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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)



(Mark One)

|x |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002



OR



| ̈ |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from  to



Commission File No. 000-26357



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LOOKSMART, LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



|Delaware                                                       |  | 7373                                             |  | 13-3904355                          
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|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Primary Standard Industrial Identification No.) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



625 Second Street,
San Francisco, CA 94107

(415) 348-7000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of

Registrants
principal executive offices)



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None



Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share



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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No ̈



Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x



Indicate by check mark whether
the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes  x  No ̈



The aggregate market value of
the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of common stock on the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter, June 28, 2002, was approximately
$140,281,159. Shares of voting stock held by each executive officer, director and person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting stock have been excluded from this calculation. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a
conclusive determination for other purposes. As of March 1, 2003, 102,047,739 shares of the registrants common stock were outstanding.



DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



The information called for by Part III of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of
stockholders of the company which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2002.



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|EXPLANATORY NOTE |  | 3                                                                                    
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|ITEM 1.          |  | BUSINESS                                                                             
|ITEM 2.          |  | PROPERTIES                                                                           
|ITEM 3.          |  | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                                                                    
|ITEM 4.          |  | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS                                  
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|ITEM 5.          |  | MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS            
|ITEM 6.          |  | SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA                                                 
|ITEM 7.          |  | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|ITEM 7a.         |  | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK                           
|ITEM 8.          |  | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA                                          
|ITEM 9.          |  | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE               
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|ITEM 10.         |  | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT                                   
|ITEM 11.         |  | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION                                                               
|ITEM 12.         |  | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT                       
|ITEM 13.         |  | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS                                       
|ITEM 14          |  | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES                                                              
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|ITEM 15.         |  | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K                      
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|                 |  | EXHIBIT INDEX                                                                        



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EXPLANATORY NOTE



The Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002 was originally filed on March 14, 2003. This 10-K/A is being filed to give effect to the revision of (1) the Business description included in Part I, Item 1, (2) our Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7, (3) our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Notes 1-2 to our financial statements included in Part II, Item 8, and (4) our exhibit list included in Part IV, Item 15.



Except for the items listed above, no information included in
the original 10-K is amended by this Form 10-K/A. This Form 10-K/A speaks only as of the date the 10-K was originally filed and except as noted above, we have not undertaken herein to amend, supplement or update any information contained in the
original 10-K to give effect to subsequent events.



For a more
recent description of our business and the risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including the effects of current business and economic conditions in our industry and in our target markets, we urge
you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in our recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter
of 2003, and our other future filings with the SEC.



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PART I



This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We use words such as believes, intends, expects, anticipates, plans, may, will and similar
expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Discussions containing forward-looking statements may be found in the material set forth under Business, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and in other sections of the report. All forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, projections or estimates concerning our business, including demand for our products and services, mix of revenue streams,
ability to control and/or reduce operating expenses, anticipated gross margins and operating results, cost savings, product development efforts, general outlook of our business and industry, opportunities abroad, competitive position, stock
compensation, adequate liquidity to fund our operations and meet our other cash requirements for the next 12 months and disclosure controls and procedures, are inherently uncertain as they are based on our expectations and assumptions concerning
future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including our ability to maintain profitability in future quarters, our continuing relationship with Microsoft, our ability to expand our network of distribution partners, the success
of our listings business, and all other risks described below in the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in this report. All forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information
available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.



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Overview



LookSmart is
a leading provider of Internet search solutions for portals, Internet service providers and media companies, as well as a leading provider of marketing products for advertisers who want to be included in relevant search results. Our LookListings
suite of products provides businesses of all sizes the opportunity to have listings for their company and products included in our broadly distributed web search results, so that their listings are available to Internet users at the moment when they
are searching for relevant information. By enabling advertisers to reach millions of users in a highly targeted search context, we provide a proven method of acquiring customers, converting advertising leads into sales and generating useful
marketing information for individual customer campaigns. Our campaign reporting technology enables advertisers to monitor the performance of their search marketing campaigns and request additions or changes to their listings through the use of
password-protected online accounts.



We distribute our search
results across a distribution network by partnering with leading Internet portals (primarily Microsofts MSN), Internet service providers (ISPs), search engines and media companies. These companies have increasingly recognized the valuable
nature of search services for their web sites. We offer distribution partners a search solution with two important benefits. First, our search solution provides highly relevant search results for their users, which can help to maintain the
users satisfaction and increase repeat visits of those users. Second, we share with our distribution partners a portion of the listings revenues that we generate from clicks on paid listings in those search results.



LookSmart is uniquely positioned in the search industry because it offers
both an algorithmic search index and an editorial search index. Our crawler-generated search index, which currently consists of approximately 1.1 billion web pages, is built using WiseNut technology and assets acquired in April 2002. Our WiseNut
technology consists of the search index and a proprietary algorithm which searches through the index and compiles the most relevant search results. Following our acquisition of WiseNut, we have increased the number of listings in its index,
increased the frequency of updates to the index and improved the relevancy of search results produced by the algorithm.



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Our editorial search index, also known as the LookSmart directory, consists of high-quality web pages
that have been editorially reviewed and categorized by human editors using our proprietary technology. Our United States directory has approximately 1.8 million high-quality listings. Our international directories, including directories for
Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom, have approximately 1.9 million high-quality listings. We exclude listings we believe to be pornographic or promote hatred of people based on color, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation or any
other basis. Internet users can search our directories from the LookSmart web site or the web sites of our distribution partners by searching by keyword or browsing through categories and sub-categories.



Industry Background



The emergence and wide acceptance of the Internet has fundamentally changed how millions of people and businesses find
information, shop and purchase goods and services. Web search engines are one of the most popular and useful services on the Internet for people seeking to find information about businesses, goods and services. We believe that search engines will
continue to play an important role in helping consumers and businesses find one another and facilitating online commerce.



Search engines provide two critical functions. First, they gather, index and store information about companies web sites in a database. Second, they
provide Internet users with access to the databases by presenting search results in an easy-to-read format with links directly to companies web sites. Businesses that want to increase the number of visitors to their web sites have increasingly
recognized the value of being included in search results in response to relevant words or phrases. Search marketing has experienced rapid growth in recent years, and we believe that businesses demand for paid inclusion in relevant search
results will continue to grow rapidly as this form of direct marketing gains broader acceptance and as Internet users increasingly rely on search engines to find relevant information.



Products and Services



Listings



Our LookListings products provide businesses of all sizes the opportunity to include listings for their company and product pages in relevant search
results, which are distributed across our network of distribution partners. LookSmart delivered a total of 437.1 million paid clicks, or clicks to a customers web site for which LookSmart receives payment, for its listings and advertising
customers in 2002.



LookListings products for large businesses
are generally sold directly to customers by our sales force or indirectly by advertising agencies, search engine marketing services or other third parties. We offer an online interface for our large business listings customers which enables them to
access a password-protected online account and monitor the performance of their campaigns. Our large business listings customers generally purchase tens, hundreds or thousands of listings covering their individual product pages or other pages of
their web sites to which they would like to drive qualified traffic. We launched our large business listings program in the third quarter of 2000 under the name Subsite Listings. This product involved the payment by web site owners of a
one-time review fee and periodic pay-per-click and maintenance payments for the editorial review and inclusion of multiple subsites in LookSmarts database. Pay-per-click payments are payments based on the number of
clicks to a customers web site from a listing in the LookSmart directory.



In 2001, as a result of customer feedback and marketing information, we expanded Subsite Listings into several products, each directed at the needs of a particular segment of our customer base. LookListings for medium
and large businesses currently consists primarily of Directory Listings, in which LookSmart editors prepare titles and descriptions for multiple pages within the customers web site and include the listings in general web search results that
are distributed by our distribution partners. LookListings also includes Sponsored Listings, in which businesses pay for placement in a separate section of search results entitled Sponsored Listings in response to specific keywords, and
Index Listings, in which businesses prepare their own site descriptions for inclusion in Inktomi Corporations search index.



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LookListings also includes LookListings Small Business, a paid inclusion product for small and
medium-sized businesses launched in April 2002. LookListings Small Business listings are primarily sold through an online interface on our web site and involve the payment of a small listings set-up fee and payment by customers of monthly fees on a
per-click basis. Customers then have their listings included in general search results. Small business listings are also occasionally boosted to the Sponsored Listings section of search results in some parts of our distribution network, when their
listing is relevant and space is available. We also offer Add a Category, in which customers pay a fee to include their listings in an additional relevant category within the LookSmart directories, and Update Description, in
which customers pay a fee to update their listings to reflect changes to their business or web site.



The precursors to LookListings Small Business were our first products directed at small businesses, Express Submit and Basic Submit, launched in early
2000. With these listings products, businesses paid a fee for review of their web site by LookSmart editors for potential inclusion in the LookSmart directories. We subsequently added additional products to supplement this product line, including
Site Promote, in which customers paid a recurring monthly fee to be eligible to be included in the Sponsored Listings section of search results when the listing is relevant and space is available. We also added features similar to our
current Add a Category and Update Description services.



Our listings revenues also include revenues generated through our participation in affiliate programs. Affiliate programs are programs operated by affiliate network services or online merchants, in which merchants pay
traffic providers on a cost-per-acquisition basis. By participating in affiliate programs, we generate revenues when Internet users make a purchase from a participating merchants web site after clicking on the merchants listing in our
search results.



Licensing



We receive revenue from licensing and customizing our directories based on
the specifications and needs of Microsoft. Under the licensing portion of our agreement with Microsoft, which expires on December 3, 2003, we provide custom-tailored Internet directory content according to Microsofts requests in six-month
increments. Currently, all of our licensing revenues and activities are based on our agreement with Microsoft.



Advertising



We occasionally enter into short-term advertising agreements with our customers to provide graphical or textual advertisements on portions of our
distribution network where we host and serve the search results pages. These advertisements may be displayed only in response to particular keyword searches or on a run-of-site or untargeted basis. Advertising revenues declined in 2002
to less than 10% of total revenues, due to customers greater interest in listings and our focus on the listings business. Accordingly, we intend to cease reporting advertising revenues on our statement of operations after the fourth quarter of
2002, and will include advertising revenues in the listings line item.



Ecommerce



Until April 2002, our Buy It
On The Web shopping web site promoted and sold a range of consumer products, including the As Seen on TV product line promoted by Guthy-Renker Corporation. Under our agreement with Guthy-Renker, our exclusive right to the online
sales of Guthy-Renker products expired in April 2002. We no longer sell any consumer products and ceased reporting ecommerce revenues on our statement of operations after the second quarter of 2002.



Technology



Our principal assets include our software and systems for creating, building and maintaining the LookSmart index and
directory and for tracking, analyzing and reporting on our customer campaigns. In addition, we use a variety of hardware and communications technologies to distribute and maintain our business. We also rely on a combination of trade secret,
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provisions to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights. Our trademarks and service marks include, but are not limited to, LookSmart,
LookListings, Zeal and WiseNut. We also have four patents pending on various aspects of our WiseNut technology.



WiseNut Search Engine



Our WiseNut technology includes software for crawling the web and updating our index of approximately 1.1 billion web pages and a proprietary algorithm
which searches the index and compiles relevant search results. Since our acquisition of WiseNut in April 2002, we have increased the number of documents in the index, increased the frequency of updates to the index, increased the flexibility and
scalability of the technical architecture, and improved the relevance of search results produced by the algorithm. Our current efforts include continuing to improve the size and coverage of the WiseNut index and the speed and relevance of the
WiseNut search engine.



Campaign Tracking, Reporting and
Service



We have developed a proprietary system to track,
analyze, report and optimize customer campaigns. This system collects click data for each listing that we manage for our customers. The system also features proprietary algorithms that seek to discover fraudulent or robotic clicks and ensure
accurate customer billing. In addition, we provide each of our LookListings customers with a password-protected online account that enables them to track and analyze their search marketing campaigns using online reports. Currently, our LookListings
small business customers can use their online accounts to make changes or additions to their listings. We are developing the capacity to enable our LookListings large business customers to make online changes or additions through their online
accounts as well.



Community Participation



We permit certain Internet users to add non-commercial listings to our
United States, United Kingdom, Australian and Canadian directories through our Zeal.com web site. In order to create or edit listings, Internet users must pass tests to determine their qualifications with respect to particular subject matter
categories and editorial guidelines. Once these users have demonstrated proficiency in their category and achieved certain quality ratings from other users, we deem them Zealots and provide them with access to more advanced tools to add
listings and manage categories.



In January 2003, we acquired
substantially all of the assets of Grub, Inc., a developer of distributed computing software which allows community participants to assist in the development and updating of a web search index. We believe that by incorporating a distributed
computing solution into our systems and processes for updating our search index, we may be able to achieve substantial gains in the freshness of the index and cost savings over the long term.



Unified Editorial Model



We have developed a proprietary software application, the Unified Editorial
Model, or UEM, used by our editors to create, edit, categorize and place listings in LookSmarts directories. The UEM also allows Zealots to contribute non-commercial listings in their area of expertise to the LookSmart database. This system
undergoes frequent revision and upgrade and multiple editors can use the application simultaneously. In addition to the UEM, we have developed or licensed several algorithms which enable us to extract data from the database, publish this data in
various editions of the directory and perform routine maintenance on the database, such as dead link checking.



Distribution Network



We actively pursue relationships with leading portals, ISPs, media companies and other web sites in order to maintain and increase the distribution of our listings. These relationships are key drivers of our growth because more distribution
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About.com



In July 2002, we entered into an agreement with About.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Primedia, Inc. The agreement provides for
the distribution of our Sponsored Listings on Sprinks distribution network and our general search results on About.com and the sharing of associated revenues. Upon expiration, currently scheduled for December 2003, the agreement automatically
renews for twelve-month periods unless either party gives notice of non-renewal.



AltaVista



In July
2002, we renewed our agreement with AltaVista, under which we provide our directory-based search services to AltaVista for use on its consumer portal services. The agreement includes the distribution of Directory Listings and the sharing of
associated revenues. Upon expiration, currently scheduled for July 2003, the agreement automatically renews for twelve-month periods unless either party gives notice of non-renewal. In February 2003, AltaVista announced that it had entered into an
agreement to be acquired by Overture Services, Inc.



CNET
Networks



In October 2002, we renewed our agreement with
CNET Networks, Inc. to provide for the distribution of Sponsored Listings on CNETs Search.com and WebFerret search services and the sharing of associated revenues. Upon expiration, currently scheduled for April 2003, the agreement
automatically renews for six-month periods unless either party gives notice of non-renewal.



Cox Interactive Media



We have an agreement with Cox Interactive Media relating to local web sites, local navigation services and local content. Local directories are prominently placed on all 20 of Coxs local city sites, such as www.accessatlanta.com. Cox,
using its own editorial staff, provides the local content for over 60 city markets for our United States directory database using a licensed copy of our proprietary Editorial Support System.



InfoSpace



In September 2002, we renewed our agreement with InfoSpace, which provides
for the distribution of Sponsored Listings and general search results on InfoSpaces DogPile, Metacrawler, Excite and Webcrawler search services and the sharing of associated revenues. Upon expiration, currently scheduled for September 2003,
the agreement automatically renews for six-month periods unless either party gives notice of non-renewal.



Inktomi



Since December 2000, we have had an agreement with Inktomi Corporation to provide for the distribution of our Directory Listings in Inktomis search
index and the sharing of associated revenues. This agreement is currently set to expire in April 2003. In December 2002, Inktomi announced that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Yahoo, Inc.



Microsoft



In December 1998, we entered into a five-year licensing agreement with
Microsoft Corporation under which Microsoft licensed our directory database for use on the www.msn.com web site and other web properties. The agreement is terminable by either party at any time on six months notice. Under the agreement, we
provide Microsoft with custom-tailored Internet directory content according to Microsofts requests in six-month increments. In July and November 2000, we amended the agreement to provide for the promotion of Express Submit and the distribution
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and the sharing of associated revenues. In April 2002, we amended the agreement to provide for the distribution and promotion of our LookListings small
business product. The agreement is currently set to expire on December 3, 2003.



Netscape



In July 2002,
we renewed our agreement with Netscape Communications Corporation, under which Netscape directs user search traffic from the Netscape Navigator browser to LookSmart for a fixed cost per thousand referrals. The agreement is currently set to expire in
June 2003.



Road Runner



In February 2003, we renewed our distribution agreement with Road Runner.
The agreement provides for distribution by Road Runner of our Sponsored Listings and general search results. Upon expiration, currently scheduled for April 2004, the agreement automatically renews for an additional twelve months unless either party
gives notice of non-renewal.



International Operations



We have focused our international business operations in Australia, Japan
and the United Kingdom, countries where we believe that our paid inclusion products have a competitive advantage and where commercial use of the Internet has grown sufficiently to support our business model. In international markets, we often offer
slight variations on our listings products. For example, in Australia we offer our small business listings product for an annual subscription fee rather than on a pay-per-click basis. Revenues from our foreign subsidiaries were less than 10% of
total revenues in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and were derived primarily from our Australian operations.



Prior to February 2003, our international operations in Europe and Asia were conducted by BT LookSmart, a joint venture between BT Group and LookSmart. In
December 2002, we and BT Group decided to dissolve BT LookSmart. In the first quarter of 2003, we assumed ownership of the joint ventures business operations in the United Kingdom and Japan. We believe that as the Internet continues to be
adopted as a means of commercial activity, worldwide demand will continue to grow for search marketing. We intend to pursue selected opportunities abroad to meet this demand.



Competition



The search engine field is relatively new, competitive, fragmented and rapidly changing. The types of products offered by search firms can be divided into
two main types: paid inclusion and pay-for-placement. Paid inclusion listings typically appear along with unpaid listings in general search results, which are ordered according to their relevance to a users keyword
query. Pay-for-placement listings, in contrast, typically appear at or near the top of search results, often in a separate section of search results, and are ordered according to the amount paid by each advertiser to appear in response to a
users keyword query. Although LookSmart offers Sponsored Listings, a pay-for-placement product, our business is primarily focused on generating relevant search results and offering paid inclusion products.



We compete for listings customers on the basis of several factors, including:



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We face competition from companies that provide one or both types of search
marketing services, including About.coms Sprinks, AltaVista, AOL Time Warner, Ask Jeeves, FAST Search & Transfer, FindWhat, Google, Inktomi, Microsofts MSN, Overture Services, Terra Lycos and Yahoo! In addition, we compete with
traditional media such as television, radio and print, as well as online advertisers and high-traffic web sites, for a share of our customers total advertising expenditures. Many of our competitors have greater capital or technical resources,
larger distribution networks or user bases, longer operating histories and greater brand recognition than we have.



The search industry has recently experienced rapid consolidation, particularly with the announcement of proposed acquisitions of companies offering
algorithmic search indices and paid inclusion programs. In December 2002, Yahoo! announced plans to acquire Inktomi, which offers a paid inclusion program for its algorithmic search index. In February 2003, Overture Services announced plans to
acquire AltaVista and the web search unit of FAST Search & Transfer, each of which also offers a paid inclusion program and algorithmic search indices. Industry consolidation is likely to result in a smaller number of competitors, each of which
offers a broader range of pay-for-placement and paid inclusion products. It is difficult to predict whether these industry trends will continue and what impact, if any, they may have on our competitive position in the search industry.



Marketing



Marketing activities are important in our efforts to attract additional customers and distribution partners. Our marketing
strategy is primarily targeted at the following groups:



| |  |  | the advertising trade, including advertising agency media planners who plan and buy online advertising for their clients,
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| |  |  | business partners, including leading ISPs, media companies, portals and other web sites, that partner with LookSmart to enhance the search experience of their users, and
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| |  |  | online businesses that seek to have their listings included in LookSmarts search results in order to gain the benefits of search marketing.
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Employees



As of December 31, 2002, we had 368 employees worldwide, including 262 in our San Francisco headquarters, 23 in offices
elsewhere in the United States and 83 in offices abroad. We have never had a work stoppage, and none of our United States employees is currently represented by a labor union. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.



Web Site



Our web site, www.looksmart.com, provides access, without charge, to our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



RISK FACTORS



You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an
investment decision regarding our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition



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and results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your
investment.



We recently achieved profitability and may not be able to
maintain profitability in future quarters



We reached
profitability for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2002. Prior to that time, we incurred net losses in every quarter since inception, including net losses of approximately $6.6 million in the first three quarters of 2002, $59.6 million in
2001, $62.6 million in 2000 and $64.7 million in 1999. As of December 31, 2002, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $182.2 million. We may be unable to maintain profitability in future quarters, depending on our ability to contain
expenses, grow revenues and maintain and expand our distribution network. We expect to spend significant amounts to:



| |  | maintain and expand our network of distribution partners,
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| |  | continue to develop and expand our databases of Internet listings, both in the U.S. and abroad,
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| |  | develop new listings products and enhance our search services,
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| |  | develop our international business, particularly in the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, and
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| |  | acquire complementary technologies and businesses.
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Because of the foregoing factors, and others outlined in this report, we may be unable to maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.



We derive a significant amount of our revenues from Microsoft, and if
Microsoft terminates its contract with us, our business could be harmed



Microsoft accounted for approximately 66% of our paid clicks and 58% of our listings revenues in 2002. It is difficult to predict whether the percentage of our listings revenues attributable to Microsoft will increase
or decrease in the future. In any case, we are likely to remain significantly dependent upon Microsoft for listings revenues in 2003. The agreement expires on December 3, 2003. If the agreement is not renewed on terms similar to those in the
existing agreement, then our paid clicks and listings revenues would decline significantly and our results of operations would suffer.



