<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="">Dear Legal Team,
<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 31 May 2022, at 16:23, <a href="mailto:legal@afrinic.net" class="">legal@afrinic.net</a> wrote:</div><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify;" class="">2.4 The attention of our Resource Members is specifically drawn to article 12(9) of the Bylaws which provides that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">"<em class="">a corporate body, which is a Member, may appoint a representative to attend an Annual General Members' Meeting on its behalf in the same manner as that in which it could appoint a proxy</em>"</strong>. Therefore, in addition to the prevailing sanitary protocol, you are hereby expressly informed that physical access to the designated AGMM Room shall be restricted to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><u class="">ONE representative</u></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of a Resource Member only. The same principle shall apply to Resource Members participating virtually. All other interested persons will be able to follow the proceedings online via the AFRINIC's youtube channel.</p></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div><div class="">It is a pity that such information is sent only three two days before the AGMM.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also, for a minute let’s agree that due to the restriction on 50 pax in a room you are limiting the attendance to one representative per Resource Member, then why is such limitation applied to Resource Members participating virtually?<span style="text-align: justify;" class=""> </span></div></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify;" class=""><strong class="">4.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><u class="">Proxy appointment</u></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify;" class="">4.1 Subject to the election process approved by the Board -<a href="https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/fd1ICpgKoJspk8yIP4uy7" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>https://afrinic.net/election-process/board/2022</a>, you are reminded that registration with respect to the appointment of proxy started on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">Thursday 19 May 2022</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and closed on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class="">Saturday, 28 May 2022</strong>, i.e. 5 clear days before the election day. </p></blockquote></div>I understood from AFRINIC Comms email [1] dated 27 May that AFRINIC will not go ahead with the Board elections. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards,<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div>———</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Ish Sookun</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Systems Architect @ La Sentinelle Ltd</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] <a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/private/members-discuss/2022-May/003226.html" class="">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/private/members-discuss/2022-May/003226.html</a></div></div></body></html>