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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization

Entities:

Ask Jeeves Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Fleet National Bank; Google, Inc.; InterActiveCorp; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Date:

2005

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$60

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

By and Among

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,

AJI ACQUISTION CORP.

and

ASK JEEVES, INC.


Dated as of March 21, 2005


 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

             
        Page
 
  ARTICLE I        
 
           
 
  THE MERGER        
 
           
Section 1.1
  The Merger     1  
Section 1.2
  Closing; Effective Time     1  
Section 1.3
  Tax Consequences     2  
 
           
 
  ARTICLE II        
 
           
 
  DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CHARTER DOCUMENTS        
 
           
Section 2.1
  Directors     2  
Section 2.2
  Officers     2  
Section 2.3
  Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation     2  
 
           
 
  ARTICLE III        
 
           
 
  TREATMENT OF SECURITIES        
 
           
Section 3.1
  Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock     2  
Section 3.2
  Exchange of Certificates     3  
Section 3.3
  Company Options, Other Equity-Based Awards and Employee Stock Purchase Plan     6  
Section 3.4
  Convertible Notes     7  
 
           
 
  ARTICLE IV        
 
           
 
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY        
 
           
Section 4.1
  Corporate Organization     8  
Section 4.2
  Capitalization     9  
Section 4.3
  Authority; No Violation     11  
Section 4.4
  Amendment to Rights Agreement     12  
Section 4.5
  Consents and Approvals     12  
Section 4.6
  SEC Reports; Financial Statements     12  
Section 4.7
  Broker?s Fees     13  
Section 4.8
  Absence of Certain Changes or Events     13  
Section 4.9
  Legal Proceedings     14  
Section 4.10
  Taxes and Tax Returns     15  
Section 4.11
  Certain Other Tax Matters     16  
Section 4.12
  Employees     16  
Section 4.13
  Securities Law Matters     18  
Section 4.14
  Compliance with Applicable Law, Permits and Licenses     19  

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Section 4.15
  Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Employee Restrictions; Assets     20  
Section 4.16
  Certain Contracts; Leases     22  
Section 4.17
  Undisclosed Liabilities     23  
Section 4.18
  Insurance     23  
Section 4.19
  Environmental Liability     24  
Section 4.20
  State Takeover Laws     24  
Section 4.21
  Registration Statement     24  
Section 4.22
  Transactions with Affiliates     24  
Section 4.23
  Opinions of Financial Advisors     24  
Section 4.24
  Relationship with Google     25  
Section 4.25
  Traffic Metrics     25  
 
           
 
  ARTICLE V        
 
           
 
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB        
 
           
Section 5.1
  Corporate Organization     25  
Section 5.2
  Capitalization     26  
Section 5.3
  Authority; No Violation     27  
Section 5.4
  SEC Reports; Financial Statements     27  
Section 5.5
  Consents and Approvals     28  
Section 5.6
  Securities Law Matters     29  
Section 5.7
  Compliance with Applicable Law     29  
Section 5.8
  Intellectual Property     30  
Section 5.9
  Undisclosed Liabilities     30  
Section 5.10
  Conduct of Business     30  
Section 5.11
  Broker?s Fees     30  
Section 5.12
  Taxes and Tax Returns     30  
Section 5.13
  Certain Other Tax Matters     31  
Section 5.14
  Registration Statement     31  
Section 5.15
  Absence of Certain Changes or Events     31  
Section 5.16
  Legal Proceedings     31  
Section 5.17
  Ownership of Company Common Stock     32  
 
           
 
  ARTICLE VI        
 
           
 
  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER        
 
           
Section 6.1
  Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Merger Closing     32  
Section 6.2
  Forbearances     32  
Section 6.3
  Certain Tax Matters     35  

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  ARTICLE VII        
 
           
 
  ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS        
 
           
Section 7.1
  Regulatory Matters     35  
Section 7.2
  Access to Information     36  
Section 7.3
  Acquisition Transactions     37  
Section 7.4
  Stockholders? Approval     39  
Section 7.5
  Legal Conditions to the Merger     39  
Section 7.6
  Affiliates     40  
Section 7.7
  Stock Exchange Quotation or Listing     40  
Section 7.8
  Additional Agreements     40  
Section 7.9
  Advice of Changes     40  
Section 7.10
  Section 16     40  
Section 7.11
  Directors? and Officers? Indemnification and Insurance

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