ESB Group corporate statements

11.IX.1667- Aqaba

The Directorate of Euran Operations announces the opening of its new regional headquarters at Aqaba, in the Imperial State of Constancia, and new Residency offices in Nivardom, also in the Imperial State of Constancia. A Residency office has likewise opened in Raspur City, in the Khanate of Raspur.

The Directorate of Euran Operations congratulates its Director, Sarah Dravot, on her appointment as Imperial Senator to the Synkletos of the Imperial State of Constancia.

22.IV.1668 - Teldrin

At an extraordinary general meeting held today, a quorum being present, the following resolutions were adopted, and the following decisions made by the Board of Directors:

1. The corporate headquarters are to be redomiciled to the Euran Directorate offices at Aqaba, in the Imperial State of Constancia, effective 1.V. 1668. Gainshare Capital Holdings, a Raspurid corporation, has completed the acquisition of ESB-Jörmungandr Group , a corporation existing under the laws of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth. Gainshare has completed regulatory papers to rename as ESB-Jörmungandr Group, Inc. This is to give impetus to shifting global commercial trends and to take advantage of new markets.

2. The corporate offices in Teldrin and Modan shall revert to the Benacian Directorate.

3. The Prince of Modan is thanked for his services as Chairman, and is granted the title of Chairman Emeritus, effective 1.V. 1668.

4. Sarah Dravot is elected Chairman of the ESB-Jörmungandr Group, with effect from 1.V.1668.

5. The Board offers its condolences on the failing health of Director HM The King of Goldshire and prays for his immediate recovery.

6. The acquisition of Gainshare Capital Holdings from private investors is ratified. The Board is satisfied at the consideration and remuneration via specie and share swaps paid by the Group for this bargain.

7. Azardokht al-Osman is confirmed as Director of ESB Financial Services of Raspur, with effect from 1.V.1668..

8. Esmeralda al-Osman is confirmed as Director of the Euran Directorate, with effect from 1.V.1668.

2.V.1668 - Aqaba

At an extraordinary general meeting held today, a quorum being present, the following resolutions were adopted, and the following decisions made by the Board of Directors:

1. Construction shall immediately begin on a new corporate headquarters complex in Aqaba, tentatively named the Ziggurat, with design specifications similar to the Teldrin Sanitorium included in the aforesaid complex.

2. Construction shall likewise begin on several Flaktowers in Aqaba and Nivardom.

3. Funding for these projects shall be the responsibility of the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services. Resources allocation and generation shall be the responsibility of the Euran Directorate.

4. Roy Stone is thanked for his services and adequately pensioned. Klaus Pasternak is appointed and confirmed as Secretary to the Board of Directors and Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security, with charge over corporate communications, with effect from 1.V.1668.

5. Garvin Hendriksson is confirmed as Director of the Benacian Directorate, with effect from 1.V.1668.

6. The Euran Data Network project is confirmed for 1668.

11.IX.1668- Aqaba

The Company is pleased to announce, as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts and in partnership with the Imperial Constancian Government, the creation of Euran University, to serve the needs of the continent.

13.II.1669 - Aqaba

ESB - Keltia announces the completion of the acquisition of moveable assets of certain Caputian state corporations. Select employees of these corporations have likewise been absorbed by ESB - Keltia and its divisions and subsidiaries.

ESB - Keltia retains domicile at Sarensby, with a representative office at Riddersborg, both at Elijah's Rest, and liaison offices in Nivardom and Aqaba, in the Imperial State of Constancia.

Royston Merrick the Younger is thanked for his services and is granted the position of Inspector-at-Large, to ensure that the highest standards of quality and competence are evident across ESB, worldwide.

10.X.1672 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company announces that it has concluded a credit line facility contract with the Banca Credito Commercio Immobiliare, the Basileusan Bank, Gainshare Capital Holdings, EuraPrudential, the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia, and Oranjesion Private Equity Capital, having a total amount of ₦1,200,000,000. This creates a credit line facility available for the ESB Group to enable it to underwrite significant forthcoming ventures.

The Contract term will run for twelve Norton years from the date of this announcement.

10.X.1672 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to announce that a credit line facility contract for ₦1,200,000,000 has been offered to Benacia Command for the purpose of providing working capital.

The Contract term will run for twelve Norton years from the date of this announcement.

10.VI.1673 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report that its strategic investment program has proved profitable. Aside from ensuring political and social stability in volatile regions, economic benefits to various key stakeholders and partners have also become evident.

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce that congratulations and commendations commensurate to the effort shall be reflected in the next workforce pay cycle.

19.IV.1674 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report its confidence in economic opportunities in Benacia.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors today, new capital from profits accrued during the previous fiscal year will be reinvested in several strategic partnerships. These include, but are not limited to, working capital loans and strategic investments in

• Royal Agrarian Corporation
• Royal Railways Corporation
• National Construction Corporation
• Ransenari Broadcasting Corporation
• Royal Postal Savings Bank
• Ransenari Import-Export Bank
• Ransenari Development Bank
• Ransenari Infrastructure Bank
• Ransenari Technologies Corporation

accordingly, a representative office under jurisdiction of the Benacia Directorate has been opened in Goldfield.

Representative offices have also been opened in Merensk, in the Unified Governorates of Benacia, as well as Ardashirsahr, Alalehzamini Autonomous Republic and Eliria, both in the Elwynnese Republic.

The new representative office in Drakorda, Bovic Kingdom of Drak-Modan, will fall under the jurisdiction of the Tapferite Directorate.

19.IV.1674 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report its completion of the purchase of Royal Constancian Airways, the country's national flag carrier.

The flag carrier, now renamed Imperial Constancian Airways, intends to serve as the penultimate experience for the discerning global traveller.

At a meeting of the new Board of Directors today, a refleeting program was approved, as well as opening of new direct routes to Alduria, Hoenn, Talenore, and Los Liberados.

10.VI.1675 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the construction of new airports at Cario, Arâk, Mehrshahr, Shâhibâgh and the Zylenisi Dependency, as well as railway lines and a highway to link Aqaba and Nivardom.

A railway and highway from Arâk to Alduria, as well as flights to San Francisco in Wechua via Mirran in the Zylenisi Dependency are also presently being planned.

15.XII.1676 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

Royston Merrick the Younger, presently Inspector-at-Large, is appointed to the position of Director of Tapferite Operations.

Anton Trexeller, Senior Commercial Officer, is promoted to the newly-created position of Director of Cibolan Operations and is confirmed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Honorable Company.

The construction of flaktowers, a ziggurat, as well as a new airport and shipyard at Bandar-e Saghi shall commence this year, under the supervision of a new Residency office co-located therein.

The construction of flaktowers, a ziggurat, as well as a new airport and shipyard at Nivardom shall commence this year, under the supervision of a new Residency office co-located therein. A railway line and highway linking the complex to Nivardom is also in the works.A railway line and highway linking the complex to Nivardom is also in the works.

The construction of flaktowers, a ziggurat, as well as a new airport and shipyard at Mehrsharh shall also commence this year, under the supervision of a new Residency office also co-located therein.

The construction of flaktowers, a ziggurat, as well as shipyard at Arak, to complement the railway and highway, shall also commence this year, under the supervision of a new Residency office also co-located therein.

The construction of flaktowers, and a ziggurat, as well as a Residency office to complement the new airport at Shahibagh as well as in the Zylenisi Dependency shall also commence this year.

The Honorable Company is also pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of ESB Armada, ESB Maritime, as well as the institution of the ESB Foundation.

Negotiations are underway to establish new Residency offices in Redquill, Neridia (with subresidency offices in Crown Point, Eadricton, and Etampes), Drakorda in Drak-Modan (with subresidency offices in Raynor Point, Eriksburg, and Twoggle), Niyi in Sanama (with subresidency offices in Pakor, Soli, Port Niyi, and Fatehpur Sikri).

Interested investors are invited to purchase ESB Bonds and shares of ESB companies through the Constancian Commercial Exchange Corporation. Employees are eligible for the ESB employee discount.