In the first quarter of 2003, Microsoft announced its intention to increase its investment in its search services. Microsoft has from time to time
expressed interest in changing the implementation of search results on MSN and such changes may reduce the number of queries and paid clicks we derive from our distribution agreement with Microsoft. For example, in July 2003 Microsoft implemented a
change to its search results in the United Kingdom, which will likely reduce the number of paid clicks we receive in that geographic market. If Microsoft decides to expand these changes or make similar changes in other geographic markets, the paid
clicks and listings revenues we derive from our relationship with Microsoft could decline significantly. Microsoft has tested in the past, and is likely to continue testing in the future, alternative implementations of its search services in the
United States market, and we cannot be certain what impact these changes may have on our operating results.



Revenues from the licensing portion of our agreement with Microsoft accounted for all of our licensing revenues in 2002. Either party may terminate the
licensing portion of the agreement for any reason on six months notice and the agreement expires on December 3, 2003. If the licensing portion of the agreement is terminated or is not renewed on terms similar to those in the existing
agreement, then our licensing revenues and results of operations would decline significantly.



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that period. After the agreement is terminated, Microsoft has the right to continue to use the content we delivered during the term of the agreement.
Microsoft also has the right to sublicense these rights to others, both during and for up to two years after the term of the agreement.



Our success depends on maintaining and expanding our network of distribution partners



Our ability to generate paid clicks depends on the distribution of our listings through our network of portals, ISPs and
media companies. Because our revenues depend on clicks on our customers listings, growth in our listings business depends on increasing the volume of traffic on our distribution network. We have invested, and will continue to invest, a
significant amount of our human and capital resources to expand this network. However, we face competition from other paid listing providers, some of whom have greater technical and capital resources than we do. We cannot assure you that we will
maintain and expand our distribution network on financially favorable terms, if at all. If we are unsuccessful in maintaining and expanding our distribution network, then our ability to generate revenues would be seriously harmed.



Our quarterly revenues and operating results may fluctuate, each of which may negatively
affect our stock price



Our revenues and operating results
may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter as a result of a variety of factors, including:



| |  | changes in our distribution network, such as the gain or loss of distribution partners, changes to the terms of our distribution agreements, or changes by our distribution partners
in their web sites that affect the number of clicks on our search results,
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| |  | the number of advertisers who purchase our listings, or the number of listings purchased by our large business customers,
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| |  | the cost-per-click we receive from advertisers, or other factors that affect the demand for, and prevailing prices of, Internet advertising and marketing services,
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| |  | the timing of revenue recognition under our listings and licensing contracts,
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| |  | the timing of our entry into and termination of new contracts for distribution and licensing,
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| |  | technical difficulties and systems downtime or failures, whether caused by us, third party service providers or hackers, and whether occurring on our web site or the web sites of
our distribution partners,
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| |  | the effect of variable accounting for stock options, which requires that we book an operating expense in connection with some of our outstanding stock options at the end of each
quarter, depending on the closing price of our common stock on the last trading day of the quarter and the number of stock options subject to variable accounting, or
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| |  | the timing of our delivery of URL listings under our contract with Microsoft. We recognize quarterly licensing revenues under this contract based on the number of URL listings added
to our database during the quarter relative to the total number of URL listings we are required to add to our database during the relevant six-month period. As a result, to the extent that we satisfy our database update obligations unevenly, the
revenues we recognize under this contract may be skewed on a quarter-to-quarter basis.
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Our expenses are based in part on expectations of future revenues and, to a large extent, are fixed. We may be unable to adjust spending quickly enough to
compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall. Our operating results may vary as a result of changes in our expenses and costs. Also, we may incur stock



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compensation expenses as a result of changes in our stock price, and these expenses could negatively affect our net income. Due to the above factors, we
believe that period-to-period comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily meaningful, and you should not rely on them as indicators of our future performance. If our financial results in any future period fall below the expectations of
securities analysts and investors, the market price of our securities would likely decline.



Our growth prospects depend on the success of our listings business



To increase our revenues and maintain profitability, we will need to continue expanding our listings business. Listings accounted for $74.7 million or 78%
of our revenues in 2002. Our success will depend upon the extent to which advertisers choose to use our listings products. Some of our products will require both modification of existing software and systems and the creation or acquisition of new
software and systems. We may lack the managerial, editorial and technical resources necessary to expand our product offerings in a timely manner. Even if we expand our product offerings, customers may not adopt our products at projected rates. For
these and other reasons, these initiatives may not generate sufficient revenues to reach our profitability goals. If we are unable to generate significant additional revenues from our listings business, our results of operations and financial
condition will suffer.



Although we expect our listings
revenues to continue to increase as an absolute number and as a percentage of total revenues, this may not occur due to continued weakness in the online advertising market, reductions in advertising expenditures, and downward pressure on advertising
rates industry-wide. We compete with traditional media such as television, radio and print, as well as online advertisers and high-traffic web sites, for a share of our customers total advertising expenditures. We have experienced, and may
continue to experience, downward pressure on advertising prices in the industry due to cost-cutting efforts by businesses and the increasing amount of advertising inventory becoming available on the Internet. As the Internet evolves, advertisers may
find search marketing to be a less effective means of promoting their products or services relative to other advertising media and may reduce or eliminate their expenditures on search marketing. Many potential advertisers and advertising agencies
have only limited experience advertising on the Internet and have not devoted a significant portion of their advertising expenditures to search marketing. Acceptance of the search marketing among advertisers will depend, to a large extent, on its
perceived effectiveness and the continued growth of commercial usage of the Internet.



We may face liability for claims related to our listings business, and these claims may be costly to resolve



We offer listings services and make listings information available to users of our search services, both on our web site and our distribution
partners web sites. Although we do not believe that the services we offer or the listings in our database violate any rights of others, we cannot assure you that others will not assert claims against us in the future or that these claims will
not be successful. We have been subject to purported class action lawsuits in connection with our listings services, described in the Legal Proceedings section, and we or our distribution partners could be subject to other claims for
defamation, invasion of privacy, trademark infringement, product liability, breach of contract, unfair advertising, unfair competition or other theories based on our listings and services. In addition, we are obligated under some agreements to
indemnify our partners in the event that they are subject to claims that our listings or services infringe on the rights of others. Regardless of whether such claims result in liability to us or our distribution partners, we could incur significant
costs and diversion of management time in investigating and defending against them. Our insurance may not adequately cover claims of this type, if at all.



We face risks of claims from third parties for intellectual property infringement and other matters that could adversely affect our business



We make Internet search services available to our users through the use of
our proprietary algorithms and databases. This creates the potential for claims to be made against us, either directly or through indemnification provisions in contracts with partners and customers. These claims might, for



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example, be made for trademark, copyright or patent infringement, defamation, negligence, personal injury, invasion of privacy or other claims. Allegations
are made against us from time to time concerning these types of matters. Litigating these claims could consume significant amounts of time and money, divert managements attention and resources, cause delays in integrating acquired technology
or releasing new products, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If a court were to determine that some aspect of our search
services or listings infringed upon or violated the rights of others, we could be prevented from offering some or all of our services, which would negatively impact our revenues and business. There can be no assurance that our services do not
infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. A successful claim of infringement against us and our failure or inability to license the infringed or similar technology could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating
results and financial condition.



We face growing competitive pressures in
the search marketing industry



We compete in the
relatively new and rapidly evolving paid inclusion industry, which presents many uncertainties that could require us to further refine our business model. Our success will depend on many factors, including our ability to:



| |  | profitably establish and expand our listings product offerings,
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| |  | compete with our competitors, some of whom have greater capital or technical resources than we do,
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| |  | expand and maintain our network of distribution relationships, thereby increasing the amount of traffic using our search results, and
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| |  | attract and retain a large number of advertisers from a variety of industries.
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We compete with companies that provide pay-for-placement products, paid inclusion products, and other forms of search marketing. In the paid inclusion
field, we compete for advertisers on the basis of the relevance of our search results, the price per click charged to advertisers, the volume of clicks that we can deliver to advertisers, tracking and reporting of campaign results, customer service
and other factors. Some of our competitors have greater capital or technical resources, larger distribution networks or proprietary user bases, longer operating histories and greater brand recognition than we have.



The search industry has recently experienced rapid consolidation,
particularly with the announcement of proposed acquisitions of companies offering algorithmic search indices and paid inclusion programs. In December 2002, Yahoo! announced plans to acquire Inktomi, which offers a paid inclusion program for its
algorithmic search index. In February 2003, Overture Services announced plans to acquire AltaVista and the web search unit of FAST Search & Transfer, each of which also offers a paid inclusion program and algorithmic search indices. Industry
consolidation may result in larger competitors with a greater focus on paid inclusion products. If these industry trends continue, or if we are unable to compete in the paid inclusion industry, our financial results may suffer.



Some of our customers represent credit risks



We derive a significant portion of our revenues from the sale of listings to
companies that represent credit risks. Some of our customers have gone out of business, have limited operating histories or are operating at a loss. Moreover, many of these companies have limited cash reserves and limited access to additional
capital. We have in some cases experienced difficulties collecting outstanding accounts receivable and our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable as of December 31, 2002 was $3.0 million or 19% of our total accounts receivable. We may continue
to have these difficulties in the future, and if a significant part of our customer base experiences financial difficulties or is unable or unwilling to pay our search marketing fees for any reason, our business will suffer.



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We face risks associated with acquisition of businesses and technologies; acquisitions will likely also dilute our
existing stockholders



If we are presented with
appropriate opportunities, we intend to make acquisitions of, or significant investments in, complementary companies or technologies to increase our technological capabilities and expand our service offerings. Acquisitions may divert the attention
of management from the day-to-day operations of LookSmart. It may be difficult to retain key management and technical personnel of the acquired company during the transition period following an acquisition. Acquisitions or other strategic
transactions may also result in dilution to our existing stockholders if we issue additional equity securities and may increase our debt. We may also be required to amortize significant amounts of intangible assets or record impairment of goodwill
in connection with future acquisitions, which would adversely affect our operating results.



We have acquired businesses and technologies, including the acquisition of WiseNut, Inc. in the second quarter of 2002 and the acquisition of the intellectual property assets of Grub, Inc. in the first quarter of
2003. Integration of acquired companies and technologies into LookSmart could be expensive, time-consuming and strain our managerial resources. We may not be successful in integrating any acquired businesses or technologies and these transactions
may not achieve anticipated business benefits.



Our stock price is extremely
volatile and investors may not be able to resell their shares for a profit



The stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in recent years, and the stock prices of Internet companies have been extremely volatile. Because of our limited operating history, it is
extremely difficult to evaluate our business and prospects. You should evaluate our business in light of the risks, uncertainties, expenses, delays and difficulties associated with managing and growing a relatively new business, many of which are
beyond our control. Our stock price may decline, and you may not be able to sell your shares for a profit, as a result of a number of factors including:



| |  | changes in the market valuations of Internet companies in general and comparable companies in particular,
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| |  | quarterly fluctuations in our operating results,
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| |  | the termination or expiration of our distribution agreements,
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| |  | our potential failure to meet our forecasts or analyst expectations on a quarterly basis,
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| |  | changes in ratings or financial estimates by analysts,
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| |  | announcements of new partnerships, technological innovations, acquisitions or products or services by us or our competitors,
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| |  | the sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market by participants in our pre-IPO equity financings or by owners of businesses we have acquired, or the
perception that such sales could occur,
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| |  | the exchange by CDI holders of CDIs for shares of common stock and resale of such shares in the Nasdaq National Market (as of January 31, 2003, the CDIs registered for trading on
the Australian Stock Exchange were exchangeable into an aggregate of approximately 19.5 million shares of common stock), or
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| |  | conditions or trends in the Internet that suggest a decline in rates of growth of advertising-based Internet companies.
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In the past, securities class action litigation has often been instituted after periods of volatility in
the market price of a companys securities. A securities class action suit against us could result in substantial costs and the diversion of managements attention and resources, regardless of the merits of the case or the outcome.



We may need additional capital in the future to support our growth and
additional financing may not be available to us



Although
we believe that our working capital will provide adequate liquidity to fund our operations and meet our other cash requirements for the foreseeable future, unanticipated developments in the short term, such as the entry into agreements which require
large cash payments or the acquisition of businesses with negative cash flows, may necessitate additional financing. We may seek to raise additional capital through public or private debt or equity financings in order to:



| |  | fund our operations and capital expenditures,
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| |  | take advantage of favorable business opportunities, including geographic expansion or acquisitions of complementary businesses or technologies,
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| |  | develop and upgrade our technology infrastructure,
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| |  | develop new product and service offerings,
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| |  | take advantage of favorable conditions in capital markets, or
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| |  | respond to competitive pressures.
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The capital markets, and in particular the public equity market for Internet companies, have historically been volatile. It is difficult to predict when,
if at all, it will be possible for Internet companies to raise capital through these markets. We cannot assure you that the additional financing will be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If we issue additional equity or convertible debt
securities, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution.



We may be unable to address capacity constraints on our software and infrastructure systems in a timely manner



We have developed custom, proprietary software for use by our editors to create the LookSmart directories, and we also use proprietary and licensed
software to search the database, distribute the directories and serve advertising to associated web pages. Any of these software systems may contain undetected errors, defects or bugs or may fail to operate with other software applications. The
following developments may strain our capacity and result in technical difficulties with our web site or the web sites of our distribution partners:



| |  | substantial increases in editorial activity or the number of listings in our directory,
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| |  | customization of our directory for distribution to particular partners,
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| |  | substantial increases in the number of search queries to our database, or
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| |  | the addition of new products, features or changes in our directory structure.
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If we fail to address these issues in a timely manner, we may lose the confidence of advertisers and
partners, our revenues may decline and our business could suffer. In addition, as we expand our service offerings and enter into new business areas, we may be required to significantly modify and expand our software and infrastructure systems. If we
fail to accomplish these tasks in a timely manner, our business will likely suffer.



The performance of our operating systems is critical to our business and reputation



Any system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, whether caused by us, a third party service provider, power interruptions,
unauthorized intruders and hackers, or natural disasters, that causes an interruption in our service or a decrease in the responsiveness of the web pages that we serve could result in reduced clicks and revenues. A system failure that prevents us
from tracking paid clicks or reporting accurate information to our customers online accounts could adversely affect our reputation and financial results. The occurrence of a natural disaster or unanticipated problems at our principal
headquarters or at a third-party facility could cause interruptions or delays in our business, loss of data or could render us unable to provide some services. Our California facilities exist on or near known earthquake fault zones and a significant
earthquake could cause an interruption in our services. We do not have back-up sites for our main customer operations center and editorial department which are both located at our San Francisco, California office. An interruption in our ability to
provide customer support and editorial services would adversely affect our business.



Our users, partners and customers depend on ISPs, online service providers and other third parties for access to the LookSmart search results. These service providers have experienced significant outages in the past
and could experience outages, delays and other operating difficulties in the future. The occurrence of any or all of these events could adversely affect our reputation, brand and business, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
results.



We have agreements with Savvis Communications, Inc.
and AboveNet Communications, Inc. to house our networking and web serving hardware equipment. Our networking hardware infrastructure is now fully redundant at separate locations. However, we do not presently maintain fully redundant click tracking,
customer account and web serving systems at both locations. Accordingly, our operations depend on each of Savvis and AboveNets ability to protect the systems in its data center from system failures, earthquake, fire, power loss, water
damage, telecommunications failure, hackers, vandalism and similar events. Neither Savvis nor AboveNet guarantees that our Internet access will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure. We have deployed firewall hardware at each facility to thwart
hacker attacks. We have not developed a disaster recovery plan to respond in the event of a catastrophic loss of our primary systems. Although we maintain property insurance and business interruption insurance, we cannot guarantee that our insurance
will be adequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur as a result of a catastrophic system failure.



Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain key personnel



Our success depends, in part, on the continued service of our key management personnel. The loss of the services of any of our key employees could
adversely affect our business. Our success also depends on our ability to identify, attract, retain and motivate highly skilled search development, technical, marketing and other management personnel. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
retain our key employees or that we can identify, attract and retain highly skilled personnel in the future.



If we become subject to unfair hiring claims, we could be prevented from hiring needed personnel, incur liability for damages and incur substantial costs in defending ourselves



Companies in our industry whose employees accept positions with competitors
frequently claim that these competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices or that the employment of these persons would involve the disclosure or use of trade secrets. These claims could prevent us from hiring personnel or



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cause us to incur liability for damages. We could also incur substantial costs in defending ourselves or our employees against these claims, regardless of
their merits. Defending ourselves from these claims could also divert the attention of our management away from our operations.



We may incur unforeseen expenses and liabilities in connection with the dissolution of BT LookSmart



In the fourth quarter of 2002, we and BT Group agreed to close our joint venture, BT LookSmart. We are still in the process
of dissolving the joint venture and may incur unforeseen expenses in connection with the dissolution. Also, we have assumed the operations of BT LookSmart in the United Kingdom and Japan and we may incur costs in excess of the amounts we forecasted
in connection with the operation of those businesses.



Our business
prospects depend on the continued growth in the use of the Internet



Our business is dependent upon continued growth in the use of the Internet as a medium for search marketing and commercial transactions. Internet usage for these purposes may not grow at projected rates for various
reasons, such as:



| |  | user inability or frustration in locating and accessing required information;
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| |  | actual or perceived lack of security of information;
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| |  | limitations of the Internet infrastructure resulting in traffic congestion, reduced reliability or increased access costs;
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| |  | inconsistent quality of service,
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| |  | government regulation, such as tax or privacy laws, and
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| |  | uncertainty regarding intellectual property ownership and rights on the Internet.
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If these or other factors negatively affect the growth in the commercial use of the Internet, our business could be harmed.



Privacy-related regulation of the Internet could limit the ways we currently collect and
use personal information which could decrease our advertising revenues or increase our costs



Internet user privacy has become an issue both in the United States and abroad. The Federal Trade Commission and government agencies in some states and
countries have investigated some Internet companies, and lawsuits have been filed against some Internet companies, regarding their use of personal information. Any laws imposed to protect the privacy of Internet users may affect the way in which we
collect and use personal information. We could incur additional expenses if new laws or court judgments, in the United States or abroad, regarding the use of personal information are introduced or if any agency chooses to investigate our privacy
practices.



As is typical with most web sites, our web site
places information, known as cookies, on a users hard drive, generally without the users knowledge or consent. This technology enables web site operators to target specific users with a particular advertisement and to limit the number of
times a user is shown a particular advertisement. Although some Internet browsers allow users to modify their browser settings to remove cookies at any time or to prevent cookies from being stored on their hard drives, many consumers are not aware
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and governmental bodies have suggested limiting or eliminating the use of cookies. If this technology is reduced or limited, the Internet may become less
attractive to advertisers and sponsors, which could result in a decline in our revenues.



We and some of our partners or advertisers retain information about our users. If others were able to penetrate the network security of these user databases and access or misappropriate this information, we and our
partners or advertisers could be subject to liability. These claims may result in litigation, our involvement in which, regardless of the outcome, could require us to expend significant time and financial resources.



New regulation of search engines may adversely affect the commercial use of the Internet
and our financial results



The Federal Trade Commission,
in response to a petition from a private organization, reviewed the way in which search engines disclose paid placement or paid inclusion practices to Internet users. Recently, the FTC staff issued guidance on the matter in the form of letters to
the petitioner and to members of the industry, including LookSmart. The letters stated the staffs position on what disclosures are necessary to avoid misleading users about the possible effects of paid placement or paid inclusion listings on
the search results. This guidance may differ from the existing practices of some in the industry, including our practices and those of some of our distribution partners. The FTC has not yet taken any enforcement action to date against us or any of
our distribution partners. If the FTC were to require changes in the labeling or other disclosure of our listings, it may reduce the desirability of our services, and our business and the business of some of our distribution partners could be
harmed. We and some of our distribution partners have recently adjusted the disclosures on our search results pages on a voluntary basis, or are likely to do so in the future, and such disclosures may reduce the desirability of our listings, which
could adversely affect our business.



New tax treatment of companies engaged
in Internet commerce may adversely affect the commercial use of the Internet and our company



Tax authorities at the international, federal, state and local levels are currently reviewing the appropriate tax treatment of companies engaged in
Internet commerce. New or revised state tax regulations may subject us or our advertisers to additional state sales, income and other taxes. We cannot predict the effect of current attempts to impose sales, income or other taxes on commerce over the
Internet. New or revised taxes and, in particular, sales taxes, would likely increase the cost of doing business online and decrease the attractiveness of advertising and selling goods and services over the Internet. Any of these events could have
an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.



