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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see the note below (and associate attachment) from Martin Sutton.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In the interests of achieving our objective tomorrow i.e. being as fully informed as possible, I propose to take him up on his offer of being available to answer questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> martinsutton@hsbc.com [mailto:martinsutton@hsbc.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 09 April 2014 10:38<br><b>To:</b> Jonathan Robinson<br><b>Subject:</b> BRG FAQ Specification 13 - GNSO Council Discussion 10 Apr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Jonathan,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I note that the next GNSO Council meeting is scheduled for 10 April and includes a discussion item for Specification 13 and the proposed incorporation of an additional clause, which the NGPC has referred to GNSO.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In order to support these discussions, the Brand Registry Group (BRG) has prepared the following set of FAQs that I trust will assist the GNSO Council's deliberations:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Furthermore, I would be glad to make myself available to join the the telephone meeting on 10 April to answer any resulting or related questions. If this would be helpful, please advise me of the time and contact information.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Finally, you may have already seen that ICANN has recently posted the correspondence from Gretchen Olive, CSC, which was sent through on the morning of the NGPC meeting in Singapore. The correspondence includes letters from 48 .brand applicants, arranged in just a couple of days, urging ICANN to reinstate the exclusive registrar provision. Considering most of these companies are not BRG members and would have had to jump considerable hoops in order to issue public statements of this nature, I think it is useful for the GNSO Council to bear in mind when considering their response to spec 13 - there is a much broader impact than just the BRG. A copy of the correspondence can be found here - </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/olive-to-crocker-et-al-26mar14-en.pdf"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/olive-to-crocker-et-al-26mar14-en.pdf</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I look forward to hearing from you.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Martin Sutton</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>President, Brand Registry Group</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <br></span><br><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Martin C SUTTON </span></b><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Manager, Group Fraud Risk & Intelligence <br>Global Security & Fraud Risk<br>Level 8,1 Canada Square,Canary Wharf,London,E14 5AB,United Kingdom</span> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>__________________________________________________________________</span> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="25%" style='width:25.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td width="75%" style='width:75.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Phone</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>+44 (0)207 991 8074</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Mobile</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>+44 (0)777 4556680</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Email</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:martinsutton@hsbc.com"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>martinsutton@hsbc.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>Website</span> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.hsbc.com/"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>www.hsbc.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>__________________________________________________________________</span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to!</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>************************************************************<br>HSBC Holdings plc<br>Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom<br>Registered in England number 617987<br>************************************************************<br><br><br>************************************************************<br>HSBC Holdings plc<br>Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom<br>Registered in England number 617987<br>************************************************************<br></span>----------------------------------------- SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! 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