<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Hi.</div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">3 days ago we received email about the RIPE NCC updates and there is "Redistribution of Excess Member Contribution" subject. If you go on <a href="https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redistribution-of-excess-contribution-2018/">https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/payment/redistribution/redistribution-of-excess-contribution-2018/</a> , you can see the next formula:</div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><pre style="background-color:#f5f5f5;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid #cccccc;color:#333333;font-family:menlo,monaco,consolas,courier new,monospace;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.42857;margin:0px 0px 10px;overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:auto;padding:9.5px;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid Annual Membership fee 2018
------------------------------- * EUR 11,002,630
EUR 27,142,388</pre></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">or<br /> <pre style="background-color:#f5f5f5;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid #cccccc;color:#333333;font-family:menlo,monaco,consolas,courier new,monospace;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.42857;margin:0px 0px 10px;overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:auto;padding:9.5px;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;">EUR 1,400
-------------- * EUR 11,002,630 = EUR 567.51
EUR 27,142,388</pre><div>So, we became LIR in July 2018 and we will get discount EUR 567.51/2 = EUR 283.76.</div><div>But what about EUR 2000 paid for registration? I think that the formula must be the next:</div><div> </div><div><pre style="background-color:#f5f5f5;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid #cccccc;color:#333333;font-family:menlo,monaco,consolas,courier new,monospace;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.42857;margin:0px 0px 10px;overflow-wrap:break-word;overflow:auto;padding:9.5px;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;">EUR 1,400 + EUR 2,000
--------------------- * EUR 11,002,630 = EUR 1378.25
EUR 27,142,388</pre></div><div>Maybe EUR 2,000 * (numbers of new LIR 2018) should be added to EUR 27,142,388.</div><div> </div><div>If you pay for 2 quarters only, the total amount is EUR 689,13. I think it is honest.</div><div>After all the RIPE NCC takes care about the new business.</div><div> </div><div>-----------<br />Kind regards,<br />Sergey<br /><br />FreeData LLC</div></div>