
<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="">This is a pretty lousy format for soliciting comments because there’s no good way to put them inline.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">6.1 Corporate should at the vary least be changed to “corporation” as corporate is an adjective describing something which relates to a corporation (e.g. corporate membership) while corporation is the noun (e.g. corporate memberships are only available to corporations).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Personally i disagree with this. There are many companies which are not corporations. I suggest instead using the term.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Further I think that the proposed wording creates several potential chicken and egg issues. How does one comply with the policies before becoming a member and getting resources?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would suggest instead that the following is a superior alternative:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class="">(i) Membership shall be open to any person or organization which has a nexus in the AFRINIC service region and is a user of Internet Number Resources.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If additional limitation is desired, one could add the clause “ directly issued to the person or organization by AFRINIC” at the end of the sentence.</div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div>I would also suggest deleting (ii) as I believe this change would render it anachronistic.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">6.4 — As worded, you create an interesting loophole (absent my suggestion for additional limitations above)…</div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class="">With the proposed wording in sections 6.1 and 6.4, one could argue the case that if one has no AFRINIC resources</div><div class="">and merely signs the RSA and does not violate any policies, one is entitled to voting membership as a resource</div><div class="">member for $0 per year as without resources, that does constitute the relevant step and membership fees related</div><div class="">to their zero resources allocated/assigned.</div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class="">While I agree that this is a bit of a reductio ad absurdum argument, courts have enforced far more</blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class="">ridiculous and baseless claims in history.</blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div>8.2(ii) and 8.3(ii) — The wording here is absurd. A judgment call as to whether policy has been violated or not is required here.<blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class="">A policy itself cannot make such a judgment call. A policy is entirely a passive thing incapable of action or</div><div class="">decision by itself. Some body of people must implement, enforce, and/or adjudicate any such policy.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you don’t want the board involved here, then assign it to staff or to the PDWG, or to a vote of the</div><div class="">membership writ large or whoever you want, but you must appoint a trier of fact to make these judgments.</div><div class="">You cannot blindly defer to the policy itself as if policy was capable of intervening in a members status</div><div class="">without action by humans.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote>8.2(iii) and 8.3(iv) — So do we wish to simply allow a member who violates the constitution or other rules to continue<blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class="">as a member in good standing? This form of abuse strikes me as far more likely to occur and much harder</div><div class="">to address without something taking the place of 8.2(iii). If you want to take this authority out of the hands</div><div class="">of the board, fine, but you must then place it elsewhere or accept the anarchy that is the inevitable result.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote>I have no issue with the deletion of 8.2(v) and 8.3(vi).<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The proposed edit to 8.4 is unwieldy, poorly written, and IMHO, unnecessary. Please describe a reasonable or likely</div><div class="">scenario where a resource member would face termination of their membership that they did not cause. I cannot</div><div class="">see any scenario in which this is possible, let alone likely. Perhaps I lack imagination, so please if I am wrong,</div><div class="">enlighten me.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I absolutely object to the suggested edit to 8.5. You are literally saying that one can (1) Obtain resources, (2) deploy</div><div class="">those resources (3) decide to stop paying fees for those resources and then because they are deployed, (4) keep</div><div class="">those resources in perpetuity. That’s ridiculous and would bankrupt the organization very quickly. Why would anyone</div><div class="">ever pay a renewal fee under such a regulation?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I will try to review the rest of the proposal later, I’m out of time for now, but that should provide some grist for the</div><div class="">discussion mill in the mean time.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 19, 2020, at 13:20 , Antone Bahu <<a href="mailto:blackboythinking@gmail.com" class="">blackboythinking@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi all,</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="gmail-message" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><div style="font-size:small" class="">These few days I have discussed with some of my professors and colleagues, who are also members of this community regarding the Bylaw review. I pondered on how the ByLaw could be edited in a manner that allows community opinion to be presented in an even better way.<br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Thus, I have a few inputs;</div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 15.6933px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="640" style="width:480.3pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">6.1</span></u></b><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Membership shall be open to:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(i) any Person who is geographically based within, and providing services in the African region, and who is engaged in the use of, or business of providing, open system protocol network services; or</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) any other Person who is approved by the Board or the members.