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PROBLEM: STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT    This STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of March 18, 2010 (the Effective Date), between AURA  SYSTEMS INC., a Delaware Corporation (Aura) and ZANOTTI EAST INC., a Massachusetts Corporation (Zanotti).    WHEREAS, Aura has invented, manufactures and distributes a unique, integrated electromagnetic mobile power generation system capable of  delivering on-demand both AC and DC power for numerous end-uses, including without limitation, all-electric transport refrigeration (the  AuraGen);     WHEREAS, the AuraGen is the subject of substantial proprietary information, including but not limited to patents, trademarks, trade secrets,  know-how, and confidential information owned by Aura;    WHEREAS, Zanotti is a world-wide leading manufacturer and distributor of transport refrigeration systems and is desirous of expanding its market  share within the United States, and    WHEREAS, Zanotti and Aura are desirous of incorporating the AuraGen power system with various Zanotti transport refrigeration systems to be  sold by Aura to end-users in the United States as an integrated all-electric transport refrigeration solution;    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants and obligations contained herein, and the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom,  Aura and Zanotti (collectively the Parties), intending to be legally bound, do hereby covenant and agree as follows:    Article 1:  Definitions    1.1 The term AETRU System means an integrated all-electric vehicle refrigeration system comprising of Product as the refrigeration mechanism  and the AuraGen as the power-supply.     1.2 The term Confidential Information means all know-how, formulations, recipes, specifications, catalogs, books, price books, maintenance,  parts and service manuals, data sheets, sales, service and technical bulletins, customer lists, sales and marketing programs, price lists, cost data,  sales aids, such as filmstrips and recordings, and all other publications and information, whether or not reduced to writing, relating to the  formulation, manufacture, use, marketing and sale of the AuraGen and/or the Products, as well as any other information which may be divulged by  one party under this Agreement to the other in the course of its performance of this Agreement, which is marked as Confidential or which is  disclosed under circumstances that reasonably place the recipient on notice of the confidentiality of the information. Confidential Information does  not, however, include any information which the recipient can establish (i) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain  prior to the time of disclosure by the discloser; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure by the discloser to  recipient through no fault or breach of recipient; (iii) is already in the possession of recipient without restriction on use or disclosure at the time of  disclosure by discloser as shown by recipient's files and records prior to the time of the





  disclosure; (iv) is obtained by recipient lawfully and without restriction on use or disclosure from a third party without a breach of such third  party's obligations of confidentiality; or (v) is independently developed by recipient without use of or reference to discloser's Confidential  Information, as shown by recipient's files and records.     1.3 The term Field of Use means exclusively transport refrigeration systems for vehicles and trailers.     1.4 The term Products  means collectively those transport refrigeration systems listed in Exhibit A attached hereto, as well as any future  modifications, enhancements or improvements thereto.     1.5 The term Proprietary Rights  means all Technology, Trademarks, data, inventions, information (including, without limitation, Confidential  Information), processes, know-how, trade secrets, sketches, prototypes, notebooks, papers, drawings, formulae (including copies or extracts  thereof) and similar intellectual property rights which the respective parties have or may hereafter develop and which are necessary or useful for  the development, manufacture, or sale of the AuraGen, the Products, or any components of the Products and/or AuraGen. Further, Proprietary  Rights shall include all analyses, specifications, proposals, reports or other information, data or documents (whether in raw, preliminary or final  form) and all inventions, discoveries, modifications and improvements, whether or not patentable, which: (a) are concerned in some manner with,  but not directed to the AuraGen, the Products or any components thereof; or (b) pertain to processes, procedures, methods, and the like  manufacturing, assembling or servicing of the AuraGen or Products.     1.6 The term Technology means all patent rights concerning each and every patent, whether U.S. or foreign, owned by or licensed to Company  and any associated Aura Proprietary Rights appurtenant thereto which are necessary, used or useful to develop, manufacture, or sell the Products  or any of the components of the Products. Aura Technology shall further mean any future modifications, enhancements or improvements to the  technology embodied in the patents owned or licensed by Company, the Products, or the Aura Proprietary Rights.     1.7 The term Territory means exclusively the United States of America and Canada.     1.8 The term Trademarks means all those trademarks, service marks, designs, logos, slogans and trade names belonging or licensed to Aura  and/or Zanotti, worldwide.     Article 2  Grant of Rights    2.1 Appointment. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Aura appoints Zanotti as its exclusive supplier of the Products  within the Territory and Field of Use and Zanotti hereby accepts such appointment. In order to maintain the exclusivity granted hereunder, Zanotti  shall provide Aura with orders for a minimum of (i) one thousand (1,000) AETRU Systems during the first twenty-four (24) months of this  Agreement and (ii) seven hundred and fifty (750) AETRU Systems per year thereafter for so long as this Agreement remains in effect (the  Minimum Order). In the event that Zanotti fails to secure purchases









  amounting to the Minimum Order for any particular period, the exclusive supplier rights granted pursuant to this Article 2 shall become non- exclusive commencing immediately following such period in which the Minimum Order was not achieved and Aura shall have full discretion to  purchase or otherwise obtain Product from sources other than Zanotti. Aura shall serve as seller for all orders for AETRU Systems (whether such  orders are provided by Zanotti or otherwise) and shall directly invoice all buyers and collect the purchase price for all AETRU Systems sold.    Article 3  Terms and Conditions    3.1 Ordering of Products. Within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date hereof, Zanotti shall deliver to Aura a minimum total of twelve (12)  Products to be delivered to Aura's facilities McDonough, Georgia, of such type as mutually agreed by the Parties (the Initial Order). All  purchases and delivery of Products shall be made pursuant to separate individual purchase orders issued by Aura to Zanotti consistent with the  terms of this Agreement. If any term of a purchase order is inconsistent with this Agreement, then this Agreement shall govern to the extent of any  such inconsistency. Except with respect to the Initial Order, Aura shall place all purchase orders for Products at least forty-five (45) days prior to  the requested delivery date.    3.2 Warehousing. Zanotti hereby agrees that Aura may, at any given time, store up to two (2) AuraGen systems in such Zanotti facilities as Aura  may designate from time to time. Zanotti shall not charge Aura any fee or cost in connection with such warehousing. Zanotti shall not acquire any  interest in or right to any property warehoused pursuant to this Section 3.2 by virtue of such warehousing and such property shall remain the sole  and exclusive property of Aura (or its respective owner) at all times. It is expressly understood and agreed by the Parties that Zanotti shall incur no  liability for any property stored in its facilities pursuant to this Section 3.2 (including without limitation risk of loss, theft or damage) and that all  risk of loss and/or damage with respect to any such warehoused property shall belong solely to Aura. Aura shall have full access to all AuraGen  systems and/or other Aura equipment warehoused in any Zanotti facilities during normal business hours and at all other reasonable times.    3.3 Pricing. Throughout the first consecutive twelve (12) months of this Agreement, all Products shall be sold to Aura by Zanotti at those prices as  listed in Exhibit B, attached hereto. Prior to each twelfth month anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Parties shall jointly  reevaluate the Product price list and shall mutually agree as to prices for the upcoming twelve-month period. In accordance with Section 3.6 below,  at no time shall any Product price exceed the lowest price for which Zanotti sells such Product (or substantial equivalent thereof) in similar  quantities to any third party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any applicable provision herein, Zanotti shall be permitted to  adjust the price of the Products prior to each twelfth month anniversary of the Effective Date to reflect any actual fluctuation in the Consumer Price  Index (CPI) during the prior twelve-month period. In the event that the final price of any Product to be sold to Aura by Zanotti pursuant to this  Agreement upto, equal or exceeds 150% of the final price of any substantially-similar third part produc, Aura shall notify Zanotti of this lower price  and provide Zanotti with the opportunity to match such price with respect to such Product. If, within five (5) business days of receipt of such  notice from Aura, Zanotti does not agree to match such price, the exclusive supplier rights granted pursuant to









  Article 2 above shall, upon Aura's sole election, immediately become non-exclusive with respect to such specific Product to which the lower price  applies and Aura shall have full discretion to purchase or otherwise obtain such Product from sources other than Zanotti.    3.4 Payment. Aura shall remit payment to Zanotti for the invoiced price of any given Product within the earlier of: (i) fifteen (15) business days  following Aura's receipt and acceptance of payment from its customer for such AETRU System into which such Product is incorporated; or (ii)  forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of Aura's shipment to a customer of such AETRU System into which such Product is incorporated.  Aura shall have no obligation to remit payment for any Product before fifteen (15) days following sale to a third-party of such Product nor shall  Aura have any obligation to remit payment for any Product not sold by Aura.    3.5 Shipment, Delivery and Risk of Loss. Unless otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties, all Products delivered to Aura from Zanotti pursuant  to this Agreement shall be F.C.A., Aura's designated facility. From time to time, the parties may enter into other shipping arrangements. However,  no shipping arrangements shall affect or alter in any way the provisions of this Section with respect to transfer of title, responsibility of safe  carriage and risk of loss.





  3.6 Most Favored Nation. During the term of this Agreement, Zanotti agrees that Aura shall be allowed the full benefit of any and all lower prices  and/or any more favorable terms and/or conditions (MFN Terms) contained in any other agreement entered into by Zanotti for the sale of any  product substantially similar to the Product in the same or lesser quantities described in this Agreement to third parties. Zanotti shall notify Aura  in writing of any such MFN Terms within fifteen (15) calendar days after agreeing thereto, and shall make the MFN Terms available to Aura as of  the effective date of such agreement and thereafter for the greater of (i) three (3) months or (ii) such time that the MFN Terms remain in effect.    3.7 End-User Warranty. At all times during the Term of this Agreement, Zanotti shall warrant the Products to purchasers of AETRU Systems in  accordance with the terms of its standard warranty attached hereto as Exhibit C  (End User Warranty), as such End User Warranty may be  modified from time to time by Zanotti, provided however that at no time shall such End User Warranty provide for a warranty coverage period of  less than thirty-six (36) months from the time of purchase by the initial end-user. A copy of the End User Warranty shall be included as part of the  packaging included with all Product delivered to Aura and Aura shall distribute each Product with all warranty cards, a copy of the End User  Warranty and all other



  (a) Deliveries may be made in partial shipments. With respect to all deliveries (partial or otherwise) Zanotti shall invoice each Product  separately.

  (b) Title and risk of loss shall pass to Aura at the time the Products are tendered by Zanotti to the initial carrier and Aura alone shall be  responsible for all freight, customs duties, insurance or other shipping costs.

