AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 9, 2001


                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-68120

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO


                                    FORM S-4

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                     UNDER

                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                            ------------------------

                               USA NETWORKS, INC.

             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                                       
           DELAWARE                        4833                        59-2712887
 (State or other Jurisdiction        (Primary Standard              (I.R.S. Employer
              of                        Industrial                Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)  Classification Code Number)


                              152 WEST 57TH STREET


                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019


                                 (212) 314-7300

  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
                   Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

                            JULIUS GENACHOWSKI, ESQ.

                   SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL

                    USA NETWORKS, INC., 152 WEST 57TH STREET

                    NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 (212) 314-7300

           (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
                   Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
                            ------------------------

                                WITH COPIES TO:


                                                            
      PETER D. LYONS, ESQ.            PAMELA S. SEYMON, ESQ.         RICHARD B. DODD, ESQ.
       Shearman & Sterling           Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &     Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
555 California Street, Suite 2000              Katz               701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5000
 San Francisco, California 94104        51 West 52nd Street        Seattle, Washington 98104
         (415) 616-1100            New York, New York 10019-6150         (206) 623-7580
                                          (212) 403-1000



    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:  As soon as
practicable after this registration statement becomes effective and all other
conditions to the acquisition of a controlling interest in Expedia, Inc. by the
Registrant pursuant to the agreement and plan of recapitalization and merger
described in the enclosed joint prospectus/proxy and information statement have
been satisfied or waived.

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    If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with
General Instruction G, check the following box. / /

    If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. / /

    If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
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    THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.

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                            [LOGO OF EXPEDIA, INC.]


                                                               November 13, 2001


Dear Shareholder:

    Your Board of Directors, as well as the Boards of Directors of USA
Networks, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation, have approved the acquisition of a
controlling interest in Expedia, Inc. by USA, a media and electronic commerce
company. The acquisition is structured as a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary
of USA into Expedia, with Expedia surviving as a public company controlled by
USA.


    Under the terms of the merger agreement, you will have the choice of either
(1) retaining your shares of Expedia common stock and in addition receiving
warrants to acquire Expedia common stock, or (2) exchanging your shares of
Expedia common stock for a package of USA securities consisting of USA common
stock, USA cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants to acquire USA
common stock, subject to proration as we describe in this document. Following
the merger, Expedia will also own various travel and media-related assets
contributed by USA that are described in further detail in this document.



    Before we can proceed with the merger and the other related transactions
described below, at the annual meeting the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Expedia common stock must vote in favor of the merger
agreement as well as each of the other proposals relating to the transactions
being presented to Expedia shareholders. Please note that Microsoft, which
beneficially owns 33,722,710 shares, or approximately 66%, of Expedia's common
stock, has granted to USA an irrevocable proxy to vote in favor of each of the
proposals relating to the transactions to be presented at the annual meeting.
The vote of Microsoft's shares is sufficient to ensure approval of all these
matters. Microsoft has also agreed to elect to receive USA securities in
exchange for all of its Expedia shares, subject to proration in the event that
shareholders holding more than 37,500,000 shares of Expedia common stock elect
to receive USA securities. Microsoft's decision to elect to receive the USA
securities in the merger was based on its own financial needs, goals and
situation. Microsoft's election is not a recommendation of the suitability of
the USA securities for any other person or a recommendation concerning the
investment merits of the USA securities in comparison to Expedia securities.



    Expedia common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "EXPE" and USA
common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol "USAI." Shares of USA
preferred stock, warrants to acquire USA common stock and warrants to acquire
Expedia common stock are expected to be listed on Nasdaq, in each case to the
extent eligible for listing.


    YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH ONE DIRECTOR EXCUSED, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT YOU VOTE FOR EACH OF THE PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS BEING
PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BUT MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER YOU
SHOULD ELECT TO RECEIVE THE PACKAGE OF USA SECURITIES IN THE MERGER.

    Whether or not you attend the annual meeting, it is important that your
shares be represented and voted at the meeting. Therefore, I urge you to sign,
date and promptly return the enclosed proxy in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope. Sending in your proxy will not prevent you from voting your shares at
the meeting in person if you so desire, as your proxy is revocable at your
option.

                                          Sincerely,

                                          /s/ Richard N. Barton

                                          Richard N. Barton
                                          CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


    NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED ANY OF THE USA SECURITIES OR EXPEDIA
SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE RECAPITALIZATION AND/OR MERGER, OR DETERMINED IF
THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS JOINT
PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE
SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE ILLEGAL.



    WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE RISK FACTORS BEGINNING ON PAGE 18 OF
THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT.



    The date of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is
November 13, 2001. It is first being mailed to Expedia shareholders on or about
November 14, 2001.


                          [LOGO OF USA NETWORKS, INC.]


                                                               NOVEMBER 13, 2001



Dear Stockholders:



    As you may be aware, your Board of Directors has agreed to acquire a
controlling interest in Expedia, Inc., a leading provider of branded online
travel services which owns and operates Expedia.com-Registered Trademark-. The
acquisition is structured as a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of USA with
and into Expedia with Expedia surviving as a public company controlled by USA.



    Under the terms of the merger agreement, Expedia shareholders will have the
choice of either (1) retaining their shares of Expedia common stock and in
addition receiving warrants to acquire Expedia common stock, or (2) exchanging
their shares of Expedia common stock for a package of USA securities consisting
of USA common stock, USA cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants to
acquire USA common stock, subject to a maximum number of Expedia shares that
will be exchanged into USA securities.



    Under the Nasdaq rules, because we may issue in excess of 20% of our current
outstanding common stock under the terms of the merger, before we can complete
the merger, our stockholders must approve the issuance of the USA securities in
the merger. Pursuant to a stockholders agreement, each of Universal
Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal S.A., and Liberty Media
Corporation has granted to Barry Diller an irrevocable proxy over all USA
securities owned by Universal, Liberty and their affiliates for all matters
except for a fundamental change, which requires the consent of each of Mr.
Diller, Universal and Liberty. As to matters that constitute a fundamental
change (which includes the merger), the proxies are only effective upon the
receipt of the consent of Mr. Diller, Universal and Liberty, which consent USA
has obtained. As a result, Mr. Diller, through shares owned by him as well as
those owned by Liberty and Vivendi Universal, controls 71.5% of the combined
voting power of our common stock and Class B common stock, which is sufficient
for stockholder approval of the issuance of the USA securities in the merger.
Mr. Diller has signed a written stockholder's consent approving the issuance of
USA securities in the merger. As a result, no action is required on your part.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.



    Our common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq National Market under
the trading symbol "USAI." Shares of USA preferred stock, warrants to acquire
USA common stock and warrants to acquire Expedia common stock are expected to be
listed on Nasdaq, in each case to the extent eligible for listing.



    NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED ANY OF THE USA SECURITIES OR EXPEDIA
SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE TRANSACTIONS, OR DETERMINED IF THIS JOINT
PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS JOINT
PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL
OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE
SUCH AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION WOULD BE ILLEGAL.



    WE URGE YOU TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE RISK FACTORS BEGINNING ON PAGE 18 OF
THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT.



    The date of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is
November 13, 2001. It is first being mailed on or about November 19, 2001 to
holders of record on November 9, 2001 of shares of USA common stock and USA
Class B common stock.


                      HOW TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


    THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT INCORPORATES IMPORTANT
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT USA AND EXPEDIA THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN
OR DELIVERED WITH THIS DOCUMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS DESCRIBED UNDER "WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION" ON PAGE 16. YOU CAN OBTAIN FREE COPIES OF THIS
INFORMATION FROM USA, EXPEDIA OR THE PROXY SOLICITOR BY WRITING OR CALLING:




            FOR USA DOCUMENTS:             FOR EXPEDIA DOCUMENTS:
                                        
            USA Networks, Inc.             Expedia, Inc.
            152 West 57th Street           13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400
            New York, New York 10019       Bellevue, Washington 98005
            Attention: Investor Relations  Attention: Investor Relations
            Telephone: (212) 314-7300      Telephone: (425) 564-7233


                                       or

                       FOR USA AND/OR EXPEDIA DOCUMENTS:

                       [LOGO OF MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC.]

                                156 Fifth Avenue
                               New York, NY 10010
                            (212) 929-5500 (collect)
                           (800) 322-2885 (toll-free)


    IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ANY DOCUMENTS, PLEASE DO SO BY DECEMBER 10,
2001, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEM BEFORE THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING.


                                 EXPEDIA, INC.
                               ------------------


                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                        TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2001


                             ---------------------


    An annual meeting of shareholders of Expedia, Inc., a Washington
corporation, will be held at 2:30 p.m., local time, on December 17, 2001 at the
Embassy Suites Hotel, 3225 158th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, for the
following purposes:



1.  To consider and vote on a proposal to approve the Amended and Restated
    Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, dated as of July 15,
    2001, among USA Networks, Inc., Expedia, Taipei, Inc., a wholly owned
    subsidiary of USA, Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc., a
    wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft (which we refer to in this document as
    the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), and the transactions contemplated thereby. Under
    the terms of the merger agreement, among other things:



    - Expedia will be recapitalized, with shareholders of Expedia electing to
      either (a) retain their shares of Expedia common stock, which will remain
      outstanding following the merger, and also receive warrants to acquire
      Expedia common stock in the merger, or (b) exchange all or some of their
      shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock,
      which shares will then be converted into the right to receive a package of
      USA securities in the merger, subject to proration if holders of more than
      37,500,000 shares of Expedia common stock elect to receive shares of
      Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization;



    - Taipei will merge with and into Expedia, with Expedia surviving as a
      public company controlled by USA; and



    - USA will contribute to Expedia travel and media-related assets.



2.  To consider and vote on a proposal to amend and restate Expedia's Articles
    of Incorporation to, among other things, create a high-vote and low-vote
    class of common stock and to make other changes to the Articles of
    Incorporation included in Annex B to this joint prospectus/proxy and
    information statement.


3.  To consider and vote on a proposal to terminate the Shareholder Agreement,
    dated as of October 1, 1999, between Expedia and Microsoft.

4.  To consider and vote on a proposal to elect seven directors to serve until
    the 2002 annual meeting of Expedia shareholders, four of whom will be
    replaced upon closing of the transactions.

5.  To consider and vote on a proposal to adopt the Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock
    Plan.

6.  To transact any other business as may properly come before the annual
    meeting or any adjournment or postponement.


    Holders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2001 of shares of
Expedia common stock will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting or any
adjournment or postponement.


                                          By Order of the Board of Directors

                                          /s/ Mark S. Britton

                                          Mark S. Britton
                                          SECRETARY


Bellevue, Washington
November 13, 2001



              WHAT EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE IN THE MERGER



    Immediately prior to the merger, Expedia will recapitalize its capital stock
to create a new class of common stock, Expedia Class B common stock. In
connection with the recapitalization, Expedia shareholders have the right up to
the election deadline to elect to exchange, on a share-for-share basis, some or
all of their shares of Expedia common stock for Expedia Class B common stock,
subject to proration in the event that Expedia shareholders submit elections
covering more than 37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock. ONLY
SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK WILL BE CONVERTED INTO USA SECURITIES IN
THE MERGER. All shares of Expedia common stock that are not exchanged for
Class B common stock in the recapitalization will remain outstanding following
the merger. In addition, holders of Expedia common stock that remain outstanding
following the merger will receive warrants to acquire Expedia common stock.


    If you hold outstanding Expedia warrants (which we refer to in this document
as "OUTSTANDING EXPEDIA WARRANTS") or vested Expedia stock options, you may also
participate in the election provided that you comply with the procedures we
describe under "Proposal No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Structure of
the Transactions--Recapitalization--Election Procedures."


    The following hypothetical examples illustrate the consideration that
Expedia shareholders may receive in the merger in exchange for their Expedia
shares, depending upon whether an Expedia shareholder (1) retains some or all of
his shares of Expedia common stock and receives warrants to purchase additional
shares of Expedia common stock, or (2) elects to exchange some or all of his
shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization and, as a result, receives the package of USA securities in the
merger. No fractional shares or warrants will be issued in the merger. Instead,
Expedia shareholders will receive cash in place of fractional shares and/or
warrants. These cash payments are not reflected in the examples below.


EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK


    If an Expedia shareholder does not exchange his shares of Expedia common
stock for Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization and does not
exercise his dissenters' rights in the merger, such shareholder will retain his
shares of Expedia common stock in the merger. In addition, such shareholder will
receive, for each share of Expedia common stock that he holds at the time of the
merger, 0.1920 of a warrant to acquire one share of Expedia common stock (which
we refer to in this document as "NEW EXPEDIA WARRANTS") with a term of seven
years and an exercise price of $52.00 per share of Expedia common stock. The
following examples illustrate what a holder of 100, 150 and 200 shares of
Expedia common stock would receive in the merger:




                         RETAINED
      SHARES OF         SHARES OF     WARRANT    NUMBER OF
       EXPEDIA           EXPEDIA      EXCHANGE    EXPEDIA
    COMMON STOCK       COMMON STOCK    RATIO     WARRANTS
---------------------  ------------   --------   ---------
                                        
100..................      100         .1920        19
150..................      150         .1920        28
200..................      200         .1920        38


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EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK


    If an Expedia shareholder elects to exchange some or all of his shares of
Expedia common stock for Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization,
each share of Expedia Class B common stock that such shareholder receives in the
recapitalization will be converted into the right to receive the following
consideration in the merger:


    - a fraction of a share of USA common stock ranging in value from $15.54 (if
      Microsoft is the only shareholder that elects to receive Expedia Class B
      common stock in the recapitalization) to $17.50 (if the maximum number of
      37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued in the
      recapitalization) if the measurement period value of a share of USA common
      stock ranges from $23.00 to $31.00. If the measurement period value is
      either greater than $31.00 or less than $23.00, the exact USA common stock
      exchange ratio will be based on the fraction obtained assuming the
      measurement period value was $31.00 or $23.00, respectively. The
      measurement period value for USA common stock is the average closing price
      of USA common stock over a ten consecutive trading-day period ending on
      the second trading day prior to the date of the annual meeting;


    - a fraction of a share of USA cumulative convertible preferred stock (which
      we refer to in this document as "USA PREFERRED STOCK") ranging from 0.3892
      (if Microsoft is the only shareholder that elects to receive Expedia
      Class B common stock in the recapitalization) to 0.3500 (if the maximum
      number of 37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued in
      the recapitalization). Each share of USA preferred stock has a $50 face
      value, a 1.99% annual dividend, two votes per share, and is convertible at
      any time into USA common stock at a conversion price of $33.75 per USA
      share, subject to downward adjustment to the extent that the average share
      price of USA common stock over a ten trading-day period prior to
      conversion is greater than $35.10. The adjustment to the conversion price
      is described in more detail on page 91 of this joint prospectus/proxy and
      information statement; and


    - a fraction of a warrant to acquire one share of USA common stock (which we
      refer to in this document as "USA WARRANTS") ranging from 0.3873 to
      0.4524, the exact fractional amount to be based on a measurement period
      value for USA common stock ranging from $25.75 to $28.25 per share. The
      exact USA warrant exchange ratio will be based on the measurement period
      value for USA common stock as set forth in Annex F to this document. Each
      USA warrant has a seven-year term and an exercise price of $35.10 per
      share of USA common stock.

    In order to preserve the tax-free nature of the transactions, under certain
circumstances the USA warrant exchange ratio may be decreased and the USA common
stock exchange ratio may be increased. If this occurs, you will receive fewer
USA warrants and more shares of USA common stock and the value of the USA common
stock received may be less than the value of the warrants it replaced. The
circumstances under which this may occur are described under "The Transaction
Agreements--The Merger Agreement--Treatment of Securities in the Merger--Tax
Adjustment" and are not reflected in the following examples.

    The charts below show the merger consideration for 100 shares of Expedia
Class B common stock, assuming in the first chart that the maximum number of
shares of Expedia Class B common stock (37,500,000 shares) are issued in the
recapitalization, in the second chart that 35,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B
common stock are issued in the recapitalization, and in the final chart that
only Microsoft is issued shares of Expedia Class B common stock (33,722,710
shares) in the recapitalization. Because the same aggregate number of USA
preferred shares (13,125,000 shares) will be issued in the merger regardless of
the number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock issued in the
recapitalization, the USA preferred stock exchange ratio and the USA common
stock exchange ratio will vary depending upon the actual number of shares of
Expedia common stock exchanged for Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization.

                                       ii

    37,500,000 SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK ISSUED (MAXIMUM NUMBER)




                          MEASUREMENT
        SHARES OF         PERIOD PRICE                               PREFERRED
         EXPEDIA             OF USA      COMMON STOCK   SHARES OF      STOCK     SHARES OF USA   WARRANT
         CLASS B             COMMON        EXCHANGE     USA COMMON   EXCHANGE      PREFERRED     EXCHANGE    NUMBER OF
      COMMON STOCK           STOCK          RATIO         STOCK        RATIO         STOCK        RATIO     USA WARRANTS
  ---------------------   ------------   ------------   ----------   ---------   -------------   --------   ------------
                                                                                       
  100.............        > or = 31         0.5645          56         0.35            35         0.3873         38
  100.............             30           0.5833          58         0.35            35         0.3873         38
  100.............             29           0.6034          60         0.35            35         0.3873         38
  100.............             28           0.6250          62         0.35            35         0.3930         39
  100.............             27           0.6481          64         0.35            35         0.4176         41
  100.............             26           0.6731          67         0.35            35         0.4451         44
  100.............             25           0.7000          70         0.35            35         0.4524         45
  100.............             24           0.7292          72         0.35            35         0.4524         45
  100.............        < or = 23         0.7609          76         0.35            35         0.4524         45



    35,500,000 SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK ISSUED




                          MEASUREMENT
        SHARES OF         PERIOD PRICE                               PREFERRED
         EXPEDIA             OF USA      COMMON STOCK   SHARES OF      STOCK     SHARES OF USA   WARRANT
         CLASS B             COMMON        EXCHANGE     USA COMMON   EXCHANGE      PREFERRED     EXCHANGE    NUMBER OF
      COMMON STOCK           STOCK          RATIO         STOCK        RATIO         STOCK        RATIO     USA WARRANTS
  ---------------------   ------------   ------------   ----------   ---------   -------------   --------   ------------
                                                                                       
  100.............        > or = 31         0.5327          53        0.3697           36         0.3873         38
  100.............             30           0.5505          55        0.3697           36         0.3873         38
  100.............             29           0.5695          56        0.3697           36         0.3873         38
  100.............             28           0.5898          58        0.3697           36         0.3930         39
  100.............             27           0.6116          61        0.3697           36         0.4176         41
  100.............             26           0.6352          63        0.3697           36         0.4451         44
  100.............             25           0.6606          66        0.3697           36         0.4524         45
  100.............             24           0.6881          68        0.3697           36         0.4524         45
  100.............        < or = 23         0.7180          71        0.3697           36         0.4524         45



                                      iii

    33,722,710 SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK ISSUED (MINIMUM
     NUMBER-ONLY MICROSOFT ELECTS)




                          MEASUREMENT
        SHARES OF         PERIOD PRICE                               PREFERRED
         EXPEDIA             OF USA      COMMON STOCK   SHARES OF      STOCK     SHARES OF USA   WARRANT
         CLASS B             COMMON        EXCHANGE     USA COMMON   EXCHANGE      PREFERRED     EXCHANGE    NUMBER OF
      COMMON STOCK           STOCK          RATIO         STOCK        RATIO         STOCK        RATIO     USA WARRANTS
  ---------------------   ------------   ------------   ----------   ---------   -------------   --------   ------------
                                                                                       
  100.............        > or = 31         0.5013          50        0.3892           38         0.3873         38
  100.............             30           0.5180          51        0.3892           38         0.3873         38
  100.............             29           0.5359          53        0.3892           38         0.3873         38
  100.............             28           0.5550          55        0.3892           38         0.3930         39
  100.............             27           0.5755          57        0.3892           38         0.4176         41
  100.............             26           0.5977          59        0.3892           38         0.4451         44
  100.............             25           0.6216          62        0.3892           38         0.4524         45
  100.............             24           0.6475          64        0.3892           38         0.4524         45
  100.............        < or = 23         0.6756          67        0.3892           38         0.4524         45




These examples are not intended to indicate what the future price of USA common
stock and/or Expedia common stock may actually be. We will not know the exact
value or the exact combination of USA securities that Expedia shareholders
electing to receive Expedia Class B common stock will receive in the merger at
the time Expedia shareholders submit their election forms and letters of
transmittal or at the time of the Expedia shareholder meeting. The measurement
period value of USA common stock is subject to change due to market and other
conditions, and may be greater or less than the market price of USA common stock
on the date of this document, the date of the Expedia shareholder meeting, the
date an Expedia shareholder submits his election form and letter of transmittal,
or the date of the merger. Fluctuations in the price of USA common stock and
Expedia common stock in the period between the date Expedia shareholders vote on
the transactions and the date the transactions are completed will affect the
value of the consideration Expedia shareholders receive at the time the
transactions are completed, whether received in the form of USA securities or
Expedia securities.


                                       iv

                  QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS


    THIS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION PERTAINS SOLELY TO PROPOSALS RELATING TO
THE TRANSACTIONS BEING PRESENTED AT THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING. WE HAVE INCLUDED
INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPOSALS BEING PRESENTED AT THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL
MEETING TO ELECT DIRECTORS AND TO ADOPT THE EXPEDIA, INC. 2001 STOCK PLAN
ELSEWHERE IN THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT. FOR
INFORMATION ON THESE PROPOSALS, SEE "PROPOSAL NO. 4--ELECTION OF EXPEDIA
DIRECTORS" ON PAGE 105 AND "PROPOSAL NO. 5--ADOPTION OF EXPEDIA 2001 STOCK PLAN"
ON PAGE 119.


Q: WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS?

A: We expect to complete the transactions in the fourth quarter of 2001.


Q: IF I AM AN EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER, WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?



A: SEND IN YOUR PROXY CARD: After reviewing this document, indicate on your
    proxy card how you want to vote on each of the proposals, and sign, date and
    mail it in the enclosed envelope as soon as possible to ensure that your
    shares will be represented at the Expedia annual meeting.



    If you do not sign and send in your proxy, and if you do not attend and cast
    your vote in person at the Expedia annual meeting, it will have the effect
    of voting against each of these proposals.


    If you sign, date and send in your proxy but do not indicate how you want to
    vote, your proxy will be voted in favor of the merger agreement, in favor of
    the amendment and restatement of Expedia's articles of incorporation and in
    favor of the termination of the shareholder agreement with Microsoft, all of
    which proposals are contingent on approval of the other proposals relating
    to the transactions and all of which are described in this document.


    SEND IN YOUR ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND EXPEDIA STOCK
    CERTIFICATES ONLY IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE USA SECURITIES IN THE MERGER: If
    you hold Expedia common stock and you wish to receive the package of USA
    securities in the merger, you must elect to exchange some or all of your
    shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in
    the recapitalization. You must make your election by completing the enclosed
    election form and letter of transmittal and submitting the election form and
    letter of transmittal with the stock certificates covered by the election by
    the election deadline of 5:00 p.m., eastern time, on December 17, 2001, the
    date of the Expedia annual meeting. We describe the instructions for making
    an election on page 33 of this document.


    Please note that because Expedia will only issue a maximum of 37,500,000
    shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization, even if you
    make a valid election to receive Expedia Class B common stock, you may not
    receive shares of Expedia Class B common stock for all of the shares of
    Expedia common stock surrendered with the election form and letter of
    transmittal. You will, however, receive your proportional allocation.

    DO NOT SEND IN YOUR ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR EXPEDIA STOCK
    CERTIFICATES IF YOU WISH TO RETAIN YOUR EXPEDIA SHARES AND RECEIVE WARRANTS
    TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK IN THE MERGER: If you
    do not elect to exchange your shares of Expedia common stock for Expedia
    Class B common stock in the recapitalization, please retain your shares of
    Expedia common stock. Following the merger, we will send you, in respect of
    each share of Expedia common stock you own immediately prior to the merger
    (including those retained because Expedia Class B common stock was
    oversubscribed in the recapitalization), 0.1920 of an Expedia warrant.

Q: IF I HOLD OUTSTANDING EXPEDIA WARRANTS, CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION?


A: Yes, provided that you comply with the procedures we describe under "Proposal
    No. 1--Approval of the Merger


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    Agreement--Structure of the Transactions--Recapitalization--Election
    Procedures" starting on page 33.


Q: IF I HOLD VESTED EXPEDIA STOCK OPTIONS, CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION?


A: Yes, provided you exercise your vested stock options prior to submitting an
    election form and comply with the procedures we describe under "Proposal
    No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Structure of the
    Transactions--Recapitalization--Election Procedures."


Q: WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING AN ELECTION TO EXCHANGE MY SHARES OF EXPEDIA
    COMMON STOCK FOR SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK?


A: The deadline for making an election is 5:00 p.m., eastern time, on
    December 17, 2001, the date of the Expedia annual meeting. You can call our
    proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., toll-free at (800) 322-2885 for
    the final average trading price of USA common stock during the ten-day
    pricing period that ends on the second trading day prior to the date of the
    annual meeting.


Q: CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE AND/OR REVOKE AN ELECTION AFTER I HAVE SUBMITTED MY
    PROXY AND ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL?


A: Yes. You can change your vote by delivering a later-dated, signed proxy card
    to Expedia's secretary before the Expedia annual meeting, or by attending
    the annual meeting and voting in person. You may change your election by
    delivering a later-dated, signed election form and letter of transmittal
    (together with Expedia stock certificates, or other documentation, as
    required) to Mellon Investor Services, the exchange agent for the
    transactions, prior to the election deadline. If you revoke an earlier made
    election, your Expedia stock certificates will be returned to you by the
    exchange agent. If, however, you are an Expedia warrantholder, you cannot
    revoke your exercise of the warrant. You can only revoke your election to
    exchange the shares of Expedia common stock that you receive upon exercise
    of your warrant for shares of Expedia Class B common stock.



Q: IF MY EXPEDIA SHARES ARE HELD IN "STREET NAME" BY MY BROKER, WILL MY BROKER
    VOTE MY SHARES AND MAKE AN ELECTION FOR ME?


A: Your broker will vote your shares of Expedia common stock and make an
    election for you only if you provide your broker with instructions on how to
    vote and whether to elect. You should instruct your broker how to vote your
    shares and whether to elect to receive the package of USA securities by
    following the directions your broker provides. If you do not provide
    instructions to your broker, your shares will not be voted (which will have
    the effect of voting against the transactions) and you will not make an
    election (in which case you will retain your Expedia common stock and will
    receive new Expedia warrants in the merger).


Q: WHAT IF I DO NOT OWN EXPEDIA SHARES AS OF OCTOBER 15, 2001, THE RECORD DATE?



A: If you do not own Expedia shares as of the record date, you will not be
    eligible to vote on the proposals being presented at the Expedia annual
    meeting. However, if you acquire Expedia shares after the record date, you
    may still elect to exchange your shares of Expedia common stock for shares
    of Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization or receive new
    Expedia warrants for your Expedia shares in the merger, if you follow the
    procedures set forth in this document.



Q: IF I AM A USA STOCKHOLDER, WILL MY SHARES OF USA STOCK BE AFFECTED BY THE
    TRANSACTIONS?



A: No. You will continue to own the same number of shares of USA stock that you
    own immediately prior to the transactions. However, your shares of USA stock
    will represent a smaller percentage interest of a larger company.



Q: IF I AM A USA STOCKHOLDER, IS MY VOTE NEEDED TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTIONS?



A: No. The Delaware General Corporation Law allows stockholders to act by
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    consent instead of holding a meeting, unless prohibited by the company's
    certificate of incorporation. USA's restated certificate of incorporation
    does not prohibit stockholder action by written consent. Pursuant to the
    governance agreements among Barry Diller, Universal Studios, Inc. (a
    subsidiary of Vivendi Universal S.A.), Liberty Media Corporation and USA,
    Barry Diller currently beneficially owns or has the right to vote 71.5% of
    the outstanding voting power of USA, which is sufficient for stockholder
    approval of the issuance of USA securities in the merger. Because
    Mr. Diller, Universal and Liberty have agreed to the transactions, and
    Mr. Diller has signed a written consent approving the proposed issuance of
    USA securities in the transactions, no action is required on your part.
    Approval of the issuance of USA securities in the transactions has been
    obtained without the vote of any other USA stockholder.


Q: WHOM CAN I CALL WITH QUESTIONS?


A: If you have any questions about the merger or any related transactions, or
    would like copies of any of the documents we refer to in this joint
    prospectus/proxy and information statement, please call MacKenzie Partners,
    Inc., the proxy solicitor, at (800) 322-2885.


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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS




                                          PAGE
                                        --------
                                     
WHAT EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDERS WILL RECEIVE
  IN THE MERGER.......................      i
    Expedia Common Stock..............      i
    Expedia Class B Common Stock......     ii
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE
  TRANSACTIONS........................      v
SUMMARY...............................      1
    The Companies.....................      1
    The Proposed Transactions.........      1
    Treatment of Expedia Options in
      the Transactions................      2
    Expedia Shareholder Vote
      Required........................      3
    Recommendation to Expedia
      Shareholders....................      3
    Opinion of Financial Advisor......      3
    The Transaction Agreements........      4
    Interests of Officers and
      Directors.......................      7
    The Expedia Annual Meeting........      7
    Expedia after the Merger..........      8
    Markets and Market Prices.........      9
    Selected Historical and Pro Forma
      Financial Information...........      9
    Selected Historical Financial
      Information.....................     10
    Selected Pro Forma Combined
      Condensed Financial
      Information.....................     13
    Unaudited Comparative Per Share
      Data............................     14
    Comparative Per Share Market Price
      Information.....................     15
    Where You Can Find More
      Information.....................     16
RISK FACTORS..........................     18
    Risk Factors Relating to the
      Transactions....................     18
    Risk Factors Relating to USA......     22
    Risk Factors Relating to
      Expedia.........................     23
THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING............     30
    Time and Place; Purposes..........     30
    Record Date; Voting Rights........     31
    Votes Required for Approval.......     31
    Voting and Revocation of
      Proxies.........................     31
USA STOCKHOLDER ACTION................     32
PROPOSAL NO. 1--APPROVAL OF THE MERGER
  AGREEMENT...........................     33
    Structure of the Transactions.....     33
    Background........................     37






                                          PAGE
                                        --------
                                     
    Recommendations of the Expedia
      Board of Directors..............     38
    Information and Factors
      Considered by the Expedia
      Board of Directors..............     38
    Information and Factors Considered
      by the USA Board of Directors...     42
    Opinion of Expedia's Financial
      Advisor.........................     43
    Expedia after the Merger..........     49
    Other Interests of Officers and
      Directors in the Transactions...     50
    Microsoft's Interests in the
      Transactions....................     54
    Accounting Treatment..............     54
    Material Federal Income Tax
      Consequences....................     55
    Regulatory Matters................     58
    Dissenters' Rights................     59
    Federal Securities Laws
      Consequences....................     61
THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS............     62
    The Merger Agreement..............     62
    Other Transaction Agreements......     74
USA UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED
  CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......     77
PROPOSAL NO. 2--AMENDMENT AND
  RESTATEMENT OF EXPEDIA'S ARTICLES OF
  INCORPORATION.......................     84
DESCRIPTION OF EXPEDIA CAPITAL
  STOCK...............................     87
    General...........................     87
    Expedia Common Stock and Expedia
      Class B Common Stock............     87
    New Expedia Warrants..............     88
    Transfer Agent....................     88
DESCRIPTION OF USA CAPITAL STOCK......     89
    USA Common Stock and USA Class B
      Common Stock....................     89
    USA Preferred Stock...............     90
    USA Warrants......................     92
    Transfer Agent....................     92
COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
  OF EXPEDIA AND USA..................     92



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                                          PAGE
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PROPOSAL NO. 3--TERMINATION OF THE
  SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT...............    104
PROPOSAL NO. 4--ELECTION OF EXPEDIA
  DIRECTORS...........................    105
    Nominees..........................    105
    Information Regarding Expedia's
      Board of Directors and Its
      Committees......................    106
    Compensation Committee Interlocks
      and Insider Participation in
      Compensation Decisions..........    107
  Beneficial Ownership................    107
  Executive Officer Compensation......    109
  Report of the Compensation
    Committee.........................    112
  Report of the Audit Committee.......    113
  Performance Graph...................    114
  Certain Relationships and Related
    Transactions......................    115
PROPOSAL NO. 5--ADOPTION OF EXPEDIA
  2001 STOCK PLAN.....................    119
    New Plan Benefits.................    121
    Federal Income Tax Consequences...    121
    Vote Required and Board
      Recommendation..................    123
PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS.............    123
AUDITORS..............................    123
    Fees to Expedia Accountants for
      Services Rendered During Fiscal
      2001............................    124
OTHER MATTERS.........................    124
LEGAL MATTERS.........................    124






                                          PAGE
                                        --------
                                     
EXPERTS...............................    124
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
  STATEMENTS..........................    124





                                            
ANNEXES
Annex A                 Amended and Restated
                        Agreement and Plan of
                        Recapitalization and
                        Merger..................     A-1
Annex B                 Amended and Restated
                        Articles of
                        Incorporation of
                        Expedia, Inc............     B-1
Annex C                 Amended and Restated
                        Bylaws of Taipei,
                        Inc.....................     C-1
Annex D                 Opinion of Morgan
                        Stanley & Co.
                        Incorporated............     D-1
Annex E                 Microsoft/USA Voting and
                        Election
                        Agreement...............     E-1
Annex F                 USA Warrant Exchange
                        Ratio...................     F-1
Annex G                 Chapter 23B.13 of the
                        Washington Business
                        Corporations Act........     G-1
Annex H                 Microsoft/Expedia
                        Agreement of July 15,
                        2001....................     H-1
Annex I                 Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock
                        Plan....................     I-1



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                                    SUMMARY


    THIS DOCUMENT IS A PROSPECTUS AND A PROXY STATEMENT OF EXPEDIA. IN ADDITION,
THIS DOCUMENT, OTHER THAN "PROPOSAL NO. 4--ELECTION OF EXPEDIA DIRECTORS" AND
"PROPOSAL NO. 5--ADOPTION OF EXPEDIA 2001 STOCK PLAN," CONSTITUTES THE
PROSPECTUS AND AN INFORMATION STATEMENT OF USA. THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS SELECTED
INFORMATION FROM THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT. TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE MERGER AND THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE MERGER, AND FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGAL TERMS OF THESE
TRANSACTIONS, YOU SHOULD READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT CAREFULLY, AS WELL AS THOSE
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO WHICH WE REFER YOU. SEE "WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION" ON PAGE 16. IN ADDITION, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS SUMMARY DOES
NOT HIGHLIGHT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROPOSALS BEING PRESENTED AT THE
EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING TO ELECT DIRECTORS AND TO ADOPT THE EXPEDIA, INC. 2001
STOCK PLAN. INFORMATION REGARDING THESE PROPOSALS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
SUMMARY SECTION. FOR INFORMATION ON THESE PROPOSALS, SEE "PROPOSAL
NO. 4--ELECTION OF EXPEDIA DIRECTORS" ON PAGE 105 AND "PROPOSAL NO. 5--ADOPTION
OF EXPEDIA 2001 STOCK PLAN" ON PAGE 119.


THE COMPANIES

USA NETWORKS, INC.
152 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 314-7300

    USA Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAI), a Delaware corporation, is a company
focused on the new convergence of entertainment, information and direct selling.
USA is organized within two groups, the Entertainment Group and the Interactive
Group, comprised of interrelated business divisions that include the following
assets: USA Entertainment's USA Network, SCI FI Channel, TRIO, NWI, Crime,
Studios USA and USA Films; and USA Interactive's Home Shopping Network, HSN
International, HSN Interactive, Ticketmaster (Nasdaq: TMCS), which operates
Citysearch and Match.com, Hotel Reservations Network (Nasdaq: ROOM), Electronic
Commerce Solutions, Styleclick (Nasdaq: IBUY) and Precision Response
Corporation. USA Network's website is located at www.usanetworks.com.

EXPEDIA, INC.
13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400
Bellevue, Washington 98005
(425) 564-7200


    Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE), a Washington corporation, is a leading
provider of branded online travel services for leisure and business travelers.
Expedia operates its own website, located at
Expedia.com(-Registered Trademark-), with localized versions in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Italy and the Netherlands.
Expedia(-Registered Trademark-) also operates the VacationSpot.com-TM- and
Rent-a-Holiday.com websites, a Travelscape(-Registered Trademark-) sales call
center in Las Vegas, and a call center in Tacoma, Washington. Expedia offers
one-stop travel shopping and reservation services, providing reliable, real-time
access to schedule, pricing and availability information for over 450 airlines,
45,000 lodging properties, all major car rental companies, dozens of vacation
and cruise suppliers and an increasing number of local destination services
providers.



    Prior to completing its initial public offering in November 1999, Expedia
was part of Microsoft. As of October 15, 2001, Expedia employed approximately
900 full-time employees.


TAIPEI, INC.
c/o USA Networks, Inc.
152 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 314-7300


    Taipei, Inc., a Washington corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of USA,
created solely for the purpose of the proposed transactions. In accordance with
the terms of the merger described in this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement, Taipei will merge with and into Expedia at the effective time of the
merger.



THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS (see page 33)



    The proposed transactions will involve the following steps:



    - RECAPITALIZATION OF EXPEDIA: Immediately prior to the merger, Expedia will


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      recapitalize its common stock to create a new class of common stock,
      Expedia Class B common stock, which will be entitled to 15 votes per
      share, subject to limited exceptions. In connection with the
      recapitalization and subject to a maximum of 37,500,000 shares of Expedia
      Class B common stock that Expedia will issue in the recapitalization,
      Expedia shareholders and holders of outstanding Expedia warrants who
      exercise such warrants prior to the recapitalization, may elect to
      exchange some or all of their shares of Expedia common stock for an equal
      number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock.


    - AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF EXPEDIA'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: As part
      of the recapitalization, Expedia will amend and restate its articles of
      incorporation to be in the form set forth on Annex B to this document.

    - MERGER: Following the recapitalization, Taipei will merge with and into
      Expedia, with Expedia surviving as a public company controlled by USA. In
      the merger:


      --  each share of Expedia Class B common stock will be converted into a
          package of USA securities comprised of shares of USA common stock,
          shares of USA cumulative convertible preferred stock and warrants to
          acquire USA common stock;


      --  each share of Expedia common stock will remain outstanding, with
          holders of Expedia common stock also receiving warrants to acquire
          Expedia common stock; and


      --  outstanding shares of Taipei common stock, all of which are held by
          USA, will be converted into the right to receive an aggregate number
          of shares of Expedia Class B common stock equal to the number of
          shares of Expedia Class B common stock issued in the recapitalization.

    - TERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT: At the effective time of the merger,
      the existing shareholder agreement between Expedia and Microsoft will be
      terminated. The ongoing relationship between Microsoft and Expedia will be
      governed by any ongoing agreements they have.


    - CONTRIBUTION OF ASSETS: Immediately following completion of the merger,
      USA will contribute the following assets to Expedia:



      --  a two-year option to purchase one third of USA's initial equity
          interest in a travel channel being developed by USA. The exercise
          price of the travel channel option will equal one-third of USA's cost,
          plus interest, up to the date of exercise; and



      --  all of the outstanding equity of USA Media, LLC, which has as its sole
          asset the right (at no cost to USA Media) to advertising, marketing
          and promotion time, valued at $15 million for each of the next five
          years, on the various media outlets owned by USA or its controlled
          subsidiaries.



    As a result of the termination of the acquisition agreement between USA and
National Leisure Group, a provider of vacation and cruise packages, within six
months of completing the merger, USA will also contribute to Expedia, in lieu of
a two-year option to acquire all of the outstanding equity of National Leisure
Group, Inc., $20 million, plus interest, from the date of the merger.


TREATMENT OF EXPEDIA OPTIONS IN THE TRANSACTIONS


    Expedia options will remain unchanged following the transactions. Prior to
the date of the Expedia annual meeting, Expedia will distribute to holders of
vested and unvested Expedia options issued under Expedia employee benefit plans
on or prior to August 2, 2001, 0.1920 of a restricted Expedia warrant for each
Expedia option outstanding at the time of this distribution. The restricted
Expedia warrants to


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be distributed to optionholders have terms identical to the terms of the Expedia
warrants being distributed in the merger to holders of Expedia common stock,
except that the restricted warrants being distributed to Expedia optionholders
are subject to the same vesting schedule as the options in respect of which the
warrants are being issued and will not be transferable, and may not be
exercised, for a period of 90 days following the date of their issue.



    If a holder of a vested option desires to elect to receive Expedia Class B
common stock in the recapitalization and, as a result, USA securities in the
merger, the holder must exercise his options prior to submitting an election
form.


EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER VOTE REQUIRED


    We refer to the recapitalization of Expedia, the amendment and restatement
of Expedia's articles of incorporation, the merger, the contribution of assets
to Expedia and the termination of the shareholder agreement with Microsoft
collectively throughout this document as the "TRANSACTIONS."



    USA, Expedia and Microsoft will only proceed with the transactions if each
of Proposal No. 1, Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3, as each of these proposals
is described in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement (we refer
to these proposals in this document as "THE PROPOSALS RELATING TO THE
TRANSACTIONS") has been approved by holders of a majority of the shares of
Expedia common stock outstanding on October 15, 2001, the record date, and the
other conditions to the transactions are satisfied or waived. Microsoft has
agreed to vote all its shares of Expedia common stock in favor of the proposals
relating to the transactions and has granted USA an irrevocable proxy to vote
its shares in favor of each of the proposals related to the transactions. The
vote of Microsoft shares is sufficient to ensure approval of all of the
proposals relating to the transactions.



RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDERS
(see page 38)



    The Expedia board of directors, with one director excused, has unanimously
determined that each of the proposals relating to the transactions being
presented to you at the Expedia annual meeting is consistent with, and in
furtherance of, the long-term business strategy of Expedia and is fair to, and
in the best interests of, Expedia and its shareholders and recommends that you
vote FOR approval and adoption of each of these proposals. However, the Expedia
board of directors is not taking a position on whether Expedia shareholders
should remain as a shareholder of Expedia or elect to receive shares of Expedia
Class B common stock in the recapitalization and, as a result, USA securities in
the merger.



    Microsoft has agreed to exchange all of its shares of Expedia common stock
for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization, subject to
proration, and thus, to receive the USA securities in the merger. Other
shareholders of Expedia may not be subject to the same restraints on liquidity
with respect to the Expedia shares as Microsoft. Other shareholders of Expedia
also may have objectives and concerns that are different than Microsoft's.
Microsoft's election is not a recommendation of the suitability of the USA
securities for any other person or as a recommendation concerning the investment
merits of the USA securities in comparison to Expedia securities. Microsoft
specifically disclaims any such recommendations.



    Expedia shareholders should refer to the material factors considered by the
Expedia board of directors in making its decision to adopt and approve the
proposals relating to the transactions. These material factors are discussed
beginning on page 38.



OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR (see page 43)



    In deciding to approve the transactions, the Expedia board of directors
considered the opinion of its financial advisor, Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, that, as of July 15, 2001, and subject to and based on the


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assumptions and considerations referred to in Morgan Stanley's opinion, the
consideration to be received by the holders of shares of Expedia common stock
(other than Microsoft) pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement was fair
from a financial point of view to such holders. THE FULL TEXT OF MORGAN
STANLEY'S OPINION IS ATTACHED AS ANNEX D TO THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/ PROXY AND
INFORMATION STATEMENT. Expedia urges its shareholders to read the opinion of
Morgan Stanley in its entirety.


THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS


THE MERGER AGREEMENT (see page 62)



    We have attached the merger agreement, which is the legal document that
governs the transactions, as Annex A to this document. In addition, we have
attached the proposed amended and restated articles of Expedia as Annex B and
the amended and restated bylaws of Taipei, which will become the bylaws of
Expedia as a result of the merger, as Annex C. We encourage you to read these
documents carefully. We have also filed other related agreements as exhibits to
USA's and Expedia's registration statements. Please see the section titled
"Where You Can Find More Information," on page 16, for instructions on how to
obtain copies of these exhibits.



    CONDITIONS (see page 72)


    USA, Expedia and Microsoft will complete the transactions only if certain
conditions are satisfied or waived, including the following:


    - approval by Expedia's shareholders of all of the proposals related to the
      transactions presented to shareholders at the Expedia annual meeting;



    - listing of shares of USA common stock, shares of USA cumulative
      convertible preferred stock, USA warrants, new Expedia warrants and, if
      necessary, Expedia Class B common stock on Nasdaq, the American Stock
      Exchange or other exchange acceptable to, in the case of the USA
      securities, Microsoft and USA and, in the case of the new Expedia
      warrants, Expedia, in each case to the extent eligible for listing;


    - clearance under U.S. and any material foreign antitrust laws;

    - receipt by Expedia of an opinion of its tax counsel and, as a condition
      for Microsoft only, receipt by Microsoft of an opinion of its tax counsel,
      in each case that the recapitalization and the merger each constitute a
      reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code and that no gain or loss
      will be recognized by Expedia's shareholders or Microsoft, as the case may
      be, upon the receipt of the package of USA securities in exchange for
      shares of Expedia Class B common stock; and

    - other customary closing conditions as provided in the merger agreement.


    TERMINATION (see page 73)


    The merger agreement may be terminated in a number of circumstances,
including the following:

    - by mutual agreement of USA, Expedia and Microsoft;

    - by any of USA, Expedia or Microsoft if:

      --  the merger is not completed by April 15, 2002, which date will
          automatically be extended to July 15, 2002 if necessary to obtain
          remaining material antitrust clearances;

      --  a final and nonappealable order is issued enjoining or prohibiting the
          proposed transactions;

      --  any other party materially breaches and fails to cure its
          representations and warranties or covenants contained in the merger
          agreement; or

      --  if any litigation or proceeding is pending or threatened which is
          reasonably likely to result in substantial damages or substantially
          impair the benefits of the transactions to any party.

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    - by USA if:


      --  Expedia's board of directors breaches its obligation to submit all of
          the proposals relating to the transactions described in this document
          to Expedia's shareholders at the Expedia annual meeting or alters its
          recommendation to shareholders in a manner that would prevent Expedia
          from submitting the proposals to its shareholders at the Expedia
          annual meeting; or


      --  Microsoft breaches and fails to timely cure any of its covenants or
          agreements included in the voting and election agreement with USA.


    ELECTION PROCEDURES (see page 33)



    Expedia shareholders will receive along with this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement an election form and letter of transmittal, which will
include instructions on how to elect to exchange all or a portion of their
shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization and, as a result, receive USA securities in the merger. If you
are an Expedia shareholder and did not receive a copy of the election form and
letter of transmittal because you acquired Expedia shares after the record date
you should call the proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at
(800) 322-2885 and a copy of each will be mailed to you free of charge.



    Depending on the manner in which an Expedia shareholder holds his Expedia
shares, as discussed in more detail in this joint prospectus/ proxy and
information statement, in order to validly make an election, such shareholder
will have to, or cause his broker(s) or nominee(s) to, if the shares and/or
warrants are held through a broker or nominee, complete and execute the election
form and letter of transmittal so that it is received (and not withdrawn in
writing) prior to the election deadline, which is 5:00 p.m. eastern time on
December 17, 2001, the date of the Expedia annual meeting. Expedia shareholders
may submit more than one election form and letter of transmittal.


    If you are an Expedia shareholder and are electing to receive Expedia
Class B common stock in the recapitalization, for your election to be valid, you
must deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the exchange agent:


    - the certificates representing all of the shares of Expedia common stock
      for which you have made an election; and

    - a completed election form and letter of transmittal.


If the stock certificates are not available when the election form and letter of
transmittal are sent to the exchange agent, an Expedia shareholder may provide a
guarantee of delivery instead of providing the stock certificates.


    If you hold outstanding Expedia warrants and are electing to receive Expedia
Class B common stock in the recapitalization, for your election to be valid, you
must deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the exchange agent:

    - a copy of your warrant, payment of your exercise price and an executed
      notice to exercise your warrant prior to the recapitalization and the
      applicable exercise price; and

    - a completed election form and letter of transmittal.


    Please note that Expedia shareholders will not actually receive physical
certificates for the shares of Expedia Class B common stock such shareholders
elect to receive in the recapitalization. Instead, shares of Expedia Class B
common stock will automatically be converted in the merger into the package of
USA securities, which will be certificated if directed in the election form and
letter of transmittal.



    REGULATORY APPROVALS (see page 58)



    USA, Expedia and Microsoft have made filings and taken other actions, and
will continue to take actions, necessary to obtain approvals from U.S. and
foreign governmental authorities in connection with the proposed transactions,
including U.S. and foreign antitrust authorities. On August 1, 2000, USA and
Microsoft filed their Premerger Notification and Report Forms


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under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with the
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission. The waiting period was terminated early on August 10, 2001. The
parties have also received all other material required governmental approvals.



    MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS (see page 55)



    TO EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDERS. The obligations of the parties to consummate the
recapitalization and the merger are conditioned on Expedia's receipt of an
opinion of counsel, dated the closing date of the recapitalization and the
merger, substantially to the effect that (1) each of the recapitalization and
the merger will, taking into account all of the transactions contemplated under
the merger agreement, constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (2) no gain or loss will be
recognized by the shareholders of Expedia upon the receipt of USA common stock,
USA preferred stock and USA warrants in exchange for their shares of Expedia
Class B common stock in the merger. Assuming that each of the merger and the
recapitalization qualifies as a reorganization, the recapitalization and the
merger will generally be tax-free to Expedia shareholders, except that Expedia
shareholders will recognize gain or loss on the sale of new Expedia warrants,
USA common stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants by the exchange agent on
behalf of the Expedia shareholders who would otherwise receive fractional
interests.


    This tax treatment may not apply to all Expedia shareholders. Determining
the actual tax consequences to you of the recapitalization and the merger can be
complicated, and will depend on your specific situation and on variables not
within the control of Expedia or USA. You should consult your own tax advisor
for a full understanding of the tax consequences to you of the recapitalization
and the merger.


    TO USA STOCKHOLDERS. The merger will not be a taxable transaction to USA's
stockholders as the outstanding shares of USA common stock and USA Class B
common stock are not being sold or exchanged in connection with the
transactions.



    ACCOUNTING TREATMENT (see page 54)



    USA will account for the transactions as a purchase in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. Expedia will account for the
transactions as a recapitalization. The financial statements of Expedia will not
be significantly impacted by the purchase price paid by USA for the Expedia
voting stock acquired.



    DISSENTERS' RIGHTS (see page 59)



    Expedia shareholders are entitled to dissenters' rights in connection with
the recapitalization and/or merger if they properly exercise their rights under
Washington law. We describe the procedures for exercising dissenters' rights in
this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement and attach the provisions
of Washington law that govern dissenters' rights as Annex G to this document.
Expedia shareholders who exercise dissenters' rights will be treated as
non-electing shareholders in the recapitalization.



    USA stockholder are not entitled to dissenters' rights in connection with
the transactions.


    LISTING OF SECURITIES


    USA will list the shares of USA common stock to be issued in the merger on
Nasdaq. USA expects to list the shares of USA preferred stock and USA warrants
to be issued in the merger on Nasdaq to the extent eligible for listing. Expedia
expects to list the Expedia warrants to be issued in the transactions on Nasdaq.



    MICROSOFT/USA VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT (see page 74)



    Microsoft has agreed to vote the Expedia shares it beneficially owns or has
the right to vote in favor of each of the proposals relating to the transactions
being presented to shareholders at the Expedia annual meeting and against any
other takeover proposal and has granted to USA an irrevocable proxy to vote its
Expedia shares in this manner. As of October 15, 2001, these shares represented
approximately 66% of the


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total voting power of Expedia shares entitled to vote on the transactions.
Microsoft has also agreed to elect to exchange all of its shares of Expedia
common stock, including shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Expedia
warrants, for Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization, subject to
proportional allocation in the event that the shares of Expedia Class B common
stock are oversubscribed in the recapitalization. USA has agreed to provide
Microsoft with registration rights in order to permit Microsoft to sell the USA
securities received by Microsoft in the merger.


INTERESTS OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS



    EXPEDIA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
    (see page 50)



    Members of the management and board of directors of Expedia have interests
in the transactions that are different from, or in addition to, their interests
as Expedia shareholders. Mr. Richard N. Barton is the president and chief
executive officer of Expedia and is a member of the Expedia board of directors
that approved the merger. He and Mr. Gregory S. Stanger, the chief financial
officer of Expedia, as well as Messrs. Gregory B. Maffei and Jay C. Hoag,
current members of the board of directors of Expedia, will be designated as
members of the initial board of directors of the surviving company after the
merger.



    In addition, Expedia entered into binding employment agreement term sheets
with Mr. Richard N. Barton and Mr. Gregory S. Stanger in connection with the
merger, setting forth the material terms of their employment, which will be
reflected in employment agreements that will be entered into prior to the
effective time of the merger. Expedia and USA have also agreed in a binding term
sheet that Mr. Barton may, in his discretion, cause Expedia to enter into
employment agreements with 15 additional members of senior management for a term
of three years following the effective time. The additional managers' initial
base salaries to be provided in the employment agreements will be the managers'
respective current salaries.


    In addition, around the time the parties entered into the merger agreement,
the compensation committee of the board of directors of Expedia granted to
members of Expedia's management and board of directors options to acquire
Expedia common stock. All options held by non-employee directors of Expedia who
do not continue to serve on the board of directors after the effective time, or
who cease to be directors for any reason within one year following the effective
time, will become fully exercisable.


    For a more complete description of these arrangements, please read the
section "Proposal No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Other Interests of
Officers and Directors in the Transactions--Expedia."



    USA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
    (see page 53)



    Members of the management and board of directors of USA have interests in
the transactions that are different from, or in addition to, their interests as
USA stockholders. Upon completion of the transactions, Barry Diller, chairman
and chief executive officer of USA, will become chairman of the Expedia board of
directors. USA also has the right to designate five other members of the Expedia
board. Accordingly, other directors and/or officers of USA may join the Expedia
board.



THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING (see page 30)



WHEN AND WHERE.  The Expedia annual meeting will take place at the Embassy
Suites Hotel, 3225 158th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, on December 17, 2001,
at 2:30 p.m., local time.



WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON.  At the Expedia annual meeting, Expedia
shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on the following proposals
relating to the transactions:



    - a proposal to approve the merger agreement and the transactions
      contemplated by the merger agreement, including the recapitalization, the
      merger and the contribution of assets;


    - a proposal to approve the amended and restated articles of incorporation
      of Expedia; and

    - a proposal to approve the termination of the shareholder agreement between
      Expedia and Microsoft.

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WHO CAN VOTE.  You can vote at the annual meeting if you owned shares of Expedia
common stock at the close of business on the record date for the annual meeting,
October 15, 2001. On that date, there were 51,439,606 shares of Expedia common
stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Expedia shareholders can cast one vote
for each share of Expedia common stock owned on that date.



WHAT VOTE IS NEEDED.  In order to approve each of the proposals relating to the
transactions being presented to shareholders at the Expedia annual meeting, the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Expedia entitled to vote must
vote in favor of those proposals.



    Microsoft has agreed to vote in favor of each of the proposals relating to
the transactions being presented at the Expedia annual meeting and has granted
USA an irrevocable proxy to vote its shares in this manner. Accordingly, no
other vote of any Expedia shareholder is required to approve any of these
proposals.



EXPEDIA AFTER THE MERGER (see page 49)


    CAPITAL STOCK

    After the transactions, Expedia's capital stock will consist of:

    - Expedia common stock, which will be held by shareholders of Expedia who
      did not elect to receive Expedia Class B common stock in the
      recapitalization and shareholders who did so elect but were prorated;

    - Expedia Class B common stock, all of which will be held by USA;

    - outstanding Expedia warrants, which in accordance with their terms do not
      terminate upon the effective time of the merger, to the extent that
      holders of these warrants have not elected to exercise them prior to the
      recapitalization;

    - new Expedia warrants which will be issued in the merger to shareholders of
      Expedia who retain their Expedia common stock in the recapitalization; and


    - new Expedia warrants which will be distributed as part of the transactions
      prior to the Expedia annual meeting to Expedia optionholders who were
      granted options on or prior to August 2, 2001 and who continue to hold
      such options on the date of the distribution.



The only difference between the two classes of common shares is that the Expedia
common stock will be entitled to one vote per share and the Expedia Class B
common stock will be entitled to 15 votes per share, subject to limited
exceptions.


    OWNERSHIP OF EXPEDIA AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS


    Immediately after the transactions are consummated, USA will hold between
66% and 75% of the outstanding equity (depending on the number of shareholders
who remain as shareholders of Expedia after the recapitalization) and between
90% and 94.9% of the outstanding voting power of Expedia, with the former
holders of Expedia owning the remaining outstanding interests in Expedia. All
percentages are as of October 15, 2001, but after giving effect to the
transactions.


    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF EXPEDIA AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS

    Following the transactions, USA will control Expedia. Barry Diller, the
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of USA, will become Chairman
of Expedia and Richard N. Barton will continue in his role as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Expedia. At the effective time of the merger and
through the one-year anniversary of such time, the board of directors of Expedia
will consist of 11 members, six of whom will be appointed by USA. The other five
members will be Expedia's Chief Executive Officer, Expedia's Chief Financial
Officer and three independent directors, of whom two will be Gregory B. Maffei
and Jay C. Hoag, current directors of Expedia.

    RELATIONSHIP WITH USA

    Following the transactions, USA and Expedia have agreed that their
relationship will be governed by the following principles, none of which can be
amended or waived without the

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approval of a majority of Expedia's independent directors:

    - USA or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Expedia or any of its
      subsidiaries, on the other hand, may engage in or own interests in
      businesses that compete with the other;

    - as long as USA owns 50.1% of Expedia's total voting power, Expedia may not
      enter into or amend any material arrangements with USA or any of its
      affiliates without the approval of a majority of Expedia independent
      directors; and

    - there will be meaningful consultation between USA and Expedia's Chief
      Executive Officer in the selection of Expedia's independent directors.


MARKETS AND MARKET PRICES (see page 15)



    The shares of USA common stock are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol "USAI."
The shares of Expedia common stock are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol "EXPE."
On July 13, 2001, the last trading date prior to the public announcement of the
proposed transactions, USA common stock closed at $25 17/64 per share and
Expedia common stock closed at $48 45/64 per share. On November 8, 2001, the
most recent practicable date prior to filing of this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement, USA common stock closed at $20.50 per share and Expedia
common stock closed at $30.68 per share. You may obtain more recent stock price
quotes from most newspapers or other financial sources and we encourage you to
do so.


SELECTED HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION


    We are providing or incorporating by reference in this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement selected historical financial
information for USA and Expedia to help you in your analysis of the financial
aspects of the proposed transactions. We derived this information from the
audited and unaudited financial statements of USA and Expedia for the periods
presented. The information is only a summary and you should read it together
with the financial information included or incorporated by reference in this
joint prospectus/proxy and information statement. See "Where You Can Find More
Information" on page 16.



    UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION



    We are also providing unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial
information on page 77 of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement
to show you how USA might have looked if the transactions had been completed as
of the dates or at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma
financial information was prepared using the purchase method of accounting, with
USA treated as the acquiror.



    If we had actually completed these transactions in prior periods, USA might
have performed differently. You should not rely on the pro forma financial
information as an indication of the results that USA would have achieved if the
transactions had taken place earlier or the future results that USA will
experience after completion of the transactions.


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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION



    USA



    In the table below, USA provides you with selected historical consolidated
financial data of USA. USA prepared this information using the consolidated
financial statements of USA for each of the years in the five-year period ended
December 31, 2000 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000.
The financial statements for each of the five years in the period ended
December 31, 2000 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors.
The financial statements for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
have not been audited. USA has not declared any cash dividends on USA common
stock.



    When you read the selected historical financial information, you should
consider reading along with it the historical financial statements and
accompanying notes that USA has included in its December 31, 2000 Annual Report
on Form 10-K. You can obtain this report by following the instructions we
provide under "Where You Can Find More Information" on page 16.


    As used in this document, the term "EBITDA" refers to net income plus
(1) extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting changes,
(2) provision for income taxes, (3) interest expense, (4) depreciation and
amortization, (5) minority interest and (6) amortization of non-cash
distribution and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense. EBITDA is
presented because USA believes it is a widely accepted indicator of its ability
to service debt as well as a valuation methodology for companies in the media,
entertainment and communication industries. EBITDA should not be considered in
isolation or as a substitute for measures of financial performance or liquidity
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. EBITDA may
not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures presented by
other companies.



                                                                                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                            YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                         ENDED JUNE 30,
                                          ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------
                                           1996(1)     1997(2)    1998(3)(4)    1999(5)      2000(6)       2000        2001(7)
                                          ----------  ----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                                                                                
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
  Net revenues..........................  $   36,361  $1,377,145  $ 2,759,896  $3,371,745  $ 4,601,492  $ 2,175,877  $ 2,687,125
  Operating profit (loss)...............        (564)    105,753      249,904     269,914       56,326      139,284      157,399
  Earnings (loss) from continuing
    operations..........................      (1,572)     34,209       63,892      16,515      (88,588)     (20,419)     (27,661)
  Earnings (loss) before cumulative
    effect of accounting change.........      (6,539)     13,061       76,894     (27,631)    (147,983)     (47,427)      22,168
  Net earnings (loss)...................      (6,539)     13,061       76,894     (27,631)    (147,983)     (47,427)      12,981
  Basic earnings (loss) per common share
    from continuing operations(8).......        (.04)        .16          .22         .05         (.25)        (.06)        (.07)
  Diluted earnings (loss) per common
    share from continuing
    operations(8).......................        (.04)        .15          .19         .04         (.25)        (.06)        (.07)
  Basic earnings (loss) per common share
    before cumulative effect of
    accounting change(8)................        (.15)        .06          .27        (.08)        (.41)        (.14)         .06
  Diluted earnings (loss) per common
    share before cumulative effect of
    change of accounting change(8)......        (.15)        .06          .21        (.08)        (.41)        (.14)         .06
  Basic earnings (loss) per common
    share(8)............................        (.15)        .06          .27        (.08)        (.41)        (.14)         .03
  Diluted earnings (loss) per common
    share(8)............................        (.15)        .06          .21        (.08)        (.41)        (.14)         .03
BALANCE SHEET DATA (END OF PERIOD):
  Working capital (deficit).............  $  (24,444) $   60,941  $   443,408  $  381,046  $   602,588  $   441,630  $   758,376
  Total assets..........................   2,116,232   2,670,796    8,316,190   9,233,227   10,473,870   10,462,407   10,811,257
  Long-term obligations, net of current
    maturities..........................     271,430     448,346      775,683     574,979      552,501      574,763      552,572
  Minority interest.....................     356,136     372,223    3,633,597   4,492,066    4,817,137    4,823,507    4,915,889
  Stockholders' equity..................   1,158,749   1,447,354    2,571,405   2,769,729    3,439,871    3,538,192    3,542,751
OTHER DATA:
Net cash provided by (used in)
  Operating activities..................  $    8,198  $   60,363  $   256,929  $  401,577  $   372,507  $   284,845  $   288,331
  Investing activities..................       1,545     (83,043)  (1,201,912)   (413,968)    (524,556)    (280,621)      99,530
  Financing activities..................      16,308     105,156    1,297,654      55,948       58,346       72,237       43,167
  Net cash used in discontinued
    operations..........................       2,585       9,041      (20,488)    (66,260)     (82,563)     (38,180)     (40,220)
  Effect of exchange rate changes.......          --          --       (1,501)       (123)      (2,687)      (1,029)      (2,715)
  EBITDA................................       2,295     198,372      496,612     627,745      809,491      396,762      479,737


------------------------------


(1) The consolidated statement of operations data include the operations of
    Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. and Home Shopping Network, Inc. since
    their acquisition by USA on December 19, 1996 and December 20, 1996,
    respectively. Prior to USA's acquisition of USA Networks, referred to as
    Networks, which consisted of USA Network and The Sci-Fi Channel cable
    televisions networks, and the


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    domestic television production and distribution business of Universal
    Studios, Inc., referred to as Studios USA, the assets of Home Shopping
    Network, Inc. consisted principally of USA's retail sales programs, Home
    Shopping Network and America's Store.


(2) The consolidated statement of operations data include the operations of
    Ticketmaster since the acquisition by USA of its controlling interest in
    Ticketmaster on July 17, 1997.

(3) The consolidated statement of operations data include the operations of
    Networks and Studios USA since the acquisition by USA from Universal on
    February 12, 1998 and CitySearch since its acquisition by USA on
    September 28, 1998.

(4) Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 1998 include a pre-tax gain of
    $74.9 million related to USA's sale of its Baltimore television station
    during the first quarter of 1998 and a pre-tax gain of $109.0 million
    related to the CitySearch transaction during the fourth quarter of 1998.

(5) The consolidated statement of operations data include the operations of
    Hotel Reservation Network, referred to as Hotel Reservations, since its
    acquisition by USA on May 10, 1999 and the operations of October Films and
    the domestic film distribution and development business of Universal, which
    was previously operated by Polygram Filmed Entertainment, referred to as USA
    Films, since their acquisition by USA on May 28, 1999. Net earnings for the
    year ended December 31, 1999 includes a pre-tax gain of $89.7 million
    related to the sale of securities.

(6) Includes a pre-tax gain of $104.6 million related to the Styleclick
    transaction, a pre-tax gain of $3.7 million related to the HRN initial
    public offering, and a pre-tax charge of $145.6 million related to
    impairment of Styleclick goodwill.

(7) Includes a gain of $49.8 million related to the sale of capital stock of
    certain USA Broadcasting subsidiaries and an after-tax expense of
    $9.2 million related to the cumulative effect of adoption SOP 00-2,
    Accounting By Producers or Distributors of Films.


(8) Earnings (loss) per common share data and shares outstanding retroactively
    reflect the impact of two-for-one stock splits of USA's Common Stock and USA
    Class B common stock paid on February 24, 2000 and March 26, 1998. All share
    numbers give effect to such stock splits.


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    EXPEDIA



    In the table below, Expedia provides you with selected historical
consolidated financial data of Expedia. Expedia prepared this information using
the consolidated financial statements of Expedia for each of the fiscal years in
the five-year period ended June 30, 2001. The financial statements for each of
the fiscal years in the five year period ended June 30, 2001 have been audited
by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors. Expedia has not declared any
dividends on Expedia common stock.



    When you read the selected historical financial information, you should
consider reading along with it the historical financial statements and
accompanying notes that Expedia has included in its June 30, 2001 Annual Report
on Form 10-K. You can obtain this report by following the instructions we
provide under "Where You Can Find More Information" on page 16.





                                                                      YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                        1997       1998       1999       2000        2001
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
                                                              (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
  Agency revenues...................................  $  1,715   $  6,866   $ 24,677   $  59,534   $122,987
  Merchant revenues.................................        --         --         --      10,912     64,548
  Advertising and other revenues....................     1,027      6,961     14,022      24,185     34,685
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Revenues..........................................     2,742     13,827     38,699      94,631    222,220
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Cost of agency revenues...........................     3,176      8,996     14,548      34,136     53,427
  Cost of merchant revenues.........................                              --       3,369     17,567
  Cost of advertising and other revenues............       103        696      1,402       2,643      3,280
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Cost of revenues..................................     3,279      9,692     15,950      40,148     74,274
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Gross profit (loss)...............................      (537)     4,135     22,749      54,483    147,946
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Operating expenses................................    28,384     33,613     42,351      96,599    137,381
  Operating expenses -- non-cash....................        --         --         --      78,552     93,209
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Loss from operations..............................   (28,921)   (29,478)   (19,602)   (120,668)   (82,644)
  Net interest income and other.....................        --         --         --       2,353      4,591
                                                      --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------
  Net loss..........................................  $(28,921)  $(29,478)  $(19,602)  $(118,315)  $(78,053)
                                                      ========   ========   ========   =========   ========
Basic and diluted net loss per share................                                               $  (1.65)
                                                                                                   ========
Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share......                        $  (0.59)  $   (3.11)
                                                                            ========   =========
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and
  diluted net loss per common share.................                                                 47,210
                                                                                                   ========
Weighted average shares used to compute pro forma
  basic and diluted net loss per common share.......                          33,000      38,044
                                                                            ========   =========
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
  Cash and cash equivalents.........................  $     --   $     --   $     --   $  60,670   $182,161
  Working capital...................................       658      4,814      1,390      20,122     96,147
  Total assets......................................     1,645      8,333      5,756     273,050    389,844
  Unearned revenue..................................     2,337      7,963      6,215       9,696      1,545
  Deferred merchant bookings........................        --         --         --      14,424     80,326
  Long-term liabilities, net of current portion.....        --      5,820      3,851       4,557      1,303
  Accumulated deficit...............................   (37,684)   (67,162)   (86,764)         --         --
  Retained deficit..................................        --         --         --    (113,365)  (191,418)
  Total stockholders' equity (owner's net
    deficit)........................................      (721)       (92)    (1,675)    207,496    230,999



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SELECTED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION


    In the table below, we provide you with unaudited selected pro forma
combined condensed financial information for USA as if the transactions had been
completed on January 1, 2000 for income statement purposes and on June 30, 2001
for balance sheet purposes. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", provides that any goodwill
resulting from a business combination completed subsequent to June 30, 2001 will
not be amortized, but instead is required to be tested for impairment at least
annually. USA has not declared any cash dividends on USA common stock.


    Expedia will account for the transactions as a recapitalization.
Accordingly, the transactions will not significantly impact Expedia's financial
information and no pro forma information for Expedia is deemed necessary.



    This unaudited selected pro forma combined condensed financial information
should be read in conjunction with the separate historical financial statements
and accompanying notes of USA and Expedia that are incorporated by reference in
this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement. It is also important that
you read the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial information and
accompanying discussion that we have included in this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement starting on page 77 under "USA Unaudited Pro Forma
Combined Condensed Financial Statements." You should not rely on the unaudited
selected pro forma financial information as an indication of the results of
operations or financial position that would have been achieved if the
transactions had taken place earlier or of the results of operations or
financial position of USA after the completion of the transactions.





                                                                           PRO FORMA
                                                              ------------------------------------
                                                                 YEAR ENDED       SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                              DECEMBER 31, 2000    JUNE 30, 2001
                                                              -----------------   ----------------
                                                                     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS,
                                                                     EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                                                            
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
  Net revenues..............................................     $ 4,829,687        $ 2,822,821
  Operating profit (loss)...................................        (130,817)           133,650
  Loss from continuing operations...........................        (254,519)           (46,222)
  Earnings (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting
    change..................................................        (254,519)             3,607
  Net loss before preferred dividend........................        (313,914)            (5,580)
  Net loss available to common shareholders.................        (326,973)           (12,110)

LOSS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  Basic and diluted.........................................          ($0.65)            ($0.12)

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF
  ACCOUNTING CHANGE
  Basic and diluted.........................................          ($0.65)             $0.01

NET LOSS PER SHARE BEFORE PREFERRED DIVIDEND EARNINGS
  Basic and diluted.........................................          ($0.80)            ($0.01)

NET LOSS PER SHARE AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
  Basic and diluted.........................................          ($0.84)            ($0.03)

BALANCE SHEET DATA (END OF PERIOD):
  Working capital...........................................                        $   844,523
  Total assets..............................................                         12,654,709
  Long-term obligations, net of current maturities                                      553,875
  Minority interest.........................................                          4,974,246
  Stockholders' equity......................................                          5,159,001



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UNAUDITED COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA


    In the table below, we provide you with historical per share financial
information for USA and Expedia as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2000. We also provide you with pro
forma per share financial information for USA as of June 30, 2001 and for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2000. The USA pro forma financial information
assumes that the transactions had been completed on January 1, 2000 for income
statement purposes and on June 30, 2001 for balance sheet purposes. Expedia will
account for the transactions as a recapitalization. Accordingly, the
transactions will not significantly impact Expedia's financial information and
no pro forma information for Expedia is deemed necessary.


    Neither USA nor Expedia has declared any cash dividends during this period.


    It is important that when you read this information, you read along with it
the financial statements and accompanying notes of USA and Expedia included in
the documents described on page 16 of this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement under "Where You Can Find More Information." It is also
important that you read the pro forma combined financial information and
accompanying discussion and notes that we have included in this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement starting on page 77 under "USA
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements." You should not
rely on the pro forma financial information as an indication of the results of
operations or financial position that would have been achieved if the
transactions had taken place earlier or the results of USA after the completion
of the transactions.





                                                             USA                            EXPEDIA
                                                   -----------------------    EXPEDIA      EQUIVALENT
                                                    ACTUAL    PRO FORMA(1)   HISTORICAL   PRO FORMA(2)
                                                   --------   ------------   ----------   ------------
                                                                              
BOOK VALUE PER SHARE
Common stock and Class B common stock
  June 30, 2001..................................   $11.33       $13.00        $ 4.60        $ 8.62
  December 31, 2000..............................     9.34                       4.84

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE FROM
  CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  For the twelve months ended June 30, 2001......                               (1.65)        (0.21)
  For the twelve months ended December 31,
    2000.........................................    (0.25)       (0.65)

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE
  CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE
  For the twelve months ended June 30, 2001......                               (1.65)        (0.12)
  For the twelve months ended December 31,
    2000.........................................    (0.41)       (0.84)

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
  For the twelve months ended June 30, 2001......                               (1.65)        (0.14)
  For the twelve months ended December 31,
    2000.........................................    (0.41)       (0.84)



------------------------


(1) Pro forma information gives effect to the acquisition by USA of Expedia as
    well as acquisitions made by USA and Expedia in 2000 and 2001. See "USA
    Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements."



(2) The equivalent pro forma per share data for Expedia is computed by
    multiplying USA's pro forma per share information for the twelve months
    ended June 30, 2001 by the mid-point of the range of USA common stock
    exchange ratios for each share of Expedia Class B common stock (0.663). The
    exchange ratio does not consider the USA preferred stock or USA warrants
    exchanged. See "What Expedia Shareholders Will Receive in the Merger" for
    more information.


                                       14

COMPARATIVE PER SHARE MARKET PRICE INFORMATION


    The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices for a share of
USA common stock and for a share of Expedia common stock. Neither USA nor
Expedia, nor any of their respective predecessors, has ever paid any cash
dividends in respect of their respective shares of common stock. Neither USA nor
Expedia has declared any cash dividends. The prices are as quoted on Nasdaq,
based on published financial sources.





                                                                        USA COMMON                      EXPEDIA COMMON
                                                                           STOCK                             STOCK
                                                              -------------------------------   -------------------------------
                                                                   HIGH             LOW              HIGH             LOW
                                                              --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------
                                                                                                     
1998
  January 1 through March 31................................           14.53            11.86              N/A              N/A
  April 1 through June 30...................................           13.63            11.38              N/A              N/A
  July 1 through September 30...............................           15.25             9.72              N/A              N/A
  October 1 through December 31.............................           17.38             7.59              N/A              N/A

1999
  January 1 through March 31................................           21.22            15.75              N/A              N/A
  April 1 through June 30...................................           21.50            17.13              N/A              N/A
  July 1 through September 30...............................           24.06            19.38              N/A              N/A
  October 1 through December 31.............................           27.97            18.00            54.94            35.00

2000
  January 1 through March 31................................           28.34            19.63            38.38            19.00
  April 1 through June 30...................................           23.44            17.25            21.75            14.00
  July 1 through September 30...............................           25.44            20.50            21.00            13.00
  October 1 through December 31.............................           22.00            16.81            16.44             8.69

2001
  January 1 through March 31................................           24.44            18.00            17.88             9.25
  April 1 through June 30...................................           28.00            21.06            46.60            13.38
  July 1 through September 30...............................           28.44            16.45            51.84            19.10
  October 1 through November 8..............................           21.05            18.07            32.75            22.91




    On July 13, 2001, the last trading date prior to the public announcement of
the proposed transactions, USA common stock closed at $25 17/64 per share and
Expedia common stock closed at $48 45/64 per share. On November 8, 2001, the
most recent practicable date prior to filing of this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement, USA common stock closed at $20.50 per share and Expedia
common stock closed at $30.68 per share. You may obtain more recent stock price
quotes from most newspapers or other financial sources and we encourage you to
do so.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

    USA and Expedia file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports,
statements or other information we file at the SEC's public reference rooms in
Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois:



                                                          
    Public Reference Room          New York Regional Office        Chicago Regional Office
    450 Fifth Street, N.W.              2333 Broadway            Citicorp Center, Suite 1400
          Room 1024               New York, New York  10279        500 West Madison Street
   Washington, D.C.  20549                                      Chicago, Illinois  60661-2511



    Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public
reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public from
commercial document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC
at www.sec.gov.