Provisions of
Delaware corporate law and provisions of our charter and bylaws may discourage a takeover attempt



Our charter and bylaws and provisions of Delaware law may deter or prevent a takeover attempt, including an attempt that might result in a premium over
the market price for our common stock. Our board of directors has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or
action by the stockholders. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire
a majority of our outstanding voting stock. In addition, our charter and bylaws provide for a classified board of directors. These provisions, along with Section 203 of the Delaware



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General Corporation Law, prohibiting certain business combinations with an interested stockholder, could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could
delay or prevent a change of control.



|ITEM 2. |  | PROPERTIES
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Our headquarters are located in approximately 135,000 square feet of leased office space in San Francisco, California. The lease term for this office
space extends to October 15, 2009. The lease provides us with an option to renew for two additional five-year periods after the initial 10-year term expires. In July 2001, we subleased approximately 18,000 square feet of space at our headquarters
facility to a third party through October 2004 at a rate in excess of our obligation under the original lease. In November 2002, we subleased approximately 5,000 square feet of space at our headquarters facility to a third party through October 2003
at a rate less than our obligation under the original lease. In January 2003, we renewed a sublease of approximately 16,000 square feet of space at our headquarters facility to a third party through June 2003 at a rate less than our obligation under
the original lease.



We lease a number of smaller facilities in
London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Montreal, New York, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo. These facilities have various lease terms extending as far as October 2004.



|ITEM 3. |  | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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In May 2002, Legal Staffing Partners, Inc., an express listing customer, filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco County.
The complaint alleged breach of contract, unfair business practices and false advertising in connection with the launch of our new Small Business Listings product announced in April 2002. The complaint sought restitution, unspecified compensatory
damages, injunctive relief and attorneys fees. In July 2002, Curt Kramer, an express listing customer, filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco County alleging claims that were substantially similar to those
alleged by Legal Staffing Partners. In October 2002, the two plaintiffs agreed to withdraw their complaints and file a single consolidated amended complaint containing substantially the same allegations as the prior two complaints. In November 2002,
we filed a motion to dismiss the claims in the amended complaint. The court denied the motion in January 2003. We filed an answer to the amended complaint in January 2003. Plaintiffs have served document and deposition requests, but no other
discovery is being sought at this time. LookSmart believes that the allegations against it are without merit and intends to contest the allegations vigorously.



We are not a party to any other material legal proceedings.



|ITEM 4. |  | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 2002.



PART II



|ITEM 5. |  | MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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LookSmart, Ltd. common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol LOOK. On March 5, 2003,
the closing price of our common stock was $2.25 per share. Chess Depository Interests, or CDIs, which are freely exchangeable for common stock at a rate of 20 CDIs per share of common stock, are quoted on the Australian Stock Exchange under the
symbol LOK. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices of the common stock for each period indicated:



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|               |  | HIGH |      | LOW
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|2001:          |  |      |      |    
|First quarter  |  | $    | 4.06 |    
|Second quarter |  | $    | 2.23 |    
|Third quarter  |  | $    | 1.09 |    
|Fourth quarter |  | $    | 1.89 |    
|2002:          |  |      |      |    
|First quarter  |  | $    | 3.45 |    
|Second quarter |  | $    | 4.13 |    
|Third quarter  |  | $    | 1.90 |    
|Fourth quarter |  | $    | 2.85 |    



LookSmart had
approximately 552 holders of record of common stock as of December 31, 2002. We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on the common stock and presently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our
business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.



Information about our outstanding stock options, weighted average exercise prices, and number of stock options available for future grant, under both
stockholder-approved stock plans and non-stockholder-approved stock plans is included in our proxy statement for the 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, and is hereby incorporated by reference into this annual report.



Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities



Since January 1, 2002, we have sold and issued the following unregistered
securities:



(1) On February 28, 2002, we
exercised an option to convert a technology license from Viator Ventures, Inc. from a non-exclusive license to an exclusive license. In connection with the exercise of the option, we issued 300,000 shares of common stock to Viator Ventures.



(2) On April 2, 2002, in connection with the
acquisition of WiseNut, Inc., we issued 3,835,387 shares of common stock and reserved 295,921 shares for issuance upon exercise of assumed stock options.



(3) On December 3, 2002, in connection with the retirement of our debt to BT Group and the closing of BT LookSmart, we issued 1,000,000
shares of common stock to BT Group.



(4) On
January 23, 2003, in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Grub, Inc., we issued or reserved for issuance an aggregate of 217,000 shares of common stock.



There were no underwriters employed in connection with any of the foregoing transactions. The issuances of securities
described in (1)-(4) were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2), Regulation D and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering or the offer
and sale of securities to non-U.S. investors. The recipients of securities in each such transaction acquired the securities for investment only and not in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the share
certificates and other instruments issued in such transactions. All recipients either received adequate information about the Registrant or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information.



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|ITEM 6. |  | SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in this report.



|                                                                     |  | Year Ended                               |        
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|                                                                     |  | December 31,1998                         |        
|                                                                     |  | (in thousands, except per share amounts) |        
|Statements of Operations Data:                                       |  |                                          |        
|Net revenues                                                         |  | $                                        | 8,785  
|Gross profit                                                         |  |                                          | 7,199  
|Total operating expenses                                             |  |                                          | 19,097 
|Income (loss) from continuing operations **                          |  |                                          | (12,858
|Loss from discontinued operations                                    |  |                                          |       
|Net income (loss)                                                    |  |                                          | (12,858
|                                                                     |  |                                          |        
|Net income (loss) per sharebasic                                    |  |                                          |        
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                             |  | $                                        | (0.68  
|Loss from discontinued operations                                    |  |                                          |       
|Net income (loss)                                                    |  |                                          | (0.68  
|                                                                     |  |                                          |        
|Net income (loss) per sharediluted                                  |  |                                          |        
|Income (loss) from operations                                        |  | $                                        | (0.68  
|Loss from discontinued operations                                    |  |                                          |       
|Net income (loss)                                                    |  | $                                        | (0.68  
|                                                                     |  |                                          |        
|Shares used in per share calculationbasic                           |  |                                          | 18,790 
|Shares used in per share calculationdiluted                         |  |                                          | 18,790 
|                                                                     |  |                                          |        
|                                                                     |  | December 31,1998                         |        
|Balance Sheet Data:                                                  |  |                                          |        
|Working capital (deficit)                                            |  | $                                        | (6,507 
|Total assets                                                         |  |                                          | 14,090 
|Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion |  |                                          | 1,500  
|Total stockholders equity (deficit)                                 |  | $                                        | (1,261 



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|** |  | Income (loss) from continuing operations includes one-time items of $15.8 million in asset impairment and restructuring charges in 2001 and $32.6 million in gain from extinguishment
of debt in 2002.
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|ITEM 7. |  | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those
statements which appear elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We use words such as believes, intends, expects, anticipates, plans, may, will and similar expressions to identify forward-looking
statements. All forward looking statements, including but not limited to, projections or estimates concerning our business, including demand for our products and services, mix of revenue streams, ability to control and/or reduce operating expenses,
anticipated gross margins and operating results, cost savings, product development efforts, general outlook of our business and industry, opportunities abroad, competitive position, stock compensation, adequate liquidity to fund our operations and
meet our other cash requirements for the next 12 months and disclosure controls and procedures, are inherently uncertain as they are based on our expectations and assumptions concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including our ability to maintain net profitability in future quarters, our
continuing relationship with Microsoft, our ability to expand our network of distribution partners, the success of our listings business and all other risks described below in the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in this
report. All forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



Overview



LookSmart is a leading provider of Internet search solutions for portals, Internet service providers and media companies, as
well as a leading provider of marketing products for advertisers who want to be included in relevant search results. Our LookListings suite of products provides businesses of all sizes the opportunity to have listings for their company and products
included in our broadly distributed web search results, so that their listings are available to Internet users at the moment when they are searching for relevant information. By enabling advertisers to reach millions of users in a highly targeted
search context, we provide a proven method of acquiring customers, converting advertising leads into sales and generating useful marketing information for individual customer campaigns. Our campaign reporting technology enables advertisers to
monitor the performance of their search marketing campaigns and request additions or changes to their listings through the use of password-protected online accounts.



We distribute our search results across a distribution network by partnering with leading Internet portals, Internet service
providers (ISPs), search engines and media companies. These companies have increasingly recognized the valuable nature of search services for their web sites. We offer distribution partners a search solution with two important benefits. First, our
search solution provides highly relevant search results for their users, which can help to maintain the users satisfaction and increase repeat visits of those users. Second, we share with our distribution partners a portion of the listings
revenues that we generate from clicks on paid listings in those search results.



Revenues and Cost of Revenues



Starting on
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segment after the fourth quarter of 2002, as we no longer manage advertising as a separate product. As a result, starting in the first quarter of 2003,
listings revenue will include revenue from all paid clicks, regardless of whether they came from listings or graphical advertisements.



Listings.We derive listings revenues from our LookListings suite of products, including, Directory Listings, Small Business Listings, Sponsored
Listings, Index Listings and from affiliate partner commissions. Revenues from Directory Listings, Sponsored Listings, and Index Listings are primarily composed of per-click fees that we charge customers, and often also include one-time review fees
or set-up fees when generating listings for customers and including them in our directories. The Company sells add-on services to its directory listing advertisers, which it records as revenue when the service is delivered.



Revenues from small business listings after April 9, 2002 are primarily
composed of per-click fees that we charge customers, and also include a one-time set-up fee for preparing listings and including them in our directories. Revenues from small business listings before April 9, 2002 were primarily composed of fixed
fees charged for the expedited review of small business web sites by our editorial staff, as well as fees for updating or modifying customers listings in our directories.



Our listings revenues also include revenues generated through our participation in affiliate programs. Affiliate programs
are programs operated by affiliate network services or online merchants, in which merchants pay traffic providers on a cost-per-acquisition basis. By participating in affiliate programs, we generate revenues when Internet users make a purchase from
a participating merchants web site after clicking on the merchants listing in our search results. Starting in the first quarter of 2003, listings revenues will also include paid clicks on graphical advertisements, which were formerly
reported in the advertising segment.



We believe listings
revenues will continue to grow both in absolute dollars and as a proportion of our overall revenues as search marketing continues to be adopted by customers as an effective marketing tool. Our listings revenues depend on the number of clicks
delivered by our distribution partners, primarily Microsofts MSN. Changes in the network may cause listings revenues to fluctuate over time.



In the first quarter of 2003, Microsoft announced its intention to increase its investment in its search services. Microsoft has from time to time
expressed interest in changing the implementation of search results on MSN and such changes may reduce the number of queries and paid clicks we derive from our distribution agreement with Microsoft. For example, in July 2003 Microsoft implemented a
change to its search results in the United Kingdom, which will likely reduce the number of paid clicks we receive in that geographic market. If Microsoft decides to expand these changes or make similar changes in other geographic markets, the paid
clicks and listing revenues we derive from our relationship with Microsoft could decline significantly. Microsoft has tested in the past, and is likely to continue testing in the future, alternative implementations of its search services in the
United States market, and we cannot be certain what impact these changes may have on our operating results.



Cost of listings revenue primarily consists of revenue-sharing payments to distribution partners (primarily Microsoft), connectivity costs and
amortization of certain intangible assets. In cases where there is no LookSmart branding or other direct sales or marketing effort associated with the generation of listings revenues, payments to distribution partners are reflected as cost of
listings revenue. In contrast, payments to distribution partners for referral of customers to our LookListings small business program are reflected as sales and marketing expense because LookSmart branding is associated with the promotion of these
products. The cost of listings revenue associated with affiliate partner commissions consists of fees paid to distribution partners based on the affiliate vendor commissions earned by the Company. We expect payments to our distribution partners to
increase in absolute dollars as our listings revenue increases but the percentage to remain relatively constant in 2003.



Licensing. We license our database content to Microsoft and customize it for its use. We expect revenues from licensing to fluctuate from period to
period because these revenues are dependent upon the terms of our licensing arrangement, which requires the review and inclusion in our directory of an agreed number of URLs during each six-month period.



Advertising. Advertising revenues, which are included in listings
revenues, are typically derived from short-term agreements requiring the Company to deliver a minimum number of advertising impressions or clicks over the term of the agreement. We offer advertisers the ability to specify the category of traffic for
their advertisements. Some advertising categories are priced at a premium, depending on the associated economic value, the location of the advertisement on the page and the size of the audience requesting the page.



Cost of advertising revenues primarily consists of personnel costs of our
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paid to advertising agencies. Our cost of advertising revenues is generally fixed in the short term and does not necessarily track short-term fluctuations in
advertising revenues.



We expect advertising revenue to remain
less than 1% of total revenue and to continue to be a non-core part of our business. Because advertising revenues and cost of revenues has become a minor portion of our overall revenues, and we no longer manage advertising as a separate product, we
ceased reporting advertising revenues and cost of revenues as a separate line item on our statement of operations.



Ecommerce. Prior to the discontinuation of our ecommerce business, ecommerce revenues were generated primarily by the sale of merchandise through
online stores such as BuyItOnTheWeb (a wholly-owned business unit of LookSmart). Revenues from the sale of merchandise were reported on a gross basis when we acted as the principal in the transactions. Associated direct product costs were reported
as cost of revenues.



Operating Expenses



For purposes of managing our resources, we do not track operating expenses
by reportable segment, but treat these as shared overhead of our reportable segments.



Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, commissions and associated costs, including stock-based compensation, of employment for the Companys sales force, sales administration
and customer service staff, payments to distribution partners for directing online users to LookSmart search results and referring Small Business customers, overhead, facilities, allocation of depreciation and provisions for doubtful trade
receivables. Sales and marketing expenses also include the costs of advertising, trade shows and public relations activities. We expect that sales and marketing headcount-related expenses will increase as revenues increase.



Product Development.Product development costs include all costs
related to development and engineering of new products and continued development of our search databases and customer account features. These costs include salaries and associated costs of employment, including stock-based compensation, overhead,
facilities and amortization of intangible assets. Costs related to the development of software for internal use in the business, including salaries and associated costs of employment are capitalized as provided by generally accepted accounting
principles. Software licensing and computer equipment depreciation related to supporting product development functions are also included in product development expenses. Product development costs are expected to increase as the Company continues to
invest in search technology and develop new products for our advertisers and distribution partners.



General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses include overhead costs such as executive management, human resources, finance,
legal and facilities personnel. These costs include salaries and associated costs of employment, including stock-based compensation, overhead, facilities and allocation of depreciation. General and administrative expenses include related consulting
and professional service fees that may vary significantly over time.



Amortization of Goodwill. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, commencing January 1, 2002, the Company ceased amortizing goodwill.



Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges. In January 2001, LookSmart
announced a restructuring of its management and operations. These activities resulted in a $9.4 million impairment and restructuring charge related to LookSmarts exit from non-core businesses, such as Inside The Web and LookSmart Live!, the
amendment of certain marketing agreements, and a reduction of staff by 172 employees. Of the 172 employees, 22 were from operations departments included in Cost of Revenue, 20 were from Sales and Marketing departments, 119 were from Product
Development and 11 were from General and Administrative departments. In April 2001, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million related to goodwill from the 1999 Guthy-Renker Internet asset purchase. In December 2001, LookSmart
recognized goodwill impairment charges totaling $4.0 million due to the decision to exit certain non-core businesses. The charges consisted of write-offs of goodwill from the BeSeen.com acquisition



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($1.0 million), and the remaining goodwill from the Guthy-Renker purchase ($3.0 million). Asset impairment and restructuring charges was $15.8 million in
2001. LookSmart incurred no asset impairment and restructuring charges in 2002.



Income Taxes.Tax charges and benefits are incurred in connection with our operations in foreign jurisdictions. The Company did not incur tax expense on the 2002 net income to utilization of loss carryforwards
and tax credits.



For the tax years 2002 and 2003, the State of
California has suspended the utilization of prior year NOLs. As a result, the Company has offset the California tax liability for 2002 with current and prior year tax credits and anticipates using tax credits to offset most, if not all, of the 2003
California tax liability.



For 2002, the Alternative Minimum
Tax (AMT) limitation of NOL usage to 90% of Federal tax liability was suspended. In 2003, the AMT limitation is scheduled to become effective again, which may result in the Company incurring a Federal tax liability.



Critical Accounting Policies



The financial condition and results of operations of the Company are based
upon certain critical accounting policies, which include estimates, assumptions, and judgments on the part of management. The following discussion highlights those policies and the underlying estimates and assumptions, which management considers
critical to an understanding of the financial information in this report. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements below for additional information about these and other accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated
financial statements included in this annual report.



Revenue Recognition. The Company generates revenues from listings, advertising and licensing and, until April 2002, generated revenues from ecommerce activities. Revenues associated with listings products, including affiliate
commissions, generally are recognized once collectibility is established, as delivery of services occurs, once all performance obligations have been satisfied and when no refund obligations exist. Upfront fees are recognized ratably over the longer
of the term of the contract or the expected relationship with the customer, which is currently estimated to be twelve months.



On April 9, 2002, LookSmart released its Small Business Listings product as part of the LookListings Small Business product suite. This new product is
based on continuing cost per click fees, which are recognized as revenue when clicks are delivered. In addition, there is a small one-time review fee, which is recognized as revenue ratably over the clients estimated life in the
directory, which is currently estimated to be twelve months and is consistent with the treatment of our other directory listings products.



Advertising revenues, which are included in listings revenues, are recognized as impressions or clicks are delivered over the period in which the
advertisement is displayed, provided that no significant Company obligations remain at the end of the period and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Company obligations typically include guarantees of a minimum number of
impressions. An impression is an appearance of an advertisement in pages viewed by users of the Companys or its partners online properties.



Revenues associated with our licensing agreement with Microsoft are recognized in the period in which URLs are added
to the database and the database is delivered to Microsoft, per the agreement, all performance obligations have been satisfied, and no refund obligations exist. Payments from Microsoft received in advance of delivery are recorded as deferred
revenues. We recognize quarterly licensing revenues under this contract based on the number of URL listings added to our database during the quarter relative to the total number of URL listings we are required to add to our database during the
relevant six-month period. As a result, to the extent that we satisfy our database update obligations unevenly, the revenues we recognize under this contract may be skewed on a quarter-to-quarter basis.



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merchants pay traffic providers on a cost-per-acquisition basis. By participating in affiliate programs, we generate revenues when Internet users make a
purchase from a participating merchants web site after clicking on the merchants listing in our search results.



Revenues from affiliates are earned on a per-sale basis or as a percentage of sale rather than a per-click basis. Revenue is recognized in the period in
which a merchant finalizes a sale and reports to the Company via its affiliate network. The Company maintains a reserve for sales adjustments in the event of product returns to affiliates or an affiliate default. The amount of this reserve is
evaluated quarterly based upon historical trends.



For the
purpose of determining when to recognize revenue in any of our segments, the time of delivery of the services is readily determinable and does not require significant judgment on the part of management. Determination of collectibility of payments
requires significant judgment on the part of management and includes performing initial and ongoing credit evaluations of customers. The Company recognizes revenues once collectibility is established and provides a reserve for doubtful accounts
receivable based upon expected collectibility, which reflects managements judgment based on ongoing credit evaluation. In addition, the Company establishes a revenue reserve for estimated billing adjustments based on historical trends.



Stock-Based Compensation. The Company accounts for stock-based
employee compensation arrangements in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (APB No. 25) and related interpretations, and complies with the disclosure provisions
of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-based Compensation and SFAS No. 148 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure. The disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123 and SFAS No. 148 require judgments by
management as to the estimated lives of the outstanding options. Management has based the estimated life of the options on historical option exercise patterns. If the estimated life of the options increases, the valuation of the options will
increase as well.



As a result of the repricing of stock
options in the first quarter of 2001, the Company will incur a charge for compensation expense or a reversal of a charge in connection with variable accounting for outstanding repriced stock options as the market price of the Companys common
stock increases or decreases.



Goodwill and Intangible
Assets. We have recorded goodwill and intangible assets in connection with our business acquisitions. Management exercises judgment in the assessment of the related useful lives, and the fair value and recoverability of these assets. The
majority of intangible assets are amortized over three to seven years, the period of expected benefit. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, the Company periodically reassesses the valuation of intangible
assets to conform to changes in managements estimates of future performance. Management considers existing and anticipated competitive and economic conditions in such assessments. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually. The
Company did not record a goodwill impairment charge in the current year. Cash flow forecasts used in evaluation of goodwill and intangibles are based on trends of historical performance and managements estimate of future performance. The
Company reviewed goodwill for potential impairment as of December 31, 2002 and did not record an impairment charge as a result of this review.



Internal Use Software Development Costs. The Company accounts for internal use software in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (SOP 98-1). In accordance with the capitalization criteria of SOP 98-1, the Company has
capitalized external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing and obtaining internal-use computer software and the payroll and payroll-related costs of employees who devote time to the internal-use computer software project.



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the estimated useful lives over which the costs are amortized. We expect to continue to invest in internally developed software, and expect to capitalize
these costs in accordance with SOP 98-1.



Deferred Taxes.We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying values and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. Looksmart regularly reviews its deferred tax assets for recoverability and
establishes a valuation allowance based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. If we operate at a loss or are unable to generate sufficient future
taxable income, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates or time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we could be required to increase the valuation allowance against all or
a significant portion of our deferred tax assets which could substantially increase our effective tax rate for such period. Alternatively, if our future taxable income is significantly higher than expected and/or we are able to utilize our tax
credits, we may be required to reverse all or a significant part of our valuation allowance against such deferred tax assets which could substantially reduce our effective tax rate for such period. Therefore, any significant changes in statutory tax
rates or the amount of our valuation allowance could have a material impact on the value of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, and our reported financial results.



Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company records allowances for doubtful accounts based on a customer-specific
analysis and general matters such as current assessments of past due balances and economic conditions. Additional allowances for doubtful accounts may be required if there is deterioration in past due balances, if economic conditions are less
favorable than the Company has anticipated or for customer-specific circumstances, such as bankruptcy.