  (c) In the absence of specific instructions from Aura, Zanotti shall select a reasonable carrier but shall not thereby assume any liability in  connection with shipment, nor shall the carrier be construed to be the agent of Zanotti.







  packaging materials intact. Additionally, Zanotti shall offer to end-users the option to purchase extended warranty coverage for an additional  twenty-four (24) months - making the total warranty period sixty (60) months.     Article 4  Additional Obligations    4.1 Compliance with Law. Each party shall at all times comply with the provisions of all applicable laws and the rules and regulations thereunder,  and refrain from engaging in any illegal, unfair or deceptive trade practices or unethical business practices whatsoever with respect to the  promotion and sale or service of Products.     4.2 Recalls. Zanotti shall maintain records of all Products sold by Zanotti and shall immediately alert Aura in the event that Zanotti becomes aware  of any defect in or hazard posed by any Product. If Aura, any governmental agency or other proper authority issues a product recall or product  advisory of any of the Products, Zanotti agrees to cooperate with Aura (i) in contacting purchasers during the course of any such product  advisories, recalls and complaints, (ii) in communicating to such purchasers such information or instructions as Aura may reasonably desire be  transmitted to such purchasers, (iii) in obtaining the removal of all such recalled Products from customers and (iv) in disposing of such recalled  Product as Aura so directs. Aura agrees to reimburse Zanotti for all costs and expenses incurred by Zanotti in connection with such Product  advisories, recalls and complaints, unless such advisory, recall or complaint is due to the fault or negligence of Zanotti, its representatives or  affiliates.     4.3 Press Releases. In the event any party desires to issue any press release or public announcement concerning any provisions of this Agreement  or the transactions contemplated hereby, such party shall so advise the other party hereto, and the parties shall thereafter use commercially  reasonable efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be issued. Neither party will publicly disclose or divulge any  provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the other party's written consent, except as way be required by  applicable law, including applicable securities laws or stock exchange regulations, and except for communications to such party's employees and  professional advisors.     4.4 Joint Training. Zanotti and Aura shall jointly schedule periodic training sessions at mutually agreed reasonable intervals with respect to  installation and maintenance of the AETRU Systems, which Aura and Zanotti shall make available to AETRU System dealers and service  providers. Zanotti and Aura shall each bear all living and travel expenses associated with their respective personnel during such training sessions  but shall split equally all other costs associated with such training sessions such as, without limitation, facility or equipment rentals - such costs to  be mutually agreed to in advance by the Parties. Upon mutual agreement by the Parties, AETRU System dealers and service providers may be  charged attendance or other fees in connection with training and/or certification, provided however, that in the event that any such fees are  assessed, such fees shall be divided equally among the Parties.    4.5 Joint Sales and Marketing Plan. Within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date of this Agreement, Aura and Zanotti shall develop both a  joint marketing plan and a joint sales plan for cooperative worldwide marketing and sales of AETRU Systems. Any such agreement









  reached between Zanotti and Aura regarding such worldwide sales and marketing shall prohibit competition among Zanotti and Aura with regard  to AETRU Systems and shall be memorized in a separate agreement between the Parties.    4.6 Confidentiality. Each party shall hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence and will in no way disclose or provide such Confidential  Information to any person or entity, except (i) with the prior written approval of the owner of such Confidential Information or (ii) as expressly  permitted under this Agreement. Each party shall take all necessary measures to prevent such disclosure by its present and future employees,  officers, agents, subsidiaries, dealers or consultants during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. Each party shall give prompt notice to the  other party of any unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information and must cooperate fully with such other party in remedying each  unauthorized use or disclosure. Neither receipt of notice of disclosure under this Section 4.6 nor any action taken by the owner of the improperly  disclosed Confidential Information to assist in rectifying an unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information shall constitute a waiver by  such party of any breach by the disclosing party of this Article 4. The Parties each expressly acknowledge that all Confidential Information shall  remain the sole property of the respective owning party and that all documents and other tangible media that embody any such Confidential  Information must be, at such owning party's option, either promptly returned or destroyed, except as otherwise may be required from time to time  by applicable law. Confidential Information in documentary or other tangible form, and all copies of it, must be returned promptly to the owning  party upon termination of this Agreement or, as applicable, upon earlier expiration of a party's rights thereto in accordance with this Agreement.  Each party further acknowledges and agrees that because: (i) an award of money damages in inadequate to compensate a party for any breach of  this Article 4; and (ii) any breach of this Article 4 will causes irreparable harm, if there is a breach or threatened breach of this Article 4 by either  party, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, without proof of actual  damages. The covenants and agreements contained herein with respect to any Confidential Information deemed a trade secret under applicable law  shall continue until the information ceases to be a trade secret under applicable law. The obligations with respect to all other Confidential  Information shall continue for a period of five (5) years following termination of this Agreement.    Article 5  Representations and Warranties    5.1 Representations and Warranties by Aura:    Aura represents and warrants to Zanotti that, as of the date of this Agreement:





  (a) Power and Authority: Aura has the corporate power and authority to enter into and to carry out the terms and provisions of this  Agreement; and this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Aura and is enforceable against Aura in accordance  with its terms.







  (b) No Conflicting Agreement: Aura has not granted to any person other than Zanotti any right, title or interest or entered into any agreement  which is in conflict with or inconsistent with any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.



  5.2 Representations and Warranties by Zanotti:     Zanotti represents and warrants to Aura that, as of the date of this Agreement:







   Article 6  Intellectual Property    6.1 During the Term of this Agreement and subject to its provisions, Aura grants to Zanotti a limited, non-exclusive license to use Aura's  Trademarks to identify and promote the sale of the AETRU System within the Field of Use in the Territory and Zanotti grants to Aura a limited,  non-exclusive license to use Zanotti's Trademarks to identify and promote the Products used in conjunction with the AETRU System within the  Field of Use in the Territory. Zanotti may not use Trademarks belonging or licenses to Aura in connection with the sale or promotion of any  goods, services, products, equipment or process other than the Products within the Field of Use in the Territory. Aura may not use Trademarks  belonging or licensed to Zanotti in connection with the sale or promotion of any goods, services, products, equipment or process other than the  Products within the Field of Use in the Territory. Upon termination of this Agreement, Zanotti and Aura shall each promptly cease using any  trademarks belonging to the other Party.



  (c) Litigation: There are no actions or proceedings pending, or to Aura's knowledge, threatened, which would prevent or make  unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

  (d) Infringement: Aura has no actual knowledge, that the AuraGen System or, as assembled the AETRU System conflicts with,  violate or infringe any rights of any third party.

  (a) Power and Authority: Zanotti has the corporate power an authority to enter into and to carry the terms and provisions of this  Agreement; and this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Zanotti and is enforceable against Zanotti in  accordance with its terms.

  (b) No Conflicting Agreements: The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Zanotti will not conflict with or  violate any agreements or understandings to which Zanotti is a party or by which it may be bound.

  (c) Litigation: There are no actions or proceedings pending, or to Zanotti's knowledge, threatened, which would prevent or make  unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

  (d) Infringement: Zanotti has no actual knowledge, that any Product conflicts with, violates or infringes any rights of any third  party.







  6.2 Trademark Markings. The Parties agree that each AETRU System shall prominently bear appropriate Aura and Zanotti Trademarks and  shall clearly indicate the respective Parties' ownership of such Trademarks. The Parties further agree to take all reasonably required action in  connection with trademark marking or the giving of such other notices as provided for under United States or applicable foreign trademark  laws. Neither Party shall remove or deface any Trademark belonging to the other Party without such Party's prior written authorization.  6.3 Trademark Ownership. Zanotti acknowledges and agrees that Aura is the sole and exclusive owner of the Aura Trademarks. Aura likewise  acknowledges and agrees that Zanotti s.p.a is the sole and exclusive owner of the Zanotti Trademarks. As such, neither Party shall at any time  acquire any rights in the other Party's trademarks by virtue of its use thereof. Further, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as  an assignment or grant by either party of any right, title or interest in or to such party's Trademarks, it being understood that all rights relating  thereto (except for the licenses granted hereunder for the right to use and utilize the Parties' Trademarks as expressly provided herein) are reserved  by the respective Parties. Further, the Parties agree that at no time shall either of them use any Trademark, mark or name confusingly similar to a  Trademark, mark or name owned by or licensed to the other party, in any manner without the prior written approval of the other party. Each party  each agrees that it will not knowingly do anything inconsistent with the other party's ownership of such party's intellectual property, including  without limitation, questioning the validity of that party's Trademarks or registering or attempting to register the other party's Trademarks in its  own name or that of any other firm, person or corporation.     6.4 Patent Markings. Each party shall each do everything reasonably required of it by the other party in connection with patent marking or the  giving of such other notices as provided for under United States or applicable foreign patent laws.     6.5 Protection of Intellectual Property. Each party agrees to take such actions as the other party may reasonably require for the protection of such  other party's proprietary interest in its Trademarks, Technology, and all other Proprietary Rights. Each Party shall cooperate fully and in good faith  with the other party for the purpose of preserving such other party's rights in and to the its Trademarks, Technology and all other Proprietary  Rights. Each party agrees to promptly notify the other party in writing of any uses, which may be infringements of the trademarks, technology or  other proprietary rights which come to its attention. In the event of infringement of a party's Trademarks, Technology, and other Proprietary Right,  such party alone shall have the sole right to determine whether or not any action shall be taken on account of any such infringement(s).     Article 7  Term and Termiantion    7.1 Term. This Agreement shall be for a period of five (5) years commencing upon the Effective Date hereof unless sooner terminated in  accordance with this Agreement (the Initial Term). Unless terminated prior to the natural expiration of the Initial Term, upon the expiry of the  Initial Term this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive terms of the same duration, unless either party gives written notice to the  other of such party's desire not to renew not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the expiration of the Initial Term or any









  successive term thereafter. For purposes of this Agreement, Term shall mean collectively the Initial Term as well as any successive renewal or  extension thereof.    7.2 Termination. Notwithstanding Section 7.1 above, this Agreement may be terminated upon the occurrence of any of the following events:


  (a) At the election of either party, in writing, if: (i) all or substantially all of the assets of the non-terminating party are transferred, sold or  liquidated; (ii) the non-terminating party is dissolved; (iii) the non-terminating party is adjudged a bankrupt or becomes insolvent;  (iv) the non-terminating party enters into an assignment or other arrangement for the benefit of its creditors; or (v) the ownership or  operations of the non-terminating party have materially changed;

  (b) By Aura, in writing in the event that Zanotti fails to meet the minimum purchase requirements as described in Article 3 above,  provided, however, that such default has not been remedied by Zanotti within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice thereof  from Aura;

  (c) By either party, if an event of force majeure continues for more than three (3) months as provided in Article 8 below;

  (d) By either party hereto upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other party hereto; or

  (e) By the non-defaulting party, (i) upon any default by the other party in the performance of any of its material obligations under this  Agreement, if such default has not been remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the non- defaulting party; or (ii) if any representation or warranty of either party herein proves to be incorrect in any material respect.






  7.3 Rights and Obligations upon Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for whatever reason whatsoever, the Parties shall have the  following rights and obligations:











  (a) Neither party shall be discharged for any antecedent obligations or liabilities to the other party under this Agreement, unless otherwise  agreed in writing;

  (b) Aura shall have the right but not the obligation to purchase any or all Products then in Aura's possession at the invoiced price(s). In the  event that Aura does not elect to purchase said Products, Aura, at its cost, shall return all such non-purchased Products to Zanotti.

  (c) For a period of not less than two (2) years after the date of termination, each party shall maintain, and make available to the other party  upon its request, for inspection and copying all books and records that pertain to performance of and compliance with obligations,  warranties and representations under this Agreement.







  7.4 Effect of Termination. On and after termination of this Agreement, whether pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.3 of otherwise:





    Article 8  General Provisions    8.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including any Exhibits hereto, represents the entire agreement between the Parties on the subject matter  hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of every kind and nature between them. This Agreement may be  modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, only by written instrument signed by all of the Parties hereto.     8.2 Notice. All notices under this Agreement shall be in English and shall be in writing and given by airmail, certified or registered, postage prepaid,  return receipt requested, cable, telex or facsimile, promptly confirmed by airmail, addressed to the parties at the addresses immediately below their  respective signatures hereto, or to such other address of which either party may advise the other in writing. Any notice given by airmail shall be  deemed received by the addressee three (3) business days from the date of mailing. All other forms of notice will be deemed given when sent.     8.3 Force Majeure. Neither party shall be in default hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the performance (either in whole or in part) of any  obligation under this Agreement (other than the payment of money) where such failure or delay arises out of any cause beyond the reasonable  control and without the fault or negligence of such party (an Event of Force Majeure). Such causes shall include, without limitation, storms,  floods, other acts of nature, fires, explosions, riots, war, terrorism or civil disturbance, strikes or other labor unrests, embargoes, shortage or failure  in supply of raw materials from the then contemplated sources of supply and no other source or supply can be located or obtained with  commercially reasonable



  (a) The Parties shall immediately cease all advertising and sale of the AETRU System although Aura may fill any orders received before the  date of termination, subject to the provisions hereto;

  (b) NEITHER PARTY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY  TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT ARISING FROM ANY CLAIMS ASSERTED WHICH ARE BASED UPON  LOSS OF GOODWILL, PROSPECTIVE PROFITS OR ANTICIPATED ORDERS, OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY EXPENDITURES,  INVESTMENTS, LEASES OR COMMITMENTS MADE BY SUCH PARTY;