</span></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To amend <b class="">Article 6.1</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><b class="">(i)</b> so that it may be read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Membership shall be open to <b class="">any corporate which complies with Internet Resources Policy approved by AFRINIC community</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;line-height:18.4px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The term “person” shall be amended into “corporate” because most of the current membership holders are corporate instead of “persons”.</span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;line-height:18.4px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Membership shall be open to any corporate which comply with Internet Resources Policy approved by AFRINIC community instead of setting geographical criteria as community discussion is what matters the most here.</span></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b style="font-size:11pt" class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">6.4</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Resource Member - A legal entity (local Internet registry or end-site) shall be deemed to be a Resource Member of AFRINIC after it has completed the following formalities cumulatively:</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(i) justified its need for the right to use Internet Number Resources to AFRINIC</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(ii) signed AFRINIC’s Registration Service Agreement; and</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(iii) paid the relevant setup membership fees related to Internet Number Resources allocated/assigned to it by AFRINIC Registration Service.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To amend <b class="">Article 6.4 </b>by deleting the provisions under (i), so that Article 6.4 reads as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Resource Member – A legal entity (local internet registry or end-site) shall be deemed to be a Resource Member of AFRINIC after it has completed the following formalities cumulatively:</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(i) signed AFRINIC’s Registration Service Agreement</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) paid the relevant setup and membership fees related to Internet Number Resources allocated/assigned to it by AFRINIC Registration Service.</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">AFRINIC is just a book-keeper and shall not be involved in policy-related matters by requiring Resource Members to justify their needs to AFRINIC. Also, this shall not appear in Bylaws - how resources are distributed shall be decided by Policy approved by community discussion.</span></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.2</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> (ii)</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The membership of a Resource Member shall terminate upon:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, determining that the Resource Member has ceased to satisfy criteria for admission to membership of the Company or ceased to comply with Number Resources Management Policies;</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended to read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) <b class="">the Internet Resources Policy as approved by the AFRINIC community</b>, determining that the Resource Members has ceased to satisfy criteria for admission to membership of the Company or ceased to comply with Number Resources Management Policies;</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;line-height:18.4px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This shall be decided by Internet Resources Policy approved by AFRINIC community instead of the Board. The Board shall not be involved in Internet Resources Policy-related matters.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.2</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(iii)</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(iii) the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, determining that the Resource Member has refused or failed to comply with the provisions of this Constitution or any applicable rule made by the Board;</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Propose to be deleted.</span></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This is against the spirit of the community because it leaves a possibility of the Board abusing its power. There is no general test or safeguard to determine whether the Board is “acting reasonably and in good faith” and it allows the Board to make such determination on an arbitrary basis.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.2</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(v)</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">such other event or such other grounds as the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, shall determine from time to time.<b class=""></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be deleted.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The original wordings of “such other event or such other grounds” is too vague and can technically be exercised on an arbitrary basis by the Board and may thus lead to the Board abusing its power.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Moreover, There is no general test or safeguard to determine whether the Board is “acting reasonably and in good faith”.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Worst of all, the Board is allowed to make such determination at any time it desires.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.3</span></u></b><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(iii)</span></u></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, determining that the Associate Member has ceased to satisfy criteria for admission to Associate membership of the Company;</span><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To amend Article 8.3(iii) so that it may be read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">the Internet Resources Policy as approved by the AFRINIC community</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">, determining that the Associate Member has ceased to satisfy criteria for admission to Associate membership of the Company;</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This is against the spirit of the community because it leaves a possibility of the Board abusing its power. There is no general test or safeguard to determine whether the Board is “acting reasonably and in good faith” and it allows the Board to make such determination on an arbitrary basis.