any such delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice thereof by the Company to the registered holders of the restricted notes. If the exchange offer is amended in a manner determined by the Company to constitute a material change, the Company will promptly disclose such amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of such restricted notes, and the Company will extend the exchange offer to the extent required by law. If the exchange offer is terminated, federal law requires that the Company promptly either exchange or return all restricted notes that have been tendered. The Company will have no obligation to publish, advise, or otherwise communicate any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment of the exchange offer other than by making a timely press release. The Company may also publicly communicate these matters in any other appropriate manner of its choosing. INTEREST ON THE EXCHANGE NOTES Interest on the exchange notes will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the restricted notes surrendered in exchange therefor. The exchange notes will bear interest at the same rates, and such interest will be payable on the same dates, as the rates and interest payment dates relating to the restricted notes 11 surrendered in exchange therefor. Assuming that the exchange offer is consummated prior to February 10, 2002, as anticipated, interest on the exchange notes will first become payable beginning on May 4, 2002. PROCEDURES FOR TENDERING Only a holder of record of restricted notes or a DTC participant listed on a DTC securities position listing with respect to the restricted notes may tender its restricted notes in the exchange offer. To tender restricted notes in the exchange offer, registered holders of certificated restricted notes must complete, sign and date the Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, in accordance with the instructions contained in this prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal. The holder should then mail or otherwise deliver the Letter of Transmittal, or such facsimile, together with the restricted notes to be exchanged and any other required documentation, to the exchange agent, at the address set forth in this prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal. Holders of restricted notes that are DTC participants may follow the procedures for book-entry transfer as provided for below under "Book-Entry Transfer" and in the Letter of Transmittal. To be effective, a tender must be made prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. Any beneficial owner whose restricted notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender restricted notes in the exchange offer should contact such registered holder promptly and instruct such registered holder to tender on such beneficial owner's behalf. If a beneficial owner wishes to tender on its own behalf, such beneficial owner must, prior to completing and executing the Letter of Transmittal and delivering its restricted notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the restricted notes in its own name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder of such restricted notes. This transfer of record ownership may take considerable time. Delivery of documents to DTC in accordance with DTC's procedures will NOT constitute delivery to the exchange agent. The tender by a holder of restricted notes will constitute an agreement between such holder, the Company and the exchange agent in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Letter of Transmittal. If less than all the restricted notes held by a holder of restricted notes are tendered, a tendering holder should fill in the amount and series of restricted notes being tendered in the specified box in the Letter of Transmittal. The entire amount of restricted notes delivered to the exchange agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. The Letter of Transmittal includes representations by the tendering holder to the Company that, among other things: 12 - any exchange notes received by the tendering holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business; - the tendering holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes; and - the tendering holder is not an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company, 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. A Letter of Transmittal of a broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for restricted notes that were acquired by it as a result of market-making or other trading activities must also include an acknowledgment that the broker-dealer will deliver a copy of this prospectus in connection with the resale of such exchange notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. See "Plan of Distribution." The method of delivery of restricted notes and Letters of Transmittal and all other required documents or transmittal of an Agent's Message, as described below under "Book-Entry Transfer," to the exchange agent is at the election and risk of the holders of restricted notes. Instead of delivery by mail, it is recommended that holders of restricted notes use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure delivery to the exchange agent prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. No Letters of Transmittal or restricted notes should be sent to the Company. Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal described in "Withdrawal of Tenders" below must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act (each, an "Eligible Institution"), unless such Letter of Transmittal or notice is being submitted - by a registered holder who has not completed the box entitled "Special Registration Instructions" or the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" in the Letter of Transmittal; or - for the account of an Eligible Institution. If a Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder, it must be accompanied by appropriate bond powers which authorize such person to tender the restricted notes on behalf of the registered holder, in either case signed as the name of the registered holder or holders appears on the restricted notes. If a Letter of Transmittal or any restricted notes or bond powers are signed or endorsed by trustees, executors, 13 administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, 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, submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act with such Letter of Transmittal. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, acceptance and withdrawal of the tendered restricted notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject restricted notes not properly tendered or any restricted notes the Company's acceptance of which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular restricted notes. The Company's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, including the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of restricted notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. Although the Company intends to notify tendering holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of restricted notes, neither the Company, the exchange agent nor any other person will be under any duty or obligation to do so, and no person will incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Restricted notes will not be validly tendered until such irregularities have been cured or waived. Any restricted notes received by the exchange agent that the Company determines are not properly tendered or the tender of which is otherwise rejected by the Company will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holder or other person specified in the appropriate Letter of Transmittal as soon as practicable following the expiration of the exchange offer. The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion: - to purchase or make offers for any restricted notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration of the exchange offer; - to terminate the exchange offer, as set forth in "Conditions to the Exchange Offer" below; and - to the extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase restricted notes during the pendency of the exchange offer in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers may differ from the terms of the exchange offer. 14 BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER The Company understands that the exchange agent will make a request promptly after the date of this prospectus to establish accounts with respect to the restricted notes at DTC for the purpose of facilitating the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC's system may make book-entry delivery of restricted notes by causing DTC to transfer such restricted notes into the Exchange Agent's DTC account in accordance with DTC's Automated Tender Offer Program procedures for such transfer. The exchange for tendered restricted notes will only be made after a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of the restricted notes into the exchange agent's account, and timely receipt by the exchange agent of an Agent's Message. The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming part of the confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant tendering restricted notes and that such participant has received a Letter of Transmittal and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and the Company may enforce such agreement against the participant. Delivery of an Agent's Message will also constitute an acknowledgement from the tendering DTC participant that the representations contained in the Letter of Transmittal and described under "Procedures for Tendering" above are true and correct. GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES Holders who wish to tender their restricted notes and: - whose restricted notes are not immediately available, - who cannot deliver their restricted notes, the Letter of Transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, or - who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may effect a tender if: 1. the tender is made through an Eligible Institution; 2. prior to the expiration of the exchange offer the exchange agent receives from such Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by facsimile transmittal, overnight courier, mail or hand delivery; and 3. certificate(s) representing all tendered restricted notes in proper form for transfer, together with a properly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile thereof and all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, or confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the 15 exchange agent's account at DTC of restricted notes delivered electronically, are received by the exchange agent within three business days after the expiration of the exchange offer. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must state: - the name and address of the holder; - if the restricted notes will be tendered by their registered holder, the certificate number or numbers of such restricted notes; - the principal amount of such restricted notes tendered; - that the tender is being made thereby; and - that the holder guarantees that, within three business days after the expiration of the exchange offer, a Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof, together with the certificate(s) representing the restricted notes to be tendered in proper form for transfer and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, or confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the exchange agent's account at DTC of restricted notes delivered electronically, will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the exchange agent. Forms of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be available from the exchange agent upon request. WITHDRAWAL OF TENDERS Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of restricted notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer by delivery of a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent at its address set forth in this prospectus. Any such notice of withdrawal must: - specify the name of the person having deposited the restricted notes to be withdrawn; - identify the restricted notes to be withdrawn, including the series, the principal amount of such restricted notes, and the certificate number or numbers or, in the case of restricted notes transferred by book-entry transfer, the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited; - be signed by the depositor of the restricted notes in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which such restricted 16 notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantee, or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to permit the registrar to register the transfer of such restricted notes into the name of the party withdrawing the tender or, in the case of restricted notes transferred by book-entry transfer, be transmitted by DTC and received by the exchange agent in the same manner as the Agent's Message transferring the notes; and - specify the name in which any such restricted notes are to be registered, if different from that of the depositor of the restricted notes. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any restricted notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the exchange offer, and no exchange notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the restricted notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Any restricted notes that have been tendered but are not accepted for exchange will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder, or removed from the Exchange Agent's account at DTC and returned to the accounts at DTC from which they were tendered, as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn restricted notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described above under "Procedures for Tendering" at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. CONDITIONS TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER The Company will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue exchange notes for, any restricted notes, and may terminate or amend the exchange offer before the acceptance of such restricted notes if, in the Company's judgment, any of the following conditions has occurred: - the exchange offer, or the making of any exchange by a holder of restricted notes, violates applicable law or the applicable interpretations of the SEC staff; - any action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency or body with respect to the exchange offer; or - there has been adopted or enacted any law, statute, rule or regulation that can reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Company to proceed with the exchange offer. See "Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments" above for a discussion of possible Company actions if any of the foregoing conditions occur. 