  (c) All rights granted to either party hereunder shall forthwith and without further act or instrument, be assigned and revert to the original  party. In addition, each party will execute any instruments requested by the other which are necessary to accomplish or confirm the  foregoing. Any such assignment, transfer or conveyance shall be without consideration other than the mutual agreements contained  herein







  diligence and effort, and other governmental actions or regulations which would prohibit either party from ordering or furnishing Products or from  performing any other aspects of the obligations hereunder. Within ten (10) days from the date of commencement of an Event of Force Majeure, the  party affected by such an event shall advise the other party (the Other Party) of the date when such delay in performance commenced, and the  reasons therefore as enumerated in this Agreement; likewise, within ten (10) days after the delay ends, the party affected by such an Event of  Force Majeure shall advise the Other Party of the date when such delay ended, and shall also specify the redetermined time by which the  performance of the obligation hereunder is to be completed. In the event that the Event of Force Mejeure continues for a period of sixty (60) days  then the Other Party shall have the right to elect to terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days notice to the party affected by such an event.     8.4 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement are deemed illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in  part, the remaining provisions, and any partially unenforceable provisions to the extent enforceable, shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.  In the event that any act, regulation, directive, or law of a government having jurisdiction and respect of this Agreement, including its  departments, agencies or courts, should make it impossible or prohibit, restrain, modify or eliminate any act or obligation of either party under this  Agreement, the non-affected party shall have the right, at its option, to suspend this Agreement or the parties may, at their mutual agreement,  make such modifications therein as may be necessary.     8.5 Assignment. Except as expressly provided for herein, neither party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this  Agreement without the other party's prior written approval and any such assignment or transfer shall be void. This Agreement does not create,  and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement.     8.6 Applicable Law. This Agreement is deemed made and entered into in the State of California and shall be construed, enforced and performed in  accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference, to choice of law. THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES IN  CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY PURCHASE OF THE PRODUCTS SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF  THE 1980 U.N. CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS.     8.7 Dispute Resolution. Any and all disputes of whatever nature, arising between the Parties of this Agreement or the underlying business  relationship, including termination thereof and statutory claims, and which are not resolved between the parties themselves, shall be submitted to  binding and final arbitration to be conducted in English, in Los Angeles, California, before a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the  Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association for Complex Commercial Cases in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Judgment upon the award of the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In the event of any proceeding in arbitration  between the Parties arising in any manner out of this Agreement or the asserted breach thereof, the prevailing party shall recover court costs or  costs of arbitration, as appropriate, and reasonable attorneys' fees.









  8.8 Waiver. The waiver or excuse by either party hereto as to any breach, default or deficiency and the performance by the other party of any duty  or obligation by the other party to be performed hereunder shall not constitute or be deemed a continuing waiver or excuse of the same or any  other duty or obligation owed by the other.     8.9 Interpretation. In the event any claim is made by any party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or  burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or  that party's counsel. Reference to include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.     8.10 Captions. Captions of sections of this Agreement are included for reference only, shall not be construed as part of this Agreement and shall  not be used to define, limit, extend or interpret the terms hereof.     8.11 Currency. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, all payments required to be made under this Agreement shall be made in United  States Dollars via cash, check, wire transfer, or other immediately available funds. The remitting party shall pay at its own expense all charges and  expenses associated with the other party's receipt of such payment, including but not limited to credit card transaction fees.     8.12 Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy conferred by any of the specific provisions of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other  remedy and each and every right and remedy hereunder is cumulative with each and every other right and remedy herein or in any other agreement  between the parties or under applicable law.     8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which  together shall constitute one and the same instrument.     8.14 No Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL,  CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED.     8.15 Successors. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their  permitted successors and assigns.     8.16 No Joint Venture. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deem the Parties in the relationship of partners or joint venturers, and no  party hereto shall have any power to obligate any other party hereto in any manner whatsoever, except as expressly provided for herein.     8.17 Indemnity. Zanotti agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Aura, including its employees, agents and affiliates, harmless from and against any  and all payments, damages, demands, claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs),  which arise out of, result from or are related to: (i) any breach by Zanotti of any provision contained in this Agreement, including without limitation  any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant herein; (ii) any occupational injury or illness sustained by any employee or agent of Zanotti  to the extent claims are made against, or held to be payable by









  Aura; (iii) any applicable sales or other taxes due from or on behalf of Zanotti regardless of whether such taxes must be collected by Aura on  behalf of the taxing authority and regardless of whether Zanotti shall challenge the assessment or amount of such taxes (iv) any negligent or willful  act or omission or violation of any contractual arrangement of Zanotti or any of Zanotti's affiliates, officers, directors, agents or employees of  each, in connection with its or their performance relating to this Agreement; or (v) Zanotti's agreements, if any, with any other third parties.  Aura agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Zanotti, including its employees, agents and affiliates, harmless from and against any and all  payments, damages, demands, claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs), which  arise out of, result from or are related to the breach by Aura of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement.  Either party seeking indemnification under this Agreement (the Indemnified Party) shall give notice to the party required to provide  indemnification hereunder (the Indemnifying Party) promptly after the Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which  indemnity may be sought hereunder, and the Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party (at the expense of the Indemnifying Party) to  assume the defense of any claim or litigation resulting thereform; provided that: (i) counsel for the Indemnifying Party who shall conduct the  defense of such claim or litigation shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; (ii) the Indemnified Party may participate in such  defense, but only at the Indemnified Party's own cost and expense; and (iii) the omission by the Indemnified Party to give notice as provided  herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations hereunder except to the extent that such omissions results in a  failure of actual notice to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party is damaged as a result of such failure to give notice. The  Indemnifying Party shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or administration order or enter  into any settlement that (i) could affect the intellectual property rights or other business interests of the Indemnified Party or (ii) does not include  as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release form all liability with respect to such  claim or litigation.  In the event that the Indemnified Party shall reasonably and in good faith determine that the conduct of the defense of any claim subject  to indemnification hereunder or any proposed settlement of any such claim by these Indemnifying Party might be expected to affect adversely the  Indemnified Party's intellectual property rights or ability to conduct future business, the Indemnified Party shall have the right at all times to take  over and assume control over the defense, settlement, negotiations or lawsuit relating to any such claim at the sole cost and expense of the  Indemnifying Party.  In the event that the Indemnifying Party does not accept the defense of any matter as provided herein, the Indemnified Party shall have  the full right to defend against any such claim or demand, and shall be entitled to settle or agree to pay in full such claim or demand, in its sole  discretion.  The provisions of this Section 8.17 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement.    8.18 Insurance. Both Parties will each have and maintain in full force and effect during the Term of this Agreement (including any post-termination  period for which indemnification obligations continue), all product liability and other insurance reasonably necessary to cover









  such party's anticipated indemnification obligation and other risk of loss for which it may be liable under this Agreement. All such insurance  coverages shall be occurrence based and not claims made. Such policy or policies will (a) have aggregate limits of liability of not less than  $1,000,000 with respect to any incident or occurrence and of not less than $2,000,000 in the aggregate; (b) name both Zanotti and Aura as insured  parties; and (c) provide that such policy may not be canceled except upon not less than 30 days' written notice to both Zanotti and Aura. Each  party will provide such evidence of the effectiveness of such insurance to the other party as may be reasonably requested.                    [signature page to follow]









       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Aura and Zanotti have caused this instrument to be executed by their duly authorized employees, as of the day and  year first above written.          AURA SYSTEMS, INC. ZANOTTI USA  A Delaware Corporation A Massachusetts Corporation       By: By:     _____________________________ _____________________________  Melvin Gagerman Zoltan Lemperth  CEO [title]      _____________________________  Greg Demetri  [title]      _____________________________  Scott Demetri  [title]      _____________________________  Michael Driscoll  [title]









  Exhibit A  Products



  V3.03/17/10 AURA/ZANOTTI STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT Exhibit A







  Exhibit B  Product Prices



  V3.03/17/10 AURA/ZANOTTI STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT Exhibit B







  Exhibit C  End-User Warranty



  V3.03/17/10 AURA/ZANOTTI STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT Exhibit C 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Covenant Not To Sue that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is a party restricted from contesting the validity of the counterparty’s ownership of intellectual property or otherwise bringing a claim against the counterparty for matters unrelated to the contract?

SOLUTION: Each party  each agrees that it will not knowingly do anything inconsistent with the other party's ownership of such party's intellectual property, including  without limitation, questioning the validity of that party's Trademarks or registering or attempting to register the other party's Trademarks in its  own name or that of any other firm, person or corporation.

PROBLEM: Exhibit 10.10   Road Transportation Agreement   Party A (Shipper): ZTO Express Co., Ltd. Address: Building 1, No. 1685, Huazhi Road, Huaxin Twon, Qingpu District, Shanghai   Party B (Carrier): Tonglu Tongze Logistics Ltd. Address: 12 Floor, HSBC Tower, Yinchun South Road, Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province   Due to the need for logistics business, Party A and Party B enter into this Road Transportation Agreement (this Agreement), in which Party A pays the freight and Party B provides parcel transportation services to Party A. In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, Party A and Party B have sufficiently negotiated the specific matters and voluntarily reached the following Agreement based on equality, reciprocity and integrity. This Agreement is to be complied by both Parties.   1. Party B shall provide parcel transportation services on highway line-haul routes based on the needs of Party A.   2. Period of transportation services: this Agreement is valid for an indefinite term. Subsequent contracts might be entered in case of special business.   3. Freight and payment method:   (a) Verification of freight: Party A pays freight based on carload rate (such freight includes pick-up charges, door-to-door delivery charges and tax fees).   (b) Party A shall not pay any other charges other than the freight.   (c) Clearance of freight: the clearance method is based on both Parties' fund clearance arrangement and the final clearance amount is subject to actual carriage amount and EX-warehouse (EXW) weight determined by Party A. Party B shall attach Party A's parcel EXW originals or copies for Party A's verification for clearance of freight.   4. Transportation route, time and relevant rules   (a) Transportation time:   (b) Any changes to the line-haul route and time are subject to both Parties' negotiation and written supplemental clauses.   (c) Party B shall have its own loading crews and the parcel shall be loaded by Party B's loading crews.

Source: ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC., F-1, 9/30/2016





  (d) Drivers, loading crews and attendant crews shall be employed and remunerated by Party B. Party A shall not interfere such matter.   5. In order to guarantee rapid transfer of Party A's parcel, Party B shall strictly comply with the following obligations:   (a) During the transportation, Part B shall completely comply with Party A's transportation arrangement and relevant systems. Party B shall bear any consequences and legal liability arising out of Party B's non-compliance, and Party A shall have no liability. Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement without further legal liability in the case that Party B does not comply with Party A's management and arrangement.   (b) Based on the business needs, Party A can negotiate with Party B to modify the transportation route and time whenever necessary, which shall be executed by signing supplemental agreements upon consensus of both Parties.   (c) Party B shall ensure the vehicles are in good conditions, the compartments are properly sealed without leakage and the vehicles are equipped with fire-fighting equipment. In the event of parcel damage resulting from leakage or fire, Party B shall indemnify at the standard rate of RMB200 per parcel, and indemnify the actual price for high-end insured parcel (or indemnify by the value of the parcel provided by arbitration department determined by Party A).   (d) Party B shall have valid and legal licenses for national road transportation. In the event of loss caused to Party A by delivery delay due to vehicles detention for the lack of license, Party B shall compensate for any loss to Party A.   (e) Party B shall arrive at the network partners determined by Party A according to the time and route stipulated in this Agreement, and strictly comply with the start time and end time. Unless otherwise approved by Party A, in the event of parcel transfer due to Party B's vehicle delay, Party B shall pay liquidated damages to Party A at the standard rate of RMB500 per trip on the first working day, RMB1,000 per trip on the second working day and RMB2,000 per trip on the third working day (based on the time records on the parcel transfer documents) and such liquidated damages will be deducted from the current month's freight. In the special event of changes to route and time and severe weather (or other force majeure events), Party B shall be in touch with Party A in time and record such special event on the parcel transfer documents with Party A's approval.   (f) In the event of delay by vehicle malfunction or traffic accidents, Party B shall settle such malfunction or accidents within half an hour. In the event of vehicle operation failure, Party B shall notify Party A within two hours and shall manage to deliver Party A's parcel to the destination designated by the contract.   (g) Party B shall provide copies of driver licenses, working licenses, occupation licenses, insurance documents, operation licenses, outsourcing contracts, tax certificates, business licenses, road transportation permits and business code   2