Results of Operations



The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, line items from LookSmarts consolidated statements of operations as percentages of revenues:



|                                           |  | Year Ended December 31, |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- | -
|                                           |  | 2000                    |  
|Revenues:                                  |  |                         |  
|Listings                                   |  | 9                       | %
|Advertising                                |  | 57                      |  
|Licensing                                  |  | 18                      |  
|Ecommerce                                  |  | 16                      |  
|                                           |  |                         |  
|Total revenues                             |  | 100                     |  
|Cost of revenues:                          |  |                         |  
|Listings                                   |  | 1                       |  
|Advertising                                |  | 5                       |  
|Ecommerce                                  |  | 10                      |  
|                                           |  |                         |  
|Total cost of revenues                     |  | 16                      |  
|                                           |  |                         |  
|Gross profit                               |  | 84                      |  
|Operating expenses:                        |  |                         |  
|Sales and marketing                        |  | 76                      |  
|Product development                        |  | 32                      |  
|General and administrative                 |  | 11                      |  
|Amortization of goodwill                   |  | 6                       |  
|Asset impairment and restructuring charges |  |                        |  



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|                                                             |  |     |    |  |     |    |  |    |  
|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --- | -- |  | --- | -- |  | -- | -
|Total operating expenses                                     |  | 125 |    |  | 123 |    |  | 56 |  
|                                                             |  |     |    |  |     |    |  |    |  
|Income (loss) from operations                                |  | (41 | )  |  | (47 | )  |  | 5  |  
|Non-operating income (expense), net                          |  | (13 | )  |  | (21 | )  |  | 25 |  
|                                                             |  |     |    |  |     |    |  |    |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  | (54 | )  |  | (68 | )  |  | 30 |  
|Income taxes                                                 |  |    |    |  |    |    |  |   |  
|                                                             |  |     |    |  |     |    |  |    |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                     |  | (54 | )  |  | (68 | )  |  | 30 |  
|Loss on discontinued operations                              |  | (2  | )  |  | (4  | )  |  | (1 | )
|Net income (loss)                                            |  | (56 | )% |  | (72 | )% |  | 29 | %



2002 Compared to 2001



Revenues



The Companys revenues were as follows (in thousands):



|                       |  | Year Ended December 31,
|---------------------- |  | -----------------------
|                       |  | 2000                   
|Listings revenue       |  | 10,261                 
|Advertising revenue    |  | 63,927                 
|Ecommerce revenue      |  | 18,062                 
|                       |  |                        
|Total listings revenue |  | 92,250                 
|Licensing revenue      |  | 19,618                 
|                       |  |                        
|Total revenue          |  | 111,868                
|                       |  |                        



Paid clicks, which
included 25.6 million advertising clicks and 411.5 million listings clicks, increased to 437.1 million in 2002. This represents an increase of 109% compared to 208.8 million in 2001, which include 77.5 million advertising clicks and 131.3 million
listings clicks. The Company expects continued increases in paid clicks as we grow our listings business. Starting in the first quarter of 2003, we will no longer report advertising revenues as a separate segment, and paid clicks on graphical
advertisements will be included in listings revenues.



Revenue
per click, the average cost per click to advertisers, decreased from $0.21 per click in 2001 to $0.17 per click in 2002. This decrease was primarily the result of declining rates for our directory listings. The Company expects revenue per click to
remain relatively constant in the future as this product matures.



Listings. Listings revenues were $74.7 million in 2002, representing a 109% increase over revenue of $35.7 million in 2001. The growth is due primarily to a 694% increase in the number of paid listings included in our database.
Listings revenue accounted for 78% of total revenues in 2002, compared to 43% in 2001. We expect listings revenue as a percent of total revenue to continue to increase slightly. In the fourth quarter of 2002 and 2001, the Company benefited from
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We derived approximately 58% of our listings revenues in 2002 and approximately 68% of our listings
revenues in the fourth quarter of 2002 from our relationship with Microsoft. Internet search traffic is increasingly concentrated among a small number of portals and ISPs, of which Microsoft is one. The increase in the proportion of our paid
listings revenues attributable to Microsoft from the first to fourth quarter of 2002 was due primarily to the growing popularity of Microsofts MSN search service among Internet users, changes in Microsofts search service which resulted
in more clicks on our search results, and the addition of LookListings Small Business in Microsofts search results in the second quarter of 2002. If we increase our distribution from other sources in future quarters, then our percentage of
listings revenues attributable to Microsoft would likely decline. However, it is difficult to predict whether the percentage of our total listings revenues from Microsoft will increase or decrease in the future. In any case, we are likely to remain
significantly dependent upon Microsoft for listings revenues in 2003. Either party may terminate the distribution portion of our agreement with Microsoft for any reason on six months notice and the agreement expires on December 3, 2003.



Advertising. Advertising revenues, which are included
in listings revenues, were $6.1 million in 2002, representing a decrease of 73% from revenue of $22.9 million in 2001. The decrease was the result of the Companys de-emphasis of this segment of our business, caused by the downturn in the
online advertising market. We experienced a 48% decrease in advertising customers and a 20% decrease in average revenue per click related to our advertising business from the year ended December 31, 2001 to the year ended December 31, 2002. We
expect advertising revenue to remain less than 1% of total revenue and to continue to be a non-core part of our business. Because advertising revenues and cost of revenues has become a minor portion of our overall revenues, and we no longer manage
advertising as a separate product, we ceased reporting advertising revenues and cost of revenues as a separate line item on our statement of operations.



Licensing. Licensing revenue was $14.7 million in 2002 compared to $14.9 million in 2001. The Company derives all of its licensing revenue from its
agreement with Microsoft, which expires on December 3, 2003.



Ecommerce. The Company exited the ecommerce line of business in April of 2002. This resulted in a significant decrease in ecommerce revenue to $0.6 million in 2002 compared to $9.5 million in 2001.



Cost of Revenues



The Companys cost of revenues were as follows (in thousands):



|                               |  | Year Ended December 31,
|------------------------------ |  | -----------------------
|                               |  | 2000                   
|Listings cost of revenue       |  | 1,268                  
|Advertising cost of revenue    |  | 5,368                  
|Ecommerce cost of revenue      |  | 10,842                 
|                               |  |                        
|Total listings cost of revenue |  | 17,478                 



Distribution costs as
a percentage of revenue, which includes costs for both advertising and listing distribution, remained constant at 39% in both 2001 and 2002. Distribution costs in the fourth quarter of 2002 were 53%. We expect distribution costs as a percent of
revenue to increase gradually as our listings revenues increase and higher contractual revenue sharing obligations with Mircosoft apply. We expect further increases if we enter into agreements with additional significant distribution partners.



Listings. Listings costs of revenues were $31.7 million
in 2002, representing an increase of 258% over costs of revenue of $8.9 million in 2001. This increase is primarily due to $20.4 million of partner distribution costs for the listings products due to increased listings revenue. Our distribution
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are structured in tiers, in which we share more revenue with our distribution partners as we deliver more revenue, up to certain levels.



Advertising. Advertising costs of revenue, which are included in
listings cost of revenues was $5.6 million in 2002, compared to $5.1 million in 2001. Because most of our costs of advertising revenues are fixed in the short term, they are not expected to follow declines in advertising revenue.



Ecommerce. The Company exited the ecommerce business in April of 2002.
This resulted in a significant decrease in ecommerce costs of revenue to $64,000 in 2002 compared to $5.8 million in 2001.



Operating Expenses



Sales and Marketing.Sales and marketing expenses changed as follows from 2001 to 2002 (dollar figures are in thousands):



|                                               |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | % change |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | -------- | -
|                                               |  | 2001                   |        |   | 2002     |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation    |  | $                      | 1,652  |   |          | $
|Stock compensation related to variable options |  |                        |       |   |          |  
|Other sales and marketing expense              |  |                        | 39,170 |   |          |  
|                                               |  |                        |        |   |          |  
|Total sales and marketing expense              |  | $                      | 40,822 |   |          | $
|As % of revenue                                |  |                        | 49     | % |          |  



The decline in 2002
expenses compared to 2001 expenses and expenses as a percentage of revenue, resulted primarily from a reduction of $13.1 million due to the termination of unprofitable advertising distribution agreements, and a reduction in corporate marketing and
branding-related expenses of $4.5 million. We expect that sales and marketing headcount related expenses to increase as revenues increase. The stock compensation expense/benefit incurred in connection with variable accounting for repriced stock
options will continue to fluctuate as the market price of the Companys stock increases or decreases.



Product Development. Product development expenses changed as follows from 2001 to 2002 (dollar figures are in thousands):



|                                               |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | %change |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -
|                                               |  | 2001                   |        |   | 2002    |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation    |  | $                      | 1,170  |   |         | $
|Stock compensation related to variable options |  |                        |       |   |         |  
|Other product development expense              |  |                        | 28,954 |   |         |  
|                                               |  |                        |        |   |         |  
|Total product development expense              |  | $                      | 30,124 |   |         | $
|As % of revenue                                |  |                        | 36     | % |         |  



The decrease in 2002
expenses compared to 2001 expenses, as well as expenses as a percent of revenue, resulted from an overall decrease in employee-related expenses and a significant increase in capitalization of costs associated with software developed for internal
use. The stock compensation expense/benefit incurred in connection with variable accounting for repriced stock options will continue to fluctuate as the market price of the Companys stock increases or decreases. We expect product development
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develop new products for our advertisers and distribution partners. In addition, we expect to continue to invest in internally developed software, and expect
to capitalize these costs in accordance with SOP 98-1.



General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses changed as follows from 2001 to 2002 (dollar figures are in thousands):



|                                               |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | %change |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -
|                                               |  | 2001                   |        |   | 2002    |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation    |  | $                      | 414    |   |         | $
|Stock compensation related to variable options |  |                        |       |   |         |  
|Other general and administrative expense       |  |                        | 10,285 |   |         |  
|                                               |  |                        |        |   |         |  
|Total general and administrative expense       |  | $                      | 10,699 |   |         | $
|As % of revenue                                |  |                        | 13     | % |         |  



The decrease in 2002
expenses compared to 2001 expenses, as well as expenses as a percent of revenues, resulted from the Companys continuing cost management. General and administrative expenses include related consulting and professional service fees that may vary
significantly over time, including additional amounts required for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The stock compensation expense/benefit incurred in connection with variable accounting for repriced stock options will continue to fluctuate as the market
price of the Companys stock increases or decreases.



Amortization of Goodwill. In accordance with the adoption of SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002, the Company no longer amortizes goodwill.



Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges. In January 2001, LookSmart announced a restructuring of its management and operations. The costs
associated with these activities resulted in a one-time charge of $9.4 million. This included charges related to the exit from non-core businesses, such as Inside The Web and LookSmart Live! (write-off of $6.0 million in goodwill and capitalized
development costs), the termination of certain marketing contracts (write-off of $1.2 million in prepaid advertising), and a reduction in staff of 172 employees ($2.2 million in severance and related employee payments). Of the 172 employees, 22 were
from operations departments included in Cost of Revenue, 20 were from Sales and Marketing departments, 119 were from Product Development and 11 were from General and Administrative departments. In April 2001, the Company recognized an impairment
charge of $2.4 million related to goodwill from the 1999 Guthy-Renker Internet asset purchase. In December 2001, LookSmart recognized goodwill impairment charges totaling $4.0 million due to the decision to exit certain non-core businesses. The
charges consisted of write-offs of goodwill from the BeSeen.com acquisition ($1.0 million) and the remaining goodwill from the Guthy-Renker purchase ($3.0 million). Asset impairment and restructuring charges were $15.8 million in 2001. LookSmart
incurred no asset impairment and restructuring charges in 2002.



Non-Operating Income (Expense)



Other
Expense, Net. Other income and expense primarily includes realized gains or losses on investments. Net other expenses in 2002 were $0.5 million compared to net other expenses of $0.2 million in 2001.



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Interest Income.Interest income includes income from our cash, cash equivalents and investments.
Interest income decreased by 74% to $0.9 million in 2002 from $3.5 million in 2001. The decrease was driven primarily by the repayment of the loan to BT of $35 million in December 2001 and lower overall interest rates.



Interest Expense. Interest expense primarily includes interest expense
on our debt and capital lease obligations. Interest expense decreased significantly to $4.9 million in 2002 compared to $11.3 million in 2001, representing a 56% decrease. This decrease resulted from the renegotiation and partial repayment of the
credit facility between LookSmart and Transceptgate, Limited in December 2001. We expect interest expense to significantly decrease in 2003, as a result of the loan settlement with Transceptgate, Limited.



Gain from Extinguishment of Debt. In December 2002, the Company
recorded a gain from extinguishment of its note to Transceptgate, Limited of $32.6 million. The gain was related to the dissolution of the BT LookSmart joint venture, and resulted from the forgiveness of the Companys note payable of $40.2
million to Transceptgate, Limited, offset by $3.5 million in cash paid and one million shares of the Companys common stock, valued at $2.5 million given to Transceptgate, along with the return of $1.5 million in restricted cash to
Transceptgate, Limited, and $0.1 million in accounting and legal fees associated with the transaction.



Share of Joint Venture Loss.Share of Joint Venture Loss includes LookSmarts 50% share of the loss of BT LookSmart. LookSmart recorded $3.7
million of expense in 2002, a decrease of 61% compared to $9.6 million in expense recorded during 2001. The decrease is a result of BT LookSmarts combined revenue growth and reduced expenses. In December 2002, LookSmart entered into a
settlement agreement with BT to terminate the joint venture. As a result of this settlement, LookSmart does not expect significant gains or losses from the Joint Venture in the future.



Income Tax Benefit (Expense)



Income tax expense is primarily associated with our Australian operations and was a benefit of $80,000 in 2002 compared to an expense of $0.1 million in
2001. The Company did not incur tax expense on the 2002 income due to loss carryforwards and tax credits. We expect to have sufficient additional loss carryforwards and tax credits to offset a majority of our tax liability in 2003.



Loss from Discontinued Operations



In the first quarter of 2002, the Company transferred its 52.8% ownership
interest in its consolidated subsidiary, Futurecorp, to the minority shareholders and discontinued operations of Futurecorp. As required by SFAS No. 144, the Company reported the results of operations of this component as a loss from discontinued
operations of $1.0 million in 2002, which includes a $1.0 million loss on disposal. Revenue included in the loss on disposal was $0.8 million, $2.1 million and $0.6 million in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. Pretax net income (loss) reported in
discontinued operations was ($1.2) million, $2.1 million and $63,000, respectively. Loss from discontinued operations was $3.0 million in 2001 and $1.0 million in 2002.



2001 Compared to 2000



Revenues



Listings. Listings revenue was $35.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 247% increase over revenue of $10.3 million for
2000. The growth was due to our successful broadening of our LookListings suite of products, continuing increases in our distribution network and our sales and marketing efforts to promote these new products. Listings revenue accounted for 43% of
total revenues in 2001, compared to 9% in 2000.



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Advertising. Advertising revenue, which is included in listings revenue, was $22.9 million for the
year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 64% decrease over revenue of $63.9 million for 2000. The decrease in advertising revenues was attributable to the downturn in the online advertising market and reduced demand and prices for these
products.



Licensing. Licensing revenue was $14.9
million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 24% decrease from revenue of $19.6 million for 2000. The decrease in licensing revenue is attributable primarily to an unusually high number of expedited links ordered by Microsoft in 2000
in support of a major re-launch and marketing campaign of its portals which resulted in $1.4 million of additional licensing revenue in 2000. In 2001, the Microsoft activity returned to its normal levels. The decline was also caused by a 3% decline
in the delivery of URLs under our agreement with Microsoft which resulted in a decrease of $1.8 million in licensing revenue for the year ended December 31, 2001.



Ecommerce. Ecommerce revenue was $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 47% decrease from
revenue of $18.1 million for 2000. The decrease was predominantly a result of a change in the way that revenue was recognized under the contract with Guthy-Renker. Due to contractual changes in April 2001, which essentially removed any inventory
risk for LookSmart, the Company recorded as revenues only the commissions on sales to customers, rather than the gross sale to customers for Guthy-Renker products.



Cost of Revenues



Listings. Listings cost of revenues was $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 599% increase over cost of revenue of
$1.3 million for 2000. The increase in listings cost of revenues was primarily attributable to the growth in partner distribution expenses for the listings products. The costs were unusually low during 2000 because the corresponding revenues were
low. In 2001, costs increased as the listings business matured and became an ongoing activity.



In 2000 and 2001, listings cost of revenue was comprised solely of payments to our distribution partners. Of these partners, our agreement with Microsoft is the most significant arrangement pursuant to which the costs
increase as revenue increases. Due to the low level of listings revenue in 2000, the Companys distribution payments to Microsoft were in the lowest tier of the Microsoft agreement. The payment to Microsoft accounted for $0.9 million of the
listings cost of revenue in 2000.



In 2001, due to the 248%
increase in listings revenue, at the end of the year, the Companys payments were in a higher tier of the Microsoft agreement. This significantly increased our payment to Microsoft, which accounted for $3.0 million of the listings cost of
revenue in 2001 and was an increase of 329% from 2000.



Advertising. Advertising cost of revenues, which are included in listings cost of revenues, was $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 5% decrease over cost of revenue of $5.4 million for 2000. The decrease
in advertising cost of revenues was primarily attributable to the decline in the commission expense associated with the resale of advertising contracts that existed in 2000, partially offset by an increase in the costs of our in-house advertising
employees and related expenses in the first half of 2001.



Ecommerce. Ecommerce cost of revenues was $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, representing a 47% decrease over cost of revenue of $10.8 million for 2000. The decreases were primarily a result of an amendment to our
agreement with Guthy-Renker. Effective April 2001, the Company no longer recorded costs of revenue for Guthy-Renker products because it recorded only commissions on sales rather than the sale itself. See the discussion above entitled Revenues
and Cost of RevenuesEcommerce. The decrease was partially offset by higher costs for shipping and fulfillment.



Operating Expenses



Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased as follows from 2000 to 2001 (dollar figures are in thousands):



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|                                            |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | %change |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -
|                                            |  | 2000                   |        |   | 2001    |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation |  | $                      | 1,453  |   |         | $
|Other sales and marketing expense           |  |                        | 84,030 |   |         |  
|                                            |  |                        |        |   |         |  
|Total sales and marketing expense           |  | $                      | 85,483 |   |         | $
|As % of revenue                             |  |                        | 76     | % |         |  



The decline in annual
expense as well as expense as a percentage of revenues resulted from an overall decrease in distribution costs, the termination of distribution agreements, a reduction in employee related expenses resulting from the January 2001 restructuring, and a
reduction in corporate marketing and branding related spending



Product
Development. Product development expenses changed as follows from 2000 to 2001 (dollar figures are in thousands):



|                                            |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | %change |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -
|                                            |  | 2000                   |        |   | 2001    |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation |  | $                      | 958    |   |         | $
|Other product development expense           |  |                        | 35,220 |   |         |  
|                                            |  |                        |        |   |         |  
|Total product development expense           |  | $                      | 36,178 |   |         | $
|As % of revenue                             |  |                        | 32     | % |         |  



The decrease in annual expense
resulted from the overall decrease in employee related expenses resulting after the January 2001 restructuring. The increase in expense as a percentage of revenues resulted from a larger decline in total revenues for the year relative to
LookSmarts continued investment in the development of new products. In the last half of 2001, the Company invested in licensing the technology and hiring the senior management team of Primary Knowledge, an online marketing business
intelligence firm. This investment is expected to enhance the Companys ability to track and report to its customers the effectiveness of its advertising and listings products.



General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses changed as follows from 2000 to 2001 (dollar figures
are in thousands):



|                                            |  | Year EndedDecember 31, |        |   | %change |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------- | -
|                                            |  | 2000                   |        |   | 2001    |  
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation |  | $                      | 1,034  |   |         | $
|Other general and administrative expense    |  |                        | 11,273 |   |         |  
|                                            |  |                        |        |   |         |  
|Total general and administrative expense    |  | $                      | 12,307 |   |         | $
|As % of revenue                             |  |                        | 11     | % |         |  



The decrease in annual
expense resulted from the overall decrease in employee related expenses after the January 2001 restructuring and from continuing cost management. The increase in general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues resulted from a larger
decline in total revenues in each period in proportion to the relatively fixed general and administrative costs required to support the organization.



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Amortization of Goodwill. The amortization of goodwill charge on these assets decreased from $6.4
million in 2000 to $4.6 million in 2001. The decrease was due to the reduced amortization resulting from the write-off of goodwill associated with Inside the Web and Guthy-Renker in the first half of 2001. This decrease was partially offset by
increased amortization resulting from LookSmarts additional investment in Futurecorp and the acquisition of Zeal Media, Inc. during 2000. Beginning in 2002, LookSmart ceased amortizing goodwill in accordance with the adoption of SFAS No.



Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges. In January
2001, LookSmart announced a restructuring of its management and operations. The costs associated with these activities resulted in a one-time charge of $9.4 million. This included charges related to the exit from non-core businesses, such as Inside
The Web and LookSmart Live! (write-off of $6.0 million in goodwill and capitalized development costs), the termination of certain marketing contracts (write-off of $1.2 million in prepaid advertising), and a reduction in staff of 172 employees ($2.2
million in severance and related employee payments). . Of the 172 employees, 22 were from operations departments included in Cost of Revenue, 20 were from Sales and Marketing departments, 119 were from Product Development and 11 were from General
and Administrative departments. In April 2001, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million related to goodwill from the 1999 Guthy-Renker Internet asset purchase. In December 2001, LookSmart recognized goodwill impairment charges
totaling $4.0 million due to the decision to exit certain non-core businesses. The charges consisted of write-offs of goodwill from the BeSeen.com acquisition ($1.0 million) and the remaining goodwill from the Guthy-Renker purchase ($3.0 million).
Asset impairment and restructuring charges were $15.8 million in 2001. LookSmart incurred no asset impairment and restructuring charges in 2000.



Non-Operating Income (Expense)



Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income and expense primarily includes realized gains or losses on investments. Net other expenses for the year
ended December 31, 2001 totaled $154,000. In 2000, the Company recorded $1.8 million in other expense, primarily due to recognizing non-temporary declines in the values of investments in marketable securities.



Interest Income.Interest income includes income from our cash, cash
equivalents and investments. Interest income decreased by 51% to $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $7.1 million in 2000. The decrease was driven primarily by lower overall interest rates and lower cash and investment
balances.



Interest Expense. Interest expense primarily
includes interest expense on our debt and capital lease obligations. Interest expense increased by 24% to $11.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $9.1 million in 2000. The increase was primarily the result of the increased
liability due to the draw down of the $50 million loan from Transceptgate, Limited in February 2000.



Share of Joint Venture Loss.Share of Joint Venture Loss includes LookSmarts 50% share of the loss of BT LookSmart. LookSmart recorded $9.6
million of expense for the year ended December 31, 2001, a decrease in expense of 13% compared to $10.9 million recorded during 2000. The decrease is a result of BT LookSmarts combined revenue growth and reduced expenses, partially offset by
two additional months of net loss activity factored into the 2001 numbers as the BT LookSmart joint venture commenced operations in late February 2000.



Income Taxes



LookSmart recorded income tax expense of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to expense of $0.2 million in 2000. Income tax expense
is associated with our Australian and European operations.



Loss from
Discontinued Operations



In the first quarter of 2002, the
Company transferred its 52.8% ownership interest in its consolidated subsidiary, Futurecorp, to the minority shareholders and discontinued operations of Futurecorp. As required



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by SFAS No. 144, the Company reported the results of operations of this component as a loss from discontinued operations of $3.0 million in 2001 and 1.7
million in 2000.



Quarterly Results of Operations



The following tables set forth certain unaudited statements of operations
data for the eight quarters ended December 31, 2002. This data has been derived from the unaudited interim financial statements prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report, and, in the
opinion of management, include all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of such information when read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report. The operating results for any quarter should not be considered indicative of results of any future period.



|                                           |  | Three Months Ended
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------
|                                           |  | Mar 31,2001       
|Revenues:                                  |  |                   
|Listings                                   |  | $                 
|Advertising                                |  |                   
|Licensing                                  |  |                   
|Ecommerce                                  |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Total revenues                             |  |                   
|Cost of revenues:                          |  |                   
|Listings                                   |  |                   
|Advertising                                |  |                   
|Ecommerce                                  |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Total cost of revenues                     |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Gross profit                               |  |                   
|Operating expenses:                        |  |                   
|Sales and marketing                        |  |                   
|Product development                        |  |                   
|General and administrative                 |  |                   
|Amortization of goodwill                   |  |                   
|Asset impairment and restructuring charges |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Total operating expenses                   |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Income (loss) from operations              |  |                   
|Non-operating income (expense), net        |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Income (loss) before income taxes          |  |                   
|Income tax benefit (expense)               |  |                   
|                                           |  |                   
|Income (loss) from continuing operations   |  |                   
|Loss from discontinued operations          |  |                   
|Net Income (loss)                          |  | $                 
|                                           |  |                   
|Basic net income (loss) per share          |  | $                 
|Diluted net income (loss) per share        |  | $                 
|                                           |  |                   



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Joint Venture



In February 2000, LookSmart entered a joint venture agreement with British Telecommunications (BT). LookSmart and BT took an equal equity interest in the
joint venture, BT LookSmart, which provided localized directory services in Europe and Asia. We account for our investment in the joint venture using the equity method of accounting. Our share of the joint ventures net loss is reported as
non-operating income or expense.



The agreement establishing
the joint venture required that LookSmart and BT provide funding equally for the operations of the joint venture. Under the terms of the agreement, Transceptgate, Limited, an affiliate of BT, extended a $50.0 million credit facility with interest at
20% per annum. LookSmart drew down $50.0 million from the credit facility in February 2000. In December 2001, LookSmart renegotiated the loan and restructured the $50.0 million outstanding loan and $19.5 million of accrued interest, repaying $35.0
million of the total outstanding. The new credit facility of $35.0 million carried interest of 15% per annum. In accordance with the restructuring agreement, the new credit facility was used to repay the loan and the previous credit facility and to
fulfill the Companys obligations to fund BT LookSmart. The agreement was also amended to transfer ownership of the intellectual property rights in the local databases from Looksmart (Barbados) Inc. to the joint venture, effective December
2001.



In December 2002, the Company recorded a gain from
extinguishment of its note to Transceptgate, Limited of $32.6 million. The gain was related to the dissolution of the BT LookSmart joint venture, and resulted from the forgiveness of the Companys note payable of $40.2 million to Transceptgate,
Limited, offset by $3.5 million in cash paid and one million shares of the Companys common stock, valued at $2.5 million given to Transceptgate, along with the return of $1.5 million in restricted cash to Transceptgate, Limited, and $0.1
million in accounting and legal fees associated with the transaction.



LookSmart and BT are jointly liable for the estimated settlement costs of $2.3 million expected to be incurred during the dissolution of the joint venture. These estimated costs were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2002.



In the first quarter of 2003, as part of the dissolution of the joint
venture, BT LookSmart transferred ownership of its directories and of its European and Japanese subsidiaries to LookSmart. LookSmart received net assets of $1.3 million along with the ongoing operating and revenue generating relationships contained
in these entities as part of the dissolution and settlement.



Liquidity and
Capital Resources



LookSmart invests cash pending use in
investment grade debt and equity instruments with maturities of less than one year, with the intent to make such funds available for operating purposes. As of December 31, 2002, LookSmart had $51.3 million of unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments.



Operating activities provided $12.9
million of cash in 2002 compared to operating cash use of $24.5 million in 2001. The improvement in cash provided by operating activities is primarily attributable to increased revenue in 2002 compared to 2001, reduced employee-related expenses and
continuing cost management.



Net cash provided by investing
activities was $6.9 million in 2002, compared to $16.5 million in 2001. Investment activity in each of the periods consisted of purchases and sales of investments and fixed assets and funding of the joint venture. In 2002, restricted cash was a net
source of funds of $3.7 million compared to $39.6 million in 2001. The release of restricted cash in 2001 was the result of the BT loan restructuring. We expect to invest approximately $6 million to $7 million in capital expenditures in 2003.



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Net cash used in financing activities was $2.2 million in 2002, compared to $14.7 million in 2001. In
December 2002, the Company negotiated a settlement of its credit facility with Transceptgate, Limited, which resulted in the repayment of $3.5 million. In 2001, cash used in financing activities was primarily the result of repayment of the loan to
Transceptgate, Limited of $15.4 million. We also repaid a loan of $1.4 million to finance the premiums of several insurance policies and a loan of $0.5 million for an equipment lease. These uses of funds were partially offset by proceeds from an
insurance loan of $1.6 million and $3.1 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock, primarily from stock option exercises.



We believe that our working capital will provide adequate liquidity to fund our operations and meet other cash requirements for the next 12 months. If
operations do not perform as expected management may seek to raise additional capital through public or private debt or equity financings in order to fund our operations and capital expenditures, take advantage of favorable business opportunities,
develop and upgrade our technology infrastructure, develop new product and service offerings, take advantage of favorable conditions in capital markets or respond to competitive pressures. In addition, unanticipated developments in the short term,
such as the entry into agreements, which require large cash payments or the acquisition of businesses with negative cash flows, may necessitate additional financing. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available on terms favorable
to us, or at all. If we issue additional equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution.



We do not have any off balance-sheet arrangements, investments in special purpose entities or undisclosed borrowings or debt. Additionally, we are not a
party to any derivative contracts or synthetic leases.



Contractual
Obligations and Commercial Commitments



We incur various
contractual obligations and commercial commitments in our normal course of business. Such obligations and commitments primarily consist of the following:



Capital Lease ObligationsWe have one capital lease for the purchase of telephone equipment.



Operating Lease ObligationsWe have various operating leases
covering facilities in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles and various international offices. We also have some minor operating leases relating to equipment rentals that amount to less than $0.3 million per year.



Note ObligationsWe have entered into note agreements to finance
an insurance policy and to finance tenant improvements.



Guarantees Under Letters of CreditWe have obtained standby letters of credit from time to time as security for certain liabilities. At December 31, 2002, outstanding letters of credit related to security of building leases and
the repayment of a loan to finance insurance premiums and totaled $3.2 million.



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As of December 31, 2002, future payments related to contractual obligations and commercial commitments
are as follows:



|                              |  | December 31, 2002                    
|----------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------
|                              |  | Payments Due by Period (in thousands)
|                              |  | Total                                
|Contractual Obligations       |  |                                      
|Operating leases              |  | $                                    
|Capital leases                |  |                                      
|                              |  |                                      
|Other Commercial Commitments: |  |                                      
|Note obligations              |  |                                      
|Deferred rent                 |  |                                      



Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements



See Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.



|ITEM 7a. |  | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|-------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------



Interest Rate Risk.The Companys exposure to market risk for interest rate changes relates primarily to its short-term investments. The
Company had no derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2001 or 2002. The Company invests its excess cash in debt and equity instruments of high-quality corporate issuers with original maturities greater than three months and current
maturities less than twelve months. The amount of credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument is limited.



Foreign Currency Risk.International revenues from the Companys foreign subsidiaries were less than 10% of total revenues in 2002 and were
derived entirely from our Australian operations. The Companys international business is subject to risks typical of an international business, including but not limited to differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing
tax structures, other regulations and restrictions and foreign exchange rate volatility, partially the exchange rate between the Australian dollar and the United States dollar. The effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the Company in 2000,
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|ITEM 8. |  | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
|------- |  | -------------------------------------------



INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE



LOOKSMART, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES



|                                                                                                                           |  | Page
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Report of Independent Accountants                                                                                          |  | 42  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2001 and 2002                                                                  |  | 43  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002 |  | 44  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity/(Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002             |  | 46  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002                                 |  | 47  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                 |  | 48  
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Schedule IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts                                                                              |  | S-1 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



|To |  | the Board of Directors and Stockholders of LookSmart, Ltd. and Subsidiaries
|-- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
LookSmart, Ltd. and its Subsidiaries (the Company) at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction
with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.



As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company changed its
method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets during 2002 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.



/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
LLP



San Francisco, California

January 23, 2003, except Note 19, which is as of March 14, 2003.



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LOOKSMART, LTD.



CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                            |  | December 31, |         
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | --------
|                                                                                                                                                            |  | 2001         |         
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                      |  |              |         
|Current assets:                                                                                                                                             |  |              |         
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                   |  | $            | 29,766  
|Cash and cash equivalents (restricted)                                                                                                                      |  |              | 3,728   
|Short term investments                                                                                                                                      |  |              | 14,346  
|Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,109 and $2,962 at December 31, 2001 and
2002                                        |  |              | 9,294   
|Trade accounts receivable from related party                                                                                                                |  |              | 526     
|Due from related party                                                                                                                                      |  |              | 380     
|Prepaid expenses                                                                                                                                            |  |              | 2,144   
|Other current assets                                                                                                                                        |  |              | 617     
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total current assets                                                                                                                                        |  |              | 60,801  
|Property and equipment, net                                                                                                                                 |  |              | 10,272  
|Security deposits and other assets                                                                                                                          |  |              | 5,060   
|Intangible assets, net                                                                                                                                      |  |              | 1,117   
|Goodwill, net                                                                                                                                               |  |              | 8,852   
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total assets                                                                                                                                                |  | $            | 86,102  
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                                                                          |  |              |         
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         
|Notes payable, current portion                                                                                                                              |  | $            | 693     
|Trade accounts payable                                                                                                                                      |  |              | 2,323   
|Other accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                   |  |              | 13,354  
|Deferred revenue                                                                                                                                            |  |              | 9,152   
|Income taxes payable                                                                                                                                        |  |              | 78      
|Capital lease obligationscurrent portion                                                                                                                   |  |              | 522     
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                                                   |  |              | 26,122  
|Capital lease obligations                                                                                                                                   |  |              |        
|Long term debt                                                                                                                                              |  |              | 35,218  
|Other long term liabilities                                                                                                                                 |  |              | 559     
|Accrued interest on long term debt                                                                                                                          |  |              | 364     
|Minority interest                                                                                                                                           |  |              | 195     
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                           |  |              | 62,458  
|Commitments (Note 8)                                                                                                                                        |  |              |         
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                                                                       |  |              |         
|Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; Authorized: 5,000 at December 31, 2001 and 2002; Issued and Outstanding: none at
December 31, 2001 and 2002  |  |              |        
|Common stock, $.001 par value; Authorized: 200,000 at December 31, 2001 and 2002; Issued and Outstanding: 93,004, and 101,421 at
December 31, 2001 and 2002 |  |              | 93      
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                                  |  |              | 234,841 
|Other equity (deficit)                                                                                                                                      |  |              | (1,198  
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                                         |  |              | (210,092
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                                                                  |  |              | 23,644  
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                                                                                  |  | $            | 86,102  
|                                                                                                                                                            |  |              |         



The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE

INCOME/(LOSS)

(In Thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                                                                             |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                                             |  | 2000                    |        
|Revenues:                                                                                                                    |  |                         |        
|Listings                                                                                                                     |  | $                       | 92,250 
|Licensing                                                                                                                    |  |                         | 19,618 
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total revenues                                                                                                               |  |                         | 111,868
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total listings cost of revenues                                                                                              |  |                         | 17,478 
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Gross profit                                                                                                                 |  |                         | 94,390 
|Operating expenses:                                                                                                          |  |                         |        
|Sales and marketing (includes stock-based compensation of $1,453, $1,652 and $1,003 in 2000, 2001 and 2002,
respectively)    |  |                         | 85,483 
|Product development (includes stock-based compensation of $958, $1,170 and $1,133 in 2000, 2001 and 2002,
respectively)      |  |                         | 36,178 
|General and administrative (includes-stock based compensation of $1,034, $414 and $245 in 2000, 2001 and 2002,
respectively) |  |                         | 12,307 
|Amortization of goodwill                                                                                                     |  |                         | 6,411  
|Asset impairment and restructuring charges                                                                                   |  |                         |       
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Total operating expenses                                                                                                     |  |                         | 140,379
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Income (loss) from operations                                                                                                |  |                         | (45,989
|Non-operating income (expense):                                                                                              |  |                         |        
|Other expense, net                                                                                                           |  |                         | (1,803 
|Interest income                                                                                                              |  |                         | 7,149  
|Interest expense                                                                                                             |  |                         | (9,129 
|Gain from extinguishment of debt                                                                                             |  |                         |       
|Share of joint venture loss                                                                                                  |  |                         | (10,944
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes                                                                 |  |                         | (60,716
|Income tax benefit (expense)                                                                                                 |  |                         | (163   
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                     |  |                         | (60,879
|Loss from discontinued operations                                                                                            |  |                         | (1,711 
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Net income (loss)                                                                                                            |  |                         | (62,590
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Other comprehensive income (loss):                                                                                           |  |                         |        
|Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities during the period                                                             |  |                         | (255   
|Change in translation adjustment                                                                                             |  |                         | (185   
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        
|Comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                  |  | $                       | (63,030
|                                                                                                                             |  |                         |        



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE

INCOME/(LOSS)

(In Thousands, except per share data)

(continued)



|                                                                          |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
|------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------
|                                                                          |  | 2000                    |       
|Net income (loss) per common share:                                       |  |                         |       
|                                                                          |  |                         |       
|Basic net income (loss) per share:                                        |  |                         |       
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                  |  | $                       | (0.68 
|Loss from discontinued operations                                         |  |                         | (0.02 
|                                                                          |  |                         |       
|Net income (loss)                                                         |  |                         | (0.70 
|                                                                          |  |                         |       
|Diluted net income (loss) per share:                                      |  |                         |       
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                  |  |                         | (0.68 
|Loss from discontinued operations                                         |  |                         | (0.02 
|                                                                          |  |                         |       
|Net income (loss)                                                         |  | $                       | (0.70 
|                                                                          |  |                         |       
|Weighted average shares outstanding used in per share calculationbasic   |  |                         | 89,111
|Weighted average shares outstanding used in per share calculationdiluted |  |                         | 89,111
|                                                                          |  |                         |       



The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(In Thousands)



|                                                           |  | Common Stock |  | Additional Paid-in Capital |     |  | Other Equity (Deficit) |         |   | Accumulated Deficit |   |        | Total Stockholders Equity | 
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ |  | -------------------------- | --- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------- | - | ------ | -------------------------- | 
|                                                           |  | Shares       |  | Amount                     |     |  |                        |        
|Balance at December 31, 1999                               |  | 86,267       |  | $                          | 86  |  | $                      | 211,305 |   |                     | $ | (3,904 | )                          | 
|Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options         |  | 2,911        |  |                            | 3   |  |                        | 2,737   |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued for acquisitions                       |  | 636          |  |                            | 1   |  |                        | 18,309  |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued upon exercise of warrants              |  | 1,414        |  |                            | 1   |  |                        | 1,822   |   |                     |   | (1,822 | )                          | 
|Common stock issued for employee stock purchase plan       |  | 341          |  |                            | 1   |  |                        | 1,953   |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Unearned compensationZeal acquisition                     |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (3,764 | )                          | 
|Stock-based compensation                                   |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        | (1,744  | ) |                     |   | 5,046  |                            | 
|Stock options issued to non-employees                      |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        | 157     |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Unrealized loss on securities                              |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (255   | )                          | 
|Translation adjustment                                     |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (185   | )                          | 
|Net loss                                                   |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|                                                           |  |              |  |                            |     |  |                        |         |   |                     |   |        |                            | 
|Balance at December 31, 2000                               |  | 91,569       |  |                            | 92  |  |                        | 234,539 |   |                     |   | (4,884 | )                          | 
|Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options         |  | 1,047        |  |                            | 1   |  |                        | 331     |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued for acquisitions                       |  | 68           |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued upon exercise of warrants              |  | 2            |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued for employee stock purchase plan       |  | 318          |  |                            |    |  |                        | 232     |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Stock-based compensation                                   |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        | (261    | ) |                     |   | 3,497  |                            | 
|Unrealized gain on securities                              |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | 334    |                            | 
|Translation adjustment                                     |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (145   | )                          | 
|Net loss                                                   |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|                                                           |  |              |  |                            |     |  |                        |         |   |                     |   |        |                            | 
|Balance at December 31, 2001                               |  | 93,004       |  |                            | 93  |  |                        | 234,841 |   |                     |   | (1,198 | )                          | 
|Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options         |  | 2,414        |  |                            | 2   |  |                        | 2,722   |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued for acquisitions                       |  | 4,584        |  |                            | 4   |  |                        | 7,850   |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued for employee stock purchase plan       |  | 403          |  |                            |    |  |                        | 659     |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued to BT for forgiveness of debt          |  | 1,000        |  |                            | 1   |  |                        | 2,499   |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Common stock issued in connection with Futurecorp disposal |  | 16           |  |                            |    |  |                        | 41      |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Unearned compensation  Wisenut acquisition                |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (378   | )                          | 
|Stock-based compensation                                   |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        | 539     |   |                     |   | 1,837  |                            | 
|Stock options issued to non-employees                      |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        | 93      |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|Unrealized gain on securities                              |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | (1     | )                          | 
|Translation adjustment                                     |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   | 458    |                            | 
|Net income                                                 |  |             |  |                            |    |  |                        |        |   |                     |   |       |                            | 
|                                                           |  |              |  |                            |     |  |                        |         |   |                     |   |        |                            | 
|Balance at December 31, 2002                               |  | 101,421      |  | $                          | 100 |  | $                      | 249,244 |   |                     | $ | 718    |                            | 
|                                                           |  |              |  |                            |     |  |                        |         |   |                     |   |        |                            | 



The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)



|                                                                                                   |  | Year Ended December 31, |        
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                                                                                   |  | 2000                    |        
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                              |  |                         |        
|Net income (loss)                                                                                  |  | $                       | (62,590
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                         |        
|Share of joint venture loss                                                                        |  |                         | 10,944 
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                         | 12,749 
|Amortization of unearned compensation                                                              |  |                         | 3,445  
|Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets                                                       |  |                         |       
|Loss from discontinued operations                                                                  |  |                         |       
|Non-cash accrued interest on debt                                                                  |  |                         |       
|Debt forgiven                                                                                      |  |                         |       
|Net (gains) losses from the sales of property and equipment                                        |  |                         |       
|Warrants and other non-cash charges                                                                |  |                         | 1,382  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and disposals:         |  |                         |        
|Trade accounts receivable                                                                          |  |                         | (10,552
|Prepaid expenses                                                                                   |  |                         | (4,008 
|Other assets                                                                                       |  |                         | (5,663 
|Trade accounts payable                                                                             |  |                         | 3,412  
|Other accrued liabilities                                                                          |  |                         | 18,467 
|Deferred revenue                                                                                   |  |                         | (5,534 
|Minority interest                                                                                  |  |                         | (519   
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities                                                |  |                         | (38,467
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                              |  |                         |        
|Acquisitions                                                                                       |  |                         | (1,673 
|Purchase of short-term investments                                                                 |  |                         | (2,979 
|Proceeds from sale of short-term investments                                                       |  |                         | 28,566 
|Funding to joint venture and subsidiaries                                                          |  |                         | (12,700
|Restricted cash                                                                                    |  |                         | (43,297
|Payments for property, equipment and capitalized software development                              |  |                         | (6,601 
|Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment                                                   |  |                         |       
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                                |  |                         | (38,684
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                              |  |                         |        
|Proceeds from issuance of notes                                                                    |  |                         | 467    
|Repayment of notes                                                                                 |  |                         | (668   
|Proceeds from loan                                                                                 |  |                         | 50,000 
|Payment to settle debt with Transceptgate                                                          |  |                         |       
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                             |  |                         | 4,183  
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                |  |                         | 53,982 
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                                            |  |                         | (185   
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                   |  |                         | (23,354
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                                     |  |                         | 75,971 
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                           |  | $                       | 52,617 
|                                                                                                   |  |                         |        



Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (Note 15)



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|1. |  | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
|-- |  | -------------------------------------------



Nature of Business and Principles of Consolidation



LookSmart Ltd. (the Company) provides search-targeted marketing services to customers through distribution of proprietary directories to a large number of
Internet users through strategic partners, including portals, Internet service providers and Internet media companies.