17 The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Company. They may be asserted by the Company regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition or may be waived by the Company in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. The failure by the Company at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right will be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time. EXCHANGE AGENT First Union National Bank has been appointed as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows: BY MAIL, OVERNIGHT DELIVERY OR HAND DELIVERY: First Union National Bank Corporate Trust Reorganization Department 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153 Attention: Marsha Rice BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION: (704) 590-7628 INFORMATION OR CONFIRMATION BY TELEPHONE: (704) 590-7413 SOLICITATION OF TENDERS; FEES AND EXPENSES The principal solicitation pursuant to the exchange offer is being made by the Company by mail and through the facilities of DTC. Additional solicitations may be made by officers and regular employees of the Company and its affiliates in person or by telephone, facsimile transmission, electronic communication or similar methods. The Company has not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the exchange offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or other persons soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. The Company will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse the exchange agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exchange offer. The Company will indemnify the exchange agent for all losses and claims incurred by it as a result of the exchange offer. The Company may also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this prospectus, the 18 Letter of Transmittal and related documents to the beneficial owners of the restricted notes and in handling or forwarding tenders for exchange. The Company will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the exchange offer, including fees and expenses of the trustee, accounting and legal fees, including the expense of one counsel for the holders of the restricted notes, and printing costs. The Company will pay any transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of restricted notes pursuant to the exchange offer. If, however, a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of restricted notes pursuant to the exchange offer, then the amount of any such transfer tax, whether imposed on the registered holder thereof or any other person, will be payable by the tendering holder. ACCOUNTING TREATMENT The exchange notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the restricted notes, as reflected in the Company's accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, no gain or loss for accounting purposes will be recognized by the Company as a result of the consummation of the exchange offer. The expense of the exchange offer will be amortized by the Company over the term of the exchange notes. CONSEQUENCES OF A FAILURE TO EXCHANGE RESTRICTED NOTES Following consummation of the exchange offer, assuming the Company has accepted for exchange all validly tendered restricted notes, the Company will have fulfilled its exchange and registration obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. All untendered restricted notes outstanding after consummation of the exchange offer will continue to be valid and enforceable debt obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefit of the support agreement of V erizon Communications, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the indenture governing the notes. Holders of such restricted notes will only be able to offer for sale, sell or otherwise transfer untendered restricted notes as follows: - to the Company, although the Company has no obligation to purchase untendered restricted notes except if they are called for redemption in accordance with the provisions of the indenture governing the notes; - pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act, although the Company will have no obligation, and does not intend, to file any such registration statement; - for so long as the restricted notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person reasonably believed to be 19 a qualified institutional buyer, or QIB, within the meaning of Rule 144A, that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A; - pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in transactions complying with the provisions of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or - pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. To the extent that restricted notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the liquidity of the trading market for untendered restricted notes could be adversely affected. ABSENCE OF A PUBLIC MARKET Although holders of exchange notes who are not "affiliates" of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act may resell or otherwise transfer their exchange notes without compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act, there is no existing market for the exchange notes, and there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any markets that may develop for the exchange notes, the ability of holders of exchange notes to sell their exchange notes or the prices at which holders would be able to sell their exchange notes. Future trading prices of the exchange notes will depend on many factors, including, among other things, prevailing interest rates, Verizon Communications' operating results and the market for similar securities. DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES AND THE SUPPORT AGREEMENT Verizon Global Funding previously issued the restricted notes, and will issue the exchange notes, under an indenture among Verizon Global Funding, Verizon Communications and First Union National Bank, as trustee. The indenture provides for the issuance from time to time of debt securities in an unlimited dollar amount and an unlimited number of series. As used in this "Description of the Notes and the Support Agreement," the term "notes" refers to and includes the restricted notes and the exchange notes. The terms of the restricted notes and the exchange notes are identical, except that the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act, freely transferable and issued free of any covenants regarding exchange and registration rights. Verizon Communications has agreed to make all payments required under the notes if Verizon Global Funding defaults with respect to those payments under the indenture, as described under "Description of the Support Agreement." 20 We have summarized selected provisions of the indenture, the support agreement and the notes below. This is a summary and it is not complete. It does not describe all exceptions and qualifications contained in the indenture and the support agreement or all of the terms of the notes. You should read the indenture, the support agreement and the notes for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to articles and section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Copies of the indenture are available for review at the corporate trust office of the trustee and may also be obtained from us upon request. GENERAL
The Notes o Verizon Global Funding has previously issued $2,000,000,000 of Floating Rate Notes due 2002. o Verizon Global Funding may create and issue additional notes with the same terms as the notes so that the additional notes will form a single series with the previously issued notes. o The notes will mature on November 4, 2002. o The restricted notes were, and the exchange notes will be, denominated in United States dollars; and Verizon Global Funding will make payments of principal, interest and any premium on the notes in United States dollars. o The restricted notes were, and the exchange notes will be, issued in increments of $1,000. o Verizon Global Funding cannot redeem the notes prior to their stated maturity. o The restricted notes were, and the exchange notes will be, initially issued in the form of one or more registered global notes and will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, as depositary, and registered in the name of DTC's nominee. In each case, the notes will be without coupons. A description of DTC's procedures with respect to the global notes is set forth under "Book-Entry, Delivery and Form" below.
Interest Interest on each exchange note will accrue from, and including, the immediately preceding interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for with respect to such note or the restricted note to which it relates, to, but excluding, the next interest payment date or the maturity date, as the case may be. We will refer to each of these periods as an "interest period." 21 Verizon Global Funding has paid, or will pay, interest quarterly in arrears on August 4, 2001, November 4, 2001, February 4, 2002, May 4, 2002, August 4, 2002, each an interest payment date, and on the maturity date. If any of the quarterly interest payment dates listed above falls on a day that is not a business day Verizon Global Funding will postpone the interest payment date to the next succeeding business day unless that business day is in the next succeeding calendar month, in which case the interest payment date will be the immediately preceding business day. Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of days elapsed. Interest on the notes will accrue from, and including, the immediately preceding interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for to, but excluding, the next interest payment date or the maturity date, as the case may be. We will refer to each of these periods as an "interest period." The amount of accrued interest that we will pay for any interest period can be calculated by multiplying the face amount of the notes by an accrued interest factor. This accrued interest factor is computed by adding the interest factor calculated for each day from the last date Verizon Global Funding paid interest to you, to the date for which accrued interest is being calculated. The interest factor for each day is computed by dividing the interest rate applicable to that day by 360. If the maturity date of the notes falls on a day that is not a business day, we will pay principal and interest on the next succeeding business day, but we will consider that payment as being made on the date that the payment was due to you. Accordingly no interest will accrue on the payment for the period from and after the maturity date to the date we make the payment to you on the next succeeding business day. The interest payable by us on a note on any interest payment date, subject to certain exceptions, will be paid to the person in whose name the note is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not a business day, immediately preceding the interest payment date. However, interest that we pay on the maturity date will be payable to the person to whom the principal will be payable. When we use the term "business day" we mean any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close; provided, that the day is also a London business day. "London business day" means any day on which dealings in United States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market. The interest rate on the notes will be calculated by the calculation agent appointed by us and will be equal to LIBOR plus .05%. The calculation agent will reset the interest rate on each interest payment date, each of which we will refer to as an "interest reset date." The second London business day preceding an interest reset date will be the "interest determination date" for that interest reset date. The interest rate in effect on each day that is not an interest reset date will be the interest rate determined as of the interest determination date pertaining to the immediately preceding interest reset date. The interest rate in effect 22 on any day that is an interest reset date will be the interest rate determined as of the interest determination date pertaining to that interest reset date. "LIBOR" will be determined by the calculation agent in accordance with the following provisions: (i) With respect to any interest determination date, LIBOR will be the rate for deposits in United States dollars having a maturity of three months commencing on the first day of the applicable interest period that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on that interest determination date. If no rate appears, LIBOR, in respect to that interest determination date, will be determined in accordance with the provisions described in (ii) below. (ii) With respect to an interest determination date on which no rate appears on Telerate Page 3750, as specified in (i) above, the calculation agent will request the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected by the calculation agent, to provide the calculation agent with its offered quotation for deposits in United States dollars for the period of three months, commencing on the first day of the applicable interest period, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on that interest determination date and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in United States dollars in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, then LIBOR on that interest determination date will be the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, then LIBOR on the interest determination date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 A.M., in The City of New York, on the interest determination date by three major banks in The City of New York selected by the calculation agent for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in United States dollars in that market at that time; provided, however, that if the banks selected by the calculation agent are not providing quotations in the manner described by this sentence, LIBOR determined as of that interest determination date will be LIBOR in effect on that interest determination date. "Telerate Page 3750" means the display designated as "Page 3750" on Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars. Paying Agent and Registrar The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. Verizon Global Funding may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the notes, and Verizon Global Funding may act as paying agent or registrar. 23 Sinking Fund The notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. RANKING The notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Verizon Global Funding and will rank equally with all of its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. Except as described below under "Description of the Support Agreement," the obligations under the support agreement will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Verizon Communications and will rank equally with all of its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. RESTRICTIONS ON VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING Liens on assets The notes are not secured. However, if Verizon Global Funding at any time incurs other debt or obligations secured by a mortgage or pledge on any of its property, the indenture requires it to secure the notes equally with the other debt or obligations for as long as the other debt or obligations remain secured. Exceptions to this requirement include the following:
o purchase-money mortgages or liens; o liens on any property or asset that existed at the time when Verizon Global Funding acquired that property or asset; o any deposit or pledge to secure public or statutory obligations; o any deposit or pledge with any governmental agency required to qualify Verizon Global Funding to conduct its business, or any part of its business, or to entitle Verizon Global Funding to maintain self-insurance or to obtain the benefits of any law relating to workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security; o any deposit or pledge with any court, board, commission or governmental agency as security related to the proper conduct of any proceeding before it; or 24 o any mortgage, pledge or lien on any property or asset of any of Verizon Global Funding's affiliates, including, without limitation, Verizon Communications, even if the affiliate may have acquired that property or asset from Verizon Global Funding.