    This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is part of a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by USA to register with the SEC the USA
common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants to be issued in the merger.
This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is also part of a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Expedia to register with the SEC the
Expedia Class B common stock to be issued in the recapitalization and the
Expedia warrants to be issued in the merger. This joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement also constitutes a prospectus of each of USA and Expedia,
as well as being a proxy statement of Expedia for its annual meeting and an
information statement of USA.



    As allowed by SEC rules, this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement does not contain all the information you can find in the Registration
Statement or the exhibits to the Registration Statements.



    The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to another document filed
separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to
be part of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement, except for any
information superseded by information contained directly in this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement. This joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement incorporates by reference the documents set forth below
that we have previously filed with the SEC. These documents contain important
information about our companies and their financial condition.




                                            
USA SEC FILINGS
(FILE NO. 0-20570)                             PERIOD/FILING DATE
Annual Report on Form 10-K                     Year ended December 31, 2000
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q                 Quarters ended March 31, 2001 and June 30,
Current Reports on Form 8-K                    2001
                                               Filed on January 10, 2001, February 1, 2001,
                                               March 6, 2001, April 25, 2001, June 6, 2001,
                                               June 7, 2001, June 27, 2001, July 16, 2001,
                                               July 23, 2001, July 25, 2001,
                                               September 18, 2001, October 2, 2001,
                                               October 24, 2001,
                                               October 30, 2001, October 31, 2001 and
                                               two filed on November 9, 2001
Proxy Statement                                Filed on April 9, 2001
Preliminary Information Statement              Filed on November 8, 2001

EXPEDIA SEC FILINGS
(FILE NO. 000-27429)                           PERIOD/FILING DATE
Annual Report on Form 10-K                     Year ended June 30, 2001
Current Reports on Form 8-K                    Filed on July 19, 2001, July 27, 2001 and
                                               October 23, 2001



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    USA and Expedia also incorporate by reference into this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement additional documents that may be
filed with the SEC from the date of this joint prospectus/ proxy and information
statement to the date of the Expedia annual meeting. These include periodic
reports, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements.



    USA has supplied all information contained or incorporated by reference in
this joint prospectus/ proxy and information statement relating to USA, Expedia
has supplied all such information relating to Expedia and Microsoft has supplied
all such information relating to Microsoft.



    If you are an Expedia or a USA shareholder, we may have sent you some of the
documents incorporated by reference, but you can obtain any of them through us,
the SEC or the SEC's website as described above. Documents incorporated by
reference are available from us without charge, excluding all exhibits unless we
have specifically incorporated by reference an exhibit in this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement. Shareholders may obtain documents
incorporated by reference in this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement by requesting them in writing or by telephone from the proxy solicitor
or the appropriate company at the following addresses:



                                            
             USA Networks, Inc.                                Expedia, Inc.
            152 West 57th Street                     13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400
          New York, New York 10019                      Bellevue, Washington 98005
             Tel: (212) 314-7300                            Tel: (425) 564-7200
         Attn.: Corporate Secretary                     Attn.: Corporate Secretary


                                         or

                                     [LOGO]

                                156 Fifth Avenue
                               New York, NY 10010
                            (212) 929-5500 (collect)
                           (800) 322-2885 (toll-free)


    If you would like to request documents from us, please do so by
December 10, 2001 to receive them before the Expedia annual meeting.



    IF YOU ARE AN EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER, YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND
INFORMATION STATEMENT TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTIONS AND TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
TO MAKE AN ELECTION. INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITES OF USA AND/OR EXPEDIA
IS NOT INCORPORATED IN THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT,
NOR SHOULD YOU RELY ON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREON TO DETERMINE HOW TO
VOTE ON THE TRANSACTIONS AND/OR WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE AN ELECTION. WE HAVE NOT
AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS
CONTAINED IN THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT. THIS JOINT
PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT IS DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2001. YOU
SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY
AND INFORMATION STATEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE, AND
NEITHER THE MAILING OF THIS DOCUMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS NOR THE ISSUANCE OF USA
COMMON STOCK, USA PREFERRED STOCK, USA WARRANTS, EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK OR
NEW EXPEDIA WARRANTS IN THE RECAPITALIZATION OR THE MERGER SHALL CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.


                                       17

                                  RISK FACTORS

RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS

    USA WILL EXERCISE SIGNIFICANT CONTROL OVER EXPEDIA


    When the transactions are completed, USA will own between 66% and 75% of the
outstanding Expedia common equity, depending on the number of Expedia
shareholders who elect to receive Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization, and between 90% and 94.9% of the total voting power of
Expedia. As a result, USA generally will have the ability to control the outcome
of any matter submitted for the vote or consent of Expedia shareholders, except
where a separate vote of the holders of Expedia common stock is required by
Washington law. In addition, USA will also control the board of directors of
Expedia. Subject to applicable Washington law and agreements entered into as
part of the transactions, USA generally will not be restricted with regard to
its ability to control the election of directors of Expedia, to cause the
amendment of Expedia's articles of incorporation or bylaws, or generally to
exercise a controlling influence over the business and affairs of Expedia. As a
result of USA's controlling interest in Expedia, USA will have the power to
prevent, delay or cause a change in control of Expedia and could take other
actions that might be favorable to USA but not necessarily favorable to other
Expedia shareholders.


    In addition, because the Expedia board of directors has approved the
transactions, Expedia shareholders may not benefit from certain protections
afforded by the Washington anti-takeover statute in respect of future agreements
with USA or its affiliates. See "Comparison of Rights of Shareholders of Expedia
and USA--Summary of Material Differences Between the Current Rights of Expedia
Shareholders, the Rights of Expedia Shareholders Following the Transactions and
the Rights of USA Stockholders--Business Combination Restrictions" for a more
detailed description of the Washington anti-takeover statute.

    CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY ARISE BETWEEN USA AND EXPEDIA, WHICH MAY NOT BE
    RESOLVED IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT EXPEDIA'S BUSINESS,
    FINANCIAL CONDITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Conflicts of interest may arise between Expedia, on the one hand, and USA
and its other affiliates, on the other hand, in areas relating to past, ongoing
and future relationships, including corporate opportunities, potential
acquisitions or financing transactions, sales or other dispositions by USA of
its interest in Expedia and the exercise by USA of its ability to control the
management and affairs of Expedia. Conflicts, disagreements or other disputes
between Expedia and USA may arise and may not be resolved in a manner that does
not adversely affect the business, financial condition or results of operations
of Expedia.


    For instance, USA is engaged in a diverse range of media and
entertainment-related businesses, including businesses that may compete in one
or more businesses with Expedia, including Hotel Reservations Network. In
addition, USA or its affiliates may acquire additional businesses that may
conflict or compete with Expedia. Subject to applicable Washington law, USA is
under no obligation, and has not indicated any intention, to share any future
business opportunities available to it with Expedia. Expedia's amended and
restated articles of incorporation will also include provisions that provide
that (1) neither USA nor any of its affiliates will have any duty to refrain
from engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of business of Expedia,
thereby competing with Expedia, and (2) neither USA nor any of its affiliates
will have any duty to communicate or offer corporate opportunities to Expedia
and none of them will be liable for breach of any fiduciary duty to Expedia, as
a shareholder of Expedia or otherwise, in connection with such opportunities,
provided that the procedures provided for in Expedia's articles of incorporation
are followed.


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    EXPEDIA'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY HAVE INTERESTS IN USA AND ITS
    SUBSIDIARIES WHICH COULD CREATE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST


    Ownership interests of directors or officers of Expedia in USA common stock,
or ownership of directors or officers of USA in Expedia common stock or service
as both a director or officer of Expedia and a director, officer or employee of
USA, could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest when
directors and officers are faced with decisions that could have different
implications for Expedia and USA. Following completion of the transactions,
Mr. Diller will become Chairman of the board of directors of Expedia. A number
of other members of Expedia's board of directors are also expected to be
directors, officers or employees of USA. In addition, following the completion
of the transactions and the appointment of the USA nominees to Expedia's board
of directors, interlocking relationships may exist between certain members of
the board of directors of Expedia and members of the boards of directors of
other USA subsidiaries with which Expedia directly competes, including Hotel
Reservations Network, Inc., and important suppliers of Expedia which also have
strong business relationships with direct competitors of Expedia. See "Proposal
No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Expedia after the Merger--Management
and Operations of Expedia after the Transactions."


    AN ACTIVE TRADING MARKET FOR THE SHARES OF USA PREFERRED STOCK, USA WARRANTS
    AND NEW EXPEDIA WARRANTS MAY NOT DEVELOP

    The shares of USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new Expedia warrants to
be issued in the merger or to Expedia optionholders are each a new type of
security for which there is currently no public market. If these securities are
traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their
initial valuations, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for
similar securities, the price of USA common stock and Expedia common stock, as
applicable, the performance of USA or Expedia, as applicable, and other factors.
In addition, neither USA nor Expedia knows whether an active trading market will
develop for any of these securities.


    Microsoft will be receiving a large part of the USA securities issued in the
merger. While USA has agreed to have in place a registration statement covering
USA securities received by Microsoft in the transactions, we cannot assure you
that Microsoft will sell its USA securities or predict the timing or degree of
any sales, hedging or other transactions in these securities. If Microsoft does
not sell the USA securities it receives in the transactions, the market for the
USA preferred stock and USA warrants will be extremely limited even if the
maximum number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock is issued in the
recapitalization and, as a result, the maximum number of USA securities are
issued in the merger. Regardless of the size of the market for these securities,
sales, hedging or other transactions by Microsoft and others may also cause
these securities to trade at a discount from their initial valuations. In
addition, while application will be made to have the shares of USA preferred
stock and USA warrants to be issued in the merger listed on Nasdaq, the listing
qualifications may not be satisfied if a sufficient number of Expedia
shareholders do not elect to receive the USA securities in the transactions. If
the Nasdaq listing qualifications are not satisfied, shares of USA preferred
stock and USA warrants may not be listed on any exchange.


    THE PRICE OF USA SECURITIES MAY BE AFFECTED BY FACTORS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
    AFFECTING THE PRICE OF EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK


    Upon completion of the merger, holders of Expedia Class B common stock will
become holders of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants. USA's
business differs from that of Expedia, and USA's results of operations, as well
as the price of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants may be
affected by factors different from those affecting Expedia's results of
operations and the price of Expedia common stock. For a discussion of USA's and
Expedia's businesses and certain factors to consider in connection with such
businesses, see USA's Annual Report on 10-K


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for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and Expedia's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001, which are incorporated by
reference in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement.


    THE EXCHANGE RATIOS RELATING TO THE NUMBERS OF SHARES OF USA COMMON STOCK
    AND USA WARRANTS THAT THE HOLDERS OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK WILL
    RECEIVE IN THE MERGER MAY FLUCTUATE AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE VALUE OF THE USA
    SECURITIES AT THE CLOSING OF THE TRANSACTIONS


    The exact number of shares of USA common stock and warrants to acquire USA
common stock that USA will issue in exchange for shares of Expedia Class B
common stock will vary based on the average closing price of USA common stock
over the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second full trading day
prior to the Expedia annual meeting. The USA common stock and USA warrants are
both subject to a collar during the ten trading day measurement period, which
provides that the exchange ratio for the common stock will vary based on a USA
stock price between $23.00 and $31.00 and the exchange ratio for the warrants
will fluctuate based on a USA stock price between $25.75 and $28.25. If the
price of the USA common stock at the time of the merger is different from the
price set during the measurement period, holders of Expedia Class B common stock
will receive securities with a market value that may be higher, or lower, than
the values reflected during the measurement period. We cannot tell you what the
price of USA common stock will be during the measurement period, at the time we
complete the merger or at any other time. We urge you to obtain current market
quotations and to call MacKenzie Partners, Inc. toll-free at (800) 322-2885 at
any time to obtain updated information concerning the exchange ratios in the
merger.


    SHAREHOLDERS ELECTING TO RECEIVE SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE
    SUBJECT TO PRORATION IN THE EVENT THAT MORE THAN 37,500,000 SHARES OF
    EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK ELECT TO RECEIVE EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK

    Because of possible proration in the recapitalization, holders of Expedia
common stock that elect to exchange some or all of their shares for shares of
Expedia Class B common stock may not receive Expedia Class B common stock in
respect of all of their shares covered by the election form and letter of
transmittal. If more than 37,500,000 shares of Expedia common stock have been
surrendered for exchange, then the number of shares of Expedia common stock that
are exchanged for Expedia Class B common stock will be reduced pro rata, in
which event each electing holder will receive his proportionate share of Expedia
Class B common stock and retain the rest in Expedia common stock.

    THE MIX OF USA COMMON STOCK AND USA PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED IN THE MERGER
    WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHETHER FEWER THAN 37,500,000 SHARES OF EXPEDIA
    CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE ISSUED IN THE RECAPITALIZATION

    The exchange ratio for the USA common stock and USA preferred stock issued
for each share of Expedia Class B common stock varies based on the number of
shares of Expedia Class B common stock. Generally, the exchange ratio for the
USA common stock increases, and the exchange ratio for the USA preferred stock
decreases, as the number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock that is
issued increases up to 37,500,000. For example, assuming a USA common stock
price of $27.00:

    - if only Microsoft receives the Expedia Class B common stock with respect
      to its 33,722,710 shares of Expedia common stock, then each share of
      Expedia Class B common stock would be converted into 0.5755 of a share of
      USA common stock, 0.3892 of a share of USA preferred stock and 0.4176 of a
      USA warrant;

    - if a total of 35,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued
      in the recapitalization, then each share of Expedia Class B common stock
      would be converted into

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      0.6116 of a share of USA common stock, 0.3697 of a share of USA preferred
      stock and 0.4176 of a USA warrant; and

    - if the maximum number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock
      (37,500,000) is issued in the recapitalization, then each share of Expedia
      Class B common stock would be converted into 0.6481 of a share of USA
      common stock, 0.3500 of a share of USA preferred stock and 0.4176 of a USA
      warrant.


    If you are an Expedia shareholder, at the time you make your election
whether to retain some or all of your shares of Expedia common stock or to
receive shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization and, as a
result, USA securities in the merger, these exchange ratios will not yet be
fixed. The actual package of USA securities you would receive in respect of
shares of Expedia Class B common stock that you may elect to receive will be
announced by USA as promptly as possible after the Expedia annual meeting. For a
further description of these exchange ratios, see "What Expedia Shareholders
Will Receive in the Merger" and "Proposal No. 1--Approval of the Merger
Agreement--Structure of the Transactions--Merger."


    VALUE OF USA SECURITIES TO BE RECEIVED IN THE MERGER MAY FLUCTUATE


    The number of shares of USA common stock, shares of USA preferred stock and
USA warrants to be received in the merger for each share of Expedia Class B
common stock will be fixed as of the date of the Expedia annual meeting.
Therefore, because the market price of USA common stock is subject to
fluctuation, the value at the time of the merger of the consideration to be
received by the holders of Expedia Class B common stock will depend on the
market price of USA common stock at that time. Because of this fluctuation, we
cannot assure you that the value at the time of the merger of the consideration
to be received by holders of Expedia Class B common stock will be equal to the
fair market value. For historical and current market prices of USA common stock,
see "Summary--Comparative Per Share Market Price Information."


    THE EXCHANGE RATIO RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF USA WARRANTS YOU MAY RECEIVE IN
    THE MERGER MAY ALSO FLUCTUATE DUE TO A TAX ADJUSTMENT


    In order to preserve the tax-free nature of the transactions, USA may, under
certain circumstances, decrease the USA warrant exchange ratio and increase the
USA common stock exchange ratio. If this occurs, you will receive fewer USA
warrants and more shares of USA common stock. Because the replacement of USA
warrants with USA common stock will be determined according to a valuation
mechanism that includes certain variables, it is possible that the value of the
USA common stock received under this adjustment will be greater than or less
than the value of the USA warrants being replaced. At the time that you make
your election whether to remain a shareholder of Expedia or to receive shares of
Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization, this exchange ratio will
not yet be fixed. The actual package of USA securities that Expedia shareholders
will receive in respect of their shares of Expedia Class B common will be
announced by USA promptly after the Expedia annual meeting.


    USA/EXPEDIA MAY NOT REALIZE ALL OF THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE
    TRANSACTIONS

    The success of the transactions will depend, in part, on the ability of USA
and Expedia to realize certain anticipated growth opportunities from integrating
the businesses of Expedia with the businesses of USA and its affiliates. We
cannot assure you that this integration will result in the realization of the
full anticipated benefits of the growth opportunities or that these benefits
will be achieved within the anticipated time frame or at all. In addition, legal
arrangements between USA or its affiliates and certain third parties may
restrict the ability of the parties to integrate parts of their businesses with
the businesses of USA or its affiliates.

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    MICROSOFT WILL BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH EXPEDIA

    In connection with the merger, Expedia and Microsoft have agreed to
terminate the shareholder agreement between Microsoft and Expedia, which
agreement includes, among other things, an agreement by Microsoft not to compete
with Expedia. As a result Microsoft will be able to compete with Expedia after
the transactions, which could have a negative impact on Expedia's business.


    IF NEW EVENTS OR FACTS EMERGE, IN COMBINATION WITH THE EVENTS OF
    SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, USA MAY ASSERT THAT A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON EXPEDIA
    HAS OCCURRED AND SEEK TO TERMINATE THE TRANSACTION.



    In view of the events of September 11, 2001, there is a risk that if new
events or facts emerge, USA may assert that there has been a material adverse
effect on Expedia and that USA might seek to terminate the merger agreement and
not close the transaction. USA has previously indicated that it intends to close
the Expedia transaction absent new events or facts that may emerge.



    FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE MERGER COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT EXPEDIA'S STOCK PRICE
    AND FUTURE BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS


    If the merger is not completed for any reason, Expedia may be subject to the
following material risks:

    - the price of Expedia common stock may decline to the extent that the
      current market price of Expedia common stock reflects a market assumption
      that the transactions will be completed;

    - costs related to the transactions, such as certain legal, accounting and
      financial advisor fees, must be paid even if the transactions are not
      completed; and

    - Microsoft may agree to a subsequent transaction in which some or all of
      the outstanding shares of Expedia common stock may be transferred with or
      without the consent and approval of Expedia's board of directors on terms
      which may be less favorable to Expedia shareholders than the terms
      contemplated by the merger agreement.

RISK FACTORS RELATING TO USA

    USA DEPENDS ON ITS KEY PERSONNEL

    USA is dependent upon the continued contributions of its senior corporate
management, particularly Barry Diller, and certain key employees for its future
success. Mr. Diller is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
USA. Mr. Diller does not have an employment agreement with USA, although he has
been granted options to purchase a substantial number of shares of USA common
stock.


    If Mr. Diller no longer serves in his positions at USA, the business of USA,
as well as the market price of USA common stock, could be substantially
adversely affected. In addition, under the terms of a governance agreement,
dated as of October 19, 1997, among Universal Studios, Inc., HSN, Inc. (now
USA), Mr. Diller and Liberty Media Corporation, if Mr. Diller no longer serves
as Chief Executive Officer of USA, then certain restrictions on Universal
Studios' conduct will be eliminated, and the ability of Universal Studios (which
is controlled by Vivendi Universal S.A.) to increase its equity interest in USA
will be accelerated. We cannot assure you that USA will be able to retain the
services of Mr. Diller or any other members of senior management or key
employees of USA.


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    USA IS CONTROLLED BY MR. DILLER AND IN HIS ABSENCE, WILL BE CONTROLLED BY
    VIVENDI UNIVERSAL AND LIBERTY MEDIA


    Mr. Diller, through entities he controls, currently beneficially owns or has
the right to vote 100% of the shares of Class B common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of USA, which is sufficient to control the outcome of any matter
submitted to a vote or for the consent of USA shareholders with respect to which
holders of USA common stock and USA Class B common stock vote together as a
single class. See "Description of USA Capital Stock." Mr. Diller, subject to the
terms of a stockholders agreement, dated as of October 19, 1997 (the
"STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT"), among Universal Studios, Liberty Media, Mr. Diller,
USA and The Seagram Company Ltd. (now controlled by Vivendi Universal S.A.),
effectively controls the outcome of all matters submitted to a vote or for the
consent of USA stockholders (other than with respect to the election by the
holders of USA common stock of 25% of the members of the board of directors of
USA (rounded up to the nearest whole number) and certain matters as to which a
separate class vote of the holders of USA common stock is required under
Delaware law).


    Under the Stockholders Agreement, Mr. Diller, Universal Studios and Liberty
Media have agreed that USA securities owned by any of Mr. Diller, Universal
Studios, Liberty Media and certain of their affiliates will not be voted in
favor of the taking of any action with respect to certain fundamental changes
relating to USA, except with the consent of each of Mr. Diller, Universal
Studios and Liberty Media. Accordingly, in respect of these matters, each of
Mr. Diller, Universal Studios and Liberty Media has the ability to veto, in his
or its sole discretion, the taking of any action with respect to these matters.
In addition, we cannot assure you that Mr. Diller, Universal Studios and Liberty
Media will agree in the future on any such transaction or action, in which case
USA would not be able to engage in such transaction or take such action.


    In addition, any third party seeking to acquire USA would be required to
negotiate such transaction with Mr. Diller, Universal Studios and Liberty Media,
and the interests of any one or more of such persons as shareholders may be
different from the interests of other USA shareholders.



    Upon Mr. Diller's permanent departure from USA, USA may change in various
fundamental respects. For example, generally, Vivendi Universal, through
Universal Studios, would be able to control USANi LLC, through which a
substantial portion of USA's businesses are currently owned, and also would have
the ability to directly control USA. In addition, Universal Studios and Liberty
Media have certain agreements relating to the management and governance of USA,
as well as the voting and disposition of their shares of USA stock.


RISK FACTORS RELATING TO EXPEDIA


    DECLINES OR DISRUPTIONS IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, SUCH AS THOSE CAUSED BY
    TERRORISM OR GENERAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, COULD REDUCE EXPEDIA'S REVENUES



    Expedia relies on the health and growth of the travel industry. Travel is
highly sensitive to traveler safety concerns, and thus declines after acts of
terrorism that affect the safety of travelers. The terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon
in northern Virginia using hijacked commercial airlines resulted in the
cancellation of a significant number of Expedia's existing travel bookings and a
decrease in new travel bookings through Expedia, all of which will reduce
Expedia's revenues for at least the quarters ended September 30, 2001 and
December 31, 2001. The long-term effects of these events could include, among
other things, a protracted decrease in demand for air travel due to fears
regarding additional acts of terrorism, military responses to acts of terrorism
and increased costs and reduced operations by airlines due, in part, to new
security directives adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration. These
effects, depending on their scope and duration--which Expedia cannot predict at
this time--could significantly impact Expedia's long-term results of operations
or financial condition.


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    In addition, travel is sensitive to business and personal discretionary
spending levels and tends to decline during general economic downturns, which
could also reduce Expedia's revenues. Other adverse trends or events that tend
to reduce travel and may reduce Expedia's revenues include:



    - political instability;



    - regional hostilities;



    - price escalation in the airline industry or other travel-related
      industries;



    - increased occurrence of travel-related accidents;



    - airline or other travel-related strikes; and



    - bad weather.


    EXPEDIA'S OPERATING RESULTS ARE VOLATILE AND DIFFICULT TO PREDICT

    Expedia's annual and quarterly operating results have fluctuated in the past
and may fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many
of which are outside of its control. Because Expedia's operating results are
volatile and difficult to predict, Expedia believes that quarter-to-quarter
comparisons of its operating results are not a good indication of its future
performance. It is likely that in some future quarter its operating results will
fall below the expectations of securities analysts or investors. In this event,
the trading price of Expedia's common stock may decline significantly.

    Factors that may cause Expedia to fail to meet the expectations of
securities analysts or investors include the following:

    - its inability to obtain travel products on satisfactory terms from its
      travel suppliers;

    - the ability of its competitors to offer new or enhanced websites, services
      or products or similar services or products with lower prices;

    - its inability to obtain new customers at reasonable cost, retain existing
      customers or encourage repeat purchases;

    - decreases in the number of visitors to its websites or its inability to
      convert visitors to its websites into customers;

    - its inability to adequately maintain, upgrade and develop its websites,
      the systems that it uses to process customers' orders and payments or its
      computer network;

    - its inability to retain existing airlines, hotels, rental car companies
      and other suppliers of travel services or to obtain new travel suppliers;

    - fluctuating gross margins due to a changing mix of revenues;

    - the termination of existing relationships with key service providers or
      failure to develop new ones;

    - the amount and timing of operating costs relating to expansion of its
      operations; and

    - economic conditions specific to the Internet, online commerce and the
      travel industry.

    EXPEDIA DEPENDS ON ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRAVEL SUPPLIERS AND COMPUTER
    RESERVATION SYSTEMS AND ADVERSE CHANGES IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS COULD AFFECT
    ITS INVENTORY OF TRAVEL OFFERINGS


    Expedia's business relies on relationships with travel suppliers, and it
would be negatively affected by adverse changes in these relationships. Expedia
depends on travel suppliers to enable it to offer its customers comprehensive
access to travel services and products. Consistent with industry practices,
Expedia currently has few agreements with its travel suppliers obligating them
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products through Expedia's websites. It is possible that travel suppliers may
choose not to make their inventory of services and products available through
online distribution. Travel suppliers could elect to sell exclusively through
other sales and distribution channels or to restrict Expedia's access to their
inventory, either of which could significantly decrease the amount or breadth of
Expedia's inventory of available travel offerings. Of particular note is Orbitz,
the airline direct-distribution website, which was launched in June 2001 and is
owned by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest
Airlines and United Air Lines. Forester Research reports that Orbitz is the only
website for consumers to find unpublished special fares on these and at least 23
other airlines. Additionally, American Airlines, United Air Lines, Northwest
Airlines, Continental Air Lines, US Airways Group and America West Airlines
entered into a joint venture to launch a separate site known as "Hotwire," which
offers unpublished special fares on certain carriers. If a substantial number of
Expedia's airline suppliers collectively agree or choose to restrict their
special fares solely to Orbitz or Hotwire, such action may have a material
adverse affect on Expedia's business. Expedia also depends on travel suppliers
for advertising revenues. Adverse changes in any of these relationships, whether
due to Orbitz, Hotwire or otherwise, could reduce the amount of inventory that
Expedia is able to offer through its websites.


    A DECLINE IN COMMISSION RATES AND FEES OR THE ELIMINATION OF COMMISSIONS
    COULD REDUCE EXPEDIA'S REVENUES AND MARGINS

    A substantial majority of Expedia's online revenues depends on the
commissions and fees paid by travel suppliers for bookings made through its
online travel service. Generally, Expedia does not have written commission
agreements with its suppliers. As is standard practice in the travel industry,
Expedia relies on informal arrangements for the payment of commissions. Travel
suppliers are not obligated to pay any specified commission rate for bookings
made through its websites. Expedia cannot assure you that airlines, hotel chains
or other travel suppliers will not reduce current industry commission rates or
eliminate commissions entirely, either of which could reduce Expedia's revenues
and margins.

    EXPEDIA EXPECTS ITS ACCOUNTING LOSSES TO CONTINUE

    To date, Expedia has incurred substantial net losses due mainly to
stock-based compensation and acquisitions made by Expedia since its initial
public offering. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001, Expedia had a net loss
of $78.1 million. If its revenues do not grow as expected, or if increases in
its expenses are not in line with its plans, there could be a material adverse
effect on Expedia's business, operating results and financial condition.

    EXPEDIA COMPETES WITH A VARIETY OF COMPANIES WITH RESPECT TO EACH PRODUCT OR
     SERVICE IT OFFERS

    These competitors include:

    - Internet travel agents such as Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com and American
      Express Interactive, Inc.;

    - local, regional, national and international traditional travel agencies;


    - consolidators and wholesalers of airline tickets, hotels and other travel
      products, including Hotwire.com, Cheaptickets.com and Priceline.com;


    - airlines, hotels, rental car companies, cruise operators and other travel
      service providers, whether working individually or collectively, some of
      which are suppliers to Expedia's websites; and

    - operators of travel industry reservation databases.

    In addition to the traditional travel agency channel, many travel suppliers
also offer their travel services as well as third-party travel services directly
through their own websites. These travel suppliers include many suppliers with
which Expedia does business. Suppliers also sell their own services directly

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to consumers, predominantly by telephone. As the market for online travel
services grows, Expedia believes that travel suppliers, traditional travel
agencies, travel industry information providers and other companies will
increase their efforts to develop services that compete with Expedia's services
by selling inventory from a wide variety of suppliers. Expedia cannot assure you
that its online operations will compete successfully with any current or future
competitors.

    Many of Expedia's competitors have longer operating histories, larger
customer bases, greater brand recognition and significantly greater financial,
marketing and other resources than Expedia has and may enter into strategic or
commercial relationships with larger, more established and better-financed
companies. Some of Expedia's competitors may be able to secure services and
products from travel suppliers on more favorable terms, devote greater resources
to marketing and promotional campaigns and commit more resources to website and
systems development than Expedia is able to devote. In addition, the
introduction of new technologies and the expansion of existing technologies may
increase competitive pressures. Increased competition may result in reduced
operating margins, as well as loss of market share and brand recognition.
Expedia cannot assure you that it will be able to compete successfully against
current and future competitors. Competitive pressures faced by Expedia could
have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and financial
condition.

    IF EXPEDIA FAILS TO INCREASE ITS BRAND RECOGNITION AMONG CONSUMERS, IT MAY
    NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND EXPAND ITS ONLINE TRAFFIC


    Expedia believes that maintaining and enhancing the
Expedia-Registered Trademark- brand is a critical aspect of its efforts to
attract and expand its online traffic. The number of Internet sites that offer
competing services increases the importance of maintaining and enhancing brand
recognition. Promotion of the Expedia brand will depend largely on its success
in providing a high-quality online experience supported by a high level of
customer service. In addition, Expedia intends to spend substantial amounts on
marketing and advertising with the intention of continuing to expand its brand
recognition to attract and retain online users and to respond to competitive
pressures. However, Expedia cannot assure you that these expenditures will be
effective to promote its brand or that its marketing efforts generally will
achieve its goals.


    INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE FROM THIRD PARTIES COULD IMPAIR THE QUALITY OF
     EXPEDIA'S SERVICE

    Expedia relies on third-party computer systems and third-party service
providers, including the computerized central reservation systems of the
airline, hotel and car rental industries to make airline ticket, hotel room and
car rental reservations and credit card verifications and confirmations.

    Currently, a majority of Expedia's transactions are processed through
Worldspan, L.P. and Pegasus Solutions, Inc. Expedia relies on TRX, Inc. and
PeopleSupport, Inc. to provide a significant portion of its telephone and email
customer support, as well as to print and deliver airline tickets as necessary.
Microsoft also services a significant amount of Expedia's information systems as
part of an amended and restated services agreement, which Microsoft has agreed
to extend through September 2002. Any interruption in these third-party services
or a deterioration in their performance could impair the quality of Expedia's
service. If its arrangement with any of these third parties is terminated,
Expedia may not find an alternate source of systems support on a timely basis or
on commercially reasonable terms. In particular, any migration from the
Worldspan system could require a substantial commitment of time and resources
and hurt Expedia's business.

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    EXPEDIA'S SUCCESS DEPENDS ON MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF EXPEDIA'S SYSTEMS
     AND INFRASTRUCTURE

    In order to be successful, Expedia must continue to provide reliable,
real-time access to its systems for its customers and suppliers. As its
operations continue to grow in both size and scope, domestically and
internationally, Expedia will need to improve and upgrade its systems and
infrastructure to offer an increasing number of customers and travel suppliers
enhanced products, services, features and functionality. The expansion of
Expedia's systems and infrastructure will require it to commit substantial
financial, operational and technical resources before the volume of business
increases, with no assurance that the volume of business will increase.
Consumers and suppliers will not tolerate a service hampered by slow delivery
times, unreliable service levels or insufficient capacity, any of which could
have a material adverse effect on Expedia's business, operating results and
financial condition.

    In this regard, Expedia's operations face the risk of systems failures.
Expedia's systems and operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from
fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, break-ins, earthquake and
similar events. Expedia's business interruption insurance may not adequately
compensate it for losses that may occur. The occurrence of a natural disaster or
unanticipated problems at Expedia's facilities in Washington or Travelscape's
facilities in Nevada could cause interruptions or delays in Expedia's business,
loss of data or render it unable to process reservations. In addition, the
failure of Expedia's computer and communications systems to provide the data
communications capacity required by it, as a result of human error, natural
disaster or other operational disruptions, could result in interruptions in its
service. The occurrence of any or all of these events could adversely affect
Expedia's reputation, brand and business.

    EXPEDIA'S BUSINESS IS EXPOSED TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE COMMERCE
    SECURITY AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD

    Consumer concerns over the security of transactions conducted on the
Internet or the privacy of users may inhibit the growth of the Internet and
online commerce. To transmit confidential information such as customer credit
card numbers securely, Expedia relies on encryption and authentication
technology. Unanticipated events or developments could result in a compromise or
breach of the systems Expedia uses to protect customer transaction data.
Furthermore, Expedia's servers may also be vulnerable to viruses transmitted via
the Internet. While Expedia proactively checks for intrusions into its
infrastructure, a new and undetected virus could cause a service disruption.

    To date, Expedia's results have been impacted due to reservations placed
with fraudulent credit card data. Expedia records these reserves because, under
current credit card practices and the rules of the Airline Reporting
Corporation, Expedia may be held liable for fraudulent credit card transactions
on its websites and other payment disputes with customers. Since discovering
this fraudulent activity, Expedia has put additional anti-fraud measures in
place above and beyond its existing credit card verification procedures;
however, a failure to control fraudulent credit card transactions adequately
could further adversely affect its business.

    RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES MAY RENDER EXPEDIA'S TECHNOLOGY OBSOLETE OR
    DECREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF ITS SERVICES

    To remain competitive in the online travel industry, Expedia must continue
to enhance and improve the functionality and features of its websites. The
Internet and the online commerce industry are rapidly changing. In particular,
the online travel industry is characterized by increasingly complex systems and
infrastructures. If competitors introduce new services embodying new
technologies, or if new industry standards and practices emerge, Expedia's
existing websites and proprietary technology and systems may become obsolete.
Expedia's future success will depend on its ability to do the following:

    - enhance its existing services;

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    - develop and license new services and technologies that address the
      increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of its prospective customers
      and suppliers; and

    - respond to technological advances and emerging industry standards and
      practices on a cost-effective and timely basis.

    Developing Expedia's websites and other proprietary technology entails
significant technical and business risks. Expedia may use new technologies
ineffectively or Expedia may fail to adapt its websites, transaction-processing
systems and network infrastructure to customer requirements or emerging industry
standards. If Expedia faces material delays in introducing new services,
products and enhancements, its customers and suppliers may forego the use of
Expedia's services and use those of its competitors.

    EXPEDIA'S INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS INVOLVE RISKS RELATING TO TRAVEL PATTERNS
    AND PRACTICES AND INTERNET-BASED COMMERCE

    Expedia operates in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Belgium and
intends to expand its operations to other countries. In order to achieve
widespread acceptance in each country Expedia enters, Expedia believes that it
must tailor its services to the unique customs and cultures of that country.
Learning the customs and cultures of various countries, particularly with
respect to travel patterns and practices, is a difficult task and Expedia's
failure to do so could slow its growth in those countries.

    In addition, Expedia faces additional risks in operating internationally,
such as:

    - delays in the development of the Internet as a broadcast, advertising and
      commerce medium in international markets;

    - difficulties in managing operations due to distance, language and cultural
      differences, including issues associated with establishing management
      systems infrastructures in individual foreign markets;

    - unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

    - tariffs and trade barriers and limitations on fund transfers;

    - difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations;

    - potential adverse tax consequences;

    - exchange rate fluctuations; and

    - increased risk of piracy and limits on Expedia's ability to enforce its
      intellectual property rights.

    Any of these factors could harm its business. Expedia does not currently
hedge its foreign currency exposures.

    EXPEDIA MAY BE FOUND TO HAVE INFRINGED ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF
    OTHERS WHICH COULD EXPOSE IT TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES AND RESTRICT ITS
    OPERATIONS

    Expedia could face claims that it has infringed the patents, copyrights or
other intellectual property rights of others. In addition, Expedia may be
required to indemnify travel suppliers for claims made against them. Any claims
against Expedia could require it to spend significant time and money in
litigation, delay the release of new products or services, pay damages, develop
new intellectual property or acquire licenses to intellectual property that is
the subject of the infringement claims. These licenses, if required, may not be
available on acceptable terms or at all. As a result, intellectual property
claims against Expedia could have a material adverse effect on its business,
operating results and financial condition.

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    BECAUSE EXPEDIA'S MARKET IS SEASONAL, ITS QUARTERLY RESULTS WILL FLUCTUATE

    Expedia's business experiences seasonal fluctuations, reflecting seasonal
trends for the products and services offered by its websites. For example,
demand for travel bookings may increase in anticipation of summer vacations and
holiday periods, but online travel bookings may decline with reduced Internet
usage during the summer months. These factors could cause Expedia's revenues to
fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Expedia's results may also be affected by
seasonal fluctuations in the inventory made available to its service by travel
suppliers.

    EXPEDIA'S SUCCESS DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE CONTINUING EFFORTS OF A FEW
    INDIVIDUALS AND ITS ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT, RETAIN AND MOTIVATE
    HIGHLY SKILLED EMPLOYEES

    Expedia depends substantially on the continued services and performance of
its senior management, particularly Richard N. Barton, its chief executive
officer and president. These individuals may not be able to fulfill their
responsibilities adequately and may not remain with Expedia. The loss of the
services of any executive officers or other key employees could hurt Expedia's
business.


    As of October 15, 2001, Expedia employed approximately 900 full-time
employees. In order to achieve its anticipated growth, Expedia will need to hire
additional qualified employees. If Expedia does not succeed in attracting new
employees and retaining and motivating its current personnel, its business will
be adversely affected.


    EXPEDIA'S WEBSITES RELY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND EXPEDIA CANNOT BE SURE
    THAT THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS PROTECTED FROM COPY OR USE BY OTHERS,
    INCLUDING POTENTIAL COMPETITORS

    Expedia regards much of its content and technology as proprietary and tries
to protect its proprietary technology by relying on trademarks, copyrights,
trade secret laws and confidentiality agreements with consultants. In connection
with its license agreements with third parties, Expedia seeks to control access
to and distribution of its technology, documentation and other proprietary
information. Even with all of these precautions, it is possible for someone else
to copy or otherwise obtain and use Expedia's proprietary technology without its
authorization or to develop similar technology independently. Effective
trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available in every
country in which Expedia's services are made available through the Internet, and
policing unauthorized use of its proprietary information is difficult and
expensive. Expedia cannot be sure that the steps it has taken will prevent
misappropriation of its proprietary information. This misappropriation could
have a material adverse effect on Expedia's business. In the future, Expedia may
need to go to court to enforce its intellectual property rights, to protect its
trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights
of others. This litigation might result in substantial costs and diversion of
resources and management attention.

    Expedia currently licenses from third parties, including Microsoft, some of
the technologies incorporated into its websites. As Expedia continues to
introduce new services that incorporate new technologies, it may be required to
license additional technology from Microsoft and others. Expedia cannot be sure
that these third-party technology licenses will continue to be available on
commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

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                           THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING



    This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is furnished to
Expedia shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by Expedia's
board of directors from the holders of Expedia common stock for use at the
annual meeting of Expedia. This joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement, other than "Proposal No. 4--Election of Expedia Directors" and
"Proposal No. 5--Adoption of Expedia 2001 Stock Plan," is also furnished to
Expedia shareholders as a prospectus of USA in connection with the issuance by
USA of the shares of USA common stock, shares of USA preferred stock and USA
warrants in connection with the merger and as a prospectus of Expedia in
connection with the issuance by Expedia of the Expedia Class B common stock in
the recapitalization and the new Expedia warrants in the merger.


TIME AND PLACE; PURPOSES


    The annual meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 3225 158th
Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, on December 17, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., local time.
At the annual meeting (and any adjournment or postponement thereof), Expedia
shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals
relating to the transactions:



    - a proposal to approve the merger agreement and the transactions
      contemplated thereby. Under the terms of the merger agreement, among other
      things:



       --  Expedia will be recapitalized to have two classes of common stock,
           with shareholders of Expedia electing to (1) retain some or all of
           their shares of Expedia common stock, which will remain outstanding
           following the merger and will entitle their holder to receive new
           Expedia warrants in the merger, or (2) exchange some or all of their
           shares of common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock,
           which will then be converted into a package of USA securities in the
           merger;



       --  Taipei will merge with and into Expedia, with Expedia surviving as a
           public company controlled by USA; and



       --  USA will contribute to Expedia travel and media-related assets.



    - a proposal to amend and restate Expedia's articles of incorporation to,
      among other things, create a high-vote and low-vote class of common stock
      and make other changes to the Articles of Incorporation included in
      Annex B to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement; and


    - a proposal to terminate the shareholder agreement, dated as of October 1,
      1999, between Expedia and Microsoft Corporation.

    At the annual meeting (and any adjournment or postponement thereof), Expedia
shareholders will also be asked to consider and vote upon the following
proposals:

    - a proposal to elect seven directors to serve until the 2002 annual meeting
      of Expedia shareholders, four of whom will be replaced upon closing of the
      transactions;

    - a proposal to adopt the Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan; and

    - any other matter that may properly come before the annual meeting.

    Representatives from Deloitte & Touche, independent certified public
accountants for Expedia, are expected to be present at the annual meeting, to
have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and to be available to
respond to appropriate questions.

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RECORD DATE; VOTING RIGHTS


    The board of directors of Expedia has fixed the close of business on
October 15, 2001 as the record date for the determination of the holders of
Expedia common stock entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the annual
meeting. Only holders of record of shares of Expedia common stock on the record
date are entitled to vote at the annual meeting. On October 15, 2001, the record
date, there were 51,439,606 shares of Expedia common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote at the annual meeting held by approximately 900 holders of
record.


VOTES REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL

    The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Expedia common stock is necessary to constitute a quorum
at the annual meeting. The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Expedia common stock entitled to vote is required to
approve each of the proposals relating to the transactions being presented to
Expedia shareholders at the annual meeting. The affirmative vote of holders of a
plurality of the outstanding shares of common stock represented in person or by
proxy at the meeting is required to elect the seven nominees to the board of
directors of Expedia. The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy at the
meeting is required to approve the proposed adoption of the Expedia, Inc. 2001
Stock Plan.


    The directors and officers of Expedia beneficially own 6,833,746 shares of
Expedia common stock, representing approximately 13% of Expedia's total voting
power and Microsoft and its affiliates beneficially own approximately
33,722,710 shares of Expedia common stock, representing approximately 66% of
Expedia's total voting power as of October 15, 2001. Under the Microsoft/USA
voting and election agreement, Microsoft and its affiliates are obligated to
vote in favor of each of the proposals relating to the transactions and to elect
to receive Expedia Class B common stock in respect of all their Expedia common
stock. Accordingly, approval of each of the proposals relating to the
transactions is assured.


VOTING AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

    All shares of Expedia common stock represented by properly executed proxies
received prior to or at the annual meeting and not revoked will be voted in
accordance with the instructions indicated in such proxies. If no instructions
are indicated on a properly executed returned proxy, such proxies will be voted
FOR the approval of each of the proposals described above. Proxies voted against
all of the proposals will not be voted in favor of any adjournment or
postponement of the annual meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional
proxies.

    Abstentions may be specified on all proposals. A properly executed proxy
marked ABSTAIN with respect to any proposal will be counted as present for
purposes of determining whether there is a quorum. Because the affirmative votes
required for approval of each of the proposals relating to the transactions are,
as described above, a percentage of the combined voting power of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote, whether or not voted, a proxy marked ABSTAIN with
respect to any proposal relating to the transactions will have the effect of a
vote against such proposal. In addition, the failure of a shareholder of Expedia
to return a proxy and to vote in person at the annual meeting will have the
effect of a vote against the proposals relating to the transactions. Abstentions
with respect to the proposals to elect directors and to adopt the Expedia, Inc.
2001 Stock Plan will not have the effect of counting for or against these
proposals.

    Shares represented by "broker non-votes," which are shares held by brokers
or nominees that are represented at a meeting but with respect to which the
broker or nominee is not empowered to vote on a particular proposal, will also
be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the annual
meeting but will not be voted. Those shares will be counted for purposes of
determining the

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combined voting power of Expedia common stock outstanding on the record date
and, accordingly, will have the same effect as a vote cast against each of the
proposals relating to the transactions.

    A shareholder may revoke its proxy at any time prior to its use by
delivering to the Secretary of Expedia a signed notice of revocation or a
later-dated, signed proxy or by attending the annual meeting and voting in
person. Attendance at the annual meeting will not in itself constitute the
revocation of a proxy.

    The cost of solicitation of proxies will be paid by Expedia. In addition to
solicitation by mail, officers and regular employees of Expedia may solicit
proxies in person or by mail, telephone, facsimile or other means of electronic
transmission. The extent as to which this is necessary depends entirely upon how
promptly proxy cards are returned. Arrangements will be made with brokerage
houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send the proxy
materials to beneficial owners and Expedia will, upon request, reimburse such
brokerage houses and custodians for their reasonable expenses in so doing.
Shareholders are urged to send in their proxies without delay.

    SHAREHOLDERS THAT DESIRE TO ELECT TO EXCHANGE THEIR SHARES OF EXPEDIA COMMON
STOCK FOR EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK IN THE RECAPITALIZATION, AND AS A RESULT,
RECEIVE USA SECURITIES IN THE MERGER, MUST, PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DEADLINE, SEND
IN THEIR STOCK CERTIFICATES COVERED BY THE ELECTION AND/OR ANY OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION TOGETHER WITH THE ELECTION FORM AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ENCLOSED
WITH THIS DOCUMENT.

    SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT SEND IN ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH THEIR PROXY
CARDS.


                             USA STOCKHOLDER ACTION



GENERAL



    This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement, other than "Proposal
No. 4--Election of Expedia Directors" and "Proposal No. 5--Adoption of Expedia
2001 Stock Plan" is furnished to USA stockholders in connection with action
taken by the written consent of USA stockholders approving the issuance of USA
securities in the transactions, which transactions are described in further
detail under Proposal Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement.



    Under Nasdaq rules, because USA may issue in excess of 20% of its current
outstanding common stock in the transactions, before we can complete the
transactions, USA's stockholders must approve the issuance of the USA securities
in the merger. Pursuant to a stockholders agreement, each of Universal
Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal S.A., and Liberty Media
Corporation has granted to Barry Diller an irrevocable proxy over all USA
securities owned by Universal, Liberty and their affiliates for all matters
except for a fundamental change, which requires the consent of each of Mr.,
Diller, Universal and Liberty. As to matters that constitute a fundamental
change (which includes the merger), the proxies are only effective upon the
receipt of the consent of Mr. Diller, Universal and Liberty, which consent USA
has obtained. As a result, Mr. Diller, through shares owned by him as well as
those owned by Liberty and Vivendi Universal, controls 71.5% of the combined
voting power of USA's common stock and Class B common stock, which is sufficient
for stockholder approval of the issuance of the USA securities in the merger.
Mr. Diller has signed a written stockholder's consent approving the issuance of
USA securities in the merger. As a result, no action is required on your part.
APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF USA SECURITIES IN THE TRANSACTIONS HAS BEEN OBTAINED
WITHOUT THE VOTE OF ANY OTHER USA STOCKHOLDER.



    WE ARE NOT ASKING USA STOCKHOLDERS FOR A PROXY AND USA STOCKHOLDERS ARE
REQUESTED NOT TO SEND USA A PROXY.


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                PROPOSAL NO. 1--APPROVAL OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE TRANSACTIONS


    Each of the Boards of Directors of USA, Expedia and Microsoft has approved
and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions. The transactions will
consist of the following steps:


    RECAPITALIZATION


    GENERAL.  Immediately prior to the merger with Expedia, Expedia will:



    - amend and restate its articles of incorporation in the form attached as
      Annex B to this document to, among other things, create a new class of
      common stock, Expedia Class B common stock, which is entitled to 15 votes
      per share, subject to limited exceptions. We describe the other changes to
      Expedia's articles of incorporation in further detail under "Proposal
      No. 2--Amendment and Restatement of Expedia's Articles of Incorporation;"
      and


    - issue up to 37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock to Expedia
      shareholders who elect to exchange, on a share-for-share basis, their
      shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock,
      subject to proportional allocation in the event of oversubscription.
      Shares of Expedia Class B common stock will automatically be converted in
      the merger into the right to receive the package of USA securities.


    ELECTION PROCEDURES. Accompanying this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement is an election form and letter of transmittal, which
includes instructions on how to elect to exchange all or a portion of your
shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization. All elections must be validly made on the election form and
letter of transmittal. Shareholders and warrant holders may submit multiple
election forms and letters of transmittal.


    Any election form and letter of transmittal submitted by a dissenting
shareholder will be invalid and will be rejected. Expedia shareholders who
exercise dissenters' rights will be treated as non-electing shareholders. If any
dissenting shareholder ceases to be a dissenting shareholder but does not submit
a valid election form and letter of transmittal prior to the election deadline,
then each share of Expedia common stock held by that dissenting shareholder will
remain outstanding without any interest or other value due other than the right
to receive new Expedia warrants in the merger.

    If you hold Expedia common stock in "street name" through a broker or other
nominee, your broker or other nominee must make an election on your behalf. You
will receive separate instructions from your broker or other nominee instructing
you on how to instruct your broker or other nominee to fill out the election
form and letter of transmittal. You will need to provide these instructions to
your broker sufficiently in advance of the deadline for making an election in
the recapitalization to permit your broker to deliver the election form and
letter of transmittal together with your Expedia stock certificates prior to the
deadline.


    You may change or revoke your election by submitting a properly completed
and signed election form and letter of transmittal (together with Expedia common
stock certificates, as required) to the exchange agent prior to the election
deadline. If your shares are held in "street name," you must follow the
directions provided by your broker to change your election. If, however, you are
an Expedia warrantholder, you cannot revoke your exercise of the warrant. You
can only revoke your election to exchange the shares of Expedia common stock
that you receive upon exercise of your warrant for shares of Expedia Class B
common stock.


    IF YOU HOLD EXPEDIA SHARES: For an election to receive Expedia Class B
common stock in exchange for your shares of Expedia common stock in the
recapitalization to be validly made, the exchange agent must have received a
valid, properly completed and executed form of election by the election
deadline. An election will be validly made only if the form of election is
properly completed and executed by the shareholder in accordance with the
instructions contained in that form (with the signature or signatures guaranteed
to the extent required by the form of election) and is accompanied by the stock
certificate

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or certificates representing the Expedia common stock owned by that shareholder
for which the shareholder is electing to receive shares of Expedia Class B
common stock, duly endorsed in blank or in another form acceptable to USA. If
stock certificates are not available when the form of election is sent to the
exchange agent, the shareholder may provide a Guarantee of Delivery from a
member of a national securities exchange, a member of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company located in the
United States. A Guarantee of Delivery in effect guarantees to USA that those
stock certificates will be delivered to the exchange agent at a later date.


    IF YOU HOLD OUTSTANDING EXPEDIA WARRANTS: If you hold outstanding Expedia
warrants, you have the right to elect to exchange some or all of your warrants
for Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization. In order for your
election to be effective, you must exercise your warrants prior to the
recapitalization. In addition, you must complete and submit the enclosed
election form and letter of transmittal, together with a copy of your warrant,
payment of your exercise price and an executed notice to exercise your warrant
to the exchange agent by the election deadline of 5:00 p.m., eastern time, on
December 17, 2001, the date of the Expedia annual meeting. The exercise of your
warrants is irrevocable.



    IF YOU HOLD EXPEDIA OPTIONS: THE FOLLOWING ONLY APPLIES TO EXPEDIA STOCK
OPTIONS THAT WERE GRANTED ON OR PRIOR TO AUGUST 2, 2001. IF YOU WERE GRANTED
OPTIONS AFTER THIS DATE, YOUR OPTIONS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE TRANSACTIONS
AND UPON EXERCISE YOU WILL ONLY BE ISSUED EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK.



    If your options are vested and you exercise prior to the date on which new
Expedia warrants will be distributed to Expedia optionholders, which date will
be approximately 10 days prior to the date of the Expedia annual meeting (we
refer to this date in this document as the "DISTRIBUTION DATE"), you have the
right to elect to exchange some or all the Expedia shares issued upon exercise
for Expedia Class B common stock in the recapitalization by following the
election procedure for shareholders described in this document. If you elect not
to exchange your shares in the recapitalization, you will retain your shares of
Expedia common stock and if you continue to hold these shares as of the
effective time, you will receive in the merger 0.1920 Expedia warrants for each
share.



    If you continue to hold Expedia stock options, vested or unvested, on the
distribution date, Expedia will distribute to you 0.1920 Expedia warrants for
each option you hold on the distribution date, provided that if you subsequently
exercise your underlying stock options after the distribution and at or prior to
the effective time of the merger, you will forfeit your right to the Expedia
warrants issued with respect to such options and such warrants will
automatically be canceled pursuant to their terms. The Expedia warrants to be
distributed to optionholders on the distribution date have terms identical to
the terms of the Expedia warrants being distributed in the merger to holders of
Expedia common stock, except that the warrants being distributed to Expedia
optionholders are subject to the same vesting schedule as the options in respect
of which the warrants are being issued and will be non-transferable and
non-exercisable for a period of 90 days following the date of their issue.



    THE ELECTION DEADLINE IS 5:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, THE
DATE OF THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL MEETING.


    USA has the right to make reasonable determinations and to establish
reasonable procedures in guiding the exchange agent in its determination as to
the validity of forms of election. None of Expedia, USA or the exchange agent is
under any obligation to notify any Expedia shareholder of any defect in a form
of election. If you have questions related to the form of election and letter of
transmittal, or if you require additional copies of the form of election and
letter of transmittal, please contact the proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners,
Inc., at (800) 322-2885.


    THE FORM OF ELECTION AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS INCLUDED WITH THIS JOINT
PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION STATEMENT. YOU SHOULD COMPLETE IT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ITS INSTRUCTIONS AND RETURN IT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE ELECTION
DEADLINE. IN ORDER FOR AN ELECTION AND/OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FORM AND LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST ALSO INCLUDE YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATES
(AND/OR WARRANTS) AS SET FORTH IN THE FORM OF ELECTION. IF YOU DO NOT PROPERLY
COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE


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EXCHANGE AGENT A FORM OF ELECTION PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DEADLINE, YOUR SHARES OF
EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK WILL BE TREATED AS THOUGH NO ELECTION TO RECEIVE EXPEDIA
CLASS B COMMON STOCK IN RESPECT TO THOSE SHARES HAD BEEN MADE AND AS A RESULT
THOSE SHARES WILL REMAIN OUTSTANDING FOLLOWING THE MERGER.


    If you did not receive a copy of the election form and letter of transmittal
because you acquired Expedia shares after the record date, you should call the
proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (800) 322-2885 and a copy of each
will be mailed to you free of charge.

    MERGER

    Following the recapitalization of Expedia, Taipei will merge with and into
Expedia, with Expedia surviving as a public company controlled by USA. In the
merger:

    - Each share of Expedia common stock that is owned by Expedia as treasury
      stock, if any, and all shares of Expedia common stock that are owned by
      USA and any of its wholly owned subsidiaries immediately prior to the
      effective time of the merger will be cancelled and no consideration will
      be delivered for the cancellation.

    - Each share of Expedia common stock, other than shares held by dissenting
      shareholders and shares cancelled as specified above, issued and
      outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will
      remain outstanding and will entitle its holder to receive 0.1920 of a new
      Expedia warrant having the terms described under "Description of Expedia
      Capital Stock--New Expedia Warrants."

    - Each share of Expedia Class B common stock issued and outstanding
      immediately prior to the effective time of the merger shall be converted
      into the right to receive a combination of:

       (a) a number of shares of USA common stock equal to the quotient, rounded
           to the nearest ten thousandth (or if there is no nearest ten
           thousandth, the next higher thousandth) obtained by dividing (1)(A)
           $35.00 less (B) the product of the number of shares of USA preferred
           stock received in respect to each share of Expedia Class B common
           stock calculated in accordance with (b) below and 50, by (2) the
           average of the daily closing prices (as of 4:00 p.m., eastern time)
           per share of USA common stock, as reported on Nasdaq for the ten
           consecutive trading days immediately preceding the second trading day
           prior to the date of the election deadline; PROVIDED that for
           purposes of this calculation, the average closing price of USA common
           stock calculated above shall not be greater than $31.00 or less than
           $23.00;

       (b) a number of shares of USA preferred stock equal to the quotient,
           rounded to the nearest ten thousandth (or if there is no nearest ten
           thousandth, the next higher thousandth) obtained by dividing
           13,125,000 by the number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock
           exchanged in the merger; and

       (c) a number of warrants to purchase USA common stock equal to the
           exchange rate corresponding to the USA share price set forth on Annex
           F to this document.

        In the event that the parties to the merger agreement reasonably
    determine that the requirements of Section 368(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Internal
    Revenue Code would not be satisfied, then the exchange ratio relating to the
    USA warrants determined in accordance with (c) above will be reduced and the
    number of shares of USA common stock to be received in the merger will be
    adjusted in accordance with the formula set forth in the merger agreement.
    Because the replacement of warrants with common stock will be pursuant to a
    valuation mechanism that includes certain fixed variables, it is possible
    that the value of the USA common stock received under this adjustment will
    be greater than or less than the value of the warrants being replaced.

    - The outstanding shares of Taipei, which are all held by USA, will be
      converted into the right to receive an aggregate number of shares of
      Expedia Class B common stock equal to the number

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      of shares of Expedia Class B common stock issued in the recapitalization.
      After the merger, no Expedia shareholder other than USA will hold Expedia
      Class B common stock.

    - No fractional shares will be issued in the merger, and cash equal to the
      value of any fraction of a share or warrant will be paid in its place.


    The merger will become effective when the articles of merger are filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Washington or at such other time may be
specified in the articles of merger. We expect the merger to occur in the fourth
quarter of 2001, however, we cannot predict the exact timing.



    CONTRIBUTION BY USA OF TRAVEL AND MEDIA-RELATED ASSETS



    Immediately following the effective time of the merger, USA will contribute
or cause to be contributed to Expedia the following assets, each of which is
described in further detail below:



    - TRAVEL CHANNEL OPTION--a two-year option to purchase one third of USA's
      initial equity interest in a travel channel being developed by USA. The
      exercise price of the travel channel option will equal one-third of USA's
      costs, plus interest, up to the date of exercise; and



    - USA MEDIA, LLC--all of the outstanding equity of USA Media, LLC, a wholly
      owned subsidiary of USA, which has as its sole asset the right to
      advertising, marketing and promotion time, valued at $15 million for each
      of the next five years, on the various media outlets owned by USA or its
      controlled subsidiaries.



    Within six months of completing the merger, in lieu of a two-year option to
acquire all of the outstanding equity of National Leisure Group, Inc., unless
USA and Expedia agree otherwise, USA will also contribute to Expedia
$20 million, plus interest from the date the merger is completed, as described
in further detail below.



    TRAVEL CHANNEL OPTION.  This option is a two-year option commencing upon
completion of the merger to acquire one-third of the original equity and
economic interest in a travel channel currently under development by USA. The
exercise price for this option will be reimbursement of one-third of USA's costs
to date of exercise, including cost plus attributable overhead that USA's
subsidiaries incur, plus interest at USA's cost of funds not to exceed the prime
rate plus 1%.



    The terms of this option are attached as an exhibit to the registration
statements of USA and Expedia of which this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement is a part.



    USA MEDIA, LLC. USA Media is a direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiary
of USA that has as its only asset the right to receive, at no cost to USA Media,
$15 million in advertising, marketing and promotion, which we refer to in this
document as "media value," at fair market value rates then in effect, for each
of the five consecutive years commencing no later than July 15, 2002. The terms
of USA Media's right to media value are attached as exhibit to the registration
statements of USA and Expedia of which this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement is a part.



    USA will deliver the media value in the United States or internationally
through, at the sole discretion of USA Media, a combination of various media
outlets owned by USA or its controlled subsidiaries. These media outlets include
USA's basic cable networks, USA's syndicated television shows, USA and its
subsidiaries' websites and/or other media properties of USA and its affiliates
that are made available to comparable purchasers of media value from USA and its
subsidiaries. For purposes of negotiation, placement and scheduling of
advertising, USA Media will be treated equivalently to cash-paying comparable
purchasers of advertising. The right to media value owned by USA Media does not
accrue from year to year, cannot be accelerated from a future year and is
forfeited to the extent that USA Media does not use it in any given year. USA
Media's right to media value can only be used to promote the business of USA
Media and its affiliates and, subject to limited exceptions, their respective
partners, business affiliates and suppliers.


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    NLG OPTION OR $20 MILLION, PLUS INTEREST.  On July 14, 2001, USA entered
into an acquisition agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of National Leisure
Group. On October 29, 2001, USA and National Leisure Group agreed to terminate
the acquisition agreement and USA agreed to acquire a preferred interest in
National Leisure Group. Under the terms of the merger agreement with Expedia, if
USA did not acquire 100% of the equity of National Leisure Group within six
months of completing the transactions, USA would be required to contribute to
Expedia $20,000,000 plus interest. As a result of the termination of the
acquisition agreement with National Leisure Group, unless USA and Expedia agree
otherwise, no later than six months following the merger USA will contribute to
Expedia $20,000,000, plus interest accrued at a rate of 7% per year from the
effective date of the merger.


BACKGROUND

    Expedia became a public company in November 1999 when Microsoft, Expedia's
sole shareholder at that time, sold approximately 20% of its interest in Expedia
in an initial public offering of the company's common stock. Microsoft's
interest has since been diluted as a result of option exercises, subsequent
share offerings and shares issued in connection with acquisitions. Since
July 2000, Expedia and Microsoft had discussed the possibility of Microsoft
further reducing its holdings in Expedia.

    From time to time beginning in February 2001, management of USA and Expedia
spoke informally regarding their companies and discussed, at a general level,
whether there was any interest in a possible strategic transaction involving
Expedia and USA. On April 27, 2001, members of Expedia's senior management met
in Los Angeles, California with members of USA's senior management to generally
explore potential merits of a strategic combination involving the two companies.
Expedia and USA also executed a confidentiality agreement.

    Following the meeting in Los Angeles, senior management of Expedia and USA
had a series of telephone conversations to discuss issues related to how a
possible transaction might be structured. Expedia management also contacted
Microsoft and Expedia's board of directors, as well as Expedia's financial and
legal advisors, to inform them of the preliminary discussions that USA and
Expedia were having. From May 4, 2001 to June 6, 2001, Expedia's management had
discussions with its advisors and with Microsoft to review possible transaction
structures.

    In early June 2001, Expedia's Chairman of the Board and its management had
further talks with USA's management regarding a potential transaction and
possible transaction structures. These discussions focused on general structural
issues, including whether a tax-free transaction could be achieved, as well as
the merits of a business combination. Some of these discussions included
Microsoft and its advisors.

    In mid-June 2001, the parties commenced due diligence. Expedia management
also updated its board of directors on developments in the discussions.

    The parties continued to hold discussions regarding the terms and structure
of a proposed transaction periodically throughout the rest of June 2001 and in
early July 2001. During that period, on July 6, 2001, Expedia management
distributed an update to members of the board of directors of Expedia outlining
the points of discussion and noting the outstanding issues that management was
discussing with USA and Microsoft. Later that day, USA's outside legal counsel
delivered an initial draft of the merger agreement.

    On July 11, 2001, the Expedia board of directors met to consider the terms
of the proposed transaction with USA. Expedia's management reported on the
negotiations with USA and Microsoft, as well as the nature of Expedia's
operations as a majority-owned subsidiary of USA. The board of directors then
listened to presentations from Expedia's outside legal counsel and financial
advisor regarding the financial and legal elements of the transaction. During
this meeting, the board of directors directed management to seek from USA
additional terms and protections before it would approve the proposed
transaction. Following the board of directors meeting, Expedia's management
conveyed this message to USA. In response, USA made a counteroffer that evening
that aimed to address the concerns of Expedia's board of directors.

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    On July 13, 2001, USA's board of directors held a special meeting to
consider the proposed transactions. At the meeting, USA's senior management and
financial and legal advisors presented to the board of directors the background
of the proposed transactions, the outline of the terms and conditions of the
proposed transaction, a strategic and financial analysis of the proposed
transactions and a summary of the legal issues relating to the proposed
transactions. Following discussion by the board of directors, USA's board of
directors unanimously approved the proposed transactions, including the proposed
merger agreement and related agreements, subject to finalization by USA's
management and its legal advisors of the necessary documentation.

    On July 15, 2001, Expedia's board of directors, other than one director, who
was excused, considered USA's most recent proposal and all other elements of the
transaction as it had developed since their last meeting. Expedia's financial
advisor reviewed with the board of directors the financial terms of the
transaction and rendered to the Expedia board of directors its oral opinion,
subsequently confirmed in writing, that as of that date, the consideration to be
received by holders of shares of Expedia common stock (other than Microsoft)
pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement was fair from a financial point of
view to such holders. Expedia's outside legal counsel then reviewed with the
board of directors the legal elements of the transaction and again reviewed the
board of directors' fiduciary duties in the context of the transaction. The
directors present then unanimously resolved to approve the transaction and
recommend it to Expedia shareholders.


    From July 6 to July 15, 2001, the parties negotiated and finalized the terms
of the transaction agreements, including the merger agreement. Upon completion
of these negotiations, the parties executed the merger agreement and certain
ancillary documents, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement, and USA and Expedia issued a joint
press release announcing the execution of the merger agreement on July 16, 2001.


RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    At a meeting held on July 15, 2001, the board of directors of Expedia, with
one director excused, unanimously:

    - determined that the transactions are consistent with, and in furtherance
      of, the long-term business strategy of Expedia and are fair to, and in the
      best interests of, Expedia and its shareholders;

    - directed that each of the proposals relating to the transactions be
      submitted for consideration by the Expedia shareholders; and

    - recommended that the Expedia shareholders vote FOR approval and adoption
      of each of the proposals relating to the transactions.

    However, for the reasons described below, the Expedia board of directors has
not taken a position as to whether Expedia shareholders should elect to exchange
their shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock
in the recapitalization, and as a result receive USA securities in the merger,
or remain shareholders of Expedia and, in addition, receive new Expedia warrants
in the merger.

INFORMATION AND FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    RECOMMENDATION OF THE PROPOSALS

    In reaching its decision to recommend to shareholders the adoption and
approval of each of the proposals relating to the transactions, the Expedia
board of directors consulted with Expedia's

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management, as well as its legal counsel and its financial advisor, and
carefully considered the following material factors:

    (1) the financial terms and structure of the transactions, which permit each
       holder of Expedia common stock to choose among:

       - remaining as a shareholder of Expedia and continuing to participate in
         the growth of Expedia's business while at the same time receiving
         additional equity in Expedia in the form of new Expedia warrants;

       - becoming a stockholder of USA, a more diversified company in the media
         industry with a larger public float, by receiving the package of USA
         securities, which includes USA common stock, a security with a higher
         trading volume and greater liquidity than Expedia common stock, but
         which also includes new issues of preferred stock and warrants, which
         may have significantly less trading volume and liquidity than Expedia
         common stock; and

       - allocating Expedia shares in the recapitalization to be able to take
         advantage of both of the above options;


    (2) the presentation of Morgan Stanley and the opinion of Morgan Stanley,
       which opinion was subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that,
       as of July 15, 2001, and subject to the qualifications and limitations
       set forth in the written opinion, the consideration to be received by the
       holders of shares of Expedia common stock (other than Microsoft) pursuant
       to the merger agreement was fair from a financial point of view to such
       holders. A copy of Morgan Stanley's written opinion is attached as Annex
       D to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement;


    (3) the board of directors' knowledge of Expedia and the industry in which
       it competes and its belief that USA's contributions to Expedia in the
       transactions of media advertising and promotion time, the option to
       purchase National Leisure Group and the option to purchase a one-third
       interest in USA's proposed travel channel are beneficial to the long-term
       prospects of Expedia and its ability to develop new lines of business;

    (4) USA's historical financial and operating condition, the trading history
       of the USA common stock and the performance of certain USA-controlled
       public subsidiaries, of which Expedia would become one as a result of the
       transactions, as well as the strong business and investment community
       reputation of Barry Diller, the chairman and chief executive officer of
       USA;

    (5) the fact that Expedia would join the USA umbrella of entertainment,
       television, interactive media, travel and other businesses, enabling
       Expedia to potentially realize greater strategic business relationships
       with, and benefit from the resources of, the USA group of companies;

    (6) the fact that USA agreed in the merger agreement to certain protections
       regarding the independence of Expedia with respect to certain important
       decisions of Expedia. These provisions include USA's agreement that:
       (a) Expedia or its subsidiaries will not be restricted from engaging in
       or owning an interest in any business which competes with USA or its
       affiliates; (b) for so long as USA owns 50.1% of the aggregate voting
       power of Expedia, Expedia will not enter into any material contract,
       arrangement or transaction with USA or its affiliates without the prior
       approval of a majority of Expedia's independent directors; (c) there will
       be meaningful consultation between USA and Expedia's chief executive
       officer in the selection of Expedia's independent directors; and
       (d) Expedia's independent directors will have the right, on behalf of
       Expedia, to enforce the above provisions and any waiver or amendment of
       the above provisions requires the approval of the majority of Expedia's
       independent directors;

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    (7) the fact that Microsoft had indicated to the Expedia board of directors
       its desire to transfer its controlling interest in Expedia for strategic
       purposes and to achieve greater liquidity in its investment and the fact
       that Microsoft could pursue a divestiture with or without the support of
       the Expedia board of directors and the Expedia board of directors' belief
       that the transactions would permit Microsoft to divest its controlling
       interest with minimal impact on Expedia's public shareholders and in a
       manner that the Expedia board of directors believes maximizes Expedia's
       prospects for long-term growth while at the same time affording
       shareholders choices and benefits which may not have been available in
       alternative divestiture strategies that Microsoft could have elected to
       pursue;

    (8) the terms of the voting and election agreement between Microsoft and USA
       and the fact that Microsoft has irrevocably committed to approve the
       transactions and each of the proposals, coupled with Microsoft's
       controlling ownership interest which assures the approval of the
       transactions and each of the proposals;

    (9) consistent with the terms of the tag-along rights set forth in the
       shareholder agreement, dated October 1, 1999, between Expedia and
       Microsoft, the fact that the public shareholders of Expedia have the
       choice to receive the same consideration to be received by Microsoft in
       the transactions. See "Proposal No. 3--Termination of the Shareholder
       Agreement" for a more detailed description of these tag-along rights;

    (10) Expedia's continued existence as a public company, which will permit it
       to continue granting Expedia stock options to its employees thereby
       enabling Expedia to continue to attract and retain qualified employees
       and enabling these employees to continue participating in the earnings
       and growth of Expedia's business;

    (11) the fact that although the voting power of Expedia's public
       shareholders will be diluted pursuant to the transactions, the Expedia
       public shareholders never exercised voting control due to Microsoft's
       majority ownership position;

    (12) the possibility that an active public trading market for the USA
       warrants, the USA preferred stock and the new Expedia warrants may not
       develop or be sustained following the transactions and that the prices
       for such securities in any such market may trade at a discount from the
       initial or anticipated valuations for such securities;

    (13) the ability to complete the merger as a reorganization for United
       States federal income tax purposes in which Expedia shareholders
       generally will not recognize any gain or loss, except for any gain or
       loss recognized in connection with cash received for fractional shares of
       USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA warrants or new Expedia
       warrants;

    (14) the board of directors' belief, after considering the advice of
       counsel, that the parties should be able to satisfy all conditions to the
       completion of the transactions, including the receipt of the necessary
       regulatory approvals in accordance with the terms of the merger
       agreement, while recognizing the possibility that regulators might not
       grant approval or may impose conditions on the grant of their approval;


    (15) the terms of the merger agreement regarding third party proposals,
       considered together with the terms and provisions of the Microsoft/USA
       voting and election agreement, including provisions in the merger
       agreement that provide (a) that the Expedia board of directors may not
       solicit, furnish information to a party making, or enter into discussions
       regarding, a third party proposal without the prior consent of USA,
       (b) that the Expedia board of directors must use its reasonable best
       efforts to obtain from the Expedia shareholders a vote in favor of the
       transactions and each of the proposals relating to the transactions and
       must recommend to the Expedia shareholders that they so vote, (c) that
       the Expedia board of directors shall not be required to continue to
       recommend the transactions and the proposals relating to the transactions
       only in specific limited circumstances and (d) that Expedia cannot
       terminate the


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       merger agreement in order to enter into a transaction with a third party,
       and the potential effect of such provisions on possible efforts by other
       parties to acquire or otherwise combine with Expedia. In evaluating these
       terms of the merger agreement, the Expedia board of directors also
       considered the terms of the Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement
       described in paragraph (8) above and USA's position that it was not
       prepared to consider a transaction that did not include the terms in
       paragraph (8) and in this paragraph (15); and



    (16) the interests that certain executive officers and directors of Expedia
       have with respect to the transactions in addition to their interests as
       shareholders of Expedia generally. See "--Other Interests of Officers and
       Directors in the Transactions--Expedia."


    The Expedia board of directors did not find it necessary to, and did not
quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to, the foregoing factors or
determine that any factor was of particular importance. Rather, the Expedia
board of directors views its recommendation as being based on the totality of
the information presented to, and considered by, it. The Expedia board of
directors considered all these factors and determined that these factors, as a
whole, supported the conclusions and recommendations described above. In
reaching this determination, the factors described above generally figured
positively, as advantages or opportunities, with the exception of the factors
described in clauses (8) and (15) above, which figured both positively and
negatively, and factors described in clauses (11), (12) and (16) above, which
the Expedia board of directors considered to be neutral.


    In considering the recommendation of the Expedia board of directors to
approve and adopt the transactions and each of the proposals relating to the
transactions, you should be aware that certain officers and directors of Expedia
have interests in the proposed transactions that are different from and in
addition to the interests of Expedia shareholders generally. The Expedia board
of directors was aware of these interests and considered them in approving the
proposals. See "--Other Interests of Officers and Directors in the
Transactions."


    NO RECOMMENDATION ON THE ELECTION

    For the reasons described below, the Expedia board of directors has not
taken a position as to whether Expedia shareholders should elect to exchange
their shares of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock
in the recapitalization, and as a result receive USA securities in the merger,
or retain their Expedia common shares and therefore remain as shareholders of
Expedia and also receive new Expedia warrants in the merger:

    (1) the transactions were specifically structured to provide Expedia
       shareholders with a choice as to whether to remain shareholders of
       Expedia, become shareholders of USA or split their current investment in
       some proportion between Expedia securities and USA securities;


    (2) the relative values of (x) the package of USA securities to be received
       in the merger in exchange for a share of Expedia Class B common stock and
       (y) a share of Expedia common stock, together with 0.1920 of a new
       Expedia warrant to be issued to each Expedia shareholder who does not
       elect to exchange his shares, will vary from time to time based, in part,
       on the trading values of USA common stock and Expedia common stock. As a
       result, the relative values of the USA securities and the Expedia
       securities at the time that the Expedia board of directors approved the
       transactions will likely differ from the relative values on the date of
       the mailing of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement, the
       election deadline and the date we complete the transactions. Accordingly,
       any recommendation by the Expedia board of directors with respect to the
       election at the time it approved the transactions would have been based
       on information which could quickly become dated and could be confusing or
       misleading to Expedia shareholders; and


    (3) Expedia shareholders are best suited to determine whether continuing as
       Expedia shareholders under USA's control or making an investment in USA
       is the appropriate course of action,

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       after taking into account, among other things, their views of the two
       companies and the financial and operating condition and growth prospects
       of the two companies, as well as their individual investment portfolios.

    You should consult your financial advisor in connection with making the
decision to determine the most appropriate election for you with respect to the
recapitalization.

    MICROSOFT'S ELECTION NOT A RECOMMENDATION

    The terms of the USA securities reflect in part negotiations between
Microsoft and USA to provide Microsoft with securities that would be more liquid
than its controlling interest in Expedia. Microsoft has agreed to make an
election to convert all of its interest into Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization and receive the package of USA securities in the merger,
subject to proration. Because of its controlling interest in Expedia, the
relatively large number of Expedia shares owned by Microsoft and the relatively
small public market for Expedia common stock, Microsoft is subject to both
regulatory and economic restrictions on its disposition of Expedia common stock
that do not apply to other shareholders of Expedia. Microsoft's election should
not be viewed as a recommendation of the suitability of the USA securities for
any other person or as a recommendation concerning the investment merits of the
USA securities in comparison to Expedia securities. Microsoft specifically
disclaims any such recommendations.


