Common use of Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition Clause in Contracts

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.or

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly anewly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after changeafter the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request BTAPPArequest may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated areAffiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be notbe transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to priorto the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator RegistryOperator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.” [END OLD TEXT] The parties hereby further agree to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement by replacing the deleted sections above with the following new text as new sections 3, 4 and 5: [START NEW TEXT]

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's ’s domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy.ORG top-level domain. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPAbulk transfer, written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS Whois record will change after the BTAPPA occurs bulk transfer occurs, and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit If a domain is transferred under the transfer of domain names BTAPPA service during any applicable grace period as described in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation AgreementSection 3 above, there is no credit. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transferaffected. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall Transfer Request will not be transferredtransferred in a BTAPPA: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer“pending transfer”, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period “redemption grace period (RGP)”, or “RGPpending delete”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a the auto-renew grace period window are subject to BTAPPAbulk transfer, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and bulk transfer, but prior to the expiration of the applicable auto-renew grace period window. Registry Operator must has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request , or if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period. In the event that one or more ICANN-accredited Registrars participate in the BTAPPA service, each such Registrar shall be required to agree to the pricing, terms and conditions set forth in Appendix 7. Add 28 Delete 114 Move From 0 Move To 0 Table Insert 1 Table Delete 4 Embedded Graphics (Visio, ChemDraw, Images etc.) 0 Embedded Excel 0 Total Changes: 147 .ORG Agreement Appendix 8 Registry-Registrar Agreement (4 April 2007TBD) This Registry-Registrar Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of , , is made and entered into by and between PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with its principal place of business located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Suite 102A, Reston, VA 20190 (PIR), and , a

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly anewly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be notbe transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to priorto the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.” [END OLD TEXT] The parties hereby further agree to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement by replacing the deleted sections above with the following new text as new sections 3, 4, and 5: [START NEW TEXT]

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's ’s domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy.ORG top-level domain. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPAbulk transfer, written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS Whois record will change after the BTAPPA occurs bulk transfer occurs, and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit If a domain is transferred under the transfer of domain names BTAPPA service during any applicable grace period as described in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation AgreementSection 3 above, there is no credit. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transferaffected. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall Transfer Request will not be transferredtransferred in a BTAPPA: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer“pending transfer”, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period “redemption grace period (RGP)”, or “RGPpending delete”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a the auto-renew grace period window are subject to BTAPPAbulk transfer, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and bulk transfer, but prior to the expiration of the applicable auto-renew grace period window. Registry Operator must has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request , or if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.. In the event that one or more ICANN-accredited Registrars participate in the BTAPPA service, each such Registrar shall be required to agree to the pricing, terms and conditions set forth in Appendix 7. .ORG Agreement Appendix 8 Registry-Registrar Agreement This Registry-Registrar Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of , , is made and entered into by and between PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY, a Pennsylvania non- profit corporation with its principal place of business located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Suite 102A, Reston, VA 20190 (PIR), and , a

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPAbulk transfer, written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS Whois record will change after the BTAPPA occurs bulk transfer occurs, and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit If a domain is transferred under the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreementservice during any applicable registry grace period, there is no credit. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transferaffected. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall Transfer Request will not be transferredtransferred in a BTAPPA: • Base statuses: "pendingTransfer", pendingDelete. • "Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod)", pendingRestore, or "pendingDelete". Domain names that are within a the auto-renew grace period window are subject to BTAPPAbulk transfer, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and bulk transfer, but prior to the expiration of the applicable auto-renew grace period window. Registry Operator must has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request , or if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.” [END OLD TEXT] The parties hereby further agree to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement by replacing the deleted sections above with the following new text as new sections 3 and 4: [START NEW TEXT]

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-six- month period.” [END OLD TEXT] The parties hereby further agree to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement by replacing the deleted sections above with the following new text as new section 3: [START NEW TEXT]

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining thegaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of noticeof the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, ,pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may Operatormay decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-six- month period.

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly anewly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after changeafter the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request BTAPPArequest may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated areAffiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be notbe transferred: • Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to priorto the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator RegistryOperator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.” [END OLD TEXT] The parties hereby further agree to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement by replacing the deleted sections above with the following new text as new sections 3, 4, and 5: [START NEW TEXT]

Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition. Bulk Transfer After Partial Portfolio Acquisition (“BTAPPA”) is a registry service available to consenting registrars in the circumstance where (i) one ICANN-accredited registrar purchases, by means of a stock or asset purchase, merger or similar transaction, a portion but not all, of another ICANN-accredited registrar's domain name portfolio in the TLD or (ii) a newly accredited registrar (gaining registrar) requests a transfer of all domain names from the losing registrar for which the gaining registrar has served as the reseller. Upon completion of the transfer, the gaining registrar is the new sponsoring registrar. The gaining registrar must certify the BTAPPA would not otherwise qualify under ICANN’s Transfer Policy. At least fifteen days before completing a BTAPPA, the losing registrar must provide written notice of the bulk change of sponsorship to all domain name registrants for names involved in the BTAPPA. The notice must include an explanation of how the RDDS record will change after the BTAPPA occurs and customer support and technical contact information of the gaining registrar. The losing registrar’s existing Registration Agreement with customers must permit the transfer of domain names in the event of acquisition by another party. A single BTAPPA request may be submitted for transfers from multiple losing registrars provided they are Affiliated Registrars as defined by the 2013 or subsequent Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The expiration dates of transferred registrations are not affected and, therefore, there are no ICANN fees. Once the BTAPPA is complete, there is no grace period to reverse the transfer. Domain names in the following EPP statuses at the time of the BTAPPA execution shall not be transferred: • □ Base statuses: pendingTransfer, pendingDelete. • □ Redemption Grace Period (“RGP”) statuses: redemptionPeriod, pendingRestore, pendingDelete. Domain names that are within a grace period window are subject to BTAPPA, but Registry Operator may decline to provide a credit for those names deleted after the BTAPPA and prior to the expiration of the applicable grace period window. Registry Operator must reject a BTAPPA request if there is reasonable evidence that a transfer under BTAPPA is being requested in order to avoid fees otherwise due to Registry Operator or ICANN. Registry Operator has discretion to reject a BTAPPA request if a registrar with common ownership or management or both has already requested BTAPPA service within the preceding six-month period.or