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.3</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(iv)</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, determining that the Associate Member has refused or failed to comply with the provisions of this Constitution or any applicable rule made by the Board;</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be deleted.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This is against the spirit of the community because it leaves a possibility of the Board abusing its power. There is no general test or safeguard to determine whether the Board is “acting reasonably and in good faith” and it allows the Board to make such determination on an arbitrary basis.</span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">8.3</span></u></b><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">(vi)</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">such other event or such other grounds as the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith, shall determine from time to time</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></b></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be deleted.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The original wordings of “such other event or such other grounds” is too vague and can technically be exercised on an arbitrary basis by the Board and may thus lead to the Board abusing its power.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Moreover, There is no general test or safeguard to determine whether the Board is “acting reasonably and in good faith”.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Worst of all, the Board is allowed to make such determination at any time it desires.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.4</span></u></b><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Termination shall not relieve a member from any obligation to pay any fees payable to the Company on or before the date of termination and shall not entitle the Resource and Associate Member to any refund of any fees, whether in whole or in part.</span><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended so that it reads as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Termination shall not relieve a member from any obligation to pay any fees payable to the Company on or before the date of termination and shall not entitle the Resource and Associate Member to any refund of any fees, whether in whole or in part, <b class="">whilst subjected to the condition that unless the termination of membership is due to circumstances not caused by the Resource or Associate Member then the Resource or Associate Member shall be entitled to, without further challenge from the Company, refund, whether in whole or in part, in accordance to the circumstances of each case.</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The circumstances for the termination of membership are very vague and unclear.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">It assumes that even if the incident which leads to the termination is not caused by the fault/role of the Resource/Associate Member, the innocent Resource/Associate Member will still not be entitled to any refunds. This is not addressed in the original wordings of the provision and is one-sidedly in favor of the Company only.</span></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 3.75pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">8.5</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The Resource Member shall, on termination of its membership, return the resources allocated to it by the Company.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The Resource Member shall, on termination of its membership, return the resources allocated to it by the Company, <b class="">unless such resources is already allocated or in usage then such resources need not be returned to the Company despite the termination of the Resource Member’s membership.</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To avoid disruption to end-user.</span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">11.4</span></u></b><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""></span></u></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Notwithstanding, the provisions of Article 11.3 the Board may adopt such policies regarding the management of internet number resources where it considers that the same is necessary and urgent, having regard to the proper and responsible usage of these resources.</span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended to read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Notwithstanding, the provisions of Article 11.3<b class=""> but subject to Article 11.5,</b> the Board may adopt such policies regarding the management of internet number resources where it considers that the same is necessary and urgent, having regard to the proper and responsible usage of these resources.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To ensure that Article 11.4 is not read in isolation and instead to be read in conjunction of other provisions of Article 11. In other words, to ensure that Article 11 is read and construed in its entirety, i.e. as a whole.</span></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">11.5(ii)</span></u></b></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Endorsement of policy adopted by the Board:</span></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) In the event that such a policy submitted by the Board is not endorsed, the said policy shall not be enforced or implemented following its non-endorsement; however, any action taken in terms of the policy prior to such non-endorsement shall remain valid.</span><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended so as to read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(ii) In the event that such a policy submitted by the Board is not endorsed <b class="">or there is lack of response from the community</b>, the said policy shall not be enforced or implemented following its non-endorsement; <b class=""><s class="">however, any action taken in terms of the policy prior to such non-endorsement shall remain valid.</s></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><s class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></s></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="FR" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">**bold stroked words = to be deleted</span><u class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></u></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">If the community does not endorse such policies made under Article 11.4 then it shall not be further implemented even in the absence of any response from the community.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">For the Board to proceed endorsing policies before obtaining the community’s endorsement for the time being would be equivalent to the Board implementing policies arbitrarily until it is rejected otherwise by the community. This may potentially also lead to an abuse of power from the Board.