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.org Registry Agreement: Amendment 1

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.org Registry Agreement: Amendment 1

19 August 2003


Amendment No. 1 to Registry Agreement


Amendment No. 1 effective as of 19 August 2003 ("Amendment") to the Registry Agreement dated 2 December 2002 ("Agreement"), by and between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a not-for-profit California corporation ("ICANN"), and Public Interest Registry, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation ("Registry Operator"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have that meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.

Whereas, on 19 August 2003 the ICANN Board of Directors approved certain revisions to the Agreement to implement a redemption grace period service in the .org top level domain operated by Registry Operator, on such terms set forth and described to the ICANN Board of Directors at the 19 August 2003 meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors;

Whereas, at such 19 August 2003 meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, the Board of Directors authorized certain revisions to Appendices C, G, O, and T to the Agreement and the preparation of this Amendment in accordance therewith.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto amend the Agreement as follows:

  1. Appendix C to the Agreement is hereby replaced by the substitute pages attached hereto, corresponding to: Page 1 (table of contents) is replaced with the attached index page; Section C.10 (Grace Period) is replaced with the attached Section C.10 (C.10 Grace Period) and Section C.11 is a new addition to the Appendix C of the Agreement (C.11 Additional Services).
  2. Appendix G to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new Appendix G, in the form attached hereto.
  3. Appendix O to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new Appendix O, in the form attached hereto.
  4. Appendix T to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with a new Appendix T, in the form attached hereto.

    Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement and the Appendices thereto shall remain and continue in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
    The parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.


THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR
ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS
PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY
By:____________________________ By:_____________________________
Name: Dr. Paul Twomey Name: Edward G. Viltz
Title: President and CEO Title: President and CEO

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