INFORMATION AND FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS



    At a meeting held on July 13, 2001, the board of directors of USA
unanimously determined that the transactions are fair to and in the best
interests of USA and its stockholders. In reaching its decision to approve the
transactions, including the issuance of USA securities in the merger, the USA
board consulted with USA's management, as well as its legal counsel and its
financial advisor, and carefully considered the following material factors:



    (1) the financial terms and structure of the transactions, including the
       terms of each of the USA securities to be issued in the transactions and
       the expectation that the transactions will be accretive to USA;



    (2) the USA board's view that the transactions will strengthen USA's
       e-commerce platform and enable USA to continue to build its interactive
       and transactional assets;



    (3) the board of directors' knowledge of Expedia and USA and its
       subsidiaries and the industries in which they compete;



    (4) USA's and Expedia's historical financial and operating conditions as
       well as the trading history of USA common stock and Expedia common stock;



    (5) the terms of the Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement, pursuant
       to which Microsoft has granted to USA an irrevocable proxy to vote
       Microsoft's shares in favor of the proposals related to the transactions,
       which vote is sufficient to assure Expedia shareholder approval of the
       transactions;



    (6) the board of directors' belief, after considering the advice of counsel,
       that the parties should be able to satisfy all conditions to completion
       of the transactions, including the receipt of the necessary regulatory
       approvals in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, while
       recognizing the possibility that regulators might not grant approval or
       impose conditions on the grant of their approval;



    (7) the likelihood that the transactions will be completed based on the
       terms of the merger agreement;


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    (8) the possibility that an active public trading market for the USA
       warrants, the USA preferred stock and the new Expedia warrants may not
       develop;



    (9) the interests of certain executive officers and directors of USA have
       with respect to the transactions in addition to their interests as
       stockholders of USA generally. See "--Other Interests of Officers and
       Directors in the Transactions--USA"; and



    (10) the matters described under "Risk Factors."



    The USA board of directors did not find it necessary to, and did not
quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to, the foregoing factors or
determine that any factor was of particular importance. Rather, the USA board of
directors views its determination as being based on the totality of the
information presented to, and considered by, it. The USA board of directors
considered all these factors and determined that these factors, as a whole,
supported the determination to approve the transactions, including the issuance
of shares in the merger.


OPINION OF EXPEDIA'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR

    Under an engagement letter dated June 20, 2001, Expedia retained Morgan
Stanley to provide it with financial advisory services and a financial fairness
opinion in connection with the transactions. Expedia's board of directors
selected Morgan Stanley to act as its financial advisor based on Morgan
Stanley's qualifications, expertise and reputation and its knowledge of the
business and affairs of Expedia. At the meeting of the Expedia board of
directors on July 15, 2001, Morgan Stanley rendered its oral opinion,
subsequently confirmed in writing, that as of July 15, 2001, based upon and
subject to the assumptions and considerations set forth in its opinion, the
consideration to be received by the holders of shares of Expedia common stock
(other than Microsoft) pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement was fair
from a financial point of view to such holders.

    THE FULL TEXT OF MORGAN STANLEY'S OPINION, DATED AS OF JULY 15, 2001, IS
ATTACHED AS ANNEX D HERETO. THE OPINION SETS FORTH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
ASSUMPTIONS MADE, PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, MATTERS CONSIDERED AND LIMITATIONS ON THE
SCOPE OF THE REVIEW UNDERTAKEN BY MORGAN STANLEY IN RENDERING ITS OPINION. WE
URGE YOU TO READ THE ENTIRE OPINION CAREFULLY. MORGAN STANLEY'S OPINION IS
DIRECTED TO EXPEDIA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADDRESSES ONLY THE FAIRNESS FROM A
FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW OF THE CONSIDERATION TO BE RECEIVED BY THE HOLDERS OF
SHARES OF EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK (OTHER THAN MICROSOFT) PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF
THE MERGER AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE OF THE OPINION. THE OPINION DOES NOT ADDRESS
ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTIONS AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RECOMMENDATION
TO ANY HOLDER OF EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK AS TO HOW TO VOTE AT THE EXPEDIA ANNUAL
MEETING OR WHETHER OR NOT TO ELECT TO RECEIVE SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON
STOCK IN THE RECAPITALIZATION. THE SUMMARY OF THE OPINION OF MORGAN STANLEY SET
FORTH IN THIS DOCUMENT IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE FULL
TEXT OF THE OPINION.

    In connection with rendering its opinion, Morgan Stanley, among other
things:

    - reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and other
      information of Expedia and USA;

    - reviewed certain internal financial statements and other financial and
      operating data concerning Expedia prepared by the management of Expedia;

    - reviewed certain financial projections prepared by the management of
      Expedia;

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    - discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and the
      prospects of Expedia and USA with senior executives of Expedia and USA,
      respectively;

    - reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the Expedia common
      stock and the USA common stock;

    - compared the financial performance of Expedia and USA and the prices and
      trading activity of the Expedia common stock and the USA common stock with
      that of certain other comparable publicly traded companies and their
      securities;

    - participated in discussions and negotiations among representatives of
      Expedia and USA and their financial and legal advisors;

    - reviewed the draft merger agreement dated July 15, 2001 and certain
      related documents;

    - reviewed the terms of the new Expedia warrants, USA preferred stock and
      USA warrants with the management of Expedia and the terms of other
      comparable securities;

    - reviewed the terms of the recapitalization, including governance and
      voting rights associated with the recapitalization; and

    - considered such other factors and performed such other analyses as Morgan
      Stanley deemed appropriate.

    Morgan Stanley assumed and relied upon without independent verification the
accuracy and completeness of the information reviewed by it for the purposes of
its opinion. With respect to the financial projections, Morgan Stanley assumed
that they were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and judgments of the future financial performance of
Expedia. Morgan Stanley was not provided with financial projections for USA and
instead relied upon publicly available projections of securities research
analysts for USA. In addition, Morgan Stanley assumed that the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement will be consummated in accordance with the
terms set forth in the merger agreement, including, among other things, that the
merger will be treated as a tax-free reorganization and/or exchange, each
pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. Morgan Stanley did not make any
independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of Expedia or
USA, nor was Morgan Stanley furnished with any such appraisals. Morgan Stanley's
opinion was necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other
conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of,
July 15, 2001.

    In arriving at its opinion, Morgan Stanley was not authorized to solicit,
and did not solicit, interest from any party with respect to the acquisition of
Expedia or any of its assets.

    Morgan Stanley noted that under the terms of the merger agreement, holders
of shares of the Expedia common stock (other than Microsoft) are not required
to, but are entitled to, elect to exchange their shares of Expedia common stock
for shares of Expedia Class B common stock. Morgan Stanley also noted that
shareholders whose shares are not exchanged in the recapitalization will
continue to hold their shares of Expedia common stock and would receive, in
addition, new Expedia warrants. In connection with this election, Morgan Stanley
performed various analyses of Expedia, USA, the merger consideration to be
exchanged for the Expedia Class B common stock and the new Expedia warrants to
be issued to the holders of Expedia common stock who retain their shares in the
merger.

    The following is a brief summary of the material financial analyses
performed by Morgan Stanley in connection with its oral opinion and in the
preparation of its written opinion. Some of these summaries of financial
analyses include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully
understand the financial analyses used by Morgan Stanley, the tables must be
read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute
a complete description of the financial analyses.

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    EXPEDIA

    TRADING RANGE.  Morgan Stanley reviewed the range of closing prices of the
Expedia common stock for various periods ending on July 13, 2001, the last
trading day prior to the announcement of the transactions. Morgan Stanley
observed the following:



PERIOD ENDING JULY 13, 2001                               RANGE OF CLOSING PRICES
---------------------------                               -----------------------
                                                       
Since January 2, 2001...................................  $         9.25 - $48.70
60 Days.................................................  $        20.91 - $48.70
30 Days.................................................  $        29.73 - $48.70


    Morgan Stanley also reviewed the stock price performance of Expedia common
stock during the period of January 2, 2001 to July 13, 2001 and compared that
performance with the performance of the following companies during that period.



                                                          STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE
COMPANY                                                    SINCE JANUARY 2, 2001
-------                                                   -----------------------
                                                       
Expedia.................................................           +423%
Priceline...............................................           +519%
Travelocity.............................................           +172%
Hotel Reservations Network..............................            +80%
Nasdaq Index............................................             -9%


    COMPARABLE COMPANY ANALYSIS.  Morgan Stanley compared publicly available
financial information of Expedia with publicly available information for
selected companies comparable to the business of Expedia. For this analysis,
Morgan Stanley examined estimates from securities research analysts and, where
appropriate, made adjustments for comparability purposes. The following table
presents, as of July 13, 2001, the following statistics:

    - the ratio of aggregate value, defined as market capitalization plus total
      debt less cash and cash equivalents to calendar year 2001 gross bookings;

    - the ratio of aggregate value to calendar year 2001 revenue;

    - the ratio of aggregate value to calendar year 2001 gross profit; and

    - the ratio of price to calendar year 2002 estimated earnings per share,
      commonly known as EPS.



                                     AGGREGATE VALUE TO
                        ---------------------------------------------
                        CY2001 GROSS      CY2001       CY2001 GROSS
COMPANY                   BOOKINGS       REVENUE          PROFIT        CY2002 P/E
-------                 ------------   ------------   ---------------   ----------
                                                            
Expedia...............      1.0x           5.7x            18.4x          69.0x
Priceline.............      1.6x           1.6x            10.0x          87.0x
Travelocity...........      0.4x           5.9x             9.7x          53.5x
Hotel Reservations
  Network.............      5.6x           5.6x            22.9x          44.4x

    High..............      5.6x           5.9x            22.9x          87.0x
    Median............      1.3x           5.7x            14.2x          61.3x
    Low...............      0.4x           1.6x             9.7x          44.4x


    Morgan Stanley noted that the ratio of Expedia's aggregate value to calendar
year 2001 gross bookings, revenue and gross profit and the ratio of the price of
Expedia common stock to calendar year 2002 estimated earnings per share was, in
each case, within the range of comparable ratios of the comparable companies.

    No other company utilized in the comparable company analysis is identical to
Expedia. In evaluating the comparable companies, Morgan Stanley made judgments
and assumptions with regard to

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industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial
conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Expedia,
such as the impact of competition on the businesses of Expedia and the industry
in general, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in
the financial condition and prospects of Expedia or the industry or in the
financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the
average or median, is not in itself a meaningful method of using comparable
company data.

    SUM-OF-THE-PARTS ANALYSIS.  Morgan Stanley performed a hypothetical
"sum-of-the-parts" analysis of Expedia's merchant, agency and other business
segments on a stand-alone basis using securities research analyst projections
that were publicly available as of July 15, 2001. Based on a range of multiples
of estimated calendar year 2001 gross bookings, revenue and gross profit for
Expedia's merchant and agency and other business segments, which multiples were
derived from the analysis of comparable companies, Morgan Stanley calculated the
implied value per share of the Expedia common stock.



                              EXPEDIA FINANCIAL
                                 STATISTICS                                            IMPLIED
                        -----------------------------                                 VALUE PER
                                          AGENCY &                     MULTIPLE FOR   SHARE OF
                          MERCHANT          OTHER       MULTIPLE FOR     AGENCY &      EXPEDIA
CALENDAR YEAR             BUSINESS        BUSINESS        MERCHANT        OTHER        COMMON
FINANCIAL STATISTICS    (IN MILLIONS)   (IN MILLIONS)     BUSINESS       BUSINESS       STOCK
--------------------    -------------   -------------   ------------   ------------   ---------
                                                                       
2001 Gross Bookings...       $351           $2,610           5.6x           0.4x       $51.74
2001 Revenue..........       $335           $  174           5.6x           5.9x       $48.45
2001 Gross Profit.....       $ 55           $  105          22.9x           9.7x       $38.20


    MERGER CONSIDERATION--USA COMMON STOCK

    TRADING RANGE.  Morgan Stanley reviewed the range of closing prices of the
USA common stock for various periods ending on July 13, 2001, the last trading
day prior to the announcement of the transactions. Morgan Stanley observed the
following:



PERIOD ENDING JULY 13, 2001                               RANGE OF CLOSING PRICES
---------------------------                               -----------------------
                                                       
Since January 2, 2001...................................  $        18.00 - $28.00
60 Days.................................................  $        22.55 - $28.00
30 Days.................................................  $        24.59 - $28.00


    Morgan Stanley noted that the range of market prices of the USA common stock
for the 30-day period ending July 13, 2001 was within the range of prices of the
USA common stock implied by the USA common exchange ratio described in the
merger agreement.

    COMPARABLE COMPANY ANALYSIS.  Morgan Stanley compared publicly available
financial information of USA with publicly available information for selected
companies with businesses comparable to the business of USA. For this analysis,
Morgan Stanley examined estimates from securities research analysts, where
appropriate. The following table presents, as of July 13, 2001, the following
statistics:

    - the ratio of aggregate value, defined as market capitalization plus total
      debt and minority interest less cash and cash equivalents to calendar year
      2001 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,
      commonly known as EBITDA; and

    - the ratio of aggregate value to calendar year 2002 EBITDA.

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                                                      AGGREGATE VALUE TO
                                                 -----------------------------
COMPANY                                          CY2001 EBITDA   CY2002 EBITDA
-------                                          -------------   -------------
                                                           
USA............................................      19.8x           14.9x
Rainbow........................................      46.2x           30.2x
AOL Time Warner................................      23.4x           18.7x
FOX............................................      20.4x           16.1x
Viacom.........................................      16.8x           15.0x
Disney.........................................      12.7x           11.7x

  High.........................................      46.2x           30.2x
  Median.......................................      20.1x           15.6x
  Low..........................................      12.7x           11.7x


    Morgan Stanley noted that the ratio of USA's aggregate value to calendar
year 2001 and 2002 EBITDA was, in each case, within the range of comparable
ratios of the comparable companies.

    No other company utilized in the comparable company analysis is identical to
USA. In evaluating the comparable companies, Morgan Stanley made judgments and
assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic,
market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the
control of USA, such as the impact of competition on the businesses of USA and
the industry in general, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse
change in the financial condition and prospects of USA or the industry or in the
financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the
average or median, is not in itself a meaningful method of using comparable
company data.

    MERGER CONSIDERATION--TOTAL CONSIDERATION

    In addition to analyzing the USA common stock, Morgan Stanley also reviewed
the terms of the USA preferred stock and the USA warrants to be exchanged for
Expedia Class B common stock in the merger. Morgan Stanley also reviewed the
terms of the new Expedia warrants to be issued to holders of the Expedia common
stock in connection with the merger. Morgan Stanley analyzed the theoretical
values implied by the Black-Scholes model using a range of volatility, risk-free
rate and maturity assumptions for the USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new
Expedia warrants to be received in the transactions. The table below summarizes
the total consideration implied by the sum of the USA common stock, USA
preferred stock and USA warrants to be exchanged for shares of the Expedia
Class B common stock in the merger. The consideration to be exchanged for the
Expedia Class B common stock is presented both on (X) a "Notional Value" basis
assuming market value of $25.26 for the USA common stock as of July 13, 2001 and
pursuant to the USA common exchange ratio as defined in the merger agreement and
face value for the USA preferred stock and (Y) an "Estimated Value" basis
assuming market value of $27.00 for the USA common stock and pursuant to the USA
common exchange ratio as defined in the agreement and the Black-Scholes
theoretical values for the USA preferred stock and the USA warrants assuming a
range of assumptions made by Morgan Stanley. In each case, the theoretical
values of the USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new Expedia warrants exclude
any dilutive effects of such securities.

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CONSIDERATION PER SHARE OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED
(ASSUMING 37,500,000 SHARES OF EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE ISSUED IN THE
RECAPITALIZATION)



                                               AGGREGATE
                                             NOTIONAL VALUE    NOTIONAL            ESTIMATED
                                             (IN MILLIONS)    VALUE/SHARE        VALUE/SHARE*
                                             --------------   -----------   -----------------------
                                                                   
USA common stock...........................       $656           $17.50     $        17.50 - $17.50
USA preferred stock........................       $656           $17.50     $        18.19 - $18.66
USA warrants...............................         --               --     $         3.07 - $ 4.08
                                                                            -----------------------
Total......................................                                 $        38.76 - $40.24


------------------------

*   As determined by Morgan Stanley's analysis

    Shareholders of Expedia who do not receive shares of Expedia Class B common
stock in the recapitalization will continue to hold their shares of Expedia
common stock, which had a market value equal to $48 45/64 per share on July 13,
2001. In addition, those shareholders will receive in the merger for each share
of Expedia common stock 0.1920 of a new Expedia warrant with an estimated value
per share, as determined by Morgan Stanley's analysis, to be between
$3.39-$4.61.

    The analyses performed on the USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA
warrants and new Expedia warrants are theoretical valuations based on a range of
assumptions. No specific analysis is identical to the actual prices at which the
USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new Expedia warrants may
trade. There is currently no public market for the USA preferred stock, USA
warrants and the new Expedia warrants. In evaluating the theoretical valuations,
Morgan Stanley made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry
performance, general business, economic, market and financial and other matters,
many of which are beyond the control of USA and Expedia, such as the impact of
the competition on the business of USA and Expedia and the industry in general,
industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in the financial
condition and prospects of USA and Expedia or the industry or in the financial
markets in general.

    In connection with the review of the transactions by Expedia's board of
directors, Morgan Stanley performed a variety of financial and comparative
analyses for purposes of rendering its opinion. The preparation of a fairness
opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to a partial
analysis or summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Morgan Stanley
considered the results of all of its analyses as a whole and did not attribute
any particular weight to any analysis or factor it considered. Morgan Stanley
believes that selecting any portion of its analyses, without considering all
analyses as a whole, would create an incomplete view of the process underlying
its analyses and opinion. In addition, Morgan Stanley may have given various
analyses and factors more or less weight than other analyses and factors, and
may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than other
assumptions. As a result, the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular
analysis described above should not be taken to be Morgan Stanley's view of the
actual value of Expedia or USA. In performing its analyses, Morgan Stanley made
numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business and
economic conditions and other matters. Many of these assumptions are beyond the
control of Expedia or USA. Any estimates contained in Morgan Stanley's analyses
are not necessarily indicative of future results or actual values, which may be
significantly more or less favorable than those suggested by such estimates.

    Morgan Stanley conducted the analyses described above solely as part of its
analysis of the fairness of the consideration to be received by holders of
Expedia common stock (other than Microsoft) pursuant to the terms of the merger
agreement from a financial point of view to those holders and in connection with
the delivery of its opinion dated July 15, 2001 to Expedia's board of directors.
These analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to address the prices at which
the USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA warrants, Expedia common stock or
new Expedia warrants may trade at any time.

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    The consideration to be received by holders of Expedia common stock pursuant
to the terms of the merger agreement was determined through arm's-length
negotiations between Expedia, Microsoft and USA and was approved by Expedia's
board of directors. Morgan Stanley provided advice to Expedia during these
negotiations. Morgan Stanley did not, however, recommend any specific
consideration to Expedia or its board of directors or that any specific
consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration for the
transactions.

    In addition, Morgan Stanley's opinion and its presentation to Expedia's
board of directors was one of many factors taken into consideration by Expedia's
board of directors in deciding to approve the transactions. Consequently, the
analyses described above should not be viewed as determinative of the opinion of
Expedia's board of directors with respect to the consideration or of whether
Expedia's board of directors would have been willing to agree to a different
consideration.

    Expedia's board of directors retained Morgan Stanley based upon Morgan
Stanley's qualifications, experience and expertise. Morgan Stanley is an
internationally recognized investment banking and advisory firm. Morgan Stanley,
as part of its investment banking and financial advisory business, is
continuously engaged in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection
with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive biddings,
secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements
and valuations for corporate, estate and other purposes. In the past, Morgan
Stanley and its affiliates have provided financial advisory services for Expedia
and Microsoft. In the ordinary course of Morgan Stanley's trading and brokerage
activities, Morgan Stanley or its affiliates may at any time hold long or short
positions, may trade or otherwise effect transactions, for its own account or
for the account of customers in the senior loans, equity and other securities of
Expedia, USA, Microsoft or any other parties involved in the transactions.


    Under the engagement letter, Morgan Stanley provided to Expedia financial
advisory services and a financial fairness opinion in connection with the
transactions, and, in connection with the provision by Morgan Stanley of such
services to Expedia, Expedia agreed to pay Morgan Stanley a customary fee.
Expedia has also agreed to reimburse Morgan Stanley for its expenses incurred in
performing its services. In addition, Expedia has agreed to indemnify Morgan
Stanley and its affiliates, their respective directors, officers, agents and
employees and each person, if any, controlling Morgan Stanley or any of its
affiliates against certain liabilities and expenses, including certain
liabilities under the federal securities laws, related to or arising out of
Morgan Stanley's engagement.


EXPEDIA AFTER THE MERGER

    CAPITAL STOCK

    Immediately after the transactions, Expedia capital stock will consist of

    - Expedia common stock, which will be held by shareholders of Expedia who
      did not elect to receive Expedia Class B common stock in the
      recapitalization and shareholders who did so elect but were prorated;

    - Expedia Class B common stock, all of which will be held by USA;

    - outstanding new Expedia warrants, which in accordance with their terms do
      not terminate upon the effective time of the merger, to the extent that
      holders of these warrants have not elected to exercise them prior to the
      recapitalization;

    - new Expedia warrants which will be issued in the merger to shareholders of
      Expedia who retain their Expedia common stock in the recapitalization; and

    - new Expedia warrants which will be distributed as part of the transactions
      prior to the annual meeting to Expedia optionholders who were granted
      options on or prior to August 2, 2001 and who continue to hold such
      options on the date of the distribution.

    For a more detailed description of the rights of the holders of Expedia
stock, see "Description of Expedia Capital Stock."

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    OWNERSHIP OF EXPEDIA AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS


    Immediately after giving effect to the transactions, USA will hold between
66% to 75% of the outstanding equity (depending on the number of shareholders
who remain as shareholders of Expedia after the recapitalization) and between
90% and 94.9% of the outstanding voting power of Expedia, with the former
holders of Expedia owning the remaining interests in Expedia. All percentages
are based on Expedia shares outstanding as of October 15, 2001, but after giving
effect to the transactions.


    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF EXPEDIA AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS

    Following the transactions, USA will control Expedia, Mr. Diller will become
Chairman of the Board of Expedia and Mr. Barton will continue in his role as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Expedia. At the effective time of the
merger and through the one-year anniversary of such time, the board of directors
of Expedia will consist of 11 members, six of whom will be appointed by USA. The
remaining five members will be Expedia's Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer and three independent directors mutually agreed to by USA and
Expedia. Messrs. Maffei and Hoag, both of whom currently are directors of
Expedia, will constitute two of the three independent directors following the
transactions. USA expects to select its designees, and USA and Expedia expect to
select the remaining independent designee, shortly before the transactions are
completed.

    RELATIONSHIP WITH USA

    Following the transactions, USA will have voting control of Expedia and will
designate a majority of the Expedia directors. In addition, USA and Expedia have
agreed that their relationship would be governed by the following principles,
none of which can be amended or waived without the approval of a majority of
Expedia's independent directors:

    - USA or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Expedia or any of its
      subsidiaries, on the other hand, may engage in or own interests in
      businesses that compete with the other;

    - as long as USA owns 50.1% of Expedia's total voting power, Expedia would
      not enter into or amend any material arrangements with USA or any of its
      affiliates without the approval of a majority of Expedia's independent
      directors; and

    - there will be meaningful consultation between USA and Expedia's Chief
      Executive Officer in the selection of Expedia's independent directors.


OTHER INTERESTS OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IN THE TRANSACTIONS



    EXPEDIA


    In considering the recommendation of the Expedia board of directors with
regard to the proposals relating to the transactions, you should be aware that,
as described below, members of the management and board of directors of Expedia
may have interests in the transactions that are different from, or in addition
to, your interests, and that may create potential conflicts of interest. Richard
N. Barton, the president and chief executive officer of Expedia, is a member of
the seven-person Expedia board of directors that approved the transactions.


    CONTINUING BOARD POSITIONS.  As mentioned above in "--Expedia after the
Merger--Management and Operations of Expedia after the Transactions," through
the first anniversary of the effective time of the merger, the Expedia board of
directors will consist of 11 members: Mr. Barton, Mr. Stanger, six directors
appointed by USA, and three additional independent directors mutually agreed to
by USA and Expedia, two of which will be Messrs. Maffei and Hoag, who are
currently directors of Expedia. USA generally expects to fill a majority of the
Expedia director positions with designees of USA.



    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TERM SHEET WITH MR. BARTON.  On July 15, 2001, Expedia
entered into a binding term sheet with Mr. Barton, setting forth the material
terms of his employment pursuant to an


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employment agreement that will be entered into prior to the effective time and
supercede his current employment agreement. The agreement will be effective on
the effective date of the merger and have a three-year term, and six months
prior to the end of the term, Expedia and Mr. Barton will enter into good-faith
negotiations to extend the employment term. Pursuant to the term sheet,
Mr. Barton will remain as chief executive officer of Expedia and will be a
member of the board of directors of Expedia. If the transactions are terminated,
the term sheet will be of no further force or effect.


    COMPENSATION.  Mr. Barton will receive an annual base salary of $266,000 and
will be eligible to receive an annual bonus of 200% of his salary, payable 50%
in cash and 50% in Expedia stock options based on achieving agreed-upon Expedia
budget goals. $133,000 of the cash portion of Mr. Barton's bonus is guaranteed.

    Following the effective date, all of Mr. Barton's outstanding and
unexercised Expedia stock options will remain outstanding in accordance with
their terms. On the effective date, Mr. Barton will receive a grant of options
to purchase 100,000 shares of USA's common stock at a fair market value exercise
price. Mr. Barton will also receive on the effective date a grant of options to
purchase 375,000 shares of Expedia's common stock at a fair market value
exercise price. Such options will have a ten-year term and will vest in four
equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the effective
date contingent upon Mr. Barton's continued employment with Expedia. Mr. Barton
will also receive on the effective date an initial grant of 25,000 shares of
Expedia restricted stock, vesting contingent upon Mr. Barton's continued
employment with Expedia through the third anniversary of the effective date.
Mr. Barton will be evaluated for future option grants in a manner consistent
with similarly situated executives of USA and its subsidiaries.

    Mr. Barton will be entitled to participate in welfare, health and life
insurance and pension benefit and incentive programs adopted by Expedia on the
same basis as similarly situated executives of Expedia, USA and their respective
subsidiaries.

    SEVERANCE.  Upon a termination of Mr. Barton's employment by Expedia without
"cause" or by Mr. Barton for "good reason" (as each term is defined in the term
sheet), Expedia will continue to pay Mr. Barton his salary for the remainder of
the term, as well as pay any earned, but unpaid, base salary and will pay
Mr. Barton his deferred compensation balance. Expedia will also pay Mr. Barton
the pro rata portion of his annual bonus following the end of the fiscal year of
his termination of employment (based upon satisfaction of performance goal
formulas). In addition, he will immediately vest in all options and such options
will remain exercisable for one year following his date of termination of
employment. Although Mr. Barton is not obligated to mitigate any severance
amounts, such amounts will be reduced by any compensation earned by Mr. Barton
in the event that Mr. Barton becomes employed during the remainder of the term.

    CHANGE OF CONTROL.  The term sheet provides that upon a change of control of
Expedia, all of Mr. Barton's Expedia options (and the USA options granted on the
effective date) and other Expedia equity compensation will vest immediately, and
such options will remain exercisable for one year from the date of the change of
control, notwithstanding any termination of employment.

    RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.  The term sheet provides for Mr. Barton to be bound
by a covenant not to compete with the business of Expedia (or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates) during the term of his employment and for two years
after termination of employment for any reason; but if the non-compete period
extends beyond the severance period (under circumstances in which Mr. Barton had
been entitled to severance pay), Expedia will pay Mr. Barton $100,000 per year
(pro rated on a monthly basis) to the extent it determines to continue the
non-compete period beyond the severance period. In addition, Mr. Barton is bound
by a two-year covenant not to solicit employees or customers of Expedia (or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates) and a confidentiality covenant. The term
sheet also provides that Expedia will not restrict Mr. Barton's ability to elect
to receive any shares of Expedia Class B common stock in connection with the
recapitalization of Expedia.

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    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TERM SHEET WITH MR. STANGER.  On July 15, 2001, Expedia
entered into a binding term sheet with Mr. Stanger setting forth the material
terms of his employment pursuant to an employment agreement that will be entered
into prior to the effective date. The agreement will be effective on the
effective date and have a three-year term. If the transactions are terminated,
the term sheet will be of no further force or effect.


    COMPENSATION.  Mr. Stanger will receive an annual base salary of $175,000
and will be eligible to receive an annual bonus of 100% of his salary, payable
50% in cash and 50% in Expedia stock options based on achieving agreed-upon
Expedia budget goals.

    Mr. Stanger will receive on the effective date an initial grant of options
to purchase 50,000 shares of Expedia common stock at a fair market value
exercise price. Such options will have a ten-year term and will vest in four
equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the effective
date contingent upon Mr. Stanger's continued employment with Expedia.
Mr. Stanger will also receive on the effective date a grant of 10,000 shares of
Expedia restricted stock, vesting contingent upon Mr. Stanger's continued
employment with Expedia through the third anniversary of the effective date.

    Mr. Stanger will be entitled to participate in welfare, health and life
insurance and pension benefit and incentive programs adopted by Expedia on the
same basis as similarly situated executives of Expedia, USA and their respective
subsidiaries.

    SEVERANCE.  Upon a termination of Mr. Stanger's employment by Expedia
without "cause" or by Mr. Stanger for "good reason" (as each term is defined in
the term sheet), Expedia will continue to pay Mr. Stanger his salary for the
remainder of the term, as well as pay his earned, but unpaid, base salary and
will pay Mr. Stanger his deferred compensation balance. In addition,
Mr. Stanger will automatically and immediately vest in all of his
then-outstanding equity-based compensation awards granted on or prior to
August 2, 2001, and such options shall remain exerciseable for one year
following his date of termination of employment. Mr. Stanger is obligated to use
reasonable best efforts to mitigate any severance payable to him.

    CHANGE OF CONTROL.  The term sheet provides that upon a change of control of
Expedia, all of Mr. Stanger's Expedia options and other Expedia equity
compensation will vest immediately, and such options will remain exercisable for
one year from the date of the change of control, notwithstanding any termination
of employment.

    RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.  Pursuant to the term sheet, Mr. Stanger will be
bound by covenants not to compete with businesses of Expedia (or its
subsidiaries or affiliates) and not to solicit employees or customers of Expedia
(or its subsidiaries or affiliates) during the term of his employment and for
two years after termination of employment for any reason. In addition,
Mr. Stanger has agreed not to divulge or disclose any confidential information
of Expedia or its affiliates.


    OTHER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS.  Expedia and USA agreed in a binding term sheet
that Mr. Barton may, in his discretion, cause Expedia to enter into employment
agreements with Byron D. Bishop, Vice President, Transportation, Simon J.
Breakwell, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Expedia Europe, and
Gregory E. Slyngstad, Senior Vice President, Destinations and Lodging, as well
as 12 other members of senior management of Expedia and Travelscape.com, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia, for a term of three years following the
effective time.



    Under the agreements, upon a termination of the employee's employment by
Expedia without "cause" or a resignation by the employee with "good reason" (as
each term is defined in the term sheet), the employee will be entitled to:
(a) the acceleration and immediate vesting of all unvested Expedia options
granted to him on or prior to August 2, 2001, and any attendant warrants granted
in connection with the merger; and (b) receive the salary, target bonus and
welfare benefits (and any


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other damages to which he would be entitled) for the remainder of the term, less
an offset equal to any amounts earned during the term from other employment,
with no obligation to mitigate.



    As a condition to entering into the agreements, each of Messrs. Bishop,
Breakwell and Slyngstad as well as the 12 other members of senior management
will agree to a non-compete for a period of one year from the date of
termination for any reason. The non-compete will apply to general online travel
providers such as Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline. Each of these individuals
will also agree to a one-year non-solicitation covenant and standard
confidentiality covenant.


    The base salaries to be provided in the employment agreements will be the
individuals' respective current salary, as it may be increased during Expedia's
currently pending semi-annual performance review in a manner consistent with
past practice, unless otherwise agreed by USA and Expedia, and subject to
further review and increase at the discretion of Expedia's chief executive
officer, any such increases to be approved by Expedia's compensation committee.

    Each individual will be entitled to participate in stock option grants after
August 2, 2001 (except that such options would not accelerate and vest upon
termination without cause or resignation with good reason).


    STOCK OPTIONS.  All options held by Expedia's non-employee directors
pursuant to the 1999 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors who are not
continuing as directors after the effective time, or who cease to be directors
for any reason within one year following the effective time of the merger, will
become fully exercisable.


    Pursuant to the merger agreement, each Expedia optionee, including members
of management and the board of directors of Expedia, will be entitled to receive
warrants to purchase 0.1920 shares of Expedia for each Expedia option share with
respect to options issued on or prior to August 2, 2001 that remain outstanding
as of the time of the warrant distribution (see "The Transaction Agreements--
The Merger Agreement"). In the event the merger agreement is terminated
following the warrant distribution to optionholders, Expedia has agreed that all
holders of Expedia common stock (other than holders of Expedia options who have
already become entitled to receive the new Expedia warrants) will receive 0.1920
new Expedia warrants for each share of Expedia common stock owned by such
holder. Each new Expedia warrant issued with respect to a stock option will be
subject to the same vesting schedule as the underlying stock option, which will
be unchanged by the merger. Messrs. Barton, Stanger, Bishop, Breakwell and
Slyngstad would, based on current option holdings, receive 268,929, 103,527,
196,284, 45,356 and 23,616 warrants, respectively, and the non-employee members
of the Expedia board of directors as a group would receive 190,152 warrants.

    On August 2, 2001, the compensation committee of the Expedia board of
directors issued an aggregate of 1,509,145 options to acquire shares of Expedia
common stock pursuant to the Expedia 1999 Stock Option Plan and the Expedia 1999
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, at exercise
prices of $44.55 and $48.70.

    As part of this grant, Expedia granted to Messrs. Barton, Stanger, Bishop,
Breakwell and Slyngstad 125,000, 50,000, 25,000, 25,000 and 50,000 stock
options, respectively. Mr. Maffei was granted 100,000 stock options and each of
the remaining non-employee directors was granted 5,000 stock options on such
date. As noted above, provided that these options are outstanding as of the
warrant distribution date, these holders will be entitled to receive the
warrants in respect of their options on the same terms as described above.


    USA



    Members of the management and board of directors of USA may have interests
in the transactions that are different from, or in addition to, their interests
as USA stockholders. Upon completion of the transactions, Barry Diller, chairman
and chief executive officer of USA, will become chairman of the


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Expedia board of directors. USA also has the right to designate five other
members of the Expedia board. Accordingly, other directors and/or officers of
USA may join the Expedia board.


MICROSOFT'S INTERESTS IN THE TRANSACTIONS


    Prior to completing its initial public offering in November 1999, Expedia
was a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. Expedia currently is controlled by
Microsoft, which owns approximately 66% of the outstanding equity and voting
power of Expedia. None of Expedia's directors is currently a director, officer
or employee of Microsoft.



    As part of Expedia's initial public offering, Expedia entered into various
agreements with Microsoft relating to the provision of operating and
administrative services to it by Microsoft, its licensing of intellectual
property from Microsoft and the allocation of certain tax liabilities between
Microsoft and Expedia. The merger agreement provides that certain of these
agreements will be amended effective upon closing of the merger. The amendments
to these agreements are described under "Proposal No. 4--Election of Expedia
Directors--Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."


    Also, in connection with Expedia's initial public offering, Microsoft
entered into the shareholder agreement, which includes, among other things, an
agreement by Microsoft not to compete with Expedia, various restrictions on the
transfer by Microsoft of its Expedia shares and registration rights for
Microsoft. The termination of the shareholder agreement is a condition to the
completion of the transactions and is described under "Proposal
No. 3--Termination of the Shareholder Agreement."


    In connection with the transactions, each of USA and Expedia agreed to grant
to Microsoft customary registration rights, including the right to underwritten
offerings, relating to USA securities and Expedia securities, if any, owned by
Microsoft following completion of the transactions. As part of the registration
rights, each of USA and Expedia agreed to file a registration statement on
Form S-3 with respect to Microsoft's USA securities and Expedia securities,
respectively, and to use its reasonable best efforts to make such registration
statement effective as promptly as practicable following the completion of the
transactions. Microsoft's registration rights relating to its USA securities are
set forth in the voting and election agreement between USA and Microsoft and are
described in more detail under "The Transaction Agreements--Other Transaction
Agreements--Microsoft/USA Voting and Election Agreement." Microsoft's
registration rights relating to its Expedia securities are set forth in a
registration rights agreement that was executed on July 15, 2001. Each of the
voting and election agreement and the Microsoft/Expedia registration rights
agreement is attached as an exhibit to USA's and Expedia's registration
statements of which this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is a
part. The Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement is set forth as Annex E to
this document.



    In addition, Microsoft and Expedia have entered into a voting agreement and
irrevocable proxy pursuant to which Microsoft has agreed to elect the seven
directors to serve on Expedia's board of directors until the 2002 annual meeting
of Expedia shareholders as described under "Proposal No. 4--Election of Expedia
Directors" and also to vote in favor of the adoption of the Expedia 2001 Stock
Plan described under "Proposal No. 5--Adoption of Expedia 2001 Stock Plan".


    In addition, Microsoft has had in the past, and expects to continue to have
in the future, a range of business agreements and transactions with one or more
of Expedia, USA and their respective affiliates.

ACCOUNTING TREATMENT

    USA will account for the transactions as a purchase in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. The purchase price by USA will be
allocated to Expedia's identifiable assets and liabilities based on their
estimated fair market values at the date of the completion of the transactions,
and any excess of the purchase price over those fair market values will be
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a result of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets," goodwill resulting from a business combination
completed subsequent to June 30, 2001 will not be amortized but instead will be
required to be tested for impairment at least annually. The final allocation has
not yet been completed. We may revise the allocation of the purchase price when
additional information becomes available.


    The transactions are structured such that USA will acquire less than a 95%
voting interest in Expedia. Accordingly, Expedia will account for the
transactions as a recapitalization and its financial statements will not reflect
the purchase price paid by USA for the Expedia voting stock acquired.


MATERIAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES


    EXPEDIA



    GENERAL.  The following discussion describes the material federal income tax
consequences of the recapitalization and the merger to holders of Expedia common
stock that hold their shares of Expedia common stock and will hold their shares
of Expedia Class B common stock, if any, as a capital asset at the effective
time of the merger. The discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code, U.S.
Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative
interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date of this document, and is
subject to any changes in these or other laws occurring after such date. The
discussion does not address the effects of any state, local or foreign tax laws
or of any federal tax laws other than federal income tax laws.


    The tax consequences of the recapitalization and the merger to an individual
shareholder may vary depending upon such shareholder's particular situation, and
certain shareholders (particularly any shareholder which, at the effective time
of the recapitalization and the merger, is a tax-exempt entity, securities
dealer, broker-dealer, insurance company or financial institution, is an
investor in a pass-through entity or is an individual who acquired his or her
shares of Expedia common stock pursuant to an employee stock option or otherwise
as compensation or holds shares of Expedia common stock as part of a hedge,
straddle, constructive sale or conversion transaction) may be subject to special
rules not discussed below. If a partnership holds Expedia common stock, the tax
treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and
upon the activities of the partnership. Partners of partnerships holding Expedia
common stock should consult their tax advisors.

    EACH EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE
PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO IT OF THE RECAPITALIZATION AND THE MERGER,
INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS,
AND OF ANY CHANGES IN ANY APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.

    The obligations of the parties to consummate the recapitalization and the
merger are conditioned on Expedia's receipt of an opinion of Shearman &
Sterling, special counsel to Expedia, dated the closing date of the
recapitalization and the merger, substantially to the effect that (1) each of
the recapitalization and the merger will, taking into account all of the
transactions contemplated under the merger agreement, constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and (2) no gain or loss will be recognized by the shareholders of Expedia
upon the receipt of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants in
exchange for their shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the merger.

    Shareholders should be aware that an opinion of counsel is not binding on
the Internal Revenue Service or the courts. Shareholders should also be aware
that the opinion of Shearman & Sterling will be based upon current laws and on
certain representations regarding factual matters made by USA and its wholly
owned subsidiary, by Expedia and by Microsoft, which, if incorrect in certain
material respects, might jeopardize the conclusions reached by such counsel in
its opinion.

    Assuming that each of the recapitalization and the merger will qualify as a
reorganization within Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the
recapitalization and the merger will have the federal income tax consequences
discussed below.

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    TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECAPITALIZATION AND THE MERGER TO EXPEDIA
SHAREHOLDERS THAT RETAIN THEIR EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK IN THE RECAPITALIZATION.
Expedia shareholders that retain their Expedia shares should not recognize any
gain or loss in the recapitalization or the merger as a result of the receipt of
the new Expedia warrants in the merger. However, a risk exists that the Internal
Revenue Service may take the position that such Expedia shareholders have
taxable gain or other income with respect to a portion of the consideration
received. Assuming that the Expedia shareholders do not recognize any gain or
other income, an Expedia shareholder's aggregate basis in the Expedia common
stock and new Expedia warrants (including any new Expedia warrants sold by the
exchange agent on behalf of the Expedia shareholder in lieu of the issuance of
fractional new Expedia warrants) will be the same as the shareholder's aggregate
tax basis in the Expedia common stock retained in the recapitalization. This
basis will be allocated between the shares of Expedia common stock the new
Expedia warrants in proportion to their relative fair market values on the date
that the transactions are consummated. An Expedia shareholder's holding period
in the Expedia common stock and new Expedia warrants (including any new Expedia
warrants sold by the exchange agent on behalf of the Expedia shareholder in lieu
of the issuance of fractional new Expedia warrants) will include the holding
period of the Expedia common stock retained in the recapitalization.


    An Expedia shareholder will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale of
new Expedia warrants by the exchange agent on its behalf in lieu of the issuance
of fractional new Expedia warrants. The gain or loss will be the difference
between the amount realized by the Expedia shareholder on the sale and the
portion of the Expedia shareholder's basis in its Expedia shares that is
allocable to the new Expedia warrants sold. The gain or loss will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the Expedia shareholder's holding period in the new
Expedia warrants (determined as described above) is more than one year at the
effective time of the merger.

    A holder of new Expedia warrants will not recognize gain on the exercise of
new Expedia warrants. The holder's basis in the Expedia common stock received on
the exercise of the new Expedia warrants will equal the holders basis in the new
Expedia warrants, plus the price paid for the Expedia common stock (which will
be equal to the strike price of the new Expedia warrants). The holders holding
period in the Expedia common stock received on the exercise of the new Expedia
warrants will begin on the date the new Expedia warrants are exercised.


    TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE RECAPITALIZATION AND THE MERGER TO EXPEDIA
SHAREHOLDERS THAT EXCHANGE THEIR EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK FOR EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON
STOCK IN THE RECAPITALIZATION. Expedia shareholders that exchange their shares
of Expedia common stock for shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization will not recognize any gain or loss on that exchange. An
Expedia shareholder's aggregate basis in the Expedia Class B common stock
received in the recapitalization will be the same as the shareholder's aggregate
tax basis in the Expedia common stock surrendered in the recapitalization. An
Expedia shareholder's holding period in the Expedia Class B common stock
received in the recapitalization will include the shareholder's holding period
of the Expedia common stock surrendered in the recapitalization.


    On the exchange of shares of Expedia Class B common stock in the merger for
USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants, exchanging Expedia
shareholders will not recognize gain or loss. The aggregate tax basis of the USA
common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants received in the merger
(including shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants sold
by the exchange agent on behalf of the shareholder in lieu of the issuance of
fractional shares of USA common stock and USA preferred stock and fractional USA
warrants) will be the same as the shareholder's aggregate tax basis in the
Expedia Class B common stock surrendered in the merger (determined as described
above). This basis will be allocated among the USA common stock, USA preferred
stock and USA warrants in proportion to their relative fair market values on the
date that the transactions are consummated. The holding period of the USA common
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stock and USA warrants received in the merger (including shares of USA common
stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants sold by the exchange agent on behalf
of the shareholder in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of USA common
stock and USA preferred stock and fractional USA warrants) will include the
shareholder's holding period in the Expedia Class B common stock surrendered in
the merger (determined as described above).

    An Expedia shareholder will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale of
USA common stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants by the exchange agent on
its behalf in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of USA common stock or
USA preferred stock or fractional USA warrants. The gain or loss will be the
difference between the amount realized by the Expedia shareholder on the sale
and the portion of the Expedia shareholder's basis in its Expedia shares that is
allocable to the USA common stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants sold. The
gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Expedia shareholder's
holding period in the USA common stock, USA preferred stock or USA warrants
(determined as described above) is more than one year at the effective time of
the merger.


    POTENTIAL DEEMED DISTRIBUTIONS ON USA PREFERRED STOCK. At the time of
conversion, the conversion price of the USA preferred stock will be reduced for
each $1.00 that the price of USA common stock exceeds $35.10 at such time in
accordance with the formula described under "Description of USA Capital
Stock--USA Preferred Stock--Conversion Rights." In general, a reduction in the
conversion price of a convertible preferred stock, such as the USA preferred
stock, may be treated as a deemed distribution. Applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations provide that a change in conversion ratio or any transaction having
a similar effect on the interest of any shareholder may be treated as a
distribution with respect to any shareholder whose proportionate interest in the
earnings and profits or assets of the corporation is increased by such change or
similar transaction. A reduction in the conversion price of a convertible
preferred stock will increase the preferred shareholder's proportionate interest
in the earnings and profits or assets of USA.


    A reduction in conversion price will not result in a deemed distribution if
it represents an adjustment of the price to be paid by the issuer of the
convertible preferred stock in acquiring property, including through a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. However, the authorities treating an adjustment to a conversion price or
conversion ratio as a purchase price adjustment generally have involved an
adjustment at single, fixed date based on the earnings of the acquired business
for a specified period after the closing of the acquisition. In contrast, the
conversion price of the USA preferred stock will be adjusted at the time of
conversion, which could occur at any time at the election of the holder.
Moreover, the adjustment of the conversion price of the USA preferred stock is
based upon the performance of USA common stock, not the post-merger earnings of
Expedia. As a result, it is possible that this exception from deemed
distribution treatment would not apply.

    If the reduction in conversion price is treated as a deemed distribution, a
converting shareholder will have dividend income, taxable at ordinary income
rates, to the extent of USA's current or accumulated earnings and profits. Any
excess will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the
shareholder's basis in the USA preferred stock, and thereafter as capital gain.

    USA currently intends, absent a change in applicable authorities, to treat
the reduction to the conversion price as a deemed dividend taxable to the
converting shareholder at the time of conversion, in an amount equal to the fair
market value of the additional shares of USA common stock received (and the
amount of any cash received in lieu of additional fractional shares of USA
common stock) as a result of the reduction in the conversion price. Generally,
dividends paid to a non-U.S. shareholder will be subject to U.S. withholding tax
at a 30% rate or, if a tax treaty applies, a lower rate specified by the treaty,
provided that the non-U.S. holder furnishes to USA or its payment agent a duly
completed Internal Revenue Service Form 8BEN (or substitute form). USA, as a
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liable for any withholding taxes if it should have, but did not, properly
collect and pay over U.S. withholding tax. Dividends that are effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. and, if a tax
treaty applies, are attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment of the
non-U.S. holder, are exempt from U.S. withholding tax, provided that the
non-U.S. holder furnishes to USA or its payment agent a duly completed Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or substitute form) certifying the exemption.

    Expedia shareholders that elect to receive USA preferred stock in the merger
are urged to consult their advisors concerning the proper treatment of the
potential reduction in the conversion price of the USA preferred stock. Expedia
shareholders that are corporations should also consult their tax advisors
concerning the availability of the dividends received deduction in the event
that the potential reduction in the conversion price of USA preferred stock is
treated as a deemed distribution, as well as the applicability of Section 1059
of the Internal Revenue Code, which would limit the benefit of the
dividends-received deduction by requiring a shareholder to reduce its basis in
its USA preferred stock with respect to certain extraordinary dividends.


    BACKUP WITHHOLDING. Under the U.S. backup withholding rules, an Expedia
shareholder may be subject to backup withholding, unless the shareholder (1) is
a corporation or comes within certain other exempt categories and, when
required, demonstrates this fact or (2) provides a correct taxpayer
identification number, certifies that the shareholder is not subject to backup
withholding and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup
withholding rules. Any amount withheld under these rules will be credited
against the shareholder's federal income tax liability. An Expedia shareholder
that does not provide the exchange agent with its correct taxpayer
identification number may be subject to penalties imposed by the Internal
Revenue Service.



    USA



    The merger will not be a taxable transaction to USA's stockholders as the
outstanding shares of USA common stock and USA Class B common stock are not
being sold or exchanged in connection with the transactions.


REGULATORY MATTERS

    The merger is subject to the requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (the "HSR ACT") which prevents some transactions from
being completed until required information and materials are furnished to the
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission
and specified waiting periods have expired or been terminated. On August 1,
2001, USA and Microsoft filed their Premerger Notification and Report Forms
under the HSR Act with the Antitrust Division and the FTC. The waiting period
was terminated early on August 10, 2001. Even though the waiting period has been
terminated, either the Antitrust Division of the DOJ or the FTC could take
action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public
interest, or other persons could take action under the antitrust laws, including
seeking to enjoin the transactions. Additionally, at any time before or after
the completion of the merger, notwithstanding that the waiting period ended, any
state could take action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or
desirable in the public interest. There can be no assurance that a challenge to
the transaction will not be made or that, if a challenge is made, we will
prevail.

    We also may be required to make filings and obtain regulatory approvals from
various other governmental authorities. Where necessary, USA, Expedia and/or
Microsoft intend to make such filings.

    The obligations of USA, Microsoft and Expedia to consummate the transactions
are subject to there being no requirement to divest any of their respective
assets or limit the ownership or operations of their respective businesses. The
obligations of USA, Microsoft and Expedia to consummate the

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transactions are also subject to the condition that there be no injunction or
other order by any court or governmental entity preventing consummation of the
transactions or statute, rule, regulation, order or decree prohibiting,
materially restricting or making illegal consummation of any or all of the
transactions.

DISSENTERS' RIGHTS


    THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF EXPEDIA COMMON
STOCK TO DISSENT FROM THE RECAPITALIZATION AND/OR MERGER AND RECEIVE CASH EQUAL
TO THE FAIR VALUE OF THEIR EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK INSTEAD OF RECEIVING SHARES OF
EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK IN THE RECAPITALIZATION, OR IN THE MERGER RECEIVING
USA SECURITIES OR RETAINING THEIR SHARES OF EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK AND ALSO
RECEIVING NEW EXPEDIA WARRANTS. THIS SUMMARY IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, AND YOU SHOULD
READ THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 23B.13 OF THE WASHINGTON BUSINESS
CORPORATION ACT, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND
INFORMATION STATEMENT AS ANNEX G.



    USA stockholders do not have dissenters' rights in connection with the
transactions.



    If you are an Expedia shareholder and wish to dissent from the
recapitalization and/or merger, you should carefully review the text of Annex G,
particularly the procedural steps required to perfect dissenters' rights, which
are complex. You should also consult your legal counsel. If you do not fully and
precisely satisfy the procedural requirements of Washington law, you will lose
your dissenters' rights.


    REQUIREMENTS FOR EXERCISING DISSENTERS' RIGHTS


    Under Washington law, Expedia shareholders have the right to dissent from
the recapitalization and/or merger and to receive payment in cash for the fair
value of their shares of Expedia common stock. To preserve your right if you
wish to exercise your statutory dissenters' rights, you must:


    - deliver to Expedia, before the vote on the proposal to approve the merger
      agreement is taken at the annual meeting, written notice of your intent to
      demand the fair value for your Expedia common stock if the
      recapitalization and/or merger, as applicable, is consummated and becomes
      effective; and

    - not vote your shares of Expedia common stock at the annual meeting in
      favor of the proposal to approve the merger agreement and the transactions
      contemplated by the merger agreement, including the recapitalization and
      merger.


    Merely voting against the merger agreement, including the recapitalization
and merger, will not preserve your dissenters' rights. Chapter 23B.13 of the
Washington Business Corporation Act is reprinted in its entirety and attached to
this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement as Annex G. Failure to
precisely comply with all procedures required by Washington law will result in
the loss of your dissenters' rights. If you do not satisfy each of the statutory
requirements, you cannot exercise dissenters' rights and you will be bound by
the terms of the merger agreement.


    Submitting a proxy card that does not direct how the Expedia common stock
represented by that proxy is to be voted will constitute a vote in favor of each
of the proposals being presented to Expedia shareholders at the annual meeting
and a waiver of your statutory dissenters' rights. In addition, voting against
the proposal to approve the merger agreement will not satisfy the notice
requirement referred to above. You must file the written notice of the intent to
exercise dissenters' rights with Expedia at: Expedia, Inc., 18310 SE Eastgate
Way, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 98005, Attn: Corporate Secretary.

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    DISSENTERS' NOTICE PROCEDURE

    Within ten days after the proposed merger has been effected, Expedia will
send written notice to all shareholders who have properly given written notice
under the dissenters' rights provisions and have not voted in favor of the
merger agreement as described above. The notice will contain:

    - the address where the demand for payment and certificates representing
      shares of Expedia common stock must be sent and the date by which they
      must be received;

    - any restrictions on transfer of uncertificated shares that will apply
      after the demand for payment is received;

    - a form for demanding payment that states the date of the first
      announcement to the news media or to shareholders of the proposed
      transactions and requires certification of the date the shareholder, or
      the beneficial owner on whose behalf the shareholder dissents, acquired
      the Expedia common stock or an interest in it;

    - a date by which Expedia must receive the payment demand; and

    - a copy of the dissenters' rights provisions of Washington law.

    If you wish to assert dissenters' rights, you must demand payment and
deposit your Expedia certificates within 30 days after the notice is given. If
you fail to make demand for payment and deposit your Expedia certificates within
the 30-day period, you will lose the right to receive fair value for your shares
under the dissenters' rights provisions, even if you filed a timely notice of
intent to demand payment.

    Except as provided below, within 30 days of the later of the effective time
of the recapitalization and/or merger, as applicable, or Expedia's receipt of a
valid demand for payment, Expedia will remit to each dissenting shareholder who
complied with the requirements of Washington law the amount Expedia estimates to
be the fair value of the shareholder's Expedia common stock, plus accrued
interest. Expedia will include the following information with the payment:

    - financial data relating to Expedia;

    - Expedia's estimate of the fair value of the shares and the accrued
      interest and a brief description of the methods used to reach those
      estimates;

    - an explanation of how the interest was calculated;

    - a statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under Chapter
      23B.13.280 of the Washington Business Corporation Act;

    - a copy of Chapter 23B.13 of the Washington Business Corporation Act; and

    - a brief description of the procedures to be followed in demanding
      supplemental payment.


    For dissenting shareholders who were not the beneficial owner of the shares
of Expedia common stock before October 15, 2001, Expedia may withhold payment
and instead send a statement setting forth its estimate of the fair value of
their shares and offering to pay such amount, with interest, as a final
settlement of the dissenting shareholder's demand for payment. Expedia will also
send an explanation of how it estimated the fair value of the shares and
calculated the interest, and a statement of the dissenter's right to payment
under Chapter 23B.13.280 of the Washington Business Corporation Act.


    If you are dissatisfied with your payment or offer, you may, within 30 days
of the payment or offer for payment, notify Expedia in writing of and demand
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your shares and the amount of interest due. If any dissenting shareholder's
demand for payment is not settled within 60 days after receipt by Expedia of the
payment demand, Section 23B.13.300 of the Washington Business Corporation Act
requires that Expedia commence a proceeding in King County Superior Court and
petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued
interest, naming all the dissenting shareholders whose demands remain unsettled
as parties to the proceeding.

    The court may appoint one or more appraisers to receive evidence and make
recommendations to the court as to the amount of the fair value of the shares.
The fair value of the shares as determined by the court is binding on all
dissenting shareholders and may be less than, equal to or greater than the
market price of the Expedia common stock and new Expedia warrants to be retained
and issued to nondissenting and nonelecting shareholders for their Expedia
common stock. The dissenters have the same discovery rights as parties in other
civil proceedings. If the court determines that the fair value of the shares is
in excess of any amount remitted by Expedia, then the court will enter a
judgment for cash in favor of the dissenting shareholders in an amount by which
the value determined by the court, plus interest, exceeds the amount previously
remitted.

    The court will determine the costs and expenses of the court proceeding and
assess them against Expedia, except that the court may assess part or all of the
costs against any dissenting shareholders whose actions in demanding
supplemental payments are found by the court to be arbitrary, vexatious or not
in good faith. If the court finds that Expedia did not substantially comply with
the relevant provisions of Sections 23B.13.200 through 23B.13.280 of the
Washington Business Corporation Act, the court may also assess against Expedia
any fees and expenses of attorneys or experts that the court deems equitable.
The court may also assess those fees and expenses against any party if the court
finds that the party has acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith in
bringing the proceedings. The court may award, in its discretion, fees and
expenses of an attorney for the dissenting shareholders out of the amount
awarded to the shareholders, if it finds the services of the attorney were of
substantial benefit to the other dissenting shareholders and that those fees
should not be assessed against Expedia.

    A shareholder of record may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all
of the shares registered in the shareholder's name only if he or she dissents
with respect to all shares beneficially owned by any one person and notifies
Expedia in writing of the name and address of each person on whose behalf he or
she asserts dissenters' rights. The rights of the partial dissenting shareholder
are determined as if the shares as to which he or she dissents and his or her
other shares were registered in the names of different shareholders. Beneficial
owners of Expedia common stock who desire to exercise dissenters' rights
themselves must obtain and submit the registered owner's written consent at or
before the time they file the notice of intent to demand fair value.

    For purposes of Washington law, "fair value" means the value of Expedia
common stock immediately before the effective time of the merger, excluding any
appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the merger, unless that
exclusion would be inequitable. Under Section 23B.13.020 of the Washington
Business Corporation Act, an Expedia shareholder has no right, at law or in
equity, to set aside the approval and adoption of the merger or the consummation
of the merger except if the approval, adoption or consummation fails to comply
with the procedural requirements of Chapter 23B.13 of the Washington statute,
Revised Code of Washington Sections 25.10.900 through 25.10.955, Expedia's
articles of incorporation or Expedia's By-laws, or was fraudulent with respect
to that shareholder or Expedia.

FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS CONSEQUENCES


    All shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new
Expedia warrants that will be issued in connection with the merger will be
freely transferable, except for certain restrictions on holders of new Expedia
warrants received on the distribution date and on "affiliates" of USA or
Expedia. Shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA warrants and
new


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Expedia warrants received by persons who are deemed to be affiliates of Expedia
may be resold by them only in transactions permitted by the resale provisions of
Rule 145 (or Rule 144 in the case of such persons who become affiliates of USA)
or as otherwise permitted under the Securities Act. Persons who may be deemed to
be affiliates of USA or Expedia generally include certain officers, directors
and significant shareholders of USA or Expedia, respectively. The merger
agreement requires Expedia to use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of
its affiliates to execute a written agreement to the effect that such persons
will not offer or sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares of USA
securities issued to them in the merger in violation of the Securities Act or
the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.



    This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement does not cover resales
of USA common stock, USA preferred stock, USA warrants or new Expedia warrants
to be received by the shareholders of Expedia in the merger, and no person is
authorized to make any use of this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement in connection with any such resale. In addition, this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement does not cover the issuance of new
Expedia warrants to Expedia optionholders prior to the Expedia annual meeting or
the subsequent resales of those new Expedia warrants.


                           THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS


    The following is a description of the material terms of the transaction
agreements, copies of which are attached as Annexes to this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement or as exhibits to the registration
statements of USA and Expedia of which this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement is a part and are incorporated in this document by
reference. To receive copies of the incorporated documents, see "Summary--Where
You Can Find More Information."


THE MERGER AGREEMENT


    THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT INCLUDED BELOW DESCRIBES THE
MATERIAL TERMS OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT THAT ARE NOT PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN
"PROPOSAL NO. 1--APPROVAL OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT." THE FULL TEXT OF THE MERGER
AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED AS ANNEX A TO THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/ PROXY AND INFORMATION
STATEMENT. ALL SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE MERGER AGREEMENT IN ITS
ENTIRETY FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
MERGER.


    EFFECTIVE TIME AND THE SURVIVING CORPORATION

    EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER AND CLOSING.  The merger will become effective
at the time and date the articles of merger relating to the merger are filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington. The closing will be on
the third business day immediately following the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions to the merger (other than those conditions to be satisfied or waived
at the closing) or on another date as USA, Expedia and Microsoft agree.


    CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS.  At the effective time of the
merger, Expedia's amended and restated articles of incorporation, which are
attached as Annex B to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement
will be the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation. At the
effective time of the merger, Taipei's amended and restated bylaws, which are
attached as Annex C to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement,
will be the bylaws of the surviving corporation.


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    DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.  Following the transactions, Barry Diller will
become Chairman of Expedia and Richard N. Barton will continue in his role as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Expedia. At the effective time of the
merger and through the one-year anniversary of such time, the board of directors
of Expedia will consist of 11 members, six of whom will be appointed by USA. The
remaining five members will be Expedia's Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer and three independent directors, of whom two will be Gregory
B. Maffei and Jay C. Hoag, current directors of Expedia. The officers of Expedia
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be the officers of
the surviving corporation until their successors are duly appointed or elected.

    TREATMENT OF SECURITIES IN THE MERGER

    CONVERSION OF EXPEDIA SHARES.  At the effective time of the merger (other
than the distribution of new Expedia warrants to optionholders as discussed
below) and without any action on the part of the shareholders, each share of
Expedia capital stock shall be treated as follows (subject to the treatment of
fractional shares described below):

    - Each share of Expedia common stock that is owned by Expedia as treasury
      stock, if any, and all shares of Expedia common stock that are owned by
      USA and any of its wholly owned subsidiaries immediately prior to the
      effective time of the merger will be cancelled and will cease to exist and
      no consideration will be delivered for the cancellation.

    - Each share of Expedia Class B common stock issued in the recapitalization
      and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will
      be converted into the right to receive a combination of:

       --  a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of
           USA common stock equal to the quotient, rounded to the nearest ten
           thousandth (or if there is no nearest ten thousandth, the next higher
           thousandth) obtained by dividing (1)(A) $35.00 less (B) the product
           of the number of shares of USA preferred stock received for each
           share of Expedia Class B common stock (as determined below) and 50,
           by (2) the average of the daily closing prices (as of 4:00 p.m.,
           eastern time) per share of USA common stock, as reported on the
           Nasdaq Stock Market for the ten consecutive full trading days
           immediately preceding the second full trading day prior to the date
           of the election deadline; PROVIDED that for the purposes of this
           calculation the average of the daily closing prices, as determined
           above shall not be greater than $31.00, nor less than $23.00;

       --  a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of
           USA preferred stock equal to the quotient, rounded to the nearest ten
           thousandth (or if there is no nearest ten thousandth, the next higher
           thousandth) obtained by dividing (A) 656,250,000 divided by the
           number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock exchanged in the
           merger, by (B) 50; and


       --  a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable USA warrants
           equal to the ratio corresponding to the USA share price as set forth
           on Annex F to this joint prospect/proxy and information statement.


    - Each share of Expedia common stock, other than shares held by dissenting
      shareholders and shares cancelled as described above, issued and
      outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will
      remain outstanding and will entitle its holder to receive 0.1920 validly
      issued, fully paid and nonassessable new Expedia warrants. The new Expedia
      warrants are described under "Description of Expedia Capital Stock--New
      Expedia Warrants."

    TREATMENT OF OUTSTANDING EXPEDIA WARRANTS.  Each outstanding Expedia warrant
for which no election has been made and that is not exercised prior to the
recapitalization will be terminated in accordance with its terms unless their
terms explicitly provide otherwise, in which case, if the warrant is exercised
after the recapitalization, the holder will receive both Expedia common stock
and 0.1920 of a

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new Expedia warrant for each share of Expedia common stock subject to the
outstanding Expedia warrant.

    TREATMENT OF EXPEDIA OPTIONS.  Each option to acquire Expedia common stock
issued under the Expedia stock option plans will remain outstanding in
accordance with its terms. On the distribution date, which will be prior to the
listing of the Expedia warrants on Nasdaq, the American Stock Exchange or
another exchange acceptable to Expedia, the holders of Expedia options, whether
vested or unvested, but which were issued under Expedia employee benefit plans
on or prior to August 2, 2001 will receive 0.1920 of a restricted Expedia
warrant for each outstanding option to acquire a share of Expedia common stock.
The additional restricted Expedia warrants to be distributed on the distribution
date will have economic terms identical to the terms of the new Expedia warrants
being distributed to holders of Expedia common stock in the merger, except that
the restricted Expedia warrants will be subject to vesting schedules identical
to those of the related Expedia options and will not be transferable or
exercisable for a period of 90 days from the date of their issue. Expedia will
take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that no optionholder receives both
the distribution to optionholders on the distribution date and either the USA
securities or Expedia securities to be received in the merger.


    CONVERSION OF TAIPEI SHARES.  In the merger, USA will merge Taipei, its
wholly owned subsidiary, into Expedia. As a result, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Taipei will be converted into the right to receive a
number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Expedia Class B common stock
equal to the number of shares of Expedia Class B common stock issued in the
recapitalization, which shares of Expedia Class B common stock will, following
the merger, have the same rights and characteristics as the Expedia Class B
common stock possessed following the recapitalization and immediately prior to
the merger. Immediately following the merger, no Expedia shareholder other than
USA will hold Expedia Class B common stock. The rights and privileges of Expedia
Class B common stock are identical in all respects to those of Expedia common
stock, except that instead of one vote per share, Expedia Class B common stock
has 15 votes per share, provided, however, that no Expedia shareholder can
generally hold more than 94.9% of the total outstanding voting power of Expedia.
See "Description of Expedia Capital Stock" for a more detailed description of
the classes of Expedia's common stock.


    TAX ADJUSTMENT.  In the event that counsel for the parties to the merger
agreement reasonably determine that the requirement of Section 368(a)(2)(E)(ii)
of the Internal Revenue Code would not otherwise be satisfied, then the number
of USA warrants received for each share of Expedia Class B common stock will be
reduced to the extent necessary to satisfy this requirement and the number of
shares of USA common stock to be received for each share of Expedia Class B
common stock shall be increased by an amount equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (a) the product of (1) the reduction in the number of USA warrants
received for each share of Expedia Class B common stock multiplied by (2) the
Black-Scholes value of a USA warrant determined as of the closing date (assuming
40% volatility and a risk-free interest rate of 5.66%), by (b) the average of
the daily closing prices (as of 4:00 p.m. eastern time) per share of USA common
stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the ten consecutive full
trading days immediately preceding the closing date. Because the replacement of
warrants with common stock will be pursuant to this valuation mechanism that
includes variable factors, it is possible that the value of the USA common stock
received under this adjustment will be greater than or less than the value of
the warrants being replaced.

    FRACTIONAL SHARES.  No fractional shares of USA common stock, USA preferred
stock, USA warrants or new Expedia warrants will be issued in the merger.
Instead of any fractional shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and
USA warrants, each holder of shares of Expedia Class B common stock who would
otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of USA common stock, USA
preferred stock and/or USA warrants pursuant to the merger agreement will be
paid an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the holder's proportionate
interest in the net proceeds from the sale or

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sales in the open market by an exchange agent agreeable to both USA and Expedia
on behalf of all of the holders of Expedia Class B common stock, of the
aggregate fractional shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA
warrants issued pursuant to the merger. Instead of any fractional shares of new
Expedia warrants, each holder of shares of Expedia common stock who would
otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of new Expedia warrants pursuant
to the merger agreement will be paid an amount in cash, without interest, equal
to the holder's proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale or
sales in the open market by the exchange agent on behalf of all of the holders
of Expedia common stock (other than dissenting shareholders), of the aggregate
fractional shares of new Expedia warrants issued pursuant to the merger.

    EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

    DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES WITH THE EXCHANGE AGENT.  As soon as practicable after
the effective time of the merger, USA will deposit with a bank or trust company
mutually agreeable to USA and Expedia, which will serve as the exchange agent
for the transactions, certificates representing shares of USA common stock,
shares of USA preferred stock and USA warrants, in each case sufficient to
effect the conversion of Expedia Class B common stock in the merger. At the same
time, Expedia will deposit with the exchange agent certificates representing new
Expedia warrants sufficient to effect the payment relating to Expedia common
stock in the merger. USA and Expedia will enter into an exchange agent agreement
with the exchange agent relating to the transactions.


    EXCHANGE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES.  Included with this joint prospectus/proxy
and information statement is an election form and letter of transmittal, which
is being sent to each holder of record of Expedia common stock and outstanding
Expedia warrants as of the record date of the annual meeting. If you did not
receive a copy of the election form and letter of transmittal because you
acquired Expedia shares after the record date you should call the proxy
solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (800) 322-2885 and a copy of each will
be mailed to you free of charge. The election form and letter of transmittal
contains instructions explaining the procedure for exchanging all or a portion
of a holder's shares of Expedia common stock (including shares issuable upon
exercise of outstanding Expedia warrants) for shares of Expedia Class B common
stock in the recapitalization, and as a result, USA securities in the merger.
Elections to receive Expedia Class B common stock made by holders of outstanding
Expedia warrants will not be effective unless the warrants relating to the
shares of Expedia common stock covered by the election form and letter of
transmittal are exercised prior to the recapitalization. Once the
recapitalization and merger are complete, the former holders of Expedia Class B
common stock will receive in exchange for their Expedia Class B common stock
certificates representing the number of shares of USA securities determined in
accordance with the conversion formulas described above and cash in place of any
fractional shares of USA securities. Holders who elect to retain their Expedia
common stock, or who are not able to exchange all of their shares of Expedia
common stock in the recapitalization due to oversubscription, will retain their
shares of Expedia common stock and, following the effective time of the merger,
will also receive a certificate representing the new Expedia warrants to which
the shareholder is entitled and cash in place of any fractional new Expedia
warrants. In the event the merger consideration is to be delivered to any person
who is not the person in whose name the certificate surrendered is registered in
the transfer records of Expedia, the merger consideration may be delivered to a
transferee if the certificate is presented to the exchange agent, accompanied by
all documents required to evidence and effect the transfer and by evidence
satisfactory to the exchange agent that any applicable stock transfer taxes have
been paid. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to
holders of Expedia stock certificates in connection with these payment
procedures.


    TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE AGENT.  Any certificates representing USA securities
that are deposited with the exchange agent and not exchanged within six months
after the effective time of the merger will be returned by the exchange agent to
USA, which will serve as the exchange agent for those securities after that
time. All funds held by the exchange agent for payment to the holders of
unsurrendered

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certificates and unclaimed at the end of one year from the effective time of the
merger will be returned to USA, and after that time any holder of unsurrendered
certificates shall look as a general creditor only to USA for payment of any
funds to which the holder may be due, subject to applicable law.

    ESCHEAT.  Neither USA nor Expedia will be liable to any person for any
securities or funds delivered to a public official under any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

    LOST CERTIFICATES.  In the event that any certificate has been lost, stolen
or destroyed, a person may make of an affidavit of that fact and, if USA
reasonably requires, post a bond in an amount that USA reasonably determines to
be necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate. Following the affidavit
and posting of the bond, if any, the exchange agent will issue in exchange the
USA securities, if an election had properly been made with respect to the shares
underlying the certificate and was not subject to proration, or a replacement
certificate for Expedia common stock and the applicable number of new Expedia
warrants.

    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EXPEDIA.  The merger agreement includes
standard representations and warranties, generally subject to materiality
qualifiers, of Expedia to USA, including, among other things, as to:

    - corporate organization;

    - capitalization of Expedia;

    - authority, no violation;

    - consents and approvals;

    - SEC reports and financial statements;

    - broker's fees;

    - absence of certain changes or events;

    - legal proceedings;

    - taxes and tax returns;

    - employees;

    - compliance with applicable law;

    - intellectual property, and proprietary rights, and related employee
      restrictions;

    - material contracts;

    - no undisclosed liabilities;

    - insurance;

    - environmental liability;

    - board of directors' approval of the transactions in accordance with
      applicable Washington state anti-takeover laws;

    - certain tax matters;


    - accuracy of statements made in the registration statements of which this
      joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is a part;


    - transactions with affiliates; and

    - opinion of Expedia's financial advisor.

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    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF USA.  The merger agreement also contains
standard representations and warranties, generally subject to materiality
qualifiers, of USA to Expedia, including, among other things, as to:

    - corporate organization of each of USA, Taipei, USA Media Corp. and USA
      Media, LLC;

    - capitalization of USA, Taipei, USA Media Corp. and USA Media, LLC;

    - authority, no violation;

    - SEC reports and financial statements;

    - consents and approvals;

    - conduct of business of Taipei;

    - broker's fees;

    - certain tax matters;

    - absence of certain changes or events;

    - legal proceedings;


    - accuracy of statements made in the registration statements of which this
      joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is a part; and


    - agreements with Microsoft.

    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MICROSOFT.  The merger agreement also
contains standard representations and warranties, generally subject to
materiality qualifiers, of Microsoft to USA, Taipei and Expedia, including,
among other things, as to:

    - corporate organization of each of Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings;

    - authority, no violation;

    - broker's fees;

    - certain tax matters;


    - accuracy of statements made in the registration statements of which this
      joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is a part; and


    - agreements with USA.

    COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

    CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF EXPEDIA PENDING THE MERGER.  The merger agreement
generally provides that, except as expressly contemplated or permitted in the
merger agreement or previously disclosed to USA by Expedia, during the period
between signing of the merger agreement through to the completion of the
transactions, Expedia will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to:

    - conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice;

    - use its reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its
      business organization and advantageous business relationships;

    - use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the services of its key
      officers and key employees; and

    - take no action which would adversely affect or delay the ability of any of
      the parties from obtaining any necessary regulatory or governmental
      approvals required for the transactions, performing its covenants and
      agreements or otherwise delaying or prohibiting consummation of the
      transactions.

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    Each of Expedia and Taipei has agreed, among other things, that, unless the
other parties to the merger agreement agree in writing or except as otherwise
permitted pursuant to the merger agreement or previously disclosed, prior to the
effective time of the merger, none of Expedia and Taipei will and Expedia will
not permit any of its subsidiaries to, among other things:

    - incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or assume or guarantee any
      obligations of another person or make any loan or advance, other than for
      short term indebtedness not to exceed $50 million;

    - except for the recapitalization, adjust, split, combine or reclassify any
      capital stock;

    - make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or
      directly or indirectly redeem purchase or otherwise acquire or encumber,
      any shares of its capital stock or any securities or obligations
      convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock,
      except in connection with cashless exercises or similar transactions
      pursuant to the exercise of stock options issued and outstanding as of
      July 15, 2001 under Expedia's stock option plans;

    - grant any individual, corporation or other entity any right to acquire any
      shares of its capital stock, other than individual option grants issued
      under Expedia stock option plans to acquire up to 50,000 shares of Expedia
      common stock to employees, individual option grants issued under Expedia
      stock option plans, to acquire up to an aggregate of 200,000 shares of
      Expedia common stock made in the ordinary course of business to new
      employee hires, which in any calendar month will not exceed 100,000
      shares, and automatic grants to directors in the ordinary course of
      business consistent with past practice;

    - issue any additional shares of its capital stock other than pursuant to
      the exercise of stock options under the Expedia stock option plans, issued
      and outstanding as of July 15, 2001 or permitted under the preceding
      bullet, the operation of Expedia's 401(k) plan, and the operation of the
      Expedia employee stock purchase plan;

    - sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its
      material properties or assets to a person or entity other than a wholly
      owned subsidiary, or cancel, release or assign any indebtedness to any
      such person or any claims held by any such person, except pursuant to
      contracts or agreements in force on July 15, 2001;

    - except pursuant to contracts or agreements in force on July 15, 2001 or
      investments in treasury-grade securities made in the ordinary course, make
      any material investment or acquisition, whether by purchase of stock or
      securities, contributions to capital, property transfers or purchase of
      any property or assets of any other individual, corporation or other
      entity other than a subsidiary;

    - except for transactions in the ordinary course of business, terminate,
      amend or waive any material provision of Expedia's material contracts or
      make any material change in any agreement governing the terms of any lease
      or contract other than normal renewals of contracts or leases without a
      material adverse change of terms, or its securities;

    - grant any increases in the compensation or fringe benefits of any of its
      employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or service
      providers, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
      practice or in accordance with an existing agreement, pay any pension,
      severance or retirement benefits not required or enter into, amend, alter
      or commit itself to any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus or
      other employee benefit or welfare plan or employment or consulting
      agreement with or for the benefit of any employee, director, consultant,
      independent contractor or service provider or accelerate the vesting of,
      or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, any options or stock-based
      compensation;

    - settle any material claim, action or proceeding involving money damages;

    - amend its articles of incorporation or its bylaws;

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    - take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result
      in any of its representations and warranties set forth in the merger
      agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect prior to the
      effective time of the merger, or in any conditions to the merger not being
      satisfied or in violation of any provision of the merger agreement;

    - enter into any "non-compete" or similar agreement that would materially
      restrict the business of the surviving corporation or its subsidiaries or
      that would in any way restrict the business of USA and its subsidiaries;

    - other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
      practice, sell or enter into any material license agreement with respect
      to any Expedia intellectual property used by it with any person or entity,
      or buy or enter into any material license agreement with respect to a
      third party's intellectual property, or sell or transfer to any third
      person any material rights to any Expedia intellectual property used by it
      in its business, or materially amend or enter into any one of the
      specified Expedia contracts, pursuant to which any other party is granted
      marketing or distribution rights of any type or scope with respect to any
      material products of it or any of its subsidiaries;

    - enter into any new, amend or otherwise alter any current agreements with
      affiliates other than as contemplated by the merger agreement; and

    - agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any resolution of its
      board of directors in support of, any actions prohibit by the foregoing.