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">12.4</span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Any accidental omission to give notice of an Annual General Members’ Meeting called under Article 11.1 to, or the failure to receive notice of an Annual General Members’ Meeting called under Article 11.1 by a Member or any other Person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that Meeting.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended so as to read as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">Any accidental omission to give notice of an Annual General Members’ Meeting called under Article 11.1 to, or the failure to receive notice of an Annual General Members’ Meeting called under Article 11.1 by a Member or any other Person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that Meeting, <b class="">provided that such accidental omission to give notice or the failure to receive the notice shall not be due to the fault of the Board.</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">This is a very one-sided disclaimer from the Company.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">If the Board’s accidental omission to give notice or a Member’s failure to receive notice is due to the fault caused by the Board then the Board shall take responsibility for its own mistake by invalidating the Meeting.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Moreover, such an accidental omission to give notice to the relevant Members can also be used as an excuse for the Board’s personal agenda whereby the Board may pick and choose which Members are to be notified with the Board not subjected to any consequences. This could potentially lead to abuse of power exercised in a subtle manner from the Board.</span></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Existing Provisions</span></b></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Proposed Amendments</span></b></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,217,217);padding:0cm 5.4pt" class=""><p align="center" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 3.75pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Rationale for Amendments</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">15.3</span></u></b><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">Without prejudice to the generality of Articles 15.1 and 15.2 above, the Directors shall be entitled to:</span><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><p style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0cm 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">(i) determine the guidelines for the allocation of address space to members in line with the member driven Policy Development Process;</span><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be deleted.</span></div></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The guidelines for allocation of address space shall only be determined through the consensus of the Members.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The Directors should only assume the role of facilitating relevant meetings and shall not have any say in matters relating to the determination of the allocation guidelines.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:115.7pt" class=""><td width="196" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:147.15pt;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-left:1pt solid windowtext;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""><span style="text-decoration-line:none" class=""> </span></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">22.2</span></u></b><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">If on the winding up or dissolution of the Company, there remain any surplus assets after satisfaction of the Company's debts and liabilities, the surplus shall not be paid to the members but shall instead be given or transferred to some other institution or institutions having objects similar to the objects of the Company. The institution to which the surplus shall be transferred shall be determined by the members or, in default of such determination, by the liquidator after considering the advice of the Board.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="217" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:163.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">To be amended as follows:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">If on the winding up or dissolution of the Company, there remain any surplus assets after satisfaction of the Company's debts and liabilities, the surplus <b class="">shall be given or transferred in accordance to the mutual decision of the members</b>. The institution to which the surplus shall be transferred shall be determined by the members or, in default of such determination, by the liquidator after considering the advice of the <b class="">members</b>.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="FR-MA" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p></td><td width="227" valign="top" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;width:6cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;border-right:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0cm 5.4pt;height:115.7pt" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The members are the ones that should have a say in deciding where the surplus of assets goes to, since it contains their fees money.</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8667px; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" class="">The board should not be the one deciding.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size:small" class="">I know this is quite long, so I am really grateful for those who took their time to read it.</div><div style="font-size:small" class="">Find attached.</div><div style="font-size:small" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><p style="line-height:19.5px" class=""><b style="line-height:19.2px;font-size:12.8px" class=""><span style="line-height:19.2px" class=""><font face="garamond, serif" class="">Best Regards,</font></span></b></p><p style="line-height:19.5px" class=""><font face="garamond, serif" class=""><b style="line-height:19.2px;font-size:12.8px" class=""><span style="line-height:19.2px" class="">ANTHONY </span></b></font></p><p style="line-height:19.5px" class=""><a href="mailto:anthony.ubah@gloworld.