This message is to inform you that ICANN has signed a new gTLD registry agreement as follows. TLD: emerck Date of Contract Signature: 2014-04-03 Registry Operator: Merck KGaA Application ID: 1-980-60636 The Registry Agreement will be available shortly at http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Regards, gTLD Operations Email: newgtld@icann.org DISCLAIMER: This email is for information only and does not represent all requirements and criteria that the applicant must satisfy. ICANN is not providing legal, financial, business or any other kind of advice. This email does not represent a modification to the Applicant Guidebook, or the terms and conditions to the new gTLD program. This email also does not represent a waiver of any ICANN policy, procedure or agreement. In the event that any information provided in this email appears to be inconsistent with any information published elsewhere by ICANN, please do not rely on this email without confirmation or clarification from ICANN. Copyright 2013 Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers