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From: Joi Ito Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 10:20 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Fwd: SmartThings acquired by Samsung Attachments: SmartThingsSamsungTop-LevelQAvFinal.docx; Untitled attachment 00004.htm; signature.asc Begin forwarded =essage: From: =/b>Alex Hawkinson Subject: SmartThings acquired by =amsung Date: =/b>August 14, 2014 at =6:19:48 -0600 To: =/b>Alex Hawkinson All, I'm happy and =xcited to tell you that SmartThings is being acquired by =amsung. Here is a blog =ost from me that covers it which went live 2 minutes ago: http://blog.smartthings.com/news/smartthings-update=/smartthings-samsung-open-platform/ I have also =ttached a top level Q&A in case that is helpful to =ou. We made the =ecision to join forces with Samsung to help us continue our journey to =ecome the dominant player in the Global Smart Home and Internet of =hings market. As part of =amsung, SmartThings will run as an independent and standalone business, =etaining its brand and easy and open stance for the entire ecosystem =ncluding customers, developers, and partners. While staying =ully open, SmartThings will also benefit from the massive scale and =each available through the resources and businesses of =amsung. We believe that =oupling our market leading platform and ecosystem with the massive =cale and reach of Samsung will enable us to more quickly fulfill on our =ission, to make every home a Smart Home, and bring the benefits of the =oT and smart home to hundreds of millions of consumers. EFTA_R1_01307020 EFTA02341421 Most important, I =ant to say thank you for the role that you played in making this =appen. We couldn't have done any of this without our investors, and =e are extremely grateful to all of you for supporting us through the =irst part of this amazing journey. I'll be in =ouch in the coming days to say thank you in person, but things are a =ittle crazy right now, and I didn't want to wait to deliver this =xciting news and my personal thanks. Of course this is =ust the beginning. The entire SmartThings team is looking forward to =aking the business forward and making it the global success that we all =now it can be. Fro= the bottom of my heart, thank you for all of your help and guidance =hrough the first 2 years and 3 months of our incredible journey! The =est is yet to come! -Alex A=ex Hawkinson F=under & CEO S=artThin s - the easiest way to turn your home into a smart =ome =/a>Twitter <http://twitter.com/ahawkinson> , Facebook, Linkedln F=Ilow SmartThings on Facebook <http://facebook.com/smartthings> & Twitter 2 EFTA_R1_01307021 EFTA02341422