20.XII.1676 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

Having accepted the comprehensive confidential report of the Director of Benacian Operations, Garvin Hendriksson, The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to create a Committee of the Board of Directors, to be known as the Sathrati Committee, with Director Hendriksson as Chair, and His Serene and Eminent Highness Director The Prince of Molivadia as Senior Vice Chair, both with authority to appoint members thereof; wherein all matters pertaining to the Emirate of Sathrati together with the Imperial Dominion of the Marquessate of Zy-Rodun and the Counties of Yardistan, Amity, and Mirioth shall be referred for review and oversight before final action by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, in accordance with rights vested in or exercised by the Corporation of the Seneschal of the march on behalf of the Corporation of the Marchioness of Zy-Rodun, pursuant to The First Protocol (Governance) of the Technical Cooperation Agreement & Structural Assistance Programme Between the Raspur Pact and Emirate of Sathrati, further resolved as follows:

1. The Director of Benacian Operations, Garvin Hendriksson, shall serve as Plenipotentiary of the Honourable Company, and shall possess complete authority to act in the name of the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the appointment by Director Hendriksson of Aurangzeb al-Osman, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Principal Secretary of State.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Adam al-Osman, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as representative of the Honourable Company in the Council of Sathrati, to serve therein at the pleasure of the Board.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Daniel Hosiahrion, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Treasury and Finance.

5. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Hovo Erfan Rostami, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Civil Defense, Public Safety and Security.

6. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Valter Aloisi, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Public Works and Transportation.

7. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Shapur Vardan Sarkissian, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Territorial Defense and Integrity.

8. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Agilulf Vasilescu, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for the Interior and Local Government.

9. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Vahagn Gelashvili, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Labor and Employment.

10. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Golzar Khajag Kevorkian, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources.

11. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified Claudio Muraro, subject of the Imperial State of Constancia, as Undersecretary of State for Trade, Industry and Commerce.

12. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the creation and incorporation of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to serve as the local treasury and bank of government deposit, as well as a universal and commercial bank, with capital initially sourced from the Benacian Directorate, with branches initially in Aqaba, Novi Nigrad, Erudition, Nordagaat, and elsewhere.

13. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the creation and incorporation of the Postal Bank of the Marquessate, to promote rural thrift and to mobilize civic savings for local development, with authority and license as a universal and commercial bank, with capital initially sourced from the Sathrati Treasury.

14. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the creation of Gold Star Ferry Corporation, with capital from the Benacian Directorate, to ensure ferry services within the islands, and that a 45% stake of Gold Star Ferry Corporation be sold to residents after five years of operation.

15. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the planning and construction of and international airport, air bases and suitable commercial ports and piers at Novi Nigrad, Erudition, and Nordagaat, and a naval shipyard at Arg-e Daniyal.

16. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified that the Principal Secretary of State and Council of Sathrati report quarterly to the Sathrati Committee on local needs and developments.

21.I.1677 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Sathrati Committee was pleased to report the appointment of Azardokht al-Osman as member of the Committee.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to Nivardom, Bandar-e Saghi, Mehrshahr, Raspur City, and Mirran in the Zylenisi Dependency. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the appointment of Azardokht al-Osman as First Deputy Chair of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands.

The construction of flaktowers, and a ziggurat, as well as a new Residency office to complement the airport at Mirran in the Zylenisi Dependency shall also commence this year. The construction of a container port and passenger terminal, as well as shipyard facilities at Arak shall also commence this year. Flaktowers and a ziggurat shall also be built in Arak.

Construction of a flaktower, ziggurat, and international airport shall also commence this year at Badeshahr, with rail and highway lines connecting it to Bander-e Saghi and Nivardom.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branches in Arak, Mehrshahr, Nivardom, and Punta Santiago and Susa In Alduria. Branches in Parap and San Francisco in the Wechua Nation have also been authorized.

All ESB Residency Offices shall, as a matter of policy, have a branch of ESB Bank operating for the benefit of employees.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 2 Nivardom-class and 2 Aldric-class AqabaMax vessels from the Aldurian Shipbuilding Corporation.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 20 CH-276 Camels from Brightworks of Sanama.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 2 GV-7 Leviathans for corporate use, one for the Benacian Directorate, and the other, specially-designed for use of the Euran Directorate.

4.III.1677 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of ESB Computing.

Recapitalization and reorganization of the ESB Keltia Group, and its moribund Imperial Bank for Keltian Development, formerly known as the Imperial Bank for Caputian Development, currently incorporated and operating under the laws of Natopia, has begun under the guidance of the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services.

The construction of flaktowers, and a ziggurat, as well as a new Residency office at San Francisco, Wechua shall also commence this year.

The Board of Directors ratified the decision of the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services to subcontract some corporate legal work to the firm of Zollinger-Kirchner & Co.

21.III.1678 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of ESB Sanitation, and utilization of ESB Sanitation for solid waste management of the Honorable Company, as well as external clients.

In preparation of emerging political realities, a transition committee under the Board of Directors shall assist with respect to transfer of Normark business to the sphere of Elwynn.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the transfer of ESB-Keltia, administratively to the Benacian Directorate upon effectivity of transfer of polity and sovereignty.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the transfer of certain financial assets formerly belonging to Caputian State Corporations to Queen Elizabeth of Caputia and the Caputian Foundation.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the donation of ten million Natopos from company funds to the Health Emergency Subcommission of the Raspur Pact, and approved and ratified the establishment of a Health Emergency Monitoring Office under the Directorate of Security.

17.VIII.1678 - Aqaba

Following the appeal of the Director of Tapferite Operations, Royston Merrick the Younger, the decision to transfer ESB-Keltia to the Benacian Directorate has been put to a vote by the Board of the Honourable Company and accordingly reversed. The continental model of operational directorates will remain unaltered.

9.I.1679 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of ESB Electricity, ESB Sports, ESB Coliseum, ESB Securities, ESB Clearinghouse and ESB Green.

The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1678 has been appropriated to the ESB Foundation.

Garvin Hendriksson, Director of Benacian Operations, is thanked for his service since 1668 in this post, effective the last day of 1678, and is granted paid sabbatical for the entirety of 1679.

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce Jeremiah Avon-El as new Director of Benacian Operations, and welcomed to the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branches in Merensk, and plans to expand to Eliria and elsewhere.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to Acarid City and Lapano in Florencia.

19.XII.1683 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of Eklesia State Business (ESB Eklesia), Ensemble Syphony Band, Echelon Security Business, Elementary Science Business, and Emerging South Benacia Community (ESB South Benacia Community).

The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1679, 1680, 1681, and 1682 has been appropriated to the ESB Foundation.

Garvin Hendriksson is thanked for his service since 1680 in his post with the ESB Foundation.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branches in Zugashvili, Eklesia, and Mishagrad in the Unified Governorates of Benacia.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to Zugashvili, Eklesia, and Mishagrad in the Unified Governorates of Benacia.

The construction of flaktowers and a ziggurat in Eklesian territory, as well as a new Residency office to complement the airport at Zugashvili shall also commence this year.

4.XIII.1683 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company announces that it has concluded a credit line facility contract with the Banca Credito Commercio Immobiliare, the Basileusan Bank, EuraPrudential, the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia, Oranjesion Private Equity Capital, the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, the Postal Bank of the Marquessate, Wechua Development Bank, Imperial Bank for Keltian Development, Ransenari Import-Export Bank, Ransenari Development Bank, Ransenari Infrastructure Bank, Euran Savings Bank, House of Osman GmBH and Banke Anzarolexion, having a total amount of ₦5,200,000,000. This creates a credit line facility available for the ESB Group to enable it to underwrite significant forthcoming ventures.

The Contract term will run for twelve Norton years from the date of this announcement.

8.IV.1684 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of Euran Sovereigns Brewery (ESB Brewery), Emporium Sales Business (ESB Malls), Entertainment Services Business (ESB Entertainment), Emergency Signal Broadcast, Euran Secure Bandwidth, Electronics Services Business (ESB Electronics), Elaborate Specifics Business, Euran Solar Business, and Estate Services Business.