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:garamond,serif;text-decoration-line:none" class="">anthony.ubah@goldspine.com</a><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:garamond,serif" class="">.ng</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td><td align="right" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding-bottom:4px" class=""></td></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 3:04 PM AFRINIC Communication <<a href="mailto:comms@afrinic.net" class="">comms@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div class="">[French, Arabic and Portuguese versions below]</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Dear Members and Community,<br class=""><br class="">The GovCom was mandated to, inter alia, review the existing provisions of the AFRINIC Bylaws and to propose such amendments, where necessary.<br class=""><br class="">In this context, the GovCom had previously called for comments as well as proposals for amendments from various stakeholders, including the Community. <br class=""><br class="">Consequently, after analysing all input received from its stakeholders, the GovCom hereby presents to the Community a draft table (<a href="https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf" target="_blank" class="">https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf</a>) containing its proposed amendments to the existing Bylaws with the rationale added thereto.<br class=""><br class="">The GovCom therefore invites the Community to take cognisance of the aforesaid proposed amendments as well as to submit to the Secretariat (<a href="mailto:govcom@afrinic.net" target="_blank" class="">govcom@afrinic.net</a>) any further comment(s) before the final document is produced. However, please note that the present publication is not an invitation for new proposed amendments. This is an opportunity for the Community to comment on the amendments being proposed. <br class=""><br class="">The GovCom wishes to thank the Community once again for its valuable contribution in its review of the Bylaws and looks forward to continuous beneficial engagement.<br class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class="">Abdalla Omari<br class="">Chair, Governance Committee<br class=""><br class="">,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<br class=""><br class="">Chers membres et communauté,<br class=""><br class="">Le GovCom a été chargé, entre autres, de revoir les dispositions existantes des statuts de l'AFRINIC et de proposer des modifications, le cas échéant.<br class=""><br class="">Dans ce contexte, le comité avait précédemment demandé à diverses parties prenantes, dont la Communauté, de formuler des commentaires et des propositions de modification. <br class=""><br class="">En conséquence, après avoir analysé toutes les contributions reçues de ses parties prenantes, le comité présente à la Communauté un tableau (<a href="https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf" target="_blank" class="">https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf</a>) contenant ses propositions de modifications des règlements existants, accompagnées de leurs justifications.<br class=""><br class="">Le Comité invite donc la Communauté à prendre connaissance des propositions de modification susmentionnées et à soumettre au Secrétariat (<a href="mailto:govcom@afrinic.net" target="_blank" class="">govcom@afrinic.net</a>) tout commentaire supplémentaire avant la production du document final. Toutefois, veuillez noter que la présente publication ne constitue pas une invitation à présenter de nouvelles propositions de modifications. Il s'agit d'une occasion pour la Communauté de formuler des commentaires sur les amendements proposés. <br class=""><br class="">Le Comité souhaite remercier une fois de plus la Communauté pour sa précieuse contribution à la révision des statuts et se réjouit de bénéficier de son engagement continu. <br class=""><br class="">Très cordialement,<br class="">Abdalla Omari<br class="">Président, Comité de gouvernance<br class=""><br class="">………………………..<br class=""><span style="unicode-bidi:embed;direction:rtl" class=""><br class="">أعزاءنا الأعضاء والمجتمع ،<br class=""><br class="">تم تكليف GovCom ، من بين أمور أخرى ، بمراجعة الأحكام الحالية للوائح AFRINIC واقتراح مثل هذه التعديلات ، عند الضرورة.<br class=""><br class="">في هذا السياق ، دعت GovCom سابقًا إلى تقديم تعليقات ومقترحات لإجراء تعديلات من مختلف أصحاب المصلحة ، بما في ذلك المجتمع.<br class=""><br class="">وبالتالي ، بعد تحليل جميع المدخلات الواردة من أصحاب المصلحة ، تقدم GovCom بموجب هذا إلى المجتمع مسودة جدول (<a href="https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf" target="_blank" class="">https://afrinic.net/ast/afrinic-bylaw-table-changes-20200812-en1.pdf</a>) يحتوي على تعديلاتها المقترحة إلى اللوائح الحالية مع المسوغات المضافة إليها.<br class=""><br class="">لذلك ، تدعو GovCom المجتمع إلى أخذ العلم بالتعديلات المقترحة المذكورة أعلاه وكذلك تقديم أي تعليق (تعليقات) أخرى إلى الأمانة (<a href="mailto:govcom@afrinic.net" target="_blank" class="">govcom@afrinic.net</a>) قبل إصدار الوثيقة النهائية. ومع ذلك ، يرجى ملاحظة أن المنشور الحالي ليس دعوة لإجراء تعديلات مقترحة جديدة. هذه فرصة للمجتمع للتعليق على التعديلات المقترحة.<br class=""><br class="">تود GovCom أن تشكر المجتمع مرة أخرى على مساهمتها القيمة في مراجعتها للوائح الداخلية وتتطلع إلى المشاركة المفيدة المستمرة.<br class=""><br class="">مع تحياتي،<br class="">عبدالله العمري<br class="">رئيس لجنة الحوكمة</span><br class=""><br class="">………………………………………………….<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Caros Membros e Comunidade,<br class=""><br class="">O GovCom foi mandatado para, inter alia, rever as disposições existentes dos Estatutos da AFRINIC e propor tais alterações, quando necessário.<br class=""><br class="">Neste contexto, o GovCom tinha anteriormente solicitado comentários, bem como propostas de emendas de várias partes interessadas, incluindo a Comunidade. <br class=""><br class="">Consequentemente, após análise de todas as contribuições recebidas das suas partes interessadas, o GovCom apresenta à Comunidade um projecto de quadro (disponível aqui) contendo as suas propostas de emendas aos Estatutos existentes, com a respectiva fundamentação.<br class=""><br class="">O GovCom convida, por conseguinte, a Comunidade a tomar conhecimento das referidas propostas de alteração, bem como a apresentar ao Secretariado quaisquer outros comentários antes da elaboração do documento final. No entanto, é de notar que a presente publicação não é um convite para novas propostas de emenda. Esta é uma oportunidade para a Comunidade comentar as emendas que estão a ser propostas. <br class=""><br class="">O GovCom deseja agradecer mais uma vez à Comunidade a sua valiosa contribuição na revisão dos Estatutos e aguarda com expectativa um compromisso benéfico contínuo.<br class=""><br class="">Cumprimentos,<br class="">Abdalla Omari<br class="">Presidente, Comissão de Governação<br class=""><br class="">…………………….<br class=""></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">

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