Source: ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC., F-1, 9/30/2016





  licenses to Party A, and guarantee the authenticity, completeness, legality and validity of such licenses and materials. Party B's drivers shall have at least two years driving experience in large trucks and have relevant licenses. Party B shall bear any consequences and legal liability arising out of Party B's non-compliance, and Party A shall have no liability.   (h) Party B shall bear any consequences and economic punishments arising out of the breach of traffic rules by Party B's drivers and other staff, and Party A shall have no liability.   (i) Party B shall be responsible for driving safety. Party B shall bear any legal liability arising out of severe traffic accidents causing vehicle damage and personnel casualties, and Party A shall have no liability. Party B shall be responsible for any damages resulting from severe accidents causing Party A's personnel casualties. Party A has the right to indemnify from Party B upon advance payment of damages.   6. Party B shall purchase sufficient insurance for the transportation vehicles. The coverage of third-party liability insurance shall not be lower than RMB1 million. In addition to vehicle personnel insurance, Party B shall at least purchase injury insurance for two persons with coverage not lower than RMB500,000 per person. Party B shall bear any consequence arising out of the non-compliance of insurance purchase, and Party A shall have no liability.   7. Any parcel damage resulting from the fault of Party B's employees shall be compensated by Party B in accordance with Party A's relevant rules. Party B shall be responsible for all of Party A's economic loss and relevant liquidated damages arising out of any theft and disposal of stolen goods conducted by Party B's personnel. Such payment shall be deducted from the current month's freight and be topped up by Party B in case of inadequacy. The personnel breaching the rules shall be dismissed by Party B.   8. In the event the vehicle space insufficiency which causes Party A's need unable to be satisfied nor can it be adjusted to satisfy Party A's need, Party A can terminate this Agreement without any compensation.   9. Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement if Party B has breached the above articles in this Agreement. The termination of this Agreement shall not prejudice Party A's right to hold Party B responsible for breach of contract.   10. Party B shall obtain Party A's written consent in the case the early termination of the Agreement. Party B shall pay one-month freight as liquidated damages in case of termination of the Agreement without consent. Within the contract period, Party B shall not charge the freight difference if Party A rents same-level vehicles. Party B shall also compensate Party A's other losses.   11. Without Party A's approval, Party B shall not transfer the carriage of goods to any third party in the designated route. Otherwise, Party A has the right to terminate this Agreement directly.   3

Source: ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC., F-1, 9/30/2016





  12. Any dispute arising out of the execution of this Agreement, which cannot be negotiated and settled by both Parties, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the People's Court where this Agreement is signed.   13. The annex of this Agreement constitutes a part of this Agreement and has the same effect as this Agreement. Any undealt matter can be negotiated and added by both Parties.   14. This Agreement takes effect upon the signatures and seals of both Parties in triplicate. Party A shall have two copies and Party B shall have one copy.   15. Any different interpretation of this Agreement by both Parties is subject to final interpretation by Party A.            Party A: ZTO Express Co., Ltd.



  Party B:Tonglu Tongze Logistics Ltd.               Company seal: /s/ ZTO Express Co., Ltd.



  Company seal: /s/ Tonglu Tongze Logistics Ltd.               Date: December 22, 2014



  Date: December 22, 2014     4

Source: ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC., F-1, 9/30/2016 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Insurance that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a requirement for insurance that must be maintained by one party for the benefit of the counterparty?

SOLUTION: Party B shall purchase sufficient insurance for the transportation vehicles.

PROBLEM: 1                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.26

Confidential Treatment Requested

                          CO-BRANDING AGREEMENT

     This Co-Branding Agreement (this Agreement) by and between VerticalNet, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation having a principal place of business at 700 Dresher Road, Suite 100, Horsham, Pennsylvania, PA 19044 (VerticalNet), and Neoforma.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at 3255-7 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Neoforma), is dated as of November 19, 1999 (the Effective Date).

     In consideration of the mutual covenants herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS.

     1.1 ADVERTISING shall mean any paid advertisements, links, pointers, sponsorships, buttons, banners, navigation, or any other placements or promotions or similar services or rights on a Site, but excluding Advertising that is not paid for or which is part of an overall partnering or revenue sharing arrangement and any Product Listings.

     1.2 AFFILIATE shall mean, when used with reference to a Party, any individual or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Party. For purposes of this definition, control means the direct or indirect ownership of at least 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a Party, or the right to control the policy decisions of such Party.

     1.3 CAREER CENTER GROSS MARGIN shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.5.1  [CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER].

     1.4 CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER shall mean the Site located at an URL to be mutually agreed upon (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) containing a VerticalNet Mark and a Neoforma Mark listing openings for positions and posting other career information in the medical and healthcare fields substantially in the form of the existing Career Center portions of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities.

     1.5 CO-BRANDED SITES shall mean the Co-Branded Career Center and the Co-Branded Training and Education Center.

     1.6 CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER shall mean the Site located at an URL to be mutually agreed upon (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) containing a VerticalNet Mark and a Neoforma Mark listing training and education offerings in the medical and healthcare fields substantially in the form of the existing Training and Education portions of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities.

     1.7 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall mean all proprietary and confidential information of a Party, including, without limitation, trade secrets, technical information, business information, sales information, customer and potential customer lists and identities, product sales plans, sublicense agreements, inventions, developments, discoveries, software, know-how, methods, techniques, formulae, data, processes and other trade secrets and proprietary ideas, whether or

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not protectable under patent, trademark, copyright or other areas of law, that the other Party has access to or receives and which, if disclosed in writing, is marked as Confidential Information, or if disclosed orally, is confirmed in writing to be Confidential Information within five days of such oral disclosure, but does not include information that (a) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving Party; (b) was already known to the receiving Party at the time it was disclosed to the receiving Party, as evidenced by written records of the receiving Party; (c) is independently developed by or on behalf of the receiving Party without reference or access to such information, as evidenced by written records of the receiving Party; or (d) is received from a third party who is under no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party.

     1.8 DEDUCTIBLES shall mean credits for claims, allowances, seller rebates or returned goods, commissions paid to any third parties, and sales, service, excise, use, value-added and other similar taxes (excluding income taxes) actually paid.

     1.9 INITIAL TERM shall mean the Effective Date through the day prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 11.

     1.10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY shall mean any and all trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, URLs, trade dress, brand features, know-how and similar rights of any type under the laws of any applicable governmental authority, including, without limitation, all applications and registrations relating to any of the foregoing.

     1.11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS shall mean all rights in and to Intellectual Property.

     1.12 LABORATORY PRODUCTS shall mean any equipment, instruments or other products used for scientific research and analysis in the field of human health care, including, but not limited to, the categories of equipment, instruments and products listed on EXHIBIT A, (i) that is (a) previously used and is being resold by or on behalf of the prior end-user purchaser or (b) previously sold but unused and is being resold by or on behalf of the prior end-user purchaser, and (ii) excluding Medical Products.

     1.13 LABORATORY PRODUCTS LISTINGS shall mean any VerticalNet Laboratory Product Listings and Neoforma Laboratory Product Listings.

     1.14 LABORATORY PRODUCTS NET REVENUE shall mean the Transaction Fees derived from the promotion and sale of the Neoforma Product Listings for Laboratory Products through the Co-Branded Sites, less any Deductibles.

Source: NEOFORMA INC, S-1/A, 12/2/1999





     1.15 LINK shall mean a link (including, but not limited to, a hyperlink, button or banner) that connects two Sites in a manner so that when a user clicks on the link, the user is transferred directly from one Site to a second Site. A Link from Site A to Site B indicates that Site A is the Site of origin and Site B is the Site to which the user is linked.

     1.16 MEDICAL PRODUCTS shall mean any equipment, including capital equipment, instruments and other products used for in-patient diagnostic or treatment purposes in the field of human health care, excluding Laboratory Products.

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     1.17 MEDICAL PRODUCTS LISTINGS shall mean any VerticalNet Medical Product Listings and Neoforma Medical Product Listings.

     1.18 MEDICAL PRODUCTS NET REVENUE shall mean the Transaction Fees derived from the sale of New Medical Products and Used and Excess Medical Products through the Neoforma Sites, less any Deductibles.

     1.19 NEOFORMA AUCTION shall mean the functionality and services provided at the auction portion of the Neoforma Site.

     1.20 NEOFORMA CAREER CONTENT shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.5  [CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER].

     1.21 NEOFORMA COMPETITORS shall mean Medibuy.com, Promedix.com, Medicalbuyer.com and Medsite.com. During the Term, Neoforma may add to this defined term additional third parties whose primary purpose is the multi-vendor online sale of Medical Products.

     1.22 NEOFORMA CONTENT shall mean the Neoforma Career Content and the Neoforma T&E Content.

     1.23 NEOFORMA DELIVERABLE shall mean any good, service or other item to be delivered or made available by Neoforma.

     1.24 NEOFORMA GAR shall mean Neoforma GAR, Inc.

     1.25 NEOFORMA HOME PAGE shall mean the home page located at the Neoforma Site.

     1.26 NEOFORMA LABORATORY PRODUCTS LISTING shall mean a Neoforma Product Listing relating to a Laboratory Product that is not already listed on a VerticalNet Site.

     1.27 NEOFORMA LINK shall mean a Link that contains a Neoforma Mark and will take users of other Sites to the Neoforma Home Page.

     1.28 NEOFORMA MARK shall mean any trademark, service mark, trade name, domain name, design or logo of Neoforma.

     1.29 NEOFORMA MEDICAL PRODUCTS LISTING shall mean a Neoforma Product Listing relating to a Medical Product that is not already covered by a VerticalNet Medical Product Listing on Neoforma Plan and/or Neoforma Shop.

     1.30 NEOFORMA PLAN shall mean the plan portion of the Neoforma Site.

     1.31 NEOFORMA PRODUCT LISTING shall mean a Product Listing of Neoforma for Medical Products or Laboratory Products, including any Neoforma Product Listings for Laboratory Products made available hereunder by Neoforma to VerticalNet.

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     1.32 NEOFORMA RESOURCES HOME PAGE shall mean the Site located at http://www.neoforma.com/rf/index.html?PageMode=Static&file=resrc_main&hdrTab= resources&subHdrTab=0&dir=resources (or a successor Site thereto).

     1.33 NEOFORMA SHOP shall mean the shop portion of the Neoforma Site.

     1.34 NEOFORMA SITE shall mean any Site owned and operated by Neoforma, including, but not limited to, the Site located at www.neoforma.com (or any successor Sites to any of the foregoing).

     1.35 NEOFORMA T&E CONTENT shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.5  [CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION SITE].

     1.36 NET ADVERTISING REVENUE shall mean the gross amount collected by a Party from a third party for the sale of Advertising, less any Deductibles.

     1.37 NEW MEDICAL PRODUCTS shall mean new, unused Medical Products.

     1.38 PARTY shall mean VerticalNet or Neoforma.

     1.39 PRODUCT LISTING shall mean a listing of a third party's product at a Site in exchange for a fee, commission, or other compensation for purposes of promoting the sale of such third party's product to a third party purchaser, including, without limitation, sales by auction.

     1.40 QUALIFIED LEAD shall mean a customer referred by Neoforma to VerticalNet that is not, at the time of referral, a customer of VerticalNet, which customer has agreed to place a listing on (a) the Co-Branded Career Center and/or (b) the Co-Branded Training and Education Center.

     1.41 RENEWAL TERM shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.1  [AUTOMATIC RENEWAL].

     1.42 SITE shall mean a site located on the World Wide Web portion of the Internet.

     1.43 TERM shall mean the Initial Term and any Renewal Terms.

     1.44 TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROSS MARGIN shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.5.2  [CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER].

Source: NEOFORMA INC, S-1/A, 12/2/1999





     1.45 TRANSACTION ORIGINATION PARTY shall mean the Party from whose Site a third party clicked through, using a Link, to a Site containing a Product Listing resulting in the purchase of the product promoted in such Product Listing by such third party.

     1.46 TRANSACTION FEE shall mean any payments, including, without limitation, fees and commissions, but collected by a Party from a third party in consideration for goods or services, excluding any Advertising for the benefit of a third party, provided or promoted at one or more Sites operated or controlled by such Party.

