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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For those that like transparency:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/icann-primary-94x94.jpg" alt="ICANN"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-29-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-29-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN Audited Financial Statements for FY15 Have Been Published<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">29 October 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ICANN continues to provide accountability and transparency regarding its financial results, with another unqualified audit report from the independent auditors, BDO LLP. The Report of Independent Auditors and
Financial Statements for ICANN for the years ending 30 June 2015 and 2014 is available on the "<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/about/financials">Financial Information for ICANN</a>" page of the ICANN.org site and also included in this announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In accordance with Article XVI of ICANN's Bylaws, the audited financial statements are to be posted within 120 days following the close of the fiscal year, or by 31 October 2015. ICANN's FY15 Audited Financial Statements
are now <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/financial-report-fye-30jun15-en.pdf">
posted</a> [PDF, 192 KB] and are available to the community. The Community is invited to review ICANN's audited financials and to provide commentaries and/or questions.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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