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SPANNING 219 COUNTRIES, GSMA UNITES NEARLY 800 OF THE WORLD'S MOBILE OPERATORS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 200 COMPANIES IN THE BROADER MOBILE ECOSYSTEM, INCLUDING HANDSET MAKERS, SOFTWARE COMPANIES, EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, INTERNET COMPANIES AND MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT ORGANIZATIONS. GSMA IS FOCUSED ON INNOVATING, INCUBATING AND CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, ALL WITH THE END GOAL OF DRIVING THE GROWTH OF THE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. TOGETHER, THEIR MEMBERS SERVE MORE THAN 5 BILLION USERS - OR APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE WORLD'S DIGITAL MOBILE MARKET. GSMA IS GOVERNED BY A 26 MEMBER BOARD, COMPRISING TOP-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVES OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING MOBILE OPERATORS AMONG THEM CHINA MOBILE, ORANGE, KTF, TELECOM ITALIA-TIM, T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL AND THE VODAFONE GROUP. 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THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART X OF THE FORM 990 WERE CONVERTED FROM BRITISH POUNDS TO US DOLLARS USING THE CONVERSION RATE AT 03/31/11 OF 1.60767. THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART VIII AND PART IX OF THE FORM 990 WERE CONVERTED FROM BRITISH POUNDS TO US DOLLARS USING THE AVERAGE CONVERSION RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 03/31/11 OF 1.5557. THE FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION RESULTS IN AN ADJUSTING ITEM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD WHICH IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE COMPILED FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS. PART VI, LINE 6 GSMA'S MEMBERS ARE MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS. THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS - ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND FULL MEMBERS. PART VI, LINE 7B THE ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT OF THE ACTUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE GROUP ARE SUBJECT TO MEMBER RATIFICIATION. PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO SELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ALL INPUT IS CONSIDERED AND EVALUATED WHEN PREPARING THE FINAL VERSION OF THE RESPECTED RETURNS. PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE ANNUAL WRITTEN CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANY EXCEPTIONS MUST BE DISCLOSED AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS HAVE CERTIFIED THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY FOR THIS TAX YEAR. PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B GSMA'S HUMAN RESOURCE STAFF PERFORMS BENCHMARKING STUDIES TO DETERMINE ALL OFFICER COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THESE STUDIES UTILIZE EXTERNAL DATA ON EACH ELEMENT OF THE PACKAGES INCLUDING BASE SALARY, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, AND BENEFIT PROGRAMS. REMUNERATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN. PART VI, LINE 19 GSMA MAINTAINS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE. THESE COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON A WRITTEN OR IN-PERSON REQUEST FOR ACCESS. PART XI, LINE 5 FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION ADJUSTMENT (1,489,895). PART XII, LINE 1 ACCOUNTING CONVENTION GSMA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (AND THUS THE FORM 990) HAVE BEEN PREPARED UNDER THE HISTORICAL COST CONVENTION. HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:ROBERT CONWAY TITLE:CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HOURS:4 HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:JEREMY SEWELL TITLE:CFO & COO HOURS:2 GSM MEDIA LLC 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD SUITE 450 ATLANTA GA 30328 261151406 ADVERTISING GA 2044657 5793724 GSMA LIMITED GSM EVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AV R MARIA CRISTINA S/N PALAU DE CONGRESSOS FIRA BARCELONA SP 08004 EVENT MGMT. 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