The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1683 has been appropriated to the ESB Foundation.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition of ESB Sports by ESB Media, with ESB Sports becoming a subsidiary of ESB Media.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition of Havâpeymâye Shahrokh (Shahrokh Airlines), a company in Raspur City under receivership, by ESB Remediation, with the aforesaid company becoming a subsidiary of ESB Remediation.

9.V.1684 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of ESB Power. Taking into consideration the cost savings and synergies of operations, the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition of ESB Electricity, ESB Illumination, and ESB Electromagnetic by ESB Power, with the foregoing becoming subsidiaries of ESB Power. This consolidation is expected to produce better efficiencies across the enterprise.

Taking into consideration the report and recommendations of the Sathrati Committee, The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition, by the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, two percentum of the shares of Anzarolexion via purchase on the open market.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition, by ESB Securities, of two percentum of the shares of Anzarolexion via purchase on the open market.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition, by ESB Acquisitions, of two percentum of the shares of Anzarolexion via purchase on the open market.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the acquisition, by the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia, of two percentum of the shares of Anzarolexion via purchase on the open market.

The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 2 more Nivardom-class and 2 Aldric-class AqabaMax vessels from the Aldurian Shipbuilding Corporation.

3.VI.1684 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company is pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of Euran Sandy Berm Pipeline (ESB Pipeline), intended to construct and manage Trans-Constancian oil pipelines. Shareholder and partnership agreements have been offered to the Aldurian Oil Company, KerOil, SanOil, and select investors, who have been offered a cumulative total of 48% of the outstanding shares of the new company.

ESB Pipeline shall be under the administrative control of the Euran Directorate.

The Honorable Company is also pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of Eura ShipBuilding (ESB Shipbuilding), with headquarters at Aqaba.

The Honorable Company is likewise pleased to announce the incorporation and beginning of operations of Enterprise Solutions Benacia, to assist Benacian business recovery, rehabilitation, and continuity through technology, process and outcome management, and streamlining operations.

3.VII.1685 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at an emergency meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company has received the report of the Sathrati Committee, and adopted a resolution approving and endorsing the following actions:

1. Today's edict of the Autokrator of Constancia, shall, as far as practicable, be enforced and implemented in the Emirate of Sathrati together with the Imperial Dominion of the Marquessate of Zy-Rodun and the Counties of Yardistan, Amity, and Mirioth; provided that references to the Imperial State of Constancia in the referred edict shall mean the Government of the Emirate.

2. While filtered by Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources, as a matter of policy, the adherence and practice of Froyalanish Ancient Ways by employees, contractors, and officers is suppressed forever within the Group, and subject to immediate termination and loss of all privileges, and pensions.

3. While highly unlikely that subjects and nationals of the High Realm of Stormark have gained employment or have been otherwise contracted by the Group, subjects and nationals of the High Realm of Stormark somehow affiliated with the Group are immediately terminated and subject to quarantine by ESB Security.

4. All personal and monetary property of subjects and nationals of the High Realm of Stormark somehow affiliated with the Group are forfeit to the Financial and Legal Directorate.

5. All property of SEKEF and the High Realm of Stormark, including subjects and nationals thereof, within the jurisdiction of the Group are likewise subject to immediate seizure and forfeit to the Financial and Legal Directorate; provided that minority subjects and nationals are granted full protection of the Group in accordance with prevailing Group policy on dependent care.

6. Euran Directorate assets shall assist the Imperial Constancian Government in the supply and sourcing expedition to the Longships Isles in Southern Eura.

7. All ESB units shall do their utmost to immediately enforce and implement this Resolution. Reporting shall be consolidated at the Financial and Legal Directorate, with a weekly report to the Board of Directors.

8. Maritime Group assets are wished well by the Board of Directors on their hunting season upon the High Seas.

4.VII.1685 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

The Honorable Company adopted a resolution approving and endorsing the following actions:

1. A credit line of ₦5,000,000,000 is extended by the Group to the Government of the Kingdom of Amokolia, secured by equivalent Amokolian assets.

2. Economic and technical assistance is extended by the Group to the Government of the Kingdom of Amokolia.

3. Upon the recommendation of the Sathrati Committee, a Brigade Combat Team of the Jaysh al-Sathrati is being deployed to Amokolia.

4. A Kingdom of Amokolia Committee of the Board of Directors is constituted to monitor the situation and provide recommendations, and shall report periodically to the Board.

8.IX.1685 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. Taking into consideration developments in the Cibolan continent, a Residency office is established at Ayreon's Bay, Waffel Plains, with a subresidency office in Ludwig-Satyria. A Residency office is likewise established in Brunopolis, with subresidency offices at Cape Isabella in Transegale, as well as in Aristarchus in Universalis. A Residency office is established in Eadricton, Neridia. A Residency office is established in Eliria, Elwynn

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branch in Ayreon's Bay, Waffel Plains, as well as in Brunopolis, Cape Isabella, and Bight Bay in Transegale, as well as in Aristarchus in Universalis.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to Cape Isabella, in Transegale.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 2 Aqaba-class SCV, 3 Nivardom-class and 2 Aldric-class AqabaMax vessels from the Aldurian Shipbuilding Corporation.

5. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Engineering Solutions Benacia.

12.XIV.1685 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branch in Merensk and Port Benacia in the Unified Governorates of Benacia.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to Merensk and Port Benacia in the Unified Governorates of Benacia.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the contract with the Government of the Principality of Arboria regarding the 50-year service contracting of power production, supply, and distribution within the Principality, including the annex concerning the rendition and utilization of certain stateless invididuals that are now recipients of a life-service bond to the Group.

5. A West Tapfer Committee of the Board of Directors is constituted to monitor the situation and provide recommendations, and shall report periodically to the Board.

6. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes with regret the untimely passing of Timūr al-Osman Taraghay, Director of Security, resolves to thank him for his decades of service, names the ESB Corporate Security Building the Timūr al-Osman Taraghay Building, and approves and ratifies the appointment of his son, Zurvanudin Miran al-Osman, also late of the Security Directorate, as his replacement.

14.XV.1685 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the contract with the Government of the Imperial State of Constancia regarding the conduct of the 1686 Census.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Euran Statistical Biometrics.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the contract with the Government of the Imperial State of Constancia regarding the 50-year service contracting of power production, supply, and distribution within the Imperial State.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Emporium Sales Business, Euran Sunshine Building, Extended Stay Business and Estate Services Business.

5. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 1 Carillo-class Amphibious command ship and 2 Ignatius-class Amphibious Transport Dock vessels from the Pontecorvo Firm.

6. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified a resolution to direct ESB Susa to begin the construction of a new class of vessel, tentatively named the Clemency class hospital ship. The first ship has been confirmed for purchase by the Honourable Company for corporate use, with a second ordered to be built for purchase and use by the Imperial Constancian Navy. Delivery date is scheduled for 1689.

7. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified a resolution to direct the Residency office in Nivardom to begin the construction of a new class of vessel, tentatively named the Harmony. The first ship has been confirmed for purchase by the Honourable Company for corporate use, with options for a second and third. Delivery date is scheduled for 1690.

3.X.1686 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion opening of ESB Keltia Division, Superabundance Foods, Inc., to have branch offices in Aqaba, Constancia, Mirran, Zylenisi Dependency, Constancia, Punta Santiago, Alduria-Wechua, San Francisco, Alduria-Wechua, Judah, Alduria-Wechua, Lindstrom, Natopia, Cape Isabella, Principality of Arboria, Natopia, Tirlar, Arboria Proper, Principality of Arboria, Natopia, Merensk, UGB, Rothaven, UGB, Ardashirshahr, UGB.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the loan of adequate capital from Group Treasury for the construction of new factories and processing plants in Rothaven, UGB, Cape Isabella, Principality of Arboria, Natopia, Tirlar, Arboria Proper, Principality of Arboria, Natopia, and Arak, Constancia.