     1.47 URL shall mean a universal resource locator used for purposes of identifying a page located on the Internet.

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     1.48 USED AND EXCESS MEDICAL PRODUCTS shall mean (a) previously used Medical Products being resold by or on behalf of the prior end-user purchaser and (b) previously sold but unused Medical Products being resold by or on behalf of the prior end-user purchaser.

     1.49 VERTICALNET AUCTION shall mean, in VerticalNet's discretion, the Site located at www.labx.com (or a successor Site thereto) or the Auction portion of the Site located at www.hospitalnetwork.com.

     1.50 VERTICALNET BUYER'S GUIDE shall mean the Buyer's Guide portion of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities (or a successor Site thereto).

     1.51 VERTICALNET COMPETITOR shall mean any Site primarily directed to the sale or auction of Laboratory Products.

     1.52 VERTICALNET CONTENT shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.1  [VERTICALNET CONTENT].

     1.53 VERTICALNET DELIVERABLE shall mean any good, service or other item to be delivered or made available by VerticalNet.

     1.54 VERTICALNET LABORATORY PRODUCTS LISTING shall mean a VerticalNet Product Listing relating to a Laboratory Product that is not already covered by a Neoforma Medical Product Listing on a VerticalNet Site.

     1.55 VERTICALNET LINK shall mean a Link that contains a VerticalNet Mark and will take users of other Sites to a page of a VerticalNet Site.

     1.56 VERTICALNET MARK shall mean any trademark, service mark, trade name, domain name, design or logo of VerticalNet.

     1.57 VERTICALNET MEDICAL ONLINE COMMUNITIES shall mean the Sites located at www.edental.com, www.hospitalnetwork.com, www.medicaldesignonline.com, and www.nurses.com (or any successor Sites to any of the foregoing).

     1.58 VERTICALNET MEDICAL PRODUCTS LISTING shall mean a VerticalNet Product Listing relating to a Medical Product that is not already listed on Neoforma Plan and Neoforma Shop.

     1.59 VERTICALNET PRODUCT LISTING shall mean a Product Listing of VerticalNet for Medical Products or Laboratory Products, including any VerticalNet Product Listings made available hereunder by VerticalNet to Neoforma.

     1.60 VERTICALNET PRODUCT SHOWCASE shall mean the Product Showcase portion of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities.

     1.61 VERTICALNET SITE shall mean any Site owned and operated by VerticalNet, including, but not limited to, the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities, the Co-Branded Sites and the Site located at www.verticalnet.com (or a successor Site to any of the foregoing).

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2. MEDICAL PRODUCTS.

     2.1 Within 30 days after the Effective Date, VerticalNet shall provide a copy of all VerticalNet Medical Product Listings for Used and Excess Medical Products existing as of the Effective Date to Neoforma for use on Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction on an exclusive basis (even as to VerticalNet), to the extent VerticalNet has the right to do so.

     2.2 Within 30 days after the Effective Date, VerticalNet shall provide a copy of all VerticalNet Medical Product Listings for New Medical Products existing as of the Effective Date to Neoforma for use on Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction on an exclusive basis (even as to VerticalNet), to the extent VerticalNet has the right to do so. VerticalNet shall use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire consent from its customers to provide all VerticalNet Medical Product Listings for New Medical Products existing as of the Effective Date to Neoforma.

     2.3 From time to time during the Term, VerticalNet shall provide a copy of all VerticalNet Medical Product Listings received by VerticalNet after the Effective Date to Neoforma as such Product Listings are made available to VerticalNet for use on Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction on an exclusive basis (even as to VerticalNet), to the extent VerticalNet has the right to do so. VerticalNet shall use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire consent from its customers to provide all VerticalNet Medical Product Listings for New Medical Products received by VerticalNet after the Effective Date to Neoforma.

     2.4 Notwithstanding the foregoing, VerticalNet's activities in connection with its Storefronts and E-Commerce Centers (as conducted today, in a fashion substantially similar to the manner in which such activities are conducted today or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall not be considered to be a breach of Section 2.1  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS], 2.2  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS] or 2.3  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS].

     2.5 VerticalNet hereby grants Neoforma an exclusive license, even as to

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VerticalNet, to use, modify, enhance, reproduce, display, perform and transmit the VerticalNet Medical Product Listings, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that VerticalNet has the right to do so.

     2.6 Neoforma shall list each VerticalNet Product Listing on Neoforma Plan or Neoforma Shop or Neoforma Auction. The look-and-feel of the VerticalNet Product Listings as displayed on Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction shall be substantially consistent with the look-and-feel of the other Medical Products Listings displayed on such Sites, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Parties.

     2.7 VerticalNet shall add a Neoforma Link to each VerticalNet Buyer's Guide labeled Neoforma Search (or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties), substantially consistent with the prototype attached hereto as EXHIBIT B, which Links shall be as prominent as the other Links on such Sites. If a user of a VerticalNet Buyer's Guide clicks on such button, such user shall be linked to a Site containing a VerticalNet frame surrounding the appropriate search results on Neoforma Shop. As soon as is commercially reasonable, and in any event, no later that the first anniversary of the Effective Date, such search results shall only contain

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Product Listings for New Medical Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, at any time, Neoforma lists Used and Excess Medical Products on Neoforma Shop, VerticalNet may remove or relocate the Neoforma Link described in this Section 2.7  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS], in VerticalNet's reasonable discretion.

     2.8 Neoforma hereby grants VerticalNet the right to frame all pages of the Neoforma Sites that contain Medical Products Listings with a frame containing VerticalNet Marks substantially consistent with the prototype attached hereto as EXHIBIT C, which framed pages shall only be accessible from the VerticalNet Sites. VerticalNet shall place a Link on the homepage of each VerticalNet Medical Online Community under Marketplace to such framed pages of the Neoforma Sites.

     2.9 Neoforma shall host and maintain Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction. Neoforma owns and shall continue to own the domain name and the URL used in connection with its business, including but not limited to, Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction.

     2.10 VerticalNet shall not enter into any agreement with a Neoforma Competitor for the on-line listing of Medical Products or place any Link to the Site of a Neoforma Competitor on the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities.

     2.11 During the Term, VerticalNet shall not use its Site located at www.meddeals.com to conduct online auctions of Medical Products.

3. LABORATORY PRODUCTS.

     3.1 Within 30 days after the Effective Date, Neoforma shall provide a copy of all Neoforma Laboratory Product Listings existing as of the Effective Date to VerticalNet for use on the VerticalNet Sites on an exclusive basis (even as to Neoforma), to the extent Neoforma has the right to do so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Sections 3.1  [LABORATORY PRODUCTS] through 3.8  [LABORATORY PRODUCTS] shall not apply to any Laboratory Product sold through live (non-virtual) auctions conducted by Neoforma (through Neoforma GAR or otherwise) for which no Product Listing is made; provided, however, that Neoforma shall use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire Product Listings for all such Laboratory Products. If Neoforma receives a set of Product Listings packaged as a lot, Neoforma shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide all Laboratory Product Listings contained in such lot to VerticalNet in accordance with this Agreement.

     3.2 From time to time during the Term, Neoforma shall provide a copy of all Neoforma Laboratory Product Listings received by Neoforma after the Effective Date to VerticalNet as such Product Listings are made available to Neoforma for use on the VerticalNet Sites on an exclusive basis (even as to Neoforma).

     3.3 Neoforma hereby grants VerticalNet an exclusive license, even as to Neoforma, to use, modify, enhance, reproduce, display, perform and transmit the Neoforma Laboratory Product Listings, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, to the extent Neoforma has the right to do so.

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     3.4 VerticalNet shall list each such Neoforma Product Listing on the VerticalNet Auction. Neoforma shall provide each Neoforma Product Listing to VerticalNet in the form of the template attached hereto as EXHIBIT D. The look-and-feel of the Neoforma Product Listings as displayed on the VerticalNet Auction shall be substantially consistent with the look-and-feel of the other Laboratory Products Listings displayed on the VerticalNet Auction, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Parties.

     3.5 VerticalNet hereby grants Neoforma the right to frame all pages of the VerticalNet Auction that contain Laboratory Products Listings with a frame containing Neoforma Marks, which framed pages shall only be accessible from the Neoforma Sites.

     3.6 VerticalNet shall host and maintain the VerticalNet Auction. VerticalNet owns and shall continue to own the domain name and the URL used in connection with the VerticalNet Auction.

     3.7 Neoforma shall add Links labeled Laboratory or Laboratory Equipment (or as otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties) to a Site containing a Neoforma frame surrounding the VerticalNet Auction from Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction, which Links shall be as prominent as the other Links on such Sites.

     3.8 Neoforma shall not enter into, and shall cause its Affiliates to not enter into, any agreement with a third party for the on-line listing of Laboratory Products on a VerticalNet Competitor or place any Link to a VerticalNet Competitor on the Neoforma Sites.

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     3.9 Within four weeks after the Effective Date, the Parties will collaborate to establish a close mutually-beneficial arrangement between Neoforma GAR and VerticalNet.

4. CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER

     4.1 VerticalNet shall design, develop and implement a Co-Branded Career Center and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the Co-Branded Career Center as soon as possible following the Effective Date, and in any event, no later than February 1, 2000. The Co-Branded Career Center shall contain employment listings from the Career Center portion of each VerticalNet Medical Online Community. The overall look and feel of the Co-Branded Career Center shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and shall be substantially in the form of EXHIBIT E. VerticalNet shall host and maintain the Co-Branded Career Center in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Neoforma may maintain and/or add other career resource links to the Neoforma Sites; provided, however, that Neoforma shall not place any Links on any Neoforma Site to a Site that is primarily a career center and shall not place a Neoforma Link on any Site that is primarily a career center.

     4.2 The Co-Branded Career Center shall contain Links to the Career Center portion of each VerticalNet Medical Online Community.

     4.3 After the Co-Branded Career Center is implemented, VerticalNet shall notify Neoforma in writing at least five days prior to making any material change to the Co-Branded Career Center. If Neoforma does not notify VerticalNet of its rejection of such change within five days, Neoforma shall be deemed to have approved such change.

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     4.4 VerticalNet shall register and own the domain name and the URL used in connection with the Co-Branded Career Center, subject, however, to Neoforma's agreement on the name to be used for the URL, which domain name and URL shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

     4.5 From time to time during the Term, Neoforma shall provide Qualified Leads to VerticalNet for job listings for inclusion, at VerticalNet's then current listing rate, in the Co-Branded Career Center and, in VerticalNet's sole discretion, on any other VerticalNet Site. VerticalNet shall be responsible for, and shall have sole control of, all credit, billing and collection in connection with the Qualified Leads. Neoforma shall have no authority to make collections on behalf of VerticalNet.

     4.6 Neoforma hereby grants VerticalNet an exclusive license to use, modify, enhance, reproduce, display, perform and transmit the Neoforma Career Content, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement. VerticalNet shall not disclose, transfer or otherwise provide the Neoforma Career Content to any third party, except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

     4.7 Neoforma shall place a Link on the Neoforma Resources Home Page (unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties) labeled Career Center (or a mutually agreeable substitute for such term) in a mutually agreeable location and size that will directly transfer users to the Co-Branded Career Center, which Links shall be as prominent as (a) the other Links on such Site and (b) the Career Link on such Site on the Effective Date. Neoforma shall not place any Link on a Neoforma Site to, or a Neoforma Link on the Site of, any other provider or host of a service similar to the Co-Branded Career Center or to any other career service websites.

     4.8 VerticalNet hereby grant Neoforma the right to frame all pages of the Co-Branded Career Center with a frame, which framed pages shall only be accessible from the Neoforma Sites.

5. CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION SITE

     5.1 VerticalNet shall design, develop and implement a Co-Branded Training and Education Center and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the Co-Branded Training and Education Center as soon as possible following the Effective Date. The Co-Branded Training and Education Center shall contain training and education listings from the Training and Education portion of each VerticalNet Medical Online Community. The overall look and feel of the Co-Branded Training and Education Center shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and shall be substantially in the form of EXHIBIT F. VerticalNet shall host and maintain the Co-Branded Training and Education Center in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     5.2 The Co-Branded Training and Education Center shall contain Links to the Training and Education portion of each VerticalNet Medical Online Community.

