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I believe it was the CEO, Antony van Couvering who mentioned Takeovers ;)

Yahoo Takeover? "Marissa Mayer could soon have more money to spend for Yahoo acquisitions once Alibaba goes public. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer may have a spring in her step this morning. Yahoo’s stock is higher following the news that Alibaba, the Chinese leader in e-commerce, was preparing to file for an initial public offering in the United States." "So Mayer has to show Wall Street that she can use some of the Alibaba windfall to make the company more competitive against the likes of Google(GOOG) and Facebook (FB)" http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2014/03/17/marissa-mayer-yahoo-alibaba/

Evening rykan. Verisign were always one of the Companies touted as a likely party to make a takeover offer for TLDH, moreso now I would think with the developments you mention. I still think Yahoo will be the front runner as their strategy would suggest letting the gTLD process go ahead with a view to Takeover for entry into the space, rather then direct participation from the ground upwards. That would give them a route to entry to compete on some level at least with Google. I very much doubt it'll be a one horse race anyway, all the better for TLDH/Minds + Machines when you consider the Cash resources of such Companies.

Is this the best domain?

No, just a lack of research = .London like other TLDs had to go through the various phases previously mentioned ex .KIWI is entering the Landrush / early bird phase on Tues, thereafter going into normal, general availability. Until general availability occurs, what's the point of pushing the Domain with massive Promo = that's coming up for .London as many following events will be aware, hence the excitement amongst us anyway = we'll be ahead of the larger crowd. It's also noticeable the pick up in activity by Registrars such as 1+1 for pre= registration interest. Revenues are from Sales AND Recurring renewal fees, hence the enviable margins expected off the low operating cost base and the major capes already taken care of with the 'War Chest' in place. The 'effective' reverse takeover into Minds +Machines reflects that transition.

Buzz, it'll keep them happy until their Placings announced - I could go over there and ask them about it as its almost certain to come, however they'll be unable to address it so no point really. Nice day today, atb

Also bear in mind the different stages in the new TLD launch ex. Trademark period, Landrush, general availability = another basic point for which if adequate research was carried out, the previous questions would be unnecessary ;)

Back on the forum for a short while so brief answers = 'people aren't aware of the new TLDs' just as they weren't once aware of .COM. Reference the Jennifer Wolfe presentation for further clarification. She states the opportunity here is similar (not necessarily the same) as the early days of the former. The advertising will in a large part be covered by the major Registrars like GoDaddy etc selling TLDHs domains = TLDH through M+M are both Registrars & Registry's. As you can see, a VERY strong position for TLDH. Do some basic research on the stock please!

'everyone k ows about dotLondon'? - most arent even aware of TLDSs - Yet!!!

I'll discuss it further with you when Im back as long as you do some basic research first ex take a look at NWR! Give us your rationale for stating .London is 'priced in'. Look at recurring revenue expectations against the low cost operating base, then assess margins & muliples applied to the non replicable space for a T/O valuation. Any points, clarify with investor relations etc. These are factors to have been addresses before your investment tbh. Likewise, I hope you'll give me equal opportunity to discuss relevant points on other stocks you may be in to share our info. Atb

Do you think so lol

Eeez, I'm glad you're interested in the stock - well done. As I mentioned previously I'm out to enjoy the day for a bit but will look in ocassionaly but you'll find many of your questions already addresse - further clarification from TLDH investor relations until I'm back ;)

The VERY obvious point is that the name London is synonymous with our Capital city. If anyone else wants a .London domain, it'll be like someone purchasing a Man United shirt without being a resident of Manchester - it just equates to more recurring Revenues for us, especially with the uptake expected from individuals along with businesses. Of course, restrictions may be initiated linked to applications allowed only from London based addresses - that needs to clarified atm.

Really? I expect a very bullish update to go along with the RNS & covering progress so far with upcoming .London developments. Also, .KIWI going into availability in its landrush phase, with associated coverage of that for the market. Let's wait for that / those RNS(s)!

3) .KIWI Landrush (early bird) stage commences on Tues 18th March!!

The name change is relevant as the redefining of the Company as a Revenue generating, iperatiinal entity as opposed to an investment vehicle, is an important distinction for Instititution investors. That's consistent with view of greater Institutional buying as we progress towards the eventual T/O, thereby sideling much of the retail PI component of shareholder distribution. When viewing whether the motion gets passed or not, it's useful to consider the large proportion of shares already held by Directors / Management. Those Insitutions that have recently come on board would also have been aware of this forthcoming, logical progression re: rebranding of the Company. Although 'technically' people can argue on the point, it's pretty inconceivable that the Company wont be changed to Minds + Machines Ltd, with the emphasis on its revenue generating role - that's not going to happen lol. Antony van couvering has his own reasons or not to take up options - its a personal thing dependent on his 'present' circumstances & future lifestyle expectations. I asked the question previously as to why he didnt buy stock when other Directors were more then happy to do so. I was told Antony has his own way of doing things, financial expediency for himself not being utmost in his mind (as opposed to strategic competency & execution on the Company's objectives) - he's essentially a 'geek' for want of a better word. It's probably more constructive to focus on the more pertinent issues related to progress on the new domains & launch stages associated to them towards real revenue generation. The other possible RNS relates to .KIWI going into its Landrush period this week!!!

More then happy to discuss the actual investments here, as was the case on friday, as it highlights the strong position we're currently in and especially with our GEO portfolio & Newsflow expectations. In fact, we should be getting at least one further RNS this week with subsequent news on further Auctions, other Geos & .London - all in the next few weeks! Regarding sos's from other boards, I suggest they refrain from their own 'silly' comments. Ayb

RNS should be out this week. Coming together very well.

I'm definately going for my own .London domain as are many of the people I know who are aware of the release. There'll also be additional ones which I'll secure as part of my TLD portfolio.

Berlin with a population of just over 3 M, with London having over 8M, albeit a much larger figure if you look at the wider Metropolitan area. NWR has over a 17M population with TLDH obviously having the 80% ownership. I think the really exciting facet of the GEOS, beyond business uptake, will be Personal uptake to secure a domain specific to the individual & linked to their locale...suddenly the wider population figures beyond solelybusinesses, become a lot more interesting.