3. Acting upon the recommendation of the Sathrati Committee, the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Euran Sathrati Business Airlines, its new flag carrier. The Board of Directors likewise approved and ratified the initial routes to Tirlar, Arboria Proper, Principality of Arboria, Natopia, Eadricton, MSU, Natopia, and Merensk, UGB.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the order of 20 CF-380 Atlas transport turboprop airplanes produced by Sanaman aircraft manufacturer Brightworks, as well as 8 FF-380 Buzzards.

5. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified a resolution to direct ESB Susa to begin the construction of the a new class of vessel, tentatively named the Pacific, for an unspecified Aldurian client. Delivery date is scheduled for 1691.

6. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified a resolution to direct the Residency office in Bandar-e-saghi to begin plannning and operations for shipyard capacity increase to be at par with, or even greater than Nivardom.

7. The construction of flaktowers, and a ziggurat, as well as a new Residency office at Petronium, Constancia shall also commence this year, after formal institution in accordance with Imperial Constanician law. Planning is ordered to begin immediately.

18.IV.1687 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Eura Ship Building, Euran Submersible Business, Euran Safety Business, Euran Security Business, and Eura Sewerage Business.

2. ESB Keltia and ESB Parap are directed to accumulate via purchase, using Group Treasury funds, and in the name of the Honourable Company proper, five per centum of all listed companies at the Parap Stock Exchange, at prices directed by the Financial and Legal Directorate.

3. ESB Parap is directed to accumulate via purchase, using Group Treasury funds, and in the name of the Honourable Company proper, five per centum of TransFederal Exchange.

4. In line with expansion plans, Group Treasury funding will be made available to the Imperial Bank for Keltian Development, a subsidiary of ESB Keltia.

4. Group support is requested for ESB Construction, in light of its position as a potential Group revenue center for the next seven years.

5. Imperial Constancian Airways Corporation and Euran Sathrati Business Airlines are directed to plan and prepare accordingly for the establishment of Emperor Edgard II International Airport at Cardenas.

6. The Financial and Legal Directorate is directed to accumulate via purchase, using Group Treasury funds, and in the name of the Honourable Company proper, five per centum of Armaments of Alduria and Phillips-Riehl Company.

7. The Financial and Legal Directorate is authorized to invest otherwise uninvested Group Treasury capital in New Prosperity bonds of the Infrastructure Development Bank of the Federation of Alduria and the Wechua Nation.

8. ESB Benacia is directed to accumulate via purchase, using Group Treasury funds, and in the name of the Honourable Company proper, five per centum of Ransenari Mining Company, Ransenar & Alduria Banking Group, Kerularios & Company, RanFARM Foods, TeleRan and Grand Market Financial Corporation, listed companies at the Goldfield Bourse, at prices directed by the Financial and Legal Directorate.

9. Taking into consideration developments in the Corum continent, a Residency office is established at Zuid-Richel, with a liaison office at Joseph Town, both in the South Sea Islands.

21.VIII.1687 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. After some consideration, the the Board of Directors has decided to conduct a strategic reassessment of business opportunities in the Micras Balkans region. Reorganization of Elmaovo Securities Brokerage of Jaris shall continue forthwith, and the Group is directed to provide adequate assistance as necessary. The Board of Directors is pleased to confirm the appointment of Vukaylo Ristovic as Senior Vice President and Acting General Manager of Elmaovo Securities Brokerage of Jaris, the first Krasnocorian to hold the office, effective 1.X.1687.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company accepted with regret the retirement of Manouchehr Khosravi as Director of Keltian Operations. Director Khosravi's long service to the Group is duly acknowledged, and the Board of Directors resolved to congratulate Director Khosravi on his election as Chief Executive of Cario Entertainment Corporation, effective 1687.

3. The Honorable Company is pleased to announce Maximinus Kerularios as new Director of Keltian Operations, and is welcomed to the Board of Directors.

4. The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1683 and 1684 has been appropriated to the general fund of the ESB Foundation.

5. In response to queries from the Benacian Directorate with respect to Article the Fifth of the Memorandum of Association, and upon recommendation of the Financial and Legal Services Directorate, the Board of Directors resolves to approve the plan reallocating the annual ten percentum of all profits derived by the activities of the Benacian Directorate, beginning 1672 and henceforth, to a Special (Goldshire) Fund held in trust, under the administration of the ESB Foundation, amounting to the equivalent of 50,308,457,019 Natopos. The principal shall not be expended, and interest and earnings thereof shall be dispensed by the Foundation for the social ameloriation of the historic territory of the Kingdom of Goldshire.

6. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the ESB Foundation to all continents, and commands Directorates and Residencies to ensure adequate office space and logistical and staff support for the Foundation.

17.IX.1687 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company accepted with regret the retirement of Anton Trexeller as Director of Cibolan Operations. Director Trexeller's long service to the Group is duly acknowledged, and the Board of Directors resolved to award Director Trexeller one year's paid sabbatical for the entirety of 1688. Arndt-Viggo Gautier is confirmed as the new Director of Cibolan Operations, effective 1.I.1688.

2. The Cibolan Directorate is redomiciled to Ayreon's Bay in the Waffel Plains. The construction of flaktowers, a ziggurat, as well as a new airport and shipyard at Ayreon's Bay shall commence immediately, and the Directorate shall begin operations thereat by 1688, with the Cibolan Directorate operating out of the Ayreon's Bay Residency office in the interim. All Residencies and offices located in Cibola shall henceforth report to the Cibolan Directorate effective 1.I.1688.

3. A Residency office is established in Asara Eliana, in the Viceroyalty of the Two Martyrs, with a subresidency office in Szandoh.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, in Szandoh. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company likewise approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia in Szandoh.

5. Tukulti-Apil Zsharra Mawuli is confirmed as Senior Deputy Director for Euran Operations, reporting to the Director of Euran Operations.

6. Taking into consideration geographic developments, the Residency office established at Zuid-Richel, along with the liaison office at Joseph Town, both in the South Sea Islands, is incorporated into the Corum Subdirectorate, reporting to the Euran Directorate. Konstantine Augustos, late of ESB Jaris, is confirmed as Director, with offices at the Mehrshahr Residency.

9.XIV.1687 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the reorganization plan presented by Michael Humphrey, Director of Apollonian Operations, and confirmed his appointment as President of the Board of Trade.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the permanent assignment of the Logistic Support Vessels Gentleman Reginald Smythe, Queen of Alalehzamin, Apollonian Saga, and Kendall Isle Prospector to the Director of Apollonian Operations.

3. After consultation, the Board of Directors has heard the representations of Anton Trexeller, Director of Cibolan Operations, with respect to his planned retirement, and the Board is pleased to learn that Director Trexeller has reconsidered his retirement. Arndt-Viggo Gautier is confirmed as the new Senior Deputy Director for Cibolan Operations, effective 1.I.1688.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Eura Steel Business, domiciled in Aqaba, and construction of its new plant in Susa, Alduria-Wechua.

23.XV.1687 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the written manifestation of the Chairman Emeritus for a property management agreement with the Honourable Company regarding his inherited County of Apis, in the Duchy of Cheshunt, Kingdom of Ziegeland, Dynastic Incarnation of the Lands of Flaventia, in the Bovic Empire of the Natopian Nation. The Board notes for the record the finer points of the agreement, such as the incorporation and subordination of the administration and management of the aforesaid County, including the city and airport, provided that 60% of revenues accrue to the estate of the Chairman Emeritus.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the implementation of the aforesaid management agreement to Royston Merrick the Younger, Director of Tapferite Operations, as well as the establishment of a Residency. Appropriate members of the Security Directorate are assigned therein accordingly. The construction of flaktowers, and a ziggurat shall commence immediately.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified proposed broadcasting, sponsorship, logistical, marketing and advertising agreements in relation to the Raspur Pact Nations League.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, a subsidiary of the Honourable Company, to the County of Apis, in the Duchy of Cheshunt, Kingdom of Ziegeland, Dynastic Incarnation of the Lands of Flaventia, in the Bovic Empire of the Natopian Nation.

5. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branch in the County of Apis, in the Duchy of Cheshunt, Kingdom of Ziegeland, Dynastic Incarnation of the Lands of Flaventia, in the Bovic Empire of the Natopian Nation.

6. The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1685 and 1686 has been appropriated to the general fund of the ESB Foundation.

7. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Education Services Business, a new global educational venture in cooperation with Euran University, along with its subsidiaries, Enterprise School Business, Energy School Business, Electronics School Business, Elementary School Business, Educated Sathrati Business and Erudite Scholars Business.

8. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Emirate Sathrati Business, as a holding company for all subsidiary businesses operating out of the Emirate of Sathrati together with the Imperial Dominion of the Marquessate of Zy-Rodun and the Counties of Yardistan, Amity, and Mirioth. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved further to confirm that these enterprises still fall under the jurisdiction of the Benacian Directorate.

9. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to elect Aurangzeb Tokaraizadeh al-Osman as Chair of the Sathrati Committee of th Board of Directors, effective 1.I.1688.

10. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to offer belated congratulations to The Count Palatine of Mirioth of Amity, and to Chair Sarah Dravot, Countess Palatine of Mirioth and Amity.

5.VII.1688 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, noting new opportunities within the Orange Sea, resolved to expand investment and operations in the recent acquisitions of the Federation of Alduria and the Wechua Nation in the Islas de la Libertad, and the establishment of a residency in Ciudad de Howard, with a subresidency at Estefania and Rincon, accordingly. Arrangements will be made to purchase adequate port, warehouse and wharfage facilities accordingly.

2. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved and approved that operations within the Islas de la Libertad and the former Oranjesion territory shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Euran Directorate. Operations within the former Lyrican territories, except Buenaventura, shall fall under the jurisdiction of the Keltian Directorate.

3. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia branch in Ciudad de Howard and Buenaventura.

4. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of Educational School Books, and Education Services Business subsidiary.

5. The Financial and Legal Directorate is authorized and directed to invest otherwise uninvested Group Treasury capital in Lyrican Reconstruction bonds of the Infrastructure Development Bank of the Federation of Alduria and the Wechua Nation.

6. ESB Foundation is authorized and directed to fund Industrial Archaeology Program activities in Lyrica, Cibola, and elsewhere, for fiscal years 1689-1695. The Industrial Archaeology Program is administratively attached to ESB Research until otherwise directed.

7. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the open proposal of the Federation of Alduria and the Wechua Nation and its ambitious plan to resettle millions of stateless persons in the aforesaid North Lyrican region, taking into consideration the generous provisions of the Law of Graces and beneficial incentives under Federation law. Preparations and representations shall be made for preferred property, ports and further direct investment within Colquiri, Juana Diaz, Lyonne, Puerto de Trinidad, Chambouly, and Nouveau Geneva.

8. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the establishment of a residency in Lausanne, reporting to the Keltian Directorate, to govern all Lyrican operations, with subresidencies at Lyonne, Beaufort, and Nouveau Geneva.

9. Having considered the representations of the Keltian Directorate, a residency is established in Mayenne and Judah, and a subresidency is established in Rochefort.

7.XI.1690 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) That Royston Merrick the Younger, be permitted to retire from the post of Director of Tapferite Operations, with the gratitude of the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company and the Chairwoman.

2) That Michael Humphrey, Director of Apollonian Operations, having demonstrated his administrative aptitude with the consolidation of ESB Apollonia and the reorganisation of the ESB-Holïurs-Afzælt, be appointed Director of Tapferite Operations with a wide remit to conduct such restructuring as he deems appropriate and to further identify and develop opportunities for market penetration in the key ESB business areas.

3) That Daniyal al-Osman, having done much to advance the interests of the Honourable Company in Hurmu, shall be appointed Director of Apollonian Operations so as to streamline the administrative burden in this new growth area of operational activity.

4) That the decision made on 5.VII.1688 shall be amended so that, with the exception of the Islas de la Libertad and the former Oranjesion territory which shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Euran Directorate, operations conducted within the Lyrican territories, including Hurmu, shall fall within the remit of the Apollonian Directorate.

5) The Isles of Caputia and New Luthoria, for the avoidance of any doubt, remain subject to the Keltian Directorate.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company agreed upon the continued primacy of the continental model of operational directorates. Traders, Residents, and Honoured Sons of the Honourable Company are further reminded to be cognisant of the operational directorate to which their subsidiary operation is subordinate. Boarding vessels at sea, requisitioning goods, and entering premises whilst under arms, all carried on in the guise of fidelity to one operational directorate over another, shall not be tolerated unless and until explicit authority to do so is granted by the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company.

7) Henceforth let any merchant vessel that does not have the good fortune to serve under the banner of the Honourable Company, the Saint Andre Trading Company, Kerularios & Company, or the Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands, be charged, when meeting a vessel in the service of the Honourable Company to fire two shots from their signal gun or deck gun in salute of the Majesty of the Honourable Company, to which the vessel of the Honourable Company shall fire one shot from its own signal gun or deck gun in recognition of the salute offered. Should any merchant vessel fail to show the Honourable Company the respect and deference that is due by being negligent, tardy, or outright refusing to make the requisite salute, it shall be the duty of all vessels of the Honourable Company to pursue the offending vessel, wherever it may be encountered, to bring it to a stop, to board the vessel, and to take appropriate compensation from the captain, crew, passengers, and cargo found therein. The captain of the offending vessel may also be invoiced for the cost incurred by the Honourable Company in the pursuit of him.

8) Vessels sailing in convoy under the authority of the the Honourable Company, the Saint Andre Trading Company, Kerularios & Company, or the Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands shall not be subject to the requirements set forth in point seven above.

9.XIII.1690 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) That Royston Merrick the Younger, former Director of Tapferite Operations, is granted an adequate pension with the gratitude of the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company and the Chairwoman.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved and approved closer Group-wide commercial relations with affiliates of the Society for Benevolent Investment, specifically the Nova English Salvage Company, Locus Solus LLC, and the Köping Tea Company.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the incorporation of ESB Shincha Business, domiciled at the Lausanne residency, with offices in Aqaba and Punta Santiago.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved and approved the establishment of a residency at Rusjar, in the Union of the Republics of Zeed, as well as in Norvind.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved and approved the proposal of the Financial and Legal Directorate to utilize Group funds to purchase 2 percentum of the Honourable Chrysean Trading Company via the Chrysean Stock Market.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified further Group investment and commercial relationships with the New Luthoria Settlement Company, Caputian Resettlement Authority, Lyrican Settlement Company, and Palmas Settlement & Construction Company.

7) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved and approved the proposal of the Euran Directorate to direct further Group investment and the establishment of a residency in Ijubicastagrad.

5.XV.1690 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors notes with interest the decision today of Minister for Aqabah, Annalisa Trevino, to set aside 6,500 acres of the Aqaba Training Area of the Imperial Constancian Air Force into a new urban development to be known as Tapfer Plaza.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to ratify and approve the agreement with the Ministry of Aqabah, Imperial Constancian Government to purchase the entire 6,500 acre acreage of Tapfer Plaza for a suitable sum in cash and property swaps.

3) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the incorporation of Tapfer Plaza Corporation, under the jurisdiction of the Euran Directorate, as the corporate vehicle to manage this latest acquisition.

4) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the generous agreement proposed by the Lordship of Delfinenstrand. ESB Construction shall immediately begin work on Irukahama Tower in Tapfer Plaza, and the Group expresses its honor for the privilege to construct this symbol of Whales economic development, gratis. Planning and construction shall immediately begin on the build-operate-transfer projects for the Delfinenstrand Port and Harbor, as well as the Delfinenstrand International Airport.

5) The Residency office in Asara Eliana, in the Viceroyalty of the Two Martyrs, will maintain sufficient oversight over the new subresidency office in Delfinenstrand.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company approved and ratified the branch expansion of the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia in Delfinenstrand.