     5.3 After the Co-Branded Training and Education Center is implemented, VerticalNet shall notify Neoforma in writing at least five days prior to making any material change to the Co-Branded Training and Education Center. If Neoforma does not notify VerticalNet of its rejection of such change within five days, Neoforma shall be deemed to have approved such change.

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     5.4 VerticalNet shall register and own the domain name and the URL used in connection with the Co-Branded Training and Education Center, subject, however, to Neoforma's agreement on the name to be used for the URL, which domain name and URL shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

     5.5 On the Effective Date, Neoforma shall provide a copy of all listings for inclusion, at VerticalNet's reasonable business discretion and at VerticalNet's then current listing rate, in the Co-Branded Training and Education Center and, in VerticalNet's sole discretion, on any other VerticalNet Site (the Neoforma T&E Content) on an exclusive basis (even as to Neoforma). Neoforma shall provide the Neoforma T&E Content to VerticalNet. VerticalNet shall be responsible for, and shall have sole control of, all credit, billing and collection in connection with the Neoforma T&E Content. Neoforma shall have no authority to make collections on behalf of VerticalNet.

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Leads to VerticalNet for job listings for inclusion, at VerticalNet's then current listing rate, in the Co-Branded Training and Education Center and, in VerticalNet's sole discretion, on any other VerticalNet Site.

     5.7 Neoforma hereby grants VerticalNet an exclusive license to use, modify, enhance, reproduce, display, perform and transmit the Neoforma T&E Content, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement. VerticalNet shall not disclose, transfer or otherwise provide the Neoforma T&E Content to any third party, except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

     5.8 Neoforma shall place a Link on the Neoforma Resources Home Page (unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties) labeled Training and Education (or mutually agreeable substitutes for such terms) in a mutually agreeable location and size that will directly transfer users to the Co-Branded Training and Education Center, which Links shall be as prominent as (a) the other Links on such Site and (b) the Training Link on the Site on the Effective Date. Neoforma shall not place any Link on a Neoforma Site to, or a Neoforma Link on the Site of, any other provider or host of a service similar to the Co-Branded Training and Education Center or to any other training or education service websites.

6. VERTICALNET CONTENT

     6.1 VerticalNet shall from time to time provide or make available to Neoforma, for use in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the title and an abstract of (a) all original content created from time to time by the managing editor of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities, and (b) the content created from time to time by guest columnists for the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities (the VerticalNet Content), to the extent such columnists have approved the provision of such content by VerticalNet to Neoforma.

     6.2 VerticalNet hereby grants to Neoforma a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use, reproduce, display and transmit the VerticalNet Content, solely in connection with the operation of the Neoforma Site, subject to and in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement. Neoforma may reproduce, display and transmit any VerticalNet

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Content for up to three weeks on the Neoforma Site, and after the expiration of such three week period Neoforma shall cease to reproduce, display and transmit such VerticalNet Content and shall remove such VerticalNet Content from the Neoforma Site.

     6.3 On each page of the Neoforma Site that contains all or a portion of the VerticalNet Content, Neoforma shall place a VerticalNet Link to the VerticalNet Site that contains the full text of such VerticalNet Content in a mutually agreeable location and size.

     6.4 Neoforma shall not remove any titles or any trademark, copyright or patent notices, or any proprietary or restricted rights notices that appear on the VerticalNet Content. All such titles and notices must be reproduced on all permitted copies of the VerticalNet Content.

7. ADVERTISING

     7.1 ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE NEOFORMA SITE.

             7.1.1 During the Term, VerticalNet shall have the non-exclusive right (except as to Neoforma) to arrange for the sale of Advertising on Neoforma Plan (and any other parts of the Neoforma Sites within which Neoforma elects to include Advertising) to third parties. During the Term, the parties shall meet from time to time to discuss the Advertising inventory available for sale. Any Advertising inventory that Neoforma appoints VerticalNet to arrange to sell shall not also be appointed to any third party to arrange for sale to third parties.

             7.1.2 VerticalNet will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell advertisements on the Neoforma Sites. The advertising policies (including rates and procedures) applicable to VerticalNet's sale of advertising for the Neoforma Sites will be established by Neoforma (the Neoforma Advertising Policies). Neoforma shall promptly notify VerticalNet of any changes to the Neoforma Advertising Policies.

             7.1.3 VerticalNet shall provide notice to Neoforma of each advertiser that agrees to place an advertisement on a Neoforma Site on the terms and conditions contained in the then current Neoforma Advertising Policies. Neoforma shall then have three business days after receipt of such notice to (a) accept or reject such advertiser, in its reasonable business discretion, and (b) notify VerticalNet of its decision. If, at the end of such three-day period, Neoforma has not responded to such notice, Neoforma shall be deemed to have accepted such advertiser. Neoforma shall then work with the advertiser to facilitate the placement of the advertisement and maintain such advertisement on the agreed-upon page of a Neoforma Site. Neoforma shall have the right to terminate its agreement with any such advertiser in its reasonable business discretion. Neoforma shall be responsible for, and shall have sole control of, all credit, billing and collection with the advertisements on the Neoforma Sites. VerticalNet shall have no authority to make collections on behalf of Neoforma.

             7.1.4 During the Term, Neoforma shall not place any advertisements on a Neoforma Site for any VerticalNet Competitor.

     7.2 ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE CO-BRANDED SITES.

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             7.2.1 During the Term, VerticalNet shall have the exclusive right to arrange for the sale of all advertising on the Co-Branded Sites, subject to reasonable approval of each such advertiser by Neoforma. Neoforma shall have two days to consider each VerticalNet request for approval of the sale of advertising on a Co-Branded Site. If, at then end of such two-day period, Neoforma has neither approved nor denied a request, VerticalNet's request shall be deemed approved.

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             7.2.2 VerticalNet will use reasonable efforts to sell advertisements on the Co-Branded Sites subject to VerticalNet's then current advertising policies (including rates and procedures).

8. CO-MARKETING ACTIVITIES

     8.1 ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. VerticalNet and Neoforma shall use commercially reasonable efforts to co-promote the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities, the Co-Branded Sites, the VerticalNet Buyer's Guide, Neoforma Plan, Neoforma Shop and Neoforma Auction in mutually agreeable advertising, collateral marketing material and sales force activities. All co-promotion advertising materials produced by or on behalf of either Party (the Originating Party) shall be subject to the written approval of the other Party (the Receiving Party), which approval shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Receiving Party shall notify the Originating Party of its approval or disapproval of such advertising materials as soon as practicable, but in any event within five business days after Receiving Party's receipt thereof. Any failure of the Receiving Party to respond within such five business day period shall be deemed disapproval of the advertising materials in question.

     8.2 REGISTRATION. The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate their registration systems to create a pass-through registration system for users first accessing the other's Sites. If a user first accesses a Neoforma Site from a VerticalNet Site, such user shall be considered a VerticalNet user for the purposes of this Agreement, to the extent such user identifies him/her/itself, or Neoforma can reasonably identify such user, as a VerticalNet user. If a user first accesses a VerticalNet Site from a Neoforma Site, such user shall be considered a Neoforma user for the purposes of this Agreement, to the extent such user identifies him/her/itself, or VerticalNet can reasonably identify such user, as a Neoforma user.

     8.3 CROSS-PROMOTION. The Parties shall place Links to each other's Sites in mutually agreeable locations and sizes on their respective Sites as soon as practicable, and in no event more than 15 days after the Effective Date. The Links shall remain on the Sites during the Term; provided, however, that such Links may be removed or relocated if the Parties mutually agree thereto.

     8.4 NEWSLETTERS.

             8.4.1 NEOFORMA NEWSLETTERS. If Neoforma distributes a newsletter to its users or customers, Neoforma shall promote the VerticalNet Auction, the Co-Branded Career Center and the Co-Branded Training and Education Center in each such newsletter, in a manner consistent with the manner in which other third party promotions are set forth in such newsletters.

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             8.4.2 VERTICALNET NEWSLETTERS. VerticalNet shall allow Neoforma to place sponsorships at no additional charge for Neoforma Shop, Neoforma Plan or Neoforma Auction in the VerticalNet newsletter distributed to its subscriber base two times during each calendar month, in a manner consistent with the manner in which other third party sponsorships are set forth in such newsletters.

     8.5 LINKS.

             8.5.1 Throughout the first six months after the Effective Date, VerticalNet shall place button Links to Neoforma Shop or Neoforma Auction on (a) [*] of all available third-party advertising inventory on the home pages of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities. Thereafter, VerticalNet shall place button Links to Neoforma Shop or Neoforma Auction on unsold third-party advertising inventory (up to [*] of the total third party advertising inventory) on the home pages of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities as frequently as VerticalNet places internal advertisements on such advertising inventory and (b) the site located at www.meddeals.com.

             8.5.2 Throughout the Term, VerticalNet shall place button Links to Neoforma Shop or Neoforma Auction on (a) the VerticalNet Buyer's Guides (as described in Section 2.7  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS]) and VerticalNet Auction, and (b) the News Analysis, Product Center and Discussion Forums portions of the VerticalNet Medical Online Communities.

9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     9.1 Except as set forth in Section 2.10  [MEDICAL PRODUCTS], nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing VerticalNet from implementing VerticalNet Links on any other Site.

     9.2 Except as set forth in Sections 3.8  [LABORATORY PRODUCTS] and 5.8  [CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION SITE], nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing Neoforma from implementing Neoforma Links on any other Site.

     9.3 VerticalNet hereby grants to Neoforma a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, right and license to link to the VerticalNet Sites through a VerticalNet Link. VerticalNet shall furnish Neoforma with a full color representation of each VerticalNet Link at least two days prior to its scheduled placement on a page of the Neoforma Site. If VerticalNet subsequently modifies any VerticalNet Link or the URL associated with such VerticalNet Link, it shall furnish a representation of same to Neoforma, which Neoforma shall substitute for the prior version within two days after receipt thereof. VerticalNet shall have final approval over all VerticalNet Links on the Neoforma Site.

     9.4 Neoforma hereby grants VerticalNet a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, right and license to link to the Neoforma Sites through a Neoforma Link. Neoforma shall furnish VerticalNet with a full color representation of each Neoforma Link at least two days prior to its scheduled placement on the Co-Branded Sites or a VerticalNet Medical Online Community. If Neoforma subsequently modifies any Neoforma Link or the URL associated with such Neoforma Link, it shall furnish a representation of same to VerticalNet, which VerticalNet shall substitute for the prior version within two days after receipt thereof. Neoforma shall have final approval over all Neoforma Links on the Co-Branded Sites or a VerticalNet Medical Online Community.

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     9.5 Except for the express rights granted to Neoforma under this Agreement, Neoforma acknowledges and agrees that the Intellectual Property of VerticalNet is and shall remain the sole property of VerticalNet and nothing in this Agreement shall confer in Neoforma any right of ownership or license rights in VerticalNet's Intellectual Property. In addition, Neoforma shall not now or in the future contest the validity of VerticalNet's Intellectual Property.

     9.6 Except for the express rights granted to VerticalNet under this Agreement, VerticalNet acknowledges and agrees that the Intellectual Property of Neoforma is and shall remain the sole property of Neoforma and nothing in this Agreement shall confer in VerticalNet any right of ownership or license rights in Neoforma's Intellectual Property. In addition, VerticalNet shall not now or in the future contest the validity of Neoforma's Intellectual Property.

     9.7 Neoforma agrees to use the VerticalNet Marks in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with good trademark practices including, but not limited to, protecting the value of the goodwill residing in such Intellectual Property.

     9.8 VerticalNet agrees to use the Neoforma Marks in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with good trademark practices including, but not limited to, protecting the value of the goodwill residing in such Intellectual Property.

     9.9 Except as explicitly set forth herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing either Party from developing other co-branded versions of its materials, data, information and content.

10. COMMERCIAL TERMS

     10.1 DEVELOPMENT FEE. On the Effective Date, Neoforma shall pay to VerticalNet a one-time, non-refundable fee in the amount of [*] in consideration of VerticalNet's design, development and implementation of the Co-Branded Sites pursuant to Sections 4.1  [CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER] and 5.1  [CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION SITE], respectively.

