<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">12 MAY 2022</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">Dear RIR Community,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">On 1 May 2022, the ICANN Board of Directors approved Standard Bylaws Amendments to Article 10 of the ICANN Bylaws. The resolution approving the Standard Bylaws Amendment is available at <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2022-05-01-en#2.c" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2022-05-01-en#2.c</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">The approved Standard Bylaws Amendments are identical to the proposed amendments posted for Public Comment at <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-bylaws-amendments-ccnso-proposed-changes-to-article-10-and-annex-b-21-01-2022" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-bylaws-amendments-ccnso-proposed-changes-to-article-10-and-annex-b-21-01-2022</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">Delivery of the Secretary’s Notice on 10 May triggered a 21-day period during which any member of the ASO community can submit a rejection petition on the matter. If you would like to submit a Rejection Action Petition to the ASO, please consult Section 2 of Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for the requirements which must be met by a Rejection Action Petition (<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD</a>)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">This 21-day period commenced on 10 May 2022 and will end at 23:59 PDT on 31 May 2022, or 06:59 UTC on 1 June 2022.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">Any Rejection Action Petition should be sent to the ASO Secretariat ( secretariat [at] <a href="http://aso.icann.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">aso.icann.org</a> ) before the deadline.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">Best regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class="">ASO Secretariat<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></body></html>