Common Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Merger Agreement • February 24th, 2005 • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  February 24th, 2005
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 14, 2005 (this “Agreement”), is among VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), ELI ACQUISITION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and MCI, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “parties”).