     10.2 PROMOTIONAL FEES. In consideration of the performance by VerticalNet of its obligation to promote the Neoforma Shop, Neoforma Plan and Neoforma Auction under Section 8.2  [REGISTRATION], Neoforma shall pay to VerticalNet a promotional fee equal to [*], payable in eight equal quarterly and non-refundable installments of [*], with the first installment payable on the Effective Date, the second installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date, the third installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date, the fourth installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date, the fifth installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date, the sixth installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date, the seventh installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date and the eighth and final installment payable on the [*] month anniversary of the Effective Date.

     10.3 MEDICAL PRODUCTS LISTINGS.

             10.3.1 During each 12 month period during the Initial Term that commences on the Effective Date or an anniversary of the Effective Date (each, a Contract Year),

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commissions shall accrue in an amount equal to [*] of any Medical Products Net Revenues during such Contract Year resulting from (a) any VerticalNet Medical Products Listing or (b) any Neoforma Medical Products Listing for which VerticalNet was the Transaction Origination Party. From and after the point when such accrued commissions equal [*] in any Contract Year (such [*] of accrued commissions shall not be payable by Neoforma), Neoforma shall pay to VerticalNet commissions equal to [*] of any Medical Products Net Revenues during such Contract Year resulting from (a) any VerticalNet Medical Products Listing or (b) any Neoforma Medical Products Listing for which VerticalNet was the Transaction Origination Party.

             10.3.2 After the Initial Term, Neoforma shall pay to VerticalNet commissions equal to [*] of any Medical Products Net Revenues during such Contract Year resulting from (a) any VerticalNet Medical Products Listing or (b) any Neoforma Medical Products Listing for which VerticalNet was the Transaction Origination Party.

     10.4 LABORATORY PRODUCTS LISTINGS. During the Term, VerticalNet shall pay to Neoforma commissions equal to [*] of any Laboratory Products Net Revenues during such Contract Year resulting from (a) any Neoforma Laboratory Products Listing or (b) any VerticalNet Laboratory Products Listing for which Neoforma was the Transaction Origination Party.

     10.5 CO-BRANDED SITES.

             10.5.1 CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER. VerticalNet will pay Neoforma [*] of the Career Center Gross Margin. Career Center Gross Margin shall mean the listing fees related to the Neoforma Career Content and e-commerce revenue derived during the Term from users of the Co-Branded Career Center (less Deductibles).

             10.5.2 CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER. VerticalNet will pay Neoforma [*] of the Training and Education Gross Margin. Training and Education Gross Margin shall mean the listing fees related to the Neoforma T&E Content and e-commerce revenue derived during the Term from users of the Co-Branded Training and Education Center (less Deductibles).

     10.6 ADVERTISING REVENUE.

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             10.6.1 Except as set forth in Section 10.6.4  [ADVERTISING REVENUE], during the Term, VerticalNet shall not share any revenue derived from advertisements hosted on any VerticalNet Site with Neoforma; provided, however, that if Neoforma brings VerticalNet a Qualified Ad Lead (as defined below) for a new customer that turns into a sale of advertising on a VerticalNet Medical Online Community, VerticalNet shall pay to Neoforma a commission of [*] of the Net Advertising Revenue resulting from such sale of advertising. As used in this Section 10.6.1  [ADVERTISING REVENUE], a Qualified Ad Lead shall mean a customer referred to VerticalNet by Neoforma that is not, at the time of referral, a customer of VerticalNet, and which customer has agreed to place an advertisement on a VerticalNet Medical Online Community on the terms and conditions contained in VerticalNet's then current advertising policies.

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             10.6.2 VerticalNet shall have the first right to sell renewals of Advertising originally sold by VerticalNet on the Neoforma Sites until 30 days after the then current term of such Advertising expires.

             10.6.3 Neoforma shall pay to VerticalNet a commission of [*] of the Net Advertising Revenue received during the Term for the initial placement and renewals of Advertising sold by VerticalNet on the Neoforma Sites. In addition, if Neoforma sells Advertising to a third party on the Neoforma Sites independently from VerticalNet and if Neoforma previously rejected Advertising by such party when proposed by VerticalNet pursuant to Section 7.1.3  [ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE NEOFORMA SITE], or terminated without cause a prior agreement with such third party that had resulted from such a proposal by VerticalNet, then Neoforma shall pay [*] of the Net Advertising Revenue resulting from such Advertising during the Term to VerticalNet. Neoforma shall provide prompt notice to VerticalNet of each advertiser that has agreed with Neoforma to place an advertisement on a Neoforma Site.

             10.6.4 VerticalNet shall pay to Neoforma a commission of [*] of the Net Advertising Revenue received by VerticalNet during the Term for Advertising on the Co-Branded Sites.

     10.7 PAYMENT TERMS. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall provide the other Party with all amounts due under this Agreement for the prior calendar quarter within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter during the Term. Each payment shall be accompanied by a statement detailing the amount of applicable gross revenue received, the calculation of the amount due to the other Party and the amount of the payment accompanying such statement. All payments due to either Party hereunder shall be made in immediately available U.S. funds, without set-off or counterclaim, less any taxes, duties, charges, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature imposed or levied by any governmental taxing or other authority.

     10.8 TAXES. All payments required under this Agreement are exclusive of federal, state, local and foreign taxes, duties, tariffs, levies and similar assessments. When applicable, such taxes shall appear as separate items on a Party's invoice or statement of the other Party. Payment of such taxes or charges shall be the responsibility of the Party whose obligation it is under this Agreement to make the payment in respect of which such taxes are assessed, excluding any taxes based upon the other Party's net income. In lieu thereof, a Party shall provide the other Party with a tax or levy exemption certificate acceptable to the taxing or levying authority.

     10.9 AUDITS. During the 18-month period following the payment by one Party of any amount due under this Agreement to the other Party, the Party receiving payment (the Auditing Party) shall have the right, at its own expense, to have an independent Big Five accounting firm (the Auditor) audit the financial records of the other Party (the Audited Party) relating to such payment to verify the accuracy of the Audited Party's financial records in order to verify the amount of the payments owed and/or paid. The Auditing Party may cause the Auditor to perform such an audit not more than once in any 12-month period, unless a prior audit within the past two years revealed that the amount owed by the Audited Party to the Auditing Party was underpaid in excess of 8% of the amount owed, in which case an audit may be performed no more frequently than twice in any 12-month period. If the amount owed by the Audited Party to

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the Auditing Party was underpaid, the Audited Party shall pay the additional amount owed and all accrued interest thereon to the Auditing Party within 15 days of notice of such underpayment to the Audited Party. If the amount owed by the Audited Party to the Auditing Party was underpaid in excess of 10% of the amount owed, the fees of such audit shall also be paid to the Auditing Party within 15 days of notice of such to the Audited Party. If the amount owed by the Audited Party to the Auditing Party was overpaid, the Auditing Party shall return the excess amount paid to the Auditing Party within 15 days of notice of such underpayment to the Auditing Party. The Auditing Party shall give reasonable advance written notice to the Audited Party, and each audit shall be conducted during normal business hours and in a manner that does not cause unreasonable disruption to the conduct of business by the Audited Party.

     10.10 INTEREST. All payments not paid by the date such payments are due shall bear interest from the due date to the date payments are actually paid at the rate of the lower of (a) 1% per month or (b) the maximum rate permitted by law.

11. TERM AND TERMINATION

     11.1 AUTOMATIC RENEWAL. This Agreement will automatically renew at the end of the Initial Term or a subsequent renewal term on a year to year basis (each, a Renewal Term), unless either Party notifies the other at least 30 days prior to the end of the Initial Term or then current Renewal Term, as applicable, of its intention not to renew this Agreement (a Termination Notice).

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     11.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party in the event any material breach of a material term of this Agreement by such other Party that remains uncured 30 days in the case of a breach of a payment obligation, or 45 days for all other breaches, after notice of such breach was received by such other Party; provided, however that if such breach is not reasonably capable of cure within the applicable cure period, the breaching Party shall have an additional 180 days to cure such breach so long as the cure is commenced within the applicable cure period and thereafter is diligently prosecuted to completion as soon as possible.

     11.3 UPON TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement, (a) each Party's liability for any charges, payments or expenses due to the other Party that accrued prior to the date of termination shall not be extinguished by termination, and such amounts (if not otherwise due on an earlier date) shall be immediately due and payable on the termination date; (b) VerticalNet shall be responsible for all charges, payments or expenses incurred by it in connection with the removal of the Neoforma Links, Neoforma Content and Neoforma Product Listings from the Co-Branded Sites and all other VerticalNet Sites; (c) Neoforma shall be responsible for all charges, payments or expenses incurred by it in connection with the removal of the VerticalNet Links, VerticalNet Content and VerticalNet Product Listings from the Neoforma Sites; (d) all rights of Neoforma to use, display, reproduce or publish the VerticalNet Marks shall immediately cease, (e) all rights of VerticalNet to use, display, reproduce or publish the Neoforma Marks shall immediately cease, (f) all rights of Neoforma to use, display, reproduce and transmit the VerticalNet Content and VerticalNet Product Listings shall immediately cease and Neoforma shall, at VerticalNet's cost, return one copy of the VerticalNet Content and VerticalNet Product Listings for Medical Products to VerticalNet in electronic format and destroy all other copies of

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such content, (g) all rights of VerticalNet to use, create derivative works of, reproduce, display, perform and transmit the Neoforma Content and Neoforma Product Listings shall immediately cease and VerticalNet shall, at Neoforma's cost, return one copy of the Neoforma Content and the Neoforma Product Listings for Laboratory Products to Neoforma in electronic format and destroy all other copies of such content, (h) all rights of VerticalNet to arrange for the sale of advertising on the Neoforma Sites shall immediately cease, (i) VerticalNet shall retain ownership of the domain names and URLs at which the VerticalNet Sites (including, but not limited to, the Co-Branded Sites) are located, and (j) Neoforma shall retain ownership of the domain names and URLs at which the Neoforma Sites (including, but not limited to Neoforma Plan and Neoforma Shop) are located. If a Termination Notice is sent, the parties shall promptly meet to discuss a phase-out of the Co-Branded Sites and all Links and transfers of Product Listings set forth herein.

12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     12.1 NEGOTIATION AND ESCALATION. If any controversy or claim arises relating to this Agreement, the Parties will attempt in good faith to negotiate a solution to their differences, including progressively escalating any controversy or claim through senior levels of management. If negotiation does not result in a resolution within 30 days of when one Party first notifies the other of the controversy or claim, either Party may resort to arbitration under Section 12.2  [ARBITRATION].

     12.2 ARBITRATION. Any controversy or claim between the Parties concerning any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement or performance or nonperformance of any obligation under this Agreement which cannot be resolved by negotiation will be resolved by binding arbitration under this Section 12.2  [ARBITRATION] and the then-current Commercial Rules and supervision of the American Arbitration Association (the AAA). If any part of this Section 12.2  [ARBITRATION] is held to be unenforceable, it will be severed and will not affect either the duty to arbitrate or any other part of this Section 12.2  [ARBITRATION]. The arbitration will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before a sole disinterested arbitrator who is knowledgeable in business information and the Internet and experienced in handling commercial disputes. The arbitrator shall be appointed jointly by the Parties hereto within 30 days following the date on which the arbitration is instituted. If the Parties are unable to agree upon the arbitrator within such 30-day period, the AAA shall be instructed to select such arbitrator within 15 days thereafter. The arbitrator's award will be final and binding and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive or exemplary damages, or any damages excluded by, or in excess of, any damage limitations expressed in this Agreement. Issues of arbitrability will be determined in accordance solely with the federal substantive and procedural laws relating to arbitration; in all other respects, the arbitrator will be obligated to apply and follow the substantive law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

     12.3 EQUITABLE RELIEF. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of an alleged violation of Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY] of this Agreement by either Party, the Party alleging such a violation may seek temporary injunctive or other appropriate equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction pending appointment of an arbitrator. The Party requesting such relief shall simultaneously file a demand for arbitration of the dispute, and shall

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request that the American Arbitration Association proceed under its rules for an expedited hearing.

     12.4 COSTS. Unless the arbitrator, if any, determines otherwise, each Party will bear its own attorneys' fees and other costs associated with the negotiation and arbitration provided for by this Article 12  [DISPUTE RESOLUTION], except that costs and expenses of the arbitrators shall be shared equally. If court proceedings to stay litigation or compel arbitration are necessary, the Party who unsuccessfully opposes such proceedings will pay all associated costs, expenses and attorneys' fees that are reasonably incurred by the other Party.