    The parties to the merger agreement also covenant to each other that each
party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the merger to qualify and
none of them will knowingly take any action, cause any action to be taken, or
fail to take any commercially reasonable action, or cause any commercially
reasonable action to fail to be taken, which action or failure to act would
reasonably be expected to prevent the recapitalization and merger from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code.

    NO SOLICITATION

    Under the merger agreement, Expedia and Microsoft have agreed that, prior to
the effective time of the merger, without the prior written consent of USA,
neither Expedia nor Microsoft will, and each will cause its subsidiaries and
each of its and its subsidiaries' officers, director, agents, advisors and
affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to,
or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential
information to, or have any discussions with, any person relating to any tender
offer or exchange offer for, or any proposal for the acquisition of a
substantial equity interest in, or of a substantial portion of the assets of, or
any merger, consolidation or other business combination with, Expedia or any of
its subsidiaries. These restrictions will not prohibit the board of directors of
Expedia from, following receipt of a transaction proposal, taking and disclosing
to its shareholders information required under the proxy rules to the extent
permitted by the proviso set forth in the following paragraph.


    Expedia will use reasonable best efforts to cause the annual meeting to be
held as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the merger agreement.
The Expedia board of directors will recommend to its shareholders that they
approve the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby,
including the recapitalization and the merger, the amended and restated articles
of incorporation of Expedia, and the termination of the shareholder agreement,
and the Expedia board of directors will use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain the foregoing approvals from its shareholders; PROVIDED that the board of
directors of Expedia will not be required to use such reasonable best efforts to
obtain the vote in favor of approval of the merger agreement or to make or
continue to make a recommendation if, after consultation with and consideration
of the advice of outside counsel, the board of directors has determined that the
making of a reasonable best effort to obtain the vote in


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favor of the adoption of the merger agreement or the making or continued making
of a recommendation would cause the members of the board of directors to breach
their fiduciary duties under applicable laws. Expedia has agreed that in any
event it will submit the proposals for approval at the annual meeting with or
without the recommendation of Expedia's board of directors and having recognized
that special circumstances, as provided in Section 23B.11.030 of the Washington
Business Corporation Act, may exist in light of the provisions of the
Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement, Expedia will not alter its
recommendation in a manner that would prevent Expedia from complying with its
agreement to bring the proposals before the annual meeting.


    OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

    USA and Expedia have agreed to, and to cause their respective subsidiaries
to, use their reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken, all actions
necessary, proper or advisable, to comply promptly with all legal requirements
that may be imposed on such party or its subsidiaries with respect to the
merger, and obtain any material consent, authorization, order or approval of, or
any exemption by, any governmental entity and any third party that is required
to be obtained in connection with the transactions. However, none of USA,
Expedia or Microsoft or their respective affiliates will be required to divest
any of their respective assets or corporations or will be required to enter into
any agreements that in any way limit the ownership or operation of any of their
or their respective affiliates business in order to obtain any material consent,
authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any governmental
entity and any other third party that is required to be obtained by Expedia or
USA or any of their respective subsidiaries. In addition, without the prior
written consent of USA and Microsoft, Expedia will not agree to divest any
assets or business of Expedia or its subsidiaries.

    LISTING OF USA COMMON STOCK, USA PREFERRED STOCK, USA WARRANTS AND NEW
    EXPEDIA WARRANTS

    USA has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of USA
common stock, shares of USA preferred stock and USA warrants that are to be
issued in the merger to be authorized for quotation on Nasdaq, or if the Nasdaq
eligibility requirements are not satisfied or waived, on the American Stock
Exchange or another exchange acceptable to USA and Microsoft, prior to the
effective time of the merger. In addition, Expedia has agreed to use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of new Expedia warrants that are to
be issued in the merger to be authorized for quotation on Nasdaq, or if the
Nasdaq eligibility requirements are not satisfied or waived, on the American
Stock Exchange or another exchange acceptable to Expedia, prior to the
recapitalization. If the USA preferred stock, USA warrants and/or new Expedia
warrants do not meet the eligibility requirements for listing or quotation on an
acceptable exchange prior to the effective time of the merger or
recapitalization, as appropriate, USA and/or Expedia, as the case may be, will
use its reasonable best efforts to have the securities listed or quoted as soon
as the eligibility requirements are satisfied or waived.

    EXPEDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH USA

    USA and Expedia have agreed that following the transactions, their
relationship will be governed by the following principles:

    - Neither anything contained in the merger agreement nor the ownership of
      shares of Expedia common stock or Expedia Class B common stock, except as
      may be provided in Expedia's amended and restated articles of
      incorporation, shall restrict USA or any of its subsidiaries from engaging
      in or owning an interest in any business which competes with Expedia or
      any subsidiary of Expedia, or restrict Expedia or any of its subsidiaries
      from engaging in or owning an interest in any business which competes with
      USA or any of its subsidiaries;

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    - For so long as USA owns at least 50.1% of the aggregate voting power of
      Expedia, Expedia will not enter into any material contract, arrangement or
      transaction with USA or any of its affiliates, or enter into any material
      amendment of any of the foregoing, without the approval of a majority of
      Expedia's independent directors;

    - There shall be meaningful consultation between USA and Expedia's Chief
      Executive Officer in the selection of the independent directors of
      Expedia; and

    - The independent directors of Expedia's board of directors will have the
      right, on behalf of Expedia, to enforce the above provisions. Any
      amendment or waiver to any of the above provisions will require the
      approval of a majority of Expedia's independent directors.

    FURTHER ASSURANCES

    If after the transactions are completed any further action is necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of the merger agreement, the parties to the
merger agreement and their respective subsidiaries will take all necessary
action as may be reasonably requested by USA.

    EXPEDIA WARRANT DISTRIBUTION

    On the distribution date and prior to the listing on an exchange of the
Expedia warrants and subject to applicable law, Expedia will distribute to the
holders of options granted on or prior to August 2, 2001 under the Expedia stock
option plans, and who continue to hold such options on the distribution date,
0.1920 restricted Expedia warrants for each share of Expedia common stock
underlying such person's Expedia options, whether or not the option has vested.
Any Expedia warrants distributed in accordance with the previous sentence that
are unvested will be restricted and will become exercisable upon the vesting of
the related Expedia options. In addition, Expedia will take all steps necessary
to ensure that no optionholder receives both the distribution described in this
paragraph and either the USA securities or Expedia securities to be received in
the merger. The restricted Expedia warrants issued pursuant to this paragraph
will be non-exercisable and non-transferable for a period of 90 days after their
distribution. In the event that the merger agreement is terminated following the
distribution referred to in this paragraph, Expedia has agreed that all holders
of Expedia common stock and outstanding Expedia warrants (other than holders of
Expedia options who have already become entitled to receive or have received the
Expedia warrants and holders of outstanding Expedia warrants that by their terms
will be equitably adjusted to give effect to the distribution) shall receive
0.1920 Expedia warrants for each share of Expedia common stock owned by such
holder.

    TAX COVENANT


    The parties agreed that no tax sharing, allocation or indemnification
agreements with Microsoft will survive the effective time of the merger, other
than the tax allocation agreement, dated as of October 1, 1999, by and between
Microsoft and Expedia. The aggregate liability of Expedia, however, to make
payments after the date of the merger agreement under the Microsoft tax
allocation agreement will not exceed $36,300,000 with respect to any past,
present or future taxable periods. In addition, the term "Inherent Bargain
Element," as used in the Microsoft tax allocation agreement, will not include
any amount with respect to any option to purchase Expedia common stock granted
on or after July 15, 2001. Microsoft also agreed to indemnify and hold harmless
USA and Expedia for certain tax liabilities.


    ADVISE OF CHANGES


    USA and Expedia have agreed that each will promptly advise the other parties
to the merger agreement of any change or event having a material adverse effect
on it, and each of USA, Expedia


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and Microsoft will each promptly advise the other parties to the merger
agreement of any change or event that it believes would or would be reasonably
likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its or its
subsidiaries, representations, warranties or covenants contained in the merger
agreement.


    REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTS


    The merger agreement provides that prior to the effective time of the
merger, USA and Expedia will enter into a registration rights agreement relating
to USA's shares of Expedia Class B common stock on no less favorable terms than
those contained in the shareholder agreement between Expedia and Microsoft. In
addition, Expedia and Microsoft have entered into the registration rights
agreement described under "Proposal No. 1--Approval of the Merger
Agreement--Microsoft's Interests in the Transactions." The terms of these
registration rights agreements are attached as exhibits to the registration
statements of USA and/or Expedia, of which this joint prospectus/proxy and
information statement is a part.


    CONDITIONS

    The merger agreement generally provides that the respective obligations of
each party to consummate the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement
are subject to customary conditions, including the following:

    SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.  Approval by the shareholders of Expedia of the merger
agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including
the recapitalization and the merger, the amended and restated articles of
incorporation of Expedia and the termination of the shareholder agreement.

    NASDAQ CLEARANCE.  Approval or indication of no-action in writing of Nasdaq
with respect to Expedia's dual class structure contemplated in the transactions.
(This approval has already been obtained.)

    NASDAQ/AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS.  Approval of shares of USA common
stock, shares of USA preferred stock, USA warrants and new Expedia warrants,
and, if required, Expedia Class B common stock to be issued in the merger, for
quotation or listing, as appropriate, to the extent eligible for such quotation
or listing, on Nasdaq or the American Stock Exchange or other exchange
acceptable to Microsoft and USA.

    OTHER APPROVALS.  The expiration or termination of any waiting period
applicable under the HSR Act, and all other material notifications, consents,
authorizations and approvals required to be made or obtained from any
competition or antitrust authority have been made or obtained for the
transactions contemplated by the merger. On August 10, 2001, Expedia and USA
received notification of early termination of the HSR Act waiting period.

    NO INJUNCTION OR RESTRAINTS; ILLEGALITY.  Absence of any injunction that
would prevent consummation of any or all of the transactions or of any statute,
rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, entered, promulgated or
enforced by any governmental entity which prohibits, materially restricts or
makes illegal consummation of any or all of the transactions.


    EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.  Declaration of effectiveness of
the registration statements of which this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement is a part and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
registration statements shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.


    TAX OPINION.  Counsel to Expedia shall have delivered an opinion to the
effect that, among other things, each of the recapitalization and the merger
should be treated for U.S. federal income tax

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purposes as a tax-free reorganization and that shareholders of Expedia will
recognize no gain or loss on the receipt of USA securities in the merger.
Furthermore, the obligations of Microsoft to consummate the transactions
contemplated in the merger agreement are conditioned on its receipt of a similar
opinion from its counsel.


    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The representations and warranties of each
of Expedia, USA and Microsoft contained in the merger agreement and, if
applicable, the Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement are, to the extent
qualified by materiality (including material adverse effect), true and correct,
and to the extent not so qualified, true and correct in all material respects,
in each case, when made and generally as of the closing date as though made on
and as of the closing date.



    PERFORMANCE.  Each of Expedia, USA and Microsoft shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to
the closing under the merger agreement and, if applicable, the Microsoft/USA
voting and election agreement.


    SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT TERMINATION.  As a condition to Microsoft's consent to
the recapitalization and merger and USA's obligation to consummate the
recapitalization and merger, the termination of the shareholder agreement must
have been approved and effected.

    USA/MICROSOFT REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.  The registration rights
agreement between USA and Microsoft relating to USA securities owned by
Microsoft following the merger shall have been executed.

    Each of the foregoing conditions is waivable by USA, Expedia or Microsoft,
as the case may be, to the extent legally permissible, except that Expedia must
obtain Microsoft's consent to waive any conditions solely applicable to Expedia.

    TERMINATION

    TERMINATION BY ANY OF USA, MICROSOFT OR EXPEDIA.  The merger agreement may
be terminated by mutual consent of USA, Microsoft and Expedia, or by either USA,
Microsoft or Expedia if:

    (a) any governmental entity that must grant a regulatory approval has denied
       approval of the merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable
       or any governmental entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a
       final nonappealable order permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
       the consummation of any or all of the transactions;

    (b) the merger has not been consummated by April 15, 2002, PROVIDED,
       HOWEVER, that the party seeking to terminate did not fail to fulfill any
       obligation causing the merger not to be consummated by that date, and
       PROVIDED, FURTHER, that such date shall be automatically extended to
       July 15, 2002 in the event that the delay is a direct result of the
       failure to have obtained the requisite regulatory approvals;


    (c) provided that the party desiring to terminate is not then in breach,
       there has been a breach by any other party of any of its respective
       covenants or agreements or, if applicable, any of its respective
       representations and warranties in the merger agreement or in the
       Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement, which breach, either
       individually or in the aggregate, would constitute, if occurring or
       continuing on the closing date, the failure of the conditions to the
       obligations of each of Expedia and USA which is not cured within 30 days
       or which cannot by its nature be cured prior to the closing date; or


    (d) any litigation or proceeding is pending before any court or has been
       threatened to be instituted by any governmental body, which in the good
       faith judgment of the terminating party's board of directors, would
       reasonably be likely to result in an order, decree or ruling

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       seeking substantial damages in respect of, or substantially impairing the
       benefits to that party of, the transactions.


    TERMINATION BY USA.  The merger agreement may be terminated by USA if
Microsoft breaches any of its covenants or agreements set forth in the
Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement, which breach is not cured within
ten days of written notice or by its nature is not capable of being cured prior
to the closing date, or the Expedia board of directors does not submit the
recapitalization and merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement for approval by its shareholders at the annual meeting or alters its
recommendation in a manner which would prevent it from doing so.


    CONSULTATION BETWEEN EXPEDIA AND MICROSOFT.  The merger agreement provides
that prior to any decision of either Expedia or Microsoft to terminate pursuant
to (c) or (d) above, Expedia or Microsoft, as applicable, shall give notice to
the other of the proposed termination and shall consult with one another over
the proposed termination. The period of consultation will end on the earlier of
the receipt of consent from the other party to give the notice of termination or
20 days after delivery of the notice of proposed termination. Any termination
following the lapse of the 20-day period will be limited to one or more of the
grounds set forth in the notice.

    EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  The merger agreement generally provides that, in the
event of termination of the merger agreement, the merger agreement will become
void and have no effect and no party will have any liability or further
obligation to any other party to the merger agreement, except with regard to the
confidential treatment of information, the distribution of the new Expedia
warrants and the payment of expenses described below and except that no party
will be relieved of liability for any willful breach of the merger agreement.

    EXPENSES


    All cost and expenses incurred in connection with the merger agreement and
the transaction contemplated by the merger agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such expense, except that the costs and expenses of printing and
mailing the joint prospectus/proxy and information statement, and all filing and
other fees paid to the SEC or in respect of antitrust filings, in connection
with the transactions, shall be borne equally by USA, Microsoft and Expedia.


    AMENDMENT; EXTENSION; WAIVER

    The parties to the merger agreement may by action taken or authorized by
their respective board of directors and signed in writing by USA, Expedia and
Microsoft, amend the merger agreement, and to the extent legally allowed, extend
the time for performance of any obligations of the other parties and waive
breaches or compliance with agreements, PROVIDED that, after the approval of the
merger agreement by Expedia shareholders, there can be no amendment, extension
or waiver that changes the amount or form of the consideration to be delivered
to the shareholders without further approval of Expedia's shareholders.

    REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS DO NOT SURVIVE.  None of the
representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements, other than
confidentiality agreements, will survive the completion of the transactions
other than those agreements which by their terms apply after that time.

OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS


    MICROSOFT/USA VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT



    Concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, USA, Microsoft and
Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft which holds
Microsoft's Expedia shares, entered into the Microsoft/USA voting and election
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and election agreement, Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings generally agreed to
vote all Expedia common stock and Expedia Class B common stock that each owns or
has the right to vote for approval and adoption of the merger agreement and the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the amended and restated
articles of incorporation of Expedia, the termination of the shareholder
agreement and any other matters submitted to the holders of Expedia capital
stock in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement at
any meeting at which the matters are considered or any adjournment thereof or by
written consent and also to irrevocably appoint USA as its proxy. As of
October 15, 2001, Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings collectively beneficially
owned or had the right to vote or direct the voting of Expedia common stock
constituting approximately 66% of the outstanding voting power of Expedia.
Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings also agreed in the Microsoft/USA voting and
election agreement to irrevocably and unconditionally elect to receive Expedia
Class B common stock in respect of all of the shares they own in Expedia,
subject to potential proration.



    In addition, each of Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings agreed in the
Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement that, until the termination of the
Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement or the effective time of the merger:


    - to vote against any transaction proposal and against any action or
      agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any
      covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement
      of Expedia under the merger agreement or that would otherwise be
      inconsistent with, prevent or materially delay the consummation the
      transactions or of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;

    - not to sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of,
      or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding
      with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or
      other disposition of, or limitation on the voting rights of Expedia shares
      held by, or the shares of Expedia Class B common stock to be received in
      the recapitalization by Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings;

    - not to grant any proxies or powers of attorney, deposit any Expedia shares
      held by, or the shares of Expedia Class B common stock to be received in
      the recapitalization by Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings, into a voting
      trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to such shares;


    - not to take any action that would cause any representation or warranty of
      Microsoft or Microsoft E-Holdings in the Microsoft/USA voting and election
      agreement to become untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing
      or disabling either of them from performing their obligations under the
      Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement;


    - not to commit or agree to take any of the actions in the previous three
      bullets.

    Any transfer of Expedia shares held by, or the shares of Expedia Class B
common stock to be received in the recapitalization by Microsoft and Microsoft
E-Holdings in contravention of the above will be null and void and may be
enjoined. In addition, Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings have consented to the
placement of a stop transfer order on their Expedia shares.


    The Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement will be terminated
automatically on the termination of the merger agreement and shall be deemed
satisfied in full and terminated upon the consummation of the transactions;
PROVIDED that if the effective time of the merger occurs some provisions shall
survive.



    The Microsoft/USA voting and election agreement also provides that USA shall
prepare and file as soon as reasonably practicable a registration statement on
Form S-3 with respect to the USA securities to be received by Microsoft and
Microsoft E-Holdings in the merger and shall use its reasonable best


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efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective within two
business days of the date of the closing and keep it effective until the earlier
of (1) the date Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings no longer own any shares of
USA securities received in the merger or upon exercise of such securities and
(2) the one-year anniversary of the effective time of the merger if USA has
filed all reports required to be filed by the Securities Exchange Act in the
12 months preceding such date, and otherwise the two-year anniversary of the
date of the closing; PROVIDED that USA may suspend the effectiveness of such
registration for certain periods.



    Expedia is a third party beneficiary to, and therefore has the right to
enforce, the following provisions of the Microsoft/USA voting and election
agreement:


    - Microsoft's and Microsoft E-Holdings' agreements to vote in favor of the
      transactions and against any other transaction proposal, to appoint USA as
      their proxy, and to elect to receive shares of Expedia Class B common
      stock in the recapitalization;

    - the restrictions on transfer; and

    - the placement of the stop transfer order.

AMENDMENTS TO OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND EXPEDIA


    Microsoft and Expedia are parties to various operating agreements relating
to Expedia's business. Pursuant to an agreement between Microsoft and Expedia,
certain of these agreements have been or will be amended prior to the closing of
the merger. In addition, Microsoft and Expedia recently entered into three
additional agreements. Each of these agreements has been or will be filed by
Expedia with the SEC as an exhibit to its periodic reports and is or will be
available as further described under "Where You Can Find More Information." The
agreement between Microsoft and Expedia to amend these operating agreements is
attached as Annex H to this document. For further information regarding each of
the agreements between Expedia and Microsoft, see "Proposal No. 4--Election of
Expedia Directors--Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."


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USA UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


    The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements
have been prepared to give effect to the acquisition by USA of Expedia as well
as other transactions completed by USA during the twelve months ended
December 31, 2000 and during the six months ended June 30, 2001. USA will
account for its acquisition of Expedia under the purchase method of accounting.
The other transactions made by USA in 2000 and 2001 include:

    (1) on April 5, 2000, USA acquired Precision Response Corporation ("PRC"), a
       leader in outsourced customer care for both large corporations and high
       growth internet-focused companies;

    (2) on July 27, 2000, USA and Styleclick.com Inc., completed the merger of
       Internet Shopping Network and Styleclick.com ("STYLECLICK"), forming a
       new company named Styleclick, Inc.; and

    (3) on January 31, 2001, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. ("TMCS") and
       Ticketmaster Corporation ("TM"), both of which are subsidiaries of USA,
       completed a transaction which combined the two companies.


    Expedia will account for the transactions as a recapitalization.
Accordingly, the transactions will not significantly impact Expedia's financial
information and no pro forma information for Expedia is deemed necessary.



    The pro forma combined condensed financial statements of USA reflect some
assumptions regarding the transactions and are based on the historical financial
statements of USA and the historical and pro forma financial statements of
Expedia. The combined condensed financial statements of USA, including the notes
accompanying them, are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and should
be read in conjunction with, USA's and Expedia's audited and unaudited financial
statements, including the notes accompanying them, which are incorporated by
reference into this joint prospectus/ proxy and information statement.


    The pro forma combined condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 2001 gives
effect to the acquisition of Expedia as if it had occurred on June 30, 2001.

    The pro forma combined condensed statement of operations for the six months
ended June 30, 2001 reflects USA's and Expedia's unaudited statements of
operations for the six months ended June 30, 2001, adjusted for the pro forma
effects of the acquisition of Expedia, as well as the completion of the other
USA transactions listed above, as if such transactions had occurred as of
January 1, 2000.

    The pro forma combined condensed statement of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2000 reflects USA's audited statements of operations for the year
ended December 31, 2000 and Expedia's results for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2000, derived from the audited statement of operations for the year
ended June 30, 2000 and the unaudited statement of operations for the six months
ended December 31, 2000, adjusted for the pro forma effects of the acquisition
of Expedia, as well as the completion of the other transactions listed above, as
if such transactions had occurred as of January 1, 2000.

    USA is in the process of evaluating the fair value of Expedia's assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in order to make a final allocation of the
excess purchase price, including allocation to intangibles other than goodwill.
Accordingly, the purchase accounting information is preliminary and has been
made solely for the purpose of developing such unaudited pro forma combined
condensed financial information. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," provides that goodwill
resulting from a business combination completed subsequent to June 30, 2001 will
not be amortized but instead is required to be tested for impairment at least
annually.

    THE PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
ARE NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR FINANCIAL
POSITION, WHICH ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED HAD THESE TRANSACTIONS
OCCURRED AS OF JUNE 30, 2001 OR AS OF JANUARY 1, 2000, NOR ARE THEY NECESSARILY
INDICATIVE OF USA'S FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

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                               USA NETWORKS, INC.

              UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

                                 JUNE 30, 2001

                                 (IN THOUSANDS)




                                                                                                        USA
                                                                                    PRO FORMA        PRO FORMA
                                                            USA       EXPEDIA(1)   ADJUSTMENTS       COMBINED
                                                        -----------   ----------   -----------      -----------
                                                                                        
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and short-term investments.......................  $   632,316    $182,161                     $   814,477
Restricted cash.......................................        3,173          --                           3,173
Marketable securities.................................      101,334          --                         101,334
Accounts and notes receivable, net....................      727,494      29,716                         757,210
Inventories, net......................................      388,312          --                         388,312
Other.................................................      184,207      41,812                         226,019
                                                        -----------    --------    ----------       -----------
    Total current assets..............................    2,036,836     253,689            --         2,290,525

Property, plant and equipment, net....................      426,805      16,778                         443,583
Intangible assets including goodwill, net(5)..........    7,419,236     118,079    $1,453,608 (2)     8,990,923
Cable distributions fees, net.........................      156,890          --                         156,890
Long-term investments.................................      128,618          --                         128,618
Advance to Universal..................................       44,808          --                          44,808
Inventories, net......................................      487,624          --                         487,624
Deferred charges and other............................      110,440       1,298                         111,738
                                                        -----------    --------    ----------       -----------
    Total assets......................................  $10,811,257    $389,844    $1,453,608       $12,654,709
                                                        ===========    ========    ==========       ===========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt..................  $    35,657    $     45                     $    35,702
Accounts payable, accrued and other current
  liabilities.........................................      231,604      75,626    $   10,000 (2)       317,230
Accounts payable, client accounts.....................      125,027          --                         125,027
Obligations for program rights and film costs.........      257,411          --                         257,411
Deferred revenue......................................      143,492       1,545                         145,037
Cable distribution fees payable.......................       34,886          --                          34,886
Other accrued liabilities.............................      450,383      80,326                         530,709
                                                        -----------    --------    ----------       -----------
    Total current liabilities.........................    1,278,460     157,542        10,000         1,446,002
                                                        -----------    --------    ----------       -----------
Long-term debt........................................      552,572       1,303                         553,875
Obligation for program rights and film costs..........      277,365          --                         277,365
Other long-term liabilities...........................      244,220          --                         244,220
Minority interest.....................................    4,915,889          --        58,357 (6)     4,974,246
Stockholders' equity..................................    3,542,751     230,999     1,616,250 (2)     5,159,001
                                                                                     (230,999)(3)
                                                        -----------    --------    ----------       -----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........  $10,811,257    $389,844    $1,403,778       $12,654,709
                                                        ===========    ========    ==========       ===========



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                               USA NETWORKS, INC.

         UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                     TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




                                             USA           USA                      EXPEDIA                         USA
                                            OTHER       PRO FORMA                    OTHER         PRO FORMA     PRO FORMA
                              USA      TRANSACTIONS(4)   COMBINED   EXPEDIA(1)  TRANSACTIONS(4)   ADJUSTMENTS     COMBINED
                           ----------  ---------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------   ------------   ----------
                                                                                            
NET REVENUES:

USA ENTERTAINMENT
  Cable and studios......  $1,530,464                   $1,530,464                                               $1,530,464
  Emerging networks......      20,332                       20,332                                                   20,332
  Filmed entertainment...      86,084                       86,084                                                   86,084

USA ELECTRONIC RETAILING
  Electronic retailing...   1,778,986                    1,778,986                                                1,778,986

USA INFORMATION AND
  SERVICES
  Ticketing operations...     518,565                      518,565                                                  518,565
  HRN....................     327,977                      327,977                                                  327,977
  Expedia................                                           $ 148,686      $  7,971                         156,657
  Teleservices...........     212,471     $ 69,649         282,120         --            --                         282,120
  Citysearch, Match.com
    and related..........      80,012           --          80,012         --            --                          80,012
  Electronic commerce
    solutions............      24,293           --          24,293         --            --                          24,293
  Styleclick.............      22,308        1,889          24,197         --            --                          24,197
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
    Total net revenues...   4,601,492       71,538       4,673,030    148,686         7,971               --      4,829,687
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
OPERATING COSTS AND
  EXPENSES
  Cost of sales..........   2,072,901       54,489       2,127,390     61,116         2,386                       2,190,892
  Other costs............   1,730,789       18,553       1,749,342    121,065        11,030                       1,881,437
  Amortization of cable
    distribution fees....      36,322           --          36,322         --            --               --         36,322
  Non-cash distribution
    and marketing
    expense..............      11,512           --          11,512         --            --               --         11,512
  Non-cash compensation
    expense..............           0           --                     64,204            --               --         64,204
  Depreciation and
    amortization(5)......     693,642       16,133         709,775     53,187        13,175               --        776,137
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
    Total operating costs
      and expenses.......   4,545,166       89,175       4,634,341    299,572        26,591               --      4,960,504
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------

    Operating income
      (loss).............      56,326      (17,637)         38,689   (150,886)      (18,620)              --       (130,817)
  Interest income
    (expense), net.......     (34,218)        (740)        (34,958)     4,620          (159)              --        (30,497)
  Gain on sale of
    subsidiary stock.....     108,343           --         108,343                       --               --        108,343
  Miscellaneous..........     (59,046)          (2)        (59,048)        --            --               --        (59,048)
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
Earnings (loss) before
  income taxes and
  minority interest......      71,405      (18,379)         53,026   (146,266)      (18,779)              --       (112,019)
Income tax (expense).....    (112,869)       9,948        (102,921)        --            --               --       (102,921)
                                    0
Minority interest........     (47,124)     (34,151)        (81,275)        --            --           41,696 (6)    (39,579)
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM
  CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS.............     (88,588)     (42,582)       (131,170)  (146,266)      (18,779)          41,696       (254,519)
Discontinued operations,
  net of tax.............     (59,395)          --         (59,395)        --            --               --        (59,395)
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS)
  BEFORE PREFERRED STOCK
  DIVIDEND...............    (147,983)     (42,582)       (190,565)  (146,266)      (18,779)          41,696       (313,914)
Preferred stock
  dividends..............          --           --              --                       --          (13,059)(7)    (13,059)
                           ----------     --------      ----------  ---------      --------        ---------     ----------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS)
  AVAILABLE TO COMMON
  SHAREHOLDERS...........  ($ 147,983)    ($42,582)     ($ 190,565) ($146,266)     ($18,779)       $  28,637     ($ 326,973)
                           ==========     ========      ==========  =========      ========        =========     ==========
Loss per share from
  Continuing Operations
  Basic and diluted......  ($    0.25)                  ($    0.36)                                              ($    0.65)
                           ==========                   ==========                                               ==========
Net loss per common share
  before preferred stock
  dividend
  Basic and diluted......  ($    0.41)                  ($    0.52)                                              ($    0.80)
                           ==========                   ==========                                               ==========
Net loss available to
  common shareholders
  Basic and diluted......  ($    0.41)                  ($    0.52)                                              ($    0.84)
                           ==========                   ==========                                               ==========
Weighted average shares
  outstanding............     359,688                      366,045                                                  390,592
                           ==========                   ==========                                               ==========
Weighted average diluted
  shares outstanding.....     359,688                      366,045                                                  390,592
                           ==========                   ==========                                               ==========



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                               USA NETWORKS, INC.

         UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                         SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




                                                           USA            USA                                     USA
                                                          OTHER        PRO FORMA                  PRO FORMA    PRO FORMA
                                            USA      TRANSACTIONS(4)    COMBINED    EXPEDIA(1)   ADJUSTMENTS   COMBINED
                                         ---------   ---------------   ----------   ----------   -----------   ---------
                                                                                             
NET REVENUES:
USA ENTERTAINMENT
  Cable and studios....................  $ 881,854                     $  881,854                              $ 881,854
  Emerging networks....................     12,341                         12,341                                 12,341
  Filmed entertainment.................    113,567                        113,567                                113,567
USA ELECTRONIC RETAILING
  Electronic retailing.................    910,801                        910,801                                910,801
USA INFORMATION AND SERVICES
  Ticketing operations.................    314,007                        314,007                                314,007
  HRN..................................    243,588                        243,588                                243,588
  Expedia..............................                                              $135,696                    135,696
  Teleservices.........................    156,316                        156,316          --                    156,316
  Citysearch, Match.com and related....     43,982                         43,982          --                     43,982
  Electronic commerce solutions........     10,743                         10,743          --                     10,743
  Styleclick...........................      6,457                          6,457          --                      6,457
    Intersegment elimination...........     (6,531)                        (6,531)         --                     (6,531)
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
      Total net revenues...............  2,687,125            --        2,687,125     135,696           --     2,822,821
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
  Cost of sales........................  1,229,319                      1,229,319      41,248                  1,270,567
  Other costs..........................    978,069                        978,069      72,163                  1,050,232
  Amortization of cable distribution
    fees...............................     19,398                         19,398          --                     19,398
  Amortization of non-cash
    compensation.......................      4,163                          4,163      10,416                     14,579
  Non-cash distribution and marketing
    expense............................     14,648                         14,648          --                     14,648
  Depreciation and amortization(5).....    284,129                        284,129      35,618                    319,747
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
    Total operating costs and
      expenses.........................  2,529,726            --        2,529,726     159,445           --     2,689,171
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
  Operating income (loss)..............    157,399                        157,399     (23,749)                   133,650
  Interest income (expense), net.......    (24,331)                       (24,331)      1,781                    (22,550)
  Miscellaneous........................    (20,253)                       (20,253)         --                    (20,253)
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and
  minority interest....................    112,815                        112,815     (21,968)                    90,847
Income tax (expense) benefit...........    (49,290)      $ 1,005          (48,285)         --                    (48,285)
Minority interest......................    (91,186)       (3,148)         (94,334)         --     $  5,550(6)    (88,784)
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS...........................    (27,661)       (2,143)         (29,804)    (21,968)       5,550       (46,222)
Discontinued operations:
Gain on disposal of broadcasting
  stations, net of tax.................     49,829            --           49,829          --           --        49,829
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
  Earnings (loss) before cumulative
    effect of accounting change........     22,168        (2,143)          20,025     (21,968)       5,550         3,607
Cumulative effect of accounting change,
  net of tax...........................     (9,187)           --           (9,187)         --           --        (9,187)
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE PREFERRED
  STOCK DIVIDEND.......................     12,981        (2,143)          10,838     (21,968)       5,550        (5,580)
Preferred stock dividends..............         --            --               --          --       (6,530)(7)    (6,530)
                                         ---------       -------       ----------    --------     --------     ---------
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON
  SHAREHOLDERS.........................  $  12,981       ($2,143)      $   10,838    ($21,968)    ($   980)    ($ 12,110)
                                         =========       =======       ==========    ========     ========     =========



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                               USA NETWORKS, INC.

   UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

                         SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



                                                           USA            USA                                     USA
                                                          OTHER        PRO FORMA                  PRO FORMA    PRO FORMA
                                            USA      TRANSACTIONS(4)    COMBINED    EXPEDIA(1)   ADJUSTMENTS   COMBINED
                                         ---------   ---------------   ----------   ----------   -----------   ---------
                                                                                             
Loss per share from continuing
  operations
  Basic and diluted....................  ($   0.07)                    ($    0.08)                             ($   0.12)
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========
Earnings per share before cumulative
  effect of accounting change
  Basic and diluted....................  $    0.06                     $     0.05                              $    0.01
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========
Net earnings (loss) per common share
  before preferred stock dividend
  Basic and diluted....................  $    0.03                     $     0.03                              ($   0.01)
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========
Net earnings (loss) available to common
  shareholders
  Basic and diluted....................  $    0.03                     $     0.03                              ($   0.03)
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========
Weighted average shares outstanding....    372,085                        372,085                                396,632
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========
Weighted average diluted shares
  outstanding..........................    401,176                        401,176                                425,723
                                         =========                     ==========                              =========


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      NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)


(1) Represents the financial position and results of operations for Expedia
    based on historical information of Expedia.


(2) Acquisition costs and the preliminary determination of the unallocated
    excess of merger consideration over net assets acquired are set forth below:



                                                           
Value of equity securities expected to be issued by USA.....  $1,596,250
Contribution in lieu of NLG option..........................      20,000
                                                              ----------
                                                               1,616,250
Estimated transaction costs.................................      10,000
                                                              ----------
Total acquisition costs.....................................   1,626,250
Less: majority ownership portion of net tangible assets
  acquired..................................................     172,642
                                                              ----------
Unallocated excess of merger consideration over assets
  acquired preliminarily allocated to goodwill..............  $1,453,608
                                                              ==========



    Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Expedia shareholders will have
the option, subject to proration, to elect to exchange in a tax-free merger
transaction each Expedia share for:

    - a fraction of a share of USA common stock ranging in value from $15.54 (if
      Microsoft is the only shareholder that elects to receive Expedia Class B
      common stock in the recapitalization) to $17.50 (if the maximum number of
      37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued in the
      recapitalization) if the measurement period value of a share of USA common
      stock ranges from $23.00 to $31.00. If the measurement period value is
      either greater than $31.00 or less than $23.00, the exact USA common stock
      exchange ratio will be based on the fraction obtained assuming the
      measurement period value was $31.00 or $23.00, respectively. The
      measurement period value for USA common stock is the average closing price
      of USA common stock over a ten consecutive trading-day period ending on
      the second trading day prior to the date of the annual meeting;

    - a fraction of a share of USA preferred stock ranging from 0.3892 (if
      Microsoft is the only shareholder that elects to receive Expedia Class B
      common stock in the recapitalization) to 0.3500 (if the maximum number of
      37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued in the
      recapitalization). Each share of USA preferred stock has a $50 face value,
      a 1.99% annual dividend, two votes per share, and is convertible at any
      time into USA common stock at a conversion price of $33.75 per USA share,
      subject to downward adjustment to the extent that the average share price
      of USA common stock over a ten trading-day period prior to conversion is
      greater than $35.10; and

    - a fraction of a USA warrant ranging from 0.3873 to 0.4524, the exact
      fractional amount to be based on a measurement period value for USA common
      stock ranging from $25.75 to $28.25 per share. The exact USA warrant
      exchange ratio will be based on the measurement period value for USA
      common stock as set forth in Annex F to this document. Each USA warrant
      has a seven-year term and an exercise price of $35.10 per share of USA
      common stock.

    Expedia shareholders who do not exchange their shares for USA securities
will retain their shares of Expedia common stock and receive for each share of
Expedia common stock held 0.1920 of a new Expedia warrant with a seven-year term
and an exercise price of $52.00 per share. The amount reflects USA's
attributable share of Expedia, after giving effect to the minority interest in
Expedia.

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      NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
               (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (CONTINUED)


    The pro forma financial statements are prepared assuming that 37,500,000
    shares of Expedia Class B common stock are issued in the recapitalization
    and the measurement period value of a share of USA common stock is the
    midpoint between $23.00 and $31.00. As a result the value of the USA common
    stock is assumed to be $17.50 per Expedia share.


    The value of the newly issued preferred shares and warrants to acquire USA
    and Expedia common stock were determined based upon internal valuations. The
    amount reflects USA's attributable share of Expedia, after giving effect to
    the minority interest in Expedia.


    USA will contribute $75 million in media time over five years and an option
    to participate in USA's proposed travel channel. In addition, for purposes
    of the pro forma combined condensed financial statements, a $20 million
    contribution from USA to Expedia is reflected in the merger consideration in
    lieu of the option to acquire NLG. The media time and the option to
    participate in the proposed travel channel are not valued in the merger
    consideration and are not reflected in the pro forma combined condensed
    financial statements.


(3) Reflects the elimination of Expedia's historical equity.

(4) Reflects the pro forma results of other transactions completed by USA in
    2000 and 2001. The transactions include the acquisitions of PRC and
    Styleclick by USA and the combination of TMCS and TM. All acquisitions,
    except the TMCS/TM combination, were accounted for under the purchase method
    of accounting. The TMCS/TM combination has been accounted for as entities
    under common control in a manner similar to a pooling of interest. See USA's
    Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and Form 10-Q for the three
    and six months ended June 30, 2001 for more information on the USA
    transactions. The other transactions completed by Expedia in the twelve
    months ended December 31, 2000 include the acquisition of Travelscape and
    Vacation Spot on March 17, 2000. See Expedia's 10-K for the year ended
    June 30, 2001 for more information on these transactions.


(5) The unallocated excess of acquisition costs over net assets acquired has
    been preliminarily allocated to goodwill. Statement of Financial Accounting
    Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", provides that
    goodwill resulting from business combinations completed subsequent to
    June 30, 2001 will not be amortized but instead is required to be tested for
    impairment at least annually. In connection with finalizing the purchase
    price allocation, USA is currently evaluating the fair value of assets
    acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. Following the
    conclusion of the evaluation, USA will use this information to make a final
    allocation of the purchase price, including allocation to intangibles other
    than goodwill. Accordingly, the purchase accounting information is
    preliminary.


    USA recorded $568.0 million and $201.0 million of goodwill amortization
    during the year ended December 31, 2000 and the six months ended June 30,
    2001, respectively. Expedia recorded $16.1 million and $10.2 million of
    goodwill amortization during the year ended December 31, 2000 and the six
    months ended June 30, 2001, respectively. No periodic amortization of
    goodwill will be recorded subsequent to December 31, 2001.

(6) Represents the minority interest in the financial position and the results
    of operations of Expedia, based upon a 74.7% expected equity ownership by
    USA of Expedia.


(7) Represents the 1.99% preferred stock dividend.


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                   PROPOSAL NO. 2--AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
                     OF EXPEDIA'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION



    As part of the transactions, Expedia is proposing to adopt the amended and
restated articles of incorporation of Expedia to, among other things, create two
classes of common stock and to make other changes as provided in the proposed
amended and restated articles of incorporation of Expedia attached as Annex B to
this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement. We urge you to read the
amended and restated articles of incorporation of Expedia in its entirety.


    The following is a description of the material differences between Expedia's
current articles of incorporation and the proposed amended and restated articles
of incorporation of Expedia. Expedia will continue to be a corporation
incorporated in the State of Washington and otherwise subject to the laws of
Washington, including the Washington Business Corporation Act.

    CAPITAL STOCK

    If the proposal to amend and restate Expedia's articles of incorporation is
adopted, Expedia's articles of incorporation will be amended and restated to
authorize for issuance 770,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of
20,000,000 shares of Expedia preferred stock and 750,000,000 common shares, of
which 600,000,000 common shares will be Expedia common stock and 150,000,000
common shares will be Expedia Class B common stock.

    Expedia's current articles authorize for issuance 130,000,000 shares of
capital stock, consisting of 10,000,000 shares of Expedia preferred stock and
120,000,000 shares of one class of common stock.

    The following provisions, which are included in the amended and restated
articles of incorporation, describe the relative rights of the Expedia common
stock and the Expedia Class B common stock. Where applicable, we have described
both the proposed new provision reflected in the amended and restated Expedia
articles of incorporation and the current provision in the Expedia articles.

    VOTING RIGHTS


    AMENDED ARTICLES.  Holders of Expedia common stock will be entitled to one
vote for each share of such stock held, and holders of Expedia Class B common
stock will be entitled to 15 votes for each share of such stock held, on all
matters presented to Expedia shareholders, provided, however, that no Expedia
shareholder can generally hold more than 94.9% of the total outstanding voting
power of Expedia. We describe the voting rights of Expedia common stock and
Expedia Class B common stock in further detail under "Description of Expedia
Capital Stock--Expedia Common Stock and Expedia Class B Common Stock."


    The amended and restated articles of incorporation of Expedia also provide
that, except as otherwise required by law, the holders of USA common stock and
Expedia Class B common stock will vote together as one class.

    CURRENT EXPEDIA ARTICLES.  Currently, each share of Expedia common stock is
entitled to one vote per share.

    DIVIDEND RIGHTS

    AMENDED ARTICLES.  Subject to the rights of holders of all classes of stock
outstanding at the time and having prior rights as to dividends, to the extent
the board of directors of Expedia declares dividends on the common shares of
Expedia, the holders of Expedia common stock and Expedia Class B common stock
will each be entitled to receive such dividends, on a share for share basis,
when, as and if declared by the board of directors.

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    STOCK DIVIDENDS, STOCK SPLITS OR COMBINATIONS

    AMENDED ARTICLES.  In the event that a stock dividend, stock split or
combination of stock is declared or made with respect to the Expedia common
stock and/or Expedia Class B common stock all shares of Expedia common stock and
Expedia Class B common stock then outstanding shall be treated equally.

    LIQUIDATION

    AMENDED ARTICLES.  Subject to the rights of holders of all classes of stock
at the time outstanding having prior liquidation rights, upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of Expedia, the assets of Expedia shall be distributed
to the holders of Expedia common stock and Expedia Class B common stock, on a
share for share basis.

    ACTION BY MAJORITY VOTE

    AMENDED ARTICLES.  Except as otherwise set forth in the Expedia articles, to
the maximum extent permitted under Chapter 23B of the RCW, any corporate action
that would otherwise require the affirmative vote of more than a simple majority
of the voting power of the shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on
such action, including amending its articles, approving a merger or share
exchange, or the sale of assets, other than in the regular course of business,
may be approved by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the voting power
of the shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on such action.

    CURRENT EXPEDIA ARTICLES.  The current Expedia articles of incorporation
provide that a merger, share exchange, sale of substantially all of Expedia's
assets or dissolution must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of
Expedia's outstanding shares entitled to vote, or if separate voting by voting
groups is required then by not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to
be cast by that voting group.

    ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING

    Under Washington law, shareholders of a public company, of which Expedia
currently is and will be after the merger, may only act by written consent where
the action is unanimously approved by all shareholders.

    CONDUCT OF CERTAIN AFFAIRS OF EXPEDIA

    AMENDED ARTICLES.  The amended and restated articles of Expedia include the
following provisions governing the relationship of USA and its affiliates, on
the one hand, and Expedia and its subsidiaries, on the other hand. Provisions
governing the relationship between Expedia and Microsoft have been eliminated.

        COMPETING ACTIVITIES.  Except as otherwise expressly agreed, the
    shareholders of Expedia, including USA and its affiliates, may engage or
    invest in any business activity of any type or description, including those
    that might be the same or similar to Expedia's business or the business of
    one of its subsidiaries and neither Expedia nor its subsidiaries or
    shareholders shall have any rights with respect to such engagement or
    investment or any income or proceeds derived from the business activity.

        CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY.  For so long as USA owns common stock of Expedia
    representing at least 20% of the voting power of all classes of outstanding
    capital stock of Expedia and at least one person who is a director or
    officer of Expedia is also a director or officer of USA, Expedia shall have
    no interest in any investment or business opportunity or prospective
    economic advantage

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    which is received by USA or an affiliate of USA and that Expedia could but
    for this provision have an interest or expectancy, except that any person
    who is an officer of Expedia and who is also a director of USA but not an
    officer or employee of USA and receives an opportunity in such person's
    capacity as an officer of Expedia may not take such opportunity for himself
    or herself. The Amendment also provides that this provision, so long as USA
    owns common stock representing at least 20% of the voting power of all
    classes of outstanding capital stock of Expedia, cannot be amended or
    terminated prospectively without the approval of 80% of the total voting
    power of all classes of outstanding capital of Expedia.

    CURRENT ARTICLES.  Expedia's articles of incorporation currently contain
provisions governing the relationship between Expedia and Microsoft relating to
the contractual relations and other business relations of Expedia and Microsoft
and certain other entities and to the rights, duties and liabilities of Expedia
in connection with these agreements.

    NO PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

    Under both the proposed and current Expedia articles, holders of Expedia
common stock (and, after the closing, Expedia Class B common stock) do not have
any preemptive rights to subscribe for any additional shares of capital stock or
other obligations convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock
that may hereafter be issued by Expedia.


    The affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast will be
required to approve the amended and restated articles of incorporation. The
amendment and restatement of the articles of incorporation is conditioned on
approval of all of the other proposals relating to the transactions to be
considered at the annual meeting. Under the Microsoft/USA voting and election
agreement, Microsoft is obligated to vote in favor of the amended and restated
articles of incorporation of Expedia. Accordingly, approval and adoption of the
amended and restated articles of incorporation of Expedia is assured.


    THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH ONE DIRECTOR EXCUSED, UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION.

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                      DESCRIPTION OF EXPEDIA CAPITAL STOCK

    Set forth below is a description of Expedia's capital stock. The following
statements are brief summaries of, and are subject to the provisions of, the
amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws
of Expedia (each as in effect after the effective time of the merger, the
Expedia warrant agreement and the relevant provisions of the Business
Corporation Act of the State of Washington. The following description assumes
that the amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws of Expedia
have been adopted.

GENERAL


    Expedia is authorized to issue up to 770,000,000 shares of capital stock,
consisting of 600,000,000 shares of Expedia common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, 150,000,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As
of October 15, 2001, there were 51,439,606 shares of Expedia common stock
outstanding held of record by approximately 900 persons and no shares of Expedia
Class B common stock or Expedia preferred stock outstanding. After the
completion of the merger, and assuming issuance and exercise of the maximum
number of new Expedia warrants and restricted Expedia warrants, there will be
outstanding up to approximately 25,000,000 shares of Expedia common stock, up to
37,500,000 shares of Expedia Class B common stock and no shares of Expedia
preferred stock. If preferred stock is issued, Expedia's board of directors may
fix the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares
of each series.


EXPEDIA COMMON STOCK AND EXPEDIA CLASS B COMMON STOCK


    Expedia has a "dual class" common stock structure, consisting of Expedia
common stock and Expedia Class B common stock. The rights and preferences of the
Expedia common stock and the Expedia Class B common stock are identical to each
other, except that holders of Expedia Class B common stock have 15 votes per
share, compared with one vote per share for the Expedia common stock; provided
that if at any time a person and its affiliates would hold in aggregate more
than 94.9% of the aggregate voting power of Expedia, then the number of votes
for each share of Expedia Class B common stock shall be reduced pursuant to the
following formula:




      
            (0.949w-y)
v =         (z-0.949x)





      
where  v    = votes per share of Expedia Class B common stock held by
              the person;
       w    = total number of outstanding shares of Expedia common
              stock;
       x    = total number of outstanding shares of Expedia Class B
              common stock;
       y    = total number of outstanding shares of Expedia common stock
              held by the person; and
       z    = total number of outstanding shares of Expedia Class B
            common stock held by the person,




provided, further, that (1) subject to clause (3) below, in no event shall the
application of the formula result in the aggregate voting power of a person
being less than or greater than 94.9% of the aggregate voting power of Expedia,
(2) Expedia's Board of Directors shall be authorized to adjust the formula set
forth in the first proviso of this paragraph in the event that there are
outstanding any voting securities of Expedia other than the common stock and the
Class B common stock, as appropriate, to provide that, subject to clause (3) of
this proviso, the aggregate voting power of the person is not greater than or
less than 94.9% of the aggregate voting power of Expedia, and (3) in the event
that pursuant to the formula in the first proviso of this paragraph (as adjusted
from time to time pursuant to clause (2) of this proviso), the votes per share
of Class B common stock held by the person either (A) cannot be determined or
(B) would be a negative number, in each case, which occurs when that person owns


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more than 94.9% of the outstanding Expedia common stock as well as 94.9% or more
of the Expedia Class B common stock, the first proviso of this paragraph shall
be disregarded and be of no further force and effect and each share of Class B
common stock shall be entitled to fifteen (15) votes per share.


    No holders of either class of Expedia's common stock have cumulative voting
rights, preemptive or conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions available to either class of Expedia common stock. All outstanding
shares of each class of Expedia common stock are fully-paid and non-assessable.
Taking into consideration preferences that may be applicable to any
then-outstanding Expedia preferred stock, holders of either class of Expedia
common stock will be entitled to receive ratably any dividends that may be
declared by the board of directors of Expedia out of funds legally available for
these dividends. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
Expedia, holders of either class of Expedia common stock will be entitled to
share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and any
liquidation preference to any then-outstanding holders of Expedia preferred
stock.

NEW EXPEDIA WARRANTS


    New Expedia warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement entered into
prior to completion of the transactions between Expedia and Mellon Investor
Services LLC, as warrant agent, a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to
the registration statements of which this joint prospectus/proxy and information
statement is a part.


    Each Expedia shareholder who retains his shares of Expedia common stock in
the recapitalization will receive, after the completion of the merger, 0.1920 of
a new Expedia warrant for each retained share of Expedia common stock. There are
currently no new Expedia warrants outstanding. Each new Expedia warrant will
entitle its holder to purchase one share of Expedia common stock at an exercise
price of $52.00 per share of Expedia common stock. The exercise price must be
paid in cash. Each new Expedia warrant may be exercised on any business day on
or after its date of issuance until the seventh anniversary of its date of
issuance. Any new Expedia warrant not exercised before the expiration of this
period will become void, and all rights of the holder of the new Expedia warrant
will cease. Holders of new Expedia warrants will not be entitled, by virtue of
being such holders, to have any rights of holders of Expedia common stock until
they exercise their warrants.

    The number of shares of Expedia common stock issuable upon exercise of the
new Expedia warrants and the exercise price of the new Expedia warrants will be
subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of any of the
following events after the completion of the merger: any stock split; any stock
consolidation, combination or subdivision; any stock dividend or other
distribution; and any repurchase, reclassification, recapitalization or
reorganization.

    Expedia will keep in reserve at all times before the expiration date of the
new Expedia warrants sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Expedia common
stock for issuance in the event of exercises by the holders of new Expedia
warrants. In addition, the new Expedia warrants and any Expedia common stock
issued upon exercise of the new Expedia warrants will be registered under the
Securities Act.

TRANSFER AGENT

    The transfer agent for the shares of Expedia common stock is Mellon Investor
Services LLC.

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                        DESCRIPTION OF USA CAPITAL STOCK

    Set forth below is a description of USA's capital stock. The following
statements are brief summaries of, and are subject to the provisions of, USA's
certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the USA warrant agreement and the
relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.


    As of the date of this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement, the
authorized capital stock of USA consists of 1,600,000,000 shares of USA common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, 400,000,000 shares of USA Class B common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.01 per share. Prior to the completion of the transactions, USA's
certificate of incorporation will be amended to, among other things, increase
the authorized number of shares of preferred stock of USA to 100,000,000 shares.



USA COMMON STOCK AND USA CLASS B COMMON STOCK



    As of October 15, 2001, there were 313,996,640 shares of USA common stock
outstanding held of record by approximately 37,000 stockholders and 63,033,452
shares of USA Class B common stock outstanding held of record by seven
stockholders. Upon consummation of the transactions, based on the number of
shares of USA common stock outstanding as of October 15, 2001 and assuming the
maximum number of USA securities are issued in the merger, there would be
outstanding approximately 342,529,249 shares of USA common stock and 63,033,452
shares of USA Class B common stock.


    With respect to matters that may be submitted to a vote or for the consent
of the USA stockholders, including the election of directors, each holder of USA
Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes for each share of USA Class B
common stock held and will vote together with the holders of USA common stock as
a single class. Each holder of USA common stock is entitled to one vote for each
share of USA common stock held. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of
USA common stock, acting as a single class, are entitled to elect 25% of the
total number of directors, and, in the event that 25% of the total number of
directors shall result in a fraction of a director, then the holders of USA
common stock, acting as a single class, are entitled to elect the next higher
whole number of directors.

    Shares of USA Class B common stock are convertible into shares of USA common
stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time on a share-for-share
basis. Such conversion ratio will in all events be equitably preserved in the
event of any recapitalization of USA by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock
split or combination of, outstanding USA common stock or USA Class B common
stock, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of
USA with another corporation. Upon the conversion of USA Class B common stock
into shares of USA common stock, those shares of USA Class B common stock will
be retired and will not be subject to reissue. Shares of USA common stock are
not convertible into shares of USA Class B common stock.

    In all other respects, the USA common stock and the USA Class B common stock
are identical. The holders of USA common stock and the holders of USA Class B
common stock are entitled to receive, share for share, such dividends as may be
declared by USA's board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. In
the event of a liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of
USA, the holders of USA common stock and the holders of USA Class B common stock
are entitled to share ratably in all the assets of USA available for
distribution to its stockholders, after the rights of the holders of the USA
preferred stock, if any, have been satisfied.

    In connection with its acquisition of Studios USA from Universal Studios,
USA granted to Universal Studios and Liberty Media preemptive rights which
generally provide that each of Universal Studios and Liberty Media may elect to
purchase a number of shares of USA stock, or shares of a subsidiary of USA
exchangeable for shares of USA stock, referred to as LLC shares, so that the

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percentage equity interest such entity owned of USA after its acquisition of
Studios USA will be the same as before such acquisition, in each case, assuming
the exchange of all LLC shares owned by Universal Studios and Liberty Media and
shares of Home Shopping Network owned by a subsidiary of Liberty Media. The
purchase price for shares of USA stock pursuant to a preemptive right election
is the fair market value of the USA stock, or LLC share, purchased. Subject to
specified limits set forth in the governance agreement, Universal Studios may
elect to receive shares of USA common stock or USA Class B common stock in
connection with a preemptive exercise, or LLC shares exchangeable for shares of
USA stock; Liberty's preemptive exercises are for USA common stock only, or LLC
shares exchangeable for shares of USA common stock.

    The USA certificate of incorporation provides that there can be no stock
dividends or stock splits or combinations of stock declared or made on USA
common stock or USA Class B common stock unless the shares of USA common stock
and USA Class B common stock then outstanding are treated equally and
identically.

    The shares of USA common stock to be issued in connection with the merger
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

USA PREFERRED STOCK

    As of the record date, there were no shares of preferred stock of USA
outstanding. Shares of preferred stock of USA may be issued from time to time in
one or more series. The USA board of directors has authority, by resolution, to
designate the powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions of preferred stock of USA.


    SERIES A CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK



    GENERAL.  In connection with the transactions, USA will issue an aggregate
of 13,125,000 shares of its preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, as
"Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock," each having a $50.00 face
value and a term of 20 years. We refer to Series A Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock in this document as USA preferred stock. Prior to the completion
of the transactions, USA's certificate of incorporation will be amended, to,
among other things, increase the authorized number of shares of preferred stock
of USA from 15,000,000 to 100,000,000 and allow amendments to the number of
authorized shares of preferred stock, or the number of shares of any class or
series of preferred stock, so long as the holders of a majority of the voting
power of USA's stock approve the amendment.



    THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE MATERIAL TERMS OF THE USA PREFERRED
STOCK, THE POWERS, PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS OF WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN THE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF THE USA PREFERRED STOCK ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
OF USA AND EXPEDIA OF WHICH THIS JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY AND INFORMATION
STATEMENT IS A PART AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS DOCUMENT. WE URGE YOU
TO READ THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS IN ITS ENTIRETY.


    VOTING RIGHTS.  Holders of USA preferred stock will be entitled to two votes
for each share of USA preferred stock held on all matters presented to such
shareholders. Except as otherwise required by Delaware law, or any special
voting rights of USA preferred stock as described in this document, the holders
of USA common stock, USA Class B common stock and USA preferred stock entitled
to vote with the common shareholders will vote together as one class. No
separate class vote of USA preferred stock will be required for the approval of
any matter except as required by Delaware law.

    DIVIDENDS.  Each share of USA preferred stock is entitled to receive
dividends equal to the sum of (1) 1.99% of the face value per year, payable
quarterly in cash or USA common stock, at USA's option, plus (2) the excess, if
any, of the aggregate value of any dividends paid on the USA common stock
underlying the USA preferred stock over the amount described in (1). If USA
elects to pay the

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dividends in USA common stock, the price will be based on the trailing ten day
average price of USA common stock prior to the payment date. No other preferred
stock of USA will rank senior to USA preferred stock with respect to payment of
dividends.

    CONVERSION RIGHTS.  Each share of USA preferred stock is convertible, at the
option of the holder at any time after the effective time of the merger, into
that number of shares of USA common stock equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing $50 by the conversion price per share of USA common stock. The initial
conversion price is equal to $33.75 per share of USA common stock. The
conversion price will be adjusted downward if the share price of USA common
stock exceeds $35.10 at the time of conversion pursuant to the following formula
(rounded to the nearest cent):

                                  $50 X (USAi)
            -------------------------------------------------------
                   (USAi X 1.4815) + (0.4792 X (USAi-35.10))

        where USAi = trailing ten-day average price of USA common stock.

    The certificate of designations also includes an anti-dilution adjustment
provision so that the number of shares of USA common stock to be received upon
conversion of a share of USA preferred stock is adjusted from time to time in
the event of any stock split, stock consolidation, combination or subdivision,
stock dividend or other distribution and any repurchase, reclassification,
recapitalization or reorganization of USA.

    REDEMPTION BY USA.  Commencing on the tenth anniversary of the effective
time of the merger, USA shall have the right from time to time to redeem at
least 25% of the original aggregate face value and up to 100% of the original
aggregate face value of the outstanding USA preferred stock at a redemption
price per USA preferred stock equal to face value plus any accrued and unpaid
dividends. Any payment by USA pursuant to a redemption by USA may be made in
cash or USA common stock, at the option of USA.

    REDEMPTION BY THE HOLDER OF USA PREFERRED STOCK.  During the 20 business day
period preceding each of the fifth, seventh, tenth and fifteenth anniversaries
of the effective time of the merger, a holder of USA preferred stock shall have
the right to require USA to purchase all or a portion of the shares of USA
preferred stock held by such holder for face value plus any accrued and unpaid
dividends. Any payment by USA pursuant to a redemption by the holder of USA
preferred stock may be made in cash or USA common stock, at the option of USA.

    LIQUIDATION RIGHTS.  In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of USA, holders of USA preferred stock shall be
entitled to receive in preference to any holder of USA common shares an amount
per share equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends plus the greater of
(a) face value, or (b) the liquidating distribution that would be received had
such holder converted the USA preferred stock into USA common stock immediately
prior to the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of USA. No other preferred
stock of USA will rank senior to USA preferred stock with respect to payment
upon liquidation.

    RESERVATION OF SHARES OF USA COMMON STOCK.  USA will keep in reserve at all
times during the term of the USA preferred stock sufficient authorized but
unissued shares of USA common stock for issuance in the event of exercises by
the holders of USA preferred stock.

    REGISTRATION OF SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.  The USA preferred
stock and any USA common stock issued upon conversion of the USA preferred stock
will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

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USA WARRANTS


    USA warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement to be entered into
prior to completion of the transactions between USA and The Bank of New York, as
warrant agent, a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration
statements of which this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement is a
part.



    Each Expedia shareholder who properly elects to receive and receives Expedia
Class B common stock in the recapitalization will automatically receive, among
other things, a fraction of a USA warrant equal to the exchange ratio
corresponding to the measurement period value of USA common stock set forth on
Annex F to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement. There are
currently no USA warrants outstanding. Each USA warrant will entitle its holder
to purchase one share of USA common stock at an exercise price of $35.10 per
share of USA common stock. The exercise price must be paid in cash. Each USA
warrant may be exercised on any business day on or after its date of issuance
until the seventh anniversary of its date of issuance. Any USA warrant not
exercised before the expiration of this period will become void, and all rights
of the holder of the USA warrant will cease. Holders of USA warrants will not be
entitled, by virtue of being such holders, to have any rights of holders of USA
common stock until they exercise their warrants.


    The number of shares of USA common stock issuable upon exercise of the USA
warrants and the exercise price of the USA warrants will be subject to
adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of any of the following events
after the completion of the merger: any stock split; any stock consolidation,
combination or subdivision; any stock dividend or other distribution; and any
repurchase, reclassification, recapitalization or reorganization.

    USA will keep in reserve at all times before the expiration date of the USA
warrants sufficient authorized but unissued shares of USA common stock for
issuance in the event of exercises by the holders of USA warrants. In addition,
the USA warrants and any USA common stock issued upon exercise of the USA
warrants will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

TRANSFER AGENT


    The transfer agent for the shares of USA common stock is The Bank of New
York.


            COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF EXPEDIA AND USA

    USA is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, while Expedia
is incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. After the completion
of the merger, Expedia shareholders who elect not to receive Expedia Class B
common stock in the recapitalization will remain shareowners of Expedia, and
their rights as such will continue to be governed by the Washington Business
Corporation Act (the "WBCA"), the amended and restated articles of incorporation
of Expedia and the amended and restated bylaws of Expedia. By contrast, Expedia
shareholders who elect to receive Expedia Class B common stock in the
recapitalization, and therefore the USA securities in the merger (to the extent
they are not prorated), will become stockholders of USA, and their rights as
such will be governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), the
restated certificate of incorporation of USA and the amended and restated bylaws
of USA.

    While there are substantial similarities between the WBCA and the DGCL as
well as between the charters and bylaws of USA and Expedia, a number of
differences do exist. The following is a summary of certain material differences
between the current rights of USA and Expedia shareowners under the DGCL and
WBCA, respectively, and under the respective charters and bylaws of USA and
Expedia. The identification of specific differences is not intended to indicate
that other equally or more significant differences do not exist. The following
summary does not purport to be a complete description of these rights and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the DGCL, the WBCA, and the governing
corporate instruments of USA and Expedia. Copies of such governing corporate
instruments are available by following the instructions described under
"Summary--Where You Can Find More Information."

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     SUMMARY OF MATERIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT RIGHTS OF EXPEDIA
         SHAREHOLDERS, THE RIGHTS OF EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDERS FOLLOWING THE
                TRANSACTIONS AND THE RIGHTS OF USA STOCKHOLDERS




                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL        130,000,000 shares of      770,000,000 shares of      2,015,000,000 shares of
STOCK:                    capital stock, consisting  capital stock, consisting  capital stock, consisting
                          of (1) 120,000,000 shares  of (1) 600,000,000 shares  of (1) 1,600,000,000
                          of Expedia common stock,   of Expedia common stock,   shares of USA common
                          par value $0.01 per        par value $0.01 per        stock, par value $0.01
                          share, and (2) 10,000,000  share, (2) 150,000,000     per share, (2)
                          shares of Expedia          shares of Expedia Class B  400,000,000 shares of USA
                          preferred stock, par       common stock, par value    Class B common stock, par
                          value $0.01 per share.     $0.01 per share, and (3)   value $0.01 per share,
                                                     20,000,000 shares of       and (3) 100,000,000
                                                     Expedia preferred stock,   shares of USA preferred
                                                     par value $0.01 per        stock, par value $0.01
                                                     share.                     per share.

VOTING POWER OF COMMON    Each share of Expedia      Each share of Expedia      Each share of common
STOCK:                    common stock is entitled   common stock is entitled   stock is entitled to one
                          to one vote per share.     to one vote per share.     vote per share. Each
                                                     Each share of Expedia      share of USA Class B
                                                     Class B common stock is    common stock is entitled
                                                     entitled to 15 votes,      to ten votes, generally
                                                     generally voting together  voting together with the
                                                     with the Expedia common    USA common stock on all
                                                     stock on all matters       matters submitted for the
                                                     submitted for the vote or  vote or consent of USA
                                                     consent of Expedia         stockholders, except in
                                                     shareholders, except in    cases where the DGCL
                                                     cases where the WBCA       provides for a separate
                                                     provides for a separate    class vote and except for
                                                     class vote, PROVIDED,      the election of 25% of
                                                     HOWEVER, that no Expedia   the USA directors, which
                                                     shareholder can generally  is elected by the holders
                                                     hold more than 94.9% of    of USA common stock. See
                                                     the total outstanding      "--Board of Directors."
                                                     voting power of Expedia.   Based on the number of
                                                     The WBCA generally         shares of USA Class B
                                                     provides for a separate    common stock outstanding
                                                     class vote on any          as of the record date for
                                                     proposal that would        the annual meeting, the
                                                     adversely impact one       holders of USA Class B
                                                     class of shareholders.     common stock will control
                                                     Based on the number of     the vote of any matter
                                                     shares of Expedia Class B  submitted to USA
                                                     common stock outstanding   stockholders voting
                                                     as of the date of this     together as a single
                                                     joint proxy                class.
                                                     statement/prospectus and
                                                     expected to be
                                                     outstanding upon
                                                     consummation of the
                                                     merger, the holders of
                                                     Expedia Class B common



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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
                                                     stock will control the
                                                     vote of any matter
                                                     submitted to Expedia
                                                     shareholders voting
                                                     together as a single
                                                     class.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:       The Expedia articles       The Expedia bylaws         The USA bylaws provide
                          provide that the number    provide that the number    that the USA board of
                          of directors shall be      of directors shall be      directors shall determine
                          fixed in the manner        fixed from time to time    the number of directors
                          specified in the Expedia   pursuant to a resolution   by resolution. Currently,
                          bylaws. The Expedia        adopted by the board of    the number of directors
                          bylaws provide that the    directors, or by the       is 16. The USA charter
                          board of directors shall   shareholders or by         provides that the holders
                          consist of not less than   amendment to the           of USA common stock,
                          three nor more than 11     articles. Through the      acting as a single class,
                          members. The Expedia       first anniversary of the   elect 25% of the total
                          bylaws provide that the    effective time of the      number of directors, with
                          Expedia board of           merger, the Expedia board  the remaining directors
                          directors shall determine  of directors will consist  elected by the holders of
                          the number of directors    of 11 members, six of      USA common stock and USA
                          by resolution.             whom are appointed by      Class B common stock
                                                     USA, Expedia's chief       voting together as a
                                                     executive officer,         single class.
                                                     Expedia's chief financial
                                                     officer and three
                                                     independent directors.

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS:     Under the WBCA,            Under the Expedia bylaws,  Under the DGCL, the
                          shareholders may remove    shareholders may remove    affirmative vote of a
                          one or more directors      one or more directors      majority of the shares
                          with or without cause,     with or without cause.     entitled to vote for the
                          unless the articles                                   election of directors is
                          provide otherwise.                                    required to remove
                          Expedia's articles and                                directors, with or
                          bylaws do not address                                 without cause, subject to
                          removal.                                              exceptions that do not
                                                                                apply to USA. The USA
                                                                                bylaws provide that any
                                                                                director may be removed
                                                                                by the vote of a majority
                                                                                of the voting power of
                                                                                the shares of stock
                                                                                issued and outstanding of
                                                                                the class that elected
                                                                                the director.



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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
FILLING VACANCIES ON THE  Under the WBCA, unless     The Expedia bylaws         The DGCL provides that,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:       the articles provide       provide that vacancies     unless the charter or
                          otherwise, a vacancy may   should be filled in        bylaws provide otherwise,
                          be filled by the           accordance with the WBCA.  vacancies and newly
                          shareholders or by the                                created directorships may
                          affirmative vote of a                                 be filled by the
                          majority of the directors                             affirmative vote of a
                          then in office, even                                  majority of the directors
                          though less than a                                    then in office or a sole
                          quorum.                                               remaining director, even
                          The Expedia articles                                  though less than a
                          provide that vacancies                                quorum. USA's bylaws also
                          and newly created                                     permit holders of a
                          directorships shall be                                majority of USA's voting
                          filled only by a majority                             power to fill vacancies.
                          of the directors then in
                          office, although less
                          than a quorum, unless
                          there are no directors,
                          in which case a special
                          election by shareholders
                          will take place.

INTERESTED DIRECTORS:     The WBCA permits           Same as current Expedia    Under the DGCL, specified
                          transactions in which one  shareholder rights.        contracts or transactions
                          or more directors have a                              in which one or more of a
                          conflicting interest if:                              corporation's directors
                            - a majority, although                              has an interest are not
                              no fewer than two, of                             void or voidable solely
                              qualified directors                               because of such interest
                              on the board of                                   if such contract or
                              directors, or on the                              transaction (1) is
                              committee considering                             ratified by the
                              the transaction,                                  corporation's
                              approves the                                      stockholders or a
                              transaction;                                      majority of disinterested
                            - an affirmative vote                               members of the board of
                              of a majority of all                              directors or a committee
                              qualified shares                                  thereof if the material
                              approves the                                      facts of the contract or
                              transaction; or                                   transaction are disclosed
                            - at the time of                                    or known or (2) was fair
                              commitment, the                                   to the corporation at the
                              transaction was fair                              time it was approved.
                              to the corporation.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       

                          Such vote must occur
                          after the directors have
                          received disclosure of
                          the conflicting interest,
                          with certain limited
                          exceptions, or the vote
                          will be invalid. Further,
                          a committee vote is valid
                          only if all members of
                          the committee are
                          qualified directors and,
                          either:
                            - are all the qualified
                              directors on the
                              board of directors;
                              or
                            - were appointed by
                              affirmative vote of a
                              majority of the board
                              of directors'
                              qualified directors.
                          A director is a qualified
                          director if he or she has
                          neither:
                            - a conflicting
                              interest regarding
                              the transaction; nor
                            - any familial,
                              financial,
                              professional or
                              employment
                              relationship with a
                              second director who
                              does have a
                              conflicting interest,
                              if the relationship
                              would reasonably be
                              expected to exert
                              influence on the
                              first director's
                              judgment in voting on
                              the transaction.
                          Qualified shares are
                          defined generally as
                          shares other than those
                          beneficially owned, or
                          the voting of which is
                          controlled, by a director
                          who has a conflicting
                          interest regarding the
                          transaction.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
ACTION BY WRITTEN         Under the WBCA,            Same as current Expedia    Under the DGCL, unless
CONSENT:                  shareholder action with    shareholder rights.        the charter provides
                          respect to a public                                   otherwise, actions may be
                          company may be taken                                  taken by the stockholders
                          without a meeting only if                             by written consent,
                          written consents setting                              provided that the written
                          forth such action are                                 consent is signed by the
                          signed by all                                         holders of outstanding
                          shareholders entitled to                              stock having not less
                          vote on the action.                                   than the minimum number
                                                                                of votes that would be
                                                                                necessary to authorize or
                                                                                take the action at a
                                                                                meeting at which all
                                                                                shares entitled to vote
                                                                                on the matter were
                                                                                present and voted.

AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE  The WBCA generally         The Expedia articles       The DGCL generally
OF INCORPORATION AND      requires that charter      provide that Expedia's     provides that the charter
ARTICLES OF               amendments must be         shareholders may amend     amendments require the
INCORPORATION:            approved by each voting    the articles by the        affirmative vote of a
                          group entitled to vote on  affirmative vote of a      majority of the
                          the amendment by a         simple majority of the     outstanding shares
                          majority of all the votes  voting power of the        entitled to vote, and in
                          entitled to be cast by     shareholders entitled to   certain circumstances, a
                          that voting group unless   vote on such amendment,    separate class vote. It
                          another percentage is      except for the provisions  also provides that a
                          specified (1) in the       of Article VIII of the     charter may provide for a
                          articles, (2) by the       articles regarding the     greater or lesser vote
                          board of directors as a    relationship between       than would otherwise be
                          condition to its           Expedia and USA, which,    required by the DGCL. The
                          recommendation or (3) by   so long as USA owns at     USA charter includes a
                          the provisions of the      least 20% of the total     supermajority (80%) vote
                          WBCA. The Expedia          voting power, will         of each of the board of
                          articles only specify a    require the affirmative    directors and the voting
                          vote of more than 80% to   vote of more than 80% of   power of the shareholders
                          amend or repeal the        the total voting power of  voting as a single class
                          provisions regarding the   the shareholders of all    to amend or repeal the
                          relations between Expedia  classes of outstanding     requirement that the
                          and Microsoft.             capital stock to amend or  Chief Executive Officer
                                                     repeal that article.       may only be removed
                                                                                without cause by the
                                                                                affirmative vote of at
                                                                                least 80% of the entire
                                                                                board of directors.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
SPECIAL MEETINGS:         The WBCA provides that     The Expedia bylaws         The DGCL provision is
                          special meetings of the    provide that only the      generally the same as its
                          shareholders of a          chairman of the board of   WBCA counterpart. The USA
                          corporation may be called  directors or a majority    bylaws provide for the
                          by the board of directors  of directors then serving  same individuals as the
                          or the person or persons   on the board of directors  bylaws of Expedia
                          authorized to do so in     may call a special         following the
                          the articles or bylaws.    meeting.                   transactions to be able
                          The Expedia bylaws                                    to call a special
                          provide that the board of                             meeting.
                          directors, an authorized
                          committee of the board of
                          directors or a majority
                          of the shares of the
                          common stock may call an
                          special meeting.

