LEXSYNERGY LIMITED, AS A SPECIALIST AFRICAN

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1 .GA LAUNCH about.ga Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan African is relaunching its.ga country code Top Level Domain (cctld). It will open its namespace, without restriction, to the international community., AS A SPECIALIST AFRICAN cctld REGISTRAR, WILL OFFER.GA S. DEFENSIVE STRATEGY We would encourage owners of trade marks and those that conduct business within the African region to secure their domain names during the Sunrise period or at the earliest available opportunity. Internet penetration in Africa is only at approximately 16% with a growth rate of over 3000% in the last 10 years. It is therefore crucial to secure your domain names at this early stage. Launch Dates.GA WILL LAUNCH IN TWO PHASES: PHASE 01: SUNRISE (14 June July 2013) PHASE 02: LANDRUSH (15 July August) PHASE 03: GENERAL AVAILABILITY (1 September 2013 onwards)

2 Sunrise (14 June July 2013) TRADEMARK OWNER OR ASSIGNEE Domain must be based on a trade mark registered before 1 April 2013 The following information is required: TRADEMARK Domain Name Word mark Name of Trade Mark Agency Registration number Classification Owner / Assignee A copy of the trade mark certificate and renewal certificate will be required if the trade mark office is not listed in Annexure A (see below). Spaces between words can be deleted or replaced with a hyphen. Special characters can be removed or transcribed or replaced with a hyphen. It is acceptable to shorten the trade mark and exclude some text (such as slogan) but it is not allowed to split the trade mark word. Example: a trademark Freestuff, your resource for free stuff could be shortened into freestuff.ga but not into free.ga or stuff.ga ADDITIONAL INFORMATION per year (non-refundable). $ per year (non-refundable). R per year (non-refundable). Domains are not allocated on a first-come, first-served basis during this phase therefore the time of receipt of an application is not taken into account. If more than one Applicant submits an application during this phase for a specific domain, it will be registered based on the outcome of an auction process. If required, documentary evidence must be submittedin the PDF.

3 Landrush (15 June August 2013) ANY INTERESTED PARTY per year (non-refundable). $20.40 per year (non-refundable). R per year (non-refundable). Special Domains Short letter domain names (one, two or three letter domains), and certain common dictionary domains may have a higher price per domain name per year. One character domain names will cost 1980 per year. Other Special Domains will cost less than the one character domain names. If you are interested in Special Domains please domains@lexsynergy.com so we can obtain a quote from the registry. Third Level Domains The following third level domains will be available for registration: co.ga edu.ga univ.ga

4 General Availability (1 September 2013 onwards) ANY INTERESTED PARTY per year (non-refundable). $20.40 per year (non-refundable). R per year (non-refundable). SPECIAL DOMAINS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE DURING THIS PERIOD. General technical and syntax requirements applicable to domain during all phases Can consist of the letters A-Z, the numbers 0-9, and hyphens; Cannot begin or end with a hyphen; The domain can only have two consecutive hyphens (--) in the 3rd and 4th positions when preceded by xn. The length of the domain must be between 3 and 63 characters. If you have any questions domains@lexsynergy.com or call us: (UK) (US) (ZA) Visit or more contact information.

5 Annexure A TRADEMARK OFFICES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE REGISTRANT TO SUPPLY A CERTIFICATE DURING THE SUNRISE PERIOD. NT AU AT BR CA CZ EE FI FR DE EU HK HU IE IL JP MA NL/BE/LU NZ PH PL RU SK SI ES SE CH UK US ZA Madrid International Registrations IP Australia Osterreichisches Patentamt Instituo Nacional Da Propriedade Industrial Canadian Intellectual Property Office Industrial Property Office Patendiamet National Board of Patents and Registration Institut national de la propriété Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market Intellectual Property Department Hungarian Patent Office Irish Patents Office Israel Patens, Designs and Trademarks Industrial Property Digital Library Office Marocain de la Propriété Benelux Trademarks Office Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Intellectual Property Philippines Polish Patent Office Rospatent Industrial Property Office Slovenian Intellectual Property Office Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas Swedish Patent and Registration Office Swissreg Intellectual Property Office United States Patent and Trademark Office Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

Domain Name Registration Policies. Version 1.1

Domain Name Registration Policies Version 1.1 CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND TIMETABLE OF THE PHASED ROLL-OUT PLAN... 4 Phase 1: Sunrise 18:00 JST, 16 January to 18:00 JST, 17 February 2012... 4 Phase