The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in 20% to 50% owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for by the equity method and investments in less than 20% owned affiliates, over which the Company does not exert any significant
influence, are accounted for by the cost method.



Use of
Estimates



The financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.



Reclassifications



Certain prior years
balances have been reclassified to conform to the current years presentation.



Fair Value of Financial Instruments



The Companys financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, income taxes payable and capital leases are carried at cost,
which approximates fair value due to the relatively short maturity of those instruments. Based upon borrowing rates with similar terms currently available to the Company, the carrying value of debt and notes payable approximates fair value.



Foreign Currencies



The balance sheets of the Companys foreign subsidiaries, whose
functional currency is their local currency, are translated into United States dollars at year-end rates of exchange. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates for the year. The resulting translation adjustments are shown as a separate
component of stockholders equity and as a component of comprehensive loss.



Exchange gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in a foreign currency other than the functional currency of the entity involved are included in Other Expense, net. Such exchange gains (losses) amounted
to $3,000, ($14,000) and $(53,000) for 2000, 2001, and 2002 respectively. The Company has not entered into foreign currency forward exchange contracts or any other derivative instruments.



Cash and Cash Equivalents



Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of ninety days or less to
be cash equivalents.



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Restricted Cash



In February 2000, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with British Telecommunications (BT). On February 15,
2000, the Company borrowed $50.0 million under a credit facility made available by Transceptgate, Limited, an affiliate of BT. All of the drawdowns on the credit facility could be used only for the purpose of funding the BT LookSmart joint venture
or repaying the loan.



On December 7, 2001, the Company
restructured the $50.0 million loan and accrued interest under a new credit facility totaling $35.0 million. In accordance with the new credit facility, $5.3 million was restricted for the purpose of funding the joint venture. The Company used $2.3
million of the restricted proceeds to fund the joint venture during 2001. As of December 31, 2001, $3.0 million of the BT credit facility proceeds were classified as restricted cash.



In December 2002, the Company negotiated the dissolution of the joint venture with BT, which included settlement of the loan
from BT. The settlement resulted in loan forgiveness of $40.2 million and required LookSmart to pay consideration of $3.5 million to BT and required LookSmart to return $1.5 million in restricted cash to BT.



On September 26, 2001, the Company obtained a note to fund several of its
insurance policies. This note was secured by a letter of credit, which was secured by a certificate of deposit. At December 31, 2001, a $0.7 million certificate of deposit was classified as restricted cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet.
This note was repaid in 2002.



As of December 31, 2002, the
Company had no restricted cash.



Investments



The Company accounts for investments in securities under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities (SFAS No. 115). SFAS No. 115 requires the classification of investments in debt and equity securities with readily determinable fair
values as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading. Except for declines in fair value that are not considered temporary, net unrealized gains or losses on these investments are reported as a component of
comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders equity, net of tax.



The Company invests its excess cash in debt and equity instruments of high-quality corporate issuers. All highly liquid instruments with original maturities greater than ninety days and current maturities less than twelve months from the
balance sheet date are considered short-term investments. These securities are classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value, based on quoted market prices. At December 31, 2002, the Companys short-term investments were primarily
auction rate securities whose estimated fair value approximated cost.



Property and Equipment



Property and equipment
are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:



|Computer equipment     |  | 3 years     
|---------------------- |  | ------------
|Furniture and fixtures |  | 5 to 7 years
|Software               |  | 2 to 3 years



Leasehold improvements
are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the lease term.



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When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed
from their respective accounts, and any gain or loss on such sale or disposal is reflected in operating expenses. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures which substantially increase an assets useful life are
capitalized.



Internal Use Software Development Costs



The Company accounts for internal use software costs in
accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (SOP 98-1). In accordance with the
capitalization criteria of SOP 98-1, the Company has capitalized external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing and obtaining internal-use computer software and the payroll and payroll-related costs for employees who are
directly associated with and who devote time to developing the internal-use computer software.



The Companys capitalized software costs were $2.4 million and $3.6 million with related accumulated amortization of $1.7 million and $0.3 million at December 31, 2001 and 2002, respectively. During 2002, the
Company wrote off $1.9 million of capitalized software, which was fully depreciated. Capitalized software costs are included in other assets and are amortized over two to three years.



Goodwill and Intangible Assets



On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business
Combinations (SFAS No. 141), and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 141 revises the accounting treatment for business
combinations, requiring the use of purchase accounting and prohibiting the use of the pooling-of-interests method for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, and broadens the criteria for recording intangible assets separate from
goodwill for all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 revises the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets by not allowing the amortization of goodwill and establishing accounting for the impairment of
goodwill and other intangible assets. Under SFAS No. 142, the Company ceased amortizing goodwill. All of the Companys goodwill is attributed to the Listings segment of the business.



SFAS No. 142 requires the Company to test goodwill for impairment using a two-step process. The first step is a screen for
potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of impairment. The first step of the impairment test required a comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value to determine whether there was an indication
that impairment existed. If there had been an indication of impairment, the Company would have allocated the fair value of the reporting unit to its assets and liabilities as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The
Company completed the impairment test as of December 31, 2002 using a fair value approach in accordance with SFAS No. 142. No impairment losses were recorded upon the initial adoption of SFAS No. 142. The Company reviews goodwill for potential
impairment as of December 31 each year and did not record a goodwill impairment charge as a result of the 2002 review.



Prior to 2002, the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets was reassessed periodically to conform to changes in managements estimates of future
performance giving consideration to existing and anticipated competitive and economic conditions. Cash flow forecasts used in evaluation of goodwill and intangibles were based on trends of historical performance and managements estimate of
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Asset Impairment



On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
SFAS No. 144 supersedes Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of
Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions, for the disposal of a segment of a business. SFAS No. 144 also amends ARB No. 51,
Consolidated Financial Statements, to eliminate the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be temporary. The Companys disposal of FutureCorp is presented as a discontinued operation in compliance
with SFAS No. 144.



Prior to 2002, the Company applied the
provisions of SFAS No. 121 SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, which required recognition of impairment of long-lived assets in the event the net book value of
such assets exceeded the future undiscounted cash flows attributable to such assets. The amount of impairment was measured as the difference between the estimated fair market value of the asset and its carrying amount.



Stock-Based Compensation



The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation under the
recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (APB No. 25) and related interpretations. Under APB No. 25, compensation cost is equal to the difference, if
any, on the date of grant between the fair value of the Companys stock and the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-based Compensation, established accounting and disclosure
requirements using a fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. As allowed by SFAS No. 123, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic value based method of accounting described above, and has
adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 and related SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure. The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per
share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based compensation. (in thousands, except per share data)



|                                                                                                                      |  | 2000 |          |   | 2001 |   |         | 2002 | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | ---- | 
|Net income (loss) as reported                                                                                         |  | $    | (62,590  | ) |      | $ | (59,567 | )    | 
|Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects            |  |      | 3,445    |   |      |   | 3,236   |      | 
|Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of
tax |  |      | (45,219  | ) |      |   | (33,233 | )    | 
|                                                                                                                      |  |      |          |   |      |   |         |      | 
|Pro forma net income (loss)                                                                                           |  | $    | (104,364 | ) |      | $ | (89,564 | )    | 
|                                                                                                                      |  |      |          |   |      |   |         |      | 
|Basic net income (loss) per share                                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   |         |      | 
|As reported                                                                                                           |  | $    | (0.70    | ) |      | $ | (0.65   | )    | 
|Pro forma                                                                                                             |  | $    | (1.17    | ) |      | $ | (0.98   | )    | 
|Diluted net income (loss) per share                                                                                   |  |      |          |   |      |   |         |      | 
|As reported                                                                                                           |  | $    | (0.70    | ) |      | $ | (0.65   | )    | 
|Pro forma                                                                                                             |  | $    | (1.17    | ) |      | $ | (0.98   | )    | 



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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:



|                        |  | 2000 |   |  | 2001 |   |  | 2002 |  
|----------------------- |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | - |  | ---- | -
|Volatility              |  | 132  | % |  | 131  | % |  | 122  | %
|Risk-free interest rate |  | 5.50 | % |  | 4.56 | % |  | 3.82 | %
|Expected lives (years)  |  | 5    |   |  | 4.6  |   |  | 4.4  |  
|Expected dividend yield |  |     |   |  |     |   |  |     |  



The weighted average
fair value for options granted was $18.3144, $1.0367 and $1.7599 for 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively. The fair value of options granted to independent contractors has been determined using the Black-Scholes model with the same assumptions as
options granted to employees, except the expected option life, which was the duration of the consulting agreement. The fair value of options granted to consultants is recorded as consulting expense as services are provided and totaled $0.2 million,
$0 and $0.1 million for 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.



Net Loss Per
Share



SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share,
establishes standards for computing and presenting earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number
of common and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period, using the as-if converted method for convertible preferred stock and the treasury stock method for options and warrants.



Revenue Recognition



The Company generates revenues from listings, licensing, advertising and ecommerce activities. Revenues associated with
listings products generally are recognized once collectibility is established, as delivery of services occurs, once all performance obligations have been satisfied and when no refund obligations exist. Pay-per-click listings revenue is recognized as
clicks are delivered. Upfront fees are recognized ratably over the longer of the term of the contract or the expected relationship with the customer, which is currently estimated to be twelve months. The Company sells add-on services to its
directory listings advertisers, which it records as revenue when the service is delivered.



Advertising revenues are recognized as impressions or clicks are delivered over the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that no significant Company obligations remain at the end of a period and
collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Company obligations typically include guarantees of a minimum number of impressions. An impression is an appearance of an advertisement in pages viewed by users of the
Companys or its partners online properties.



Revenue associated with the Companys licensing agreement with Microsoft is recognized as delivery occurs as specified under the agreement, all performance obligations have been satisfied, and no refund obligations exist. We recognize
quarterly licensing revenues under this contract based on the number of URL listings added to our database during the quarter relative to the total number of URL listings we are required to add to our database during the relevant six-month period.
As a result, to the extent that we satisfy our database update obligations unevenly, the revenues we recognize under this contract may be skewed on a quarter-to-quarter basis. Payments from Microsoft received in advance of delivery are recorded as
deferred revenues.



Our listings revenues also include revenues
generated through our participation in affiliate programs. Affiliate programs are programs operated by affiliate network services or online merchants, in which merchants pay traffic providers on a cost-per-acquisition basis. By participating in
affiliate programs, we generate revenues when Internet users make a purchase from a participating merchants web site after clicking on the merchants listing in our search results.



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Revenues from affiliates are earned on a per-sale basis or as a percentage of sale rather than a
per-click basis. Revenue is recognized in the period in which a merchant finalizes a sale and reports to the Company via its affiliate network. The Company maintains a reserve for sales adjustments in the event of product returns to affiliates or an
affiliate default. The amount of this reserve is evaluated quarterly based upon historical trends.



The Companys ecommerce revenues were generated by the sale of merchandise. Revenue is recognized at the time goods are shipped. In April 2002, the
Company exited the ecommerce business.



For the purpose of
determining when to recognize revenue in any of the segments, the time of delivery of the applicable services or merchandise is readily determinable and does not require significant judgment on the part of management. Determination of collectibility
of payments requires significant judgment on the part of management and includes performing initial and ongoing credit evaluations of customers. The Company recognizes revenues once collectibility is established and maintains a reserve for doubtful
accounts receivable based upon expected collectibility, which reflects managements judgment based on ongoing credit evaluation. In addition, the Company provides a reserve against revenue for estimated credits resulting from billing
adjustments.



Advertising Costs



Advertising costs are charged to sales and marketing expenses as incurred
and amounted to $9.4 million, $4.2 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.



Product Development Costs



Costs incurred in the classification and organization of listings within our directories and the development of new products and enhancements to existing
products are charged to expense as incurred.



Income Taxes



The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability
method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (SFAS No. 109). Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. The benefit
(provision) for income taxes of $(0.2) million, $(0.1) million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002 relates to the Companys foreign subsidiaries.



Comprehensive Income



The Company has adopted the accounting treatment prescribed by SFAS No. 130, Comprehensive Income. The components of the Companys
Comprehensive income (loss) include no provision for United States or California State income taxes.



Concentration of Credit Risk and Business Risk



Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The Companys short-term investments are managed by one institution. The Company maintains a reserve for doubtful accounts receivable based upon expected collectibility.



We derived approximately 58% of our listings revenues in 2002 and approximately 68% of our listings revenues in the fourth
quarter of 2002 from our relationship with Microsoft. Internet search traffic is increasingly concentrated among a small number of portals and ISPs, of which Microsoft is one. The increase in the proportion of our paid listings revenues attributable
to Microsoft from the first to fourth quarter of 2002 was due primarily to the growing popularity of Microsofts MSN search service among Internet users, changes in Microsofts search service which resulted in more clicks on our search
results, and the addition of LookListings Small Business in Microsofts search results in the second quarter of 2002.



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If we increase our distribution from other sources in future quarters, then our percentage of listings revenues
attributable to Microsoft would likely decline. However, it is difficult to predict whether the percentage of our total listings revenues from Microsoft will increase or decrease in the future. In any case, we are likely to remain significantly
dependent upon Microsoft for listings revenues in 2003. Either party may terminate the distribution portion of our agreement with Microsoft for any reason on six months notice and the agreement expires on December 3, 2003.



We license our database content to Microsoft and customize it for its use. We
expect revenues from licensing to fluctuate from period to period because these revenues are dependent upon the terms of our licensing arrangement, which requires the review and inclusion in our directory of an agreed number of URLs during
each six-month period.



Segment Information



Prior to January 1, 2003, the Company operated in four segments: listings,
advertising, licensing and ecommerce. In the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), the Company reports revenue and cost of revenues along these four segments based on the services currently provided by each. With the
exception of accounts receivable and deferred revenue and goodwill, information (for the purposes of making decisions about allocating resources) available to the chief operating decision makers, primarily the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer, of the Company does not include allocations of assets and liabilities or operating costs to the Companys segments.



International revenues from the Companys foreign subsidiaries were less than 10% of total revenues in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and were derived entirely
from our Australian operations.



LookSmart has two operating
segments: listings and licensing. The Company exited its ecommerce segment after the second quarter of 2002 and ceased reporting its advertising segment we no longer manage advertising as a separate product as it is immaterial to the financial
statements.



The segment information is presented following the
new structure for comparative purposes. As of December 31, 2001 and 2002, accounts receivable by segments are as follows (in thousands):



|                                |  | December 31, |       
|------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------
|                                |  | 2001         |       
|Listings                        |  | $            | 12,304
|Licensing                       |  |              | 99    
|                                |  |              |       
|Total                           |  |              | 12,403
|Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |              | (3,109
|                                |  |              |       
|Accounts receivable, net        |  | $            | 9,294 
|                                |  |              |       



As of December 31,
2001 and 2002, trade accounts receivable from related parties includes $0.5 million and $0, respectively, receivable from Guthy-Renker attributable to the Ecommerce and Advertising segments. As of December 31, 2001 and 2002, Due from Related Party
includes $0.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively, receivable from BT LookSmart which has not been allocated to any of the Companys segments.



As of December 31, 2001 and 2002, deferred revenue by segments is as follows (in thousands):



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|          |  | December 31,
|--------- |  | ------------
|          |  | 2001        
|Listings  |  | $           
|Licensing |  |             
|          |  |             
|Total     |  | $           
|          |  |             



Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements



In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No.
145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No.145 rescinds SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, and an amendment of
that Statement, SFAS No. 64, Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements. Statement 145 also rescinds FASB SFAS No. 44, Accounting for Leases, to eliminate an inconsistency between the required accounting for
sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. SFAS 145 also amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various
technical corrections, clarify meanings, or describe their applicability under changed conditions. Statement 145 shall be applied in fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002. Early adoption of Statement 145 is encouraged and may occur as of the
beginning of the fiscal year or as of the beginning of the interim period in which the statement was issued. Management does not believe that the adoption of this statement will materially impact the Companys financial position or results of
operations.



In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146,
Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This statement requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit
or disposal plan. Examples of costs covered by the standard include lease termination costs and certain employee severance costs that are associated with a restructuring, discontinued operation, plant closing, or other exit or disposal activity.
Management does not believe that the adoption of this statement will materially impact the Companys financial position or results of operations.



In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for
Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees and Indebtedness of Others. FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by the guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has
issued. It also requires that a guarantor recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of this interpretation are
applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002; while the provisions of the disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual reports ending after December 15, 2002. The
Company is currently evaluating the recognition provisions of FIN 45 and has not yet determined the potential impact on the consolidated results of operations or financial position upon adoption.



In November 2002, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. This issue addresses how revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables should be divided into separate units of accounting and how the arrangement consideration should be allocated to
the identified separate accounting units. EITF No. 00-21 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company has not yet determined the impact of adopting EITF No. 00-21 on its results of operations or financial position.



In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation  Transition and Disclosure. SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods for voluntary transition to SFAS 123s
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accounting for stock-based employee compensation (the fair value method). SFAS No. 148 also requires disclosure of the effects of an
entitys accounting policy with respect to stock-based employee compensation on reported net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share in annual and interim financials statements. The transition provisions of SFAS No. 148 are effective in
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2002. The Company is currently evaluating the transition provisions of SFAS No. 148 and has adopted the disclosures provisions of SFAS No. 148.



In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. In general, a variable
interest entity is a corporation, partnership, trust, or any other legal structure used for business purposes that either (a) does not have equity investors with voting rights or (b) has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial
resources for the entity to support its activities. FIN No. 46 requires certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial
interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The consolidation requirements of FIN No. 46 apply immediately to variable interest
entities created after January 31, 2003. The consolidation requirements apply to older entities in interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Certain of the disclosure requirements apply in all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003,
regardless of when the variable interest entity was established. Because the Company currently has no investments in variable interest entities, it expects that the adoption of the provisions of FIN No. 46 will not have a material impact on the
consolidated results of operations or financial position.



|2. |  | Acquisitions:
|-- |  | -------------



All of the transactions below were recorded using the purchase method of accounting and the operating results of these acquisitions have been included in
the Companys results of operations since the date they were acquired. The purchase prices have been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values on the acquisition dates.



Zeal Media, Inc.



On October 27, 2000, the Company acquired Zeal Media, Inc., a community web directory company located in the Los Angeles,
California area. Under the terms of the merger agreement, LookSmart reserved 1,363,419 shares of LookSmart common stock for exchange of all outstanding shares of Zeal Media and for issuance upon exercise of all outstanding options and warrants to
purchase Zeal Media stock. The purchase price of approximately $16.6 million was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets of $12.1 million and deferred compensation of $3.8 million. At the closing, LookSmart also repaid outstanding debt owed by
Zeal Media to bridge investors in the amount of approximately $0.7 million.



Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, 518,000 shares of common stock were released from an escrow account related to certain representations and warranties. As of December 31, 2002, there were no remaining
escrow shares to be released.



Viator Ventures, Inc.



In October 2001, the Company entered into a license agreement with Viator
Ventures, Inc., a technology company wholly owned by an executive officer of the Company. In February 2002, the Company exercised its contractual option to make the license exclusive. In connection with the license, the Company paid $0.4 million and
300,000 shares of Company common stock valued at $0.7 million to Viator Ventures. The license is classified as property and equipment on the balance sheet and has an estimated useful life of three years.



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WiseNut, Inc.