(section 1004) Consolidation, Merger or Sale Neither we nor Verizon Communications may merge with another company or sell, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties to another company unless:
o either we or Verizon Communications is the continuing corporation; o the successor corporation expressly assumes: payment of principal, interest and any premium on the debt securities; performance and observance of all covenants and conditions in the indenture and the performance of the support agreement; o after giving effect to the transaction, there is no default under the indenture; or o if as a result of the transaction, our properties would become subject to a lien that would not be permitted by the asset lien restriction, we secure the debt securities equally and ratably with, or prior to, all indebtedness secured by those liens.
(Article VIII) REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE Notes in book-entry form may be transferred or exchanged only through a participating member of DTC. See "Book-Entry, Delivery and Form." Registration of transfer of notes in certificated form will be made at Verizon Global Funding's office or agency maintained for that purpose, which will initially be the corporate trust office of the trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York. Notes are exchangeable without charge, except reimbursement of taxes, if any. Registration of transfer Holders of notes may present their securities for registration of transfer at the office of one or more security registrars designated and maintained by Verizon Global Funding. (section 305) The registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Verizon Global Funding may require a holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the indenture. Verizon Global Funding will not be required to register the transfer of, or exchange, notes under the following conditions:
o Verizon Global Funding will not be required to register the transfer of, or exchange, any notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of notes selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing of the relevant notice of redemption. 25 o Verizon Global Funding will not be required to register the transfer of, or exchange, any notes selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any notes being redeemed in part.
(section 305) Exchange Verizon Global Funding may at any time exchange notes issued as one or more global notes for an equal principal amount of notes of the same series in certificated form. In this case Verizon Global Funding will deliver to the holders new notes in certificated form in the same aggregate principal amount as the global securities being exchanged. (section 305) Notwithstanding the above, Verizon Global Funding will not be required to exchange any note if, as a result of the exchange, it would or would reasonably be likely to suffer adverse consequences under any United States law or regulation. (section 305) GLOBAL NOTES Verizon Global Funding will register the global notes in the name of the depositary for the global notes or the nominee of the depositary, and the global notes will be delivered by the trustee to the depositary for credit to the accounts of the holders of beneficial interests in the notes. Neither Verizon Global Funding nor the trustee, any paying agent or the security registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in a global note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to these beneficial ownership interests. See "Book-Entry, Delivery and Form." DEFEASANCE The indenture permits us to discharge or "defease" certain of our obligations on any series of notes at any time. Provided that we satisfy the requirements contained in the indenture regarding defeasance, we may defease the notes of any series by depositing with the trustee sufficient cash or government securities to pay all sums due on that series. (sections 402-404) 26 EVENTS OF DEFAULT, NOTICES, AND WAIVER Events of default An "event of default" for the notes of a series is any one of the following events: o failure to pay interest on a note of a series, including any additional interest required to be paid as described above under "Exchange Offer--Reason for the Exchange Offer," for 90 days after payment is due; o failure to pay principal or any premium on any note of a series when due; o failure to perform any other covenant in the notes of a series for 90 days after notice to Verizon Global Funding and Verizon Communications; and o certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of Verizon Global Funding or Verizon Communications. An event of default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily impact any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture. (section 501) If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs and continues, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the debt securities of the 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 principal amount of the debt securities of that series can rescind the declaration if we or Verizon Communications has deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest, principal and any premium. (section 502) The holders of more than 50% of the principal amount of any series of the debt securities, 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. (section 512) 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. (section 704) 27 CHANGES TO THE INDENTURE 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, modify certain provisions of the support agreement or the percentage required to change other terms of the indenture, without your consent, as well as the consent of others similarly affected. (section 902) 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. (section 901) CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE Within 90 days after a default occurs, the trustee must notify the holders of the debt securities of the series of all defaults known to the trustee if we have not remedied them (default is defined for this purpose to include the events of default specified above absent any grace periods or notice). If a default described in the third bullet point under "Events of Default" 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. (section 602) 28 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. (section 601) 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, expense and liabilities. (section 603) 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. (section 601) First Union National Bank, the trustee, and its affiliates have commercial banking relationships with and serve as trustee or paying agent under indentures relating to debt securities issued by Verizon Communications, our indirect parent, and some of its affiliates. DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPORT AGREEMENT Under a support agreement, dated as of October 31, 2000, Verizon Communications has agreed to: o own directly or indirectly all of Verizon Global Funding's voting capital stock issued and outstanding at any time; o make sure that Verizon Global Funding maintains at all times a positive tangible net worth, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; o provide Verizon Global Funding with any funds it needs to make any timely payment of principal, interest or any premium on the notes, if it cannot obtain funds from other sources on commercially reasonable terms. Verizon Global Funding and Verizon Communications cannot terminate the support agreement until all of the debt supported by the support agreement (including the notes) has been paid in full. Verizon Global Funding and Verizon Communications cannot amend the support agreement in any way that adversely affects your rights unless you consent in writing. If Verizon Global Funding fails or refuses to take timely action to enforce Verizon Global Funding's rights under the support agreement or if Verizon Global Funding defaults in the timely payment of principal, interest or any premium, you have the right to proceed directly against Verizon Communications to enforce the rights under the support agreement or to obtain payment of the defaulted principal, interest or premium owed to you. However, in no event will you have recourse to or against the stock or assets of Verizon Services Corp., Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited or any operating telephone company which may from time to time be owned directly or indirectly by Verizon Communications. Except for the exclusion of this stock and assets from recourse, Verizon Communications' 29 obligations under the support agreement rank equally with its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. As of September 30, 2001, Verizon Communications' net assets not subject to the exclusion described in the preceding paragraph had a book value of approximately $67.1 billion. Verizon Communications is a holding company, and therefore, its right and the right of its creditors (including the holders of the notes), to realize upon the assets of any subsidiary of Verizon Communications, whether following any liquidation or reorganization of that subsidiary, or otherwise, is subject to prior claims of creditors of each such subsidiary, except to the extent that claims of Verizon Communications itself as a creditor of a subsidiary may be recognized. BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM THE GLOBAL NOTES The restricted notes are represented by one or more permanent global certificates in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Except as described under "Certificated Notes," the exchange notes initially will be represented by one or more permanent global certificates in definitive, fully registered form and - will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTC's nominee, or - will remain in the custody of the trustee pursuant to a FAST Balance Certificate Agreement between DTC and the trustee. DEPOSITARY PROCEDURES The descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream described below are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of these respective settlement systems and are subject to change by them from time to time. Neither Verizon Global Funding nor Verizon Communications take any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and investors are urged to contact the relevant system or its participants directly to discuss these matters. 30 DTC has advised Verizon Global Funding that it is: o a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York; o a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law; o a member of the Federal Reserve System; o a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended; and o a "clearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC has advised Verizon Global Funding that it was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants, which eliminates the need for physical transfer and delivery of certificates. DTC's participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies; these indirect participants clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant in DTC, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not DTC participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through participants or indirect participants in DTC. DTC has also advised Verizon Global Funding that pursuant to procedures established by DTC: o upon deposit of each global note representing exchange notes, DTC will credit the accounts of participants in DTC with an interest in such global note; and o ownership of the exchange notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of the exchange notes will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC, with respect to the interests of participants in DTC, and the records of participants and indirect participants in DTC, with respect to the interests of persons other than participants in DTC. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests in the exchange notes represented by a global note to these persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold interests through participants, the ability of a person having 31 an interest in exchange notes represented by a global note to pledge or transfer that interest to persons or entities that do not participate in DTC's system, or to otherwise take actions in respect of that interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical definitive security in respect of the interest. So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global note, DTC or the nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the notes represented by the global note for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global note: o will not be entitled to have exchange notes represented by the global note registered in their names; o will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated exchange notes; and o will not be considered the owners or holders of exchange notes under the indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee under the indenture. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a global note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if the holder is not a participant or an indirect participant in DTC, on the procedures of the DTC participant through which the holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of exchange notes under the indenture or the global note. Verizon Global Funding understands that under existing industry practice, if it requests any action of holders of exchange notes, or a holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a global note desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of the global note, is entitled to take, then DTC would authorize its participants to take the action and the participants would authorize holders owning through participants to take the action or would otherwise act upon the instruction of such holders. Neither Verizon Global Funding nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, exchange notes by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to the exchange notes. Payments with respect to the principal of, and premium, if any, additional interest, if any, and interest on, any exchange notes represented by a global note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee on the applicable record date will be payable by the trustee to or at the direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of the global note representing those exchange notes under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, Verizon Global Funding and the trustee may treat the persons in whose names the exchange notes, including the global notes, are registered as the owners of the exchange notes for the purpose of receiving payment on the exchange notes and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Accordingly, none of Verizon Global Funding, Verizon Communications nor the trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of DTC's records or any records of any participant or indirect participant in DTC relating to, or payments (including principal, premium, if any, additional interest, if any, 32 and interest) made on account of, any beneficial interest in a global note, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC's records or the records of any participant or indirect participant in DTC relating to the ownership of any such beneficial interest. Payments by the participants and the indirect participants in DTC to the owners of beneficial interests in a global note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of the participants or the indirect participants and DTC. Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. Subject to compliance with any transfer restrictions that may be applicable to any of the notes, cross-market transfers between the participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by its respective depositary. These cross-market transactions, however, will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in that system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines, Brussels time, of that system. If the transaction meets its settlement requirements, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will deliver instructions to its respective 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 same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositaries for Euroclear or Clearstream. Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a global note from a participant in DTC will be credited, and any crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day, which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream, immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interest in a global note by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC's settlement date. Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the above procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the global notes among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform the procedures, and the procedures may be discontinued at any time. None of Verizon Global Funding, Verizon Communications nor the trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect 33 participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations. Certificated Notes If: o DTC notifies Verizon Global Funding that it is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary or DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or o Verizon Global Funding executes and delivers to the trustee a company order to the effect that the global notes will be exchangeable, the global notes will be exchangeable for notes in certificated form with the same terms and of an equal aggregate principal amount, in increments of $1,000. The certificated notes will be registered in such names as DTC instructs the trustee. Verizon Global Funding expects that instructions may be based upon directions received by DTC from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in global notes. Upon the issuance of certificated notes, the trustee is required to register the certificated notes in the names instructed by DTC and cause the certificated notes to be delivered to the registered holders. None of Verizon Global Funding, Verizon Communications nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any participant or indirect participant in DTC in identifying the beneficial owners of the related notes, and each of those persons may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from DTC for all purposes, including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the notes to be issued. U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of exchange notes as of the date hereof. Except where noted, this summary deals only with exchange notes that are acquired in connection with this exchange offer and held as capital assets and does not deal with special situations. In addition, it does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including if you are one of the following: o a dealer in securities or currencies, o a financial institution, o an insurance company, 34 o a tax exempt organization, o a person holding the exchange notes as part of a hedging, integrated or conversion transaction, constructive sale or straddle, o a trader in securities that has elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for your securities, o a person liable for alternative minimum tax, o or a U.S. person whose "functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar. If a partnership holds the exchange notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding the exchange notes, you should consult your tax advisors. The discussion below is based upon the provisions of .the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions as of the date of this prospectus. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE ACQUISITION OF EXCHANGE NOTES, YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCSE TO YOU AND ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION. CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXCHANGE The exchange of restricted notes for exchange notes pursuant to the exchange offer will not constitute a taxable event to holders. Consequently, no gain or loss will be recognized by a holder upon receipt of an exchange note, the holding period of the exchange note will include the holding period of the restricted note and the basis of the exchange note will be the same as the basis of the restricted note immediately before the exchange. IN ANY EVENT, PERSONS CONSIDERING THE EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED NOTES FOR EXCHANGE NOTES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION. 35 CONSEQUENCES TO U.S. HOLDERS The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a U.S. holder of exchange notes. Certain consequences to "non- U.S. holders" of exchange notes, who are beneficial owners of exchange notes and who are not U.S. holders, are described under "Consequences to Non- U.S. Holders" below. "U.S. holder" means a beneficial owner of an exchange note that is: o a citizen or resident of the United States, o a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision of the U.S., o an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or o a trust that (1) is subject to the supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. Payments of Interest Except as set forth below, interest on an exchange note generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income from domestic sources at the time it is paid or accrued in accordance with your method of accounting for tax purposes. Amortizable Bond Premium If you purchased a restricted note for an amount in excess of the sum of all amounts payable on the note after the purchase date other than stated interest, you will be considered to have purchased the note at a "premium." You generally may elect to amortize the premium over the remaining term of the exchange note on a constant yield method as an offset to interest when includible in income under your regular accounting method. If you do not elect to amortize bond premium, that premium will decrease the gain or increase the loss you would otherwise recognize on disposition of the exchange note. Your election to amortize bond premium on a constant yield method will also apply to all debt obligations held or subsequently acquired by you on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which the election applies. You may not revoke the election without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service. You should consult your own tax advisor before making this election. 36 Market Discount If you purchased a restricted note for an amount that is less than its stated redemption price at maturity, the amount will be treated as "market discount" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless that difference is less than a specified de minimus amount. Under the market discount rules, you will be required to treat any payment, other than stated interest, on, or any gain on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of an exchange note as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that you have not previously included in income and are treated as having accrued on the exchange note at the time of its payment or disposition. In addition, you may be required to defer, until the maturity of the exchange note or its earlier disposition in a taxable transaction, the deduction of all or a portion of the interest expense on any indebtedness attributable to the exchange note. Any market discount will be considered to accrue ratably during the period from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the exchange note, unless you elect to accrue on a constant yield interest method. You may elect to include market discount in income currently as it accrues, on either a ratable or constant yield interest method, in which case the rule described above regarding deferral of interest deductions will not apply. Your election to include market discount in income currently, once made, applies to all market discount obligations acquired by you on or after the first taxable year to which your election applies and may not be revoked without the consent of the Internal Revenue Service. You should consult your own tax advisor before making this election. Sale, Exchange and Retirement of Exchange Notes Upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of an exchange note, you will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount you realize upon the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition (less an amount equal to any accrued stated interest that you did not previously include in income, which will be taxable as such) and the adjusted tax basis of the exchange note. Except as described above with respect to market discount, that gain or loss will be capital gain or loss. Capital gains of individuals derived in respect of capital assets held for more than one year are eligible for reduced rates of taxation. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a non-U.S. holder of exchange notes. This summary does not represent a detailed description of the federal income tax consequences to you in light of your particular circumstances. In addition, it does not deal with non-U.S. holders that are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (including if you are a controlled foreign corporation, passive foreign investment company or foreign personal holding company or a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid federal income tax or, in certain circumstances, a U.S. expatriate). 37 U.S. Federal Withholding Tax The 30% U.S. federal withholding tax will not apply to any payment of principal or interest on the exchange notes, provided that: o you do not actually, or constructively, own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, o you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us through stock ownership, o you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the exchange notes is described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, o (a) you provide your name and address on an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form), and certify, under penalty of perjury, that you are not a U.S. person or (b) you hold the exchange notes through certain foreign intermediaries or certain foreign partnerships, and you satisfy the certification requirements of applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. Special certification rules apply to certain non-U.S. holders that are entities rather than individuals. If you cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest made to you will be subject to the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, unless you provide us with a properly executed (1) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from, or reduction in, withholding under the benefit of an applicable tax treaty or (2) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on an exchange note is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States. The 30% U.S. federal withholding tax will not generally apply to any gain that you realize on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of the exchange notes. U.S. Federal Estate Tax Your estate will not be subject to U.S. federal estate tax on exchange notes beneficially owned by you at the time of your death, provided that you are not a U.S. citizen or resident (as specially defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes) and (1) you do not own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock (within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations) and (2) interest on the exchange note would not have been, if received at the time of your death, effectively connected with the conduct by you of a trade or business in the United States. 38 U.S. Federal Income Tax If you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on the exchange notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business, you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis in the same manner as if you were a U.S. person as defined under the Internal Revenue Code, although that interest income will be exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax. In addition, if you are a foreign corporation, you will be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) of your earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to certain adjustments. Any gain realized on the disposition of an exchange note generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless o the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by you, or o you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition, and other conditions are met. INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING U.S. Holders In general, information reporting requirements will apply to certain payments of principal, interest and premium paid on exchange notes and to the proceeds of sale of an exchange note made to you, unless you are an exempt recipient, such as a corporation. A backup withholding tax may apply to those payments if you fail to provide a taxpayer identification number, a certification of exempt status, or fail to report in full dividend and interest income. Non-U.S. Holders In general, you will not be subject to backup withholding and information reporting with respect to payments that we make to you provided that we do not have actual knowledge that you are a U.S. person and we have received from you the statement described above under "Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders--U.S. Federal Withholding Tax." In addition, you will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting with respect to the proceeds of the sale of an exchange note within the United States or conducted through U.S.-related financial intermediaries, if the payor receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge that you are a U.S. person, as defined under the Internal Revenue Code, or you otherwise establish an exemption. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. 39 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 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 or market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, for a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date, it will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. 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 exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter 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 at 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 "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on 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 "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. For a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date, the Company will 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 exchange offer, including the expense of one counsel for the holders of the restricted notes, other than commissions or concessions of any broker-dealers and will indemnify the holders of the restricted notes, including any broker-dealers, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. 40 LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the notes as supported by the support agreement have been passed upon for Verizon Global Funding and Verizon Communications by William P. Barr, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Verizon Communications. As of September 30, 2001, Mr. Barr beneficially owned approximately 12,006 shares of Verizon Communications common stock and had options to purchase an aggregate of 994,800 shares of Verizon Communications common stock. EXPERTS The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Verizon Communications as of December 31, 2000 and for the year then ended, included in Verizon Communications' Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2001, and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report which is also included therein and incorporated by reference herein. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Verizon Communications as of December 31, 1999 and for the two years in the period ended December 31, 1999, included in Verizon Communications' Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2001, and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, other than the financial statements of GTE Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications) which were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as set forth in their reports which are also included therein and incorporated by reference herein. