UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: September 24, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-160446 | 22-3372889 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ |
07920 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 306-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 24, 2010, an affiliate of Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) provided written notice to Vodafone Group Plc that it has designated Daniel S. Mead, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cellco Partnership (“Verizon Wireless”), as a member of the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives (the “Board”) pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Cellco Partnership Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement dated April 3, 2000, as amended. Mr. Mead, who will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Wireless on October 1, 2010, replaces Ivan Seidenberg, who resigned from the Board and all Board committees on which he served. Lowell McAdam, who is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Wireless and who will become President and Chief Operating Officer of Verizon on October 1, 2010, has been appointed to replace Mr. Seidenberg as Chairman of the Board. The preceding Board changes were effective as of the conclusion of a meeting of the Board on September 24, 2010.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| Cellco Partnership | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: September 30, 2010 | /s/ Steven E. Zipperstein | |||
| Steven E. Zipperstein | ||||
| Vice President – Legal & External Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||