20.XV.1690 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the appointment of Daniyal Aurangzeb Kalirion-Osman, son of the Count and Countess Palatine of Mirioth and Amity, as President and Chief Executive of Emirate Sathrati Business, with concurrent seats at the Board of Directors of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, the Postal Bank of the Marquessate, and Gold Star Ferry Corporation, all effective 2.I.1691.

2) The Board of Directors likewise unanimously approved and ratified the appointment of Miranda Isabella Anders-Osman, daughter-in-law of the Count and Countess Palatine of Mirioth and Amity, to similar seats at the Board of Directors of the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands, the Postal Bank of the Marquessate, and Gold Star Ferry Corporation, also effective 2.I.1691.

3) The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that it has approved and ratified the donation of 1% of the net profit for 1689 of both the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands and Gold Star Ferry Corporation, with a total amounting to 4.64 million Natopos, has been appropriated to the ESB Foundation and obligated for donation to the Emirati Red Lion Society.

4) The Board of Directors approved the recruitment of Elia Simrani-Osman and her husband, Zacharias Avon-El, as Managing Director of ESB Financial and Legal Directorate (with concurrent seats at the Board of Directors of ESB Susa, ESB Logistics, ESB Maritime, and the Imperial Constancian Airways Corporation), and Resident at Nivardom (with concurrent seat at the Board of Directors of Aqaba-Nivardom Railway Construction and Development Corporation and Euran Savings Bank).

5) Tukulti-Apil Zsharra Mawuli, Senior Deputy Director for Euran Operations, is thanked for service since 1687, and is appointed Resident at Zuid-Richel effective 2.I.1691.

6) Katja Magda Thorgilsdottir is confirmed as Senior Deputy Director for Euran Operations, effective 2.I.1691.

7) The Transegale Trade Company and its subsidiaries are included in the list recited in the seventh and eighth resolutions of the Board of Directors bearing date at Aqaba on 7.XI.1690.

8) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the appointment of Klaus Pasternak, Secretary to the Board of Directors, and Deputy Director, Directorate of Security, to seats of the Board of Directors of ESB Cable, ESB Signals, ESB Electromagnetic, ESB Electronics, and Electronics School Business, effective 2.I.1691.

22.XV.1690 - Aqaba

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the incorporation of Ermine Services Business, a private concierge service corporation, domiciled in Aqaba, and a direct subsidiary of the Financial and Legal Directorate.

2) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the incorporation of Elite Securities Bank, a private bank with specialization in wealth management, which will be a direct subsidiary of the Financial and Legal Directorate.

3) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the appointment of Klaus Pasternak, Secretary to the Board of Directors, and Deputy Director, Directorate of Security as Vice Chairman of Echelon Security Business, effective 2.I.1691. The Board of Directors approved and ratified the transfer of Echelon Security Business to the direct supervision and oversight of the Directorate of Security.

4) The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1687 and 1688 has been appropriated to the general fund of the ESB Foundation.

5) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the incorporation of Exchange and Securities Business, a financial services corporation with specialization in operating securities exchanges, which will be a direct subsidiary of the Financial and Legal Directorate.

6) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the incorporation of Engaging Social Business, a social networking and social media service.

7) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the incorporation of Entirely Sustainable Business, a venture capital firm that will serve as the parent company of ESB Green. Entirely Sustainable Business will be a direct subsidiary of the Financial and Legal Directorate.

8) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of an Emergency Services Brigade under the Directorate of Security.

9) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the incorporation of an Exigency Services Business under the Directorate of Security.

10) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of an Employee Settlement Bureau under the Financial and Legal Directorate.

11) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of a Euran Sustainment Brigade under the Directorate of Security.

12) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of the ESB Signals Bureau under the Directorate of Security.

13) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the incorporation of Emergency Supplies Business, a direct subsidiary of the Directorate of Security.

1.III.1704 - Fontainebleau

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a special meeting of the Shareholders, and a subsequent special meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) Chair Sarah Dravot is voted a resolution of thanks for her decades of service to the Group, and is unanimously granted the designation of Chairwoman Emeritus of the ESB Foundation.

2) Michael Humphrey, Director of Tapferite Operations, is voted a resolution of thanks for his decades of service to the Group, and is granted gratis use of the Corporate Seafaring Transportation Service leisure cruise ship Amity for the remainder of 1704.

3) Jeremiah Avon-El, Director of Benacian Operations, is thanked for his services to the Group.

4) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the election of Basileusa Esmeralda as Chairwoman.

5) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the election of Princess Rosamund as Director of Euran Operations.

6) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the election of Brugen Aldef as Director of Benacian Operations.

7) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the confirmation of election of Voski Kasabian as Director of Cibolan Operations.

8) The Board of Directors unanimously approved and ratified the election of Alfonso de Carillo as Director of Tapferite Operations.

9) The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1700, 1701, and 1702 has been appropriated to the general fund of the ESB Foundation.

10) The policy on secrecy adopted on the Meeting of the Board of Directors on 22.XV.1690 at Aqaba is repealed.

1.II.1705 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Shareholders, and a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors notes the opportunities presented in Eura, in the aftermath of Operation Paramount and the Third Euran War.

2) The Board of Directors recognizes the establishment of the 1634th ESB-Jörmungandr Division of the Imperial Constancian Army, along with its component units, the 1800th (Daniel Dravot) Brigade, comprising ESB Group employees temporarily stationed in Eura, and the 1668th (Timūr al-Osman Taraghay) Brigade, comprising the Euran Directorate and commanded by the Director for Euran Operations.

3) The Board of Directors resolved to recommend to the Chairman and concurrent commander, 1634th ESB-Jörmungandr Division of the Imperial Constancian Army, that the senior officer of the Directorate of Security present in Eura be deemed deputy commander of the 1800th (Daniel Dravot) Brigade in the absence of the Director of Security. Klaus Pasternak, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security, and Secretary to the Board of Directors of the ESB Group, noted for the record that he began his military career as an Auhmst Mairstranin (Tribunus Angusticlavius), Corps of Auxiliaries, Directorate of Signals, Shirerithian Supplies Service of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, promoted to Auhmst Bræþstranin(Tribune Laticlavii) at the end of the Operation Tempest Wind conflict by direct order of Magister-Generalissimus George Maniakes, promoted to the rank of Frainan Uihmanzis (Dux) in the Imperial Army of Shireroth on his appointment on 1.V.1668 as Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security, and Secretary to the Board of Directors. Effective 2.I.1691, his commission was concurrently transferred to the Imperial Constancian Army, and he was promoted to the rank of Sepahbod (Lieutenant General), with equivalent present staff position as general staff signals officer (G-6) of the 505th (Aqabah Province) Army. When questioned by the Chairwoman, Deputy Director Pasternak accepted his concurrent appointment via Autokratorial Decree as Deputy Commander, 1800th (Daniel Dravot) Brigade.

3) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of a subsidiary to ESB Construction, ESB Construction (Shahzamin), domiciled in Port Aguilar, and with offices in Edgardia, Duhok, and Hyblios.

4) The Honorable Company is pleased to further announce that 1% of the group net profit for 1703 has been appropriated to the general fund of the ESB Foundation.

15.VII.1706 - Online

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a special emergency meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution condemning the nuclear exchange on 12.XII.1706 AN between the government of the Thraci Confederation and the Black Panther rebel forces.

2) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution instituting continuity of operations and business continuity protocols for the governance of the ESB Group, including a line of succession, and mandated continental directorates, subsidiaries, and residencies to do the same.

3) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution mandating the Health Emergency Monitoring Office under the Directorate of Security to immediately execute previously-agreed upon protocols.

4) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution creating an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, ensuring that a minority of Directors could convene and make necessary decisions with authority of the quorate Board of Directors, subject to full report to the quorate Board of Directors at the next possible meeting.

19.II.1718 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Shareholders, and a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution condemning the Confederacy of the Dispossessed for the Death of King Manco Cápac I and Basileus Giakoumis.

2) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution of condolence to the families and nations of King Manco Cápac I and Basileus Giakoumis.

3) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution of condolence to Chairwoman Esmeralda al-Osman and Director of Euran Operations Rosamund.

4) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution encouraging all ESB units and personnel to do the Confederacy of the Dispossessed harm, and authorizing razzias upon them.

5) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution congratulating the Prince Iñigo on his appointment as Autokrator of Constancia, and electing him to the seat vacated by his illustrious father, the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services and concurrent seat on the Board of Directors.

6) Klaus Pasternak, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security, and Secretary to the Board of Directors since 1.V.1668, is voted a resolution of thanks for his decades of service to the Group, and is granted gratis use of the Corporate Seafaring Transportation Service leisure cruise ship Amity for the remainder of 1718.

7) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution electing Steven Pasternak to the role of Secretary to the Board of Directors effective today.

14.VIII.1721 - ESB Club, Bethlem Hotel, Teldrin, Ransenar, Benacian Union

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to invest further within the International Mandate, taking notice of its business-friendly regulatory regime.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to invest further within Teldrin, the Kingdom of Ransenar, and the Benacian Union.

14.IV.1726 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution amending the bylaws, authorizing a majority of the Board of Directors to call a meeting of the Board of Directors if it does not please the Chairwoman to do so otherwise, provided that all Directors are provided due prior notice of meeting.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to create a Committee of the Board of Directors, to be known as the Economic Oversight Committee, with His Serene and Eminent Highness Director The Prince of Molivadia and Autokrator of Constancia as Chair, and Klaus Pasternak, Secretary to the Board of Directors as Senior Vice Chair, wherein all matters pertaining to regional and global economic conditions and potential or actual political and economic crises shall be referred for review and oversight before final action by the Board of Directors.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to create a Committee of the Board of Directors, to be known as the Group Restructuring Committee, with His Serene and Eminent Imperial Highness Director The Prince of Molivadia and Autokrator of Constancia as Chair, and Klaus Pasternak, Secretary to the Board of Directors as Senior Vice Chair, and all Directors as members, wherein all matters pertaining to the administrative restructuring and management reform of companies of the Honorable Company shall be referred for review and oversight before final action by the Board of Directors.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to instruct all continental Directorates to perform appropriate risk management activities in light of the proposed departure of Shireroth from the Raspur Pact.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to ratify the proposal for ESB Steel to establish a new plant, smelter, and furnace in Neos in Constancia, and Massina in Nouvelle Alexandrie.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to ratify the proposal for ESB Construction to construct a commercial port in Massina in Nouvelle Alexandrie.

7)The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to ratify the proposal for ESB Group (Cibola), minority shareholder of Elian Trading Company (Whales), itself a co-owner of Elian Trading Coordination Company, to begin closer commercial relations with the Transegale Trading Company.

8) In light of the present economic crisis in Eura, the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to ratify the proposal of the Euran Directorate to open a regional credit facility in ESB Bank for the use of meritorious ESB employees in Eura, under conditions prescribed by the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services.

9) On petition of Klaus Pasternak and on recommendation of Chairwoman Esmeralda al-Osman and the Directorate of Financial and Legal Services, seconded by the Director of Euran Operations, Princess Rosamund, Klaus Pasternak is recalled from retirement and appointed Executive Director, with the primary remit to assist the Chairwoman in day-to-day operations and coordination with the Board of Directors. This arrangement subsumes the Secretariat of the Honorable Company, and his son, Steven Pasternak, Secretary to the Board of Directors, under his authority.

10) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to invest further within Keltia.

11) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct ESB Green to perform some corporate social responsibility duties by assisting with the Green Constancian Corridor, with funding sourced from the ESB Foundation.

13.XIII.1727 - Petropolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve the proposal to name Klaus Pasternak Director and President of the ESB Foundation, to better carry out the instructions of the Group Chairwoman.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve the proposal to name Iñigo as non-executive Director of the ESB Foundation for oversight and monitoring purposes of the Financial and Legal Directorate.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to study the proposal to place the Corporate Seafaring Transportation Service as a reserve unit of the Imperial Constancian Navy. Objections and misgivings from several Directors were noted for the record.

4) The Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution, recalling its 1706 meeting, instituting continuity of operations and business continuity protocols for the governance of the ESB Group, including a line of succession, and mandating continental directorates, subsidiaries, and residencies to do the same. The Board instructed the Directorate of Security to maintain oversight of these protocols, ensure that they were current, and that relevant employees are aware of the same.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to congratulate the Group Chairwoman for her continued good health.

6) The proposal to appoint Iñigo, Director of the Financial and Legal Directorate as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors was tabled by majority vote.

2.XV.1728 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve and assent to the establishment of ESB Residency Petrovo and the appointment of Emzsar Kodorishvili as inaugural resident.

2) The Board of Directors resolved to approve the proposal to further strengthen presence in the Anahuaco Empire. Aside from presence in the capital, residencies were also to be established in the coastal cities of Guerrero, Allende, Hidalgo, Puerto Dominguez, and Aldama.

3) The Board of Directors resolved to approve the proposal to establish a presence at St Joseph's, Burwood, in the Kingdom of Moorland. Klaus Pasternak Director and President of the ESB Foundation, was mandated to begin this initiative with the Foundation. Residencies were also to be established in Port Moorland, Port Neil and New Haven.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve the proposal to name Rosamund as non-executive Director of the ESB Foundation.

5) The proposal to appoint Iñigo, Director of the Financial and Legal Directorate as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors was again tabled by majority vote.

6) The proposal to consider Fontainebleau as a future location for a board meeting will be studied by the Euran Directorate.

2.IV.1729 - Fontainebleau

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve and assent to the establishment of ESB Contact (Ensuring Service Business), to ensure in-house contact center and service delivery for the Group. This will be based in Alduria, Nouvelle Alexandrie, with initial sites in Susa, Gramercy, Fontainebleau, Beauharnais, and Alcala being considered.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve and assent to the establishment of ESB Pay to all group employees as a mandatory part of their employment, effective the first day of 1730, with pilot rollouts beginning this year on every continent.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve and assent to the establishment of a specially-branded black ESB MicrasCard as a personal card to all group employees as a mandatory part of their employment, effective the first day of 1730, with pilot rollouts beginning this year on every continent. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve and assent to specially-branded Platinum black ESB MicrasCard corporate cards for certain high officials of ESB.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes the opportunities present in Oportia due to its tax regime, as well as in the services and manufacturing industries. There being no recollection, a residency was directed to be established in Vanie, with subresidencies in Port de Huile, Koufukafe, Port Felix, Port de Vormoune and Arda.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to create a Review Committee to reexamine business viability of certain group corporations, subsidiaries and affiliates for consolidation of entities.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, seeing the need for increased office space for Group activities, resolved to approve further development of Tapfer Plaza for Group internal purposes. The initial name for this new district is the Euran Financial Center.

7) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, observing the strategic nature and location of Zeed, resolved to direct ESB Construction to prepare plans for a new commercial port and related naval, military, and commercial infrastructure in Avey, Commonwealth of Zeed. The Board further resolved to direct Princess Rosamund, Director of Euran Operations, to enter into negotiations in a private-public partnership with the Commonwealth of Zeed to make this happen, citing beneficial local trade and employment opportunities were this to come to fruition. The usual residency requirements of a ziggurat and flaktowers and an airport were to be included in future development plans for Avey.

1.XIII.1734 - Petropolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company noted the reasons given for the postponement of Board meetings since the previous in Fontainebleau in 1729, and resolved to adopt a resolution congratulating the Chairwoman on her continued good health.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish the position of Vice Chair, but was deadlocked on who to elect to this position. It remains vacant.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes the opportunities present in the new territories of the Imperial State of Constancia, and resolved to establish a residency in Liondari, and a subresidency in Fort Concord. The usual residency requirements of a ziggurat and flaktowers and an airport were to be included in future development plans.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes the political tensions in Benacia and Sathrati and encourages all continental Directorates to ensure detailed plans and programs are in place to secure assets in the event of a sudden, immediate need to evacuate.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to command the Security Directorate to superintend efforts to mitigate damage against an actual nuclear attack on locations where the Group has activities.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to approve the appointment of Leila Adalani Djupvik as Chief Executive and member of the Court of Directors of ESB Thermodynamics.