On April 2, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of WiseNut, Inc. (WiseNut), a search engine technology company. The Company issued
2,646,000 shares of common stock at a price per share of $2.47, assumed 296,000 stock options with a fair value of $0.7 million, incurred direct costs of the transaction in the amount of $0.5 million and recorded a liability in the amount of $0.9
million for all the outstanding capital stock of WiseNut. Of the total assumed stock options, approximately 132,000 stock options with an intrinsic value of $0.4 million were unvested. In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting
for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation, these unvested options were accounted for as deferred stock-based compensation and are being recognized over their related vesting periods.



The common stock issued was valued in accordance with EITF Issue No. 99-12,
Determination of the Measurement Date for the Market Price of Acquirer Securities Issued in a Purchase Business Combination, using the average of the closing prices of the Companys common stock for the two days prior to, the date
of and the two days after the announcement date of March 12, 2002. The assumed stock options were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model using a volatility rate of 130%, a risk-free interest rate of 4.3% and an estimated life of four years.



The allocation of the purchase price was to tangible and
intangible assets, unearned compensation and liabilities assumed. Approximately $6.5 million was allocated to existing search technology and $0.1 million was allocated to an existing customer contract. These amounts were determined through
established valuation techniques in the technology industry. Technology acquired was amortized over a seven-year period and the acquired customer contract was amortized through November 2002, when the contract expired.



Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, 1,190,000 shares of common
stock were placed in an escrow account to secure certain seller representations and warranties for a period of up to 18 months. If and when these shares are released from escrow, their fair value at that time will be recorded as goodwill and will be
assigned to the Companys Listings segment.



The following
table presents details of WiseNuts assets and liabilities acquired by the Company as of the acquisition date (in thousands):



|Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 311   |  
|------------------------- |  | - | ----- | -
|Other current assets      |  |   | 165   |  
|Fixed assets              |  |   | 1,327 |  
|Technology                |  |   | 6,460 |  
|Customer contract         |  |   | 80    |  
|Accrued liabilities       |  |   | (195  | )
|Deferred compensation     |  |   | 378   |  
|                          |  |   |       |  
|Net assets acquired       |  | $ | 8,526 |  
|                          |  |   |       |  



The following pro
forma results of operations reflect the combined results of LookSmart and Wisenut for years ended December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2002, as if the business combination occurred as of the beginning of each respective year.



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|                                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------
|                                                                            |  | 2001                   
|Revenue                                                                     |  | $                      
|                                                                            |  |                        
|Net income (loss)                                                           |  |                        
|                                                                            |  |                        
|Earnings (loss) per share  basic                                           |  |                        
|                                                                            |  |                        
|Earnings (loss) per share  diluted                                         |  | $                      
|Weighted average shares outstanding used in per share calculation  basic   |  |                        
|Weighted average shares outstanding used in per share calculation  diluted |  |                        



|3. |  | Property and Equipment:
|-- |  | -----------------------



Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):



|                                               |  | December 31,
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ------------
|                                               |  | 2001        
|Computer equipment                             |  | $           
|Furniture and fixtures                         |  |             
|Software                                       |  |             
|Leasehold improvements                         |  |             
|                                               |  |             
|                                               |  |             
|Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |             
|                                               |  |             
|Property and equipment, net                    |  | $           
|                                               |  |             



Cost related to assets
under capital lease obligations at December 31, 2001 and 2002 was $2.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Accumulated amortization related to assets under capital lease obligations at December 31, 2001 and 2002 was $2.0 million and $8,000,
respectively. This decline was due to the write-off of fully depreciated assets of $1.9 million during 2002.



Depreciation expense was $5.3 million, $6.7 million, and $6.0 million for 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.



|4. |  | Goodwill and Intangible Assets
|-- |  | ------------------------------



The Companys intangible assets consist primarily of purchased technology and have estimated useful lives of 3 to 7 years. The Company has reassessed
the expected useful lives of existing intangible assets. This reassessment did not result in any significant changes to the useful lives.



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|                              |  | December 31,
|----------------------------- |  | ------------
|                              |  | 2001        
|Goodwill                      |  | $           
|Less accumulated amortization |  |             
|                              |  |             
|Goodwill, net                 |  | $           
|                              |  |             
|Intangible assets             |  | $           
|Less accumulated amortization |  |             
|                              |  |             
|Intangible assets, net        |  | $           
|                              |  |             



Intangible asset
amortization expense was $1.8 million and $1.4 million and $1.5 million for 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively and was included in product development costs. Estimated future intangible amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):



|Year       |  | Estimated Amortization of Intangibles
|---------- |  | -------------------------------------
|2003       |  | $1,328                               
|2004       |  | 928                                  
|2005       |  | 927                                  
|2006       |  | 923                                  
|2007       |  | 923                                  
|Thereafter |  | 1,154                                



The reconciliation of
net income to adjusted net income as if there had been no goodwill amortization in any period presented is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 2001. There was no goodwill amortization for the year ended December 31, 2002 (in
thousands, except per share amounts):



|                                               |  | Year ended December 31, |        
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | -------
|                                               |  | 2000                    |        
|Reported net loss                              |  | $                       | (62,590
|Goodwill amortization                          |  |                         | 6,411  
|                                               |  |                         |        
|Adjusted net loss                              |  | $                       | (56,179
|                                               |  |                         |        
|Reported basic and diluted earnings per share: |  |                         |        
|Reported net loss                              |  | $                       | (0.70  
|Goodwill amortization                          |  |                         | 0.07   
|                                               |  |                         |        
|Adjusted net loss                              |  | $                       | (0.63  
|                                               |  |                         |        



|5. |  | Other Accrued Liabilities:
|-- |  | --------------------------



Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):



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|                                          |  | December 31,
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------
|                                          |  | 2001        
|Accrued compensation and related expenses |  | $           
|Accrued distribution and partner costs    |  |             
|Other                                     |  |             
|                                          |  |             
|                                          |  | $           
|                                          |  |             



|6. |  | Notes Payable:
|-- |  | --------------



Future payments under notes payable at December 31, 2002 are as follows (in thousands):



|           |  | Notes Payable
|---------- |  | -------------
|Year:      |  |              
|2003       |  | $            
|2004       |  |              
|2005       |  |              
|2006       |  |              
|2007       |  |              
|Thereafter |  |              
|           |  |              
|Total      |  | $            
|           |  |              



In January 2000, the
Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $472,000 to its landlord. The note bears interest at 9% per annum and is payable in equal monthly installments over a term of 10 years. As of December 31, 2002, the balance of
this note was $0.4 million.



In February 2000, in connection
with the joint venture agreement with British Telecommunications (BT), BT extended and the Company borrowed the full amount of a $50.0 million credit facility with interest at 20% per annum. In December 2001, the Company renegotiated the terms of
the loan with BT and restructured the $50.0 million outstanding loan and $19.5 million of accrued interest, repaying $35.0 million of the total outstanding.



In December 2002, the Company negotiated a settlement of the loan from Transceptgate, Limited (Transceptgate, Limited is an affiliate of BT and owns fifty
percent of the shares of BT LookSmart, Ltd.). The settlement included loan settlement of $40.2 million and required LookSmart to issue one million shares of common stock to BT valued at $2.5 million, pay cash consideration of $3.5 million to
Transceptgate, Limited and return $1.5 million in restricted cash, the unused remaining portion of the proceeds, which resulted in a gain of $32.6 million.



In September 2001, the Company issued a promissory note for $1.1 million to finance several of its insurance policies. The note carried interest at 4.2%
per annum and was payable in equal monthly installments over eleven months, and accordingly was classified as a short-term liability. The balance remaining at December 31, 2001 was $0.7 million and was repaid in full during 2002



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In September 2002, the Company issued a promissory note for $1.5 million to finance several of its
insurance policies. The note bears interest at 3.5% per annum and is payable in equal monthly installments over eleven months, and accordingly is classified as a short-term liability. The balance remaining at December 31, 2002 was $1.1 million.



The Company has a $1.5 million Standby Letter of Credit
(SBLC) with a financial institution in support of the note to finance its insurance policies. The SBLC contains two financial covenants, the first requiring a minimum net worth of $7 million and the second requiring minimum liquid
assets, as defined by the agreement, of $40 million. At December 31, 2002, the Company was in compliance with both covenants.



|7. |  | Income Taxes:
|-- |  | -------------



Income tax expense (benefit) is primarily associated with our Australian operations. The primary components of the net deferred tax asset are as follows
(in thousands):



|                              |  | December 31, |        
|----------------------------- |  | ------------ | -------
|                              |  | 2001         |        
|Deferred tax asset:           |  |              |        
|Net operating losses          |  | $            | 61,899 
|Depreciation and amortization |  |              | 9,660  
|Accruals and reserves         |  |              | 2,540  
|Compensation                  |  |              | 405    
|                              |  |              |        
|Total deferred tax assets     |  |              | 74,504 
|Less: valuation allowance     |  |              | (74,504
|                              |  |              |        
|                              |  | $            |       
|                              |  |              |        



As of December 31,
2002, the Company has net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $136 million, $106 million and $1.1 million for federal, state and foreign tax purposes, respectively. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue
Code, utilization of the NOLs is subject to annual limitations through the year 2011 due to a greater than 50% change in the ownership of the Company which occurred during 1997 and 1998. These loss carryforwards expire from 2003 to 2017. Included in
the NOL carryforwards are losses resulting from the exercise of stock options totaling $39 million and $35 million for federal and state purposes, respectively.



For the tax years 2002 and 2003, the State of California has suspended the utilization of prior year NOLs. As a result, the Company has offset the
California tax liability for 2002 with current and prior year tax credits and anticipates using tax credits to offset most, if not all, of the 2003 California tax liability.



For 2002, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) limitation of NOL usage to 90% of Federal tax liability was suspended. In 2003,
the AMT limitation is scheduled to become effective again, which may result in the Company incurring a Federal tax liability.



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The difference between the Companys effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate is
reconciled below:



|                                             |  | Year ended December 31, |   
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | --
|                                             |  | 2000                    |   
|Federal statutory rate                       |  | (34                     | )%
|Permanent differences                        |  | 3.2                     |   
|State taxes, including permanent differences |  | (4.7                    | ) 
|Change in valuation allowance                |  | 33.8                    |   
|Other                                        |  | 2.0                     |   
|                                             |  |                         |   
|Total                                        |  | 0.3                     | % 
|                                             |  |                         |   



|8. |  | Commitments and contingencies:
|-- |  | ------------------------------



Operating Leases



The Company leases office space under non-terminable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2009.



Future minimum payments under all operating leases, in total and net of
minimum sublease income, at December 31, 2002 are as follows (in thousands):



|           |  | OperatingLeases |        | Operating Leases,Net of Sublease Income
|---------- |  | --------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------
|Year:      |  | $               |        |                                        
|2003       |  |                 | 4,673  |                                        
|2004       |  |                 | 4,472  |                                        
|2005       |  |                 | 4,595  |                                        
|2006       |  |                 | 4,641  |                                        
|2007       |  |                 | 4,663  |                                        
|Thereafter |  |                 | 8,720  |                                        
|           |  |                 |        |                                        
|Total      |  | $               | 31,764 |                                        
|           |  |                 |        |                                        



Rent expense under all
operating leases for 2000, 2001, and 2002 amounted to $2.3 million, $2.7 million and $4.2 million (net of sublease income of $2.1 million, $2.3 million and $1.4 million), respectively. Under the terms of the office lease agreement for the
Companys headquarters, the Company has two consecutive options to extend the term, each for a five-year period.



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The Company has a $1.6 million Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) with a financial
institution in support of the building lease of the Companys headquarters.



The Company has a $0.1 million Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) with a financial institution in support of the building lease of the Companys Paris office.



Capital Leases



In February 1999, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale and
leaseback of certain of its computer equipment with a total commitment of $2.0 million, which is accounted for as a capital lease. The Company pledged as collateral certain computer equipment. At December 31, 2001 the total credit remaining
available to the Company under the agreement was $0.3 million. This lease was paid in full during 2002 and the pledge of computer equipment was released by the vendor.



In December 1999, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale and leaseback of computer equipment with a total
commitment of $0.9 million, which is accounted for as a capital lease. The Company pledged as collateral certain computer equipment. At December 31, 2000, the Company had drawn down the entire $0.9 million credit available under the terms of the
agreement. This lease was paid in full during 2002 and the pledge of computer equipment was released by the vendor.



In November 2002, the Company entered into an agreement for the lease of telephone equipment. At December 31, 2002, the balance of the lease was $0.1
million.



No gain or loss was recognized on these transactions.
Depreciation on properties sold and leased back has been reflected in accordance with the Companys normal accounting practices.



Future minimum lease payments under capital leases at December 31, 2002 are as follows (in thousands):



|2003                                        |  | $ | 71  |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | - | --- | -
|2004                                        |  |   | 66  |  
|                                            |  |   |     |  
|Total minimum lease payments                |  |   | 137 |  
|Less: Interest                              |  |   | (11 | )
|                                            |  |   |     |  
|Present value of net minimum lease payments |  |   | 126 |  
|Less: current portion                       |  | $ | (63 | )
|                                            |  |   |     |  
|Capital lease obligationlong-term          |  | $ | 63  |  
|                                            |  |   |     |  



Indemnities



During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain
indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities include intellectual property indemnities to the Companys customers in connection with the sales of
its products, indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease, and indemnities to directors and officers of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the
State of Delaware.



Legal Proceedings



In May 2002, Legal Staffing Partners, Inc., an express listing customer,
filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco County. The complaint alleged breach of contract, unfair business practices and false advertising in connection with the launch of our new Small Business Listings



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product announced in April 2002. The complaint sought restitution, unspecified compensatory damages, injunctive relief and attorneys fees. In July
2002, Curt Kramer, an express listing customer, filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco County alleging claims that were substantially similar to those alleged by Legal Staffing Partners. In October 2002, the two
plaintiffs agreed to withdraw their complaints and file a single consolidated amended complaint containing substantially the same allegations as the prior two complaints. In November 2002, we filed a motion to dismiss the claims in the amended
complaint. The court denied the motion in January 2003. We filed an answer to the amended complaint in January 2003. Plaintiffs have served document and deposition requests, but no other discovery is being sought at this time.



JV Funding



Pursuant to the settlement agreement with BT for the dissolution of the joint venture, LookSmart and BT are jointly liable
for the costs incurred to shut down operations of the joint venture. The Company does not expect to incur significant additional expenses to shut down the joint venture.



|9. |  | Stockholders Equity:
|-- |  | ---------------------



Convertible Preferred Stock



The Companys charter authorizes the board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock. At December 31, 2002, no
shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.



Warrants



In 1998, the Company issued a
warrant to Cox Interactive Media to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share as part of a strategic alliance. The warrant is currently outstanding and expires in May 2003.



In 1998, the Company issued a warrant to purchase up to 480,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $0.41833 per share in connection with a financing agreement. The warrant is currently outstanding and expires in September 2003.



In 1999, the Company granted warrants to purchase 120,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share to
two individuals in connection with their employment. As of December 31, 2002, 87,181 of these warrants had been exercised. Of the remaining 32,819 warrants, 14,070 were vested and 18,749 were expired. The remaining vested warrants expire in June
2004.



In October 2000, the Company acquired Zeal Media and
assumed warrants to purchase 21,188 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $1.51$9.04 per share in connection with the acquisition. As of December 31, 2002, 498 of these warrants had expired, leaving 20,690 warrants vested and
outstanding. These warrants expire over a range of dates from January 2003 to September 2005. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as part of the purchase price of Zeal.



As of December 31, 2002, there were outstanding warrants to purchase 2,014,760 shares of common stock, as follows:





|Date of grant  |  | Number of warrants |  | Exercise price per share |               | Expires
|-------------- |  | ------------------ |  | ------------------------ | ------------- | -------
|May 1998       |  | 1,500,000          |  | $                        | 2.50          |        
|September 1998 |  | 480,000            |  | $                        | 0.42          |        
|June 1999      |  | 14,070             |  | $                        | 1.25          |        
|October 2000   |  | 20,690             |  | $                        | 5.00 to $9.04 |        



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Chess Depository Interests



On February 25, 2000, the Company completed the listing of approximately 90 million Chess Depository Interests, or CDIs, on
the Australian Stock Exchange, or ASX, under the trading symbol LOK. The Company completed the listing in order to enable investors that prefer to invest in ASX-listed companies to acquire an equity interest in LookSmart. All of the
shares of LookSmart common stock exchangeable for the CDIs were offered by selling stockholders. The Company did not issue any new securities in connection with, or receive any proceeds from, the listing of the CDIs. Each CDI is freely exchangeable
into 0.05 shares of LookSmart common stock at the option of the holder.



Stock-Based Compensation



In connection with
the grant of certain stock options to employees, non-employees and members of the Board of Directors and in connection with certain acquisitions, the Company recorded stock compensation expense as follows (in thousands):



|                                               |  | 2000 |       | 2001 |   | 2002 
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ----- | ---- | - | -----
|Amortization of deferred stock compensation    |  | $    | 3,445 |      | $ | 3,236
|Stock compensation related to variable options |  |      |      |      |   |     
|                                               |  |      |       |      |   |      
|Total stock-based compensation                 |  | $    | 3,445 |      | $ | 3,236
|                                               |  |      |       |      |   |      



Stock Option Plans



In December 1997, the Company approved the 1998 Stock
Option Plan (the Plan). In October 2000, the Company acquired Zeal Media, Inc. and assumed all the stock options outstanding under the 1999 Zeal Media, Inc. Stock Plan (the Zeal Plan). In April 2002, the Company acquired
WiseNut, Inc. and assumed all the stock options outstanding under the WiseNut, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the WiseNut Plan). The Company has reserved 26,094,947 and 24,492,647 shares of common stock for issuance under the its stock
option plans at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2002, respectively. Outstanding stock options generally become exercisable over a three or four year period from the grant date and have a term of ten years. Under the Plan, the Company may grant
incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and stock purchase rights to employees, directors and consultants.



In February 2001, the Company offered an exchange of options to certain option holders under the Plan. The option holders were allowed to exchange their
existing options for options with a lower exercise price of $2.50 per share and were required to surrender certain supplemental options granted in 2000 (the Special Options). The terms and conditions of the new options are the same as
those under the Plan, except that the option term expires in December 2005 and the options are nonqualified. A total of 5,410,864 options, ranging in price from $4.5313$68.4375 per share, were cancelled and reissued under this offer and are
considered variable options. A total of 2,302,735 Special Options ranging in price from $6.1563$43.00 were surrendered and cancelled without reissuance. Under the provisions of FIN No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving
Stock Compensation: An Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25, options that were granted within six months of these cancelled options must be accounted for as variable options (the Variable Options). A total of 767,430 Variable
Options at exercise prices ranging from $0.68$2.50 per share were granted within six months of this cancellation and therefore are also considered Variable Options. The effect of the Variable Options on the Companys financial statements
varies and depends upon the price of the Companys common stock on the last trading day of each fiscal quarter.



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As of December 31, 2002, 18,338,790 options were outstanding and 6,153,857 shares remained available
for grant under the Companys plans. Stock option activity under the plans during the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands, except for per share data):



|                             |  | Outstanding Options Number of Shares |   |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - |  | -----------------------------------------
|Balance at December 31, 1999 |  | 11,486                               |   |  | $                                        
|Granted                      |  | 8,260                                |   |  | $                                        
|Assumed                      |  | 127                                  |   |  | $                                        
|Exercised                    |  | (2,911                               | ) |  | $                                        
|Cancelled                    |  | (3,431                               | ) |  | $                                        
|                             |  |                                      |   |  |                                          
|Balance at December 31, 2000 |  | 13,531                               |   |  | $                                        
|Granted                      |  | 15,612                               |   |  | $                                        
|Exercised                    |  | (1,047                               | ) |  | $                                        
|Cancelled                    |  | (12,262                              | ) |  | $                                        
|                             |  |                                      |   |  |                                          
|Balance at December 31, 2001 |  | 15,834                               |   |  | $                                        
|Granted                      |  | 7,880                                |   |  | $                                        
|Exercised                    |  | (2,414                               | ) |  | $                                        
|Cancelled                    |  | (2,961                               | ) |  | $                                        
|                             |  |                                      |   |  |                                          
|Balance at December 31, 2002 |  | 18,339                               |   |  | $                                        
|                             |  |                                      |   |  |                                          



The Company accounts
for employee stock options under APB No. 25 and related interpretations. For 2000, 2001 and 2002, the Company recorded deferred compensation of $1.0 million, $0 and $0.4 respectively, for stock option grants related to the options assumed in the
Zeal and WiseNut acquisitions.



The following table summarizes
information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2002:



|                         |  | Options Outstanding              |  | Options Exercisable                      
|------------------------ |  | -------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------
|Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number Outstandingas of 12/31/02 |  | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life
|$ 0.00951.0700          |  | 5,778,696                        |  | 8.90                                     
|1.16001.4375            |  | 4,939,261                        |  | 8.51                                     
|1.45002.5000            |  | 6,561,405                        |  | 6.20                                     
|2.530020.0000           |  | 1,058,928                        |  | 8.99                                     
|30.875030.8750          |  | 500                              |  | 6.73                                     
|                         |  |                                  |  |                                          
|$ 0.009530.8750         |  | 18,338,790                       |  | 7.83                                     
|                         |  |                                  |  |                                          



As of December 31,
2000 and 2001, there were 3,098,183 and 5,351,323 options exercisable, respectively.



