<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Wingdings;
        panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
h3
        {mso-style-priority:9;
        mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:13.5pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
span.Heading3Char
        {mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
        mso-style-priority:9;
        mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
        font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
        color:#1F3763;}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;
        mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
        {mso-list-id:633949994;
        mso-list-template-ids:1984059766;}
@list l0:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:"Courier New";
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:;
        mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Right.  We do not want to allow blanket or undisclosed exceptions to the CA/Browser Forum rules, so a generic carve out would do more harm than good.  If anyone is aware of local laws that are a challenge for BR compliance, they SHOULD, and in some cases, MUST, bring them to the attention of the Forum so we can take appropriate action.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Tim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Servercert-wg <servercert-wg-bounces@cabforum.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) via Servercert-wg<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 16, 2024 4:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> Pedro FUENTES <pfuentes@wisekey.com>; CA/B Forum Server Certificate WG Public Discussion List <servercert-wg@cabforum.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Servercert-wg] [EXTERNAL]- Ballot SC-68: Allow VATEL and VATXI for organizationIdentifier<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 16/1/2024 10:17 π.μ., Pedro FUENTES wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I just wonder if this change could have been made in a more generic way, so it could be applied in other similar cases, where there’s a conflict between the BR and the applicable laws.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>It cannot, because for those "unknown" (to the CA/B Forum) cases, the provisions of 9.16.3 of the BRs or 8.1 of EVG must be followed.<br><br>Dimitris.<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 16 Jan 2024, at 09:07, Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) via Servercert-wg <a href="mailto:servercert-wg@cabforum.org"><servercert-wg@cabforum.org></a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Purpose of the Ballot</span><o:p></o:p></h3></div><p id=bkmrk-the-ev-guidelines-ha>The EV Guidelines have strict rules in the organizationIdentifier values and require the country code of all currently-allowed Registration Schemes (NTR, VAT, PSD) to follow the ISO 3166-1 for the 2-letter country prefix.<br><br>The organizationIdentifier language mainly came from ETSI EN 319 412-1 and then the SCWG made several modifications. However, there is an exception for Greece specifically for the VAT Registration Scheme that is aligned with Article 215 of <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eur-2Dlex.europa.eu_eli_dir_2006_112_oj&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=WWTSPWJ77egdPB9mldguOPd13PQBVjL1VgWSY6TquVs&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2Ojg0MjM6OGJjOWUxZTUwY2Y0YTk4YjRmZTRmZTBhYzQ0MzZkNDcwNDBjY2M3ZDFiNWZkYTJlOGJmZGMwZTVhMDQyNDRhNTpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eur-2Dlex.europa.eu_eli_dir_2006_112_oj&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv8">Council Directive 2006/112/EC</a> that allows Greece to use the country prefix "EL". In practice, Greece uses the prefix "EL" to identify itself next to the VAT number of all Legal Entities registered/incorporated/established in Greece, and all other European Countries use this prefix to identify Greek VAT numbers. This can easily be verified in the <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ec.europa.eu_taxation-5Fcustoms_vies_-23_vat-2Dvalidation&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=M71CCrWhskmxf-HfnFqOLw8jWXviHQoShfJQquyspJk&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OmJiOTg6Zjk0MjhkOTNlYmEzZDVlOGM5MzJhZmVkMTNiZjBiNGU4MjNiY2M2NDFlYjk2ZDI4MTE4Yzc5NWU2YTdmNDMxODpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ec.europa.eu_taxation-5Fcustoms_vies_-23_vat-2Dvalidation&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTal">VIES VAT number validation website</a> where Greece is listed as"EL".<o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-there-is-also-counci>There is also <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__data.europa.eu_eli_dir_2020_1756_oj&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=LSOTJmv9nz1vtYcg288tr66dvFEjYa7S7orq6hR7ey4&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OmVmM2M6Y2ZkMDcyZGNiMGUxZDIwNWVkMzNlZjVmM2UxZjcwM2VhZmJhMzNkMTY3ZDMzMTdmNTMyN2U2NTlmYWIzNzJmZjpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__data.europa.eu_eli_dir_2020_1756_oj&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wb">Council Directive 2020/1756</a> amending Directive 2006/112/EC that requires the prefix "XI" for the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland.<o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-this-pull-request-pr>This <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_cabforum_servercert_pull_473&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=ksobmcC6x_blL7uCgPkkYAdW-7xduQ-_N4BoxPKE4ZU&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OmM0ZTk6NzVhZWU4ODdmMmVjMzZmOTU1NWRiOWFhMTk0ZTg3NjFkM2FmNGYwNDAxY2FmZDliZjI2MjI0MjE4NzFmM2RhMjpoOkY" target="_blank" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_cabforum_servercert_pull_473&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv8">pull request</a> proposes updates to the EV Guidelines to allow those additional prefixes. It also fixes some formatting issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-the-following-motion>The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and Corey Bonnell of Digicert.