19 Nov 2013 07:00
For immediate release
19 November 2013
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
("TLDH" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Launch of Registrar Business
and
Priority Reservations Platform
The Board of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) is pleased to announce the launch of a priority reservation service for new gTLDs available to consumers through its wholly-owned registrar business, Minds + Machines Registrar Limited (http://www.mindsandmachines.com). This is the first consumer-focused initiative undertaken by Minds + Machines and will enable internet users for the first time to make a nominal refundable payment to reserve domain names of their choice on a first-come, first-served basis within participating gTLDs ahead of their formal launch, unless claimed by a qualified trademark holder. Priority reservations made through Minds + Machines for uncontested names within the Company's gTLD portfolio will pay no additional fee when the gTLDs goes live: the reserved names will automatically convert to new one-year registrations.
The priority reservation service will initially include five gTLDs: Peoplebrowsr's .ceo and .best, and TLDH's .casa, .cooking and .horse. TLDH anticipates that the number of gTLDs available through the platform will be increased by adding more of its wholly-owned uncontested gTLDs, along with uncontested gTLDs from other applicants on an ongoing basis as the priority reservation program has been designed so that all uncontested gTLD applicants and ICANN-accredited registrars can freely join the platform.
A full copy of Minds+ Machines' announcement issued at the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires is available from Minds + Machines's website at http://mindsandmachines.com/priority-reservation-announcement or http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3171T_-2013-11-18.pdf
Further Information:
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
North America
Antony Van Couvering Tel: + 1 917 406 7126
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) Tel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Roland CornishMichael Cornish
N+1 Singer(Broker) Tel +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Shaun Dobson/Matt Thomas
gth media relations
Toby Hall /Suzanne Johnson Walsh Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 7493/2
Or visit the group's website atwww.tldh.org
About Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
Top Level Domain Holding is a publicly traded holding company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange focused on the new top-level domain space. Top-level domains, such as .com and .net are regulated by ICANN. ICANN is expanding the number of new generic top-level domains from the current 22 to over 1000. TLDH is making targeted investments in this space, focusing on both infrastructure technologies and specific top-level domains.
About Minds + Machines, http://mindsandmachines.com
Minds + Machines is a registry services provider that works internationally with commercial organisations, cities, not-for-profits and entrepreneurs to secure and operate new top-level domains (TLDs). Minds + Machines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Top Level Domains Holdings Limited.
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