<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Dear Colleagues,</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC has taken note of communications circulated by the unincorporated organisation, Number Resource Society, also known as “NRS”, regarding alleged irregularities in AFRINIC’s September 2025 Board Election, and in which recipients are being asked to confirm whether they registered to vote and whether they cast a ballot.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC wishes to remind its Resource Members, community, and stakeholders of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1. AFRINIC’s commitment to election integrity<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The AFRINIC Board election of September 2025 was conducted pursuant to a court mandate and under the supervision of the Electoral Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius, acting in accordance with a Judge’s Order dated 05 September 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The election process was fully transparent, and all related information is publicly accessible at - </span><a href="https://elections.afrinic.net/" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">https://elections.afrinic.net/</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC wishes to inform its Resource Members, community, and stakeholders that matters relating to this election are currently before the courts following actions initiated by Cloud Innovation Ltd and therefore <i>sub judice</i>. In simple terms, “<i>sub judice</i>” means that because the case is currently pending before the courts, one must avoid public comments or actions that could influence the outcome or be viewed as interfering with the judicial process. For this reason, stakeholders and the wider community are advised to exercise caution and refrain from any actions or commentary that could be construed as contemptuous or as part of a coordinated effort intended to cause prejudice to AFRINIC.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2. No mandate granted to NRS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">NRS is not a member of AFRINIC, and AFRINIC has neither mandated nor authorised NRS, or any other external party, to conduct any verification exercise or investigation concerning AFRINIC elections. <o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Any communication requesting personal confirmation of voter registration or participation has been sent without AFRINIC’s endorsement.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">3. Protection of member and voter information<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC is bound by applicable laws including data protection and confidentiality obligations, as well as its own internal policies, to safeguard the personal information of its Resource Members and voters.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To be absolutely clear: AFRINIC does not share member contact details with any external party, including NRS or any organisation engaging in unsolicited communication.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">4. Unsolicited communications (spam) from NRS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC is aware that several members have expressed frustration at the repeated, unsolicited emails being circulated by NRS. These messages are spam, and AFRINIC unequivocally condemns the sending of such unauthorised and intrusive communications.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">AFRINIC stands advised that in several of AFRINIC’s service regions, the sending of unsolicited bulk emails without consent is illegal under national anti-spam or data protection laws. AFRINIC does not endorse these practices and distances itself entirely from any organisation engaging in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Members are advised not to respond to such emails and not to provide any personal or voting information to entities that are not formally sanctioned by AFRINIC.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">By Order of the Board of Directors and the Receiver<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This 15 December 2025<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></body></html>