25 Nov 2013 07:00
For immediate release
25 November 2013
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
("TLDH" or the "Company")
TLDH group signs 6 new top-level domain contracts with ICANN
The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM:TLDH) are pleased to announce that the Company has signed contracts with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") for five new top-level domains (gTLDs) wholly-owned by the Company: .horse, .cooking, .casa, .fishing, and .budapest. In addition, Minds + Machines GmbH, the Company's 80% owned subsidiary, has signed the contract with ICANN for .nrw, which will serve Germany's largest state, North-Rhine Westphalia. All six applications will now progress to pre-delegation testing, the final step before delegation into the Internet's root zone.
Antony Van Couvering, CEO of TLDH, said:
"ICANN's contracting and delegation process is moving smoothly and predictably. We look forward to the timely delegation of these newly-contracted gTLDs and to signing additional contracts as they become available."
The Company currently has interests in 25 non-contested applications, of which contracts have now been signed with ICANN on eight. The Company continues to progress those contested applications in which it has an interest.
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 Cornish
Michael Cornish
N+1 Singer (Broker)
Matt Thomas/Shaun Dobson Tel +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
gth media relations
Toby Hall /Suzanne Johnson Walsh Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 7493/2
Orvisit the group's website at www.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' registrar services are provided through Minds + Machines Registrar Limited. Both Minds + Machines and Minds + Machines Registrar Limited are wholly owned subsidiaries of Top Level Domains Holdings Limited.