Bell Atlantic Management Retiree Life

Supplemental Information to Form 990

“Part iv - checklist of required schedules line 12: the separate, independent audited financial statements were obtained at the plan level which includes the organization. Part vi - governance, management, and disclosure section b line 12: verizon communications inc and verizon investment management corp. ("vimco") also have a code of conduct which applies to all entities which include the veba. Section b lines 13, 15: these questions are not applicable to this organization as it is a section 501(c)(9) trust (voluntary employee benefits association). Additionally, it does not have any employees. Therefore, there are no processes related to employee compensation. Section c line 19: as a 501 (c) (9) organization, the trust is not required to make the documents referenced in question 19 available to the general public. The information is available publicly to the extent required by erisa. Part vii - compensation of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and independent contractors line 1a and 1b: average hours per week devoted to position - as trustee bny mellon provides administrative services such as acting investment manager for the named organization. These services require numerous individual bank employees' involvement in the activities of the organization and thus cannot be quantified on an hourly basis. Therefore, the trustee fees are not based upon an hourly basis but calculated based upon factors such as market value of the account and in accordance with bny mellon's agreement with the bell atlantic management retiree life insurance trust. Bny mellon serves as directed trustee of this trust. The plan sponsor is verizon communications. The trust is administered by verizon communication employee benefit committee and verizon investment management corp. In accordance with the terms of the trust agreement. As such the trust does not have a governing body that exercises discretion. Part xi line 9: this trust distributed insurance benefits with a fair market value of $5,483,306.19 to verizon communications, inc (23-2259884) in payment of life insuurance premiums in liquidation of this trust.”