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference herein in reliance on such reports given on the authority of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing. 41 $2,000,000,000 OF NOTES OF VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. SUPPORTED AS TO PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BY VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. OFFER TO EXCHANGE $2,000,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] --------------------- PROSPECTUS --------------------- January 4, 2002 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 20. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") 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 proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action 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 reason to believe that such person'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'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 if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that 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. Article 7 of the Verizon Communications Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article 8 of the Verizon Global Funding Restated Certificate of Incorporation make mandatory the indemnification expressly authorized under the DGCL, except that the Verizon Communications 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. Pursuant to Section 7.8 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 21, 1996 by and between NYNEX Corporation ("NYNEX") and Bell Atlantic Corporation ("Bell Atlantic"), Bell Atlantic agreed for a period of six years following the effective time of the merger to (a) cause NYNEX to maintain in effect the provisions regarding indemnification of officers and directors contained in the NYNEX Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of each of its subsidiaries or in director, officer or employee indemnification agreements of NYNEX and its subsidiaries, (b) maintain in effect and cause NYNEX to maintain in effect current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance with respect to claims arising prior to the effective time of the merger, and (c) indemnify, and cause NYNEX to indemnify, the directors and officers of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX, respectively, to the fullest extent permitted under their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws and applicable law. In addition, Bell Atlantic agreed to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee for the benefit of such directors, officers and employees the obligations of NYNEX under its indemnification arrangements. II-1 Pursuant to Section 7.8 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 27, 1998, by and among GTE Corporation ("GTE"), Bell Atlantic, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Atlantic, Bell Atlantic agreed for a period of six years following the effective time of the merger to (a) cause GTE to maintain in effect the provisions regarding indemnification of officers and directors contained in the GTE charter and bylaws and the charters and bylaws of each of its subsidiaries or in director, officer or employee indemnification agreements of GTE and its subsidiaries, (b) maintain in effect and cause GTE to maintain in effect current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance with respect to claims arising prior to the effective time of the merger, and (c) indemnify, and cause GTE to indemnify, the directors and officers of Bell Atlantic and GTE, respectively, to the fullest extent permitted under their respective charters and bylaws and applicable law. In addition, Bell Atlantic agreed to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee for the benefit of such directors, officers and employees the obligations of GTE under its indemnification arrangements. The Certificate of Incorporation of each of Verizon Communications and Verizon Global Funding 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. The directors and officers of Verizon Communications and Verizon Global Funding are insured against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against which they cannot be indemnified by Verizon. ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES See Exhibit Index on Page E-1 ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS The undersigned registrants hereby undertake: (a) to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 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; (b) 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; and (c) that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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. II-2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Verizon Communications Inc. has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-74012) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 2nd day January, 2002. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. By: /s/ Frederic V. Salerno ----------------------- Frederic V. Salerno (Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Strategy and Business Development) (principal financial officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-74012) has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 James R. Barker * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Edward H. Budd * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Richard L. Carrion * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Robert F. Daniell * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Helene L. Kaplan * Director, Chairman and - ------------------------------------ Co-Chief Executive Officer January 2, 2002 Charles R. Lee (co-principal executive officer) * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Sandra O. Moose * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Joseph Neubauer * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Thomas H. O'Brien * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Russell E. Palmer II-3 * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Hugh B. Price * - ------------------------------------ Director, President and Co-Chief January 2, 2002 Ivan G. Seidenberg Executive Officer (co-principal executive officer) * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Walter V. Shipley * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 John W. Snow * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 John R. Stafford * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 Robert D. Storey * - ------------------------------------ Senior Vice President January 2, 2002 Lawrence R. Whitman and Controller (principal accounting officer)
* By /s/ Frederic V. Salerno ------------------------------------ Frederic V. Salerno Individually and as attorney-in-fact II-4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Verizon Global Funding Corp. has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-74012) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Wilmington, State of Delaware, on the 2nd day of January, 2002. VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. By: /s/ Janet M. Garrity -------------------- Janet M. Garrity (President and Treasurer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (333-74012) has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE * - ------------------------------------ Chief Financial Officer January 2, 2002 Robert S. Fitzmire (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) * - ------------------------------------ Director, President and January 2, 2002 Janet M. Garrity Treasurer (principal executive officer) * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 William F. Heitmann * - ------------------------------------ Director January 2, 2002 David S. Kauffman
* By /s/ Janet M. Garrity -------------------- Janet M. Garrity Individually and as attorney-in-fact II-5
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Verizon Global Funding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Verizon Global Funding Corp.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4 Registration No. 333-64792, Exhibit 3.1) 3.2 Certificate of Incorporation of Verizon Communications Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, Exhibit 3(a)) 3.3 By-laws of Verizon Global Funding Corp. (incorporated by reference to Verizon Global Funding Corp.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4 Registration No. 333-64792, Exhibit 3.3) 3.4 By-laws of Verizon Communications Inc. (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, Exhibit 3(b)) 4.1 Form of Indenture among Verizon Global Funding Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and First Union National Bank, as Trustee, dated as of December 1, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Verizon Global Funding Corp.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4 Registration No. 333-64792, Exhibit 4.1) 4.2 Form of Floating Rate Notes due 2002 (including Support Agreement between Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. dated as of October 31, 2000)* 4.3 Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 2, 2001 by and among Verizon Global Funding Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc.* 5 Opinion and Consent of William P. Barr, Esq.* 12 Statement of Verizon Communications Inc. Consolidated Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Verizon Communications Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, Exhibit 12) 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (filed herewith) 23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith) 23.3 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP (filed herewith) 23.4 Consent of William P. Barr, Esq. (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5) 24.1 Powers of Attorney of Verizon Global Funding Corp.* 24.2 Powers of Attorney of Verizon Communications Inc.* 25 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1* 99.1 Form of Letter of Transmittal (filed herewith) 99.2 Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (filed herewith) * Previously filed
E-1 EX-23.1 3 file002.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related prospectus of Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. for the registration of $2,000,000,000 floating rate notes due 2002, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 1, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Verizon Communications Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York January 2, 2002 EX-23.2 4 file003.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.) of our report dated February 14, 2000, except as to the pooling-of-interests with GTE Corporation, which is as of June 30, 2000, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Verizon Communications Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1999, which appears in the Verizon Communications Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York January 2, 2002 EX-23.3 5 file004.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Exhibit 23.3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 by Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Global Funding Corp. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.) of our report dated June 30, 2000, on the consolidated financial statements of GTE Corporation as of December 31, 1999, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1999, and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement. /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP Dallas, Texas January 2, 2002 EX-99.1 6 file005.txt LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL EXHIBIT 99.1 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WITH RESPECT TO VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. OFFER TO EXCHANGE $2,000,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002--CUSIP #92344GAG1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON FEBRUARY 5, 2002 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK (the "Exchange Agent") By Registered Or Certified Mail, Overnight Delivery Or Hand Delivery First Union National Bank Corporate Trust Reorganization Department 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153 Attention: Marsha Rice By Facsimile (704) 590-7628 Information or Confirmation by Telephone (704) 590-7413 DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN THE ONE LISTED ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATES, IS AT THE RISK OF THE HOLDER. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. YOU SHOULD READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU COMPLETE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the prospectus, dated January 4, 2002 (the "Prospectus"), of Verizon Global Funding Corp. (the "Company") and Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon Communications") and this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto (the "Letter of Transmittal"), which together constitute the Company's offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus: o $2,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2002 that have been registered under the Securities Act for any and all outstanding Floating Rate Notes due 2002 The new notes, which are referred to as the "exchange notes," will be freely transferable. The outstanding notes, which are referred to as the "restricted notes," have certain transfer restrictions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Letter of Transmittal have the respective meanings given to them in the Prospectus. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 5:00 p.m. New York City time on February 5, 2002, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, extends the Exchange Offer, in which case the term shall mean the latest date and time to which the Exchange Offer is extended by the Company. This Letter of Transmittal is to be used if either (1) certificates representing restricted notes are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith by Holders (as defined below), (2) tenders of restricted notes are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in "Exchange Offer--Book-Entry Transfer" or (3) tender of restricted notes is to be made by Holders according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." Certificates, or timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of restricted notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC, as well as this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein on or prior to the Expiration Date. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTC'S PROCEDURES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT. The term "Holder" as used herein means any person in whose name restricted notes are registered on the books of the Company or any other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. All Holders of restricted notes who wish to tender their restricted notes must, prior to the Expiration Date either: (a) complete, sign and deliver this Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, to the Exchange Agent, in person or to the address or facsimile number set forth above and tender (and not withdraw) his, her or its restricted notes or, (b) if a tender of restricted notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at DTC, confirm such book-entry transfer, including the delivery of an Agent's Message (a "Book-Entry Confirmation"), in each case in accordance with the procedures for tendering described in the Instructions to this Letter of Transmittal. Holders of restricted notes whose certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their certificates or Book-Entry Confirmation and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal to be delivered to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their restricted notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under the caption "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" in the Prospectus. (See Instruction 2.) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the acceptance for exchange of the restricted notes validly tendered and not withdrawn and the issuance of the exchange notes will be made promptly following the Expiration Date. For the purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have accepted for exchange validly tendered restricted notes when, as and if the Company has given written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. 2 PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE CHECKING ANY BOX BELOW. THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE FOLLOWED. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT. SEE INSTRUCTION 12. HOLDERS WHO WISH TO ACCEPT THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND TENDER THEIR RESTRICTED NOTES MUST COMPLETE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN ITS ENTIRETY AND COMPLY WITH ALL OF ITS TERMS. List below the restricted notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the space indicated is inadequate, the Certificate or Registration Numbers and Principal Amounts for the restricted notes being tendered should be listed on a separately signed schedule affixed to this Letter of Transmittal. ALL TENDERING HOLDERS MUST COMPLETE THIS BOX: DESCRIPTION OF RESTRICTED NOTES TENDERED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF CERTIFICATE OR AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REGISTERED HOLDER(S) REGISTRATION AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY OF RESTRICTED (PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) NUMBERS* RESTRICTED NOTES NOTES TENDERED** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Need not be completed by book-entry Holders. ** Unless otherwise indicated, the Holder will be deemed to have tendered the full aggregate principal amount represented by such restricted notes. All tenders must be in integral multiples of $1,000. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 4, 5 AND 6) To be completed ONLY if certificates for restricted notes in a principal amount not tendered, or exchange notes issued in exchange for restricted notes accepted for exchange, are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned. Issue certificate(s) to: Name(s) -------------------------- Address -------------------------- (INCLUDE ZIP CODE) ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- (TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(S)) ---------------------------------- SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 4, 5 AND 6) To be completed ONLY if certificates for restricted notes in a principal amount not tendered, or exchange notes issued in exchange for restricted notes accepted for exchange, are to be delivered to someone other than the undersigned or credited to an account maintained at DTC different from the account from which such restricted notes are being tendered. Deliver certificate(s) to: Name(s) ----------------------- Address ------------------------ -------------------------------- (INCLUDE ZIP CODE) -------------------------------- (TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(S)) -------------------------------- DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER -------------------------------- IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATE(S) FOR RESTRICTED NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) OR A CONFIRMATION OF BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND AGENT'S MESSAGE OF SUCH RESTRICTED NOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. IF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES ARE TO BE COMPLIED WITH, A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. HOLDERS WHOSE RESTRICTED NOTES ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE OR WHO CANNOT DELIVER THEIR RESTRICTED NOTES AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED HEREBY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE MAY TENDER THEIR RESTRICTED NOTES ACCORDING TO THE GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE PROSPECTUS UNDER THE CAPTION "EXCHANGE OFFER--GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES." (SEE INSTRUCTION 2.) 4 (BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY) [ ]CHECK HERE IF TENDERED RESTRICTED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: Name of Tendering Institution -------------------------------------------------- DTC Account Number ------------------------------------------------------------- Transaction Code Number -------------------------------------------------------- [ ]CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF RESTRICTED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: Name(s) of Tendering Holder(s) ------------------------------------------------- Window Ticket Number (if any) -------------------------------------------------- Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery ----------------------------- Name of Institution Which Guaranteed Delivery ---------------------------------- If Guaranteed Delivery is to be made by Book-Entry Transfer: Name of Tendering Institution -------------------------------------------------- DTC Account Number ------------------------------------------------------------- Transaction Code Number -------------------------------------------------------- [ ]CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED RESTRICTED NOTES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE. [ ]CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE RESTRICTED NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. Name: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Address: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that (1) it is acquiring the exchange notes in the ordinary course of its business, (2) it has no arrangements or understanding with any person, nor does it intend to engage in, a distribution (as that term is interpreted by the SEC) of exchange notes and (3) it is not an affiliate (as that term is interpreted by the SEC) of the Company. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for restricted notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it 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 "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. 5 NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE READ ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Ladies and Gentlemen: Subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to Verizon Global Funding Corp. (the "Company") the principal amount of restricted notes indicated above. Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange of the principal amount of restricted notes tendered hereby in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer described in the Prospectus, this Letter of Transmittal and the accompanying Instructions, the undersigned sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to the restricted notes tendered hereby. The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as the agent of the Company and as Trustee and Registrar under the Indenture for the restricted notes and the exchange notes) with respect to the tendered restricted notes with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), subject only to the right of withdrawal described in the Prospectus, to (1) deliver certificates for such restricted notes to the Company or transfer ownership of such restricted notes on the account books maintained by DTC, together, in either such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company and (2) present such restricted notes for transfer on the books of the Company and receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such restricted notes, all in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned acknowledges that the Exchange Offer is being made in reliance upon interpretative advice given by the staff of the SEC to third parties in connection with transactions similar to the Exchange Offer, so that the exchange notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for the restricted notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than a broker-dealer who purchased such restricted notes directly from the Company for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, Regulation S or any other available exemption under the Securities Act or a person that is an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such exchange notes are acquired by non-affiliates of the Company in the ordinary course of such holders' business and such holders are not participating, do not intend to participate and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of such exchange notes. The undersigned agrees that acceptance of any tendered restricted notes by the Company and the issuance of exchange notes in exchange therefor shall constitute performance in full by the Company of its obligations under the Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement relating to such restricted notes and that, upon the issuance of the exchange notes, the Company will have no further obligations or liabilities thereunder (except in certain limited circumstances). The undersigned represents and warrants that (1) the exchange notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving exchange notes (which shall be the undersigned unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" above) (the "Recipient"), (2) neither the undersigned nor the Recipient (if different) is engaged in, intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (as that term is interpreted by the SEC) of such exchange notes, and (3) neither the undersigned nor the Recipient (if different) is an "affiliate" of the Company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer, the undersigned further (1) represents that it acquired restricted notes for the undersigned's own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, (2) represents that it has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with the Company or any "affiliate" of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) to distribute the exchange notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and (3) acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act (for which purposes, the delivery of the 6 Prospectus, as the same may be hereafter supplemented or amended, shall be sufficient) in connection with any resale of exchange notes received in the Exchange Offer. Such a broker-dealer will not be deemed, solely by reason of such acknowledgment and prospectus delivery, to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right not to accept tendered restricted notes from any tendering holder if the Company determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such acceptance could result in a violation of applicable securities laws. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the restricted notes tendered hereby and to acquire exchange notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered restricted notes, and that, when such restricted notes are accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned also warrants that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed to be necessary or desirable by the Exchange Agent or the Company in order to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of tendered restricted notes or transfer of ownership of such restricted notes on the account books maintained by a book-entry transfer facility. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that the Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to purchase or make offers for any restricted notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the Expiration Date or, as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering," to terminate the Exchange Offer and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase restricted notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned understands that the Company may accept the undersigned's tender upon expiration of the Exchange Offer by delivering written notice of acceptance to the Exchange Agent, at which time the undersigned's right to withdraw such tender will terminate. For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have accepted validly tendered restricted notes when, as and if the Company has given oral (which shall be confirmed in writing) or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. The undersigned understands that the first interest payment following the Expiration Date will include unpaid interest on the restricted notes accrued through the date of issuance of the exchange notes. The undersigned understands that tenders of restricted notes pursuant to the procedures described under the caption "Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned, the Company and the Exchange Agent in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may not be required to accept for exchange any of the restricted notes tendered hereby. If any tendered restricted notes are not accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer for any reason, certificates for any such unaccepted restricted notes will be returned, at the Company's cost and expense, to the undersigned at the address shown below or at a different address as may be indicated herein under "Special Delivery Instructions" (or, in the case of restricted notes tendered by book-entry transfer, such restricted notes will be credited to an account maintained at DTC) as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Letter of Transmittal shall survive the death, incapacity or dissolution of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter of Transmittal shall be binding on the undersigned's heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus and in this Letter of Transmittal. By acceptance of the Exchange Offer, each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon the receipt of notice by the Company of 7 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 not misleading (which notice the Company agrees to deliver promptly to such broker-dealer), such broker-dealer will suspend use of the Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to such broker-dealer. Unless otherwise indicated under "Special Registration Instructions," the undersigned hereby directs that the exchange notes issued in exchange for the restricted notes accepted for exchange be issued, and any restricted notes not tendered or not exchanged be returned, in the name(s) of the undersigned, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, credited to the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions," please send the certificates representing the exchange notes issued in exchange for the restricted notes accepted for exchange and any certificates for restricted notes not tendered or not exchanged (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's signature(s). In the event that both "Special Registration Instructions" and "Special Delivery Instructions" are completed, the undersigned hereby directs that the exchange notes issued in exchange for the restricted notes accepted for exchange be issued in the name(s) of, and restricted notes not tendered or not exchanged be returned to, the person(s) so indicated or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, credited to the account indicated under "Special Registration Instructions" maintained at DTC. The undersigned understands that the Company has no obligations pursuant to the "Special Registration Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" to transfer any restricted notes from the name of the registered Holder(s) thereof if the Company does not accept for exchange any of the restricted notes so tendered. Holders who wish to tender the restricted notes and (1) whose restricted notes are not immediately available or (2) who cannot deliver their restricted notes, this Letter of Transmittal or any other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date, may tender their restricted notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." (See Instruction 2.) 