14.IV.1735 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company noted the compelling reasons in the written petition of the Committee of Euran Salvation, and taking into consideration the opportunities afforded by Constancian Vipia, and resolved to direct ESB Construction to beginning planning for the New Kamalshahr International Airport.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a subresidency in Primograd.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company noted the merit in the written petition of the Honoured Sons, and resolved to establish the Voski Kasabian School of Honored Sons in the Blackfriars district, Tiegang, International Mandate for the Settlements in Apollonia.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, after heavy deliberation, resolved that for purposes of continuity of operations, where there is no contact from the Chairwoman, Vice Chair, Executive Director, Director of Security, Director of Financial and Legal Operations, and Director for Euran Operations, in the following order, the Director of Benacian Operations, followed by the Director of Keltian Operations, Director of Apollonian Operations, Director of Cibolan Operations and Director of Tapferite Operations are authorized and directed to issue orders as Interim Chair to safeguard Group assets, property, personnel, and interests. The Corporate Seafaring Transportation Service is directed to ensure that the Aqa Thorgils Tarjeisson is ready to assume Group command and communication at a moment's notice.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to release sufficient funding and Group support to the Residency at the International Mandate for the Settlements in Apollonia to improve its capacity and capability. The Corporate Seafaring Transportation Service is directed to home-port the Admiral Deimos Jasonides therein.

6.VIII.1735 - Fontainebleau

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a residency in Weisenburg, and a subresidency in Bülow and Gödelitz, all in the United Principalities of Cibola.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct ESB Construction to beginning planning for an international airport in Constancian Vipia

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to incorporate Euran Southern Business as a corporate vehicle for the ESB residency in Constancian Vipia.

2.VI.1736 - Petropolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct the Financial and Legal Directorate to establish branches of Entrepreneurship Services Bank in Liondari, Primograd and Raspur.

2). The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct the Financial and Legal Directorate to establish a branch of Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia in Liondari.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to create a Military Office in the Office of the Chair, to serve as liaison between the Honorable Company and the Raspur Pact Joint Military Committee as well as the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces, and to serve as primary clearinghouse for 1634th ESB-Jörmungandr Division, 1800th (Daniel Dravot) Brigade, and 1668th (Timūr al-Osman Taraghay) Brigade concerns. The Board resolved further to staff the Military Office with personnel of the Directorate of Security.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, bearing in mind the decisions reached at Astérapolis on 14.IV.1735, resolved to amend the aforementioned decision and confirm the Keltian Directorate to serve as primary and reserve alternate for the Directorate of Euran Operations, and is authorized to take over Euran Directorate operations in the event of total loss of control and communication with the Euran Directorate and the Group headquarters. The Board resolved further to direct the Keltian Directorate to begin planning and staffing for reserve alternate control operations immediately.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to allocate Group resources and direct the Keltian Directorate to begin plans and staffing for Seydlitz, in the Isles of Caputia, to be staffed at residency levels and to serve as reserve and alternate continental headquarters for both Keltian and Euran Directorates.

6)The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to allocate Group resources and direct the Cibolan Directorate to begin plans and staffing for Ayreon's Bay to be staffed at residency levels and to serve as reserve and alternate continental headquarters for both Benacian and Tapferian Directorates.

7) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company began discussions on similar arrangements for the Benacian and Apollonian Directorates, but was unable to decide on reserve alternates for each directorate at this time. It was proposed, but not decided, that each foregoing directorate serve as the reserve alternate for each other.

8) The Board of Directors approved and ratified the establishment of a subsidiary to ESB Construction, ESB Construction (Vipia), domiciled in Liondari and with offices in Primograd and Fort Concord.

12.VI.1738 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes with great regret the events of the East Keltian Collapse, and resolved to direct the Financial & Legal Directorate to come up with a full report on Group exposures and damages.

2) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a Keltian Loss and Damage Committee to consolidate reports, to be chaired by Director of Keltian Operations Katja Magda Thorgilsdottir and vice chaired by Financial and Legal Director The Prince Iñigo.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a Sathrati Loss and Damage Committee to consolidate reports, to be chaired by Financial and Legal Director The Prince Iñigo and co vice chaired by Director of Tapferite Operations Alfonso de Carrillo and Director of Benacian Operations Brugen Aldef.

3) Considering the situation in the Benacian continent, the Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to order Director of Benacian Operations Brugen Aldef to begin efforts to minimize and mitigate Group risk with regard to the scenario of total collapse of the Benacian directorate.

4) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct the Cibolan Directorate to begin plans and staffing for Ayreon's Bay to be staffed at full continental directorate headquarters levels and to serve as reserve and alternate continental headquarters for the Benacian Directorate, with staff from the Benacian Directorate to be transferred immediately.

5) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to direct the Benacian Directorate to begin plans to transfer staff and operations to the Principality of Arboria, Craitland, and Senya.

6) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a residency in Romero, with subresidencies in Fiorecittà and Rossavro, all in the Tellian Confederation.

7) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a residency in Osĵätoņ, Unstjeiädón, as well as in Port Clyde, Strathalmond, both in Craitland.

8) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to establish a residency in Wechuahuasi, Santander, in Nouvelle Alexandrie.

9) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to upgrade the residency in Mayenne, Valencia to one-fourth staffing levels of continental directorate headquarters and to serve as reserve and alternate continental headquarters for the Euran Directorate.

10) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to thank Executive Director, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security, and former Secretary to the Board of Directors Klaus Pasternak for his decades of service, approving his request for retirement for health reasons.

11) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to rename the Group central communications facilities the Klaus Pasternak complex.

12) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company notes with pleasure the Razzia and peaceful transfer of ownership conducted on the island formerly known as Grand Wulfram of the South Sea Islands, gratefully and gracefully surrenders the same to, and petitions the Chairwoman and Basilinna of the Imperial State of Constancia to grant the Honourable Company the same in fee simple, with reversion to the Imperial State in the unlikely demise of the Company. The Board of Directors was graciously pleased to witness signature of the Imperial Decree. The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company resolved to name the location, ESB Isle.

14.IX.1738 - Astérapolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company received with great regret the reports of the Keltian Loss and Damage Committee and the Sathrati Loss and Damage Committee.

2) Director of Benacian Operations Brugen Aldef reported the current situation on the Benacian Continent, that Ayreon's Bay is presently staffed at full continental directorate headquarters level, that non-essential Benacian Directorate staff have already been removed, with staff and operations transferred to the Principality of Arboria, Craitland, and Senya. End-of-day and end-of-week transactions result with minimal cash in Benacian-based banks, and efforts are underway to reduce risk not just on the Benacian continent, but of businesses domiciled within the Imperial Republic as well.

3) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company, recalling its decisions on its meeting on 2.IV.1729 at Fontainebleau, resolved to establish a residency at Avey.

2.X.1739 - Petropolis

The Honourable Company is pleased to report the following agreements reached at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today:

1) The Board of Directors of the Honourable Company favorably endorsed the establishment of a cement plant of the Constancian Cement Corporation on ESB Isle, as well as wastewater treatment plant, and appropriate power, water, and sewer facilities. The usual residency facilities of flaktowers, etc. are likewise to be constructed.

2) A Resident-General is created for ESB Isle, with the rank of OF-7 and Deputy Director, possessing the usual powers of a resident and plenipotentiary powers subordinate to the Chair and Board of Directors, to be appointed only on majority vote of the Board of Directors and serving at pleasure. Residency on ESB Isle beyond 48 hours is subject to the permission of the Resident-General, unless superior Imperial Constancian or Group officials declare otherwise.

3) Anders Koeppen is appointed first Resident-General for ESB Isle. Monthly progress reports shall be submitted to the Board through the Secretariat.

4) The agricultural lands of ESB Isle are to be utilized for island self-sufficiency and sustainability. Solar panels and rainwater harvesting infrastructure, as well as wave-power infrastructure and underwater data storage are to be utilized.