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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

InterActiveCorp

Date:

2002

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

dated as of

November 20, 2002

by and among

USA INTERACTIVE,

RED WING, INC.,

ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICATIONS, INC.,

and

CARLYLE-EPI PARTNERS, L.P.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page
ARTICLE I. THE MERGER			1
	Section 1.1	Plan of Merger	1
	Section 1.2	Payment and Exchange of Certificates	5
	Section 1.3	Form of Consideration	7
	Section 1.4	Escrow	8
	Section 1.5	Holder Allocable Expenses	8
	Section 1.6	Preparation of Statements of Working Capital	9
	Section 1.7	Adjustments Resulting from December 20 2002 Working Capital	10
	Section 1.8	Preparation of Statement of December Cash	10
ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY			11
	Section 2.1	Corporate Organization of the Company	11
	Section 2.2	Subsidiaries	12
	Section 2.3	Capitalization of the Company	12
	Section 2.4	Capitalization of Subsidiaries	12
	Section 2.5	Due Authorization	13
	Section 2.6	No Conflict	13
	Section 2.7	Financial Statements; Liabilities	13
	Section 2.8	Employee Benefits	14
	Section 2.9	Contracts; No Defaults	16
	Section 2.10	Absence of Certain Changes	17
	Section 2.11	Absence of Certain Activities	18
	Section 2.12	Title to Assets	18
	Section 2.13	Intellectual Property; Software	19
	Section 2.14	Real Property	23
	Section 2.15	Litigation and Actions	23
	Section 2.16	Labor Relations	24
	Section 2.17	Legal Compliance	25
	Section 2.18	Environmental Matters	25
	Section 2.19	Taxes	26
	Section 2.20	Governmental Authorities: Consents	27
	Section 2.21	Licenses, Permits and Authorizations	28
	Section 2.22	Insurance	28
	Section 2.23	Brokers' Fees	28
	Section 2.24	Transactions with Certain Persons	28
	Section 2.25	Accounts Receivable	28
	Section 2.26	Certain Business Practices	28
	Section 2.27	Books and Records	29
	Section 2.28	Bank Accounts	29
ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR AND MERGER SUB			29
	Section 3.1	Corporate Organization	29
	Section 3.2	Due Authorization	29
	Section 3.3	No Conflict	30
	Section 3.4	Acquiror SEC Documents	30
	Section 3.5	Litigation and Actions	31

	Section 3.6	Governmental Authorities: Consents	31
	Section 3.7	Capitalization	32
	Section 3.8	Financial Ability	32
	Section 3.9	Brokers' Fees	32
ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY			32
	Section 4.1	Conduct of Business	32
	Section 4.2	Inspection	34
	Section 4.3	No Solicitation	34
	Section 4.4	Notification of Certain Matters	35
	Section 4.5	Australia	35
	Section 4.6	Company Shareholders Meeting	35
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR			36
	Section 5.1	Indemnification and Insurance	36
	Section 5.2	Employee Benefit Matters	36
	Section 5.3	Indebtedness	37
	Section 5.4	Employee Bonuses	37
	Section 5.5	Notification of Certain Matters	37
	Section 5.6	Conduct of Business	37
	Section 5.7	NASDAQ Delisting	38
	Section 5.8	Registration	38
	Section 5.9	Registration Rights Agreement	39
ARTICLE VI. JOINT COVENANTS			39
	Section 6.1	Confidentiality	39
	Section 6.2	HSR Act and Foreign Antitrust Approvals	40
	Section 6.3	Support of Transaction	40
	Section 6.4	Update Information	41
	Section 6.5	Registration Rights Agreement	41
	Section 6.6	Further Action	41
ARTICLE VII. CLOSING			41
	Section 7.1	Filing of Certificate of Merger	41
	Section 7.2	Closing	42
ARTICLE VIII. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS			43
	Section 8.1	Conditions to Obligations of All Parties	43
	Section 8.2	Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror and Merger Sub

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