8 PLEASE SIGN HERE WHETHER OR NOT TENDER IS TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES (PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 HEREIN) This Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) as its (their) name(s) appear on the restricted notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by a properly completed bond power from the registered holder(s), a copy of which must be transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal. If the restricted notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relate are held of record by two or more joint holders, then all such holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, then such person must (1) set forth his or her full title below and (2) unless waived by the Company, submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority so to act. (See Instruction 4.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (SIGNATURE(S) OF HOLDER(S)) Date: , 2002 Name(s) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (PLEASE PRINT) Capacity (full title) --------------------------------------------------------- Address --------------------------------------------------------------------- (INCLUDE ZIP CODE) Area Code and Telephone Number ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(S)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S) (SEE INSTRUCTION 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE) Date: , 2002 Name of Firm ------------------------------------------------------------------ Capacity (full title) --------------------------------------------------------- Address ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (INCLUDE ZIP CODE) Area Code and Telephone Number ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 INSTRUCTIONS FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER 1. GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES. Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed if (a) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the restricted notes tendered herewith and such holder(s) have not completed the box entitled "Special Registration Instructions" or the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" or (b) such restricted notes are tendered for the account of a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States (each, an "Eligible Institution"). (See Instruction 6.) Otherwise, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. All signatures on bond powers and endorsements on certificates must also be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. 2. DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND RESTRICTED NOTES. Certificates for all physically delivered restricted notes or confirmation of any book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent at DTC of restricted notes tendered by book-entry transfer, as well as a properly completed and duly executed copy of this Letter of Transmittal or facsimile hereof and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of the tendered restricted notes, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, or book-entry transfer and transmission of an Agent's Message by a DTC participant, to the Exchange Agent is at the election and risk of the Holder and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If restricted notes are sent by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery. No Letter of Transmittal or restricted notes should be sent to the Company or DTC. The Exchange Agent will make a request to establish an account with respect to the restricted notes at DTC for purposes of the Exchange Offer promptly after receipt of this Prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in DTC may make book-entry delivery of restricted notes by causing DTC to transfer such restricted notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC in accordance with DTC's procedures for transfer. However, although delivery of restricted notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC, an Agent's Message (as defined in the next paragraph) in connection with a book-entry transfer and any other required documents (including a signed copy of this Letter of Transmittal), must, in any case, be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent at the address specified on the cover page of the Letter of Transmittal on or prior to the Expiration Date or the guaranteed delivery procedures described below must be complied with. A Holder may tender restricted notes that are held through DTC by transmitting its acceptance through DTC's Automatic Tender Offer Program, for which the transaction will be eligible, and DTC will then edit and verify the acceptance and send an Agent's Message to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance. The term "Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming part of the confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in DTC tendering restricted notes and that such participant has received a Letter of Transmittal and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and the Company may enforce such agreement against such participant. Delivery of an Agent's Message will also constitute an acknowledgment from the tendering DTC participant that the representations and warranties set forth in this Letter of Transmittal are true and correct. Holders who wish to tender their restricted notes and (1) whose restricted notes are not immediately available, or (2) who cannot deliver their restricted notes, this Letter of Transmittal or any other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date or comply with 10 book-entry transfer procedures on a timely basis must tender their restricted notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus. See "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." Pursuant to such procedures: (1) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution; (2) prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must have received from the Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by facsimile transmission, overnight courier, mail or hand delivery) setting forth the name and address of the Holder of the restricted notes, the series of which the restricted notes form a part, the certificate number or numbers, if any, of such restricted notes and the principal amount of restricted notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date, this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) or any Agent's Message together with the certificate(s) representing the restricted notes or book-entry transfer, as the case may be, and any other required documents will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent; and (3) such properly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof), as well as all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and the certificate(s), if any, representing all tendered restricted notes in proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such restricted notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC), must be received by the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date, all in the manner provided in the Prospectus under the caption "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." Any Holder who wishes to tender his, her or its restricted notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date. Upon request to the Exchange Agent, a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be sent to Holders who wish to tender their restricted notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth above. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance of tendered restricted notes, and withdrawal of tendered restricted notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. All tendering holders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of the restricted notes for exchange. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all restricted notes not properly tendered or any restricted notes the Company's acceptance of which would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right to waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular restricted notes. The Company's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the instructions in this Letter of Transmittal) shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of restricted notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of restricted notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of restricted notes will not be deemed to have been made until such defects or irregularities have been cured to the Company's satisfaction or waived. Any restricted notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering Holders, or as otherwise directed in this Letter of Transmittal, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. 3. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided is inadequate, series of the tenderered restricted notes, as well as their certificate numbers or DTC account numbers and principal amounts being tendered, should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached hereto. 4. TENDER BY HOLDER. Only a registered Holder of restricted notes or a DTC participant listed on a securities position listing furnished by DTC with respect to the restricted notes may tender its restricted notes in the Exchange Offer. Any beneficial owner of restricted notes who is not the registered Holder and is not a DTC 11 participant and who wishes to tender should arrange with such registered holder to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on such beneficial owner's behalf or must, prior to completing and executing this Letter of Transmittal and delivering his, her or its restricted notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the restricted notes in such beneficial owner's name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder or properly endorsed certificates representing such restricted notes. 5. PARTIAL TENDERS; WITHDRAWALS. Tenders of restricted notes will be accepted only in integral multiples of $1,000. If less than the entire principal amount of any restricted notes is tendered, the tendering Holder should fill in the principal amount tendered in the last column of the table entitled "Description of Restricted Notes" above. The entire principal amount of any restricted notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. If the entire principal amount of all restricted notes is not tendered, then restricted notes for the principal amount of restricted notes not tendered, and exchange notes issued in exchange for any restricted notes accepted, will be credited to the DTC account from which the tender was made or sent to the Holder at his, her or its registered address, unless a different address is provided in the "Special Delivery Instructions" box above on this Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the restricted notes are accepted for exchange. Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of restricted notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. To withdraw a tender of restricted notes in the Exchange Offer, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (1) specify the name of the person having deposited the restricted notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"), (2) identify the restricted notes to be withdrawn (including the certificate number or numbers and the principal amount of such restricted notes, or, in the case of restricted notes transferred by book-entry transfer the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited), (3) be signed by the Depositor in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which such restricted notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the Registrar with respect to the restricted notes register the transfer of such restricted notes into the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (4) specify the name in which any such restricted notes are to be registered, if different from that of the Depositor. 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 restricted notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no exchange notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the restricted notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Any restricted notes which have been tendered but which are not accepted for exchange by the Company will be returned to the Holder thereof without cost to such Holder as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn restricted notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described in the Prospectus under "Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" at any time prior to the Expiration Date. 6. SIGNATURES ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the restricted notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of each of such restricted notes, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. If any of the restricted notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If a number of restricted notes registered in different names are tendered, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many copies of this Letter of Transmittal as there are different registrations of restricted notes. 12 If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by the registered Holder or Holders (which term, for the purposes described herein, shall include a book-entry transfer facility whose name appears on a security listing as the owner of the restricted notes) of restricted notes tendered and the certificate or certificates for exchange notes issued in exchange therefor is to be issued (or any untendered principal amount of restricted notes is to be reissued) to the registered Holder, then such Holder need not and should not endorse any tendered restricted notes, nor provide a separate bond power. In any other case, such Holder must either properly endorse the restricted notes tendered or transmit a properly completed separate bond power with this Letter of Transmittal with the signatures on the endorsement or bond power guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by a person other than the registered Holder or Holders of any restricted notes listed, such restricted notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers in each case signed as the name of the registered Holder or Holders appears on the restricted notes. If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) or any restricted notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, or 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, evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority so to act must be submitted with this Letter of Transmittal. Endorsements on restricted notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 6 must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. 7. SPECIAL REGISTRATION AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. Tendering Holders should indicate, in the applicable box or boxes, the name and address to which exchange notes or substitute restricted notes for principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and 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. 