INDEMNIFICATION OF        Under the WBCA, the        Same as current Expedia    The DGCL generally
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS:   standards for allowing     shareholder rights.        permits indemnification
                          indemnification are                                   of a person who acted in
                          substantially the same as                             good faith and in a
                          those used under the                                  manner that he or she
                          DGCL.                                                 reasonably believed to be
                                                                                in or not opposed to the
                                                                                best interests of the
                                                                                corporation or in the
                                                                                case of a criminal
                                                                                action, had no reason to
                                                                                believe that his or her
                                                                                conduct was unlawful. The
                                                                                USA bylaws do not depart
                                                                                from this standard.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
VOTE ON CERTAIN           Under the WBCA, a merger   The Expedia articles       The DGCL generally
FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES:       or share exchange must be  provide that, except as    provides that, unless
                          approved by the            otherwise set forth in     otherwise specified in a
                          affirmative vote of a      the Expedia articles, to   corporation's charter or
                          majority of directors      the maximum extent         unless the provisions of
                          when a quorum is present   permitted under            the DGCL relating to
                          and by two-thirds of all   Chapter 23B of the RCW,    business combinations
                          votes entitled to be cast  any corporate action that  indicated herein are
                          by each voting group       would otherwise require    applicable, a sale or
                          entitled to vote as a      the affirmative vote of    other disposition of all
                          separate group, unless     more than a simple         or substantially all of
                          another percentage is      majority of the voting     the corporation's assets,
                          specified in the           power of the shareholders  a merger or consolidation
                          articles. The sale of all  of the Corporation         of the corporation with
                          or substantially all of a  entitled to vote on such   another corporation or a
                          corporation's assets       action, including          dissolution of the
                          other than in the regular  amending its articles,     corporation requires the
                          course of business or a    approving a merger or      affirmative vote of the
                          vote to dissolve the       share exchange, or the     board of directors plus
                          corporation must be        sale of assets, other      the affirmative vote of a
                          approved by the            than in the regular        majority of the
                          affirmative vote of a      course of business, may    outstanding stock
                          majority of directors      be approved by the         entitled to vote on the
                          when a quorum is present   affirmative vote of a      matter. However, under
                          and by two-thirds of all   simple majority of the     the DGCL, unless required
                          votes entitled to be cast  voting power of the        by its charter, no vote
                          on the proposal unless     shareholders of the        of the stockholders of a
                          another percentage is      Corporation entitled to    constituent corporation
                          specified in the           vote on such action.       surviving a merger is
                          articles.                                             necessary to authorize
                                                                                such merger if certain
                                                                                requirements are met.

                          The Expedia articles                                  Neither the USA charter
                          provide that a merger,                                nor the USA bylaws alter
                          share exchange or sale of                             the stockholder approval
                          substantially all of                                  requirement described
                          Expedia's assets must be                              above.
                          approved by the
                          affirmative vote of a
                          majority of Expedia's
                          outstanding shares
                          entitled to vote or if
                          separate voting by voting
                          group is required then by
                          not less than a majority
                          of all the votes entitled
                          to be cast by that voting
                          group.

                          Under the WBCA, a merger
                          may also become effective
                          without the approval of
                          the surviving
                          corporation's
                          shareholders if certain
                          requirements are met.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
BUSINESS COMBINATION      Chapter 23B.19 of the      Same as current Expedia    Section 203 of the DGCL
RESTRICTIONS:             WBCA, which applies to     shareholder rights.        limits specified business
                          Washington corporations                               combinations of Delaware
                          that have a class of                                  corporations with
                          voting stock registered                               interested stockholders.
                          with the SEC under                                    Under the DGCL, an
                          section 12 or 15 of the                               interested stockholder (a
                          Exchange Act, prohibits a                             stockholder whose
                          target corporation, with                              beneficial ownership in
                          certain exceptions, from                              the corporation is at
                          engaging in certain                                   least 15% of the
                          significant business                                  outstanding voting
                          transactions with a                                   securities) cannot enter
                          person or group of                                    specified business
                          persons who or which                                  combinations with the
                          beneficially owns ten                                 corporation for a period
                          percent or more of the                                of three years following
                          voting shares of the                                  the time that the
                          target corporation for a                              stockholder became an
                          period of five years                                  interested stockholder
                          after such share                                      unless:
                          acquisition, unless the                                 - prior to that time,
                          transaction or                                            the corporation's
                          acquisition of shares is                                  board of directors
                          approved by a majority of                                 approved either the
                          the members of the board                                  business combination
                          of directors of the                                       or the transaction in
                          target corporation prior                                  which the stockholder
                          to the time of the                                        became an interested
                          initial acquisition by                                   stockholder;
                          the acquiring person.                                   - upon consummation of
                          These prohibited                                          the transaction in
                          transactions include,                                     which any person
                          among other things:                                       becomes an interested
                            - a merger, share                                       stockholder, the
                              exchange or                                           interested
                              consolidation with,                                   stockholder owned at
                              dispositions of a                                     least 85% of the
                              certain amount of                                     voting stock of the
                              assets to, or                                         corporation
                              issuance or                                           outstanding at the
                              redemption of shares                                  time the transaction
                              to or from, the                                       commenced, excluding
                              acquiror or its                                       shares owned by
                              affiliates or                                         specified employee
                              associates;                                           stock ownership plans
                            - termination of 5% or                                  and persons who are
                              more of the employees                                 both directors and
                              of the target                                         officers of the
                              corporation or its                                    corporation; or
                              subsidiaries who are                                - at or subsequent to
                              employed in
                              Washington State
                              following the
                              acquiror's
                              acquisition of 10% or


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       

                              more of the shares;                                   such time, the
                              or                                                    business combination
                            - allowing the acquiror                                 is both approved by
                              to receive any                                        the board of
                              disproportionate                                      directors and
                              benefit as a                                          authorized at an
                             shareholder.                                           annual or special
                          After the five-year                                       meeting of
                          period, a significant                                     stockholders, not by
                          business transaction may                                  written consent, by
                          take place if it complies                                 the affirmative vote
                          with certain fair price                                   of at least
                          provisions of the statute                                 two-thirds of the
                          or if it is approved by                                   outstanding voting
                          disinterested                                             stock not owned by
                          shareholders.                                             the interested
                          Expedia's board of                                        stockholder.
                          directors has expressly
                          approved the merger for
                          purposes of Chapter
                          23B.19 of the WBCA such
                          that the provisions of
                          Section 23B.19.040 of the
                          WBCA will not apply to
                          the merger or to any
                          future transactions
                          between Expedia and USA
                          and its affiliates.


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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
DISSENTERS' OR APPRAISAL  Under Chapter 23B.13 of    Same as current Expedia    Under the DGCL, a
RIGHTS:                   the WBCA, a shareholder    shareholder rights.        stockholder does not have
                          is entitled to dissent                                appraisal rights if the
                          from, and obtain the fair                             shares of the corporation
                          value of his or her                                   are listed on a national
                          shares in connection with                             securities exchange or
                          certain corporate                                     designated as a national
                          actions, including                                    market system security by
                          certain mergers, share                                the National Association
                          exchanges, sale of all or                             of Securities Dealers,
                          substantially of the                                  Inc. or held of by record
                          corporation's property,                               by more than 2,000
                          other than in the usual                               holders, or if the
                          and regular course of                                 corporation will be the
                          business, or a reverse                                surviving corporation of
                          stock split, which                                    a merger and the merger
                          require shareholder                                   does not require the vote
                          approval. To the extent                               of the corporation's
                          that the articles, bylaws                             stockholders. A
                          or resolution of the                                  stockholder will,
                          board of directors                                    however, have the right
                          provide for dissenters'                               to demand and receive
                          rights, shareholders also                             payment in cash for the
                          may exercise these rights                             fair value of their stock
                          in connection with any                                in an appraisal
                          corporate action taken by                             proceeding in lieu of the
                          shareholder vote.                                     consideration
                          Shareholders generally                                stockholders would
                          will not have such                                    otherwise receive in a
                          dissenters' rights if                                 merger or consolidation
                          shareholder approval is                               if in the merger the
                          not required to effect                                stockholder will receive
                          the corporate action. In                              anything other than
                          order to exercise                                     shares of stock in the
                          dissenters' rights, an                                corporation surviving or
                          Expedia shareholder must                              resulting from the merger
                          comply with the                                       or consolidation, shares
                          procedures set forth in                               of any other corporation
                          chapter 23B.13 of the                                 that at the effective
                          WBCA, which is described                              date of the merger or
                          elsewhere in this joint                               consolidation will be
                          prospectus/proxy and                                  either listed on a
                          information statement                                 national securities
                          under "Proposal                                       exchange or designated as
                          No. 1--Approval of the                                a national market system
                          Merger Agreement--                                    security by the National
                          Dissenters' Rights".                                  Association of Securities
                                                                                Dealers, Inc., or held of
                                                                                record by more than 2,000
                                                                                holders, cash in lieu of
                                                                                fractional shares, or any
                                                                                combination thereof.



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                                                        EXPEDIA SHAREHOLDER
                               CURRENT EXPEDIA         RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE
                             SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS            TRANSACTIONS          USA STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
                          -------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------
                                                                       
                                                                                A Delaware corporation's
                                                                                charter may also provide
                                                                                that appraisal rights
                                                                                shall be available in the
                                                                                event of the sale of all
                                                                                or substantially all of a
                                                                                corporation's assets or
                                                                                the adoption of an
                                                                                amendment to its charter.
                                                                                The USA charter does not
                                                                                provide for such rights.

CONDUCT OF CERTAIN        Expedia's articles         Expedia's articles         USA has no comparable
AFFAIRS OF EXPEDIA:       contain provisions         contain provisions         provision.
                          governing the              governing the
                          relationship between       relationship between
                          Expedia and Microsoft and  Expedia and USA
                          certain other Microsoft    regarding, among other
                          related entities relating  things, the ability of
                          to the contractual         USA and its affiliates to
                          relations and other        engage in competing
                          business relations of      activities and the
                          Expedia and Microsoft and  ability of USA and its
                          the other related          affiliates to take
                          entities and to the        advantage of certain
                          rights, duties and         business opportunities
                          liabilities of and to      without concern for
                          Expedia in connection      claims of interest or
                          with these agreements.     expectancy by Expedia.



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            PROPOSAL NO. 3--TERMINATION OF THE SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT

    On October 1, 1999, Expedia and Microsoft entered into a shareholder
agreement that provided for, among other things, the following:

    - tag-along rights for all Expedia shareholders with respect to any transfer
      to a third party of Expedia common stock by Microsoft or any subsequent
      holder of Expedia common stock. This requires that any such transfer be
      conditioned on all of the holders of Expedia common stock being offered
      the same per share consideration as that being received by Microsoft or
      the subsequent holder;

    - registration rights for Microsoft with respect to its shares of Expedia
      common stock; and

    - restrictions on Microsoft's ability to compete with Expedia.

    As part of the transactions, each of USA and Microsoft has required, as a
condition to the completion of the transactions, that the shareholder agreement
be terminated. Upon consummation of the transactions, assuming the proposal to
terminate the shareholder agreement is approved by the requisite vote of Expedia
shareholders, the relationship between Microsoft and Expedia will be governed by
any ongoing agreements they may have and applicable law. The relationship
between Expedia and USA will be governed by certain terms of the amended and
restated articles of incorporation of Expedia, by the Washington Business
Corporation Act, any agreements between Expedia and USA, or their respective
affiliates, as well as other applicable law.


    The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Expedia common stock
entitled to vote is required to adopt and approve the termination of the
shareholder agreement. The termination of the shareholder agreement is
conditioned on approval of all of the other proposals relating to the
transactions to be considered at the annual meeting. Under the Microsoft/USA
voting and election agreement, Microsoft is obligated to vote in favor of the
termination of the shareholder agreement. Accordingly, approval and adoption of
this proposal is assured.


    THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH ONE DIRECTOR EXCUSED, UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE TERMINATION OF THE SHAREHOLDER
AGREEMENT.

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                 PROPOSAL NO. 4--ELECTION OF EXPEDIA DIRECTORS



    Expedia's board of directors currently consists of seven members. Expedia's
board of directors has nominated each of the seven persons named below to serve
for an additional one-year term. All seven directors are to be elected at the
annual meeting, to hold office until the 2002 annual meeting of shareholders and
until their successors are elected and qualified. However, as discussed below,
certain of the directors elected at the annual meeting will resign upon
consummation of the transactions. Expedia also expects that each of the nominees
will be available for election, but if any of them is not a candidate at the
time the election occurs, Expedia expects that proxies, unless otherwise
directed, will be voted for the election of another nominee to be designated by
the board of directors to fill the vacancy. Microsoft has agreed to vote all its
shares of Expedia common stock in favor of this Proposal No. 4 and has granted
Expedia an irrevocable proxy to vote its shares in favor of this Proposal
No. 4. The vote of Microsoft's shares is sufficient to ensure approval of
Proposal No. 4. THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU
VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES TO THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.


    Following the consummation of the transactions, Expedia's board of directors
will consist of eleven members, including Mr. Barton, Mr. Stanger, six directors
appointed by USA, one of whom will be Mr. Diller, chairman of the board and
chief executive officer of USA, who will serve as chairman of the board of
Expedia, and three additional independent directors mutually agreed to by USA
and Expedia, two of whom will be Messrs. Maffei and Hoag, who are currently
directors of Expedia. As a result, upon consummation of the transactions, Brad
Chase, Gerald Grinstein, Richard Nanula and Laurie McDonald Jonsson will resign
from Expedia's board of directors in order to permit Mr. Stanger and the USA
nominees to be appointed to the board of directors. Although it is currently
anticipated that the transactions will be consummated shortly after the approval
of the shareholders is obtained at the annual meeting, the parties cannot
guarantee that the transactions will be consummated as anticipated. If the
transactions are not consummated, the seven directors elected at the annual
meeting will hold office until the 2002 annual meeting of shareholders and until
their successors are elected and qualified.

NOMINEES

    RICHARD N. BARTON, 34, founded Expedia in 1994. He has served as Expedia's
president and chief executive officer and as one of Expedia's directors since
September 1999. Prior to this, he worked for Microsoft from 1991 to 1994 in
various product management roles involving Windows and MS-DOS. Prior to joining
Microsoft in 1991, he worked as a strategy consultant for Alliance Consulting
Group. Mr. Barton received a B.S. in industrial engineering from Stanford
University.

    GREGORY B. MAFFEI, 41, has served as chairman of Expedia's board of
directors since 1999. Since January 2000, Mr. Maffei has served as the president
and chief executive officer and a director of 360networks inc. From 1997 until
January 2000, he was the senior vice president, finance and administration and
chief financial officer of Microsoft. Previously, Mr. Maffei has held a number
of positions at Microsoft, including vice president of corporate development,
treasurer, and director of business development and investments. Prior to
joining Microsoft in 1993, he was with Citicorp Venture Capital, Pay 'N Pak
Stores and Dillon Read. Mr. Maffei received an A.B. from Dartmouth College and
an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.
Mr. Maffei also serves on the board of directors of Starbucks Coffee Corporation
and ONI Systems Corp.

    BRAD CHASE, 41, has served as one of Expedia's directors since 1999. He is
currently a consultant for Microsoft. From April 1999 to April 2001 he was
senior vice president of MSN for Microsoft. Prior to that and since joining
Microsoft in 1987, Mr. Chase held numerous management positions including
leading the windows marketing and developer relations group, heading the
marketing for the internet client and collaboration team, leading the worldwide
launch of Windows 95 and serving as general

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manager for MS-DOS. Mr. Chase received a B.S. from the University of California
at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate School of
Management.

    GERALD GRINSTEIN, 69, has served as one of Expedia's directors since 1999.
Mr. Grinstein has been non-executive chairman of Agilent Technologies since 1999
and served as non-executive chairman of Delta Air Lines, Inc. from 1997 to 1999.
He is also a principal of Madrona Investment Group, L.L.C., a Seattle-based
investment company. From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Grinstein held a number of positions
at Burlington Northern, Inc., including serving as chairman and chief executive
officer from 1991 until his retirement in 1995. He is also a director of Delta
Airlines, Inc., PACCAR Inc., Vans, Inc., The Pittston Company and Imperial Sugar
Corporation. He previously served as a director of Browning-Ferris
Industries, Inc. and Sundstrand Corporation.


    JAY C. HOAG, 43, has served as one of Expedia's directors since
August 2000. Since June 1995, Mr. Hoag has been a general partner of Technology
Crossover Ventures. From 1982 to 1994, he served in a variety of capacities at
Chancellor Capital Management, Inc. Mr. Hoag serves on the board of directors of
eLoyalty Corporation, EXE Technologies, Inc., and several privately held
companies. He received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from
Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.


    LAURIE MCDONALD JONSSON, 52, has served as one of Expedia's directors since
1999. Since 1987, she has served as chairperson and chief executive officer of
Stellar Travel, a Seattle-based travel agency specializing in family, business
and cruise vacation travel, and president and chief executive officer of Stellar
International, an international investment company. She also co-founded both
Sundance Cruises and Admiral Cruises. Ms. McDonald Jonsson serves on the board
of directors of the Commerce Bank, the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy
School of Government, Women's Leadership Board, and is also chair of Governor
Locke's Executive Women's Council, which sponsored the first all-women's trade
and study mission to Central Europe. She also serves as chair for the Center for
Women & Democracy at the University of Washington, an organization focused on
linking women from around the world. She received a B.A. from the University of
Washington, an M.S.W. from the University of Michigan and completed Stanford
University's Executive Business Program.

    RICHARD D. NANULA, 41, has served as one of Expedia's directors since 1999.
Since May 2001, he has served as executive vice president, finance, strategy and
communications for Amgen Inc., a human therapeutics company. He has held the
position of chief financial officer of Amgen since August 2001. From 1999 to
2001, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Broadband
Sports, Inc., an Internet-based media company focused on delivering unique
sports content to sports fans. Prior to this, Mr. Nanula was the president and
chief operating officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Inc. from 1998 to 1999.
Previously, Mr. Nanula held a variety of positions at The Walt Disney Company
from 1986 to 1998, serving most recently as senior executive vice president and
chief financial officer from 1996 to 1998, as president of The Disney Stores
from 1994 to 1996 and as executive vice president and chief financial officer
from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Nanula received a B.S. from the University of California,
Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

INFORMATION REGARDING EXPEDIA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES

    Expedia's board of directors has an audit committee and a compensation
committee. There is no standing finance or nominating committee. The
responsibilities of Expedia's audit committee include recommending to the board
of directors the independent public accountants to be selected to conduct the
annual audit of Expedia's accounts; reviewing the proposed scope of such audit
and approving the audit fees to be paid; reviewing and discussing with
management and the independent accountants the financial statements to be
included in the quarterly and annual reports Expedia files with the Securities
and Exchange Commission; and reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of
Expedia's internal auditing, accounting and financial controls with the
independent public accountants and Expedia's financial and accounting staff.
Expedia's compensation committee is responsible for establishing compensation
policies consistent with corporate objectives and shareholder interests and
approving and/or recommending to the board of directors levels of compensation
for Expedia's senior executives. Expedia's compensation committee also
administers grants under Expedia's stock-based and other incentive compensation
plans and adopts and/or recommends to Expedia's board of directors new plans or
changes in compensation programs.

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    During fiscal 2001, Messrs. Grinstein and Maffei and Ms. Jonsson served on
the audit committee, and Messrs. Chase, Maffei and Nanula served on the
compensation committee. All members of Expedia's audit committee, except
Mr. Maffei, are independent under the requirements of Rule 4200(a)(15) of the
National Association of Securities Dealers' listing standards. Mr. Maffei is not
considered to be an independent director for purposes of serving on the audit
committee as he was employed by Microsoft, an affiliate of Expedia, within the
past three years. Expedia's board of directors determined it to be required by
the best interests of Expedia and its shareholders for Mr. Maffei to serve on
Expedia's audit committee, due to his extensive experience in financial and
auditing matters, including his service as chief financial officer of Microsoft.

    During fiscal 2001, the audit committee met four times and the compensation
committee met seven times. The entire board of directors met five times during
fiscal 2001. During fiscal 2001, none of Expedia's current directors attended
fewer than 75 percent of the aggregate of the total number of meetings held by
Expedia's board of directors and the total number of meetings held by all
committees of the board of directors on which each such director served.

    Except for reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses relating to
attendance at board meetings and the grant of stock options, directors are not
compensated for their services as directors. Directors who are not employees are
eligible to participate in Expedia's 1999 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors. In addition, Messrs. Maffei and Chase are considered employees for
purposes of eligibility to participate in Expedia's 1999 Amended and Restated
Stock Option Plan and the Expedia, Inc. 1999 Employee Share Purchase Plan.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION IN COMPENSATION
  DECISIONS

    Gregory Maffei, chairman of Expedia's board of directors, served on the
compensation committee during fiscal 2001. During fiscal 2001, Mr. Maffei was
considered an employee for purposes of his eligibility to receive grants under
the 1999 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS, DIRECTORS, AND MANAGEMENT


    The following table presents information regarding the beneficial ownership
of Expedia's outstanding common stock as of October 15, 2001 for the following
shareholders:


    - each shareholder known by Expedia to be the beneficial owner of more than
      5% of Expedia's common stock;

    - each of Expedia's directors;

    - Expedia's chief executive officer and its four other most highly paid
      executive officers in fiscal 2001; and

    - all of Expedia's directors and executive officers as a group.


    Percentage ownership calculations are based upon 51,439,606 shares of
Expedia's common stock outstanding as of October 15, 2001. Shares of Expedia's
common stock subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable
within 60 days of October 15, 2001 are deemed to be outstanding and to be
beneficially owned by the person holding such options for the purpose of
computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not treated as
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
shareholder. To Expedia's knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to the
table and under applicable community property laws, the shareholders named in
the table have sole voting and investment power over all shares listed in the
table. Except as otherwise indicated in the table, the business address of all
persons listed is c/o Expedia, Inc., 13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400, Bellevue,
WA 98005.


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                                                              AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
NAMES                                                         BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP   PERCENT OF CLASS
-----                                                         --------------------   ----------------
                                                                               
Microsoft Corporation (1)...................................       33,722,710              65.6%
Entities affiliated with Technology Crossover Ventures
  (2).......................................................        4,036,563               7.8%
Richard N. Barton (3).......................................          632,639               1.2%
Byron D. Bishop (4).........................................          539,394               1.0%
Simon J. Breakwell (5)......................................           22,110                 *
Gregory E. Slyngstad (6)....................................          203,236                 *
Gregory S. Stanger (7)......................................          288,214                 *
Gregory B. Maffei (8).......................................          601,081               1.2%
Brad Chase (9)..............................................          164,705                 *
Gerald Grinstein (10).......................................           26,315                 *
Laurie McDonald Jonsson (11)................................           23,000                 *
Richard D. Nanula (12)......................................           21,400                 *
Jay C. Hoag (13)............................................        4,036,563               7.8%
All directors and officers as a group (14)..................        6,833,746              13.3%



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(1) Microsoft's address is One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052. The number of
    shares owned includes warrants to purchase 120,452 shares of Expedia common
    stock currently exercisable within 60 days of October 15, 2001.



(2) Consists of 3,654 shares held by TCV III (GP), 17,358 shares held by TCV
    III, L.P., 461,346 shares held by TCV III (Q), L.P. and 20,892 shares held
    by TCV III Strategic Partners, L.P. (the foregoing four entities,
    collectively, the "TCV III FUNDS"), 3,406,297 shares held by TCV IV, L.P.
    and 127,016 shares and held by TCV IV Strategic Partners, L.P. (the latter
    two entities, collectively, the "TCV IV FUNDS" and, together with the TCV
    III Funds, the "TCV FUNDS"). Mr. Hoag, a director of Expedia, is a Managing
    Member of Technology Crossover Management III, L.L.C., which is the Managing
    General Partner of TCV III (GP) and the sole General Partner of TCV III,
    L.P., TCV III (Q), L.P., and TCV III Strategic Partners, L.P. He is also a
    Managing Member of Technology Crossover Management IV, L.L.C., which is the
    General Partner of the TCV IV Funds. Mr. Hoag disclaims beneficial ownership
    of such shares except to the extent of this pecuniary interest therein. The
    address for each of these persons and entities is c/o Technology Crossover
    Ventures, 528 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, California, 94301.



(3) Includes 629,718 shares that Mr. Barton has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(4) Includes 522,544 shares that Mr. Bishop has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(5) Includes 17,110 shares that Mr. Breakwell has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(6) Includes 12,500 shares that Mr. Slyngstad has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(7) Includes 286,214 shares that Mr. Stanger has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(8) Includes 591,081 shares that Mr. Maffei has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(9) Includes 158,705 shares that Mr. Chase has the right to purchase under
    options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
    60 days of October 15, 2001.



(10) Includes 18,097 shares that Mr. Grinstein has the right to purchase under
     options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
     60 days of October 15, 2001.



(11) Includes 15,000 shares that Ms. Jonsson has the right to purchase under
     options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
     60 days of October 15, 2001.


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(12) Includes 15,000 shares that Mr. Nanula has the right to purchase under
     options that are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within
     60 days of October 15, 2001.



(13) Consists of 4,036,563 shares and 602,259 warrants to purchase common stock
     held by the TCV Funds (see Footnote 2).



(14) Includes shares, warrants and options held by all directors and officers.
     Includes 2,535,817 options to purchase common stock that are currently
     exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days of October 15, 2001.


*   Less than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock.

    SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

    Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
Expedia's directors, executive officers, and any persons holding more than ten
percent of Expedia's common stock are required to report to the SEC and Nasdaq
their initial ownership of Expedia's stock and any subsequent changes in that
ownership. Based on a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 under the Securities Exchange
Act furnished to Expedia, Expedia believes that during fiscal year 2001,
Expedia's officers, directors and holders of more than 10 percent of Expedia's
common stock filed all Section 16(a) reports on a timely basis.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

    CASH COMPENSATION

    The following table discloses compensation received for the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2001, 2000 and 1999 by Expedia's chief executive officer and
Expedia's four other highest paid executive officers (collectively, the "NAMED
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS").




                                                                ANNUAL
                                                             COMPENSATION
                                                          -------------------
                                                           SALARY     BONUS     UNDERLYING    ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITIONS(1)                  YEAR      ($)(2)     ($)(3)    OPTIONS(4)   COMPENSATION
-------------------------------                --------   --------   --------   ----------   ------------
                                                                              
Richard N. Barton............................    2001     183,333    166,500      225,000            --
  President, Chief Executive Officer             2000     161,078     64,500      100,000            --
  and Director                                   1999     119,072     50,000           --            --

Byron D. Bishop..............................    2001     158,250     85,000       65,000            --
  Senior Vice President,                         2000     148,167     30,000           --            --
  Transportation and Core Technology             1999     128,231     49,000           --            --

Simon J. Breakwell...........................    2001     162,505     70,000       63,000       109,995(5)
  Senior Vice President, International           2000     121,042     36,000       31,741            --
  and Managing Director, Expedia Europe          1999     105,157      6,500       10,000         8,194(6)

Gregory E. Slyngstad.........................    2001     158,750     90,000       23,000            --
  Senior Vice President,                         2000      37,500     20,100       50,000            --
  Destinations and Lodging                       1999         n/a        n/a          n/a            --

Gregory S. Stanger...........................    2001     141,069     90,000       68,000            --
  Senior Vice President and                      2000     124,904     31,772       50,786            --
  Chief Financial Officer                        1999     101,427     35,591       40,000            --



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(1) Prior to October 1, 1999, each of these officers was employed by Microsoft
    with the exception of Gregory E. Slyngstad, who joined Expedia as part of
    the VacationSpot acquisition on March 17, 2000.

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(2) Includes amounts deferred at the election of the Named Executive Officers
    pursuant to Expedia's 401(k) Plan.

(3) Consists of bonuses earned in the respective fiscal year.

(4) The amounts stated for fiscal 1999 reflect the number of Microsoft options
    received by each Named Executive Officer in that fiscal year. Upon Expedia's
    initial public offering, the unvested portion of these options, which was
    approximately 87.5%, converted to Expedia options at a rate of 6.3482 to 1.
    The vested portion of these options did not convert and remained as
    Microsoft options. The amounts stated for 2000 reflect: (a) the number of
    Expedia options received by each Named Executive Officer in exchange for
    Microsoft options granted in that fiscal year; plus (b) the number of
    Expedia options received by each Named Executive Officer in that fiscal
    year. The amounts stated for fiscal 2001 reflect the number of Expedia
    options received by each Named Executive Officer in that fiscal year.

(5) Reflects reimbursements for moving expenses, housing allowance and a moving
    bonus.

(6) Reflects reimbursements for moving expenses.

    COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO STOCK OPTIONS


    The following table provides information on option grants in fiscal 2001 to
the Named Executive Officers as of June 30, 2001. The Named Executive Officers
also received grants of stock options in August, 2001, which are described under
"Proposal No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Other Interests of Officers
and Directors in the Transactions--Expedia."




                                                                                       POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
                                                                                              VALUE
                                                 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                      AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
                                             --------------------------                       RATES
                               NUMBER OF      % OF TOTAL                                  OF STOCK PRICE
                              SECURITIES     OPTIONS/SARS                                  APPRECIATION
                              UNDERLYING      GRANTED TO    EXERCISE OR                  FOR OPTION TERM
                             OPTIONS/SARS    EMPLOYEES IN      BASE       EXPIRATION   --------------------
NAME                         GRANTED(#)(1)   FISCAL YEAR    PRICE($/SH)      DATE       5%($)      10%($)
----                         -------------   ------------   -----------   ----------   --------   ---------
                                                                                
Richard N. Barton..........      75,000           2.1           10.88       1/16/08    332,041      773,797
                                150,000           4.1           16.06       8/10/07    809,367    2,048,315
Byron D. Bishop............      20,000           0.6           10.88       1/16/08     88,544      206,346
                                 40,000           1.1           16.06       7/28/07    261,562      609,551
                                  5,000           0.1           16.06       8/10/07     26,979       68,277
Simon J. Breakwell.........      18,000           0.5           10.88       1/16/08     79,690      185,711
                                 10,000           0.3           12.44       10/2/07     50,668      118,045
                                 30,000           0.8           16.06       7/28/07    196,172      457,163
                                  5,000           0.1           16.06       8/10/07     26,979       68,277
Gregory E. Slyngstad.......      23,000           0.6           10.88       1/16/08    101,826      237,298
Gregory S. Stanger.........      23,000           0.6           10.88       1/16/08    101,826      237,298
                                 40,000           1.1           16.06       7/28/07    261,562      609,551
                                  5,000           0.1           16.06       8/10/07     26,979       68,277


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(1) The amounts in this column reflect the number of Expedia options received by
    each Named Executive Officer in fiscal 2001.

    AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
VALUES

    The following table sets forth information for the Named Executive Officers
regarding Expedia options exercised by them during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2001 and exercisable and unexercisable Expedia stock options held by
them as of June 30, 2001. The "value realized" figures are based on the fair
market value of Expedia's common stock at the exercise date, minus the per share
exercise price, multiplied by the number of options exercised. The "value of
unexercised in-the-money options" figures in the right-hand column are based on
the fair market value of Expedia's common stock at June 30,

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2001, of $46.60 per share, minus the per share exercise price of the applicable
option, multiplied by the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the option.



                                                           NUMBER OF SECURITIES
                                                          UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED         VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                           SHARES                            OPTIONS AT FISCAL           IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
                          ACQUIRED                              YEAR-END(#)              AT FISCAL YEAR-END($)
                         ON EXERCISE   VALUE REALIZED   ---------------------------   ---------------------------
NAME                         (#)            ($)         EXERCISABLE   UNEXERCISABLE   EXERCISABLE   UNEXERCISABLE
----                     -----------   --------------   -----------   -------------   -----------   -------------
                                                                                  
Richard N. Barton......     17,707        473,280         315,556        960,116      13,114,565     37,214,033
Byron D. Bishop........     25,393        683,801         309,133        723,181      13,130,657     29,521,540
Simon J. Breakwell.....         --             --          77,449        133,782       3,129,762      4,705,006
Gregory E. Slyngstad...         --             --           6,250         66,750         137,344      1,783,081
Gregory S. Stanger.....     24,123        733,472         228,853        260,351       9,312,846      9,437,724


    RICHARD N. BARTON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

    During fiscal 2001, Expedia had an employment agreement with Richard N.
Barton, which provides that, if he is terminated by Expedia during his first two
years of employment for reasons set forth in the agreement, he will receive the
salary and stock option vesting which he would have otherwise received as an
Expedia employee.

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

    During fiscal 2001, Expedia's compensation program for officers was designed
to attract and retain outstanding employees with a compensation package
including competitive salaries, incentive bonuses, benefits and stock options.
The compensation committee of the board of directors approves guidelines and
actual allocations for each officer's annual compensation package. These annual
compensation packages are targeted to be in line with the 50th percentile of
total compensation paid by comparable companies in high-technology and other
industries. The comparable companies selected for compensation comparison
purposes differ from the companies included in the Morgan Stanley Internet
Commerce Index, which is used in the Performance Graph included below.

    The compensation program for executive officers focuses on long-term
incentives and, therefore, officers' salaries are generally less than those paid
by comparable companies in the Internet and technology industries. Individual
salary levels are based the officer's level of responsibility, historical
performance, relevant experience and breadth of knowledge. Pursuant to Expedia's
Annual Incentive Plan for Officers, the compensation committee established a
target bonus for Richard N. Barton, Expedia's president and chief executive
officer, equal to 50% of his salary for fiscal 2001 and for each of the other
officers equal to 30% of their respective salaries for fiscal 2001. Under the
plan, the compensation committee then took the sum of these target bonuses to
establish a target bonus pool. If Expedia met two objective performance metrics,
then the target bonus pool could be increased by a maximum of 100%. Executive
officers were eligible to receive anywhere from 0% to 200% of their target bonus
depending on the size of the target bonus pool and how the compensation
committee felt that officer performed over the fiscal year. Each officer is also
eligible for annual stock option grants under Expedia's 1999 Stock Option Plan
structured to promote Expedia's success by aligning employee financial interests
with long-term shareholder value. Stock option grants are based on various
subjective factors, including each officer's responsibilities, their expected
future contributions to Expedia, and their prior option grants.

    The compensation committee reviews and approves stock option grants for
Mr. Barton on a semi-annual basis. The compensation committee reviews all other
compensation for Mr. Barton on an annual basis. As an executive officer of the
company, Mr. Barton is subject to the same compensation guidelines as all other
executive officers. In fiscal 2001, Mr. Barton received a bonus under the Annual
Incentive Plan for Officers, which was approximately 90% of his salary. The
compensation committee awarded this bonus based upon Mr. Barton's individual
performance and Expedia's overall performance during fiscal 2001, as well as the
fact that Mr. Barton's salary is significantly lower than that of chief
executive officers of comparable companies.

    As indicated above, Expedia's compensation policy is primarily based upon
the practice of pay-for-performance. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
imposes a limitation on the deductibility of nonperformance-based compensation
in excess of $1 million paid to the Named Executive Officers. The committee
believes that Expedia should be able to manage the stock option-related
compensation of the Named Executive Officers so as to preserve the related
federal income tax deductions, although exceptions may occur.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Brad Chase
Gregory B. Maffei
Richard D. Nanula

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

                                                                 August 16, 2001

To the Board of Directors:

We have reviewed and discussed with management Expedia's audited financial
statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2001.

We have discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication with Audit
Committees, as amended, by the Auditing Standards Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

We have received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from
Deloitte & Touche LLP required by Independence Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Independence Standards
Board, and have discussed with the auditors the auditors' independence.

Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, we recommend to the
Board of Directors that the financial statements referred to above be included
in Expedia's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001.

We have also considered whether the provision of services by Deloitte & Touche
LLP not related to the audit of the financial statements referred to above and
to the reviews of the interim financial statements included in Expedia's Forms
10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2000, December 31, 2000 and March 31,
2001 is compatible with maintaining Deloitte & Touche LLP's independence.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Gerald Grinstein
Laurie McDonald Jonsson
Gregory Maffei

                                  * * * * * *

The foregoing Report of Audit Committee shall not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in any previous or future documents filed by Expedia with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that Expedia specifically
incorporates the Report by reference in any such document.

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

    The following Performance Graph compares, for fiscal 2001, the cumulative
total shareholder return for Expedia, The Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S. Companies)
Index (the "NASDAQ MARKET INDEX"), and The Morgan Stanley Internet Commerce
Index (the "MORGAN STANLEY INDEX"). The Performance Graph assumes that $100 was
invested beginning on the date of Expedia's initial public offering in each of
Expedia and the indexes. Total return performance for the Nasdaq Market Index
and the Morgan Stanley Index is weighted based on the market capitalization of
the companies included in each index and assumes that dividends are reinvested.
In fiscal 2001, Expedia did not declare or pay any dividends on the Expedia
common stock. Immediately following the Performance Graph is a chart of the
numerical plot-points that support the graph. The stock price performance shown
in the graph below should not be considered indicative of potential future stock
price performance of Expedia.

EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC

Dollars



                                        11/10/99  6/30/2000  6/30/2001
                                                    
Expedia, Inc.                               $100    $105.81    $332.86
Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.)                   100     125.57      68.07
Morgan Stanley Internet Commerce Index       100      55.58      41.89


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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

EXPEDIA RELATIONSHIP WITH MICROSOFT


    In October 1996, Microsoft launched its online travel services through
Expedia. On October 1, 1999, Microsoft separated the Expedia assets and
contributed them to Expedia in exchange for 33,000,000 shares of common stock or
100% of Expedia's outstanding common stock at that date. As of October 15, 2001,
Microsoft owned approximately 66% of Expedia's outstanding common stock.
Following the completion of the transactions, Microsoft will no longer own a
controlling interest in Expedia.


    At the time of Expedia's separation from Microsoft, Microsoft assigned to
Expedia a number of contracts having to do with the Expedia business. Many of
these have intellectual property components. Generally, where the contract only
impacted the Expedia business and no other units of Microsoft, it was assigned
to Expedia. To Expedia's knowledge, Microsoft obtained all necessary consents to
these assignments where applicable.

    At the time of Expedia's separation from Microsoft, Expedia also entered
into a number of other agreements with Microsoft that were necessary to separate
the Expedia assets from Microsoft and to facilitate the operation of the Expedia
assets after such separation. As part of the transactions, and as provided by
the merger agreement, each of the agreements relating to Expedia's separation
from Microsoft has been amended and restated or will be amended and restated
prior to the closing of the transactions, except for the license agreement which
will only be amended and restated in the event Expedia and Microsoft do not
enter into a patent assignment agreement prior to the closing. In addition,
Expedia and Microsoft recently entered into two additional agreements that will
also govern their relationship following the closing of the transactions. Each
of these agreements is summarized below.

    AMENDED AND RESTATED CARRIAGE AND CROSS PROMOTION AGREEMENT.  In June 2001,
Expedia and Microsoft entered into an amended and restated carriage and cross
promotion agreement. Under this agreement, Microsoft's domestic and
international MSN websites promote co-branded versions of the Expedia websites
that include the logos of both Expedia and MSN in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Germany and Canada, the countries in which Expedia is currently
present. These co-branded websites are the preferred travel transaction services
offered on MSN, except in international markets where Expedia does not have a
presence. Under the agreement, the parties also agreed to certain restrictions
regarding the promotion of competitors on MSN.com and on the MSN Expedia
co-branded travel websites accessed via MSN.com. The amended and restated
agreement has a four-year term.

    Expedia pays Microsoft slotting fees and performance fees under the amended
and restated carriage and cross promotion agreement. These fees are calculated
in accordance with the terms of the agreement and, in certain cases, a letter
agreement entered into by Expedia and Microsoft in July 2001. Expedia pays
Microsoft an annual slotting fee of $500,000 for the U.S. co-branded travel
website. This fee is credited toward the performance fees that Expedia is
required to pay Microsoft. Expedia pays Microsoft an annual slotting fee of
$250,000 for each non-U.S. co-branded travel website. These fees are credited
towards the performance fees Expedia is required to pay Microsoft only if these
non-U.S. websites exceed specified revenue targets. The performance fees Expedia
pays to Microsoft are based on the number of transactions of each transaction
type that occur on the co-branded websites multiplied by the average gross
profit per transaction achieved by Expedia for each transaction type multiplied
by the agreed percentage of gross profit to be shared for each transaction type.

    AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENT.  On October 1, 1999, Expedia and
Microsoft entered into a services agreement whereby Microsoft agreed to provide
Expedia with certain administrative and operational services. This agreement was
subsequently amended and restated effective January 1, 2001 and further amended
effective July 1, 2001. Expedia and Microsoft intend to amend further the terms

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under which Microsoft provides Expedia with these services by entering into a
second amended and restated services agreement prior to the completion of the
transactions.

    Under the second amended and restated services agreement, Microsoft will
continue to provide Expedia with specified administrative and operational
services. In return, Expedia will pay Microsoft fees based on the total direct
and indirect costs incurred by Microsoft in providing these services to Expedia.
The current amended and restated services agreement is effective through
June 30, 2002 and the second amended and restated services agreement will be
effective through September 30, 2002. The amended and restated agreement is
cancelable by Expedia upon 30 days written notice and, in limited circumstances,
by Microsoft upon 180 days written notice. The second amended and restated
agreement will contain comparable termination provisions and will also provide
that Microsoft may terminate specified services if it determines in good faith,
after consultation with Expedia and USA, that it is inappropriate for Microsoft
to continue providing these services to an unaffiliated third party. Expedia has
been developing and will continue to develop its own resources in these areas
and currently intends to discontinue some or all of the services provided by
Microsoft before the end of the second amended and restated agreement.

    HOSTING SERVICES AGREEMENT.  On August 14, 2001, in connection with the
transactions, Expedia and Microsoft entered into a hosting services agreement
under which Microsoft provides Expedia with internet service provider services
for the Expedia websites. Microsoft previously provided these services to
Expedia under the amended and restated services agreement. The hosting services
agreement has a four-year term. Expedia pays Microsoft for the hosting services
on a cost basis.


    LICENSE AGREEMENT.  On October 1, 1999, Expedia and Microsoft entered into a
license agreement under which Microsoft provides Expedia with rights to
intellectual property used in its business. Microsoft assigned to Expedia the
trademarks and domain names associated with the name "Expedia." In addition,
Microsoft assigned to Expedia copyrights for software relating to online travel
services.



    Expedia licenses the right to use some of Microsoft's retail products and
other technology under the license agreement with Microsoft. All of the licenses
relating to Expedia specific software content and data and patents are
royalty-free, irrevocable and perpetual. Upon completion of the transactions,
the license agreement will be terminated, however, the perpetual licenses will
remain.



    AMENDED AND RESTATED MAP SERVER LICENSE AGREEMENT.  On October 1, 1999,
Expedia and Microsoft entered into a map server agreement under which Microsoft
licenses to Expedia certain server technology related to the Expedia Maps
service. In connection with the transactions, Expedia and Microsoft entered into
an amended and restated map server license agreement effective August 15, 2001
to amend some of the terms under which Microsoft provides Expedia with such
technology.



    Under the amended and restated map server license agreement, Microsoft will
develop, maintain, host and serve maps to the Expedia websites. This agreement
has a four-year term. The maps will be customized for the Expedia websites and
will include both Expedia's logo and Microsoft's MapPoint.Net logo. Expedia has
agreed to pay Microsoft on a per transaction basis for each map served.



    AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS AND ROYALTY SHARING AGREEMENT.  On
November 6, 2001, Microsoft and Expedia entered into an assignment agreement
pursuant to which Microsoft assigned to Expedia all of Microsoft's patents
relating to the operation of Expedia's websites. The assignment agreement
includes a limited license of such patents from Expedia to Microsoft. Further,
the assignment agreement includes a royalty sharing arrangement under which
Expedia will pay a percentage of any royalties collected by Expedia to Microsoft
for licenses to such patents that are granted by Expedia to third parties for
use in products and/or services other than online travel services.


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    AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.  On July 15, 2001, in
connection with the transactions, Expedia and Microsoft entered into a
registration rights agreement. This agreement was subsequently amended and
restated by the parties. Under the amended and restated agreement, Expedia
agreed to grant to Microsoft customary registration rights, including the right
to underwritten offerings, relating to Expedia securities, if any, owned by
Microsoft following completion of the transactions. Expedia agreed to file a
registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to Microsoft's Expedia
securities and to use its reasonable best efforts to make such registration
statement effective as promptly as practicable following the completion of the
transactions.

    TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.  Effective October 1, 1999, Expedia entered into a
tax allocation agreement with Microsoft. For periods during which Expedia was
included in Microsoft's consolidated U.S. federal tax return, the agreement
generally adopts the "percentage of tax liability" method of Regulations
section 1.1552-1(a)(2) as its "basic method" and the "percentage" method of
Regulations section 1.1502-33(d)(3) as its complementary method.

    Under the "percentage of tax liability" method, a member's allocable share
of consolidated tax liability is equal to the tax liability of the group
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the separate return tax
liability of such member and the denominator of which is the sum of the separate
return tax liability of all the members.


    This basic allocation method is modified by the complementary "percentage"
method. Under the percentage method, in the event a loss or credit is generated
by a member, such member is compensated at the time the loss or credit is
absorbed by the other members of the Microsoft group. In Expedia's case,
however, 7.5% of the benefit Expedia generates and is absorbed by the other
members of the Microsoft group will be retained by Microsoft as a "fee" because
Expedia is being paid for tax attributes prior to the time Expedia could have
used them to reduce Expedia's tax liability.


    Expedia may be reimbursed by Microsoft for tax losses incurred during the
period from October 1, 1999 to March 17, 2000 which are utilized on the
Microsoft consolidated U.S. federal tax return. On March 18, 2000, Microsoft's
investment in Expedia fell below 80% ownership. As such, from March 18, 2000
onward, Expedia must file a separate tax return. Any losses not utilized by
Microsoft during the period that Expedia was included in Microsoft's
consolidated return will be carried forward by Expedia and can be used on
Expedia's separate return to offset any future taxable income.


    Under the terms of this agreement, Microsoft is entitled to the benefit of
the compensation deduction attributable to the Microsoft stock options that
Expedia assumed at the time of Expedia's initial public offering. Expedia and
Microsoft take this deduction into account under the normal tax accounting
rules, so the deduction generally occurs on the exercise of the options. The
portion of this cost that Microsoft deducts is equal to the excess of the fair
market value of the shares to be acquired on exercise of the option on the date
Expedia employs the optionee over the exercise price of the assumed option.
Expedia determined this amount on the date that Expedia employed each optionee.



    The parties have agreed in the merger agreement that the aggregate liability
of Expedia to make payments after the date of the merger agreement to no more
than $36,300,000 with respect to any past, present or future taxable periods. In
addition, the parties have agreed that the term "Inherent Bargain Element," as
used in the Microsoft tax allocation agreement, will not include any amount with
respect to any option to purchase Expedia common stock granted on or after
July 15, 2001. Microsoft has also agreed to indemnify and hold harmless USA and
Expedia for certain tax liabilities. For further information regarding this
amendment, see "The Transaction Agreements--The Merger Agreement--Covenants and
Agreements--Tax Covenant."



    On November 9, 2001, Expedia and Microsoft entered into an agreement setting
forth the manner in which Expedia is to compensate Microsoft for the
compensation deductions attributable to the "Inherent Bargain Element" as used
in the Microsoft tax allocation agreement. Under this agreement,


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Expedia generally will be required to compensate Microsoft for the actual
federal and state tax savings that Expedia realizes as a result of the use of
the compensation deductions, as and when Expedia realizes such tax savings. A
copy of this agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part.


    SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT.  Microsoft has entered into a shareholder agreement
with Expedia that provides for, among other things, the following:

    - tag-along rights for all Expedia shareholders with respect to any transfer
      to a third party of Expedia common stock by Microsoft or any subsequent
      holder of Expedia common stock. This requires that any such transfer be
      conditioned on all of the holders of Expedia common stock being offered
      the same per share consideration as that being received by Microsoft or
      the subsequent holder;

    - registration rights for Microsoft with respect to its shares of Expedia
      common stock; and

    - restrictions on Microsoft's ability to compete with Expedia.

    As part of the transactions, each of USA and Microsoft has required, as a
condition to the completion of the transactions, that the shareholder agreement
be terminated. Expedia's shareholders will be asked to approve a proposal to
terminate the shareholder agreement at the annual meeting. For further
information regarding this proposal, see "Proposal No. 3--Termination of the
Shareholder Agreement."

    EXPEDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES ("TCV") AND
MICROSOFT VENTURES RESULTING FROM THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SHARES WITH TCV IV,
L.P., TCV IV STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. AND MICROSOFT IN AUGUST 2000.  Jay Hoag is
a founding general partner of TCV and a managing member of Technology Crossover
Management IV, L.L.C., which is the general partner of the TCV IV Funds. As part
of the private placement, Mr. Hoag became a director of Expedia.

    CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES.  Expedia's articles of incorporation
currently contain provisions governing the relationship between Expedia and
Microsoft relating to the contractual relations and other business relations of
Expedia and Microsoft and certain other entities and to the rights, duties and
liabilities of Expedia in connection with these relations.

    As part of the transactions, and as a condition to the completion of the
transactions, Expedia's articles of incorporation will be amended and restated.
Provisions governing the relationship between Expedia and Microsoft will be
eliminated in the amended and restated articles of incorporation that Expedia's
shareholders will be asked to approve at the annual meeting. In addition,
Expedia's amended and restated articles of incorporation will contain provisions
governing the relationship between USA and its affiliates, on the one hand, and
Expedia and its subsidiaries, on the other hand. For further information
regarding the proposal to amend and restate Expedia's articles of incorporation
and the provisions that will govern Expedia's relationship with USA, see
"Proposal No. 2--Amendment and Restatement of Expedia's Articles of
Incorporation."

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              PROPOSAL NO. 5--ADOPTION OF EXPEDIA 2001 STOCK PLAN



    You are being asked to approve the Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan (the
"PLAN"), which was adopted by Expedia's board of directors, in November 2001,
subject to the approval of Expedia's shareholders. The Plan provides for the
issuance of up to 6,800,000 shares of Expedia common stock. The Plan will become
effective immediately upon approval by Expedia's shareholders. Upon its
effectiveness, approximately 900 individuals will be eligible to participate in
the Plan.



    The following summary of the main features of the Plan is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the complete text of the Plan, which is set forth as
Annex I to this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement.



    The purposes of the Plan are to attract and retain the best available
personnel for positions within Expedia, to provide additional incentive to
Expedia's employees, consultants and directors (collectively referred to as
"Service Providers") and to promote the success of Expedia's business.



    The Plan provides for the grant of nonstatutory stock options, restricted
stock and stock purchase rights ("SPRS") to Service Providers including
employees (including officers and employee directors) of Expedia or its
affiliates. The Plan will also provide for a one-time grant to holders of
Expedia stock options, prior to the date of the annual meeting, of 0.1920 of an
Expedia warrant for each unvested and vested Expedia option issued under the
Expedia employee benefit plans on or prior to August 2, 2001, who continue to
hold such options on the date of the grant of the warrants. The terms of the
Expedia warrants will be identical to the terms of the Expedia warrants being
distributed in the merger, except that the warrants issued under the Plan with
respect to unvested options will be subject to the same vesting schedule as the
options with respect to which they are being issued, and will not be
transferable for 90 days following the grant of the warrant. Unless terminated
sooner, the Plan will terminate automatically in 10 years.



    The administrator of the Plan has the power to determine whether and to what
extent options, restricted stock and SPRs or any combination thereof are to be
granted, to grant options, restricted stock, SPRs, the terms of the options,
restricted stock or SPRs granted, the number of shares subject to each option,
grant of restricted stock or SPR, the exercisability of options and SPRs and the
form of consideration payable upon such exercise. In addition, the Board has the
authority to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan, provided that no such action
may be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply
with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan, and no such
action may be made without the consent of participants if such action would
impair the rights of such participant. No optionee may be granted options and
warrants for more than an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Expedia common stock
in any calendar year. Directors who are not employees of Expedia or any of its
subsidiaries may be granted stock options with respect to a maximum of
15,000 shares of Expedia common stock in their initial year as a director and
stock options with respect 10,000 shares of Expedia common stock in any calendar
year thereafter. Participants in the Plan may receive up to 2,000,000 shares of
restricted stock subject to performance-vesting conditions in any calendar year.



    Options, restricted stock and SPRs granted under the Plan are generally not
transferable by the optionee or grantee, other than by will or the laws of
descent or distribution or in respect of vested rights, transfer by gift, or,
with the consent of the administrator, for value, to immediate family members or
charitable organizations of the optionee or grantee or charitable organizations,
and each option, grant of restricted stock and SPR is exercisable during the
lifetime of the award holder only by such award holder. Options granted under
the Plan generally must be exercised within three months after the end of the
optionee's status as a Service Provider of Expedia or its affiliates, within
18 months in the case of termination by disability or within 12 months in the
case of termination in the event of the death of the optionee. In the case of
termination as a result of disability or death, only those options may be
exercised that would have vested within 12 months of the date of termination. In
the case where the optionee is not a Service Provider at the time of their
death, those options may be


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exercised within 12 months of the date of death but in no event later than the
expiration of the option's term.



    In the case of SPRs, unless the administrator determines otherwise, the
restricted stock purchase agreement will grant Expedia a repurchase option
exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary cessation of being a Service
Provider to Expedia for any reason (including death or disability). The purchase
price for shares repurchased pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement
will be the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation
of any indebtedness of the purchaser to Expedia. The repurchase option will
lapse at a rate determined by the administrator.



    The exercise price of the warrants will be $52.00 per share. The exercise
price of nonstatutory stock options and SPRs granted under the Plan is
determined by the administrator, but with respect to nonstatutory stock options
and warrants intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the exercise price must be at least equal
to the fair market value of the Expedia common stock on the date of grant.



    The administrator may provide at the time of grant that restricted stock
cannot vest unless applicable performance goals are satisfied. These performance
goals must be based on the attainment of one or any combination of the
following: earnings per share, sales, net profit after tax, gross profit,
operating profit, cash generation, unit volume, return on equity, change in
working capital, return on capital, shareholder return, market share or any
other objective performance measure established by the committee. Such
performance goals also may be based on the attainment of specified levels of
Expedia's performance under one or more of the measures described above relative
to the performance of other corporations. The provisions of restricted stock
awards (including any applicable performance goals) need not be the same with
respect to each grantee. Restricted stock may not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered. Restricted stock will be forfeited
upon the grantee's ceasing to be a Service Provider, unless otherwise provided
by the administrator. Other than these restrictions on transfer and any other
restrictions the administrator may impose, the participant will have all the
rights of a holder of stock holding the class or series of stock that is the
subject of the restricted stock award.



    The Plan provides that in the event of a merger of Expedia with or into
another corporation, or a sale of substantially all of Expedia's assets, each
option, grant of restricted stock and SPR will be assumed or equivalent option
or shares of restricted stock substituted by the successor corporation. The
number of shares, that may be issued under the Plan may be increased by the
number of options assumed in the merger under the Plan and, in the case of a
substitution, by the net increase in the number of shares subject to options
before and after the substitution under the Plan. If the outstanding options,
restricted stock and SPRs are not assumed or substituted for by the successor
corporation, the administrator will provide for the optionee to vest and to have
the right to exercise the option or SPR as to all of the optioned stock,
including shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable,
and all restrictions on shares of restricted stock will lapse. If the
administrator makes an option or SPR vested and exercisable in full in the event
of a merger or sale of assets, the administrator will notify the optionee that
the option or SPR will be fully exercisable for a period of 15 days from the
date of such notice, and the option or SPR will terminate upon the expiration of
such period. In the event of a corporate transaction described above, the
warrants granted under the Plan will be treated in the same manner as warrants
held by Expedia shareholders.


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NEW PLAN BENEFITS




NAME AND POSITION                                             DOLLAR VALUE   NUMBER OF UNITS
-----------------                                             ------------   ---------------
                                                                       
Richard N. Barton...........................................                      375,000(4)
  President and Chief Executive Officer                                            25,000(5)
                                                                                  268,929(6)

Byron D. Bishop ............................................                      196,284(6)
  Senior Vice President, Transportation and Core Technology

Simon J. Breakwell .........................................                       27,480(6)
  Senior Vice President and Managing Director,
  Expedia Europe

Gregory E. Slyngstad .......................................                       23,616(6)
  Senior Vice President, Destinations and Lodging

Gregory S. Stanger .........................................                       50,000(4)
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                                                                   10,000(5)
                                                                                  103,527(6)

Executive Group(1)..........................................                      824,863(6)

Non-Executive Director Group(2).............................                      190,152(6)

Non-Executive Officer Group(3)..............................                    2,234,245(6)



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(1) all current executive officers as a group

(2) all current directors who are not executive officers as a group

(3) all employees, including all current officers who are not executive
    officers, as a group


(4) Pursuant to term sheets entered into between Expedia and each of
    Messrs. Barton and Stanger described more completely in the "Proposal
    No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Other Interests of Officers and
    Directors in the Transactions--Expedia" section of this joint prospectus/
    proxy and information statement, Messrs. Barton and Stanger will be granted
    initial option grants as of the effective date to purchase, respectively,
    375,000 and 50,000 shares of Expedia common stock.



(5) Pursuant to term sheets entered into between Expedia and each of
    Messrs. Barton and Stanger described more completely in the "Proposal
    No. 1--Approval of the Merger Agreement--Other Interests of Officers and
    Directors in the Transactions--Expedia" section of this joint prospectus/
    proxy and information statement, Messrs. Barton and Stanger will be granted
    initial restricted stock grants, respectively, of 25,000 and 10,000 shares
    of Expedia common stock.


(6) Holders of Expedia stock options will be granted, prior to the date of the
    annual meeting, 0.1920 of an Expedia warrant for each unvested and vested
    Expedia option issued under the Expedia employee benefit plans on or prior
    to August 2, 2001, if such holders continue to hold such options on the date
    of the grant of the warrants.

    Except as specifically described above, it is not presently possible to
determine the benefits or amounts that will be received by any particular
employee or groups in the future.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

    The following discussion of the federal income tax consequences of the Plan
is intended to be a summary of applicable federal law as currently in effect.
State and local tax consequences may differ, and tax laws may be amended or
interpreted differently during the term of the Plan or of awards or

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grants thereunder. Because the federal income tax rules governing awards and
related payments are complex and subject to frequent change, and they depend on
the participant's individual circumstances and the nature of the award,
participants in the Plan are advised to consult their tax advisors prior to
exercise of options or other awards or dispositions of stock acquired pursuant
to awards.

    Incentive stock options and nonstatutory stock options are treated
differently for federal income tax purposes. Incentive stock options are
intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
Nonstatutory stock options need not comply with such requirements.

    In general, an optionee is not taxed, and Expedia is not entitled to a tax
deduction, on the grant or, except as described below, exercise of an incentive
stock option. The difference between the exercise price and the fair market
value of the shares of Expedia common stock underlying the option on the
exercise date will, however, be a preference item for purposes of the
alternative minimum tax, and thus an optionee could be subject to the
alternative minimum tax as a result of the exercise of an incentive stock
option. If an optionee holds the shares acquired upon exercise of an incentive
stock option for at least two years following the option grant date and at least
one year following exercise, the optionee's gain, if any, upon a subsequent
disposition of such shares is long-term capital gain. The measure of the gain is
the difference between the proceeds received on disposition and the optionee's
basis in the shares (which generally equals the exercise price). If an optionee
disposes of shares acquired pursuant to exercise of an incentive stock option
before satisfying the one and two-year holding periods described above, the
optionee may recognize both ordinary income and capital gain in the year of
disposition and Expedia will generally be entitled to a tax deduction equal to
the amount of the ordinary income recognized by the optionee. The amount of the
ordinary income will be the lesser of (i) the excess of the amount realized on
disposition over the optionee's adjusted basis in the shares (usually the
exercise price) or (ii) the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the
exercise date over the exercise price. The balance of the consideration received
on such a disposition will be long-term capital gain if the stock had been held
for at least one year following exercise of the incentive stock option.

    An optionee is not taxed on the grant of an nonstatutory stock option. On
exercise, however, the optionee generally recognizes ordinary income equal to
the excess of the fair market value of the shares acquired on the date of
exercise over the exercise price, and Expedia generally is entitled to a tax
deduction equal to such amount. Any gain on subsequent disposition of the shares
is long term capital gain if the shares are held for at least one year following
exercise. The warrants and the exercise of the warrants should be taxed and
Expedia should receive tax deductions in the same manner as the nonstatutory
stock options.

    Options and SPRs granted under the Plan may provide for delayed vesting of
the recipient's rights to the shares purchasable thereunder. Unless the
recipient makes a valid election under Section 83(b) of the Code within 30 days
after the receipt of restricted shares of Expedia common stock, the recipient
generally will not be taxed on the receipt of such restricted shares until the
restrictions on such shares lapse or are removed. When the restrictions lapse or
are removed, the recipient will recognize ordinary income (and Expedia generally
will be entitled to a deduction) in an amount equal to the excess of the fair
market value of the shares at that time over the purchase price. However, if the
recipient makes a valid Section 83(b) election within 30 days of the receipt of
restricted shares of Expedia common stock, he or she will recognize ordinary
income (and Expedia will be entitled to a deduction) equal to the excess of the
fair market value of such shares on the date of receipt (determined without
regard to the effect on value of the restrictions) over the purchase price.

    A recipient of a grant of restricted stock may make a Section 83(b) election
to have the grant taxed as compensation income at the date of receipt, with the
result that any future appreciation (or depreciation) in the value of the shares
of stock granted will be taxed as capital gains (or loss) upon a subsequent sale
of the shares. However, if the recipient does not make a Section 83(b) election,
then the grant will be taxed as compensation income at the full fair market
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restrictions imposed on the shares expire. Unless a recipient makes a
Section 83(b) election, any dividends paid on stock subject to the restrictions
are compensation income to the recipient and compensation expense to Expedia.
Expedia is generally entitled to an income tax deduction for any compensation
income taxed to the participant, subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of
the Code (see below).

    Special rules will apply in cases where a recipient of an award under the
Plan pays the exercise or purchase price of the award or applicable withholding
tax obligations under the Plan by delivering previously owned shares or by
reducing the number of shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the award. The
surrender or withholding of such shares will in certain circumstances result in
the recognition of income with respect to such shares or a carryover basis in
the shares acquired, and may constitute a disposition for purposes of applying
the incentive stock option holding periods discussed above. Expedia generally
will be required to withhold any applicable income and employment taxes in
connection with the ordinary income recognized by a participant upon exercise or
payment of an award under the Plan, and may require the participant to pay such
taxes as a condition to exercise of an award under the Plan.

    The terms of the agreements or other documents pursuant to which specific
awards are made under the Plan may provide for accelerated vesting or payment of
an award in connection with a change in ownership or control of Expedia. In that
event and depending upon the individual circumstances of the participant,
certain amounts with respect to such awards may constitute "excess parachute
payments" under the "golden parachute" provisions of the Code. Pursuant to these
provisions, a participant will be subject to a 20% excise tax on any "excess
parachute payments" and Expedia will be denied any deduction with respect to
such payments. Participants should consult their tax advisors as to whether
accelerated vesting of an award in connection with a change of ownership or
control of Expedia would give rise to an excess parachute payment.

    As described above, options, warrants and restricted stock granted under the
Plan may qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the
Code in order to preserve federal income tax deductions by Expedia with respect
to any compensation relating to an award that is paid to a "covered employee"
(as defined in Section 162(m)). Compensation for any year that is attributable
to an award granted to a covered employee and that does not so qualify may not
be deductible by Expedia to the extent such compensation, when combined with
other compensation paid to such employee for the year, exceeds $1,000,000.

VOTE REQUIRED AND BOARD RECOMMENDATION

    The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock represented
in person or by proxy at the annual meeting is required for adoption of the
Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan. THE EXPEDIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN.


    Microsoft has agreed to vote all its shares of Expedia common stock in favor
of the adoption of the Plan and has granted Expedia an irrevocable proxy to vote
its shares in favor of the adoption of the Plan. The vote of Microsoft's shares
is sufficient to ensure approval of the adoption of the Plan.


                           PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS

    Proposals of shareholders intended to be presented at the 2002 annual
meeting of shareholders must be received by Expedia no later than June 12, 2002
to be included in our Proxy Statement and form of proxy related to that meeting.

                                    AUDITORS

    Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public auditors for
Expedia for fiscal 2001 and the current fiscal year, will be present at the
Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions.

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FEES TO EXPEDIA ACCOUNTANTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED DURING FISCAL 2001

    AUDIT FEES.  The aggregate fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP for
professional services rendered for the audit of Expedia's annual financial
statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 and for the reviews of the
financial statements included in Expedia's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
that fiscal year were $234,755.

    ALL OTHER FEES.  The aggregate fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP for
services rendered to Expedia, other than services described above under "Audit
Fees," for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 were $159,756. No fees were paid
to Deloitte & Touche LLP for financial information systems design and
implementation.

                                 OTHER MATTERS

    The board of directors does not intend to bring any other business before
the meeting, and so far as is known to the board of directors, no matters are to
be brought before the meeting except as specified in the notice of the meeting.
However, as to any other business that may properly come before the meeting, we
expect that proxies, in the form enclosed, will be voted on these matters in
accordance with the judgment of the persons voting such proxies.

                                 LEGAL MATTERS


    The validity of the shares of USA common stock, USA preferred stock and USA
warrants to be issued in connection with the merger is being passed upon for USA
by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. The validity of Expedia Class B common stock
and Expedia warrants to be issued in connection with the recapitalization and
the merger is being passed upon for Expedia by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.


    Certain of the tax consequences of the transactions will be passed upon at
the closing of the transactions, as a condition to the transactions, for Expedia
by Shearman & Sterling, and for Microsoft by Preston, Gates & Ellis LLP.

                                    EXPERTS


    Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedule of USA as set forth in
their report, included in USA's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement. USA's consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule are incorporated by reference in
reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's report, given on their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.



    The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement
schedule incorporated in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement
by reference from Expedia's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
June 30, 2001, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors,
as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have
been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


               SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


    This joint prospectus/proxy and information statement contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results
of operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business strategies,
operating efficiencies or synergies, budgets, capital and other expenditures,
competitive positions, growth opportunities for existing products, benefits from
new technology, plans and objectives of management, markets for stock of USA and
Expedia and other matters. Statements in this document that are not historical
facts are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements" for the purpose of
the safe harbor


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provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities
Act. Forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating
to the future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, capital
needs, interest costs and income, in each case relating to USA and Expedia,
wherever they occur in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement,
are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the senior management
of USA and Expedia and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefor,
be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth
in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections
contained in the forward-looking statements include without limitation:


    - material adverse changes in economic conditions generally or in the
      markets served by our companies;

    - a significant delay in the expected closing of the transactions;

    - material changes in inflation;

    - future regulatory and legislative actions affecting our companies'
      operating areas;

    - competition from others;

    - product demand and market acceptance;

    - the ability to protect proprietary information and technology or to obtain
      necessary licenses on commercially reasonable terms;

    - the ability to expand into and successfully operate in foreign markets;
      and

    - obtaining and retaining skilled workers and key executives.


    The words "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement and the other documents incorporated
in this joint prospectus/proxy and information statement by reference,
including, but not limited to, the December 31, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of USA, including any amendments, and the June 30, 2001 Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Expedia, including any amendments. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement. Neither USA nor Expedia undertakes
any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this joint
prospectus/proxy and information statement or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.


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                                                                         ANNEX A

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                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                     AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF RECAPITALIZATION
                                   AND MERGER
                                  BY AND AMONG
                              USA NETWORKS, INC.,
                                 EXPEDIA, INC.,
                                 TAIPEI, INC.,
                             MICROSOFT CORPORATION

                                      AND
                           MICROSOFT E-HOLDINGS, INC.
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                           DATED AS OF JULY 15, 2001
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS




                                                                PAGE
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                              ARTICLE I
                           THE TRANSACTIONS

Section 1.1 The Contribution................................       A-8
Section 1.2 The Recapitalization............................       A-8
Section 1.3 The Merger......................................       A-9
Section 1.4 Treatment of Existing Company Warrants..........      A-10
Section 1.5 Closing; Effective Time.........................      A-10
Section 1.6 Tax Consequences................................      A-10
Section 1.7 Shareholder Agreement Termination; Stockholder
  Registration Rights Agreement.............................      A-10

                              ARTICLE II
              DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CHARTER DOCUMENTS

Section 2.1 Directors.......................................      A-10
Section 2.2 Officers........................................      A-11
Section 2.3 Charter Documents...............................      A-11

                             ARTICLE III
                         TREATMENT OF SHARES

Section 3.1 Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock...........      A-11
Section 3.2 Exchange of Certificates........................      A-13

                             ARTICLE IV
            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.1 Corporate Organization..........................      A-15
Section 4.2 Capitalization..................................      A-16
Section 4.3 Authority; No Violation.........................      A-16
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals..........................      A-17
Section 4.5 Financial Statements............................      A-18
Section 4.6 Broker's Fees...................................      A-19
Section 4.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events............      A-19
Section 4.8 Legal Proceedings...............................      A-19
Section 4.9 Taxes and Tax Returns...........................      A-20
Section 4.10 Employees......................................      A-20
Section 4.11 SEC Reports....................................      A-21
Section 4.12 Compliance with Applicable Law.................      A-22
Section 4.13 Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights;
  Employee Restrictions.....................................      A-22
Section 4.14 Certain Contracts..............................      A-23
Section 4.15 Undisclosed Liabilities........................      A-23
Section 4.16 Insurance......................................      A-23
Section 4.17 Environmental Liability........................      A-24
Section 4.18 State Takeover Laws............................      A-24
Section 4.19 Certain Tax Matters............................      A-24
Section 4.20 Registration Statements........................      A-24
Section 4.21 Transactions with Affiliates...................      A-24
Section 4.22 Opinion of Financial Advisors..................      A-24



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                                                                PAGE
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                              ARTICLE V
               REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

Section 5.1 Corporate Organization of Parent................      A-25
Section 5.2 Corporate Organization of Merger Sub, USA Media
  Corp. and USA Media, LLC..................................      A-25
Section 5.3 Capitalization..................................      A-25
Section 5.4 Authority; No Violation.........................      A-26
Section 5.5 Financial Statements............................      A-27
Section 5.6 Consents and Approvals..........................      A-28
Section 5.7 Conduct of Business.............................      A-28
Section 5.8 Broker's Fees...................................      A-28
Section 5.9 SEC Reports.....................................      A-28
Section 5.10 Certain Tax Matters............................      A-29
Section 5.11 Registration Statements........................      A-29
Section 5.12 Absence of Certain Changes or Events...........      A-29
Section 5.13 Agreements with Stockholder....................      A-29
Section 5.14 Legal Proceedings..............................      A-29

                              ARTICLE VI
            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER

Section 6.1 Corporate Organization of Stockholder and
  Holdings..................................................      A-29
Section 6.2 Authority; No Violation.........................      A-30
Section 6.3 Broker's Fees...................................      A-30
Section 6.4 Certain Tax Matters.............................      A-30
Section 6.5 Registration Statements.........................      A-30
Section 6.6 Agreements with Parent..........................      A-30

                             ARTICLE VII
                CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

Section 7.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Merger
  Closing...................................................      A-30
Section 7.2 Forbearances....................................      A-31

                             ARTICLE VIII
                        ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 8.1 Regulatory Matters..............................      A-33
Section 8.2 Access to Information...........................      A-34
Section 8.3 No Solicitation.................................      A-34
Section 8.4 Shareholders' Approval..........................      A-35
Section 8.5 Legal Conditions to the Merger..................      A-35
Section 8.6 Affiliates......................................      A-35
Section 8.7 Nasdaq Quotation................................      A-35
Section 8.8 Additional Agreements...........................      A-36
Section 8.9 Advice of Changes...............................      A-36
Section 8.10 Section 16.....................................      A-36
Section 8.11 Relationship with Parent.......................      A-36
Section 8.12 Company Warrant Distribution...................      A-36
Section 8.13 Tax Covenant...................................      A-37
Section 8.14 Reorganization.................................      A-37



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                                                                PAGE
                                                              --------
                                                           
Section 8.15 Parent Registration Rights Agreement...........      A-38
Section 8.16 Articles of Incorporation and By-Law
  Amendment.................................................      A-38

                              ARTICLE IX

                              CONDITIONS

Section 9.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect
  the Transactions..........................................      A-38
Section 9.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company........      A-39
Section 9.3 Conditions to Obligations of Parent.............      A-39
Section 9.4 Conditions to Obligations of Stockholder........      A-40

                              ARTICLE X
                  TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

Section 10.1 Termination....................................      A-40
Section 10.2 Effect of Termination..........................      A-41
Section 10.3 Amendment......................................      A-42
Section 10.4 Extension; Waiver..............................      A-42

                              ARTICLE XI
                          GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 11.1 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and
  Agreements................................................      A-42
Section 11.2 Expenses.......................................      A-42
Section 11.3 Notices........................................      A-42
Section 11.4 Interpretation.................................      A-43
Section 11.5 Counterparts...................................      A-44
Section 11.6 Entire Agreement...............................      A-44
Section 11.7 Governing Law..................................      A-44
Section 11.8 Publicity......................................      A-44
Section 11.9 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries..........      A-44
Section 11.10 Specific Enforcement..........................      A-44



          
Exhibit A    Terms of the Company Warrants
Exhibit B    Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Parent Preferred
             Stock
Exhibit C    Terms of the Parent Warrants
Exhibit D    Form of Voting and Election Agreement
Exhibit E-1  Individuals who have entered into Employment Term Sheets
Exhibit E-2  Forms of Employment Term Sheets
Exhibit F    Stockholder Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit G    Terms of the NLG Option
Exhibit H    Terms of the Travel LLC Option
Exhibit I    Form of Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles of
             Incorporation
Exhibit J    List of Persons to Execute Affiliate Letter
Exhibit K    Form of Affiliate Letter from the Company Affiliates


Company Disclosure Schedule
Parent Disclosure Schedule

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                             INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS




TERM                                     PAGE
----                                   --------
                                    
1999 Tax Allocation Agreement........    A-37
33 Act Registration Statements.......    A-28
34 Act Registration Statements.......    A-28
Agreement............................     A-7
Articles Amendment...................     A-8
Articles of Merger...................    A-10
Business Day.........................    A-10
CERCLA...............................    A-24
Certificate..........................    A-13
Class B Consideration................    A-11
Closing..............................    A-10
Closing Date.........................    A-10
Code.................................     A-7
Common Consideration.................    A-11
Company..............................     A-7
Company Affiliate Transactions.......    A-24
Company April Financials.............    A-18
Company Audited Balance Sheets.......    A-18
Company Audited Financial
  Statements.........................    A-18
Company Benefit Plans................    A-20
Company Capital Stock................    A-16
Company Charter......................    A-15
Company Class B Common Stock.........     A-7
Company Common Stock.................     A-7
Company Contract.....................    A-23
Company December 10-Q................    A-18
Company Disclosure Schedule..........    A-15
Company ERISA Affiliate..............    A-21
Company Financial Statements.........    A-18
Company Intellectual Property........    A-22
Company June Financials..............    A-18
Company Licensed Intellectual
  Property...........................    A-22
Company March 10-Q...................    A-18
Company May Financials...............    A-18
Company Merger Consideration.........    A-13
Company Owned Intellectual
  Property...........................    A-22
Company Preferred Stock..............    A-16
Company Reports......................    A-21
Company S-3 Registration Statement...    A-28
Company S-4 Registration Statement...    A-28
Company September 10-Q...............    A-18
Company Stock........................     A-7
Company Stock Plans..................    A-16
Company Warrant Exchange Ratio.......    A-11
Company Warrants.....................     A-7
Confidentiality Agreements...........    A-34
Contribute...........................     A-8






TERM                                     PAGE
----                                   --------
                                    
Contribution.........................     A-7
Dissenting Share.....................    A-12
Distribution.........................    A-37
Effective Time.......................    A-10
Electing Shareholders................     A-8
Election.............................     A-8
Election Deadline....................     A-9
Election Shares......................     A-9
Employment Term Sheets...............     A-7
ERISA................................    A-21
Excess Company Warrants..............    A-14
Excess Parent Common Shares..........    A-14
Excess Parent Preferred Shares.......    A-14
Excess Parent Securities.............    A-14
Excess Parent Warrants...............    A-14
Exchange Act.........................    A-21
Exchange Agent.......................    A-13
Exchanged Class B Share Number.......    A-11
Existing Company Warrants............    A-16
Form of Election.....................     A-8
GAAP.................................    A-19
Government Approvals.................    A-17
Governmental Entity..................    A-18
Holdings.............................     A-7
HSR Act..............................    A-17
Intellectual Property................    A-22
Investment Agreement.................    A-26
Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement.....    A-33
Liens................................    A-16
Material Adverse Effect..............    A-15
Maximum Election Number..............     A-8
Merger...............................     A-7
Merger Consideration.................    A-13
Merger Sub...........................     A-7
Merger Sub Common Stock..............    A-12
Nasdaq...............................    A-11
No Election Shares...................     A-9
Parent...............................     A-7
Parent Audited Balance Sheets........    A-27
Parent Audited Financial
  Statements.........................    A-27
Parent Capital Stock.................    A-25
Parent Class B Common Stock..........    A-25
Parent Common Exchange Ratio.........    A-11
Parent Common Stock..................     A-7
Parent Disclosure Schedule...........    A-25
Parent Financial Statements..........    A-27
Parent March 10-Q....................    A-27



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TERM                                     PAGE
----                                   --------
                                    
Parent Merger Consideration..........    A-13
Parent Preferred Exchange Ratio......    A-11
Parent Preferred Stock...............     A-7
Parent Registration Statement........    A-28
Parent Reports.......................    A-28
Parent Share Price...................    A-11
Parent Shares........................    A-13
Parent Warrant Exchange Ratio........    A-11
Parent Warrants......................     A-7
Recapitalization.....................     A-7
Registration Statements..............    A-28
Representative.......................     A-8
Requisite Regulatory Approval........    A-38
SEC..................................    A-17
Securities Act.......................    A-21
Shareholder Agreement................     A-7
Shareholder Agreement Termination....     A-7
Shareholder Meeting..................     A-8





TERM                                     PAGE
----                                   --------
                                    
Shareholder Proposals................    A-35
Stockholder..........................     A-7
Stockholder Registration Rights
  Agreement..........................     A-7
Subsidiary...........................    A-15
Surviving Corporation................     A-9
Surviving Existing Company Warrant...    A-10
Tax..................................    A-20
Tax Return...........................    A-20
Taxes................................    A-20
Termination Date.....................    A-41
Third Party Intellectual Property....    A-22
Transaction Proposal.................    A-35
Transactions.........................     A-7
Voting and Election Agreement........     A-7
Voting Record Date...................     A-9
WBCA.................................     A-9


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    This AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF RECAPITALIZATION AND MERGER
is dated as of July 15, 2001 (this "AGREEMENT"), by and among USA
Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PARENT"), Expedia, Inc., a Washington
corporation (the "COMPANY"), Taipei, Inc, a Washington corporation and wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent ("MERGER SUB"), Microsoft Corporation, a Washington
corporation ("STOCKHOLDER"), and Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc., a Nevada
corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Stockholder ("HOLDINGS," and
where references to Stockholder relate to direct ownership of Company Stock,
Holdings shall be included in the term "Stockholder").


    WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Parent, the Company, Stockholder,
Holdings and Merger Sub have adopted this Agreement pursuant to which, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in the order specified:
(a) the Company shall take all actions necessary to effect a recapitalization
(the "RECAPITALIZATION") of the Company, pursuant to which shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company ("COMPANY COMMON STOCK") held by
Electing Shareholders (as defined herein) shall be exchanged for an equal number
of shares of Company Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company ("COMPANY CLASS B COMMON STOCK," and together with Company Common Stock,
the "COMPANY STOCK"), subject to a maximum exchange of 37,500,000 shares of
Company Common Stock for Company Class B Common Stock; (b) Merger Sub shall
merge with and into the Company (the "MERGER" and together with the
Recapitalization and the Contribution (as defined herein), the "TRANSACTIONS"),
pursuant to which each Company shareholder shall receive (i) in exchange for
each share of Company Common Stock, a combination of (A) one share of Company
Common Stock, and (B) warrants to acquire Company Common Stock having the terms
described on EXHIBIT A hereto (the "COMPANY WARRANTS"), and (ii) in exchange for
each share of Company Class B Common Stock, a combination of (A) shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Parent ("PARENT COMMON STOCK"),
(B) shares of Series A preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, of Parent
having the designations, preferences and other rights described on EXHIBIT B
hereto ("PARENT PREFERRED STOCK"), and (C) warrants to acquire Parent Common
Stock having the terms described on EXHIBIT C hereto (the "PARENT WARRANTS");
and (c) Parent shall contribute (the "CONTRIBUTION") to the Company certain
assets specified herein immediately following consummation of the Merger.


    WHEREAS, as a condition to, and simultaneously with, the execution of this
Agreement, Stockholder and Holdings are entering into an agreement in the form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT D (the "VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT") with Parent,
pursuant to which Stockholder and Holdings have agreed to vote in favor of this
Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Recapitalization, the Articles Amendment (as defined herein) and the Merger, and
to elect in the Recapitalization to exchange all of its shares of Company Common
Stock for shares of Company Class B Common Stock;

    WHEREAS, as a condition to, and simultaneously with, the execution of this
Agreement, the Company and each of the individuals listed on EXHIBIT E-1 hereto
shall have entered into binding employment term sheets in the forms attached
hereto as EXHIBIT E-2 (collectively, the "EMPLOYMENT TERM SHEETS");

    WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Stockholder and the Company
desire to terminate the Shareholder Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1999,
between the Company and Stockholder ("SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT") (the "SHAREHOLDER
AGREEMENT TERMINATION") and execute a Registration Rights Agreement in the form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT F (the "STOCKHOLDER REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT");

    WHEREAS, the parties intend that each of the Recapitalization and the Merger
shall constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

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amended (the "CODE") and that this Agreement shall constitute a plan of
reorganization within the meaning of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code; and

    WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with the Transactions and the other transactions
contemplated hereby and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Transactions
and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

    NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                THE TRANSACTIONS


    Section 1.1  THE CONTRIBUTION.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein, immediately following the Effective Time (as defined herein),
Parent and Company shall effect the Contribution as follows: Parent shall
contribute, transfer, assign and convey (collectively, "CONTRIBUTE") or cause to
be Contributed to the Company, (i) an option having the terms set forth on
EXHIBIT G hereto to acquire Parent's equity interest in the entity listed on
such EXHIBIT G, (ii) an option having the terms set forth on EXHIBIT H hereto to
acquire a one-third equity interest in the entity listed on such EXHIBIT H,
(iii) 100% of the equity interest in USA Media Corp., a Delaware corporation and
wholly owned Subsidiary (as defined herein) of Parent, and (iv) 99% of the
membership interests in USA Media, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.


    Section 1.2  THE RECAPITALIZATION.


        (a)  GENERAL.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
    herein, on the Closing Date (as defined herein), immediately prior to the
    Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to effect the
    Recapitalization as follows: (i) the Company shall amend its Articles of
    Incorporation pursuant to the Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles
    of Incorporation (the "ARTICLES AMENDMENT") substantially as set forth on
    EXHIBIT I hereto, which Articles Amendment shall, among other things, create
    Company Class B Common Stock, and (ii) immediately following the
    effectiveness of the Articles Amendment and subject to the provisions of
    Section 1.2(b), 1.2(f) and 1.4, each share of Company Common Stock
    (including shares issuable upon exercise of Existing Company Warrants (as
    defined herein)) held of record by a shareholder of the Company or warrant
    holder, as the case may be, who has elected to exchange its shares of
    Company Common Stock for shares of Company Class B Common Stock in
    accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.2 (the "ELECTING
    SHAREHOLDERS") shall be exchanged for one share of Company Class B Common
    Stock.


        (b)  ELECTION.  Subject to the immediately following sentence, each
    record holder of shares of Company Common Stock and each record holder of
    Existing Company Warrants shall, up to and including the date of the Special
    Meeting of Shareholders (the "SHAREHOLDER MEETING"), be entitled to elect to
    exchange each of its shares of Company Common Stock (including shares
    issuable upon exercise of the Existing Company Warrants) for one share of
    Company Class B Common Stock (an "ELECTION"). Notwithstanding the foregoing
    and subject to Section 1.2(c), the maximum aggregate number of shares of
    Company Common Stock (including shares issuable upon exercise of the
    Existing Company Warrants) that will be exchanged into Company Class B
    Common Stock shall be 37,500,000 (the "MAXIMUM ELECTION NUMBER"). Elections
    shall be made on a form designed for that purpose (a "FORM OF ELECTION"). A
    holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock or Existing Company
    Warrants who holds such shares or Existing Company Warrants as nominee,
    trustee or in another representative capacity (a "REPRESENTATIVE") may
    submit multiple Forms of Election, and each such Form of Election may cover
    all or a portion

                                      A-8

    of the shares of Company Common Stock or Existing Company Warrants held by
    such Representative for a particular beneficial owner. To be effective a
    Form of Election relating to the election with respect to Company Common
    Stock (but not with respect to Existing Company Warrants) must be
    accompanied by a Certificate or Certificates representing all of the shares
    of Company Common Stock held by the shareholder making an Election and a
    Letter of Transmittal as described in Section 3.2(b).

        (c)  PRORATION OF ELECTION SHARES; NO FRACTIONAL SHARES.  If the
    aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock (including Company Common
    Stock issuable upon exercise of the Existing Company Warrants) covered by
    Elections (the "ELECTION SHARES") exceeds the Maximum Election Number,
    holders of Election Shares shall be reduced PRO RATA so that no greater than
    the Maximum Election Number of Company Common Stock is exchanged for Company
    Class B Common Stock in the Recapitalization. To the extent such proration
    results in fractional Election Shares, following such proration, each such
    fractional Election Share shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share,
    following which the Exchange Agent shall select from among the Election
    Shares, by random selection, a sufficient number of Election Shares that
    will not be exchanged for Company Class B Common Stock such that the Company
    issues exactly the Maximum Election Number of shares of Company Class B
    Common Stock in the Recapitalization.

        (d)  FORM OF ELECTION.  For an Election to be effective, a Form of
    Election, Certificate or Certificates representing all of the shares of
    Company Common Stock held by the shareholder making an Election and a Letter
    of Transmittal must be properly completed, signed and submitted to the
    Exchange Agent (as defined herein). Parent shall have the discretion, which
    it may delegate in whole or in part to the Exchange Agent, to determine
    whether Forms of Election and other required documentation have been
    properly completed, signed and submitted or revoked and to disregard
    immaterial defects in Forms of Election. The decision of Parent (or the
    Exchange Agent) in such matters shall be conclusive and binding. Neither
    Parent nor the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any
    person of any defect in a Form of Election submitted to the Exchange Agent.
    The Exchange Agent shall also make all computations contemplated by this
    Section 1.2, and all such computations shall be conclusive and binding on
    the holders of shares of Company Common Stock.

        (e)  NO ELECTIONS.  For the purposes hereof, a holder of shares of
    Company Common Stock or Existing Company Warrants who does not submit a
    proper Form of Election that is received by the Exchange Agent prior to the
    Election Deadline ("NO ELECTION SHARES") shall be treated as not having made
    an Election. All Dissenting Shares shall also be deemed No Election Shares.
    If Parent or the Exchange Agent shall determine that any purported Election
    was not properly made, the shares subject to such improperly made Election
    shall be treated as No Election Shares.


        (f)  ELECTION DEADLINE.  Unless otherwise agreed to by Parent and the
    Company, Forms of Election and Letters of Transmittal shall be mailed to the
    record holders of the shares of Company Common Stock as of the voting record
    date of the Shareholder Meeting (the "Voting Record Date") together with the
    Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement (as defined herein), and shall also be
    mailed to each holder of shares of Company Common Stock who so requests them
    from the Exchange Agent (as defined herein). A Form of Election must be
    received by the Exchange Agent by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date
    of the Shareholder Meeting (the "ELECTION DEADLINE") in order to be
    effective. All elections may be revoked until the Election Deadline in
    writing by the record holders or Representatives thereof submitting Forms of
    Election.


    Section 1.3  THE MERGER.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into
the Company (the "MERGER") in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Business Corporation Act of the State of Washington (the "WBCA"). The Company
shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the "SURVIVING

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CORPORATION") and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the
State of Washington. As a result of the Merger, the Company shall become a
Subsidiary of Parent and the separate corporate existence of the Merger Sub
shall terminate. The Merger shall have the effects and consequences specified in
Section 23B.11.060 of the WBCA.

    Section 1.4  TREATMENT OF EXISTING COMPANY WARRANTS.  In order for the
election of a holder of Existing Company Warrants to be effective, such holder
must comply with the provisions set forth in this Article I and must exercise
its Existing Company Warrants prior to the Recapitalization, it being understood
that all of the Existing Company Warrants, other than those Existing Company
Warrant(s) relating to an aggregate of 68,853 shares of Company Common Stock
which by their terms explicitly provide otherwise (each such Existing Company
Warrant, a "SURVIVING EXISTING COMPANY WARRANT"), shall, in accordance with
their terms, terminate immediately upon the Effective Time. In the event that
(i) a holder of a Surviving Existing Company Warrant neither makes a valid
Election nor exercises its Surviving Existing Company Warrant prior to the
Effective Time, and (ii) the terms of the Surviving Existing Company Warrant or
underlying warrant agreement do not provide for equitable adjustment with
respect to the Merger, the Company shall distribute, upon exercise, to the
holders of such Surviving Existing Company Warrants immediately prior to the
Effective Time, a number of Company Warrants equal to the Company Warrant
Exchange Ratio with respect to each such Surviving Existing Company Warrant.

    Section 1.5  CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME.  The closing of the Merger (the
"CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, at
10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the third Business Day (as defined herein)
immediately following the date on which the last of the conditions set forth in
Article IX hereof is satisfied or waived (other than conditions that by their
nature are required to be performed on the Closing Date, but subject to
satisfaction of such conditions), or at such other time and date and place as
Parent, Stockholder and the Company shall mutually agree (the "CLOSING DATE").
The term "EFFECTIVE TIME" shall mean the time and date of the filing of the
articles of merger relating to the Merger ("ARTICLES OF MERGER") with the
Secretary of State of the State of Washington (or such other date and time as
may be specified in such articles as may be permitted by Washington law). The
term "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which the banks in the states of New York or Washington are closed.

    Section 1.6  TAX CONSEQUENCES.  It is intended that each of the
Recapitalization and the Merger constitute a reorganization within the meaning
of Section 368(a) of the Code and the parties hereto agree to treat such
transactions consistently with this intention for all purposes at all times
prior to and following the Closing, to the extent permitted by law.

    Section 1.7  SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT TERMINATION; STOCKHOLDER REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company and
Stockholder shall (i) terminate the Shareholder Agreement, and such Shareholder
Agreement Termination shall be submitted to the Company's shareholders for
approval at the Shareholder Meeting in accordance with Section 4.3 below, and
(ii) execute the Stockholder Registration Rights Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II
                   DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CHARTER DOCUMENTS

    Section 2.1  DIRECTORS.  The Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation
at, and through the one-year anniversary of, the Effective Time shall consist of
eleven members as follows: six directors appointed by Parent, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Chief Financial Officer and three
additional directors who shall be independent, shall serve for at least a
one-year term and shall be mutually agreed to by Parent and the Company.

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    Section 2.2  OFFICERS.  The officers of the Company immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation as of the
Effective Time and until their successors are duly appointed or elected in
accordance with applicable law.

    Section 2.3  CHARTER DOCUMENTS.  At the Effective Time, (i) the Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time (and after giving effect to the Recapitalization),
shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter amended as provided by law, and (ii) the by-laws of Merger Sub, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and which by-laws shall be
substantially similar to the by-laws of other publicly-held Subsidiaries
controlled by Parent, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter amended as provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation and such by-laws.

                                  ARTICLE III
                              TREATMENT OF SHARES

    Section 3.1  EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK.  At the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of any
capital stock of the Company or Merger Sub:

        (a)  CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN COMPANY STOCK.  Each share of Company Stock
    that is owned by the Company as treasury stock, if any, and all shares of
    Company Stock that are owned by Parent and any of its wholly owned
    Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and
    shall cease to exist, and no stock of Parent or other consideration shall be
    delivered in exchange therefor.

        (b)  CONVERSION OF COMPANY STOCK.  By virtue of the Merger and without
    any action on the part of the holder thereof:

        (i) each share of Company Common Stock, other than Dissenting Shares and
    shares canceled pursuant to Section 3.1(a), issued and outstanding
    immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and the
    holder of the Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive a number of
    validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Company Warrants equal to the
    Company Warrant Exchange Ratio (as defined below) (the "COMMON
    CONSIDERATION"), and

        (ii) each share of Company Class B Common Stock, other than shares
    canceled pursuant to Section 3.1(a), issued and outstanding immediately
    prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive a
    combination of (A) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
    shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Parent Common Exchange Ratio (as
    defined below), (B) a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
    shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal to the Parent Preferred Exchange
    Ratio (as defined below), and (C) a number of validly issued, fully paid and
    nonassessable Parent Warrants equal to the Parent Warrant Exchange Ratio (as
    defined below) ((A),(B) and (C) together, the "CLASS B CONSIDERATION").

The "COMPANY WARRANT EXCHANGE RATIO" shall be equal to 0.1920. The "PARENT
COMMON EXCHANGE RATIO" shall be equal to the quotient, rounded to the nearest
ten thousandth (or if there shall not be a nearest ten thousandth, the next
higher ten thousandth), obtained by dividing (i) (A) 35.00 less (B) the product
of (x) the Parent Preferred Exchange Ratio, and (y) 50, by (ii) the Parent Share
Price (as defined below); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for purposes of this
calculation, the Parent Share Price shall not be greater than $31.00 or less
than $23.00. The "PARENT PREFERRED EXCHANGE RATIO" shall be equal to the
quotient, rounded to the nearest ten thousandth (or if there shall not be a
nearest ten thousandth, the next higher thousandth), obtained by dividing
(A) 656,250,000 divided by the number of shares of Company Class B Common Stock
exchanged in the Merger (the "EXCHANGED CLASS B SHARE NUMBER"), by (B) 50. The
"PARENT WARRANT EXCHANGE RATIO" shall be equal to the Parent Warrant Exchange
Ratio

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corresponding to the Parent Share Price set forth on SCHEDULE A of EXHIBIT C
hereto. The "PARENT SHARE PRICE" shall be equal to the average of the daily
closing prices (as of 4:00 p.m. eastern time) per share of Parent Common Stock,
as applicable, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ") (as published
in The Wall Street Journal or, if not published therein or incorrectly published
therein, in another authoritative source mutually selected by Parent and the
Company) for the ten consecutive full trading days immediately preceding the
second full trading day prior to the date of the Election Deadline.

        (c)  TAX ADJUSTMENT OF CLASS B CONSIDERATION.  In the event that counsel
    for Parent, the Company and Stockholder reasonably determine (which
    determination shall be based on a Black-Scholes valuation using an
    appropriate volatility and risk-free interest rate as of the Closing Date)
    that the requirement of Section 368(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Code would not
    otherwise be satisfied with respect to the Merger, the Parent Warrant
    Exchange Ratio shall be reduced to the extent necessary, in the opinion of
    counsel to Parent, the Company and Stockholder, to satisfy such requirement,
    and the Parent Common Exchange Ratio shall be increased by an amount equal
    to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product of (A) the reduction in
    the Parent Warrant Exchange Ratio multiplied by (B) the Black-Scholes value
    of a Parent Warrant as of the Closing Date (assuming 40% volatility and a
    risk-free interest rate of 5.66%), by (ii) the average of the daily closing
    prices (as of 4:00 p.m. eastern time) per share of Parent Common Stock, as
    reported on Nasdaq (as published in The Wall Street Journal or, if not
    published therein or incorrectly published therein, in another authoritative
    source mutually selected by Parent and the Company) for the ten consecutive
    full trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
    that adjustments to the Parent Warrant Exchange Ratio in the manner provided
    above shall, in the opinion of counsel to Parent, the Company and
    Stockholder, be sufficient to cause the requirement of
    Section 368(a)(2)(E)(ii) to be satisfied.

        (d)  CONVERSION OF MERGER SUB COMMON STOCK.  All of the shares of common
    stock, par value $.01 per share, of Merger Sub (the "MERGER SUB COMMON
    STOCK") that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
    Time shall by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the
    holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive an aggregate number
    of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Company Class B Common Stock, par
    value $.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation equal to the Exchanged
    Class B Share Number, which shares of Company Class B Common Stock shall,
    following the Merger, have the same rights and characteristics as the
    Company Class B Common Stock possessed following the Recapitalization and
    immediately prior to the Merger.

        (e)  DISSENTING SHARES.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
    the contrary, with respect to each share of Company Stock as to which the
    holder thereof shall have properly complied with the provisions of Chapter
    23B.13 of the WBCA as to dissenters' rights (each a "DISSENTING SHARE"),
    such holder will be entitled to payment, solely from the Surviving
    Corporation, of the appraised value of such Dissenting Shares to the extent
    permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23B.13 of the
    WBCA; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (i) if any holder of Dissenting Shares, under
    the circumstances permitted by the WBCA, affirmatively withdraws his demand
    for appraisal of such Dissenting Shares, (ii) if any holder fails to
    establish his entitlement to rights to payment as provided in such Chapter
    23B.13, or (iii) if any holder of Dissenting Shares takes or fails to take
    any action the consequence of such action or failure is that such holder is
    not entitled to payment for his shares under Chapter 23B.13 of the WBCA,
    such holder will forfeit such right to payment for such Dissenting Shares
    pursuant to such Chapter 23B.13 and, such holder's certificate(s)
    representing Company Stock will remain outstanding, without any interest
    thereon or other value due. Any and all amounts paid by the Surviving
    Corporation to holders of Dissenting Shares shall be paid by the Surviving
    Corporation solely out of its cash on hand or its own borrowings. In no
    event shall Parent or any of its affiliates (other

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    than the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) provide, directly or
    indirectly, any funds to the Surviving Corporation in respect of payments to
    holders of Dissenting Shares or the repayment of such borrowings. The
    Company shall not settle any claim with respect to Dissenting Shares without
    the consent of Parent.

        (f)  ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS.  If, prior to the consummation of the
    Merger, the outstanding shares of Company Stock shall have been increased,
    decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of
    shares or securities as a result of a reorganization, recapitalization,
    reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other
    similar change in capitalization, in each case, other than the
    Recapitalization, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made
    to the Merger Consideration.

    Section 3.2  EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES.

        (a)  DEPOSIT WITH EXCHANGE AGENT.  As soon as practicable after the
    Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with a bank or trust company mutually
    agreeable to Parent and the Company (the "EXCHANGE AGENT"), pursuant to an
    agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the
    Company, certificates representing (1) shares of Parent Common Stock,
    (2) shares of Parent Preferred Stock and (3) Parent Warrants, in each case
    sufficient, in the good faith estimate of Parent, to effect the conversion
    of Company Stock in accordance with Section 3.1(b). Simultaneously with such
    deposit, the Company shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, pursuant to the
    same agreement certificates representing Company Warrants sufficient, in the
    good faith estimate of the Company, to effect the conversion of Company
    Stock in accordance with Section 3.1(b).


        (b)  EXCHANGE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES.  Parent shall cause the Exchange
    Agent to mail to each holder of record as of the Voting Record Date for the
    Shareholder Meeting as soon as practicable after the effective date of the
    Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement: (i) the Joint Prospectus/Proxy and
    Information Statement, (ii) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify
    that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
    certificates shall pass, only upon actual delivery of the certificates to
    the Exchange Agent) and (iii) instructions for effecting the surrender of
    the certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock (each a
    "CERTIFICATE") with respect of which the holder wishes to make an Election.
    Following the Merger, the former holders of Company Class B Shares shall be
    entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) a certificate representing that
    number of shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and Parent
    Warrants (together, the "PARENT SHARES") into which the shares of Company
    Stock previously represented by such Certificates are converted in
    accordance with Section 3.1(b), and (ii) cash in lieu of fractional Parent
    Shares to which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to
    Section 3.2(d) (the shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock,
    Parent Warrants and cash described in clauses (i) and (ii) above being
    referred to collectively as the "PARENT MERGER CONSIDERATION"). Following
    the Merger, each holder of Company Common Stock shall retain its
    Certificates and shall be entitled to receive in respect of each share of
    Company Common Stock (i) a certificate representing the Company Warrants to
    which the Shareholder has become entitled and (ii) cash in lieu of
    fractional Warrant Shares to which such holder has the right to receive
    pursuant to Section 3.2(d) (the Company Warrants and cash described in
    clause (ii) above being referred to collectively as the "COMPANY MERGER
    CONSIDERATION," and the Company Merger Consideration or the Parent Merger
    Consideration, as appropriate, being referred to as the "MERGER
    CONSIDERATION"). In the event the Merger Consideration is to be delivered to
    any person who is not the person in whose name the Certificate surrendered
    in exchange therefor is registered in the transfer records of the Company,
    the Merger Consideration may be delivered to a transferee if the Certificate
    is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to
    evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence satisfactory to the
    Exchange Agent that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid.
    Until surrendered as contemplated by this


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    Section 3.2, each Certificate (other than a certificate representing shares
    of Company Common Stock to be canceled in accordance with Section 3.1(a))
    shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the
    right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration contemplated
    by this Section 3.2. No interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash
    payable to holders of Certificates pursuant to provisions of this
    Article III.


        (c)  DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO UNEXCHANGED SHARES.  No dividends or
    other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect
    to Parent Shares with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid
    to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to Parent Shares
    represented thereby and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall
    be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 3.2(d) until the holder of
    record of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate. Subject to the
    effect of unclaimed property, escheat and other applicable laws, following
    surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the record holder
    of the certificates representing whole Parent Shares issued in exchange
    therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender, the amount of
    any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to
    which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 3.2(d) and the amount of
    dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
    theretofore paid with respect to such whole Parent Shares and (ii) at the
    appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions
    with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a
    payment date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole
    Parent Shares.

        (d)  NO FRACTIONAL SECURITIES.  In lieu of any fractional securities,
    each holder of Company Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to a
    fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and/or
    Parent Warrant, on the one hand, or Company Warrants, on the other hand,
    upon surrender of Certificates for exchange pursuant to this Article III
    will be paid an amount in cash (without interest) equal to such holder's
    proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale or sales in the
    open market by the Exchange Agent, on behalf of all such holders, of the
    aggregate fractional shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock
    and/or Parent Warrants or Company Warrants issued pursuant to this
    Article III. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, the
    Exchange Agent shall determine the excess of (i) (A) the number of full
    shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and/or Parent Warrants
    delivered to the Exchange Agent by Parent over (B) the aggregate number of
    full shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and/or Parent
    Warrants to be distributed to holders of Company Stock (such excess
    respectively being herein called the "EXCESS PARENT COMMON SHARES," the
    "EXCESS PARENT PREFERRED SHARES," the "EXCESS PARENT WARRANTS" and
    collectively, the "EXCESS PARENT SECURITIES"), and (ii) (A) the number of
    full Company Warrants delivered to the Exchange Agent by the Company over
    (B) the aggregate number of full Warrants to be distributed to holders of
    Company Stock (such excess respectively being herein called the "EXCESS
    COMPANY WARRANTS"). The Exchange Agent, as agent for the former holders of
    Company Stock, shall sell the Excess Parent Securities and the Excess
    Company Warrants at the prevailing prices on Nasdaq. The sales of the Excess
    Parent Securities and the Excess Company Warrants by the Exchange Agent
    shall be executed on the Nasdaq through one or more member firms of the
    Nasdaq and shall be executed in round lots to the extent practicable. Parent
    shall pay all commissions, transfer taxes and other out-of-pocket
    transaction costs, including the expenses and compensation of the Exchange
    Agent, incurred in connection with such sale of Excess Parent Securities and
    Excess Company Warrants. Until the net proceeds of such sale have been
    distributed to the former holders of Company Stock that were converted into
    the right to receive Parent Shares or Company Warrants, as applicable, the
    Exchange Agent will hold such proceeds in trust for such former holders. As
    soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash to be paid
    to former holders of Company Stock in lieu of any fractional interests of
    Parent Shares or Company Warrants, as

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    applicable, the Exchange Agent shall make available in accordance with this
    Agreement such amounts to such former holders.

        (e)  CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS.  If, after the Effective Time,
    Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall either
    (i) be canceled and exchanged for certificates representing the appropriate
    number of Parent Shares or (ii) returned together the appropriate number of
    Company Warrants, in each case, as provided in Section 3.1 and in this
    Section 3.2.

        (f)  TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE AGENT.  Any certificates representing
    Parent Shares deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 3.2(a)
    and not exchanged within six months after the Effective Time pursuant to
    this Section 3.2 shall be returned by the Exchange Agent to Parent, which
    shall thereafter act as Exchange Agent. All funds held by the Exchange Agent
    for payment to the holders of unsurrendered Certificates and unclaimed at
    the end of one year from the Effective Time shall be returned to Parent,
    after which time any holder of unsurrendered Certificates shall look as a
    general creditor only to Parent for payment of such funds to which such
    holder may be due, subject to applicable law.

        (g)  ESCHEAT.  The Company shall not be liable to any person for such
    shares or funds delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable
    abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

        (h)  LOST CERTIFICATES.  In the event any Certificate shall have been
    lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by
    the person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if
    reasonably required by Parent and the posting by such person of a bond in
    such amount as Parent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity
    against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
    certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen
    or destroyed certificate the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect
    thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

    Except as disclosed in the Company disclosure schedule delivered to Parent
concurrently herewith (the "COMPANY DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"), the Company hereby
represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

    Section 4.1  CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.  (a) The Company is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Washington. The
Company has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted,
and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the
properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified
would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term "MATERIAL ADVERSE
EFFECT" means, with respect to Parent or the Company, as the case may be, a
material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, results of operations
or financial condition of such entity and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or
(ii) the ability of such entity to timely consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. As used in this Agreement, the word "SUBSIDIARY" when used
with respect to any entity, means any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, or other organization, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, which is consolidated with such entity for financial reporting
purposes. True and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company (the "COMPANY CHARTER") and the By-Laws of the Company, as in effect as
of the date of this Agreement, have previously been made available by the
Company to Parent.

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    (b) Each Company Subsidiary (i) is duly organized and validly existing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (ii) is duly qualified to do
business and, where such status is recognized, in good standing in all
jurisdictions (whether federal, state, local or foreign) where its ownership or
leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires it to be so
qualified and in which the failure to be so qualified would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, and (iii) has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as now conducted.

    Section 4.2  CAPITALIZATION.  (a) The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (i) 120,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which, as
of June 29, 2001, 50,176,937 shares were issued and outstanding, and
(ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company (the "COMPANY PREFERRED STOCK" and, together with Company Common Stock,
the "COMPANY CAPITAL STOCK"), of which, as of June 29, 2001, no shares were
issued and outstanding. As of June 29, 2001, no shares of Company Common Stock
are held in the Company's treasury. As of June 29, 2001, no shares of Company
Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance, except for
16,027,262 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the
exercise of options outstanding under the 1999 Stock Option Plan, the 1999
Directors' Stock Option Plan and the 1999 Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the "COMPANY STOCK PLANS") and 796,781 shares of Company Common Stock reserved
for issuance pursuant to warrants (each warrant to acquire one share of Company
Common Stock, an "EXISTING COMPANY WARRANT"). All of the issued and outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof. As of the date of this Agreement,
except for the Company Stock Plans, the Company does not have and is not bound
by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights,
commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance
of any shares of the Company Capital Stock or any other equity securities of the
Company or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise
receive any shares of the Company Capital Stock. Since June 29, 2001, the
Company has not issued any shares of its capital stock or any securities
convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock, other than
pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options granted prior to such date.
The Company has previously provided Parent with a list of the Company option
holders as of the date hereof, the date each option to purchase Company Common
Stock was granted, the number of shares subject to each such option, the
expiration date of each such option and the price at which each such option may
be exercised under an applicable Company Stock Plan.

    (b) The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity ownership interests of each
of the Company's Subsidiaries, free and clear of any liens, pledges, charges,
encumbrances and security interests whatsoever ("LIENS"), and all of such shares
or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof. None of the Company's Subsidiaries
has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance
of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary
or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any
shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such Subsidiary.

    Section 4.3  AUTHORITY; NO VIOLATION.  (a) The Company has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized (including such
authorization as may be required so that no state anti-takeover statute or
similar statute or regulation, including, without limitation, Chapter 23B.19 of
the WBCA, is or becomes operative with Parent, its Affiliates or

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transferees, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) and this
Agreement has been duly and validly adopted by the Company's Board of Directors.
The Company's Board of Directors has directed that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the Recapitalization and the
Merger, the Articles Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination, be
submitted to the Company's shareholders for approval at the Shareholder Meeting
(as defined herein) and, except for the filing of the Articles Amendment and the
Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington
pursuant to the WBCA and the approval of this Agreement, the Articles Amendment
and the Shareholder Agreement Termination by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to approve this
Agreement, the Articles Amendment or the Shareholder Agreement Termination or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Recapitalization
and the Merger. The Company's Board of Directors has adopted this Agreement and
the Articles Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and recommends
that shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Recapitalization and the Merger, the Articles
Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

    (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor
compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will
(i) violate any provision of the Company Charter or the Company By-Laws, or
(ii) subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 4.4 and the
effectiveness of such filings and/or receipt of the consents and approvals in
connection therewith, (A) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or Injunction applicable to the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets
or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the
loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice
or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the
termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the
performance required by, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
respective properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under,
or require any payment under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may
be bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such
violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which, individually or in the
aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.


    Section 4.4  CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.  Except for (a) the filing of the
pre-merger notification report under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR ACT"), (b) the filing of any
required applications or notices with any state or foreign agencies and approval
of such applications and notices ("GOVERNMENT APPROVALS"), (c) the filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of (i) the Joint
Prospectus/Proxy Statement (as defined herein), and (ii) the Registration
Statements (as defined herein), (d) the filing of the Articles Amendment and the
filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Washington pursuant to the WBCA, (e) such filings and approvals as are required
to be made or obtained under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of various states
in connection with the issuance of the Parent Shares or Company Warrants
pursuant to this Agreement, (f) the filing of applications for the authorization
of quotation on Nasdaq (or if listing requirements of Nasdaq are not satisfied
or waived with respect to the Parent Preferred Stock, the Parent Warrants and
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eligible, on the American Stock Exchange or other exchange acceptable to Parent
and Stockholder (with respect to Parent Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants) and
the Company (with respect to the Company Warrants)) of the Parent Common Stock,
the Parent Preferred Stock, the Parent Warrants, the Company Warrants, and if
required by the SEC, the Company Class B Common Stock issued pursuant hereto and
the approvals thereof, and (g) the approval of this Agreement, the Articles
Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination by the requisite vote of the
shareholders of the Company, no consents or approvals of or filings or
registrations with any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality (each a "GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY") or third party are necessary in connection with (A) the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement and (B) the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby.


    Section 4.5  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  The Company has previously made
available to Parent copies of (a) the consolidated balance sheets (the "COMPANY
AUDITED BALANCE SHEETS") of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999
and June 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1999 and
June 30, 2000, as reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2000 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (as
defined herein) (such Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with the Company
Audited Balance Sheets, the "COMPANY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"), in each
case, accompanied by the audit report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
public accountants with respect to the Company, (b) the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and
the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000, as reported in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (the "COMPANY
SEPTEMBER 10-Q"), (c) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 2000, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2000 filed with the SEC
under the Exchange Act (the "COMPANY DECEMBER 10-Q"), (d) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31,
2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity
and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001, as reported in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31,
2001 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (the "COMPANY MARCH 10-Q"),
(e) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as of April 30, 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the month ended April 30, 2001 provided
to Parent prior to the date hereof (the "COMPANY APRIL FINANCIALS"), (f) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
May 31, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the month ended May 31, 2001 provided to
Parent prior to the date hereof (the "COMPANY MAY FINANCIALS"), and (g) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
June 30, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the month ended June 30, 2001 provided
to Parent prior to the date hereof (the "COMPANY JUNE FINANCIALS"). The Company
Audited Financial Statements, the Company September 10-Q, the Company
December 10-Q and the Company March 10-Q are referred to herein as the "COMPANY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS." The Company April Financials, the Company May Financials
and the Company June Financials (including the related notes, if any) fairly
present management's good faith estimate of the consolidated financial position
and consolidated results of operations, as the case may be, of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof or for the periods reflected therein,
and have been prepared consistent with the books and records of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and consistent with the Company's accounting policies and
procedures, each in a manner consistent with prior interim financial statements
of the Company.

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The Company Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable)
fairly present in all material respects the results of the consolidated
operations and changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and
its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates
therein set forth, subject to normal fiscal year-end audit adjustments in the
case of unaudited statements, which will not be material in amount; each of such
statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto; and each of such
statements (including the related notes, where applicable) has been prepared in
all material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") consistently applied during the periods involved,
except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto.
The books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are
being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other
applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual
transactions.

    Section 4.6  BROKER'S FEES.  Other than Morgan Stanley, neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker's fees,
commissions or finder's fees payable on behalf of the Company in connection with
the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement. A true and
complete copy of Morgan Stanley's engagement letter with respect to the
Transactions has been previously delivered to Parent.

    Section 4.7  ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.  (a) Except as publicly
disclosed in the Company Reports (as defined herein) filed prior to the date
hereof, since June 30, 2000, no event or events have occurred which have had or
would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.

    (b) Except as publicly disclosed in the Company Reports filed prior to the
date hereof, since June 30, 2000, the Company and its Subsidiaries have carried
on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course.

    (c) Except as described in the Company's proxy statement relating to its
2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has, since June 30, 2000, (i) except for such actions as are in the
ordinary course of business or except as required by applicable law,
(A) increased the wages, salaries, compensation, pension, or other fringe
benefits or perquisites payable to any executive officer, employee, or director
from the amount thereof in effect as of June 30, 2001, or (B) granted any
severance or termination pay, entered into any contract to make or grant any
severance or termination pay, or paid any bonuses (other than customary bonuses
for fiscal 2000) or (ii) suffered any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or other
labor disturbance which has had or will have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

    (d) From the period beginning on June 1, 2001 through the date hereof, the
Company has not granted any stock options to any director, officer, employee, or
independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at an exercise
price per share below the fair market value per share of the common stock of the
Company on the date the Company took all necessary corporate action to
effectuate such grant.

    Section 4.8  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  (a) Except as disclosed in the Company
Reports filed prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to the best of the
Company's knowledge, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other
proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any
nature against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or challenging the
validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which
would, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company.

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    (b) There is no Injunction, order, judgment, decree, or regulatory
restriction imposed upon the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the assets of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or will have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

    Section 4.9  TAXES AND TAX RETURNS.  (a) Except as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i) each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries has duly and timely filed all federal, state,
foreign and local information returns and Tax Returns (as defined herein)
required to be filed by it and has duly paid or made adequate provision for the
payment of all Taxes (as defined herein) and other governmental charges which
have been incurred or are due or claimed to be due from it by federal, state,
foreign or local taxing authorities (including, without limitation, if and to
the extent applicable, those due in respect of its properties, income, business,
capital stock, deposits, franchises, licenses, sales and payrolls), (ii) all
such Tax Returns are accurate and complete (it being understood that no
representation is being made as to the accuracy of the amount of net operating
loss carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, tax
bases of assets or any similar tax attributes of the Company or any Subsidiary),
(iii) there are no disputes pending, or claims asserted for, Taxes or
assessments upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which the Company
does not have adequate reserves, (iv) proper and accurate amounts have been
withheld by the Company and its Subsidiaries from their employees for all prior
periods in compliance with the tax withholding provisions of applicable federal,
state and local laws, (v) federal, state and local Tax Returns have been filed
by the Company and its Subsidiaries for all periods for which Tax Returns were
due with respect to income tax withholding, Social Security and unemployment
Taxes, (vi) the amounts shown on such federal, state or local Tax Returns to be
due and payable have been paid in full or adequate provision therefor has been
included by the Company in its consolidated financial statements, and
(vii) there are no Tax Liens upon any property or assets of the Company or its
Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the
statutory period of limitation applicable to any Taxes of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries for any period. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has filed a consent to the application of Section 341(f) of the Code. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a "distributing corporation" or
a "controlled corporation" in a distribution intended to qualify under
Section 355(a) of the Code within the past five years. Other than the 1999 Tax
Allocation Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or arrangement.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return (other
than the affiliated group of which the Company is the common parent) or has any
liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company or its
Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law).

    (b) As used in this Agreement, the term "TAX" or "TAXES" means all federal,
state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, AD
VALOREM, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll,
employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup
withholding, and other taxes, charges, levies or like assessments together with
all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon, and the term "TAX
RETURN" means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information
return or statement relating to Taxes.

    (c) No disallowance of a deduction under Section 162(m) of the Code for
employee remuneration of any amount paid or payable by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company under any contract, plan, program, arrangement or
understanding will have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.

    Section 4.10  EMPLOYEES.  (a) Promptly following the date hereof, the
Company will deliver to Parent a true and complete list of each material
employee or director benefit plan, arrangement or agreement that is maintained,
or contributed to, as of the date of this Agreement (the "COMPANY BENEFIT
PLANS") by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

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    (b) The Company has heretofore made or promptly following the date hereof
will make available to Parent true and complete copies of each of the Company
Benefit Plans and (i) the actuarial report for such Company Benefit Plan (if
applicable) for each of the last two years, (ii) the most recent determination
letter from the IRS (if applicable) for such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the
summary plan description for such Company Benefit Plan (if any), and (iv) the
Form 5500 for such Company Benefit Plan (if applicable) for each of the last two
years.

    (c)(i) Each of the Company Benefit Plans has been operated and administered
in all material respects in compliance with applicable laws, including, but not
limited to, ERISA (as defined herein) and the Code, (ii) each of the Company
Benefit Plans intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of
the Code is so qualified, and there are no existing circumstances or any events
that have occurred that would be reasonably expected to affect adversely the
qualified status of any such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) no Company Benefit Plan
is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (iv) no Company Benefit Plan provides benefits,
including, without limitation, death or medical benefits (whether or not
insured), with respect to current or former employees or directors of Company or
its Subsidiaries beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other
than (A) coverage mandated by applicable law, (B) death benefits or retirement
benefits under any "employee pension plan" (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of the Employee Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
(C) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, or (D) benefits the full cost of which is borne by
the current or former employee or director (or his beneficiary), (v) no material
liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, its
Subsidiaries or any trade or business, whether or not incorporated (a "COMPANY
ERISA AFFILIATE"), which together with the Company would be deemed a "single
employer" within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA that has not been
satisfied in full, and no condition exists that presents a material risk to the
Company, its Subsidiaries or any Company ERISA Affiliate of incurring a material
liability thereunder, (vi) no Company Benefit Plan is a "multiemployer pension
plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), (vii) all
contributions or other amounts payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries as of
the Effective Time with respect to each Company Benefit Plan in respect of
current or prior plan years have been paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP
and, if applicable, Section 412 of the Code, (viii) none of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or, to the Company's knowledge, any other person, including any
fiduciary, has engaged in a transaction in connection with which the Company,
its Subsidiaries or any Company Benefit Plan will be subject to either a
material civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 409 or 502(i) of ERISA or a
material Tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code, and (ix) to
the best knowledge of the Company there are no pending, threatened or
anticipated claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or
against any of the Company Benefit Plans or any trusts related thereto that will
have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.

    (d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event) (i) result (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional acts or events) in any payment (including, without
limitation, any severance or "excess parachute payments" (within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code), forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) becoming
due to any director or any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Company Benefit Plan or
otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Company
Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or
vesting of any such benefits.

    Section 4.11  SEC REPORTS.  The Company has previously made available to
Parent an accurate and complete copy of each (a) final registration statement,
prospectus, report, schedule and definitive proxy statement filed by the Company
with the SEC since January 1, 1999 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT") (the "COMPANY REPORTS") and prior to the date
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mailed by the Company to its shareholders since January 1, 1999 and prior to the
date hereof, and no such Company Report or communication, as of the date
thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, except that information as of a later date (but before the date
hereof) shall be deemed to modify information as of an earlier date. Since
January 1, 1999, as of their respective dates, all the Company Reports filed
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act complied in all material respects
with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

    Section 4.12  COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.  Except as disclosed in the
Company Reports filed prior to the date hereof, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries hold all material licenses, franchises, permits and authorizations
necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses under and
pursuant to each, and have complied in all material respects with and are not in
default in any material respect under any, applicable law, statute, order, rule,
regulation, policy and/or guideline of any Governmental Entity relating to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except where the failure to hold such
license, franchise, permit or authorization or such noncompliance or default
will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.

    Section 4.13  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; EMPLOYEE
RESTRICTIONS.  (a) All material (i) copyrights, including copyright
registrations and copyright applications, (ii) trademarks, including trademark
registrations and applications for registration, (iii) patents and patent
applications, (iv) service marks, including service mark registrations and
applications for registration, (v) trade names, (vi) Internet domain names,
(vii) databases, (viii) computer programs, including source code, object code,
algorithms, structure, display screens, layouts, development tools,
instructions, templates, and computer software user interfaces, (ix) know-how,
(x) trade secrets, (xi) customer lists, (xii) proprietary technology,
(xiii) processes and formulae, (xiv) marketing materials created by the Company
or its Subsidiaries, (xv) inventions, (xvi) trade dress, (xvii) logos and
(xviii) designs (collectively, "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") used by the Company or
its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses (collectively, "COMPANY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") are owned by the Company or such Subsidiaries by
operation of law, or have been validly assigned to the Company or such
Subsidiaries ("COMPANY OWNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") or the Company otherwise
has the right to use such Intellectual Property in its business as currently
conducted ("COMPANY LICENSED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"). The Company Intellectual
Property is sufficient to carry on the business of the Company as presently
conducted. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has exclusive ownership of all
Company Owned Intellectual Property used by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or
is entitled to use all Company Licensed Intellectual Property, in the Company's
business as presently conducted, subject, in the case of Company Licensed
Intellectual Property, to the terms of the license agreements covering such
Company Licensed Intellectual Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries, and to
the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto are not in material
breach of any of the license agreements covering the Company Licensed
Intellectual Property. The present business activities or products of the
Company do not infringe any Intellectual Property of others ("THIRD PARTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"), except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company. To its knowledge, the Company has not received any notice or other
claim from any third party asserting that any of the Company's present
activities infringe or may infringe any Third Party Intellectual Property of
such third party.

    (b) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or as
disclosed in the Company Reports filed prior to the date hereof, (i) the Company
has the right to use all trade secrets, customer lists, hardware designs,
programming processes, software and other information material to its business
as presently conducted, (ii) the Company has taken all reasonable measures in
accordance with customary industry practice to protect and preserve the security
and confidentiality of its trade secrets and other confidential information,
(iii) to the knowledge of the Company, all trade secrets and other confidential
information of the Company that are material to its business are not part of the
public domain or knowledge, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, have they been
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by any person having an obligation to maintain such trade secrets or other
confidential information in confidence for the Company; and (iv) to the
knowledge of the Company, no employee or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has used any trade secrets or other confidential information of any
other person in the course of their work for the Company or such Subsidiary.

    (c) To the knowledge of the Company, no university or government agency
(whether federal or state) has any claim of right to or ownership in the Company
Owned Intellectual Property. The Company is not aware of any material
infringement, dilution or misappropriation by others of the Company Owned
Intellectual Property, or any material violation of the confidentiality of any
of its proprietary information. To the Company's knowledge, the Company is not
making unlawful use of any confidential information or trade secrets of any past
or present employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

    Section 4.14  CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  (a) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding (whether written or oral) (i) which is a "material contract" (as
such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to be
performed after the date of this Agreement that has not been filed or
incorporated by reference in the Company Reports, (ii) which materially
restricts the conduct of any line of business by the Company or upon
consummation of the Transactions will restrict the conduct of any line of
business by Parent, or Parent's Subsidiaries or the ability of Parent or any of
Parent's Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business, (iii) which upon
consummation of the Transactions will subject any of the Company or any of its
affiliates to any exclusivity arrangements with or to a labor union or guild
(including any collective bargaining agreement), or (vi) (other than any plan or
agreement covered by Section 4.10 hereof) any of the benefits of which will be
increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the
occurrence of any shareholder approval or the consummation of the Transactions,
or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each contract,
arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this
Section 4.14(a), together with any material license or contract relating to
Company Intellectual Property, whether or not set forth in the Company
Disclosure Schedule, is referred to herein as a "COMPANY CONTRACT," and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of, or has received notice of, any
violation of the above by any of the other parties thereto which will have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

    (b)(i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and in full force and effect, (ii) the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has in all material respects performed all
obligations required to be performed by it to date under each Company Contract,
except where such noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, will
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and (iii) no event or
condition exists which constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both,
will constitute, a material default on the part of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under any such Company Contract, except for such defaults, which,
either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company.

    Section 4.15  UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.  Except for those liabilities that
are disclosed in the footnotes to or reserved against on the Company March 10-Q
and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, since March 31, 2001, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has incurred any liability of any nature whatsoever (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due)
that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or will have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.

    Section 4.16  INSURANCE.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have in effect
insurance coverage with reputable insurers or are self-insured, which, in
respect of amounts, premiums, types and risks insured, constitutes reasonably
adequate coverage against all risks customarily insured against by companies and
their Subsidiaries in the same or similar lines of business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and comparable in size and operations to the Company and its
Subsidiaries.

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    Section 4.17  ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.  There are no legal, administrative,
arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions, causes of action, private
environmental investigations or remediation activities or governmental
investigations of any nature seeking to impose, or that reasonably could result
in the imposition, on the Company of any liability or obligation arising under
common law or under any local, state or federal environmental statute,
regulation or ordinance including, without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
("CERCLA"), pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against the
Company, which liability or obligation will have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To the knowledge of the
Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such proceeding, claim, action or
governmental investigation that would impose any liability or obligation that
will have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company. The Company is not subject to any agreement, order, judgment,
decree, letter or memorandum by or with any court, governmental authority,
regulatory agency or third party imposing any liability or obligation with
respect to the foregoing that will have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

    Section 4.18  STATE TAKEOVER LAWS.  The Company's Board of Directors has
approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for purposes of Chapter
23B.19 of the WBCA such that the provisions of Section 23B.19.040 of the WBCA
will not apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or to Parent or any of their affiliates or transferees.

    Section 4.19  CERTAIN TAX MATTERS.  As of the date of this Agreement, the
Company has no reason to believe that either the Recapitalization or the Merger,
taking into account all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will
not constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.

    Section 4.20  REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.  None of the information supplied or
to be supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement will, at the time such Registration
Statement becomes effective, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time prior to the
date of the Shareholder Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, any event with
respect to the Company, its officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries
shall occur which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a
supplement to the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify Parent
thereof by reference to this Section 4.20 and such event shall be so described.
Any such amendment or supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as
and to the extent required by law, disseminated to the shareholders of the
Company, and such amendment or supplement shall comply in all material respects
with all provisions of the Securities Act.

    Section 4.21  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.  Except as set forth in the
Company Reports, there are no material transactions, agreements, arrangements or
understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and any affiliate thereof (including without limitation, Stockholder and its
other Subsidiaries), but not including any wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Company, on the other hand, other than employment or other compensation
arrangements relating to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries ("COMPANY
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS").

    Section 4.22  OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS.  The Company's Board of
Directors has received the opinion, dated as of the date hereof, of Morgan
Stanley to the effect that the consideration to be received by holders of
Company Common Stock (other than Stockholder) in the Merger, which consideration
shall be at the election of such shareholder as provided herein, is fair to such
holders from a financial point of view.

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                                   ARTICLE V
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

    Except as disclosed in the Parent disclosure schedule delivered to the
Company and Stockholder concurrently herewith (the "PARENT DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE"), Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

    Section 5.1  CORPORATE ORGANIZATION OF PARENT.  Parent is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. True and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of Parent have previously been made available by Parent to the Company.

    Section 5.2  CORPORATE ORGANIZATION OF MERGER SUB, USA MEDIA CORP. AND USA
MEDIA, LLC. (a) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of Washington. True and complete copies of the
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Merger Sub have previously been made
available by Parent to the Company. Merger Sub has no Subsidiaries or
investments in any entity.

    (b) USA Media Corp. is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. True and complete copies
of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of USA Media Corp. have
previously been made available by Parent to the Company. USA Media Corp. has no
Subsidiaries or investments in any entity other than a 1% interest in USA Media,
LLC.

    (c) USA Media, LLC is a limited liability company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. True and
complete copies of the Certificate of Formation and the limited liability
company agreement of USA Media, LLC, which shall not be amended without the
prior consent of the Company, has previously been made available by Parent to
the Company. USA Media, LLC has no Subsidiaries or investments in any entity.

    Section 5.3  CAPITALIZATION.  (a) The authorized capital stock of Parent
consists of (i) 1,600,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which, as of
June 30, 2001, 312,572,993 shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) 400,000,000
shares of Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Parent ("PARENT
CLASS B COMMON STOCK" and together with Parent Common Stock, "PARENT CAPITAL
STOCK"), of which, as of June 30, 2001, 63,033,452 shares were issued and
outstanding, and (iii) 15,000,000 shares, par value $.01 per share, of Preferred
Stock, of which, as of June 30, 2001, no shares were issued and outstanding. As
of June 30, 2001, not more than 6,352,311 shares of Parent Common Stock and no
shares of Parent Class B Common Stock are held in Parent's treasury. As of
June 30, 2001, no shares of Parent Capital Stock were reserved for issuance,
except for (i) 181,366,238 shares of Parent Common Stock and 146,570,000 shares
of Parent Class B Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exchange of shares
of USANi LLC, (ii) 31,620,064 shares of Parent Common Stock and 1,596,544 shares
of Parent Class B Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exchange of shares
of Home Shopping Network, Inc., (iii) 1,137,498 shares of Parent Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon the conversion of Parent's 7% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due July 1, 2003, (iv) 83,492,226 shares of Parent
Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock
options under various stock option plans of Parent, (v) 167,994 shares of Parent
Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants,
and (vi) 419,500 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance under
various restricted stock grants. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
Parent and Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid, nonassessable and, except as set forth in the Parent Reports (as defined
herein), free of preemptive rights. Except in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby or as disclosed in the Parent Reports, as
of June 30, 2001, Parent does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character

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calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other
equity securities thereof or any securities representing the right to purchase
or otherwise receive any shares of such capital stock other than as set forth in
Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or this Section 5.3. When issued
in accordance with Article III hereof, all of the shares of Parent Common Stock,
Parent Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants issuable under Article III hereof
shall be duly authorized and validly issued free and clear of any liens or
encumbrances, fully paid, nonassessable and, except as set forth in the
Investment Agreement, dated October 19, 1997, as amended, among Universal
Studios, Inc., Parent, Home Shopping Network, Inc. and Liberty Media Corporation
(the "INVESTMENT AGREEMENT"), free of preemptive rights, with no personal
liability attaching to the ownership thereof. When issued in accordance with the
Warrants, all of the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants shall be duly authorized and validly issued free and clear of any liens
or encumbrances, fully paid, nonassessable and, except as set forth in the
Investment Agreement, free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof. Parent has reserved for issuance all of the
shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and
issuable under Article III hereof and has reserved for issuance all of the
shares of Parent Preferred Stock issuable under Article III hereof.

    (b) The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of Merger Sub are owned by Parent free and clear of any Liens. All of the issued
and outstanding shares of Merger Sub have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. Merger Sub does not have
and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance
of any shares of capital stock or any other equity securities thereof or any
securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of
such capital stock. As of the date hereof, no shares of capital stock of Merger
Sub were reserved for issuance.

    (c) The authorized capital stock of USA Media Corp. consists of 1,000 shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of USA Media Corp. are owned by Parent free and clear of any Liens. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of USA Media Corp. have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership
thereof. USA Media Corp. does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any
character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or
any other equity securities thereof or any securities representing the right to
purchase or otherwise receive any shares of such capital stock. As of the date
hereof, no shares of capital stock of USA Media Corp. were reserved for
issuance.

    (d) Parent owns 99% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of
USA Media, LLC, free and clear of any Liens. All of the issued and outstanding
membership interests of USA Media, LLC have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. USA Media, LLC does not
have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or
issuance of any additional membership interests or any other equity securities
thereof or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise
receive any such membership interests. As of the date hereof, no membership
interests of USA Media, LLC were reserved for issuance.

    Section 5.4  AUTHORITY; NO VIOLATION.  (a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized and this
Agreement has been duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors of each of
Parent and

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Merger Sub and approved by Parent as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub. Except
for the matters contemplated by Articles I and II of this Agreement, no other
corporate proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub are necessary to
approve this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and
Merger Sub and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and
Merger Sub, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms (except as may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable
remedies).

    (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent
and Merger Sub, nor the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the
terms or provisions hereof, will violate any provision of the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Articles of Incorporation or
bylaws of Merger Sub or, subject to the making of the filings referred to in
Section 4.4 and the effectiveness of such filings and/or receipt of the consents
and approvals in connection therewith, violate any statute, code, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or Injunction applicable to
violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ,
decree or Injunction applicable to Parent or Merger Sub.

    Section 5.5  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  Parent has previously made available to
the Company copies of (i) the consolidated balance sheets (the "PARENT AUDITED
BALANCE SHEETS") of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
December 31, 2000 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999
and December 31, 2000, as reported in Parent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed with the SEC under the Exchange
Act (such Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with the Parent Audited Balance
Sheets, the "PARENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"), in each case, accompanied by
the audit report of Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants with
respect to Parent and (ii) the consolidated balance sheets of Parent and its
Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period ended March 31,
2001, as reported in Parent's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months
ended March 31, 2001 filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (the "PARENT
MARCH 10-Q"). The Parent Audited Financial Statements and the Parent March 10-Q
are referred to herein as the "PARENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS." The Parent
March 10-Q (including the related notes, where applicable) fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated financial
results of operations, as the case may be, of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of
the date thereof or for the period reflected therein and has been prepared
consistent with the books and records of Parent and its Subsidiaries, and have
been prepared consistent with Parent's accounting policies and procedures, each
in a manner consistent with prior interim financial statements of Parent. The
Parent Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable)
fairly present in all material respects the results of the consolidated
operations and changes in stockholders' equity and consolidated financial
position of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as
of the respective dates therein set forth, subject to normal fiscal year-end
audit adjustments in the case of unaudited statements, which will not be
material in amount; each of such statements (including the related notes, where
applicable) complies in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto; and each of such statements (including the related notes, where
applicable) has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as
indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto. The books and records of
Parent and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material
respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting
requirements and reflect only actual transactions.

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    Section 5.6  CONSENTS AND APPROVALS.  Except for (a) the filing of the
pre-merger notification report under the HSR Act, (b) Government Approvals,
(c) the filing with the SEC of (i) the Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement, (ii) a
Registration Statement of Parent on Form S-4 with respect to shares of Parent
Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants (and shares of Parent
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Parent Preferred Stock and exercise
of the Parent Warrants) which may be issued to shareholders of the Company in
the Merger (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "PARENT
REGISTRATION STATEMENT"), (iii) a Registration Statement of the Company on
Form S-4 with respect to the shares of the Company Class B Common Stock to be
issued to shareholders of the Company in the Recapitalization (together with any
amendments or supplements thereto, the "COMPANY S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT"),
(iv) a Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 with respect to the
Company Warrants (and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants) which may be issued to holders of Company options in the Distribution
(together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "COMPANY S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT" and together with the Parent Registration Statement and
the Company S-4 Registration Statement, the "33 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENTS"),
(v) a Registration Statement of Parent filed pursuant to the Exchange Act with
respect to the Parent Preferred Stock and the Parent Warrants, and (vi) a
Registration Statement of the Company filed pursuant to the Exchange Act with
respect to the Company Warrants (the Registration Statements referred to in
clauses (v) and (vi), the "34 ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENTS" and together with the
33 Act Registration Statements, the "REGISTRATION STATEMENTS"), (d) the filing
of the Articles Amendment and the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State
of the State of Washington pursuant to the WBCA, (e) such filings and approvals
as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws
of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of Parent Common
Stock, Parent Preferred Stock, Parent Warrants and Company Warrants pursuant to
this Agreement, (f) the filing of applications for the authorization of
quotation on Nasdaq (or if listing requirements of Nasdaq are not satisfied or
waived with respect to the Parent Preferred Stock, the Parent Warrants and the
Company Warrants, the authorization of listing, if eligible, on the American
Stock Exchange or other exchange acceptable to Parent and Stockholder) of the
Parent Common Stock, the Parent Preferred Stock, the Parent Warrants, the
Company Warrants, and if required, the Class B Common Stock issued pursuant
hereto and the approvals thereof, and (g) the approval of this Agreement, the
Articles Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination by the requisite
vote of the shareholders of the Company, and (h) consents and approvals
previously obtained, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations
with any Governmental Entity or third party are necessary in connection with
(A) the execution and delivery by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement and
(B) the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated
hereby.


    Section 5.7  CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.  Merger Sub is a corporation formed solely
for the purpose of consummating the Transactions and the other Transactions
contemplated hereby and has not engaged in any business activity except as
contemplated by this Agreement.

    Section 5.8  BROKER'S FEES.  Other than Allen & Company Incorporated,
neither Parent nor Merger Sub nor any of their respective officers, directors or
affiliates has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with the Merger or
related transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

    Section 5.9  SEC REPORTS.  Parent has previously made available to the
Company an accurate and complete copy of each (a) final registration statement,
prospectus, report, schedule and definitive proxy statement filed by Parent with
the SEC since January 1, 1999 pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act
(the "PARENT REPORTS") and prior to the date hereof and (b) communication mailed
by Parent to its shareholders since January 1, 1999 and prior to the date
hereof, and no such Parent Report or communication, as of the date thereof,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
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information as of a later date (but before the date hereof) shall be deemed to
modify information as of an earlier date. Since January 1, 1999, as of their
respective dates, all the Parent Reports filed under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act complied in all material respects with the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

    Section 5.10  CERTAIN TAX MATTERS.  As of the date of this Agreement, Parent
has no reason to believe that either the Recapitalization or the Merger, taking
into account all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will not
constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Neither Parent nor any affiliate of Parent has any plan or intention to cause
the Surviving Corporation within five years of the Effective Time to (i) cancel
or redeem any shares of Company Class B Common Stock of the Surviving
Corporation, (ii) otherwise reduce the number of outstanding shares of Company
Class B Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation, or (iii) alter the voting
rights of such shares of Company Class B Common Stock in relation to the voting
rights of shares of other classes of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

    Section 5.11  REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.  None of the information supplied or
to be supplied by Parent in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference
in either of the Registration Statements will, at the time any Registration
Statement or become effective, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time prior to the
date of the Shareholder Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, any event with
respect to Parent, its officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries shall
occur which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to
the Registration Statements, Parent shall notify the Company thereof by
reference to this Section 5.11 and such event shall be so described. Any such
amendment or supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as and to the
extent required by law, disseminated to the shareholders of Parent, and such
amendment or supplement shall comply in all material respects with all
provisions of the Securities Act.

    Section 5.12  ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.  Except as publicly
disclosed in the Parent Reports filed prior to the date hereof, since
December 31, 2001, no event or events have occurred which have had or would
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

    Section 5.13  AGREEMENTS WITH STOCKHOLDER.  Other than as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions and other than business
agreements that are on an arm's-length basis, there are no material contracts,
arrangements, commitments or understandings (whether written or oral) between
Parent or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Stockholder and its Affiliates
(other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), on the other hand.

    Section 5.14  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  Except as disclosed in the Parent Reports
filed prior to the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to any, and there are no pending or, to the best of Parent's knowledge,
threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims,
actions or governmental or regulatory investigations of any nature against
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or challenging the validity or propriety of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case which would,
either individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER

    Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company as follows:

Section 6.1  CORPORATE ORGANIZATION OF STOCKHOLDER AND HOLDINGS.  Stockholder is
a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Washington. Holdings is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.

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    Section 6.2  AUTHORITY; NO VIOLATION.  (a) Each of Stockholder and Holdings
has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Transactions, have been duly and validly authorized and this
Agreement has been duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors of
Stockholder and Holdings. Except for the matters contemplated by Articles I and
II of this Agreement, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Stockholder
or Holdings are necessary to approve this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Stockholder and Holdings and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Stockholder and Holdings, enforceable against
Stockholder in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

    (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder or
Holdings, nor the consummation by Stockholder or Holdings of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Stockholder or Holdings with any of the
terms or provisions hereof, will violate any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation of Stockholder or Holdings or, subject to the making of the
filings referred to in Section 4.4 and the effectiveness of such filings and/or
receipt of the consents and approvals in connection therewith, violate any
statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or
Injunction applicable to Stockholder or Holdings.

    Section 6.3  BROKER'S FEES.  Neither Stockholder nor Holdings nor any of
their respective officers, directors or affiliates (other than the Company) has
employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker's fees,
commissions or finder's fees in connection with the Merger or related
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which any of the Company, Parent
or any of their respective Subsidiaries would be liable.

    Section 6.4  CERTAIN TAX MATTERS.  As of the date of this Agreement,
Stockholder has no reason to believe that either the Recapitalization or the
Merger, taking into account all of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, will not constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.

    Section 6.5  REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.  None of the information supplied or
to be supplied by Stockholder or Holdings in writing for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement will, at the time such
Registration Statement becomes effective, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any
time prior to the date of the Shareholder Meeting, or any adjournment thereof,
any event with respect to Stockholder, its officers and directors or any of its
Subsidiaries shall occur which is required to be described in an amendment of,
or a supplement to a Registration Statement, Stockholder shall notify Parent
thereof by reference to this Section 6.5 and such event shall be so described.

    Section 6.6  AGREEMENTS WITH PARENT.  Other than as expressly contemplated
by this Agreement and the Transactions and other than business agreements that
are on an arm's-length basis, there are no material contracts, arrangements,
commitments or understandings (whether written or oral) between Parent or its
Affiliates, on the one hand, and Stockholder and its Affiliates (other than the
Company and its Subsidiaries), on the other hand.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                     CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

    Section 7.1  CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PRIOR TO THE MERGER CLOSING.  Commencing
upon execution of this Agreement and continuing through to the Closing, except
as expressly contemplated or permitted

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by this Agreement or as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to (a) conduct its business in
the ordinary course consistent with past practices, (b) use reasonable best
efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and
advantageous business relationships, (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to
retain the services of its key officers and key employees, and (d) take no
action which would adversely affect or delay the ability of any of the parties
from obtaining any necessary approvals of any regulatory agency or other
governmental authority required for the transactions contemplated hereby,
performing its covenants and agreements under this Agreement or consummating the
transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise delay or prohibit consummation of
the Transactions.

    Section 7.2  FORBEARANCES.  (a) Commencing upon execution of this Agreement
and continuing through to the Closing, except as set forth in the Company
Disclosure Schedule or as disclosed prior to the date hereof in the Company
Reports and, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, none of the
Company, and Merger Sub shall, and the Company shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to without the prior written consent of the other parties to this
Agreement (provided that the consent of Parent shall be deemed to be the consent
of Merger Sub):

        (i) other than for short-term indebtedness not to exceed $50 million in
    the aggregate, incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, assume, guarantee,
    endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for the
    obligations of any other individual, corporation or other entity, or make
    any loan or advance;

        (ii) (a) except for the Recapitalization, adjust, split, combine or
    reclassify any capital stock;

           (b) make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution
       on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or
       encumber, any shares of its capital stock or any securities or
       obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible
       only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into
       or exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock, except in connection
       with cashless exercises or similar transactions pursuant to the exercise
       of stock options issued and outstanding as of the date hereof under the
       Company Stock Plans;

           (c) grant any individual, corporation or other entity any right to
       acquire any shares of its capital stock, other than (A) individual option
       grants issued pursuant to the Company Stock Plans to acquire up to an
       aggregate of 50,000 shares of Company Common Stock to employees,
       (B) individual option grants issued pursuant to the Company Stock Plans
       to acquire up to an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Company Common Stock
       made in the ordinary course of business to new employee hires, which in
       any calendar month shall not exceed 100,000 shares, and (C) automatic
       grants to directors of the Company in the ordinary course of business
       consistent with past practice; or

           (d) issue any additional shares of capital stock except pursuant to
       (A) the exercise of stock options under the Company Stock Plans, as the
       case may be, issued and outstanding as of the date hereof (and any
       additional options granted pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(ii)(c)(A)),
       (B) the operation of the Company's 401(k) plan, and (D) the operation of
       the Company's employee stock purchase plan.

        (iii) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of
    its material properties or assets to any individual, corporation or other
    entity, other than to a wholly owned Subsidiary, or cancel, release or
    assign any indebtedness to any such person or any claims held by any such
    person, except pursuant to contracts or agreements in force at the date of
    this Agreement;

        (iv) except pursuant to contracts or agreements in force at the date of
    this Agreement or investments in treasury-grade securities made in the
    ordinary course, make any material investment or acquisition, whether by
    purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property
    transfers, or purchase of any property or assets of any other individual,
    corporation or other entity other than a Subsidiary thereof;

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        (v) except for transactions in the ordinary course of business (which
    shall include the relocation, or opening or closing, of call centers),
    terminate, or amend or waive any material provision of, any Company
    Contract, as the case may be, or make any material change in any instrument
    or agreement governing the terms of any lease or contract other than normal
    renewals of contracts and leases without material adverse changes of terms,
    or its securities;

        (vi) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
    practice, or to the extent required by law or an existing agreement,
    increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any of its
    employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or service
    providers, pay any pension, severance or retirement benefits not required by
    any existing plan or agreement to any such employees, directors,
    consultants, independent contractors or service providers or enter into,
    amend, alter or commit itself to any pension, retirement, profit-sharing,
    bonus or other employee benefit or welfare benefit plan, policy, arrangement
    or agreement or employment or consulting agreement with or for the benefit
    of any employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or service
    provider or accelerate the vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions with
    respect to, any stock options or other stock-based compensation or cause the
    funding of any rabbi trust or similar arrangement;

        (vii) settle any material claim, action or proceeding involving money
    damages;

        (viii) amend its certificate of incorporation or its bylaws;

        (ix) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to
    result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this
    Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect at any time prior
    to the Effective Time, or in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
    in Article IX not being satisfied or in a violation of any provision of this
    Agreement;

        (x) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
    practice, (i) sell or enter into any material license agreement with respect
    to any Company Intellectual Property used by it in its business with any
    person or entity or buy or enter into any material license agreement with
    respect to Third Party Intellectual Property of any person or entity;
    (ii) sell or transfer to any person or entity any material rights to any
    Company Intellectual Property Rights used by it in its business; or
    (iii) enter into or materially amend any Company Contract, as the case may
    be, pursuant to which any other party is granted marketing or distribution
    rights of any type or scope with respect to any material products of its or
    any of its Subsidiaries;

        (xi) enter into any "non-compete" or similar agreement that would
    materially restrict the businesses of the Surviving Corporation or its
    Subsidiaries following consummation of the Transactions or that would in any
    way restrict the businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries (excluding the
    Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries);

        (xii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution,
    merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other
    reorganization of such entity (other than the Transactions);

        (xiii) implement or adopt any change in its accounting principles,
    practices or methods, other than as consistent with or as may be required by
    GAAP or regulatory guidelines;

        (xiv) settle or compromise any material liability for Taxes, make any
    material Tax election or change any method of accounting for Tax purposes;

        (xv) except pursuant to the terms of Company Affiliate Transactions as
    disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof, enter into any new, or amend
    or otherwise alter any current, Company Affiliate Transaction; or

        (xvi) agree to take, make any commitment to take, or adopt any
    resolutions of its board of directors in support of, any of the actions
    prohibited by this Section 7.2.

    (b) Commencing upon execution of this Agreement and continuing through to
the Closing, each party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause
the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any action, cause any action
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any commercially reasonable action to fail to be taken, which action or failure
to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company Recapitalization or
the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                             ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS


    Section 8.1  REGULATORY MATTERS.  (a) As promptly as practicable after the
date hereof, Parent and the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, the
Registration Statements, which will contain (i) the prospectus of Parent
relating to the shares of Parent Common Stock (including shares issuable upon
conversion of Parent Preferred Stock and exercise of Parent Warrants), shares of
Parent Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants to be issued in the Merger, (ii) the
prospectus of the Company relating to shares of Company Class B Common Stock to
be issued in the Recapitalization, (iii) the prospectus of the Company relating
to the Company Warrants (and the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon
conversion thereof) to be issued in the Distribution, and (iv) the proxy
statement of the Company relating to the Shareholder Meeting (collectively, the
"JOINT PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT"). Each of Parent and the Company shall use
their respective reasonable best efforts to have each Registration Statement
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after
such filing, and the Company shall thereafter mail or deliver the Joint
Prospectus/Proxy Statement to its shareholders in accordance with Section 3.2.
Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky" permits and approvals required
to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company
shall furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of the
Company Capital Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such
action.


    (b) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their
reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary
documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to
obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities which are
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits,
consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities.
Parent, Stockholder and the Company shall have the right to review in advance,
and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case
subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, all the
information relating to Parent, Stockholder or the Company, as the case may be,
and any of their respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with,
or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental Entity in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, PROVIDED that
Parent, Stockholder or the Company can restrict access to such documents that
discuss the pricing or dollar value of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto shall
act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that
they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits,
consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental
Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of
matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein.


    (c) Parent, Stockholder and the Company shall, upon request, furnish the
other parties hereto with all information concerning themselves, their
Subsidiaries and their and their Subsidiaries' affiliates, directors, officers
and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or
advisable in connection with the Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement, the
Registration Statements or any other statement, filing, notice or application
made by or on behalf of Parent, Stockholder or the Company or any of their
respective Subsidiaries to any Governmental Entity in connection with the
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


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    (d) The Company, Stockholder and Parent shall, and Parent shall cause Merger
Sub to, promptly advise the other parties hereto upon receiving any
communication from any Governmental Entity whose consent or approval is required
for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that causes
such party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any Requisite
Regulatory Approval (as defined herein) will not be obtained or that the receipt
of any such approval will be materially delayed.

    Section 8.2  ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a) Upon reasonable notice and subject
to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information, each of the parties
hereto shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, afford to the
officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the other
parties, access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the
Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and
records. Access shall be reasonably related to the purposes of verifying the
representations and warranties of the other and preparing for the Merger and the
other matters contemplated by this Agreement. During such period, each of the
parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, make
available to the other parties (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration
statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant
to the requirements of federal securities laws (other than reports or documents
which such party is not permitted to disclose under applicable law) and
(ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as
such party may reasonably request. No party hereto shall be required to provide
access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would
violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize the attorney-client
privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information or
contravene any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree, fiduciary duty or
binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties
hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under
circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.

    (b) Each of the parties hereto shall hold all information furnished by or on
behalf of any other party or any of such party's Subsidiaries or representatives
pursuant to Section 8.2(a) in confidence to the extent required by, and in
accordance with, the provisions of the non-disclosure agreement between Parent
and the Company, dated as of April 27, 2001, and the non-disclosure agreement
between Parent and Stockholder, effective as of July 7, 2001 (collectively, the
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS").

    (c) No investigation by any of the parties or their respective
representatives shall affect the representations and warranties of the other set
forth herein.

    Section 8.3  NO SOLICITATION.  Without the prior written consent of Parent,
neither the Company nor Stockholder shall, and each shall cause its Subsidiaries
and each of its and its Subsidiaries' officers, directors, agents, advisors and
affiliates not to, solicit or encourage inquiries or proposals with respect to,
or engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential
information to, or have any discussions with, any person relating to any tender
offer or exchange offer for, or any proposal for the acquisition of a
substantial equity interest in, or of a substantial portion of the assets of, or
any merger, consolidation or other business combination with, the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (a "TRANSACTION PROPOSAL"), PROVIDED, that the foregoing
shall not prohibit the Company's Board of Directors from, following receipt of a
Transaction Proposal and after providing prior written notice to Parent, taking
and disclosing to its shareholders information required under the proxy rules to
the extent permitted by the proviso to the second sentence of Section 8.4. The
Company or Stockholder, as the case may be, shall promptly, but in any event
within 24 hours, advise Parent of its receipt of any such proposal or inquiry,
of the substance thereof, and of the identity of the person making such proposal
or inquiry. Each of the Company and Stockholder shall immediately cease and
cause to be terminated any activities, discussions or negotiations conducted
prior to the date of this Agreement with any parties other than the parties
hereto with respect to any of the foregoing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the
Company nor any of its affiliates (including Stockholder) shall waive any
standstill or confidentiality provisions.

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    Section 8.4  SHAREHOLDERS' APPROVAL.  The Company shall use reasonable best
efforts to cause the Shareholder Meeting to be held as soon as reasonably
practicable after the date hereof for the purpose of obtaining the requisite
shareholder approval required in connection with this Agreement, the Articles
Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination, and the other transactions
contemplated hereby (collectively, the "SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS"). The Company's
Board of Directors shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from the
shareholders of the Company the vote required by the WBCA in favor of the
adoption of (i) this Agreement, including the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Recapitalization and the Merger, (ii) the Articles Amendment, and
(iii) the Shareholder Agreement Termination, and shall recommend to the
shareholders of the Company that they so vote; PROVIDED that the Company's Board
of Directors shall not be required to use such reasonable best efforts to obtain
the vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement or to make or continue to
make such recommendation if such Board of Directors, after having consulted with
and considered the advice of outside counsel, has determined that the making of
such reasonable best efforts to obtain the vote in favor of the adoption of this
Agreement or making or continuing to make such recommendation would cause the
members of the Company's Board of Directors to breach their fiduciary duties
under applicable laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, (i) the Company shall be required to submit the Shareholder Proposals
for approval by its shareholders at the Shareholder Meeting, whether with or
without the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors, and
(ii) recognizing that special circumstances, as provided in Section 23B.11.030
of the WBCA, may exist in light of the provisions of the Voting and Election
Agreement, the Company shall not alter its recommendation in a manner that would
prevent the Company from complying with its agreement described in the preceding
clause (i) of this sentence.