<o:p></o:p></p><div><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E101A'>MOTION BEGINS</span><o:p></o:p></h3></div><p id=bkmrk-this-ballot-modifies>This ballot modifies the “Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Certificates” (“EV Guidelines”), based on Version 1.8.0.<o:p></o:p></p><p id=bkmrk-modify-the-baseline->MODIFY the EV Guidelines as specified in the following Redline: <o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_cabforum_servercert_compare_da89d0e9700c6dd89a8263526addc39f472bf54c&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=G725joOZlGcEvlGClQTdmLHZ_tv7iFiWV7rpKxS87vY&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OjQxMjI6NzVjZGE2NWIzNmNiODBjZmZjMGZlOGY0YWFmZDRhMTY5MWMzYzdhM2U2NDYwZmQ1NGUzMWI4OTgwZTk4ZGJiMDpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_cabforum_servercert_compare_da89d0e9700c6dd89a8263526addc39f472bf54c&d=DwMDaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&">https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://github.com/cabforum/servercert/compare/da89d0e9700c6dd89a8263526addc39f472bf54c___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OjY1YjM6YzZmMTYzYjAwZTNhNjY1NzRmZTk5MDhiY2I3MTVlMWZmNmQ0OTEwNDc4YWFiNzQ4ZmQ4NzE3ZGY1NWFjYzA1Yzp0OkY</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E101A'>MOTION ENDS</span><o:p></o:p></h3></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The procedure for this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 id=bkmrk-forum-12---update-ca><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Start time (8:00 UTC)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>End time (8:00 UTC)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Discussion (at least 7 days)<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>2024-01-16<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>on or after 2024-01-23<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Expected Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>TBD<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal>TBD<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Servercert-wg mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Servercert-wg@cabforum.org">Servercert-wg@cabforum.org</a><br><a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.cabforum.org_mailman_listinfo_servercert-2Dwg&d=DwICAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=Vm2EaWVVK5hktalPWfpaS6K3L6BSOHUzRDydq3_HyJI&e=___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2OjRkZmM6MDc4NWRkNDNlNWQxZGQzNGEwMDIzZDcxYWJlN2M0OGYxNWIwZGY1ZWU3ODI0ZGJjZjlkMjQzYjZmMjJjNmZkYTpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.cabforum.org_mailman_listinfo_servercert-2Dwg&d=DwICAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu">https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v 2/url?u=https-3A__lists.cabforum.org_mailman_listinfo_servercert-2Dwg&d=DwICAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=-bX5hBm1IdRDykQ-dBR8tsFRCM4v1VXUyG7RZa2WqPY&m=pLBg9yEYzZz6uGZ9yTalH54RHu_MZI1Ch37wv852wbXGmCvaFVFIS9xQyNGMqk_D&s=Vm2EaWVVK5hktalPWfpaS6K3L6BSOHUzRDydq3_HyJI&e=</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#F62400'><br>WISeKey SA</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:black'>Pedro Fuentes<br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:black'>CSO - Trust Services Manager</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Office: + 41 (0) 22 594 30 00<br>Mobile: + 41 (0) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>791 274 790</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Address: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Avenue Louis-Casaï 58 | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1216 Cointrin | Switzerland</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Stay connected with <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___http:/www.wisekey.com___.YXAzOmRpZ2ljZXJ0OmE6bzplMGViOTIyZjIwMDAwZWFhYjFhMDM3OGMwNDhjNmQ2Mzo2Ojc2ZWI6N2RkY2UyNWNjYWY3ZmVjMDQ4OTY3MzFhN2VkMzc1YjJiZDBjMmQzYTIzNzFiYzA1MzRiN2I0M2FkN2Y2YzY2YzpoOkY" title="Protected by Avanan: http://www.wisekey.com"><span style='color:#F62400'>WISeKey</span></a><br></span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:darkgray'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#78A600'>THIS IS A TRUSTED MAIL</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:#78A600'>: This message is digitally signed with a WISeKey identity. If you get a mail from WISeKey please check the signature to avoid security risks</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:darkgray'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:darkgray'>CONFIDENTIALITY: </span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:darkgray'>This email and any files transmitted with it can be confidential and it’s intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:darkgray'>DISCLAIMER: </span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:darkgray'>WISeKey does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of this message and does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions herein as this message has been transmitted over a public network. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information may be intercepted, corrupted, or contain viruses. Attachments to this e-mail are checked for viruses; however, we do not accept any liability for any damage sustained by viruses and therefore you are kindly requested to check for viruses upon receipt.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>