8. BACKUP UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING AND SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9. Under the United States federal income tax laws, payments that may be made by the Company on account of exchange notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 31%. In order to avoid such backup withholding, each tendering Holder should complete and sign the Substitute Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal and either (a) provide the correct taxpayer identification number ("TIN") and certify, under penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided is correct and that (1) the Holder has not been notified by the United States Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") that the Holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (2) the IRS has notified the Holder that the Holder is no longer subject to backup withholding; or (b) provide an adequate basis for exemption. If the tendering Holder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for one, or intends to apply for one in the near future, such Holder should write "Applied For" in the space provided for the TIN in Part I of the Substitute Form W-9, sign and date the Substitute Form W-9 and sign the Certificate of Payee Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number. If "Applied For" is written in Part I, the Company (or the Paying Agent under the Indenture governing the exchange notes) shall retain 31% of payments made to the tendering Holder during the 60-day period following the date of the Substitute Form W-9. If the Holder furnishes his, her or its TIN within 60 days after the date of the Substitute Form W-9, the Company (or the Paying Agent) shall remit such amounts retained during the 60-day period to the Holder and no further amounts shall be retained or withheld from payments made to the Holder thereafter. If, however, the Holder has not provided the Exchange Agent or the Company with his, her or its TIN within such 60-day period, the Company (or the Paying Agent) shall remit such previously retained amounts to the IRS as backup withholding. In general, if a Holder is an individual, the TIN is the social security number of such individual. If the Exchange Agent or the Company are not provided with the correct TIN, the Holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS. 13 Certain Holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain non-United States individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a non-United States individual to qualify as an exempt recipient, such Holder must submit a statement (generally, IRS Form W-8), signed under penalty of perjury, attesting to that individual's exempt status. Such statements can be obtained from the Exchange Agent. Failure to complete the Substitute Form W-9 will not, by itself, cause restricted notes to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Company (or the Paying Agent) to withhold 31% of the amount of any payments made on account of the exchange notes. Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of a person subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS. 9. TRANSFER TAXES. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of restricted notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, certificates representing exchange notes or restricted notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be registered in the name of, any person other than the registered Holder of the restricted notes tendered hereby, or if tendered restricted notes are registered in the name of a person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of restricted notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered Holder or on any other persons) will be payable by the tendering Holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering Holder. See the Prospectus under "Exchange Offer--Solicitation of Tenders; Fees and Expenses." Except as provided in this Instruction 9, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the restricted notes listed in this Letter of Transmittal. 10. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, waive or modify specified conditions in the Exchange Offer. 11. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED RESTRICTED NOTES. Any tendering Holder whose restricted notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated herein for further instructions. 12. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, COPIES. Requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the Prospectus and in this Letter of Transmittal. Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer. 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RESTRICTED NOTES TENDERED RESTRICTED NOTES ACCEPTED RESTRICTED NOTES SURRENDERED - ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- - ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- - ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- Received [ ] Accepted by [ ] Checked by [ ] Delivery Prepared by [ ] Checked by [ ] Date [ ]
14 IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION Under United States federal income tax laws, to avoid imposition of a 31% backup withholding with respect to payments made under the exchange notes, a Holder whose tendered restricted notes are accepted for payment should provide the Exchange Agent with such Holder's correct TIN on Substitute Form W-9 below or otherwise establish a basis for exemption from backup withholding. If such Holder is an individual, the TIN is his social security number. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, a $50 penalty may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, and payments made under the exchange note may be subject to backup withholding. Certain Holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain non-United States persons) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. Exempt Holders should indicate their exempt status on Substitute Form W-9. A non-United States person may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting to the Exchange Agent a properly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that Holder's exempt status. A Form W-8 can be obtained from the Exchange Agent. If backup withholding applies, the Company (or the Paying Agent under the Indenture governing the exchange notes) is required to withhold 31% of any payments made to the Holder or other payee with respect to the exchange notes. Backup withholding is not an additional United States federal income tax. Rather, the United States federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service. PURPOSE OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 To prevent backup withholding on payments made with respect to the exchange notes, the Holder should provide the Company (or the Paying Agent under the Indenture governing the exchange notes) with either (a) the Holder's correct TIN by completing the form below, certifying that the TIN provided on Substitute Form W-9 is correct (or that such Holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (1) the Holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that the Holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (2) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the Holder that the Holder is no longer subject to backup withholding or (b) an adequate basis for exemption. WHAT NUMBER TO GIVE The Holder is required to give the TIN (e.g., social security number or employer identification number) of the registered Holder of the restricted notes. IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE. 15 TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS (SEE INSTRUCTION 8) PAYER'S NAME: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSTITUTE Part 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN: FORM W-9 TIN ON THE LINE AT RIGHT AND ------------------------- CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DEPARTMENT OF DATING BELOW EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER THE TREASURY ------------------------------ ----------------------------------- INTERNAL REVENUE PART 2--AWAITING TIN --- SERVICE ------------------------------------------------------------------ PART 3--CERTIFICATION--UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT: PAYOR'S REQUEST (1) the number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer FOR TAXPAYER identification number Form W-9 Department of the Treasury, IDENTIFICATION Internal Revenue Service (or I am waiting for a number to FOR TAXPAYER be issued to me), IDENTIFICATION (2) I am not subject to backup withholding either because: (i) NUMBER I am exempt from Payor's Request For backup withholding, (TIN) AND (ii) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue CERTIFICATION Taxpayer Identification Service ("IRS") that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (iii) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and (3) any other information provided on this form is true and correct. SIGNATURE___________________________ DATE ___________ --------------------------------------------------------------- You must cross out item (iii) in Part (2) in the certification above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return and you have not been notified by the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY AMOUNTS PAID TO YOU ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 2 OF THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER I certify, under penalties of perjury, that a Taxpayer Identification Number has not been issued to me, and that I mailed or delivered an application to receive a Taxpayer Identification Number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office (or I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future). I understand that if I do not provide a Taxpayer Identification Number to the payer by the time of payment, 31% of all payments made to me on account of the exchange notes shall be retained until I provide a Taxpayer Identification Number to the Exchange Agent and that, if I do not provide my Taxpayer Identification Number within 60 days, such retained amounts shall be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service as backup withholding and 31% of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be withheld and remitted to the Internal Revenue Service until I provide a Taxpayer Identification Number. SIGNATURE DATE , 2002 ------------------------------------------- ------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 EX-99.2 7 file006.txt NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY EXHIBIT 99.2 NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY FOR $2,000,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2002 OF VERIZON GLOBAL FUNDING CORP. As set forth in the prospectus dated January 4, 2002 (the "Prospectus") of Verizon Global Funding Corp. (the "Company") and Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") and in the Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), this form or a form substantially equivalent to this form must be used to accept the Exchange Offer (as defined below) if the certificates for the restricted notes (as defined in the Prospectus) and all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal cannot be delivered to the Exchange Agent by the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer or compliance with book-entry transfer procedures cannot be effected on a timely basis. Such form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission, telex or mail to the Exchange Agent no later than the Expiration Date, and must include a signature guarantee by an Eligible Institution as set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prospectus. THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS: FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK By Registered or Certified Mail, Overnight Delivery or Hand Delivery First Union National Bank Corporate Trust Reorganization Department 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153 Attention: Marsha Rice By Facsimile (704) 590-7628 Information or Confirmation by Telephone (704) 590-7413 DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OR TRANSMISSION TO A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATES, IS AT THE RISK OF THE HOLDER. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. YOU SHOULD READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU COMPLETE THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution under the instructions thereto, such signatures must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signature(s). THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME ON FEBRUARY 5, 2002 UNLESS THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS EXTENDED. Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received the prospectus, dated January 4, 2002 (the "Prospectus"), of Verizon Global Funding Corp. (the "Company") and Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon Communications") and the related Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto (the "Letter of Transmittal"), which together constitute the Company's offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus: o $2,000,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2002 that have been registered under the Securities Act for any and all outstanding Floating Rate Notes due 2002 The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of restricted notes set forth below on the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section in the Prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned understands that no withdrawal of a tender of restricted notes may be made on or after the Expiration Date. The undersigned understands that for a withdrawal of a tender of restricted notes to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Offer must be timely received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses or by facsimile specified on the cover of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date. The undersigned understands that the exchange of restricted notes for exchange notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of (1) such restricted notes (or Book-Entry Confirmation of the transfer of such restricted notes into the Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")) and (2) if restricted notes are to be physically delivered, a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with respect to such restricted notes, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal or, in the case of book-entry transfer, a properly transmitted Agent's Message. The term "Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming part of the confirmation of a book-entry transfer, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in DTC tendering the restricted notes and that such participant has received the Letter of Transmittal and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and the Company may enforce such agreement against such participant. ALL AUTHORITY CONFERRED OR AGREED TO BE CONFERRED BY THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY, AND SHALL SURVIVE, THE DEATH OR INCAPACITY OF THE UNDERSIGNED, AND EVERY OBLIGATION OF THE UNDERSIGNED UNDER THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY SHALL BE BINDING ON THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY, PERSONAL AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF THE UNDERSIGNED. 2 BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY: [ ]CHECK HERE IF TENDERED RESTRICTED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: Name of Tendering Institution -------------------------------------------------- Account Number ----------------------------------------------------------------- Transaction Code Number -------------------------------------------------------- Holders whose restricted notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their restricted notes and all other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date must tender their restricted notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." See Instruction 2. [ ] CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF TENDERED RESTRICTED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: Name of Registered Holder(s) --------------------------------------------------- Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery ----------------------------- Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery -------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If guaranteed delivery is to be made by book-entry transfer: DTC Account Number ------------------------------------------------------------- Transaction Code Number -------------------------------------------------------- [ ] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED RESTRICTED NOTES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE: [ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE RESTRICTED NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES ("A PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER") AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO: Name ------------------------------------------ Address --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 3 If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of exchange notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for restricted notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it 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 "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. 4 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----