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Thank you for taking my call today. As I told you, it has been very hard for me to get in touch with most of the petitioners, because of limited contact information. In respect to the Petition Letter dated May 25, 2011 (Attached), that you undersigned in support, and which contained several complaints from purchasers of the timeshare development commercialized as Bel Aire Puerto Vallarta (Now Hotel U), I would like to inform you that: The Asociación de Desarrolladores y Promotores Turísticos de Tiempo Compartido A.C. (ADEPROTUR), (Timeshare Council Association) expelled the Bel Aire Developers from the Association because of multiple complaints due to nonperformance on their part in their duties as timeshare developers. In addition to the above action, ADEPROTUR also requested the cancellation of the registration of their timeshare Adhesion Contract before the Procuraduria Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO) (Federal Consumer’s Protection Agency) seeking to restrict them from selling timeshare units. Our law firm was contacted by the Timeshare Council Association, to pursue further action against the developer and remedy for the purchasers, beyond the scope of the authority of the association. Class actions have only recently become a reality[i] due to several legislative reforms that establish the possibility of exercising them. Class Actions in the Mexican legal system, have their particular characteristics, however, in essence, they have the same purpose as in other legal systems, that is, to protect the rights of people in a certain group. These reforms were published in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion (Official Diary of the Federation) on April 28, 2011 will become enforceable as of March 1, 2012. Our proposal for further action against the “Bel Aire” Puerto Vallarta development is the engagement of an “Individual, Homogeneous Class Action”, seeking to sanction the nonperformance by the developer that undersigned the timeshare agreements, received payments for these, and generally failed to perform in their obligations. Pursuant the case study made of each individual case of any participant; we are certain that we will find elements that demonstrate harm to the property of the consumers due to the fact that the timeshare services that were effectively purchased and paid were impossible of being used by the consumers. Each participant is important for the success of the class action. If you are interested in participating, please contact us, in order to review your particular circumstances, without any cost for you. Our firm has a department that specializes in tourism and development law. With offices in Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, and Mexico City, we have the infrastructure to follow up thoroughly in local or federal courts as required by the case. Our specialists are fully bilingual and will give you personalized attention to determine whether or not, a class action is a viable option for you. Without anything further, I send my best regards. Sincerely, Lic. Rodrigo Cruz Perez. If you would like to participate, please contact me at loraineandgerry@shaw.ca I will send you the Bel Aire PV Class Action Preliminary Application Form. As mentioned, there is no initial cost, they would like to how many contracts were sold. We will see what they have to offer. Gerry