Workshop
Meeting
for the
Verizon
Shareholder Forum
|
Date |
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 |
|
Time |
[afternoon, time to be determined] |
|
Location |
[midtown Manhattan location, to be determined] |
|
Attendance |
Up to twelve invited participants, representing a range of investor
and professional perspectives, with at least two places reserved for
corporate executives who can provide expertise concerning the
information that can be made available by the company |
To Be
Decided: Information Requirements
The purpose of the meeting
is to develop a list of specific information requests for Verizon, based
on
(a)
what’s needed by investors for them to determine how executive
compensation incentives relate to the achievement of the company’s
reported business performance objectives, and
(b)
what can be most efficiently provided by the company, publicly, to
satisfy this investor interest.
Workshop
Participation
The “Workshop”
is intended to be an informal collaboration process, allowing a relatively
small number of participants to make use of their shared expertise to
develop practical recommendations. It should be understood that
participants will not be publicly identified without their permission, and
that any Forum reports of Workshop recommendations will be attributed only
generally to the Workshop. A Workshop participant may, however, request
the attachment of individual comments to any Forum report of Workshop
recommendations, identifying the author as requested either specifically
or by professional interest.
Efforts will be made to include participants offering the
following perspectives:
w
fund managers with various views of Verizon’s strategic
objectives
w
sell-side analysts with various views of Verizon’s strategic
objectives
w
retiree shareholders familiar with Verizon planning,
compensation and reporting practices
w
Verizon management representatives familiar with the
company’s relevant reporting capabilities and investor relations practices
w
professionals with compensation or reporting expertise,
based on Workshop requirements to be determined
Suggestions concerning the Workshop meeting’s attendance or agenda should
be addressed to the Forum's chairman, Gary Lutin (telephone 212-605-0335;
email
gl@shareholderforum.com).
For additional information about the Verizon Forum or its
Conditions of Participation, see the
program web site:
www.shareholderforum.com/vz
June 29, 2007