<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>John Brockman UMW</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Monday, August 26, 2013 5:22 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Jeffrey Epstein</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>PRIVATE</td></tr></table>

JE,

Need advice. Having a meeting Wednesday with someone who wants to do a =erger with Brockman, Inc. - a very serious player, and larger than us. =t would make very big news in the publishing business. I have no idea =ow to begin to think about it. No interest in being acquired (and =aving a job), or pulling the rug out from Max after his one month as =EO, but there are advantages to having more strength in the =arketplace.

(This is confidential - not to Max and KM but to my staff - so I'm using =y private email

JB

p.s. In town at our new offices. Stop by and check it out?? (260 Fifth =etw 28-29th sts).

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