<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">As promised to friends in Hyderabad, a message from security forward by NomCom staff</div>
<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="border: 3pt solid rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 10pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; color: white; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">ICANN 57 HSC UPDATE – DEMONETISATION OF 500 AND 1000 RUPEE NOTES, PART TWO<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p></div><div style="border: 3pt solid rgb(222, 234, 246); padding: 0in;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 10pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(222, 234, 246); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">#04, 9 NOVEMBER 2016 – A FOLLOW-UP TO UPDATE #3<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div style="border-style: solid none none solid; border-top-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-top-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 2pt 0in 0in 2pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; color: rgb(31, 77, 120); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">DEMONETISATION – A RECAP<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">The Indian government announced on short-notice that from 9 November onwards, 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes (bills) will no longer be legal tender throughout the country. The sudden move has been implemented to combat currency counterfeiting and money laundering by illegal groups, but has also caused disruption to legitimate economic activity. All banks across the country have been closed on 9 November, while ATMs will be out of operation until at 11 November; the government plans to have new, high-security replacement bank notes in the ATMs by then.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="border-style: solid none none solid; border-top-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-top-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 2pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; color: rgb(31, 77, 120); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">RECOMMENDATIONS: SPENDING, EXCHANGING AND CONVERTING 500/1000 RUPEE NOTES<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">Unfortunately, the short-notice nature of this announcement has meant that it has been difficult to ascertain where travellers are able to spend 500/1000 rupee notes, have them exchanged for other notes, or have them converted into foreign currencies. The below points describe the best information we have on the situation as of the afternoon of 9 November; these details are subject to change on short notice.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><i class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">At the airport<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">The government announced that foreign visitors will be able to exchange up to 5000 rupees’ worth of 500/1000 rupee notes at airports, receiving the same amount in smaller rupee denominations. However, vendors at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport have not been prepared to carry this out and as a result, this service is unavailable at the time of writing. One currency exchange counter has been able to exchange 100 rupee notes into foreign currency, but this is liable to change. The various exchange counters in the airport plan to begin exchange of all rupee note types from 21:00 tonight, but this is not guaranteed.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">Airport security currently are not letting people into the departures area unless they have a flight ticket valid for today. At the time of writing, airline counters are reportedly only accepting 500/1000 rupee notes for payment for flights in “emergency” situations. There have been no reports of duty free retailers at the airport accepting 500/1000 rupee notes.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><i class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">Banks, post offices and ATMs</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">All banks will be closed for the duration of 9 November, but plan to reopen on 10 November. You will be able to exchange up to 4000 rupees’ worth of 500/1000 notes into other denominations (Identification is required) at a bank or post office. If you require to hand in more than 4000 of notes, it is possible to have the money deposited or credited to a bank account. Large lines and associated disruption are likely to be prevalent in and around banks on 10 November. We recommend avoiding any large crowds associated with currency exchange, as long wait times may cause people to become irate and scuffles may ensue.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">ATMs are currently out of operation, but should be functioning form 11 November onwards; once operational, you will be able to withdraw up to 2000 rupees per day for the first few days; this limit is expected to be increased to 4000 rupees in the near future.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><i class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">At your hotel<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">So far, none of the ICANN 57 partner hotels have been able to exchange 500/1000 rupee notes for guests. Many of the hotels, including the Novotel, are trying to acquire small notes in order to facilitate exchanges, either late on 9 November or early on 10 November; however, this cannot be guaranteed. Most gift shops located in hotels will not give change for 500/1000 rupee notes, although a small number have been reported to accept the notes for guests making purchases.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="border-style: solid none none solid; border-top-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-top-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 2pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; color: rgb(31, 77, 120); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;" class="">RECOMMENDATIONS: PAYING FOR GOODS AND SERVICES<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">The short-notice discontinuation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes has left some travellers unsure about how to pay for goods and services for the rest of their time in India. Here are some tips to minimise inconvenience when making payments:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 20.700000762939453px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">Where possible, use a credit or bank card to make payments.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 20.700000762939453px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">If you require a taxi to the airport or some other service that your hotel can arrange, try having any associated charges put on your hotel bill. This way, you can then easily pay it off using a non-cash method.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 20.700000762939453px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px;" class="">Consult with your hotel to get the latest on when/whether they will be able to exchange bank notes for guests.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>