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Employee Stock Purchase Plan



In July 1999, the stockholders approved the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. At December 31, 2002, a total of 1,750,000
shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the Plan, plus annual increases on January 1 of each year, beginning in 2000. In January 2003, the Board of Directors authorized an additional 250,000 shares to be added to the Plan, bringing
the total authorized shares to 2,000,000. As of December 31, 2002, 1,120,951 shares have been issued under the 1999 Purchase Plan and 629,049 shares remain available for purchase.



|10. |  | Other Equity Items:
|--- |  | -------------------



Other equity items consist of the following (in thousands):



|                                      |  | December 31, |       
|------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | ------
|                                      |  | 2001         |       
|Warrants                              |  | $            | 913   
|Unearned Compensation                 |  |              | (1,803
|Unrealized gain /(loss) on securities |  |              | 1     
|Translation adjustments               |  |              | (309  
|                                      |  |              |       
|                                      |  | $            | (1,198
|                                      |  |              |       



|11. |  | Net Loss Per Share:
|--- |  | -------------------



In accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 128, a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted loss per share is provided as
follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):



|                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------
|                                            |  | 2000                   
|NumeratorBasic and diluted:                |  |                        
|Net income (loss)                           |  | $                      
|                                            |  |                        
|Denominator                                 |  |                        
|Weighted average common shares outstanding: |  |                        
|Shares used to compute basic EPS            |  |                        
|Dilutive common equivalent shares:          |  |                        
|Options                                     |  |                        
|Warrants                                    |  |                        
|Escrow Shares                               |  |                        
|Shares used to compute diluted EPS          |  |                        
|                                            |  |                        
|Net income (loss) per share:                |  |                        
|Basic                                       |  | $                      
|Diluted                                     |  | $                      



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Options and warrants to purchase common and preferred shares are not included in the diluted loss per
share calculations in 2000, 2001 and 2002 as their effect is antidilutive. The dilutive securities included potential common stock relating to stock options and warrants to purchase common shares and are as follows (in thousands):



|                      |  | As of December 31,
|--------------------- |  | ------------------
|                      |  | 2000              
|Options               |  | 13,531            
|Warrants              |  | 2,011             
|                      |  |                   
|Total dilutive shares |  | 15,542            
|                      |  |                   



|12. |  | Investments:
|--- |  | ------------



In May 2000 the Company contributed certain assets and liabilities related to its Choicemall property to QSound Labs, Inc. in exchange for 1,000,000
shares of common stock. The Company sold 375,000 shares during 2000 and 625,000 shares during 2001. In 2001, the Company recognized net losses of $0.4 million related to the sale of the investment. These losses are reflected in Other Expense, Net.



In December 1999, the Company acquired 14.5% of the
outstanding voting stock of Dstore Pty Ltd (Dstore,) a privately held company, for $0.3 million. This transaction was accounted for as an investment using the cost method of accounting. In December 2000, Dstore was acquired by Harris Scarfe, a third
party. In connection with this transaction, LookSmart recorded a realized loss of approximately $0.2 million. The Company wrote off the remaining $90,000 investment in 2001 when Harris Scarfe filed bankruptcy. This write-off is reflected in Other
Expense, Net.



During 2000, LookSmart recognized a $0.6 million
loss on its commercial paper (part of short-term investments) to reflect an other than temporary decline in the fair value. The loss was reflected in the other income (expense) section of the statement of operations.



|13. |  | Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges
|--- |  | ------------------------------------------



The goodwill and software associated with Inside the Web and LookSmart Live! were determined to be impaired in the first quarter of 2001 when the Company
decided to discontinue offering these services ($6.0 million). The Guthy-Renker goodwill impairment was related to a charge of $2.4 million in April 2001 when the Company renegotiated its agreement with Guthy-Renker Corporation. The remaining $3.0
million in goodwill related to the Guthy-Renker Internet acquisition was determined to be impaired in the fourth quarter of 2001 when the Company decided not to renew its agreement with Guthy-Renker. The revenues associated with Beseen declined
during 2001, and the operations related to this acquisition were not expected to be profitable in the future. Accordingly, the Company determined that the BeSeen goodwill was impaired in the fourth quarter of 2001 ($1.0 million). In all the cases
described above, the fair value of the goodwill was determined to be zero because the Company was terminating its activity related to these assets and expected no significant cashflows from these operations in the future. The prepaid advertising
expenses written off in the first quarter of 2001 were determined to have no value due to the termination of the underlying long-term advertising contracts ($1.2 million).



Asset impairment and restructuring charges also includes $2.2 million in severance costs related to a workforce reduction of
172 employees, which occurred in January 2001. Of the 172 employees, 22 were from operations departments included in Cost of Revenue, 20 were from Sales and Marketing departments, 119 were from Product Development and 11 were from General and
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severance benefits were paid in 2001 and were classified as restructuring charges on the Statement of Operations.



|14. |  | British Telecommunications Joint Venture:
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------



In February 2000, LookSmart entered into a joint venture agreement with British Telecommunications (BT). LookSmart and BT have equal equity interests in
the joint venture, BT LookSmart, which provides localized directory services in Europe and Asia. The Company accounts for its investment in the joint venture using the equity method of accounting. The Companys share of the joint ventures
net income or loss is reported as non-operating income or expense.



The agreement establishing the joint venture required that both LookSmart and Transceptgate, Limited, an affiliate of BT, contribute up to $108.0 million in cash through June 2003. LookSmarts funding to the joint venture was $12.7
million, $9.3 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.



In December 2002, the Company and BT dissolved the joint venture. In connection with the dissolution, the Company recorded a gain from extinguishment of
its note to Transceptgate, Limited of $32.6 million. The gain from extinguishment resulted from the forgiveness of the Companys note payable of $40.2 million to Transceptgate, Limited, offset by $3.5 million in cash paid and one million shares
of the Companys common stock, valued at $2.5 million given to Transceptgate, along with the return of $1.5 million in restricted cash to Transceptgate, Limited, and $0.1 million in accounting and legal fees associated with the transaction. In
addition, at December 31, 2002, BT LookSmart recorded a restructuring charge of $2.8 million related to the dissolution of the joint venture, of which $2.3 million remained on the balance sheet of BT LookSmart at December 31, 2002.



The following presents unaudited summary financial information for BT
LookSmart as of December 31, 2001 and 2002 (in thousands):



|                                           |  | As of December 31, |       
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------ | ------
|                                           |  | 2001               |       
|Current assets                             |  | $                  | 8,984 
|Non-current assets                         |  |                    | 2,326 
|                                           |  |                    |       
|Total assets                               |  | $                  | 11,310
|                                           |  |                    |       
|Total liabilities                          |  |                    | 8,416 
|Stockholders equity                       |  |                    | 2,894 
|                                           |  |                    |       
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity |  | $                  | 11,310
|                                           |  |                    |       



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The following presents unaudited summary financial information for BT LookSmart for the period from
February 15, 2000 (inception) through December 31, 2000, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the year ended December 31, 2002:



|                                |  | 2000 |         |   | 2001 |   |         | 2002 | 
|------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | ---- | 
|Revenues                        |  | $    | 3,154   |   |      | $ | 11,309  |      | 
|Cost of revenues                |  |      | 259     |   |      |   | 9,360   |      | 
|Loss from continuing operations |  |      | (21,575 | ) |      |   | (17,661 | )    | 
|Net loss                        |  |      | (21,889 | ) |      |   | (19,124 | )    | 



|15. |  | Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (in thousands):
|--- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------



|                                                          |  | Year Ended December 31,
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------
|                                                          |  | 2000                   
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:         |  |                        
|Cash paid during the year for:                            |  |                        
|Interest                                                  |  | $                      
|                                                          |  |                        
|Income taxes                                              |  | $                      
|                                                          |  |                        
|Noncash investing and financing activities:               |  |                        
|Issuance of stock for settlement of BT loan               |  | $                      
|Issuance of stock for disposal of Futurecorp              |  |                        
|Issuance of stock for acquisitions and technology license |  |                        
|Assets purchased under capital lease                      |  |                        



|16. |  | Related Party Transactions:
|--- |  | ---------------------------



The Company receives licensing revenues from BT LookSmart for the licensing of LookSmart database content. Revenues from BT LookSmart were $0.9 million
and $42,000 and $0.0, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002. As of December 31, 2001 and 2002 the Company had a related party receivable of $0.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively, from BT LookSmart. At December 31,
2002, these receivables represents reimbursable distribution costs incurred for paid clicks provided by one of the Companys distribution partners to BT LookSmart and have been classified on the balance sheet as due from related
party.



In 2000 and 2001, the Company received $0.8
million and $0.4 million, respectively from QSound Labs, Inc. for advertising sales. In the second quarter of 2001, the Company sold the remainder of its equity investment in QSound.



The Company had an ecommerce agreement with Guthy-Renker Corporation (GRC), one of the Companys
stockholders. The ecommerce agreement with GRC terminated pursuant to its terms on April 2, 2002. During 2002, the Company earned $1.0 million in revenue from GRC and paid $18,000 to GRC for marketing and administrative support. During 2000 and
2001, the Company earned $14.7 million and $10.0 million, respectively, in revenue from GRC. During 2000 and 2001, the Company paid GRC $8,000 and $0.1 million, respectively, for marketing and administrative support.



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In April 2002, the Company loaned an executive officer of the Company $0.3 million. The loan is
interest free and may be forgiven ratably over a period of four years, subject to certain performance measures being met. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay taxes due related to forgiveness of the loan and imputed interest. In the event that
the officers employment terminates during the four-year period, the outstanding unforgiven balance is due upon the next anniversary date of the loan. The amount being forgiven, plus imputed interest and payments to cover taxes are charged to
operations ratably over the life of the loan and was $0.1 million in 2002.



In October 2001, the Company entered into a license agreement with Viator Ventures, Inc., a technology company wholly owned by an executive officer of the Company. In February 2002, the Company exercised its
contractual option to make the license exclusive. As consideration for the exclusivity, the Company paid $0.4 million and issued 300,000 shares of the Companys common stock valued at $0.7 million to Viator Ventures. The license is classified
as property and equipment on the balance sheet and has an estimated useful life of three years.



|17. |  | Employee Benefit Plan
|--- |  | ---------------------



The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan covering all eligible employees. Employees may contribute amounts ranging from 1% to 15% of annual salary, up to
the maximum limits established by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company matches these contributions in cash up to 5% of annual salary. Employees vest 100% immediately in their own contributions and 50% per year in Company matching contributions.
Any employer contributions that are not vested are forfeited if an employee leaves the Company, but are reinstated if the employee returns to service within five years. The Company made matching contributions totaling $1.1 million, $0.9 million and
$0.9 million for 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively.



|18. |  | Loss from Discontinued Operations
|--- |  | ---------------------------------



In the first quarter of 2002, the Company transferred its 52.8% ownership interest in its consolidated subsidiary, Futurecorp, to the minority
shareholders. The Company paid Futurecorp AU$90,000 (approximately US$47,000) and issued 16,437 shares of LookSmart common stock in connection with the transfer. As required by SFAS No. 144, the Company reported the results of operations of this
component as a loss from discontinued operations of $1.0 million, which includes a $1.0 million loss on disposal in 2002. Revenue included in the loss on disposal was $0.8 million, $2.1 million and $0.6 million in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.
Pretax net income (loss) reported in discontinued operations was ($1.2) million, $2.1 million and $63,000, respectively. Loss from discontinued operations was $3.0 million in 2001 and $1.0 million in 2002.



|19. |  | Subsequent Events:
|--- |  | ------------------



Dissolution of Joint Venture In the first quarter of 2003, BT LookSmart transferred ownership of its directories and of its European and
Japanese subsidiaries to LookSmart. As part of the dissolution and settlement, LookSmart received net assets of $1.3 million along with the ongoing operating and revenue generating relationships contained in these subsidiaries in exchange for a
nominal consideration.



Grub Acquisition  In
January 2003, Looksmart acquired intellectual property rights from Grub, Inc. and an individual for total consideration of $0.6 million and 217,000 shares of LookSmart common stock valued at $0.7 million.



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SCHEDULE IIVALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(In Thousands)



LOOKSMART, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES



|Description                      |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |        | Charged to Costs and Expenses |   | Deductions |  | Balance at End of Period
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ------ | ----------------------------- | - | ---------- |  | ------------------------
|Year ended December 31, 2000:    |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Allowance for doubtful accounts  |  | $                              | 610    |                               | $ | 6,150      |  | $                       
|Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |                                | 29,066 |                               |   | 20,794     |  |                         
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Total                            |  | $                              | 29,676 |                               | $ | 26,944     |  | $                       
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Year ended December 31, 2001:    |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Allowance for doubtful accounts  |  | $                              | 4,195  |                               | $ | 3,329      |  | $                       
|Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |                                | 49,860 |                               |   | 24,644     |  |                         
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Total                            |  | $                              | 54,055 |                               | $ | 27,973     |  | $                       
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Year ended December 31, 2002:    |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Allowance for doubtful accounts  |  | $                              | 3,109  |                               | $ | 580        |  | $                       
|Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |                                | 74,504 |                               |   |           |  |                         
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         
|Total                            |  | $                              | 77,613 |                               | $ | 580        |  | $                       
|                                 |  |                                |        |                               |   |            |  |                         





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|ITEM 9. |  | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
|------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------



None.



PART III



|ITEM 10. |  | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
|-------- |  | --------------------------------------------------



The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Companys definitive proxy statement relating to the 2003 annual
meeting of stockholders (the 2003 Proxy Statement), which the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the Companys fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.



|ITEM 11. |  | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
|-------- |  | ----------------------



The information required under this item may be found in the 2003 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.



|ITEM 12. |  | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
|-------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------



The information required under this item may be found in the 2003 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.



|ITEM 13. |  | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
|-------- |  | ----------------------------------------------



The information required under this item may be found in the 2003 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.



|ITEM 14. |  | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|-------- |  | -----------------------



Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, LookSmart carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of the Companys management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of LookSmarts disclosure controls and procedures and
internal controls pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed with the objective of ensuring that (i) information required to be disclosed in the Companys reports filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and (ii) information is accumulated and communicated to management,
including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Internal controls are procedures designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that our transactions are properly authorized, assets
are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use, and transactions are properly recorded and reported to permit the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal
controls included a review of their objectives and processes, implementation and effect on the information generated for use in this annual report. In the course of this evaluation, we sought to identify any significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses in our controls, and whether we had identified any acts of fraud involving personnel who have a significant role in our internal controls, and to confirm that any necessary corrective action, including process improvements, were being
undertaken. The overall goals of these evaluation activities are to monitor our disclosure and internal controls and to make modifications as necessary. We intend to maintain these controls as processes that may be appropriately modified as
circumstances warrant.



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Based on the evaluation described above and subject to the discussion below, our CEO and CFO concluded
that our controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information (including our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in this annual report. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls since the date of their last evaluation.



However, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
control system are met. Management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the benefits of controls relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance
that all control issues, if any, within LookSmart have been detected. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.



PART IV



|ITEM 15. |  | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
|-------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------



| | (a) |  | The following documents are filed as part of this report:
| | --- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------



| | (1) |  | Index to Financial Statement and Financial Statement Schedule
| | --- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------



All other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because the information required to be set forth therein is
included in the consolidated financial statements or in notes thereto.



| | (b) |  | Reports on Form 8-K
| | --- |  | -------------------



The Company filed current reports on Form 8-K on October 25, 2002 (third quarter financial results), December 6, 2002 (dissolution of joint venture and
retirement of related debt) and January 30, 2003 (fourth quarter financial results).



| | (c) |  | Exhibits.
| | --- |  | ---------



See the exhibit list following the certifications of this report.



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in San Francisco, California, on August 5, 2003:



LOOKSMART, LTD.By:

/s/    DIANNE DUBOISDianne Dubois, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)




POWER OF
ATTORNEY



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:



|Signature                                |  | Title                                                                |  | Date          
|---------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    JASON KELLERMAN*Jason Kellerman   |  | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director   |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    DIANNE DUBOIS*Dianne Dubois       |  | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    EVAN THORNLEY*Evan Thornley       |  | Chairman of the Board                                                |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    ANTHONY CASTAGNA*Anthony Castagna |  | Director                                                             |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    TERESA DIAL*Teresa Dial           |  | Director                                                             |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    TRACEY ELLERY*Tracey Ellery       |  | Director                                                             |  | August 5, 2003
|                                         |  |                                                                     
|/s/    MARK SANDERS*Mark Sanders         |  | Director                                                             |  | August 5, 2003



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|                                 |  |         
|-------------------------------- |  | --------
|/s/    GREG SANTORA*Greg Santora |  | Director
|                                 |  |         
|/s/    EDWARD WEST*Edward West   |  | Director



Power
of Attorney:



|*By: |  | /s/    MARTIN ROBERTS                                       
|---- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------
|     |  | Martin Roberts General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary



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EXHIBIT INDEX



|ExhibitNumber |  | Description of Document                                                                                                                                                                  
|------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|              | 
|3.1(1)        |  | Restated Certificate of Incorporation                                                                                                                                                    
|              | 
|3.2(1)        |  | Bylaws                                                                                                                                                                                   
|              | 
|4.1(2)        |  | Form of Specimen Stock Certificate                                                                                                                                                       
|              | 
|4.2(1)        |  | Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated March 24, 1999                                                                                                               
|              | 
|10.1(1)       |  | Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors and officers                                                                             
|              | 
|10.2(1)       |  | Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan                                                                                                                                                     
|              | 
|10.3(1)       |  | 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                                                                                                                                        
|              | 
|10.4+(1)      |  | License and Update Agreement with Microsoft Corporation                                                                                                                                  
|              | 
|10.6+(1)      |  | Development Agreement with Cox Interactive Media, Inc.                                                                                                                                   
|              | 
|10.7(3)       |  | Zeal Media, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan                                                                                                                                                         
|              | 
|10.8(5)       |  | Wisenut, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan                                                                                                                                                  
|              | 
|10.12(1)      |  | Lease Agreement with Rosenberg SOMA Investments III, LLC for property located at 625 Second Street, San Francisco, California, dated May 5, 1999                                         
|              | 
|10.13(1)      |  | Consent to Sublease Agreement with Ninety Park Property LLC, and First Manhattan Consulting Group Inc. for property located at 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York, dated October
22, 1998
|              | 
|10.14(1)      |  | Lease Agreement with Euro Asia Properties Pty Ltd for property located at Level 5, 388 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia, dated September 1, 1998                                    
|              | 
|10.15(1)      |  | Lease Agreement with Tonicalon Pty Limited for property located at Level 3, 68 Alfred Street, Milsons Point, Sydney, Australia, dated June 1, 1999                                       
|              | 
|10.16(1)      |  | Summary Plan Description of 401(k) Plan                                                                                                                                                  
|              | 
|10.21(4)      |  | Employment Agreement with Kevin Berk dated September 29, 2000                                                                                                                            
|              | 
|10.22(4)      |  | Employment Agreement with Brian Goler dated September 29, 2000                                                                                                                           
|              | 
|10.24(6)      |  | Secured Promissory Note between LookSmart, Ltd. and Dianne Dubois, dated April 2, 2002                                                                                                   
|              | 
|10.25(6)      |  | Side Letter between LookSmart, Ltd. and Dianne Dubois, dated July 16, 2002                                                                                                               
|              | 
|10.26+(6)     |  | Amendment No. 4 to the License and Update Agreement between LookSmart, Ltd. and Microsoft Corporation dated as of April 9, 2002                                                          
|              | 
|10.27(7)      |  | Letter agreement between the Registrant and Robert Goldberg dated March 4, 2002                                                                                                          
|              | 
|10.28(7)      |  | Letter agreement between the Registrant and Brian Cowley dated May 30, 2002                                                                                                              
|              | 
|10.29(7)      |  | Letter agreement between the Registrant and Martin Roberts dated July 1, 2002                                                                                                            
|              | 
|10.30(7)      |  | Letter agreement between the Registrant and Jason Kellerman dated September 24, 2002                                                                                                     
|              | 
|10.31(8)      |  | Settlement Agreement between the Registrant, Transceptgate Ltd., LookSmart Barbados, Inc., BT LookSmart, Ltd. and British Telecommunications Plc., dated December 3,
2002                
|              | 
|10.32(9)      |  | Letter agreement between the Registrant and Peter Adams dated September 17, 2001                                                                                                         
|              | 
|10.33         |  | Source Code License Agreement between the Registrant and Viator Ventures, Inc., dated October 26, 2001                                                                                   
|              | 
|10.34++       |  | Co-Location Services Agreement between the Registrant and Savvis Communications Corporation
dated February 19, 2003                                                                      
|              | 
|21.1(8)       |  | List of Subsidiaries                                                                                                                                                                     
|              | 
|23.1          |  | Consent of Independent Accountants                                                                                                                                                       
|              | 
|24.1          |  | Power of Attorney (please see the signature page of this report)                                                                                                                         
|              | 
|31.1          |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                       
|              | 
|31.2          |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                       



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|32.1 | 

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|(1) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80581) filed with the SEC on June 14, 1999.
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-80581) filed with the SEC on July 27, 1999.
|--- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on, December 7, 2000.
|--- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2001.
|--- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on April 18, 2002.
|--- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(6) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(7) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 12, 2002.
|--- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(8) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2003.
|--- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(9) |  | Filed in connection with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2003.
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|(+) |  | Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to portions of the exhibit.
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