    Section 8.5  LEGAL CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER.  Each of Parent and the Company
shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable
best efforts (a) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary, proper or
advisable to comply promptly with all legal requirements that may be imposed on
such party or its Subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and, subject to the
conditions set forth in Article IX, to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and (b) to obtain (and to cooperate with the other party to
obtain) any material consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any
exemption by, any Governmental Entity and any other third party that is required
to be obtained by Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries
in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the
Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent and Stockholder,
agree to divest any assets or businesses of the Company or any of its affiliates
or to in any way limit the ownership or operation of any business of the Company
or its affiliates, (ii) none of Parent, Stockholder or the Company shall be
required to (x) divest any assets or corporations of Parent, Stockholder or the
Company, respectively, or any of their respective affiliates or (y) enter into
any agreements that in any way limit the ownership or operation of any business
of Parent, Stockholder or the Company, respectively, or any of their respective
affiliates.

    Section 8.6  AFFILIATES.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cause each person, listed on EXHIBIT J hereto (other than Stockholder) to
deliver to Parent, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and
in any event prior to the Effective Time, a written agreement, in the form of
EXHIBIT K hereto, as applicable, providing that such person will not sell,
pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Parent Common Stock,
Parent Preferred Stock or Parent Warrants to be received by such "affiliate" in
the Merger, other than as contemplated in such written agreement. Other than
those persons listed on EXHIBIT J, there are no "affiliates" (for purposes of
Rule 145 under the Securities Act) of the Company.

    Section 8.7  NASDAQ QUOTATION.  Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to
cause the shares of Parent Common Stock, shares of Parent Preferred Stock and
Parent Warrants to be issued in the Merger to be authorized for quotation on
Nasdaq (or if the eligibility requirements are not satisfied or waived, on the
American Stock Exchange or other exchange acceptable to Parent and Stockholder)

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prior to the Effective Time, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts
to cause the Company Warrants to be issued in the Merger to be authorized for
quotation on Nasdaq (or if the eligibility requirements are not satisfied or
waived, on the American Stock Exchange or other exchange acceptable to the
Company) prior to the Recapitalization. In the event that Parent Preferred
Stock, Parent Warrants and/or Company Warrants do not meet the eligibility
requirements for listing or quotation on an acceptable exchange prior to the
Effective Time or Recapitalization, as appropriate, Parent and/or the Company,
as the case may be, shall use its reasonable best efforts to have such
securities listed or quoted as soon as the eligibility requirements with respect
thereto are satisfied or waived.

    Section 8.8  ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.  In case at any time after the Effective
Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party to this
Agreement and their respective Subsidiaries shall take all such necessary action
as may be reasonably requested by Parent.

    Section 8.9  ADVICE OF CHANGES.  Parent and the Company shall each promptly
advise the other parties hereto of any change or event having a Material Adverse
Effect on it, and each of Parent, the Company and Stockholder shall each
promptly advise the other parties hereto of any change or event that it believes
would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of
any of its or its Subsidiaries' representations, warranties or covenants
contained herein.

    Section 8.10  SECTION 16.  Prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company
and Parent shall take all such steps as may be required to cause the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispositions of
Company Stock (including derivative securities with respect to the Company
Stock) and acquisitions of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock, Parent
Warrants and Company Warrants (including derivative securities with respect to
Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock, Parent Warrants and Company
Warrants) by each Person who is or will be subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or Parent, as
the case may be, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.

    Section 8.11  RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENT.  (a) Neither anything contained in
this Agreement nor the ownership of shares of Company Common Stock or Company
Class B Common Stock (except as may be provided in the Company's Articles of
Incorporation) shall (i) restrict Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from
engaging in or owning an interest in any business which competes with the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) restrict the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries from engaging in or owning an interest in any business which
competes with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

    (b) For so long as Parent owns at least 50.1% of the aggregate voting power
of the Company, the Company shall not enter into any material contract,
arrangement or transaction with Parent or any of its affiliates, or enter into
any material amendment of any of the foregoing without the approval of a
majority of the Company's independent directors.

    (c) There shall be meaningful consultation between USA and the Company's CEO
in the selection of the independent directors of the Company.

    (d) The independent directors of the Company's Board of Director shall have
the right, on behalf of the Company, to enforce the provisions of this
Section 8.11. Any amendment or waiver to any of the provisions of this
Section 8.11 shall require the approval of a majority of the independent
directors of the Company's Board of Directors.

    Section 8.12  COMPANY WARRANT DISTRIBUTION.  Prior to the listing of the
Company Warrants on Nasdaq, the American Stock Exchange or other exchange
acceptable to the Company, the Company shall, subject to applicable law,
distribute (the "DISTRIBUTION") to holders of the options issued under the
Company Stock Option Plans that are outstanding on the date of the Distribution
a number of Company Warrants equal to the Company Warrant Exchange Ratio with
respect to each share of Company Common Stock underlying any such Company option
that was outstanding as of August 2, 2001, whether or not then vested; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that, subject to the following sentence, Company

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Warrants distributed in respect of unvested Company options shall be restricted
and shall become exercisable and transferable upon the vesting of the related
Company option; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Company shall take all steps
necessary to ensure that no holder of Company options (for purposes hereof,
subsequent holders of shares of Company Common Stock issued in respect of
Company options that were the subject of the Distribution shall be treated as
the holder of such Company options) receives, in respect of a Company option
(including shares of Company Common Stock received upon exercise of such
option), both the Company Warrants contemplated hereby and either (i) the
distribution contemplated by the last sentence of this Section 8.12, or
(ii) the Merger Consideration. With respect to all Company Warrants issued in
the Distribution, whether vested or unvested, the Company shall instruct its
transfer agent to place a stop transfer order on certificates representing
Company Warrants issued in the Distribution for a period of 90 days following
the date of Distribution and no Company Warrant issued in the Distribution shall
be exercisable during such 90-day period. The Company agrees to terminate such
stop transfer order immediately upon expiration of such 90-day period. The
Company shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that it is informed
promptly by its transfer agent of any exercise or disposition of Company
Warrants. If the Recapitalization and the Merger shall not have occurred and
this Agreement shall have been terminated, the Company shall cause to be
distributed to all holders of Company Common Stock and Existing Company Warrants
(other than Existing Company Warrants which by their terms or the terms of their
underlying warrant agreements would be equitably adjusted to give effect to such
distribution), but not to holders of Company options (including holders of
shares of Company Common Stock received upon exercise of Company options with
respect to which the Distribution was made) a number of Company Warrants equal
to the Company Warrant Exchange Ratio with respect to each such share of Company
Stock and each such Existing Company Warrant.


    Section 8.13  TAX COVENANT.  Any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification
agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and
Stockholder or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, other than the Tax
Allocation Agreement dated as of October 1, 1999 by and between Stockholder and
the Company (the "1999 TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT") shall terminate as of the
Effective Time, and no party shall be required to make any further payments
thereunder with respect to any past, present or future taxable period. The 1999
Tax Allocation Agreement shall not be amended at or prior to the Effective Time
without Parent's prior written consent and shall remain in effect following the
Closing; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the aggregate liability of the Company to make
payment after the date of this Agreement under the 1999 Tax Allocation Agreement
with respect to any past, present or future taxable period shall not exceed
$36,300,000 and that the term "Inherent Bargain Element," as used in the 1999
Tax Allocation Agreement, shall not include any amount with respect to any
option to purchase Company Common Stock granted on or after the date of this
Agreement. Stockholder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and Parent
from and against (i) any and all liability for Taxes with respect to any
"Consolidated Return," "Foreign Combined Return" or "State/Local Combined
Return" (as such terms are defined in the 1999 Tax Allocation Agreement) and
(ii) any and all liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any
analogous provision of state, local or foreign law) as a result of the Company's
membership in any consolidated, combined or unitary group of which Stockholder
or any of its Subsidiaries is or was the common parent; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
nothing herein shall be deemed to give Company, Parent or any party related
thereto the right to review any Tax Return of the MS Affiliated Group (as such
term is defined in the 1999 Tax Allocation Agreement) or any member thereof.
Stockholder agrees not to carry back for federal, state, local or foreign tax
purposes any net operating loss, capital loss or credit against Tax of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any "separate return year" (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-1).


    Section 8.14  REORGANIZATION.  Following the Effective Time, neither
Stockholder, the Surviving Corporation, Parent nor any of their affiliates shall
knowingly take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail to take any
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fail to be taken, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to
cause the Recapitalization or the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

    Section 8.15  PARENT REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT.  At or prior to the
Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall enter into a registration rights
agreement relating to Parent's shares of Company Common Stock on no less
favorable terms than those contained in the Shareholder Agreement.


    Section 8.16  ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAW AMENDMENT.  Promptly
following the date hereof, and no event later than thirty (30) days from the
date hereof, the Company shall (i) file with the Secretary of State of the State
of Washington Articles of Correction correcting the reference in Article VIII
thereof to "Class B Common Shares" to "Common Shares" and (ii) amend its bylaws
to permit a special meeting of the stockholders to be called by the holders of a
majority of the voting power of the Company.


                                   ARTICLE IX
                                   CONDITIONS

    Section 9.1  CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE
TRANSACTIONS.  The respective obligations of the parties to effect the
Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the effective
time of the Recapitalization of the following conditions:

        (a)  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.  This Agreement and the transactions
    contemplated hereby, including the Recapitalization and the Merger, the
    Articles Amendment and the Shareholder Agreement Termination shall have been
    approved by the respective requisite affirmative vote of the holders of
    Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon.

        (b)  NASD CLEARANCE.  The NASD shall have approved or otherwise
    indicated its no-action position in writing with respect to the dual voting
    class structure contemplated in the Transactions.

        (c)  NASDAQ/AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS.  The shares of Parent
    Common Stock, shares of Parent Preferred Stock, Parent Warrants, Company
    Warrants, and if required, Class B Common Stock to be issued in the Merger
    shall, to the extent eligible for such authorization or listing, have been
    authorized for quotation on Nasdaq, or the American Stock Exchange or other
    exchange acceptable to Stockholder, as provided for in this Agreement.

        (d)  OTHER APPROVALS.  Any waiting period (and any extension thereof)
    applicable to the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
    terminated and all other material notifications, consents, authorizations
    and approvals required to be made or obtained from any competition or
    antitrust authority have been made or obtained for the transactions
    contemplated by the Merger (all such approvals and the expiration of all
    such waiting periods being referred to herein as the "REQUISITE REGULATORY
    APPROVAL").

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        (e)  EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.  The Registration
    Statements shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop
    order suspending the effectiveness of any of the Registration Statements
    shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been
    initiated or threatened by the SEC.

        (f)  NO INJUNCTIONS OR RESTRAINTS; ILLEGALITY.  No Injunction preventing
    the consummation of any or all of the Transactions shall be in effect. No
    statute, rule, regulation, order, Injunction or decree shall have been
    enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity which
    prohibits, materially restricts or makes illegal consummation of any or all
    of the Transactions.

        (g)  FEDERAL TAX OPINION.  The Company shall have received an opinion of
    Shearman & Sterling, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect
    that (a) each of the Company Recapitalization and the Merger will, taking
    into account all of the transactions contemplated hereunder, constitute a
    reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (b) no
    gain or loss will be recognized by the shareholders of the Company upon the
    receipt of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and Parent Warrants
    in exchange for their shares of Company Class B Common Stock in the Merger.
    In rendering such opinion, such counsel may require and rely upon
    representations provided and addressed to counsel for the Company, Parent
    and Stockholder in certificates of officers of Parent, Stockholder, Merger
    Sub and the Company.

    Section 9.2  CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY.  The obligations of
the Company to effect the Transactions are also subject to the satisfaction, or
waiver by the Company (which waiver shall be subject to the consent of
Stockholder), at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:

        (a)  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The representations and warranties
    of Parent and Stockholder set forth in this Agreement and the Voting and
    Election Agreement that are qualified by materiality (including Material
    Adverse Effect) shall be true and correct and all other representations and
    warranties of Parent and Stockholder set forth in this Agreement and the
    Voting and Election Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
    respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the
    extent such representations and warranties speak as of a specified date) as
    of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. The
    Company shall have received certificates signed on behalf of Parent and
    Stockholder by a respective appropriate executive officer to such effect.

        (b)  PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.  Parent and Stockholder shall have
    performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed
    by them under this Agreement and the Voting and Election Agreement at or
    prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received certificates
    signed on behalf of Parent and Stockholder by a respective appropriate
    executive officer to such effect.

    Section 9.3  CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT.  The obligations of Parent
to effect the Transactions are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by
Parent at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

        (a)  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The representations and warranties
    of the Company and Stockholder set forth in this Agreement and the Voting
    and Election Agreement that are qualified by materiality (including Material
    Adverse Effect) shall be true and correct and all other representations and
    warranties of the Company and Stockholder set forth in this Agreement and
    the Voting and Election Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
    respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the
    extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) as
    of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Parent
    shall have received certificates signed on behalf of the Company and
    Stockholder by a respective appropriate officer to such effect.

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        (b)  PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.  Each of the Company and Stockholder
    shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
    performed by it under this Agreement and the Voting and Election Agreement
    at or prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall have received certificates
    signed on behalf of the Company and Stockholder by a respective appropriate
    officer to such effect.

        (c)  STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT TERMINATION.  The Shareholder Agreement
    Termination shall have been approved and effected as contemplated by
    Section 1.7.

    Section 9.4  CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF STOCKHOLDER.  Neither the
Recapitalization nor the Merger shall occur unless the following conditions are
satisfied or waived by Stockholder, at or prior to the effective time of the
Recapitalization:

        (a)  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  The representations and warranties
    of Parent set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality
    (including Material Adverse Effect) shall be true and correct and all other
    representations and warranties of Parent set forth in this Agreement shall
    be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of
    this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations and warranties
    speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as
    of the Closing Date. Stockholder shall have received a certificate signed on
    behalf of Parent by an appropriate officer to such effect.

        (b)  PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.  Each of the Company and Parent shall
    have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
    performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and
    Stockholder shall have received certificates signed on behalf of the Company
    and Parent by a respective appropriate officer to such effect.

        (c)  SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT TERMINATION; STOCKHOLDER REGISTRATION RIGHTS
    AGREEMENT.  The Shareholder Agreement Termination shall have been approved
    and effected as contemplated by Section 1.7, and the Stockholders
    Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed as contemplated
    hereby.

        (d)  Stockholder shall have received an opinion of Preston Gates & Ellis
    LLP or another nationally recognized law firm, dated the Closing Date,
    substantially to the effect that (a) each of the Company Recapitalization
    and the Merger will, taking into account all of the transactions
    contemplated hereunder, constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
    Section 368(a) of the Code, and (b) no gain or loss will be recognized by
    Stockholder upon the receipt of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock
    and Parent Warrants in exchange for Stockholder's shares of Company Class B
    Common Stock in the Merger. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may
    require and rely upon representations provided and addressed to counsel for
    the Company and Parent in certificates of officers of the Company and
    Parent.

                                   ARTICLE X
                       TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

    Section 10.1  TERMINATION.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the matters
presented in connection with the Merger by the shareholders of the Company:

        (a)  by mutual consent of Parent, Stockholder and the Company in a
    written instrument;

        (b)  by any of Parent, Stockholder or the Company if any Governmental
    Entity that must grant a Requisite Regulatory Approval has denied approval
    of the Merger and such denial has become final and nonappealable or any
    Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final
    nonappealable order permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
    consummation of any or all of the Transactions;

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        (c)  by Parent, Stockholder or the Company if the Effective Time shall
    not have occurred on or before the nine month anniversary of the date of
    this Agreement (the "TERMINATION DATE"), unless the failure of the Effective
    Time to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking
    to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and
    agreements of such party set forth herein or in the Voting and Election
    Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Termination Date shall automatically
    be extended for three months if the Merger shall not have been consummated
    as a direct result of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals not having been
    received;

        (d)  by Parent, Stockholder or the Company (provided that the
    terminating party is not then in breach of any representation, warranty,
    covenant or other agreement contained herein or in the Voting and Election
    Agreement) if there shall have been a breach by any other party of any of
    its respective covenants or agreements or any its respective representations
    or warranties set forth or expressly incorporated in this Agreement or in
    the Voting and Election Agreement, which breach, either individually or in
    the aggregate, would constitute, if occurring or continuing on the Closing
    Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a) or, 9.2(b),
    in the case of termination by the Company or Stockholder, or Sections 9.3(a)
    or 9.3(b), in the case of a termination by Parent, and which is not cured
    within thirty (30) days following written notice to the party committing
    such breach or by its nature or timing cannot be cured prior to the Closing
    Date;

        (e)  by Parent, Stockholder or the Company if any litigation or
    proceeding is pending before any court of competent jurisdiction or has been
    threatened to be instituted by any governmental body, which in the good
    faith judgment of the terminating party's Board of Directors, would
    reasonably be likely to result in an order, decree or ruling seeking
    substantial damages in respect of, or substantially impairing the benefits
    to such party of, the Transactions;

        (f)  by Parent if there shall have been a breach by Stockholder of any
    of the covenants or agreements set forth in the Voting and Election
    Agreement, which breach is not cured within ten days following written
    notice to Stockholder or by its nature or timing cannot be cured prior to
    the Closing Date; or

        (g)  by Parent if the Company shall have breached its obligations
    contained in the last sentence of Section 8.4.

        (h)  Before any notice of termination shall be given by either the
    Company or Stockholder under Section 10.1(d) or 10.1(e), Company or
    Stockholder, as applicable, shall give notice of a proposed termination to
    the other, upon the receipt of which Stockholder and the Company shall
    consult with one another. The period of consultation will end on the earlier
    of (i) the delivery by the party to which the notice of proposed termination
    was delivered of written consent to give the notice of termination or
    (ii) 20 days after the delivery of the notice of proposed termination. The
    notice of proposed termination shall set forth the grounds for giving the
    notice of termination. If the period of consultation ends as a result of the
    lapse of 20 days, the grounds for giving the notice of termination shall be
    limited to one or more of the grounds set forth in the notice of proposed
    termination.

    Section 10.2  EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  In the event of termination of this
Agreement by Parent, Stockholder or the Company as provided in Section 10.1,
this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any
of the officers or directors of any of them shall have any liability of any
nature whatsoever hereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, except that (i) Sections 8.2(b), 8.12 and 11.2 and this Section 10.2
shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party shall be relieved
or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of
any provision of this Agreement.

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    Section 10.3  AMENDMENT.  Subject to compliance with applicable law, this
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by
their respective Boards of Directors, at any time before or after approval of
the matters presented at the Shareholder Meeting by the shareholders of the
Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that after any approval of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, there may not
be, without further approval of such shareholders, any amendment of this
Agreement that changes the amount or the form of the consideration to be
delivered hereunder to the holders of Company Stock other than as contemplated
by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in
writing signed by Parent, Stockholder and the Company.

    Section 10.4  EXTENSION; WAIVER.  At any time prior to the Effective Time,
the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Board of
Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto,
(b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by
the shareholders of the Company, there may not be, without further approval of
such shareholders, any extension or waiver of this Agreement or any portion
thereof which reduces the amount or changes the form of the consideration to be
delivered to the holders of Company Stock hereunder, other than as contemplated
by this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument
signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to
insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition
shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or
other failure.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 11.1  NONSURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS.  None
of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement
or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement (other than the
Confidentiality Agreements, which shall terminate in accordance with their
terms) shall survive the Closing except for those covenants and agreements
contained herein which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the
Closing.


    Section 11.2  EXPENSES.  All costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the
party incurring such expense; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the costs and expenses of
printing and mailing the Joint Prospectus/Proxy Statement, and all filing and
other fees paid to the SEC or in respect of HSR, in each case in connection with
the Transactions, shall be borne equally by Parent, Stockholder and the Company.


    Section 11.3  NOTICES.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied
(with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice):

       (a) if to the Company, to:

       Expedia, Inc.
       13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400
       Bellevue, WA 98005
       Attention: General Counsel
       Telecopier: (425) 564-7240

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       with a copy to:

       Shearman & Sterling
       555 California Street, Suite 2000
       San Francisco, CA 94104
       Attention: Peter D. Lyons, Esq.
       Telecopier: (415) 616-1199

       (b) if to Parent, to:

       USA Networks, Inc.
       152 West 57th Street
       New York, NY 10019
       Attention: General Counsel
       Telecopier: (212) 314-7329

       with a copy to:

       Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
       51 West 52nd Street
       New York, NY 10019
       Attention: Pamela S. Seymon, Esq.
                Andrew J. Nussbaum, Esq.
       Telecopier: (212) 403-2000

    and

       (c) if to Stockholder, to:

       Microsoft Corporation
       One Microsoft Way
       Redmond, WA 98052
       Attention: Deputy General Counsel, Finance and Operations
       Telecopier: (425) 706-7329

       and if to Holdings, to:

       Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc.
       101 Convention Center Drive, Suite 850
       Las Vegas, NV 89016
       Attention: Monte Miller, Esq.
       Telecopier: (702) 598-3651

       in either case, with a copy to:

       Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
       701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5000
       Seattle, WA 98104
       Attention: Richard B. Dodd, Esq.
       Telecopier: (206) 623-7022

    Section 11.4  INTERPRETATION.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or
Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of
contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in
this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without
limitation."

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    Section 11.5  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and
in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need
not sign the same counterpart.

    Section 11.6  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement (including the documents and
the instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than the
Confidentiality Agreement.

    Section 11.7  GOVERNING LAW.  (a) This Agreement shall be governed and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to any applicable conflicts of law principles.

    (b) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any
Delaware state court or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware in
any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and hereby irrevocably
agrees that all claims in respect of such action may be heard and determined in
such Delaware state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties
hereto further agree, to the extent permitted by law, that final and
unappealable judgment against any of them in any action or proceeding
contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a
certified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of
such judgment.

    (c) To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any
immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each
party hereto hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its
obligations with respect to this Agreement.

    (d) Each party hereto waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
laws, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action, suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereto
certifies that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other
things, the mutual waivers and certifications set forth above in this
Section 11.7.

    Section 11.8  PUBLICITY.  Except as otherwise required by applicable law or
the rules of Nasdaq, none of the parties hereto shall, or shall permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or
other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make any public
statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without
the consent of the other parties hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld (provided that the consent of Parent shall be deemed to be the consent
of and Merger Sub).

    Section 11.9  ASSIGNMENT; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.  Neither this Agreement
nor any of the rights, interests or obligations shall be assigned by any of the
parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement
(including the documents and instruments referred to herein) is not intended to
confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies
hereunder.

    Section 11.10  SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT.  The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement or the Voting and Election Agreement were not performed in accordance
with their specific terms or were otherwise breached in any material respect. It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any related agreement,
including the Voting and Election

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Agreement, and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement or any related agreement, including the Voting and Election Agreement.
A party is entitled to seek injunctive relief to prevent any breach and to
enforce terms or provisions if such breach would serve as a basis of terminating
this Agreement or the Voting and Election Agreement by such party. No party
seeking such relief shall be required to post bond or other security or to prove
the inadequacy of available remedies at law in order to obtain such relief. The
rights provided by this section are in addition to any other remedy to which
they are entitled at law or in equity including an action seeking damages.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, Holdings and
Stockholder have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.


                                                      
                                                       USA NETWORKS, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Julius Genachowski
                                                            Title:  Senior Vice President, General
                                                            Counsel and Secretary

                                                       EXPEDIA, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ RICHARD BARTON
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Richard Barton
                                                            Title:  CEO and President

                                                       TAIPEI, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Julius Genachowski
                                                            Title:  Vice President, General Counsel
                                                            and Secretary

                                                       MICROSOFT CORPORATION

                                                       By:  /s/ RICHARD EMERSON
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Richard Emerson
                                                            Title:  Senior Vice President, Corporate
                                                                    Development and Strategy

                                                       MICROSOFT E-HOLDINGS, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ THOMAS C. BAUMBACH
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Thomas C. Baumbach
                                                            Title:  President and Treasurer


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                                                                         ANNEX B

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                                 EXPEDIA, INC.


    Pursuant to Section 23B.10.070 of the Revised Code of Washington (the
"RCW"), the following Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
Expedia, Inc. are hereby submitted for filing:


                                   ARTICLE I

    The name of this corporation is Expedia, Inc. (the "Corporation").

                                   ARTICLE II

    SECTION 2.1 AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.  The Corporation is authorized to issue an
aggregate of Seven Hundred Seventy Million (770,000,000) shares of capital
stock, consisting of three classes of shares to be designated, respectively,
"Common Stock", "Class B Common Stock" (collectively the Common Stock and the
Class B Common Stock are referred to herein as the "Authorized Common Stock")
and "Preferred Stock." The total number of shares of Common Stock that the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is Six Hundred Million (600,000,000)
shares, each with a par value of $0.01. The total number of shares of Class B
Common Stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred
Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares, each with a par value of $0.01. The total
number of shares of Preferred Stock that the Corporation shall have authority to
issue is Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares, each with a par value of $0.01. The
Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and the Preferred Stock shall be sometimes
referred to herein as the "Authorized Shares".

    SECTION 2.2 PREFERRED STOCK.  The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to
time in one or more series, the shares of each series to have such voting
powers, full or limited, and such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations
or restrictions thereof as are stated and expressed herein or in the resolution
or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of
Directors (the "Board"). The authority of the Board with respect to each series
of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, the determination or
fixing of the following:

    (a) The number of shares of such series;

    (b) The designation of such series;

    (c) The dividends of such series, the conditions and dates upon which such
        dividends shall be payable, the relation which such dividends shall bear
        to the dividends payable on any other class or classes of stock and
        whether such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative;

    (d) Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the
        Corporation and, if made subject to such redemption, the times, prices,
        rates, adjustments, and other terms and conditions of such redemption;

    (e) The terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or
        redemption of the shares of such series;

    (f) Whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible into or
        exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
        series of any class or classes of stock of the Corporation and, if
        provision be made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates,
        adjustments, and other terms and conditions of such conversion or
        exchange;

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    (g) The extent, if any, to which the holders of the shares of such series
        shall be entitled to vote with respect to the election of the members of
        the Board of Directors (the "Directors") or otherwise, including the
        right to elect a specified number or class of directors, the number or
        percentage of votes required for certain actions, and the extent to
        which a vote by class or series shall be required for certain actions;

    (h) The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any Preferred
        Stock;

    (i) The rights of the holders of the shares of such series upon the
        dissolution of, or upon the distribution of the assets of, the
        Corporation; and

    (j) The extent, if any, to which any committee of the Board may fix the
        designations and any of the preferences or rights of the shares of such
        series relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution
        of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into or exchange of such
        shares for shares of any other class or classes of stock of the
        Corporation or any other series of the same or any other class or
        classes of stock of the Corporation, or fix the number of shares of any
        such series or authorize the increase or decrease in the shares of such
        series.

    SECTION 2.3 AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK.

    (a)  DIVIDEND RIGHTS.  Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes
of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the
holders of the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, on a share for share
basis, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out
of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as
may be declared from time to time by the Board.

    (b)  LIQUIDATION RIGHTS.  Subject to the prior rights of holders of all
classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior liquidation rights, upon
the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of the Common Stock and the
Class B Common Stock, on a share for share basis.

    (c)  REDEMPTION.  The Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock are not
redeemable; provided however, that the Company's repurchase of shares of its
capital stock pursuant to agreements approved by the Board shall not be deemed
"redemptions" and shall be allowed, subject to limitations on "distributions"
pursuant to corporate law.


    (d)  VOTING RIGHTS.  Except as otherwise provided herein or required by
applicable law, (i) each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one
(1) vote for each share of Common Stock held as of the applicable record date on
any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the shareholders of
the Corporation, and (ii) each holder of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled
to fifteen (15) votes for each share of Class B Common Stock held as of the
applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the
consent of the shareholders of the Corporation, PROVIDED that if at any time a
Person and its Affiliates would hold in aggregate more than 94.9% of the
aggregate voting power of the Corporation (without regard to this proviso) (such
Person together with


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its Affiliates, a "Controlling Person"), then the number of votes for each share
of Class B Common Stock shall at such time be reduced pursuant to the following
formula:




      
             (0.949w-y)
v =        --------------
             (z-0.949x)





    
where  v = votes per share of Class B Common Stock held by the
       Controlling Person;
       w = total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock;
       x = total number of outstanding shares of Class B Common
       Stock;
       y = total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock held
       by the Controlling Person; and
       z = total number of outstanding shares of Class B Common
       Stock held by the Controlling Person,




PROVIDED, further, that (1) subject to clause (3) of this proviso, in no event
shall the application of the formula result in the aggregate voting power of a
Controlling Person (as defined in the preceding proviso) being less than or
greater than 94.9% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation, (2) the
Board shall be authorized to adjust the formula set forth in the first proviso
to this Section 2.3(d) in the event that there are outstanding any voting
securities of the Corporation other than the Common Stock and the Class B Common
Stock, as appropriate, to provide that, subject to clause (3) of this proviso,
the aggregate voting power of the Controlling Person is not greater than or less
than 94.9% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation, and (3) in the
event that pursuant to the formula in the preceding proviso (as adjusted from
time to time pursuant to clause (2) of this proviso), the votes per share of
Class B Common Stock held by the Controlling Person either (A) cannot be
determined or (B) would be a negative number, the first proviso to this
Section 2.3(d) shall be disregarded and be of no further force and effect and
each share of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to fifteen (15) votes per
share.


Holders of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to notice of
any shareholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Common Stock and the
Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters
submitted to a vote or for the consent of the shareholders of the Corporation.
Holders of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to
cumulate their votes for the election of directors or any other matter submitted
to a vote of the shareholders.

    (e)  STOCK DIVIDENDS, STOCK SPLITS OR COMBINATIONS.  In no event shall any
stock dividends or stock splits or combinations of stock be declared or made
with respect to the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock unless all shares of
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock then outstanding are treated equally.

    SECTION 2.4 ISSUANCE OF SHARES.  The Corporation may from time to time issue
and dispose of any of the Authorized Shares for such consideration as may be
fixed from time to time by the Board, without action by the shareholders. The
Board may provide for payment therefor to be received by the Corporation in
cash, property, services or such other consideration as is approved by the
Board. Any and all such Authorized Shares of the Corporation, the issuance of
which has been so authorized, and for which consideration so fixed by the Board
has been paid or delivered, shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be
liable to any further call or assessment thereon.

                         ARTICLE III. PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

    No preemptive rights shall exist with respect to shares of stock or
securities convertible into shares of stock of the Corporation, except to the
extent provided by written agreement with the Corporation.

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                      ARTICLE IV. ACTION BY MAJORITY VOTE

    Except as otherwise set forth herein, to the maximum extent permitted under
Chapter 23B of the RCW, any corporate action that would otherwise require the
affirmative vote of more than a simple majority of the voting power of the
shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on an action may be approved by
the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the voting power of the
shareholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on such action. This
Article IV is specifically intended to reduce the voting requirements otherwise
prescribed under RCW 23B.10.030, 23B.11.030, 23B.12.020 and 23B.14.020, in
accordance with RCW 23B.07.270.

                              ARTICLE V. DIRECTORS

    The number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner
provided by the Bylaws and may be increased or decreased from time to time in
the manner provided therein. Election of directors need not be by written ballot
except and to the extent provided by the Bylaws of the Corporation.

                               ARTICLE VI. BYLAWS

    The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the
Bylaws subject to the power of the shareholders to amend or repeal such Bylaws.
The shareholders shall also have the power to amend or repeal the Bylaws and to
adopt new Bylaws.

             ARTICLE VII. ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING

    To the maximum extent permitted under Chapter 23B of the RCW, any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Corporation's
shareholders may be taken without a meeting.

          ARTICLE VIII. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION

    SECTION 8.1 DEFINITIONS.  As used in this Article VIII, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

        (a) "AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person controlling, controlled by or
    under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition
    of "Affiliate," "control," when used with respect to any specified Person,
    shall mean the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
    policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership
    of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by
    contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall
    have correlative meanings.

        (b) "CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY" shall mean an investment or business
    opportunity or prospective economic advantage in which the Corporation
    could, but for the provisions of this Article VIII, have an interest or
    expectancy.

        (c) "PARENT" shall mean USA Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
    any of its Affiliates.

        (d) "PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
    group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act of 1934,
    as amended), joint venture, association, trust, limited liability company,
    unincorporated organization, estate, trust or other entity.

        (e) "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture
    or other legal entity of which such Person (either directly or through or
    together with any other Subsidiary of such Person), owns, directly or
    indirectly, 50% or more of the stock or other equity interests the holders
    of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of
    directors or similar governing body of such corporation, partnership, joint
    venture or other legal entity.

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    SECTION 8.2 COMPETING ACTIVITIES.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in
an agreement between the Corporation and any shareholder or among the
Corporation and any two or more shareholders, (a) the shareholders of the
Corporation, including, without limitation, Parent and its officers, directors,
agents, employees, shareholders, members, partners and Affiliates, may engage or
invest in, independently or with others, any business activity of any type or
description, including without limitation those that might be the same as or
similar to the Corporation's business or the business of any Subsidiary of the
Corporation; (b) neither the Corporation, any Subsidiary of the Corporation nor
any shareholder of the Corporation shall have any right in or to such business
activities or ventures or to receive or share in any income or proceeds derived
therefrom; and (c) to the extent required by applicable law in order to
effectuate the purpose of this provision, the Corporation shall have no interest
or expectancy, and specifically renounces any interest or expectancy, in any
such business activities or ventures.

    SECTION 8.3 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES.

        (a) If Parent (or, as set forth below, any of its officers, directors,
    agents, employees, shareholders, members, partners or Affiliates) acquires
    knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a Corporate
    Opportunity or otherwise is then exploiting any Corporate Opportunity, the
    Corporation shall have no interest in such Corporate Opportunity and no
    expectancy that such Corporate Opportunity be offered to the Corporation,
    any such interest or expectancy being hereby renounced, so that, as a result
    of such renunciation, and for the avoidance of doubt, such Person (i) shall
    have no duty to communicate or present such Corporate Opportunity to the
    Corporation, (ii) shall have the right to hold any such Corporate
    Opportunity for its (and/or its officers', directors', agents', employees',
    shareholders', members', partners' or Affiliates') own account or to
    recommend, sell, assign or transfer such Corporate Opportunity to Persons
    other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation, and
    (iii) shall not breach any fiduciary duty to the Corporation, in such
    Person's capacity as a shareholder of the Corporation or otherwise, by
    reason of the fact that such Person pursues or acquires such Corporate
    Opportunity for itself, directs, sells, assigns or transfers such Corporate
    Opportunity to another Person, or does not communicate information regarding
    such Corporate Opportunity to the Corporation.

        (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.3(a) of this
    Article VIII, the Corporation does not renounce any interest or expectancy
    it may have in any Corporate Opportunity that is offered to any person who
    is an officer of the Corporation and who is also a director, but not an
    officer or employee, of Parent if such opportunity is expressly offered to
    such person in his or her capacity as an officer of the Corporation.

        (c) For purposes of this Article VIII only, (i) a director of the
    Corporation who is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or
    of a committee thereof shall not be deemed to be an officer of the
    Corporation by reason of holding such position (without regard to whether
    such position is deemed an officer of the corporation under the Bylaws of
    the Corporation), unless such person is a full-time employee of the
    Corporation; and (ii) the term "Corporation" shall mean the Corporation and,
    except where the context requires otherwise, shall also include all
    corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and other entities
    in which the Corporation beneficially owns (directly or indirectly) 50% or
    more of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or
    similar voting interests.

        (d) Anything in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to
    the contrary notwithstanding, (i) this Section 8.3 shall expire on the date
    that (A) Parent ceases to beneficially own Authorized Common Stock
    representing at least 20% of the total voting power of all classes of
    outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the
    election of directors and (B) no person who is a director or officer of the
    Corporation is also a director or officer of Parent;

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    and (ii) in addition to any vote of the shareholders required by law, until
    the time that Parent ceases to beneficially own Authorized Common Stock
    representing at least 20% of the total voting power of all classes of
    outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the
    election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of more than 80%
    of the total voting power of all such classes of outstanding capital stock
    of the Corporation shall be required to alter, amend or repeal in a manner
    adverse to the interests of Parent, or to adopt any provision adverse to the
    interests of Parent and inconsistent with, any provision of this
    Article VIII. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this
    Article VIII nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated
    Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII shall
    eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VIII in respect of any matter
    occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this
    Article VIII, would accrue or arise prior to such alteration, amendment,
    repeal or adoption.

    SECTION 8.4 NOTICE TO HOLDERS.  Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring
any interest in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed
to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article VIII.

                  ARTICLE IX. LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY

    A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the
Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director,
except for:

    (a) Acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct by the director or a
        knowing violation of law by the director;

    (b) Conduct violating RCW 23B.08.310 (which involves certain distributions
        by the Corporation);

    (c) Any transaction from which the director will personally receive a
        benefit in money, property, or services to which the director is not
        legally entitled.

    If the Washington Business Corporation Act is amended to authorize corporate
action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then
the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to
the fullest extent permitted by the Washington Business Corporation Act, as so
amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the
shareholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or
omissions of such director occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

                           ARTICLE X. INDEMNIFICATION

    SECTION 10.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.  The Corporation
shall indemnify and hold harmless each individual who is or was serving as a
director or officer of the Corporation or who, while serving as a director or
officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign
or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan or other enterprise, against any and all liability incurred with respect to
any proceeding to which the individual is or is threatened to be made a party
because of such service, and shall make advances of reasonable expenses with
respect to such proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without
regard to the limitations in RCW 23B.08.510 through 23B.08.550; provided that no
such indemnity shall indemnify any director or officer from or on account of
(a) acts or omissions of the director or officer finally adjudged to be
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (b) conduct of the
director or officer finally adjudged to be in violation of RCW 23B.08.310; or
(c) any transaction with respect to which it was finally adjudged that such
director or officer personally received a benefit in money, property, or
services to which the director or officer was not legally entitled. If the
Washington Business Corporation Act is amended to

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authorize further indemnification of directors or officers, then directors and
officers of the Corporation shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted
by the Washington Business Corporation Act as so amended.

    SECTION 10.2 INSURANCE.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of an individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation or, who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in
that capacity or arising from the individual's status as a director, officer,
employee, or agent, whether or not the Corporation would have power to indemnify
the individual against such liability under RCW 23B.08.510 or 23B.08.520.

    SECTION 10.3 NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS.  To the extent permitted by law, the
rights to indemnification and advance of reasonable expenses conferred in this
Article X shall not be exclusive of any other right which any individual may
have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Bylaws, agreement,
vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The right to
indemnification conferred in this Article X shall be a contract right upon which
each director or officer shall be presumed to have relied in determining to
serve or to continue to serve as such. Any amendment to or repeal of this
Article X shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or
officer of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director or officer occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

                           ARTICLE XI. SAVINGS CLAUSE

    If any provision of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or
any application thereof shall be invalid, unenforceable or contrary to
applicable law, the remainder of these Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, and the application of such provisions to individuals or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, unenforceable or
contrary to applicable law, shall not be affected thereby.

              ARTICLE XII. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

    The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any of the provisions
contained in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation in any manner
now or hereafter permitted by law, and the rights of the shareholders of the
Corporation are granted subject to this reservation.

    The undersigned executes these Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation this     day of             , 2001.

                                          Expedia, Inc.,
                                          a Washington corporation

                                          By: __________________________________

                                          Its: _________________________________

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                                                                         ANNEX C

                          AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
                                       OF
                                  TAIPEI, INC.

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                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS

    Section 1. As used in these Bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires,
the term:

1.  "Articles of Incorporation" means the articles of incorporation of the
    Corporation, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

2.  "Assistant Secretary" means an assistant secretary of the Corporation.

3.  "Assistant Treasurer" means an assistant treasurer of the Corporation.

4.  "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Corporation.

5.  "Business Corporation Act" means the Business Corporation Act of the State
    of Washington, as amended from time to time.

6.  "Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended or restated from
    time to time.

7.  "Chairman" means that person who has been appointed by the Board of
    Directors as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

8.  "Chief Executive Officer" means that person who has been appointed as the
    Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation by the Board of Directors.

9.  "Common Stock" means all shares of common stock collectively, regardless of
    class or series.

10. "Corporation" means Taipei, Inc., a Washington corporation.

11. "Directors" means directors serving on the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation.

12. "President" means the president of the Corporation.

13. "Secretary" means the secretary of the Corporation.

14. "Shareholders" or "shareholders" means shareholders of the Corporation.

15. "Treasurer" means the treasurer of the Corporation.

16. "Vice President" means a vice president of the Corporation.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                     REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

    Section 1. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT. The registered office of
the Corporation shall be located in the State of Washington at such place as may
be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors upon filing of such notices
as may be required by law, and the registered agent shall have a business office
identical with such registered office. A registered agent so appointed shall
consent to appointment in writing and such consent shall be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Washington.

    Section 2. AMENDMENTS BY REGISTERED AGENT. If a registered agent changes the
street address of the agent's business office, the registered agent may change
the street address of the registered office of the Corporation by notifying the
Corporation in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in
facsimile, and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a statement of
such change, as required by law.

    Section 3. AMENDMENTS BY CORPORATION. The Corporation may change its
registered agent at any time upon the filing of an appropriate notice with the
Secretary of State, with the written consent of the new registered agent either
included in or attached to such notice.

    Section 4. INITIAL PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The initial registered office of the
Corporation shall be established and maintained at the office of National
Registered Agents, Inc. at 1780 Barnes Blvd. S.W. Bldg. G in the City of
Tumwater, State of Washington 98512. National Registered Agents, Inc. shall be
the registered agent of the Corporation in charge thereof.

    Section 5. OTHER OFFICES. The Corporation may have other offices, either
within or without the State of Washington, at such place or places as the Board
of Directors may from time to time select or the business of the Corporation may
require.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                  SHAREHOLDERS

    Section 1. PLACE OF MEETING. Meetings of shareholders may be held at such
place, either within or without the State of Washington, as may be designated by
the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, the place of the meeting
shall be the principal executive office of the Corporation.

    Section 2. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be
held at such date and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of
Directors.

    Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the shareholders may be
called only by the Chairman or a majority of the Directors then serving on the
Corporation's Board of Directors.

    Section 4. NOTICE. Written notice stating the date, time and place of the
meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes thereof,
shall be given to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat not less than ten
(10) (unless a greater period of notice is required by law in a particular case)
nor more than sixty (60) days prior thereto, either personally or by mail or
facsimile, addressed to each shareholder at his address as it appears on the
records of the Corporation.

    If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the
United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be by
facsimile or personally, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when
confirmation of receipt is received by the sender. Such further notice shall be
given as may be required by law. Meetings may be held without notice if all
shareholders entitled to vote are present, or if notice is waived by those not
present. Any previously scheduled meeting of the shareholders may be postponed,
and (unless the Articles of Incorporation otherwise

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provides) any special meeting of the shareholders may be canceled, by resolution
of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the date previously
scheduled for such meeting of shareholders.

    Section 5. ADJOURNED MEETINGS. The Chairman or a majority of the voting
power of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
whether or not there is a quorum. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or
place, except as required by law, notice of the adjourned meeting need not be
given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, if the adjournment is for not more than thirty (30) days,
and if no new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned
meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been
transacted at the original meeting.

    Section 6. QUORUM. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the
Corporation entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the shareholders for the
transaction of business; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if the Articles of Incorporation or
the Business Corporation Act provides that any matter shall be decided by a vote
of a certain class or classes of stock, then the holders of a majority of the
voting power entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business on such matter. If,
however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the
shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to
time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum
shall be present or represented. If at such adjourned meeting, a quorum shall be
present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified. When a quorum is present at
any meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the
shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to
vote on the matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the question is
one upon which by express provision of the Business Corporation Act or of the
Articles of Incorporation a different vote is required, in which case such
express provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter.

    Section 7. VOTING. Each shareholder shall at every meeting of the
shareholders be entitled to vote in person or by proxy each share of the class
of capital stock having voting power held by such shareholder.

    Section 8. NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER BUSINESS AND NOMINATIONS.

    (A) ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS.

        (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the
    shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of shareholders (a) pursuant
    to the Corporation's notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the
    Board of Directors or (c) by any shareholder of the Corporation who was a
    shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in these
    Bylaws, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the
    notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws.

        (2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an
    annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1)
    of these Bylaws, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in
    writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must
    otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a
    shareholder's notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
    executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on
    the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to
    the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided,
    however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than
    30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by
    the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than

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    the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not
    later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such
    annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public
    announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation.
    In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual
    meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder's notice
    as described above. Such shareholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each
    person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection
    as a Director all information relating to such person that is required to be
    disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors in an
    election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to
    Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
    "Exchange Act") and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including such person's written
    consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as
    a Director if elected); (b) as to any other business that the shareholder
    proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business
    desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such
    business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such
    shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal
    is made; and (c) as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial
    owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the
    name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation's
    books, and of such beneficial owner and (ii) the class and number of shares
    of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such
    shareholder and such beneficial owner.

        (3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2)
    of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of Directors
    to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and
    there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the
    nominees for Director or specifying the size of the increased Board of
    Directors at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding
    year's annual meeting, a shareholder's notice required by these Bylaws shall
    also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new
    positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
    Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later
    than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such
    public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

    (B) SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Only such business shall be conducted
at a special meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the
meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of persons
for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of
shareholders at which Directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's
notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or
(b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that Directors shall be
elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who is a
shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in these
Bylaws, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws. In the event the Corporation calls
a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more
Directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder may nominate a person
or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified
in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the shareholder's notice required by
paragraph (A)(2) of these Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of
business on the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or
the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the
date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of
Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public
announcement of an adjournment of a special meeting commence a new time period
for the giving of a shareholder's notice as described above.

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    (C) GENERAL.

        (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the
    procedures set forth in these Bylaws shall be eligible to serve as Directors
    and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as
    shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures
    set forth in these Bylaws. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Chairman
    of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a
    nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was
    made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set
    forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in
    compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defective proposal or
    nomination shall be disregarded.

        (2) For purposes of these Bylaws, "public announcement" shall mean
    disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service,
    Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document
    publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Bylaws, a shareholder
shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in these
Bylaws. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of
shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders
of any series of Preferred Stock to elect Directors under specified
circumstances.

    Section 9. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; REQUIRED VOTE. Election of
Directors at all meetings of the shareholders at which Directors are to be
elected shall be by ballot, and, subject to the rights of the holders of shares
of Common Stock to elect Directors under specified circumstances, a plurality of
the votes cast thereat shall elect Directors.

    Section 10. INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS; OPENING AND CLOSING THE POLLS. The
Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which
inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in
other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents
or representatives, to act at the meetings of shareholders and make a written
report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to
replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been
appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of shareholders, the Chairman
shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector,
before discharging the duties of an inspector, shall take and sign an oath
faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and
according to the best of the inspector's ability. The inspectors shall have the
duties prescribed by law.

    The Chairman shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the
opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the shareholders
will vote at a meeting.

    Section 11. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. To the maximum extent permitted under
Chapter 23B of the RCW, any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Corporation's shareholders may be taken without a meeting.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                   DIRECTORS

    Section 1. NUMBER AND TENURE. The business and affairs, property and
interests of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. In
addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon the Board of
Directors by these Bylaws and the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of
Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful
acts as are

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not prohibited by the Business Corporation Act. The number of Directors shall be
fixed from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the
Board of Directors or by the shareholders, or by a duly adopted amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. Such number of Directors serving
on the Board of Directors may be increased or decreased at any time. Each
Director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the annual meeting of
shareholders following the annual meeting at which such Director was elected;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each Director shall serve until his or her successor is
duly elected or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Directors need
not be shareholders or residents of the State of Washington.

    Section 2. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL. Any Director may at any time resign by
delivering to the Board of Directors his or her resignation in writing. A
resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice
specifies a later effective date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such notice of
resignation shall be deemed to take effect any later than ten days thereafter.
Any Director or the entire Board of Directors may at any time be removed
effective immediately, with or without cause, by the vote, either in person or
represented by proxy, of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a special meeting held for such
purpose or, to the extent permitted by the Business Corporation Act, by the
written consent of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock issued and
outstanding.

    Section 3. VACANCIES. Vacancies and newly created Directorships occurring on
the Board of Directors shall be filled in accordance with the Articles of
Incorporation and the Business Corporation Act.

    Section 4. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held at such dates, times and places as may be designated by the
Chairman, and shall be held at least quarterly. Regular Meetings of the Board of
Directors (or committees thereof) may take place either within or without the
State of Washington.

    Section 5. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may
be called by or at the request of the Chairman or any two Directors. The person
or persons calling a special meeting of the Board of Directors may fix a place
and time either within or without the State of Washington for holding such
meeting.

    Section 6. NOTICE. Notice of any regular meeting or a special meeting shall
be given to each Director, either orally, by facsimile or by hand delivery,
addressed to each Director at his address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors shall set out a
detailed agenda of the matters to be discussed, but any subject properly brought
before the meeting may be addressed.

    If notice be by facsimile, such notice shall be deemed to be adequately
delivered when the notice is transmitted at least 72 hours before such meeting.
If by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least
72 hours prior to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board
of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting. A meeting may be
held at any time without notice if all the Directors are present or if those not
present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Article X of these
Bylaws.

    Section 7. QUORUM. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of
the total number of Directors then serving on the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Unless otherwise provided
in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the act of a majority of the
Directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be an act of
the Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board
of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice, until a quorum shall be present. The Directors present at a duly
organized meeting may continue to transact business until

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adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Directors to leave less
than a quorum. A Director present at a meeting shall be counted in determining
the presence of a quorum, regardless of whether a contract or transaction
between the Corporation and any other Corporation, partnership, association, or
other reorganization in which such Director is a Director or officer or has a
financial interest, is authorized or considered at such meeting.

    Section 8. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may
be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such
committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing and such written
consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or
committee.

    Section 9. ACTION BY CONFERENCE TELEPHONE. Members of the Board of Directors
or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board of Directors
or committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.

    Section 10. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The Chairman shall be chosen from among
the Directors. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders
and of the Board of Directors, except that, in his absence, he may designate
another member of the Board of Directors to so preside. Unless otherwise
provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall not be an
officer of the Corporation. The Chairman shall perform all duties incidental to
his office which may be required by law and all such other duties properly
required of him by the Board of Directors. He shall make reports to the Board of
Directors and the shareholders and, together with the Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of
Directors and any committee thereof are carried into effect.

    Section 11. COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, may designate one (1) or more
committees, each committee to consist of two (2) or more Directors. The Board of
Directors may designate one (1) or more Directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of
the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee,
the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint
another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of
any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent
provided in such resolution, shall have and may exercise all of the powers of
the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all
papers that may require it, except that no committee shall have the power or
authority to amend the Articles of Incorporation, to amend, adopt or repeal the
bylaws, to authorize or approve a distribution except according to a general
formula or method prescribed by the Board of Directors, to approve or propose to
shareholders action that the Business Corporation Act requires to be approved by
shareholders, to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or on any of its
committees, to approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval, to
authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or
determine the designation and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of a
class or series of shares, except that the Board of Directors may authorize a
committee, or senior executive officer of the Corporation to do so within limits
specifically prescribed by the Board of Directors.

    Section 12. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. The Directors may be paid their
expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and
may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors
or a stated salary as Director. No such payment shall preclude any Director from
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compensation therefor. Members of committees may be allowed like compensation
for attending committee meetings.

                                   ARTICLE V
                                    OFFICERS

    Section 1. NUMBER AND SALARIES. The officers of the Corporation shall
consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and
such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary
by the Board of Directors. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same
person.

    Section 2. ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. The officers of the Corporation
shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board
of Directors following the shareholders' annual meeting, and shall serve for a
term of one (1) year or until a successor is appointed by the Board of
Directors. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, any officer appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or
without cause, at any time by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of
Directors. Each officer shall hold his or her office until his successor is
appointed or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, or death. All
officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such powers and
duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific
provisions of this Article V.

    Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time
may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof. The
Board of Directors or any committee thereof may from time to time elect, or the
Chief Executive Officer may appoint, such other officers (including a President,
one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and
Assistant Controllers) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the
conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall
have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be
provided in these Bylaws or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or
such committee or by the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.

    Section 3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Chief Executive Officer shall be
responsible for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation and
shall perform all duties incidental to his office. The Chief Executive Officer
shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of
the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Board of
Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as
are assigned consistent with the authority of a chief executive officer of a
corporation.

    Section 4. PRESIDENT. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer
may appoint a President to have such duties and responsibilities as from time to
time may be assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of
Directors. The President shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts
and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts which are
authorized by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors, and shall,
in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned
consistent with the authority of a president of a corporation.

    Section 5. VICE PRESIDENTS. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive
Officer may from time to time appoint one or more Vice Presidents that may
include the designation of Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents
all of whom shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to
him by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

    Section 6. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the
proceedings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors; the Secretary shall
give, or cause to be given, all notices in accordance with the provisions of
these Bylaws or as required by law, shall be custodian of the

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corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, and, in general, shall
perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

    Section 7. TREASURER. The Treasurer or, if one is designated by the Board of
Directors, the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, shall act as the
chief financial officer of the Corporation, shall have the custody of the
corporate funds and securities, shall keep, or cause to be kept, correct and
complete books and records of account, including full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, shall deposit
all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the
Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors,
and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and
such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.

    Section 8. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. The Assistant Secretaries, if any, in
general shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to them
by the Secretary or by the Board of Directors, and shall, in the absence or
incapacity of the Secretary, perform his functions.

    Section 9. ASSISTANT TREASURERS. The Assistant Treasurers, if any, in
general shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to them
by the Treasurer or by the Board of Directors, and shall in the absence or
incapacity of the Treasurer, perform his functions.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                             CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

    Section 1. SIGNATURE BY OFFICERS. Every holder of stock in the Corporation
shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the
Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman or President, if any,
or any Vice President, and the Secretary (or an Assistant Secretary), certifying
the number of shares owned by the shareholder in the Corporation.

    Section 2. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. The signature of the Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman, President, Vice President, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer,
Secretary or Assistant Secretary may be a facsimile. In case any officer or
officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been
used on any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or
officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise,
before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by the Corporation,
such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation
and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such
certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been
used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation.

    Section 3. LOST CERTIFICATES. The Board of Directors may direct a new
certificate(s) to be issued by the Corporation to replace any certificate(s)
alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon its receipt of an affidavit of that
fact by the person claiming the certificate(s) of stock to be lost or destroyed.
When authorizing such issue of a new certificate(s), the Board of Directors may,
in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require
the owner of such lost or destroyed certificate(s), or such owner's legal
representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or
to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate(s) alleged to have been lost or destroyed.

    Section 4. TRANSFER OF STOCK. Upon surrender to the Corporation or its
transfer agent of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by
proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the
Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel
the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

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    Section 5. CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS OR FIXING OF RECORD DATE. The Board of
Directors may close the stock transfer books of the Corporation for a period of
not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of any
meeting of shareholders, or the date for payment of any dividend, or the date
for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or
exchange of capital stock shall go into effect or for a period of not more than
sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days in connection with obtaining the consent
of shareholders for any purpose. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books,
the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date of not more than sixty
(60) nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of any dividend, or the date
for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or
exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with
obtaining such consent, as a record date for the determination of the
shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, and any
adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to
any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or to give such consent. In
such case and notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the
Corporation after any such record date, such shareholders as shall be
shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of,
and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment
of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such
rights, or to give such consent, as the case may be.

    Section 6. REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS. The Corporation shall be entitled to
recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner
of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable
or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

    Section 7. SHARES OF ANOTHER CORPORATION. Shares owned by the Corporation in
another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or
proxy as the Board of Directors may determine or, in the absence of such
determination, by the Chief Executive Officer, President or any other
appropriate officer of the Corporation.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                     CONTRACT, LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS

    Section 1. CONTRACTS. When the execution of any contract or other instrument
has been authorized by the Board of Directors without specification of the
executing officers, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice
President, the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer and the Secretary, or any
Assistant Secretary, may execute the same in the name of and on behalf of the
Corporation and may affix the corporate seal thereto.

    Section 2. LOANS. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation
and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by
a resolution of the Board of Directors.

    Section 3. CHECKS. All checks or demands for money and notes of the
Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or
persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

    Section 4. ACCOUNTS. Bank accounts of the Corporation shall be opened, and
deposits made thereto, by such officers or other persons as the Board of
Directors may from time to time designate.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                   DIVIDENDS

    Section 1. DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS. Subject to the provisions, if any, of
the Articles of Incorporation and subject to the provisions of the Business
Corporation Act, dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation may be
declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant
to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or contractual rights, or in
shares of the Corporation's capital stock.

    Section 2. RESERVES. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside
out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as
the Board of Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think
proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies or for equalizing
dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or
for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the
interests of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish
any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                  FISCAL YEAR

    The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be established by the Board of
Directors.

                                   ARTICLE X
                                WAIVER OF NOTICE

    Whenever any notice is required to be given by law, the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or
persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated
therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.

    Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                      SEAL

    The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Said seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or
otherwise imprinted upon the subject document or paper.

                                  ARTICLE XII
                                   AMENDMENTS

    Section 1. GENERAL. Except as expressly provided otherwise by the Business
Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation, or other provisions of these
Bylaws, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws adopted
at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by an affirmative
vote of a majority of all Directors.

    Section 2. EMERGENCY BYLAWS. The Board of Directors may adopt emergency
Bylaws ("Emergency Bylaws") to the broadest extent permitted under RCW
23B.02.070 and related provisions of the Business Corporation Act. The Emergency
Bylaws shall be subject to repeal or amendment by action of the shareholders of
the Corporation.

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                                  ARTICLE XIII
                         INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

    Section 1. INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent
authorized by the Business Corporation Act as the same exists or may hereafter
be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such
amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than
said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment),
indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
investigation or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative by reason
of the fact that he or a person of whom he is the legal representative is or was
a Director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a Director or officer of
the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer
or employee of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise (whether the basis of such proceeding is
alleged action in an official capacity as a Director or officer or in any other
capacity while serving as a Director or officer) against all expenses, liability
and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by him in connection therewith; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that except as
provided in this Bylaw, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking
indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred in this Bylaw shall
be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation
the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final
disposition, such advances to be paid by the Corporation within twenty
(20) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from
the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if the Business Corporation Act requires, the payment of such
expenses incurred by a Director or officer in his capacity as a Director or
officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by
such person while a Director or officer, including, without limitation, service
to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a
proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Director or officer, to repay all amounts so
advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Director or officer is
not entitled to be indemnified under this Bylaw or otherwise.

    To obtain indemnification under this Bylaw, a claimant shall submit to the
Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation
and information as is reasonably available to the claimant and is reasonably
necessary to determine whether and to what extent the claimant is entitled to
indemnification. Any indemnification (unless ordered by a court) shall be made
by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination
that indemnification of the Director or officer is proper in the circumstances
because he has met the applicable standard of conduct. Upon written request by a
claimant for indemnification pursuant to the preceding sentence, a
determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to a claimant's
entitlement thereto shall be made as follows: (i) by the Board of Directors by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such
action, suit, investigation or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not
obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested Directors so
directs, or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the
shareholders of the Corporation. If it is so determined that the claimant is
entitled to indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within ten
(10) days after such determination.

    If a claim under this Bylaw is not paid in full by the Corporation within
twenty (20) days after a written claim pursuant to this Bylaw has been received
by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against
the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of
prosecuting

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such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action
brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in
advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is
required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met
the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the Business
Corporation Act for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount
claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.
Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or
shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances
because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Business
Corporation Act, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its
Board of Directors or shareholders) that the claimant has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a
presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

    If a determination shall have been made pursuant to this Bylaw that the
claimant is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such
determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Bylaw.

    Furthermore, the Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any
judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Bylaw that the procedures and
presumptions of this Bylaw are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall
stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions
of this Bylaw.

    The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in
defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this
Bylaw shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute,
provision of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, contract, vote of
shareholders or disinterested Directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever
embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action
in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification shall be
made to the fullest extent permitted by law. No repeal or modification of this
Bylaw shall in any way diminish or adversely affect the rights of any Director
or officer of the Corporation (or employee or agent of the Corporation to which
rights to indemnification have been granted) hereunder in respect of any
occurrence or matter arising prior to any such repeal or modification.

    The indemnification and advancement of expenses shall, unless otherwise
provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a Director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

    The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board
of Directors, grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by the
Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its
final disposition, to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest
extent of the provisions of this Bylaw with respect to the indemnification and
advancement of expenses to Directors and officers of the Corporation.

    If any provision or provisions of this Bylaw shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (1) the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Bylaw (including, without
limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Bylaw containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby; and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this
Bylaw (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this
Bylaw containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

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    Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given
to the Corporation under this Bylaw shall be in writing and either delivered in
person or sent by facsimile, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Secretary and
shall be effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.

    Section 2. INSURANCE. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or will be a Director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or is or will be a Director or officer of the Corporation
serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or
agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether
or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against
such expense, liability or loss under the Business Corporation Act. To the
extent that the Corporation maintains any policy or policies providing such
insurance, each such Director or officer, and each such agent or employee to
which rights to indemnification have been granted, shall be covered by such
policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent
of the coverage thereunder for any such Director, officer, employee or agent.

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                                                                         ANNEX D


                                                           
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER

                                                              2725 SAND HILL ROAD
                                                              BUILDING C - SUITE 200
                                                              MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
                                                              (650) 234-5500


                                                                   July 15, 2001

Board of Directors
Expedia, Inc.
13810 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 400
Bellevue, WA 98008

Members of the Board:

    We understand that Expedia, Inc. ("Expedia" or the "Company"), USA
Networks, Inc. ("USA"), Taipei, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of USA ("Merger
Sub"), and Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), propose to enter into an
Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, substantially in the form of
the draft dated July 15, 2001 (the "Agreement"), which provides for the
acquisition by USA of a majority of the outstanding stock of Expedia through a
series of transactions. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Expedia will
take all actions necessary to effect a recapitalization (the "Expedia
Recapitalization") of the Company, in which holders of shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share, of Expedia ("Expedia Common Stock") shall elect
whether or not to receive an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of Expedia ("Expedia Class B Common Stock"), subject to a
maximum exchange of 37,500,000 shares of Expedia Common Stock for Expedia
Class B Common Stock.

    Subsequent to the Expedia Recapitalization, Merger Sub will merge with and
into the Company (the "Merger"), pursuant to which, depending on such
shareholder's election in the Expedia Recapitalization, (a) each share of
Expedia Common Stock, other than shares held in treasury or held by USA or as to
which dissenters' rights have been perfected, shall be converted into a right to
receive a combination of (i) one share of Expedia Common Stock, and (ii) 0.1920
warrants to acquire Expedia Common Stock having the terms described in the
Agreement (the "Expedia Warrants") (collectively, the "Expedia Consideration"),
and (b) each share of Expedia Class B Common Stock, other than shares held in
treasury or held by USA, shall be converted into a right to receive a
combination of (i) a number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share,
of USA ("USA Common Stock") determined pursuant to a certain formula set forth
in the Agreement, (ii) a number of shares of Series A preferred stock, par value
$.01 per share, of USA having the designations, preferences and other rights
described in the Agreement ("USA Preferred Stock") determined pursuant to a
certain formula set forth in the Agreement, and (iii) a number of warrants to
acquire USA Common Stock having the terms described in the Agreement (the "USA
Warrants") determined pursuant to a certain formula set forth in the Agreement
(collectively, the "USA Consideration", and together with the Expedia
Consideration, the "Consideration").

    We also note that the Agreement contemplates that USA will contribute (the
"Contribution") to Merger Sub certain assets specified in the Agreement which
will become assets of Expedia upon consummation of the Merger and that Microsoft
will enter into a Voting and Election Agreement pursuant to which it will vote
in favor of the Agreement and elect to exchange all of its shares of Expedia
Common Stock for Expedia Class B Common Stock. All capitalized undefined terms
shall have meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. The terms and conditions
of the Expedia

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Recapitalization, the Merger and the Contribution are more fully set forth in
the Agreement. We further understand that approximately 67% of the outstanding
shares of Expedia Common Stock are owned by Microsoft.

    You have asked for our opinion as to whether the Consideration to be
received by the holders of shares of Expedia Common Stock (other than Microsoft)
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to
such holders.

    For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:

    (i) reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and other
        information of Expedia and USA;

    (ii) reviewed certain internal financial statements and other financial and
         operating data concerning Expedia prepared by the management of
         Expedia;

   (iii) reviewed certain financial projections prepared by the management of
         Expedia;

    (iv) discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and
         the prospects of Expedia and USA with senior executives of Expedia and
         USA, respectively;

    (v) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the Expedia Common
        Stock and USA Common Stock;

    (vi) compared the financial performance of Expedia and USA and the prices
         and trading activity of the Expedia Common Stock and USA Common Stock
         with that of certain other comparable publicly-traded companies and
         their securities;

   (vii) participated in discussions and negotiations among representatives of
         Expedia and USA and their financial and legal advisors;

  (viii) reviewed the draft Agreement dated July 15, 2001 and certain related
         documents;

    (ix) reviewed the terms of the Expedia Warrants, USA Preferred Stock and USA
         Warrants with the management of Expedia and the terms of other
         comparable securities; and

    (x) reviewed the terms of the Expedia Recapitalization, including governance
        and voting rights associated with such Expedia Recapitalization; and

    (xi) considered such other factors and performed such other analyses as we
         have deemed appropriate.

    We have assumed and relied upon without independent verification the
accuracy and completeness of the information reviewed by us for the purposes of
this opinion. With respect to the financial projections, we have assumed that
they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and judgments of the future financial performance of the
Company. We have not been provided with financial projections for USA and have
instead relied upon publicly available projections of research analysts for USA.
In addition, we have assumed that the transactions contemplated by the Agreement
will be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Agreement,
including, among other things, that the Merger will be treated as a tax-free
reorganization and/or exchange, each pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of
1986. We have not made any independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or
liabilities of Expedia or USA, nor have we been furnished with any such
appraisals. Our opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and
other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as
of, the date hereof.

    In arriving at our opinion, we were not authorized to solicit, and did not
solicit, interest from any party with respect to the acquisition of the Company
or any of its assets.

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    We have acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company
in connection with this transaction and will receive a fee for our services. In
the past, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and its affiliates have provided
financial advisory and financing services for Expedia and Microsoft and have
received fees for the rendering of these services.

    It is understood that this letter is for the information of the Board of
Directors of the Company and may not be used for any other purpose without our
prior written consent, except that this opinion may be included in its entirety
in any filing made by the Company in respect of the transaction with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, this opinion does not in any
manner address whether or the prices at which the USA Common Stock, USA
Preferred Stock, USA Warrants, Expedia Common Stock, Expedia Class B Common
Stock or Expedia Warrants may trade at any time and Morgan Stanley expresses no
opinion or recommendation as to how the shareholders of Expedia should vote or
make their elections with respect to their Expedia Common Stock at the
shareholders' meeting held in connection with the Expedia Recapitalization and
Merger.

    Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion on the date
hereof that the Consideration to be received by the holders of shares of Expedia
Common Stock (other than Microsoft) pursuant to the Agreement, is fair from a
financial point of view to such holders.

                                          Very truly yours,
                                          MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED


                                                      
                                                       By:  /s/ MICHAEL F. WYATT
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Michael F. Wyatt
                                                            Executive Director


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                                                                         ANNEX E
                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                         VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT

    This VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), is dated as of
July 15, 2001, by and among USA Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("USA"),
and Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation ("MICROSOFT") and Microsoft
E-Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("SUB") (Microsoft and Sub are
collectively referred to as "STOCKHOLDER").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

    WHEREAS, USA, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation (the "COMPANY"),
Taipei, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USA ("MERGER SUB"), and Stockholder
have entered into the Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, dated
as of the date hereof (the "MERGER AGREEMENT"), providing for, among other
things, the Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
therein (capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement);

    WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder beneficially owns the number of
Voting Shares (as defined herein) set forth on ATTACHMENT A hereto (the "OWNED
SHARES");

    WHEREAS, as a condition to USA's willingness to enter into and perform its
obligations under the Merger Agreement, USA has required that Stockholder agree,
and Stockholder has agreed, (i) to vote all of the Owned Shares, together with
any shares of Company Stock acquired after the date of this Agreement, whether
upon the exercise of options, conversion of convertible securities or otherwise,
and any other voting securities of the Company (whether acquired heretofore or
hereafter) that are beneficially owned by Stockholder or over which Stockholder
has, directly or indirectly, the right to vote (collectively, the "VOTING
SHARES"), in favor of (a) the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby, including the Recapitalization and the Merger, (b) the Articles
Amendment, (c) the termination of the Stockholders Agreement, and (d) any other
matters submitted to the holders of Company Stock in furtherance of the
Transactions, (ii) to elect to receive Class B Common Stock in respect of all of
its shares of Company Common Stock owned, directly or indirectly, immediately
prior to the Recapitalization (the "ELECTION SHARES") and (iii) to take the
other actions described herein; and

    WHEREAS, Stockholder desires to express its support for the Transactions and
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and
valuable consideration given to each party hereto, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

    1.  AGREEMENT TO VOTE; IRREVOCABLE PROXY AND ELECT PARENT CONSIDERATION.

        1.1 AGREEMENT TO VOTE. Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the time
this Agreement is in effect, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company,
however called, or any adjournment thereof, or by written consent, Stockholder
shall be present (in person or by proxy) and vote (or cause to be voted) all of
its Voting Shares (a) in favor of approval of (1) the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the Recapitalization and the
Merger, (2) the Articles Amendment, (3) the termination of the Stockholders
Agreement and, (4) any other matter that is required to facilitate the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (b) against any
Transaction Proposal and against any action or agreement that would result in a
breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or
any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or
that would otherwise be inconsistent with, prevent or

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materially delay the consummation of the Transactions or of the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

        1.2 IRREVOCABLE PROXY. Solely with respect to the matters described in
Section 1.1, for so long as this Agreement has not been terminated pursuant to
its terms, Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints USA as its proxy (which proxy
is irrevocable and which appointment is coupled with an interest, including for
purposes of Section 23B.07.220 of the Washington Business Corporation Law) to
vote solely on the matters described in Section 1.1, and in accordance
therewith. Stockholder agrees to execute any further agreement or form
reasonably necessary or appropriate to confirm and effectuate the grant of the
proxy contained herein.

        1.3. AGREEMENT TO ELECT CLASS B COMMON STOCK. Stockholder hereby agrees
to and shall validly, irrevocably and unconditionally elect to receive Class B
Common Stock in the Recapitalization in respect of all of the Election Shares.

    2.  SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.

        2.1 FILING; EFFECTIVE PERIOD. USA shall prepare and file with the SEC as
soon as reasonably practicable a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or other
appropriate form should Form S-3 be unavailable for USA) with respect to the
Registrable Securities (as defined below) received by Stockholder in the Merger
and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to
become effective within two (2) business days following the Closing Date and
remain effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which Stockholder no
longer owns any shares of Registrable Securities, and (ii) the one-year
anniversary of the Effective Time if Parent has filed all reports required to be
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in the twelve months preceding
such date, and otherwise the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date; PROVIDED,
that Parent may suspend the effectiveness of such Registration Statement if and
only for so long as USA determines that such registration would require
premature disclosure of material information relating to a pending corporate
development; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that (i) any period of continuous suspension
shall not exceed twenty (20) business days, and (ii) the Registration Statement
shall not be suspended for an aggregate of greater than sixty (60) business days
in any calendar year. Parent's obligation under this Section 2 is subject to
Stockholder's timely cooperation in connection with preparation and filing of
the Registration Statement Nothing herein shall be interpreted as affecting the
right of Stockholder to sell shares of Registrable Securities in open market
transactions as permitted by Rule 145. Parent hereby agrees that it will not
take a position that Stockholder is an "affiliate" of Parent for purposes of
Rule 145. Subject to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement described
in this Section 2, the certificates representing shares of Registrable
Securities issued to Stockholder in the Merger shall be issued free of any
restrictive legends.

        2.2 REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. For purposes of this Agreement "Registrable
Securities" shall mean shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Preferred Stock and
Parent Warrants, received by Stockholder in the Merger and shares of Parent
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Parent Warrants and the
conversion of Parent Preferred Stock.

        2.3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT EXPENSES. All fees, disbursements and
out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by USA in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement under Section 2.1 and in complying
with applicable securities and blue sky laws (including, without limitation, all
attorneys' fees of USA) shall be borne by USA. Stockholder shall bear all
printing costs, listing fees, SEC filing fees, underwriting fees and/or
brokerage discounts, fees and commissions, if any, applicable to the Registrable
Securities being registered and the fees and expenses of its counsel.

        2.4 STOCKHOLDER REVIEW OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND COMMENT LETTERS.
Stockholder and its counsel shall have a reasonable period, not to exceed ten
(10) business days, to review the proposed Registration Statement or any
amendment thereto, prior to filing with the SEC, and USA shall provide

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Shareholder with copies of any comment letters received from the SEC with
respect thereto within two (2) business days of receipt thereof.

        2.5 INSPECTION OF RECORDS. USA shall make reasonably available for
inspection by Stockholder, any lead underwriter selected pursuant to
Section 2.7 participating in any disposition pursuant to the Registration
Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by Stockholder
or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other records, and pertinent
corporate documents of USA, and supply all information reasonably requested by
Stockholder or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection
with the Registration Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar due
diligence examinations; provided, however, any party receiving such information
shall enter into a customary confidentiality agreement with USA to the effect
that all records, information and documents that are designated in writing by
USA, in good faith, as confidential, proprietary or containing any non-public
information shall be kept confidential by the Stockholder and any such
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure is made
pursuant to judicial process in a court proceeding (after first giving USA an
opportunity promptly to seek a protective order or otherwise limit the scope of
the information sought to be disclosed) or is required by law, or such records,
information or documents become available to the public generally or through a
third party not in violation of an accompanying obligation of confidentiality;
provided further that the foregoing shall be conducted in a manner which does
not disrupt in any significant respect the conduct by USA of its business. Such
inspection and information gathering shall, to the maximum extent possible, be
coordinated on behalf of Stockholder and the other parties entitled thereto by
one firm of counsel designated by and on behalf of Stockholder, which counsel
shall be reasonably satisfactory to USA.

        2.6 QUALIFICATIONS. USA shall qualify any of the Registrable Securities
for sale in such states as Stockholder reasonably designates and shall furnish
indemnification in the manner provided in Section 5 hereof. However, USA shall
not be required to qualify in any state which will require an escrow or other
restriction relating to USA and/or the sellers, or which will require USA to
qualify to do business in such state or require USA to file therein any general
consent to service of process or otherwise subject USA or its subsidiaries to
any adverse business or financial consequences, including without limitation
being subject to state income or other state taxes.

        2.7 MANNER OF SALE. In the event Stockholder desires to use an
underwriter in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities hereunder, USA
shall select such underwriter, which shall be reasonably acceptable to
Stockholder.

      3. COOPERATION WITH USA; REPRESENTATION. Stockholder will cooperate with
USA in all respects in connection with this Agreement, including timely
supplying all information reasonably requested by USA (which shall include all
information regarding Stockholder and the proposed manner of sale of the
Registrable Securities required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement)
and executing and returning all documents reasonably requested in connection
with the registration and sale of the Registrable Securities and entering into
and performing its obligations under any underwriting agreement, if the offering
is an underwritten offering, in usual and customary form, with the managing
underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering. Stockholder's
obligations under this Section shall include compliance by Stockholder with
respect to information to be provided by Stockholder in connection with the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto,
with the provisions of Sections 4(a), (e) and (f).

    Stockholder represents and warrants to USA that any sale by Stockholder of
Registrable Securities, whether pursuant to a Registration Statement or
otherwise, shall be made in compliance with federal and applicable state
securities laws.

