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Attention: Mr Petr Ježek Your Ref: D317972

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Appleby Ref FM/MOC/HP

19 November 2018

Dear Mr Ježek

Isle of Man Office TAX3 Committee Mission to the Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC 33-37 Athol Street Please note that this letter replicates the content sent to the TAX3 Committee in an email Douglas dated 7 November 2018. Isle of Man IM1 1LB Thank you for your invitation to meet with the TAX3 Committee during its visit to the Isle

of Man on 22 November. Tel +44 (0)1624 647 647

We note from your email of 31 October that the TAX3 Committee is interested in meeting applebyglobal.com with tax and anti-money laundering authorities and members of Tynwald. We are none of these bodies.

Isle of Man Managing Partner We understand that the TAX3 Committee’s remit is to fight against tax evasion, tax Faye Moffett avoidance and money laundering. We fully support this fight and we will continue to be Isle of Man Partners part of the dialogue which strives to stamp out any activities in the Isle of Man, or any of Christopher Cope Simon Harding the other jurisdictions in which we operate for that matter, that are not aligned to the Claire Milne high regulatory standards to which we adhere. Charles Davies Mark Holligon Caren Pegg Unfortunately, this date is not a convenient time to meet and therefore we have to Kyle Sutherland Juan Thornley decline your invitation. Garry Manley We wish you a successful and productive trip to the Isle of Man.

Yours sincerely

APPLEBY GLOBAL GROUP SERVICES LIMITED Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC (the Legal Practice) is a limited liability company with company number 000944L incorporated in the Isle of Man with its registered office at 33-37 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1LB. "Partner" is a title referring to a member or employee of the Legal 370741v1 Practice. A list of such persons can be obtained from your relationship partner. ■ ■ ■ ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man ■ ■ ■ ■ Shanghai