      4. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. If and whenever USA is required by any of the
provisions of this Agreement to effect the registration of any of the
Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, USA

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shall (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), as expeditiously as
possible, subject to the Stockholder's assistance and cooperation as reasonably
required:

        (a) (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to
    the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep
    such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of
    the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all
    securities covered by such registration statement whenever Stockholder shall
    desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the Registrable Securities (including
    prospectus supplements with respect to the sales of securities from time to
    time in connection with a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415
    promulgated under the Securities Act) and (ii) take all lawful action such
    that each of (A) the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does
    not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material
    fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
    necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
    under which they were made, not misleading and (B) the Prospectus, and any
    amendment or supplement thereto, does not at any time during the Effective
    Period include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
    material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
    statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
    made, not misleading, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the obligations of USA set
    forth in this subparagraph shall not apply to the extent that such statement
    or omission relates to information to be provided by Stockholder, so long as
    USA has included such information as provided by Stockholder (or failed to
    include it due to Stockholder's failure to provide);

        (b) (i) prior to the filing with the SEC of any Registration Statement
    (including any amendments thereto) and the distribution or delivery of the
    Prospectus (including any supplements thereto), provide draft copies thereof
    to Stockholder and reflect in such documents all such comments as
    Stockholder (and its counsel) reasonably may propose and (ii) furnish to
    Stockholder such numbers of copies of the Prospectus including a preliminary
    prospectus or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, as applicable,
    in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
    documents, as Stockholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
    public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities;

        (c) comply with the blue sky laws with respect to the Registrable
    Securities, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably
    necessary or advisable to enable Stockholder to consummate the public sale
    or other disposition in such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities,
    except that USA shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify to do
    business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so
    qualified or to file therein any general consent to service of process;

        (d) list such Registrable Securities on each securities exchange or
    quotation system on which similar securities issued by USA or the Company,
    as applicable, are then listed, if the listing of such Registrable
    Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or quotation
    system or if the listing requirements are waived, or list such Registrable
    Securities on a mutually agreeable securities exchange or quotation system
    if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the
    rules of such exchange or quotation system or if the listing requirements
    are waived. If listing on an exchange cannot be immediately effected, then
    it shall be accomplished as soon as possible. If the initial listing is not
    on Nasdaq, USA agrees to list any of the Registrable Securities on Nasdaq as
    soon as such Registrable Securities become eligible for Nasdaq listing;

        (e) (i) notify Stockholder at any time when the Prospectus is required
    to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event of
    which it has knowledge as a result of which the Prospectus, as then in
    effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
    material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
    statements therein not

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    misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and
    (ii) prepare and file a curative amendment or curative supplement under
    Section 4(a) as quickly as commercially possible;

        (f) as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event,
    notify Stockholder (or, in the event of an underwritten offering, the
    managing underwriters) of the issuance by the SEC or any state authority of
    any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration
    Statement at the earliest possible time and take all lawful action to effect
    the withdrawal, rescission or removal of such stop order or other
    suspension;

        (g) in the event of an underwritten offering, promptly include or
    incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the
    Registration Statement such information as the managing underwriters
    reasonably agree should be included therein and to which USA does not
    reasonably object and make all required filings of such prospectus
    supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after it is
    notified of the matters to be included or incorporated in such prospectus
    supplement or post-effective amendment; and

        (h) maintain a transfer agent for its securities.

    5.  INDEMNIFICATION.

        5.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY USA. USA agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Stockholder and each person, if any, who controls Stockholder within the meaning
of the Securities Act (together with Stockholder, the "DISTRIBUTING
STOCKHOLDER") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be
limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable
attorneys' fees), to which the Distributing Stockholder may become subject,
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in the Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading; provided, however, that
USA will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the
Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or amendment or
supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information
furnished to USA by the Distributing Stockholder specifically for use in the
preparation thereof. This Section 5.1 shall not inure to the benefit of any
Distributing Stockholder with respect to any person asserting such loss, claim,
damage or liability who purchased the Registrable Securities which are the
subject thereof if the Distributing Stockholder failed to send or give a copy of
the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, to such person at or
prior to the written confirmation to such person of the sale of such Registrable
Securities, where the Distributing Stockholder was obligated to do so under the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. This
indemnity agreement, together with the contribution agreement contained herein,
shall be the sole remedy of a Distributing Stockholder with respect to the
matters described herein.

        5.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY STOCKHOLDER. Distributing Stockholder agrees that
it will, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless USA, and each
officer, director of USA or person, if any, who controls USA within the meaning
of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint
or several (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include, but not be
limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all reasonable
attorneys' fees) to which USA or any such officer, director or controlling
person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
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Registration Statement, or any related preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of circumstances
under which they were made not misleading, but in each case only to the extent
that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, the
Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, and in
conformity with, written information furnished to USA by such Distributing
Stockholder specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Distributing
Stockholder may otherwise have.

        5.3 NOTIFICATION. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under
this Section 5 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve
the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party except to the extent of actual prejudice demonstrated by the indemnifying
party. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it
notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, assume the defense
thereof, subject to the provisions herein stated, and after notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified
party under this Section 5 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation, unless the indemnifying party shall not
pursue the action to its final conclusion. The indemnified party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the
defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the
expense of the indemnifying party (nor shall such party control the defense
thereof) if the indemnifying party has assumed the defense of the action with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however,
that the fees and expenses of counsel to the indemnified party shall be at the
expense of the indemnifying party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been
specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, or (ii) the named
parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the
Distributing Stockholder and USA and the indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel in writing that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to the indemnifying party in conflict with any legal defenses which
may be available to the indemnified party (in which case the indemnifying party
shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the
indemnified party, it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party
shall, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances, be liable only for the reasonable fees and
expenses of one separate firm of attorneys for the indemnified party, which firm
shall be designated in writing by the indemnified party and be approved by the
indemnifying party). No settlement of any action against an indemnified party
shall be made without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, PROVIDED FURTHER, that a settlement
which does not include an admission of liability by the indemnified party nor
the payment of any monetary or other damages by such party shall not require
such consent.

        5.4 INDEMNIFICATION EXPENSES. All fees and expenses of the indemnified
party (including reasonable costs of defense and investigation in a manner not
inconsistent with this Section and all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
shall be promptly paid to the indemnified party, as incurred, within ten
(10) business days of written notice thereof (accompanied by customary
documentation detailing such expenses) to the indemnifying party; provided,
however, that the indemnifying party may require such indemnified party to
undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally
judicially determined that such indemnified party is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder.

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    6.  CONTRIBUTION.

        6.1 CONTRIBUTION GENERALLY. In order to provide for just and equitable
contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) the indemnified
party makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 5 hereof but is
judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of
competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the
last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case
notwithstanding the fact that the express provisions of Section 5 hereof provide
for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act
may be required on the part of any indemnified party, then USA and the
applicable Distributing Stockholder shall contribute to the payment or
satisfaction of the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
they may be subject (which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, include,
but not be limited to, all reasonable costs of defense and investigation and all
reasonable attorneys' fees), in either such case (after contribution from
others) on the basis of relative fault as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations, which shall include both the relative fault of the parties and
the relative benefits to the parties. The relative fault shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by USA on the one hand or the applicable
Distributing Stockholder on the other hand, and the parties' relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. USA and the Distributing Stockholder agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6 were
determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which
does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this
Section 6. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred
to above in this Section 6 shall be deemed to include any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

    7.  TERMINATION.

        7.1  TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.  This Agreement shall (i) terminate
automatically on the termination of the Merger Agreement, in accordance with its
terms and (ii) shall be deemed satisfied in full and terminated upon the
consummation of all of the Transactions, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the
Effective Time occurs, the provisions of Section 2 through and including
Section 6, Section 10.4, Section 12.5 and Section 12.6, shall survive in
accordance with their terms.

        7.2  EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  In the event of termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no
effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, no
such termination shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any
breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination; PROVIDED FURTHER,
that if the Effective Time occurs, Sections 2 through and including 6, 10.4,
12.5 and 12.6 shall not be void and the parties shall continue to be liable in
connection therewith.

                                      E-7

    8.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STOCKHOLDER.  Stockholder hereby
represents and warrants to USA as follows:

        8.1  DUE ORGANIZATION.  Microsoft has been duly organized, is validly
existing and is in good standing under the laws of the state of Washington and
Sub has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under
the laws of the state of Nevada.

        8.2  POWER; DUE AUTHORIZATION; BINDING AGREEMENT.  Stockholder has full
legal capacity, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of
Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms,
except that enforceability may be subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors rights generally and to
general principles of equity.

        8.3  OWNERSHIP OF SHARES.  On the date hereof, the Owned Shares set
forth opposite Stockholder's (or Stockholder's controlled affiliate's) name on
ATTACHMENT A hereto are owned of record or beneficially by Stockholder or such
entity and constitute all of the Voting Shares owned of record or beneficially
by Stockholder, free and clear of any claims, liens, encumbrances and security
interests. As of the date hereof Stockholder (together with any controlled
affiliates of Stockholder listed on ATTACHMENT A) has, and as of the date of the
shareholder meeting of the Company (or action by written consent) in connection
with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, Stockholder
(together with any such entity) will have (except as otherwise permitted by this
Agreement), sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to all of
the Owned Shares.

        8.4  NO CONFLICTS.  Subject to the filings being made pursuant to
Section 4.4 of the Merger Agreement and the effectiveness and/or receipt of
consents or approvals in connection with such filings, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the performance of the
terms of this Agreement by Stockholder will not, (a) require Stockholder or any
of its affiliates to obtain the consent or approval of, or make any filing with
or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or
foreign, (b) require the consent or approval of any other person pursuant to any
material agreement, obligation or instrument binding on Stockholder or its
properties and assets, (c) conflict with or violate any organizational document
or law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Stockholder or
pursuant to which any of its or its affiliates' respective properties or assets
are bound or (d) violate any other agreement to which Stockholder or any of its
affiliates is a party including, without limitation, any voting agreement,
stockholders agreement, irrevocable proxy or voting trust, except for any
consent, approval, filing or notification which has been obtained as of the date
hereof or the failure of which to obtain, make or give would not, or any
conflict or violation which would not, prevent, delay or materially adversely
affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Merger Agreement. For purposes of this section the term "affiliate" does not
include the Company.

        8.5  ACKNOWLEDGMENT.  Stockholder understands and acknowledges that USA
is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholder's execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement.

    9.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF USA.  USA hereby represents and
warrants to Stockholder as follows: USA is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware. USA has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation by USA of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of USA, and no
other proceedings on the part of USA are necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been

                                      E-8

duly and validly executed and delivered by USA and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of USA, except that enforceability may be subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors rights
generally and to general principles of equity. In addition USA acknowledges that
Stockholder is entering into this Agreement and the Merger Agreement in reliance
on the material accuracy of the representations and warranties of USA made in
Article V of the Merger Agreement.

    10.  CERTAIN COVENANTS OF STOCKHOLDER.  Stockholder hereby covenants and
agrees with USA as follows:

        10.1  RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER, PROXIES AND
NON-INTERFERENCE.  Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect,
at any time prior to the Effective Time, not to (a) sell, transfer, pledge,
encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or
other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge,
encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, or limitation on the voting
rights of, any of the Voting Shares or Election Shares, (b) grant any proxies or
powers of attorney, deposit any Voting Shares or Election Shares into a voting
trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Voting Shares or
Election Shares, (c) take any action that would cause any representation or
warranty of Stockholder contained herein to become untrue or incorrect or have
the effect of preventing or disabling Stockholder from performing its
obligations under this Agreement or (d) commit or agree to take any of the
foregoing actions. Any transfer of Voting Shares or Election Shares not
permitted hereby shall be null and void. Stockholder agrees that any such
prohibited transfer may and should be enjoined. If any involuntary transfer of
any of the Voting Shares or Election Shares shall occur (including, but not
limited to, a sale by Stockholder's trustee in any bankruptcy, or a sale to a
purchaser at any creditor's or court sale), the transferee (which term, as used
herein, shall include any and all transferees and subsequent transferees of the
initial transferee) shall take and hold such Voting Shares or Election Shares
subject to all of the restrictions, liabilities and rights under this Agreement,
which shall continue in full force and effect.

        10.2  ADDITIONAL SHARES.  Stockholder hereby agrees, while this
Agreement is in effect, to promptly notify USA of the number of any new Voting
Shares acquired by Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof. Any such shares
shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

        10.3  NO LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS.  Stockholder signs this Agreement
solely in its capacity as the record and/or beneficial owner, as applicable, of
the Owned Shares and the Election Shares, and nothing herein shall limit or
affect the Company's rights in connection with the Merger Agreement.

        10.4  FURTHER ASSURANCES.  From time to time, at the request of USA or
Stockholder and without further consideration, Stockholder or USA, respectively,
shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further
action as may be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by Sections 1, 10 and 11 of this Agreement, in the
case of Stockholder, and Section 2, in the case of USA.

    11.  STOP TRANSFER ORDER.  In furtherance of this Agreement, and
concurrently herewith, Stockholder shall and hereby does authorize the Company
or the Company's counsel to notify the Company's transfer agent that there is a
stop transfer order with respect to all of the Voting Shares and Election
Shares. At the request of USA, Stockholder shall cause to be provided to USA
evidence of such stop transfer order.

    12.  MISCELLANEOUS.

        12.1  NON-SURVIVAL.  The representations and warranties made herein
shall not survive the termination of this Agreement.

        12.2  ENTIRE AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENT; COMPANY AS THIRD PARTY
BENEFICIARY.  This Agreement, together with the Merger Agreement and the
Non-Disclosure Agreement, by and between USA and

                                      E-9

Stockholder, effective as of July 7, 2001, constitutes the entire agreement
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company shall be deemed
to be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Section 1, 10
and 11. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other
person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason
of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise and shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each
party hereto.

        12.3  AMENDMENTS.  This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered
or supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement
executed by each of the parties hereto. Sections 1, 10 and 11 shall not be
modified, amended, altered or supplemented without the prior written consent of
the Company.

        12.4  NOTICES.  All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be
deemed to have been duly received if so given) by hand delivery, by facsimile
transmission or by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) or by any courier service, such as Federal Express, providing
proof of delivery. All communications hereunder shall be delivered to the
respective parties at the following addresses:

    If to Stockholder:


   
          Microsoft Corporation
          One Microsoft Way
          Redmond, WA 98052
          Attention: Deputy General Counsel, Finance and Operation
          Facsimile: (425) 936-7329

      with a copy to:

          Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
          701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5000
          Seattle, Washington 98104-7078
          Attention: Richard B. Dodd, Esq.
          Facsimile: (206) 623-7022

      If to USA:

          USA Networks, Inc.
          152 West 52nd Street
          New York, New York 10019
          Attention: General Counsel
          Facsimile: (212) 314-7239

      with a copy to:

          Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
          51 West 52nd Street
          New York, New York 10019
          Attention: Pamela S. Seymon, Esq.
                  Andrew J. Nussbaum, Esq.
          Facsimile: (212) 403-2000


or to such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.

                                      E-10

        12.5  GOVERNING LAW.  (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of
the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
laws thereof.

        (b) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any
    Delaware state court or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware
    in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and hereby
    irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action may be heard
    and determined in such Delaware state or federal court. Each party hereto
    hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so,
    the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
    proceeding. The parties hereto further agree, to the extent permitted by
    law, that final and unappealable judgment against any of them in any action
    or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in
    any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the
    judgment, a certified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact
    and amount of such judgment.

        (c) To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any
    immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
    through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid
    of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its
    property, each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in
    respect of its obligations with respect to this Agreement.

        (d) Each party hereto waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
    applicable laws, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
    action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
    Each party hereto certifies that it has been induced to enter into this
    Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications set
    forth above in this Section.

        12.6  REMEDIES.  Each of Stockholder and USA recognize and acknowledge
that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement
will cause the other party to sustain irreparable injury and damages, for which
money damages would not provide an adequate remedy, and therefore each of
Stockholder and USA agrees that in the event of any such breach by the other,
Stockholder or USA, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the remedy of
specific performance of such covenants and agreements and injunctive and other
equitable relief.

        12.7  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

        12.8  DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS.  The descriptive headings used herein are
inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or
to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

        12.9  SEVERABILITY.  Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision or portion of any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision
or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been
contained herein.

                    [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK]

                                      E-11

                 SIGNATURE PAGE--VOTING AND ELECTION AGREEMENT

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.


                                                      
                                                       USA NETWORKS, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ DARA KHOSROWSHAHI
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Dara Khosrowshahi
                                                            Title: Executive Vice President,
                                                            Operations and Strategic Planning

                                                       MICROSOFT CORPORATION

                                                       By:  /s/ RICK BELLUZZO
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Rick Belluzzo
                                                            Title: President and Chief Operating
                                                                   Officer

                                                       By:  /s/ RICHARD EMERSON
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Richard Emerson
                                                            Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate
                                                                  Development and Strategy

                                                       MICROSOFT E-HOLDINGS, INC.

                                                       By:  /s/ THOMAS A. BAUMBACH
                                                            -----------------------------------------
                                                            Name: Thomas A. Baumbach
                                                            Title: President and Treasurer


                                      E-12

                                                                         ANNEX F

                           USA WARRANT EXCHANGE RATIO



      USA SHARE          USA WARRANT
        PRICE           EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
        BELOW
                     
       $25.75                0.4524

       $25.75                0.4524

       $25.76                0.4521

       $25.77                0.4518

       $25.78                0.4515

       $25.79                0.4512

       $25.80                0.4509

       $25.81                0.4507

       $25.82                0.4504

       $25.83                0.4501

       $25.84                0.4498

       $25.85                0.4495

       $25.86                0.4492

       $25.87                0.4489

       $25.88                0.4486

       $25.89                0.4483

       $25.90                0.4480

       $25.91                0.4477

       $25.92                0.4474

       $25.93                0.4471

       $25.94                0.4468

       $25.95                0.4465

       $25.96                0.4462

       $25.97                0.4460

       $25.98                0.4457

       $25.99                0.4454

       $26.00                0.4451

       $26.01                0.4448

       $26.02                0.4445

       $26.03                0.4442

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $26.04                0.4439

       $26.05                0.4436

       $26.06                0.4433

       $26.07                0.4431

       $26.08                0.4428

       $26.09                0.4425

       $26.10                0.4422

       $26.11                0.4419

       $26.12                0.4416

       $26.13                0.4413

       $26.14                0.4410

       $26.15                0.4408

       $26.16                0.4405

       $26.17                0.4402

       $26.18                0.4399

       $26.19                0.4396

       $26.20                0.4393

       $26.21                0.4391

       $26.22                0.4388

       $26.23                0.4385

       $26.24                0.4382

       $26.25                0.4379

       $26.26                0.4376

       $26.27                0.4374

       $26.28                0.4371

       $26.29                0.4368

       $26.30                0.4365

       $26.31                0.4362

       $26.32                0.4360

       $26.33                0.4357

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $26.34                0.4354

       $26.35                0.4351

       $26.36                0.4348

       $26.37                0.4346

       $26.38                0.4343

       $26.39                0.4340

       $26.40                0.4337

       $26.41                0.4335

       $26.42                0.4332

       $26.43                0.4329

       $26.44                0.4326

       $26.45                0.4323

       $26.46                0.4321

       $26.47                0.4318

       $26.48                0.4315

       $26.49                0.4312

       $26.50                0.4310

       $26.51                0.4307

       $26.52                0.4304

       $26.53                0.4302

       $26.54                0.4299

       $26.55                0.4296

       $26.56                0.4293

       $26.57                0.4291

       $26.58                0.4288

       $26.59                0.4285

       $26.60                0.4282

       $26.61                0.4280

       $26.62                0.4277

       $26.63                0.4274

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $26.64                0.4272

       $26.65                0.4269

       $26.66                0.4266

       $26.67                0.4264

       $26.68                0.4261

       $26.69                0.4258

       $26.70                0.4255

       $26.71                0.4253

       $26.72                0.4250

       $26.73                0.4247

       $26.74                0.4245

       $26.75                0.4242

       $26.76                0.4239

       $26.77                0.4237

       $26.78                0.4234

       $26.79                0.4231

       $26.80                0.4229

       $26.81                0.4226

       $26.82                0.4224

       $26.83                0.4221

       $26.84                0.4218

       $26.85                0.4216

       $26.86                0.4213

       $26.87                0.4210

       $26.88                0.4208

       $26.89                0.4205

       $26.90                0.4202

       $26.91                0.4200

       $26.92                0.4197

       $26.93                0.4195


                                      F-1




  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     
       $26.94                0.4192

       $26.95                0.4189

       $26.96                0.4187

       $26.97                0.4184

       $26.98                0.4182

       $26.99                0.4179

       $27.00                0.4176

       $27.01                0.4174

       $27.02                0.4171

       $27.03                0.4169

       $27.04                0.4166

       $27.05                0.4163

       $27.06                0.4161

       $27.07                0.4158

       $27.08                0.4156

       $27.09                0.4153

       $27.10                0.4151

       $27.11                0.4148

       $27.12                0.4145

       $27.13                0.4143

       $27.14                0.4140

       $27.15                0.4138

       $27.16                0.4135

       $27.17                0.4133

       $27.18                0.4130

       $27.19                0.4128

       $27.20                0.4125

       $27.21                0.4122

       $27.22                0.4120

       $27.23                0.4117

       $27.24                0.4115

       $27.25                0.4112

       $27.26                0.4110

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $27.27                0.4107

       $27.28                0.4105

       $27.29                0.4102

       $27.30                0.4100

       $27.31                0.4097

       $27.32                0.4095

       $27.33                0.4092

       $27.34                0.4090

       $27.35                0.4087

       $27.36                0.4085

       $27.37                0.4082

       $27.38                0.4080

       $27.39                0.4077

       $27.40                0.4075

       $27.41                0.4072

       $27.42                0.4070

       $27.43                0.4067

       $27.44                0.4065

       $27.45                0.4062

       $27.46                0.4060

       $27.47                0.4057

       $27.48                0.4055

       $27.49                0.4052

       $27.50                0.4050

       $27.51                0.4048

       $27.52                0.4045

       $27.53                0.4043

       $27.54                0.4040

       $27.55                0.4038

       $27.56                0.4035

       $27.57                0.4033

       $27.58                0.4030

       $27.59                0.4028

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $27.60                0.4026

       $27.61                0.4023

       $27.62                0.4021

       $27.63                0.4018

       $27.64                0.4016

       $27.65                0.4013

       $27.66                0.4011

       $27.67                0.4009

       $27.68                0.4006

       $27.69                0.4004

       $27.70                0.4001

       $27.71                0.3999

       $27.72                0.3997

       $27.73                0.3994

       $27.74                0.3992

       $27.75                0.3989

       $27.76                0.3987

       $27.77                0.3985

       $27.78                0.3982

       $27.79                0.3980

       $27.80                0.3977

       $27.81                0.3975

       $27.82                0.3973

       $27.83                0.3970

       $27.84                0.3968

       $27.85                0.3966

       $27.86                0.3963

       $27.87                0.3961

       $27.88                0.3958

       $27.89                0.3956

       $27.90                0.3954

       $27.91                0.3951

       $27.92                0.3949

  USA SHARE             USA WARRANT
    PRICE               EXCHANGE RATIO
---------------------   --------------
                     

       $27.93                0.3947

       $27.94                0.3944

       $27.95                0.3942

       $27.96                0.3940

       $27.97                0.3937

       $27.98                0.3935

       $27.99                0.3933

       $28.00                0.3930

       $28.01                0.3928

       $28.02                0.3926

       $28.03                0.3923

       $28.04                0.3921

       $28.05                0.3919

       $28.06                0.3916

       $28.07                0.3914

       $28.08                0.3912

       $28.09                0.3909

       $28.10                0.3907

       $28.11                0.3905

       $28.12                0.3902

       $28.13                0.3900

       $28.14                0.3898

       $28.15                0.3896

       $28.16                0.3893

       $28.17                0.3891

       $28.18                0.3889

       $28.19                0.3886

       $28.20                0.3884

       $28.21                0.3882

       $28.22                0.3880

       $28.23                0.3877

       $28.24                0.3875

       $28.25                0.3873
       OR ABOVE



                                      F-2

                                                                         ANNEX G

                      WASHINGTON BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
                                 CHAPTER 23B.13
                               DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

SECTIONS

23B.13.010  Definitions.

23B.13.020  Right to dissent.

23B.13.030  Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

23B.13.200  Notice of dissenters' rights.

23B.13.210  Notice of intent to demand payment.

23B.13.220  Dissenters' notice.

23B.13.230  Duty to demand payment.

23B.13.240  Share restrictions.

23B.13.250  Payment.

23B.13.260  Failure to take action.

23B.13.270  After-acquired shares.

23B.13.280  Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

23B.13.300  Court action.

23B.13.310  Court costs and counsel fees.

23B.13.010  Definitions.

    As used in this chapter:

        (1)  "Corporation" means the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter
    before the corporate action, or the surviving or acquiring corporation by
    merger or share exchange of that issuer.

        (2)  "Dissenter" means a shareholder who is entitled to dissent from
    corporate action under RCW 23B.13.020 and who exercises that right when and
    in the manner required by RCW 23B.13.200 through 23B.13.280.

        (3)  "Fair value," with respect to a dissenter's shares, means the value
    of the shares immediately before the effective date of the corporate action
    to which the dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or depreciation
    in anticipation of the corporate action unless exclusion would be
    inequitable.

        (4)  "Interest" means interest from the effective date of the corporate
    action until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid by the
    corporation on its principal bank loans or, if none, at a rate that is fair
    and equitable under all the circumstances.

        (5)  "Record shareholder" means the person in whose name shares are
    registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares
    to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a
    corporation.

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        (6)  "Beneficial shareholder" means the person who is a beneficial owner
    of shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee as the record shareholder.

        (7)  "Shareholder" means the record shareholder or the beneficial
    shareholder.

1989 c 165 Section 140.

23B.13.020. Right to dissent.

    (1)  A shareholder is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment of the
fair value of the shareholder's shares in the event of, any of the following
corporate actions:

    (a) Consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a party
       (i) if shareholder approval is required for the merger by
       RCW 23B.11.030, 23B.11.080, or the articles of incorporation and the
       shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger, or (ii) if the corporation
       is a subsidiary that is merged with its parent under RCW 23B.11.040;

    (b) Consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the corporation is a
       party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired, if the
       shareholder is entitled to vote on the plan;

    (c) Consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the
       property of the corporation other than in the usual and regular course of
       business, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the sale or exchange,
       including a sale in dissolution, but not including a sale pursuant to
       court order or a sale for cash pursuant to a plan by which all or
       substantially all of the net proceeds of the sale will be distributed to
       the shareholders within one year after the date of sale;

    (d) An amendment of the articles of incorporation that materially reduces
       the number of shares owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share if
       the fractional share so created is to be acquired for cash under
       RCW 23B.06.040; or

    (e) Any corporate action taken pursuant to a shareholder vote to the extent
       the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of
       directors provides that voting or nonvoting shareholders are entitled to
       dissent and obtain payment for their shares.

    (2)  A shareholder entitled to dissent and obtain payment for the
shareholder's shares under this chapter may not challenge the corporate action
creating the shareholder's entitlement unless the action fails to comply with
the procedural requirements imposed by this title, RCW 25.10.900 through
25.10.955, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, or is fraudulent with
respect to the shareholder or the corporation.

    (3)  The right of a dissenting shareholder to obtain payment of the fair
value of the shareholder's shares shall terminate upon the occurrence of any one
of the following events:

    (a) The proposed corporate action is abandoned or rescinded;

    (b) A court having jurisdiction permanently enjoins or sets aside the
       corporate action; or

    (c) The shareholder's demand for payment is withdrawn with the written
       consent of the corporation.

1991 c 269 Section 37; 1989 c 165 Section 141.

23B.13.030. Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

    (1)  A record shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all
the shares registered in the shareholder's name only if the shareholder dissents
with respect to all shares beneficially owned by any one person and notifies the
corporation in writing of the name and address of each person on whose behalf
the shareholder asserts dissenters' rights. The rights of a partial dissenter
under this

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subsection are determined as if the shares as to which the dissenter dissents
and the dissenter's other shares were registered in the names of different
shareholders.

    (2)  A beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to shares
held on the beneficial shareholder's behalf only if:

    (a) The beneficial shareholder submits to the corporation the record
       shareholder's written consent to the dissent not later than the time the
       beneficial shareholder asserts dissenters' rights; and

    (b) The beneficial shareholder does so with respect to all shares of which
       such shareholder is the beneficial shareholder or over which such
       shareholder has power to direct the vote.

1989 c 165 Section 142.

23B.13.200. Notice of dissenters' rights.

    (1)  If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under
RCW 23B.13.020 is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting
notice must state that shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters'
rights under this chapter and be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.

    (2)  If corporate action creating dissenters' rights under RCW 23B.13.020 is
taken without a vote of shareholders, the corporation, within ten days after
[the] effective date of such corporate action, shall notify in writing all
shareholders entitled to assert dissenters' rights that the action was taken and
send them the dissenters' notice described in RCW 23B.13.220.

1989 c 165 Section 143.

23B.13.210. Notice of intent to demand payment.

    (1)  If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under
RCW 23B.13.020 is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, a shareholder
who wishes to assert dissenters' rights must (a) deliver to the corporation
before the vote is taken written notice of the shareholder's intent to demand
payment for the shareholder's shares if the proposed action is effected, and
(b) not vote such shares in favor of the proposed action.

    (2)  A shareholder who does not satisfy the requirements of subsection
(1) of this section is not entitled to payment for the shareholder's shares
under this chapter.

1989 c 165 Section 144.

23B.13.220. Dissenters' notice.

    (1)  If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under
RCW 23B.13.020 is authorized at a shareholders' meeting, the corporation shall
deliver a written dissenters' notice to all shareholders who satisfied the
requirements of RCW 23B.13.210.

    (2)  The dissenters' notice must be sent within ten days after the effective
date of the corporate action, and must:

    (a) State where the payment demand must be sent and where and when
       certificates for certificated shares must be deposited;

    (b) Inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of the
       shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;

    (c) Supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the first
       announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the
       proposed corporate action and requires that the person asserting
       dissenters' rights certify whether or not the person acquired beneficial
       ownership of the shares before that date;

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    (d) Set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand,
       which date may not be fewer than thirty nor more than sixty days after
       the date the notice in subsection (1) of this section is delivered; and

    (e) Be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.

1989 c 165 Section 145.

23B.13.230. Duty to demand payment.

    (1)  A shareholder sent a dissenters' notice described in RCW 23B.13.220
must demand payment, certify whether the shareholder acquired beneficial
ownership of the shares before the date required to be set forth in the
dissenters' notice pursuant to RCW 23B.13.220(2)(c), and deposit the
shareholder's certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice.

    (2)  The shareholder who demands payment and deposits the shareholder's
stock certificates under subsection (1) of this section retains all other rights
of a shareholder until the proposed corporate action is effected.

    (3)  A shareholder who does not demand payment or deposit the shareholder's
stock certificates where required, each by the date set in the dissenters'
notice, is not entitled to payment for the shareholder's shares under this
chapter.

1989 c 165 Section 146.

23B.13.240. Share restrictions.

    (1)  The corporation may restrict the transfer of uncertificated shares from
the date the demand for their payment is received until the proposed corporate
action is effected or the restriction is released under RCW 23B.13.260.

    (2)  The person for whom dissenters' rights are asserted as to
uncertificated shares retains all other rights of a shareholder until the
effective date of the proposed corporate action.

1989 c 165 Section 147.

23B.13.250. Payment.

    (1)  Except as provided in RCW 23B.13.270, within thirty days of the later
of the effective date of the proposed corporate action, or the date the payment
demand is received, the corporation shall pay each dissenter who complied with
RCW 23B.13.230 the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of the
shareholder's shares, plus accrued interest.

    (2)  The payment must be accompanied by:

    (a) The corporation's balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending
       not more than sixteen months before the date of payment, an income
       statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders' equity
       for that year, and the latest available interim financial statements, if
       any;

    (b) An explanation of how the corporation estimated the fair value of the
       shares;

    (c) An explanation of how the interest was calculated;

    (d) A statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under
       RCW 23B.13.280; and

    (e) A copy of this chapter.

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1989 c 165 Section 148.

23B.13.260. Failure to take action.

    (1)  If the corporation does not effect the proposed action within sixty
days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing stock certificates,
the corporation shall return the deposited certificates and release any transfer
restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.

    (2)  If after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer
restrictions, the corporation wishes to undertake the proposed action, it must
send a new dissenters' notice under RCW 23B.13.220 and repeat the payment demand
procedure.

    1989 c 165 Section 149.

    23B.13.270. After-acquired shares.

    (1)  A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by RCW 23B.13.250
from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares
before the date set forth in the dissenters' notice as the date of the first
announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed
corporate action.

    (2)  To the extent the corporation elects to withhold payment under
subsection (1) of this section, after taking the proposed corporate action, it
shall estimate the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, and shall
pay this amount to each dissenter who agrees to accept it in full satisfaction
of the dissenter's demand. The corporation shall send with its offer an
explanation of how it estimated the fair value of the shares, an explanation of
how the interest was calculated, and a statement of the dissenter's right to
demand payment under RCW 23B.13.280.

1989 c 165 Section 150.

23B.13.280. Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

    (1)  A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of the dissenter's
own estimate of the fair value of the dissenter's shares and amount of interest
due, and demand payment of the dissenter's estimate, less any payment under
RCW 23B.13.250, or reject the corporation's offer under RCW 23B.13.270 and
demand payment of the dissenter's estimate of the fair value of the dissenter's
shares and interest due, if:

    (a) The dissenter believes that the amount paid under RCW 23B.13.250 or
       offered under RCW 23B.13.270 is less than the fair value of the
       dissenter's shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated;

    (b) The corporation fails to make payment under RCW 23B.13.250 within sixty
       days after the date set for demanding payment; or

    (c) The corporation does not effect the proposed action and does not return
       the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed
       on uncertificated shares within sixty days after the date set for
       demanding payment.

    (2)  A dissenter waives the right to demand payment under this section
unless the dissenter notifies the corporation of the dissenter's demand in
writing under subsection (1) of this section within thirty days after the
corporation made or offered payment for the dissenter's shares.

1989 c 165 Section 151.

23B.13.300. Court action.

    (1)  If a demand for payment under RCW 23B.13.280 remains unsettled, the
corporation shall commence a proceeding within sixty days after receiving the
payment demand and petition the court to

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determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation
does not commence the proceeding within the sixty-day period, it shall pay each
dissenter whose demand remains unsettled the amount demanded.

    (2)  The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the superior court of
the county where a corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state,
its registered office, is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation
without a registered office in this state, it shall commence the proceeding in
the county in this state where the registered office of the domestic corporation
merged with or whose shares were acquired by the foreign corporation was
located.

    (3)  The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not residents of
this state, whose demands remain unsettled, parties to the proceeding as in an
action against their shares and all parties must be served with a copy of the
petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by
publication as provided by law.

    (4)  The corporation may join as a party to the proceeding any shareholder
who claims to be a dissenter but who has not, in the opinion of the corporation,
complied with the provisions of this chapter. If the court determines that such
shareholder has not complied with the provisions of this chapter, the
shareholder shall be dismissed as a party.

    (5)  The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced
under subsection (2) of this section is plenary and exclusive. The court may
appoint one or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend
decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the powers described
in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to it. The dissenters are
entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.

    (6)  Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment
(a) for the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of the
dissenter's shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation,
or (b) for the fair value, plus accrued interest, of the dissenter's
after-acquired shares for which the corporation elected to withhold payment
under RCW 23B.13.270.

1989 c 165 Section 152.

23B.13.310. Court costs and counsel fees.

    (1)  The court in a proceeding commenced under RCW 23B.13.300 shall
determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and
expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs
against the corporation, except that the court may assess the costs against all
or some of the dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the extent
the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good
faith in demanding payment under RCW 23B.13.280.

    (2)  The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts
for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:

    (a) Against the corporation and in favor of any or all dissenters if the
       court finds the corporation did not substantially comply with the
       requirements of RCW 23B.13.200 through 23B.13.280; or

    (b) Against either the corporation or a dissenter, in favor of any other
       party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and
       expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good
       faith with respect to the rights provided by chapter 23B.13 RCW.

    (3)  If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were
of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, and that the fees
for those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may
award to these counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the
dissenters who were benefited.

1989 c 165 Section 153.

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                                                                         ANNEX H

                               AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                    MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND EXPEDIA, INC.

    THIS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of July 15, 2001 by and
between MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Washington ("Microsoft"), and EXPEDIA, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Washington ("Expedia"). Microsoft and Expedia are
hereinafter referred to as the "Parties."

    WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into an Amended and Restated Services
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2001 (the "Services Agreement"); and

    WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a License Agreement dated as of
October 1, 2001 (the "License Agreement"); and

    WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a Map Server License Agreement dated
as of October 1, 2001 (the "Map Server License Agreement", and, collectively
with the Services Agreement and the License Agreement is hereinafter referred to
as the "Agreements"); and

    WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Recapitalization and Merger dated as of the date of this Agreement (the "APRM").

    NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

    1. The Parties will enter into an agreement amending the Services Agreement
effective as of the Effective Date, as that term is defined in the APRM, to:

    (a) extend the Services Agreement with respect to the Services being
       provided to Expedia by Microsoft through as of the Effective Date through
       September 30, 2002, provided, however that (i) in the event that
       Microsoft determines, in good faith and after consultation with Expedia
       and USA Networks, Inc., that provision of the Services would be
       inappropriate to provide to an unaffiliated third party (e.g., provision
       of Services which would pose a security risk to Microsoft's corporate
       network, would cause Microsoft to be in breach of an existing agreement
       with a third party, or would be unduly burdensome), Microsoft will not be
       obligated to provide the inappropriate Services, but Microsoft and
       Expedia will in good faith negotiate mutually agreeable accommodations
       with respect to such Services, and (ii) Expedia will use its best efforts
       to discontinue use of each of the Services at the earliest practicable
       date; and

    (b) either (i) extend the portion of the Services Agreement that provides
       hosting services for Expedia for a reasonable time to be negotiated in
       good faith by the parties (which Expedia has requested be until June 30,
       2004), or (ii) enter into a separate agreement for the provision of the
       same hosting services, on the same terms and conditions as currently
       provided for under the Services Agreement, for a reasonable time to be
       negotiated in good faith by the parties (which Expedia has requested be
       until June 30, 2004).

    2. The Parties will enter into an agreement amending the License Agreement
effective as of Effective Date to:

    (a) Microsoft itself shall not, nor shall Microsoft grant to (i) any of the
       EI Named Competitors as defined in the Amended and Restated MSN Carriage
       and Cross Promotion Agreement between the parties, dated June 29, 2001,
       or (ii) any CRS (Worldspan, Amadeus, Pegasus, Galileo and Sabre) the
       right to use, license or grant a sublicense to the Microsoft Patents. For
       purposes of clarity, the parties agree that Microsoft may license any
       generally available Microsoft product that is based upon the Microsoft
       Patents or provide services related to such

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       product, provided that such product or service is not targeted to the EI
       Named Competitors or any CRS.

    (b) Except for Third Party Software that Microsoft does not have a right to
       sublicense or loses such right to sublicense and so long as Microsoft
       does not incur any additional cost (administrative or otherwise),
       Microsoft shall use reasonable efforts to provide a sublicense to the
       Third Party Software for a period of two (2) years from the Effective
       Date at the same price that Microsoft or its affiliates pay and shall
       continue to pass through any warranties and/or indemnification provided
       on the Third Party Software during that time. Expedia will use its best
       efforts to obtain the Third Party Software from a source other than
       Microsoft as soon as reasonably possible during that period. Microsoft
       shall continue to provide Expedia with any and all Updates and Error
       Corrections that Microsoft receives for the Third Party Software during
       that period.

    (c) Except for Third Party Content that Microsoft does not have a right to
       sublicense or loses such right to sublicense and so long as Microsoft
       does not incur any additional cost (administrative or otherwise),
       Microsoft shall use reasonable efforts to provide Expedia with a
       sublicense to the Third Party Content for a period of two (2) years from
       the Effective Date at the same price that Microsoft or its affiliates
       pay, and continue to pass through any warranties and/or indemnification
       provided on the Third Party Content. Expedia will use its best efforts to
       obtain the Third Party Content from a source other than Microsoft as soon
       as reasonably possible during that period. Microsoft shall continue to
       provide Expedia with any and all Updates and Error Corrections that
       Microsoft receives for the Third Party Content during that period.

    3. The Parties agree to use good faith efforts to negotiate and execute a
new Map Server License Agreement between the Effective Date and the Closing
Date, as that term is defined in the APRM.

    4. From the date hereof through to and including the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the APRM, the parties shall not amend, waive or
adopt any provision inconsistent with any provision hereof, or terminate this
agreement, in each case, without the prior written consent of USA
Networks, Inc. ("USA"), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
USA shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement solely for purposes of
this Section 4.

    5. All capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the
meaning set forth in the applicable Agreement.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.



                                                
MICROSOFT CORPORATION                               EXPEDIA, INC.

                                                         /s/            Mark S.
By   /s/           Richard Emerson                  By   Britton
     ---------------------------------------             ---------------------------------------
          its authorized representative                       its authorized representative



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                                                                         ANNEX I


                                 EXPEDIA, INC.



                                2001 STOCK PLAN



    1.  PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.  The purposes of this Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock
Plan are: to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentives to Service
Providers, and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options granted
under the Plan are Non-statutory Stock Options. Stock Purchase Rights,
Restricted Stock and Warrants may also be granted under the Plan.



    2.  DEFINITIONS.  As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:



        (a) "Administrator" means the Committee, the Board or their designee, as
    provided in Section 4 of the Plan.



        (b) "Affiliate" means a corporation or other entity (including, a
    limited liability company or a partnership) controlled by, controlling or
    under common control with the Company.



        (c) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
    administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
    federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
    system on which the Common Stock or Warrants are listed or quoted and the
    applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options,
    Restricted Stock, Stock Purchase Rights or Warrants are, or will be, granted
    under the Plan.



        (d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.



        (e) "Cause" means termination of an Optionee's or Grantee's employment
    by the Company for such reasons as may be defined as "Cause" in any
    applicable employment agreement, or, if an Optionee or Grantee is not party
    to a valid employment agreement at the time of his or her termination, shall
    mean (i) the plea of guilty or NOLO CONTENDERE to, or conviction for, the
    commission of a felony offense by an Optionee or Grantee; (ii) a material
    breach by an Optionee or a Grantee of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company
    or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) a willful breach by an Optionee or Grantee
    of any non-disclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition obligation owed
    to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) the willful or gross neglect
    by an Optionee or Grantee of his or her employment duties; and (v) such
    other event as shall be set forth in the agreement evidencing the Optionee's
    or Grantee's award under this Plan.



        (f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
    to time, and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.



        (g) "Committee" means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in
    accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.



        (h) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.



        (i) "Company" means Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, and any
    successor entity thereto.



        (j) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
    Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or other Affiliate to render services to
    such entity.



        (k) "Director" means a member of the Board.



        (l) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in
    Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.


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        (m) "Distribution" is defined in Section 13(a) hereof.



        (n) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors,
    employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or other Affiliate of
    the Company. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the
    case of (i) any leave of absence approved by a senior officer of the Company
    or a majority of the members of the Board, or (ii) transfers between
    locations of the Company or between the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or
    other Affiliate or any successor to such entities. Neither service as a
    Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient
    to constitute "employment" by the Company.



        (o) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
    from time to time, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
    thereunder.



        (p) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock
    determined as follows:



           If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a
       national market system, including, without limitation, the Nasdaq
       National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
       its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or
       the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or
       system for the last market trading day prior to the day of determination,
       as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the
       Administrator deems reliable;



           If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities
       dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a
       Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low
       asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to
       the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
       other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or



           In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the
       Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator
       and computed in accordance with applicable regulations of the Internal
       Revenue Service.



        (q) "Grantee" means the holder of Restricted Stock, a Stock Purchase
    Right or a Warrant granted under the Plan.



        (r) "Immediate Family" means the Optionee and the Optionee's spouse,
    parents, children or grandchildren (including adopted children,
    step-children and step-grandchildren).



        (s) "Merger Consideration" shall have the meaning in Section 3.2(b) of
    the Transaction Agreement.



        (t) "Non-Employee Director" means a Director who is not an Employee.



        (u) "Non-statutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to meet
    the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
    thereunder.



        (v) "Notice of Grant" means a written or electronic notice evidencing
    certain terms and conditions of an individual Option or Stock Purchase Right
    grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.



        (w) "Old Option" means an option to purchase Common Stock issued under
    the Company's 1999 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan or the Company's
    Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors that is outstanding as of
    August 2, 2001.



        (x) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
    meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
    promulgated thereunder.


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        (y) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.



        (z) "Option Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and an
    Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
    The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.



        (aa) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option or
    Stock Purchase Right.



        (bb) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock
    Purchase Right granted under the Plan.



        (cc) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
    existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.



        (dd) "Performance Goals" means the performance goals established by the
    Committee in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock. In the case of
    Qualified Performance-Based Awards, (i) such goals shall be based on the
    attainment of specified levels of one or more of the following measures:
    earnings per share, sales, net profit after tax, gross profit, operating
    profit, cash generation, unit volume, return on equity, change in working
    capital, return on capital, shareholder return, market share or any other
    objective performance measure established by the Committee, and (ii) such
    Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period
    prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations.



        (ee) "Plan" means this Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan, as amended and
    restated from time to time.



        (ff) "Qualified Performance-Based Award" means an award of Restricted
    Stock designated as such by the Committee at the time of grant, based upon a
    determination that (i) the Grantee is or may be a "covered employee" within
    the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code in the year in which the
    Company would expect to be able to claim a tax deduction with respect to
    such Restricted Stock and (ii) the Committee wishes such award to qualify
    for the Section 162(m) Exemption.



        (gg) "Recapitalization and Merger" means the transactions contemplated
    by the Transaction Agreement.



        (hh) "Restricted Stock" means restricted Shares awarded pursuant to the
    Plan.



        (ii) "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement" means a written agreement
    between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions
    applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted
    Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan
    and the Notice of Grant.



        (jj) "Restricted Stock Agreement" means a written agreement between the
    Company and the Grantee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
    Restricted Stock grant. The Restricted Stock Agreement is subject to the
    terms of the Plan.



        (kk) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor
    to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect
    to the Plan.



        (ll) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.



        (mm) "Section 162(m) Exemption" means the exemption from the limitation
    on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that is set forth in
    Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.



        (nn) "Service Provider" means an Employee, Non-Employee Director or
    Consultant.


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        (oo) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
    accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.



        (pp) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Common Stock
    pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.



        (qq) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
    hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.



        (rr) "Transaction Agreement" means the Amended and Restated Agreement
    and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, dated as of July 15, 2001, by and
    among USA Networks, Inc., the Company, Taipei, Inc., Microsoft Corporation,
    and Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc.



        (ss) "Warrant" means "Company Warrant" as defined in the Transaction
    Agreement.



    3.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  Subject to the provisions of Section 15 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the
Plan is 6,800,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.



    If any grant of Restricted Stock is forfeited, or if any Option, Stock
Purchase Right or Warrant terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised
in full, the forfeited or unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued under
the Plan, whether upon exercise of an Option, Stock Purchase Right or Warrant or
upon lapsing of restrictions on Restricted Stock, shall not be returned to the
Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan,
except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future
grant under the Plan. If the exercise price of any Option, Warrant or Stock
Purchase Right granted under the Plan is satisfied by delivering Shares to the
Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of Shares
issued net of the Shares delivered or attested to shall be deemed issued for
purposes of determining the maximum numbers of Shares available for issuance
under the Plan. To the extent any Shares subject to an Option, Stock Purchase
Right, Warrant or Restricted Stock are not delivered to a participant because
such Shares are used to satisfy an applicable tax-withholding obligation, such
Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued for purposes of determining the
maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.



    4.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.



    (a) PROCEDURE--IN GENERAL. The Plan shall be administered by (i) the
Committee, which shall be comprised of not less than two directors appointed by
the Board, each of whom is intended to be a "non-employee director" (within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3) and an "outside director" (within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) to the
extent that Rule 16b-3 and Code Section 162(m), respectively, are applicable to
the Company and to Options, Stock Purchase Rights, Restricted Stock and Warrants
granted under the Plan; or (ii) the Board.



    (b) POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:



        (i) to grant Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Purchase Rights and
    Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Service Providers;



        (ii) to determine the Fair Market Value;



        (iii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options, Restricted Stock,
    Stock Purchase Rights and Warrants may be granted hereunder; provided,
    however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, grants to
    Consultants shall be made solely by the Board, subject to its authority to
    delegate pursuant to Section 4(c);


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        (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by
    each Option, Restricted Stock award, Stock Purchase Right and Warrant
    granted hereunder;



        (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;



        (vi) to determine the terms and conditions (which need not be the same
    with respect to each Grantee), not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan,
    of any Option, Restricted Stock award or Stock Purchase Right granted
    hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the
    exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may
    be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting
    acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or
    limitation regarding any Option, grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase
    Right or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on
    such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;



        (vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted
    pursuant to the Plan and interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency,
    correct any default and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any
    instrument or agreement relating to any Option, Restricted Stock award,
    Stock Purchase Right or Warrant granted under the Plan; provided, however,
    that the Committee may not adjust upwards the amount payable with respect to
    a Qualified Performance-Based Award or alter the Performance Goals
    associated therewith;



        (viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to
    the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established
    for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax
    laws;



        (ix) to modify or amend each Option, Restricted Stock grant, Stock
    Purchase Right or Warrant (subject to Section 17(c) of the Plan), including
    the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability
    period of Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;



        (x) to allow Optionees and Grantees to satisfy withholding tax
    obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
    issued upon exercise of an Option, Warrant or Stock Purchase Right or
    lapsing of restrictions on Restricted Stock that number of Shares having a
    Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
    Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date
    that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by
    an Optionee or a Grantee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be
    made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem
    necessary or advisable;



        (xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any
    instrument required to effect the grant of an Option, Restricted Stock,
    Stock Purchase Right or Warrant previously granted by the Administrator; and



        (xii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
    administering the Plan.



    (c) EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. The Administrator's decisions,
determinations and interpretations shall be final, binding and conclusive on all
Optionees and Grantees, and all other persons having an interest herein. No
member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in
good faith with respect to the Plan or any award hereunder.



    The Administrator may act only by a majority of its members then in office,
except that the Administrator may, except to the extent prohibited by applicable
law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, allocate all or any portion of
its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may
delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or
persons selected by it; provided that no such delegation may be made that would
cause awards or other transactions under the Plan to cease to be exempt from
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award designated as a Qualified Performance-Based award not to qualify for, or
to cease to qualify for, the Section 162(m) Exemption. Any such allocation or
delegation may be revoked by the Administrator at any time.



    5.  ELIGIBILITY.  Non-statutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Stock
Purchase Rights and Warrants may be granted to all Service Providers. Warrants
may only be granted pursuant to the specific provisions of Section 13 of the
Plan.



    Except as may specifically be provided by the Administrator from time to
time, in order to receive a grant of Options, Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase
Rights under the Plan, a Service Provider must agree not to (a) solicit
employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (b) compete with the
Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (c) reveal confidential
information of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. The terms,
conditions, and provisions relating to these non-solicitation, non-competition
and confidentiality provisions shall be determined by the Administrator.



    6.  LIMITATIONS.



    (a) Each Option granted under the Plan shall be designated in the Option
Agreement as a Non-statutory Stock Option.



    (b) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options and Qualified
Performance-Based Awards:



        (i) No Service Provider shall be granted, more than 2,000,0000 Options
    or more than 2,000,000 Qualified Performance-Based Awards during any
    calendar year. No Non-Employee Director shall be granted more than 15,000
    Options with respect to such Non-Employee Director's first calendar year as
    a Non-Employee Director and no Non-Employee Director shall be granted more
    than 10,000 Options with respect to any calendar year thereafter.



        (ii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in
    connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as described in
    Section 15.



        (iii) If an Option is canceled in the same fiscal year of the Company in
    which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described
    in Section 15), the canceled Option will be counted against the limits set
    forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above. For this purpose, if the exercise
    price of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
    cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.



    7.  TERM OF PLAN.  Subject to Section 21 of the Plan, the Plan shall become
effective upon its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for a term
of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 17 of the Plan.



    8.  TERM OF OPTION.  The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement.



    9.  OPTION EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION.



    (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator. In
the case of a Non-statutory Stock Option intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may
be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other corporate
transaction.



    (b) WAITING PERIOD AND EXERCISE DATES. At the time an Option is granted, the
Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and
shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option may be
exercised.


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    (c) FORM OF CONSIDERATION. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable
form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment.
The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the
time of grant or the agreement. Such consideration may consist entirely of:



        (i) cash;



        (ii) check;



        (iii) promissory note;



        (iv) other than as provided in subsection (v), other Shares (by delivery
    or attestation) which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an
    option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date
    of delivery (or attestation) or which were acquired in the open market, and
    (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery (or attestation) equal
    to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall
    be exercised;



        (v) consideration received by the Company under the cashless exercise
    program that is implemented by the Company from time to time in connection
    with the Plan;



        (vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or



        (vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of
    Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.



    10.  EXERCISE OF OPTION.



    (a) PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Any Option granted
hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such
times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth
in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of
Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence. An
Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.



    An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written
or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from
the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares
with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any
consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and
permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the
Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares
are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or
of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the
Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall
issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is
exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which
the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided
in Section 15 of the Plan.



    Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares
thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the
Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, except as
otherwise provided in Section 3 of the Plan.



    (b) TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER. If an Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability,
the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is
specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the
date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of
such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified
time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three
months following the Optionee's termination, unless such termination is for
Cause, in which case the Option will immediately terminate and expire.


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If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her
entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall
revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or
her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.



    (c) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider
as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her
Option, but only to the extent that the Option would have otherwise vested had
the Optionee remained a Service Provider for a period of twelve (12) months
after the date on which the Service Provider ceased to be a Service Provider as
a result of the Disability. Such exercise must occur within eighteen
(18) months (or such shorter time as is specified in the Option Agreement) from
the date on which the Service Provider ceased to be a Service Provider as a
result of the Disability (but in no event later than the date of expiration of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). If, after
termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such
Option shall revert to the Plan.



    (d) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee:



        (i) who is at the time of death a Service Provider, the Option may be
    exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death
    (but in no event later than the date of expiration of the term of such
    Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by
    a person who acquired the right to exercise the option by bequest or
    inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option would have otherwise
    vested had the Optionee continued living and continued to be a Service
    Provider twelve (12) months after the date of death; or



        (ii) who is at the time of death not a Service Provider but whose Option
    has not yet expired, the Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve
    (12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the date
    of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
    Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right
    to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent
    that the Option would have otherwise vested at the date of termination.



    If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to
the Plan.



    (e) BUYOUT PROVISIONS. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out
for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted based on such terms
and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the
Optionee at the time that such offer is made.



    11.  STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS.



    (a) RIGHTS TO PURCHASE. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in
addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash
awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will
offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in
writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant, of the terms,
conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares
that the offeree shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the
time within which the offeree must accept such offer. The offer shall be
accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form
determined by the Administrator.



    (b) REPURCHASE OPTION. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option
exercisable upon the Grantee voluntary or involuntary ceasing to be a Service
Provider for any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for
Shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be
the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any
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purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined
by the Administrator.



    (c) OTHER PROVISIONS. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain
such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as
may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.



    (d) RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the
purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a stockholder, and shall
be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the
duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a
dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock
Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.



    12.  RESTRICTED STOCK.



    (a) ADMINISTRATION. Shares of Restricted Stock may be awarded either alone
or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Administrator shall
determine the Service Providers to whom and the time or times at which grants of
Restricted Stock will be awarded, the number of Shares to be awarded to any
Service Providers, the conditions for vesting, the time or times within which
such awards may be subject to forfeiture and any other terms and conditions of
the awards, in addition to those contained in Section 12(c).



    (b) AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced
in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including book-entry
registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate
issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name
of such participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in the
following form:



    "The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock
    represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including
    forfeiture) of the Expedia, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan and a Restricted Stock
    Agreement. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of
    Expedia, Inc., 13810 SE Eastegate Way, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 98005."



The Administrator may require that the certificates evidencing such Shares be
held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed
and that, as a condition of any award of Restricted Stock, the participant shall
have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Stock
covered by such award.



    (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:



        (i) The Administrator may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate
    an award of Restricted Stock as a Qualified Performance-Based Award, in
    which event the Administrator shall condition the grant or vesting, as
    applicable, of such Restricted Stock upon the attainment of Performance
    Goals. If the Administrator does not designate an award of Restricted Stock
    as a Qualified Performance-Based Award, it may also condition the grant or
    vesting thereof upon the attainment of Performance Goals. Regardless of
    whether an award of Restricted Stock is a Qualified Performance-Based Award,
    the Administrator may also condition the grant or vesting thereof upon the
    continued service of the Grantee. The conditions for grant or vesting and
    the other provisions of Restricted Stock grants (including without
    limitation any applicable Performance Goals) need not be the same with
    respect to each Grantee. The Administrator may at any time, in its sole
    discretion, accelerate or waive, in whole or in part, any of the foregoing
    restrictions; provided, however, that in the case of Restricted Stock that
    is a Qualified Performance-Based Award, the applicable Performance Goals
    have been satisfied.


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        (ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock
    Agreement referred to in Section 12(c)(vi), during the period, if any, set
    by the Administrator, commencing with the date of such award for which such
    Grantee's continued service is required (the "Restriction Period"), and
    until the later of (i) the expiration of the Restriction Period and
    (ii) the date the applicable Performance Goals (if any) are satisfied, the
    Grantee shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or
    otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock; provided that the foregoing
    shall not prevent a Grantee from pledging Restricted Stock as security for a
    loan, the sole purpose of which is to provide funds to pay the option price
    for Options.



        (iii) Except as provided in this paragraph (iii) and Sections
    12(c)(i) and 12(c)(ii) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Grantee shall
    have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a
    stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that
    is the subject of the Restricted Stock, including, if applicable, the right
    to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. If so
    determined by the Administrator in the applicable Restricted Stock
    Agreement, (A) cash or other dividends on the class or series of Common
    Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock Award shall be
    automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, held
    subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock, or held subject
    to meeting Performance Goals applicable only to dividends, and
    (B) dividends payable in Common Stock shall be paid in the form of
    Restricted Stock of the same class as the Common Stock with which such
    dividend was paid, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted
    Stock, or held subject to meeting Performance Goals applicable only to
    dividends; provided that reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted
    Stock at the time of any divided payment shall only be permissible if
    sufficient shares of Common Stock are available under Section 3 for such
    reinvestment.



        (iv) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable
    Restricted Stock Agreement or Section 12(c)(i), 12(c)(ii), 12(c)(v) or upon
    a Grantee ceasing to be a Service Provider for any reason during the
    Restriction Period or before the applicable Performance Goals are satisfied,
    all shares still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the Grantee;
    provided, however, that the Administrator shall have the discretion to
    waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions (other than,
    in the case of Restricted Stock with respect to which a Grantee is a
    "Covered Employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code,
    satisfaction of the applicable Performance Goals unless the Grantee's
    employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability) with respect to
    any or all of such Grantee's Shares of Restricted Stock.



        (v) If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior
    forfeiture of the Restricted Stock (and any applicable Performance Goals are
    satisfied), unlegended certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to
    the participant upon surrender of the legended certificates.



        (vi) Each award shall be confirmed by, and be subject to, the terms of a
    Restricted Stock Agreement.



    13.  WARRANTS.



    (a) Prior to the listing of the Warrants on Nasdaq, the American Stock
Exchange or other exchange acceptable to the Company (as contemplated by the
Transaction Agreement), the Company shall, subject to applicable law, distribute
under the Plan (the "Distribution"), to holders of Old Options on the date of
the Distribution, 0.1920 Warrants with respect to each Share underlying any such
Old Option, whether or not then vested; provided, however, that, subject to the
following sentence, Warrants distributed in respect of unvested Old Options
shall be restricted and shall become exercisable and transferable solely upon
the vesting of such related Old Option.



    (b) With respect to all Warrants, whether vested or unvested, for a period
of 90 days following the date of Distribution, (i) such Warrants shall not be
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transfer agent to place a stop transfer order on certificates representing such
Warrants. The Company shall terminate such stop transfer order immediately upon
expiration of such 90-day period.



    (c) The Warrants shall not terminate upon the termination of employment of a
holder of an Old Option and shall not be subject to the restrictions in
Section 14 hereof.



    (d) Except as specifically provided for in this Plan, Warrants shall have
the same terms and conditions as the Company Warrants described in Section 8.12
of the Transaction Agreement.



    14.  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK PURCHASE
RIGHTS.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option, a grant of
Restricted Stock or a Stock Purchase Right may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by
the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of
the Optionee, only by the Optionee. However, an Option, a grant of Restricted
Stock or a Stock Purchase Right is transferable, in whole or in part, by gift
or, with the consent of the Administrator, for value, to Immediate Family of the
Optionee or Grantee, partnerships of which the only partners are members of the
Optionee's or Grantee's Immediate Family, and trusts established solely for the
benefit of the Optionee's or Grantee's Immediate Family, provided such
transferability shall be limited to vested rights. Transfers to the Optionee's
or Grantee's immediate family are subject to the terms and conditions of this
Plan and the terms and conditions of any relevant agreement pursuant to which
they were granted and shall not be permitted to effect a cashless exercise. The
Optionee's or Grantee's Immediate Family do not have the right to further
transfer those rights other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. In addition, an Option, a grant of Restricted Stock or a Stock
Purchase Right shall also be transferable by the Optionee or Grantee, in whole
or in part, with the consent of the Administrator, to charitable organizations,
provided such transferability shall be limited to vested rights. Transfers to
charitable organizations shall also be subject to the terms and conditions of
this Plan and the terms and conditions of any relevant agreement pursuant to
which they were granted, and charitable organizations shall not be permitted to
effect a cashless exercise. In addition, such charitable organizations shall not
have the right to further transfer those rights. If the Administrator makes an
Option, grant of Restricted Stock or a Stock Purchase Right transferable, such
Option, grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase Right shall contain such
additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.



    15.  ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR
ASSET SALE.



    (a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Restricted Stock, the
number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right,
the number or kind of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the
Plan but as to which no Options, Shares of Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase
Rights have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation, expiration or forfeiture of an Option, shares of Restricted Stock
or Stock Purchase Right, as well as the price per Share covered by each such
outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be proportionately adjusted for
any increase or decrease in the number or kind of issued shares of Common Stock
resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in
the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the
Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of
consideration;" provided further, that the number of shares of Restricted Stock
or Shares subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall always be a whole
number. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that
respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided
herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option, shares of Restricted Stock or
Stock Purchase Right.


                                      I-11


    (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon
as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The
Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to
exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to
all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the
Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may
provide that any Company repurchase option (as described in Section 11(b) of the
Plan) applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right shall lapse as to all such Shares and that all restrictions with
respect to any Restricted Stock shall lapse as to all such Restricted Stock,
provided that the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time
and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, an Option or a Stock Purchase Right will terminate immediately prior
to the consummation of such proposed action.



    (c) MERGER OR ASSET SALE. In the event of a merger of the Company with or
into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Company, all outstanding Options, shares of Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase
Rights shall be assumed or an equivalent option, share of restricted stock or
right shall be substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation. The number of Shares reserved pursuant
to Section 3 may be increased by the corresponding number of Options assumed in
connection with such a transaction and, in the case of a substitution, by the
net increase in the number of Shares subject to Options before and after the
substitution. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or
substitute for the Option, Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase Right, the
Optionee or Grantee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the
Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares
as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all
restrictions on Restricted Stock shall lapse, as the case may be. If an Option
or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee or Grantee in writing or electronically
that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully vested and exercisable
for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option
or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option, Stock Purchase Right or Restricted
Stock shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets,
the option, right or share of restricted stock confers the right to purchase or
receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock
Purchase Right, Share granted as Restricted Stock immediately prior to the
merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other
securities or property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of
Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and
if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration
chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided,
however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is
not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock
Purchase Right for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock
Purchase Right or upon the lapse of the restrictions with respect to the
Restricted Stock, respectively, to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.



    16.  DATE OF GRANT.  The date of grant of an Option, a share of Restricted
Stock or a Stock Purchase Right shall be, for all purposes, the date on which
the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, Restricted Stock
or Stock Purchase Right or such other later date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee or
Grantee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. The date of grant
of a Warrant shall be the date of Distribution.


                                      I-12


    17.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.



    (a) AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
suspend or terminate the Plan, provided that no such amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without shareholder
approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory
requirement applicable to the Plan (including as necessary to prevent Options,
Stock Purchase Rights, Restricted Stock and Warrants granted under the Plan from
failing to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Code); and provided further that any such amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would impair the
rights of any Optionee or Grantee shall not to that extent be effective without
the consent of the affected Optionee, Grantee, holder or beneficiary.



    (b) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of
any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with
Applicable Laws.



    (c) SERVICE PROVIDERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. The Administrator shall have the
authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be
necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign
countries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries may operate to assure the
viability of the benefits from Options, Restricted Stock or Stock Purchase
Rights granted to Service Providers in such countries and to meet the objectives
of the Plan.



    (d) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. No amendment, alteration, suspension
or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee or Grantee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee or Grantee and the
Company, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee or
Grantee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the
Administrator's ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with
respect to Options or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan prior to the date
of such termination.



    18.  CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.



    (a) LEGAL COMPLIANCE. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of
an Option, Stock Purchase Right or Warrant and shares of Restricted Stock shall
not be released from the custody of the Company if so held, unless the exercise
of such Option, Stock Purchase Right or Warrant and the issuance and delivery of
such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to
the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.



    (b) INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. As a condition to the exercise of an Option,
Stock Purchase Right or Warrant, the Company may require the person exercising
such Option, Stock Purchase Right or Warrant to represent and warrant at the
time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for
investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares
if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required.



    19.  INABILITY TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY.  The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained.



    20.  RESERVATION OF SHARES.  The Company, during the term of this Plan, will
at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.



    21.  STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.  The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is
adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the
degree required under Applicable Laws.


                                      I-13


    22.  GOVERNING LAW.  The terms of this Plan shall be governed by the Laws of
the State of Washington without reference to principles of conflict of laws, as
applied to contracts executed in and performed wholly within the State of
Washington.



    23.  TAX WITHHOLDING.



    (a) An Optionee or Grantee may be required to pay to the Company or any
Parent, Subsidiary or other Affiliate, and the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary
or other Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold
from any Shares or other property deliverable under any award under the Plan or
from any compensation or other amounts owing to an Optionee or Grantee the
amount (in cash, Shares or other property) of any required tax withholding and
payroll taxes in respect of the grant or exercise or lapse of restrictions with
respect to an award, and to take such other action as may be necessary in the
opinion of the Company, to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such
taxes.



    (b) Without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, if so provided in a
Restricted Stock Agreement, a Stock Option agreement, Warrant agreement or Stock
Purchase Right agreement, a Grantee or an Optionee may satisfy, in whole or in
part, the foregoing withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required
withholding liability) by delivery of Shares owned by the Grantee or the
Optionee (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) with a
Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or by having the Company
withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise
of the Option, Stock Purchase Right or Warrant or lapse of restrictions on the
Restricted Stock a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such
withholding liability.



    24.  PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.  Except as otherwise specifically
provided in the Plan, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership
in respect of shares of Stock which are subject to Options, Stock Purchase
Rights or Warrants hereunder until such shares have been issued to that person.



    25.  CLAIM TO AWARDS AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.  No Service Provider shall have
any claim or right to be granted Restricted Stock, Options, Stock Purchase
Rights or Warrants under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an
award, to be selected for a grant of any other award. Neither the Plan nor any
action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Optionee or Grantee any
right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company, Subsidiaries or
Affiliates.


                                      I-14

                                    PART II

                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

ITEM 20. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

    The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the
maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors
for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the directors, officers
and certain other persons will be indemnified to the fullest extent authorized
by the Delaware General Corporation Law with respect to third-party actions,
suits, investigations or proceedings provided that any such person has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law
described below. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws further provide
that directors, officers and certain other persons will be indemnified with
respect to actions or suits initiated by such person only if such action was
first approved by the board of directors. The Registrant's Amended and Restated
Bylaws allow the Registrant to pay all expenses incurred by a director, officer,
employee or agent in defending any proceeding within the scope of the
indemnification provisions as such expenses are incurred in advance of its final
disposition, upon an undertaking by such party to repay such expenses, if it is
ultimately determined that such party was not entitled to indemnity by the
Registrant. From time to time, officers and directors may be provided with
indemnification agreements that are consistent with the foregoing provisions.
The Registrant believes that these agreements and arrangements are necessary to
attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

    Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent who was or is a
party, or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was
serving at the request of the corporation against expenses (including attorney's
fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests
of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES




         (A)            EXHIBITS
         ---            --------
                     
        2.1             Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization
                        and Merger, dated as of July 15, 2001, by and among the
                        Registrant, Taipei, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Microsoft
                        Corporation and Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc. (included as
                        Annex A to the joint prospectus/proxy and information
                        statement incorporated as part of this registration
                        statement).

        3.1             Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
                        June 30, 2000).

        3.2             Proposed Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                        of Registrant (included as Exhibit A to Registrant's
                        Preliminary Information Statement, filed on November 8,
                        2001).

        3.3             Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 8-K, dated
                        January 9, 1998).

        4.1             Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative
                        Convertible Preferred Stock of Registrant.

        4.2             Form of Equity Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and
                        The Bank of New York.



                                      II-1





         (A)            EXHIBITS
         ---            --------
                     
        5.1             Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz regarding the
                        legality of the shares being issued.

        8.1             Opinion of Shearman & Sterling as to certain U.S. federal
                        income tax matters.

       10.1             Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between the
                        Registrant and Expedia, Inc.

       23.1             Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

       23.2             Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

       23.3             Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in
                        Exhibit 5.1).

       23.4             Consent of Shearman & Sterling (included in Exhibit 8.1).

       23.5             Consent of Morgan Stanley & Co.*

       24               Powers of Attorney.*

       99.1             Form of Proxy Card of Expedia, Inc.

       99.2             Form of Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.

       99.3             2001 Expedia Annual Meeting Instruction Booklet for Expedia
                        Shareholders, Warrantholders and Optionholders.

       99.3.1           Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

       99.3.2           Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
                        Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

       99.4             Terms of NLG Call Option.*

       99.5             Terms of Travel Channel Option.*

       99.6             Terms of Media Arrangements in USA Media, LLC.*

       99.7             Voting and Election Agreement, dated July 15, 2001, between
                        the Registrant, Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings (included
                        as Annex E to the joint prospectus/proxy and information
                        statement incorporated as part of this registration
                        statement).



------------------------


*   Previously filed.


ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS

    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

        (a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
    a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

        (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
            Securities Act of 1933;

        (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
             effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
             post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
             aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
             forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
             any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
             total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
             which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
             the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
             of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
             in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
             than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price
             set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
             effective registration statement;

                                      II-2

       (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
             distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
             or any material change to such information in the registration
             statement.

        (b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
    to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
    therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
    be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

        (c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
    any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
    termination of the offering.

        (d) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
    Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
    Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
    where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
    pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is
    incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to
    be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
    and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
    initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

        (e) That prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered
    hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration
    statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within
    the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering
    prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable
    registration form with respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed
    underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items
    of the applicable form.

        (f) That every prospectus: (i) that is filed pursuant to paragraph (e)
    immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of
    Section 10(a)(3) of the Act and is used in connection with an offering of
    securities subject to Rule 415, will be filed as a part of an amendment to
    the registration statement and will not be used until such amendment is
    effective, and that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
    Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
    to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offering
    therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
    be the initial BONA FIDE offering thereof.

        (g) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by
    reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this
    form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the
    incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means.
    This includes information contained in the documents filed subsequent to the
    effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding
    to the request.

        (h) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information
    concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein,
    that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when
    it became effective.

    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

                                      II-3

                                   SIGNATURES


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on November 9, 2001.


                                USA NETWORKS, INC.

                                By:               /s/ BARRY DILLER*
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                                     Barry Diller
                                                  CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF
                                                  EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities as of
November 9, 2001.





                  SIGNATURE                                        TITLE
                  ---------                                        -----
                                            

              /s/ BARRY DILLER*                   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
--------------------------------------------               Officer and Director
                Barry Diller

           /s/ VICTOR A. KAUFMAN*                       Vice Chairman and Director
--------------------------------------------
              Victor A. Kaufman

          /s/ WILLIAM J. SEVERANCE*                    Vice President and Controller
--------------------------------------------            (Chief Accounting Officer)
            William J. Severance

             /s/ MICHAEL SILECK*                         Senior Vice President and
--------------------------------------------              Chief Financial Officer
               Michael Sileck

             /s/ PAUL G. ALLEN*                                  Director
--------------------------------------------
                Paul G. Allen

                                                                 Director
--------------------------------------------
              Robert R. Bennett

          /s/ EDGAR BRONFMAN, JR.*                               Director
--------------------------------------------
             Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

            /s/ ANNE M. BUSQUET*                                 Director
--------------------------------------------
               Anne M. Busquet



                                      II-4





                  SIGNATURE                                        TITLE
                  ---------                                        -----
                                            

            /s/ PHILIPPE GERMOND*                                Director
--------------------------------------------
              Philippe Germond

            /s/ DONALD R. KEOUGH*                                Director
--------------------------------------------
              Donald R. Keough

              /s/ GEORG KOFLER*                                  Director
--------------------------------------------
                Georg Kofler

           /s/ MARIE-JOSEE KRAVIS*                               Director
--------------------------------------------
             Marie-Josee Kravis

             /s/ PIERRE LESCURE*                                 Director
--------------------------------------------
               Pierre Lescure

                                                                 Director
--------------------------------------------
               John C. Malone

           /s/ JEAN-MARIE MESSIER*                               Director
--------------------------------------------
             Jean-Marie Messier

            /s/ WILLIAM D. SAVOY*                                Director
--------------------------------------------
              William D. Savoy

         /s/ H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF*                              Director
--------------------------------------------
         Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

         /s/ DIANE VON FURSTENBERG*                              Director
--------------------------------------------
            Diane Von Furstenberg




             /s/ JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
  --------------------------------------------
*By:              Julius Genachowski
                   ATTORNEY-IN-FACT



                                      II-5

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX




       EXHIBIT
       NUMBER           DESCRIPTION
---------------------   -----------
                     
        2.1             Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization
                        and Merger, dated as of July 15, 2001, by and among the
                        Registrant, Taipei, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Microsoft
                        Corporation and Microsoft E-Holdings, Inc. (included as
                        Annex A to the joint prospectus/proxy and information
                        statement incorporated as part of this registration
                        statement).

        3.1             Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
                        (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's
                        Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
                        June 30, 2000).

        3.2             Proposed Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                        of Registrant (included as Exhibit A to Registrant's
                        Preliminary Information Statement, filed on November 8,
                        2001).

        3.3             Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated
                        by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 8-K, dated
                        January 9, 1998).

        4.1             Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative
                        Convertible Preferred Stock of Registrant.

        4.2             Form of Equity Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and
                        The Bank of New York.

        5.1             Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz regarding the
                        legality of the shares being issued.

        8.1             Opinion of Shearman & Sterling as to certain U.S. federal
                        income tax matters.

       10.1             Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between the
                        Registrant and Expedia, Inc.

       23.1             Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

       23.2             Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

       23.3             Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in
                        Exhibit 5.1).

       23.4             Consent of Shearman & Sterling (included in Exhibit 8.1).

       23.5             Consent of Morgan Stanley & Co.*

       24               Powers of Attorney.*

       99.1             Form of Proxy Card of Expedia, Inc.

       99.2             Form of Election Form and Letter of Transmittal.

       99.3             2001 Expedia Annual Meeting Instruction Booklet for Expedia
                        Shareholders, Warrantholders, and Optionholders.

       99.3.1           Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

       99.3.2           Form of Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
                        Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

       99.4             Terms of NLG Call Option.*

       99.5             Terms of Travel Channel Option.*

       99.6             Terms of Media Arrangements in USA Media, LLC.*

       99.7             Voting and Election Agreement, dated July 15, 2001, between
                        the Registrant, Microsoft and Microsoft E-Holdings (included
                        as Annex E to the joint prospectus/proxy and information
                        statement incorporated as part of this registration
                        statement).



------------------------


*   Previously filed.