     12.5 TWO YEAR LIMITATION. Except for claims under Sections 15.4  [INDEMNIFICATION BY NEOFORMA] and 15.5  [INDEMNIFICATION BY VERTICALNET] hereof, neither Party may bring a claim or action regardless of form, arising out of or related to this Agreement, including any claim of fraud or misrepresentation, more than two years after the cause of action accrues or

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becomes known, whichever is later.

     12.6 CONFIDENTIALITY. In order to facilitate the resolution of controversies or claims between the Parties with respect to each Party hereto, such controversies or claims, including details regarding negotiations, arbitration and settlement terms, shall be treated as Confidential Information of the other Party hereto in accordance with Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY].

     12.7 REMEDIAL MEASURES. In the event of (a) any material remediable breach of this Agreement by the other Party which remains uncured 30 days after notice of such breach (other than a breach of a payment obligation) was received by the other Party or (b) any material breach which cannot be cured, the non-breaching Party may take reasonable remediable measures at the cost of the breaching Party without prejudice and in addition to any other rights arising from such breach. In addition, the non-breaching Party shall take reasonable steps to mitigate damages arising out of such breach.

13. CONFIDENTIALITY

     13.1 CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS. Except as permitted elsewhere under this Agreement, each Party agrees to take Reasonable Steps (as defined below) (a) to receive and maintain the Confidential Information of the other Party in confidence, (b) not to disclose such Confidential Information to any third parties and (c) to promptly notify the disclosing Party upon learning of any law, rule, regulation or court order that purports to compel disclosure of any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party and to reasonably cooperate with the disclosing Party in the exercise of the disclosing Party's right to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. Neither Party hereto shall use all or any part of the Confidential Information of the other Party for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Parties will take Reasonable Steps (as defined below) to ensure that their employees, representatives and agents comply with this provision. As used herein, Reasonable Steps means at least the same degree of care that the receiving Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information, and, in no event, no less than reasonable care.

     13.2 EXCLUSIONS. Nothing contained herein shall prevent a Party from disclosing Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable law, rule, regulation or court order; provided, however, that such Party complies with the notice provisions of Section 13.1(c)  [CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS] to the

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extent permissible under applicable laws, rules, regulations or court orders. Such disclosure shall not alter the status of such information hereunder for all other purposes as Confidential Information.

     13.3 TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement, all Confidential Information shall be returned to the disclosing Party or destroyed unless otherwise specified or permitted elsewhere under this Agreement. The confidentiality obligations contained in this Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY] shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of three years.

     13.4 INJUNCTION. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY] are reasonable and necessary to protect the other Party's interests in its Confidential Information, that any breach of the provisions of this Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY] may result in irreparable harm to such other Party, and that the remedy at law for such breach may be inadequate. Accordingly, in the event of any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY] by a Party hereto, the other Party, in addition to any other relief available to it at law, in equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief restraining the breaching Party from engaging in and/or continuing any conduct that would constitute a breach of this Article 13  [CONFIDENTIALITY], without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting a bond or other security.

     13.5 PUBLICITY. Except as may be required by applicable laws, rules or regulations (including those arising under any securities laws), neither Party will originate any publicity, news release or other public announcement, written or oral, whether to the public press or otherwise, concerning the relationship between the Parties or the transactions described in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event disclosure is required by applicable law, rules or regulations, then the Party required to so disclose such information shall, to the extent possible, provide to the other Party for its approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) a written copy of such public announcement at least five business days prior to disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party shall have the right to make a press release with respect to its entering into this Agreement; provided that such Party provides to the other Party a copy of the proposed press release no less than five business days prior to its proposed release and that the contents of such press release shall be subject to the other Party's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

14. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Party hereby represents, covenants and warrants to the other Party that:

     14.1 It has the corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses granted herein and otherwise perform this Agreement;

     14.2 It is not a Party to any agreement or understanding and knows of no law or regulation that would prohibit it from entering into and performing this Agreement or that would conflict with this Agreement; and

     14.3 When executed and delivered by it, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with this Agreement's terms.

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15. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.

     15.1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, VERTICALNET HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR

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STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL VERTICALNET DELIVERABLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

     15.2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEOFORMA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL NEOFORMA DELIVERABLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

     15.3 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A BREACH BY EITHER PARTY OF ARTICLE 13, THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF NEOFORMA UNDER SECTIONS 15.4(c)  [INDEMNIFICATION BY NEOFORMA] AND (d) AND THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF VERTICALNET UNDER SECTION 15.5(c)  [INDEMNIFICATION BY VERTICALNET] AND (d), NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A BREACH BY EITHER PARTY OF ARTICLE 13, THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF NEOFORMA UNDER SECTION 15.4(c)  [INDEMNIFICATION BY NEOFORMA] AND (d) AND THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF VERTICALNET UNDER SECTION 15.5(c)  [INDEMNIFICATION BY VERTICALNET] AND (d), EACH PARTY'S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HEREUNDER SHALL NOT EXCEED $1,000,000.

     15.4 INDEMNIFICATION BY NEOFORMA. Neoforma shall indemnify and hold harmless VerticalNet and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, costs, expenses and disbursements, including without limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of investigating, preparing or defending any action, suit, proceeding or investigation asserted by a third party, caused by, relating to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with (a) any breach by Neoforma of the representations, warranties or agreements made by it under this Agreement, (b) negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct on the part of Neoforma or its Affiliates or its officers, directors, employees, agents or consultants, (c) any claim that the Neoforma Content, Neoforma Product Listings, Neoforma Sites or a Neoforma Mark violates, infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights or any other right of any third party, or (d) the use of a VerticalNet Mark or a VerticalNet Deliverable outside of the license rights granted herein.

     15.5 INDEMNIFICATION BY VERTICALNET. VerticalNet shall indemnify and hold harmless Neoforma and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all losses,

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claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, costs, expenses and disbursements, including without limitation, the costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of investigating, preparing or defending any action, suit, proceeding or investigation asserted by a third party, caused by, relating to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with (a) any breach by VerticalNet of the representations, warranties or agreements made by it under this Agreement, (b) negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct on the part of VerticalNet or its officers, directors, employees, agents or consultants, (c) any claim that the VerticalNet Content, VerticalNet Product Listings, VerticalNet Sites or a VerticalNet Mark violates, infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights or any other right of any third party, or (d) the use of a Neoforma Mark or a Neoforma Deliverable outside of the license rights granted herein.

     15.6 INDEMNITEE OBLIGATIONS. Each person seeking to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended and/or held harmless under Sections 15.4  [INDEMNIFICATION BY NEOFORMA] or 15.5  [INDEMNIFICATION BY VERTICALNET] (each, an Indemnitee) shall (a) provide the Party obliged to indemnify such Indemnitee with prompt written notice of any claim, suit, demand or other action for which such Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended or held harmless (each, a Claim), which notice shall include a reasonable identification of the alleged facts giving rise to such Claim; (b) grant such Party reasonable authority and control over the defense and settlement of any such Claim; and (c) reasonably cooperate with such Party and its agents in defense of any such Claim. Each Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense of any Claim for which such Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended or held harmless, by using attorneys of such Indemnitee's choice, at such Indemnitee's expense. Any settlement of a Claim for which any Indemnitee seeks to be reimbursed, indemnified, defended or held harmless under this Article shall be subject to the prior written approval of such Indemnitee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

     15.7 ESSENTIAL PART OF BARGAIN. The Parties acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations set forth in this Article 15  [DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, LIMITATION OF LI...] are an essential element of this Agreement between the Parties and that the Parties would not have entered into this Agreement without such disclaimers and limitations.

16. MISCELLANEOUS

     16.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

     16.2 NO ASSIGNMENT. Except as otherwise set forth herein, neither Party shall transfer, assign or cede any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld at the other Party's reasonable business discretion; provided, however, that either Party may transfer this Agreement without prior written consent of the other Party to an Affiliate or in connection with a merger or sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of such Party.

     16.3 GOOD FAITH. The Parties undertake to display to each other the utmost good faith, consistent with their respective rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement.

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     16.4 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. In connection with this Agreement, each Party is an independent contractor. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, create an employer-employee, agency, joint venture or partnership relationship between the Parties. Neither Party shall have any authority to act

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for or to bind the other Party in any way, to alter any of the terms or conditions of any of the other Party's standard forms of invoices, sales agreements, warranties or otherwise, or to warrant or to execute agreements on behalf of the other or to represent that it is in any way responsible for the acts, debts, liabilities or omissions of the other Party.

     16.5 NOTICES. All notices, reports, payments and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement (each, a Notice) shall be in writing and shall be given either by personal delivery against a signed receipt, by express delivery using a nationally recognized overnight courier, or by facsimile. All Notices shall be properly addressed as follows, or to such other addresses as may be specified in a Notice given hereunder:

If to VerticalNet:                          with a copy to:

  Attn: General Counsel                       Attn: Mario V. Shaffer      VerticalNet, Inc.                           VerticalNet, Inc.      700 Dresher Road, Suite 100                 700 Dresher Road, Suite 100      Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044                 Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044      Fax No.: (215) 443-3336                     Fax No.: (215) 784-1960

If to Neoforma:                             with a copy to:

  Attn: Chief Financial Officer               Attn: Ralph M. Pais, Esq.      Neoforma, Inc.                              Fenwick & West LLP      3255-7 Scott Boulevard                      Two Palo Alto Square      Santa Clara, CA 95054                       Palo Alto, CA 94306      Fax No.: 408-549-6211                       Fax No.: 650-494-1417

A Notice shall be deemed to be effective upon personal delivery or, if sent via overnight delivery, upon receipt thereof. A Notice sent via facsimile is deemed effective on the same day (or if such day is not a business day, then on the next succeeding business day) if such facsimile is sent before 5:00 p.m. Philadelphia time and on the next day (or if such day is not a business day, then on the next succeeding business day) if such Notice is sent after 5:00 p.m. Philadelphia time.

     16.6 AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION. No subsequent amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Parties.

     16.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, proposals, arrangements and communications, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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     16.8 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) the same shall not effect the other terms or provisions of this Agreement, (b) such term or provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in the tribunal's opinion to render such term or provision enforceable, and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly, preserving to the fullest extent the intent and agreements of the Parties set forth herein and (c) such finding of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.

     16.9 NO WAIVER. Failure to enforce any term of this Agreement is not a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other term. No term or provision of this Agreement will be deemed waived and no breach excused unless such waiver or excuse is in writing and signed by the Party against whom enforcement of such waiver or excuse is sought.

     16.10 SURVIVAL. Sections 10.7  [PAYMENT TERMS]-10.10  [INTEREST], 11.3  [UPON TERMINATION] and 12-16; any payment obligations of the Parties hereunder accruing prior to the date of termination; and any other provision herein expressly surviving termination or necessary to interpret the rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the termination of the term of this Agreement will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

     16.11 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer benefits, rights or remedies unto any person or entity other than the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

     16.12 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives all rights a Party may have to a trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

     16.13 TITLES. The headings appearing at the beginning of the Sections contained in this Agreement have been inserted for identification and reference purposes only and shall not be used to determine the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The nomenclature of the defined terms in this Agreement shall only be used for the construction of this Agreement, and are not to be used for any other purpose, including, but not limited to, interpretation for accounting purposes.

     16.14 FORCE MAJEURE. Neither Party shall be held to be in breach of this Agreement by reason of a force majeure event, including, but not limited to, act of God, delay in transportation, fire, flood, earthquake, storm, war, act of a public enemy, civil commotion or any law, rule, regulation, order or other action by any public authority or any other matter reasonably beyond a Party's control. To the extent failure to perform is caused by such a force majeure event, such Party shall be excused from performance hereunder so long as such event continues to prevent such performance, and provided the non-performing Party takes all reasonable steps to resume full performance.

     16.15 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. Each Party shall comply with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations and obtain all necessary approvals, consents and permits required by the applicable

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agencies of the government of the jurisdictions that apply to its activities or obligations under this Agreement.

     16.16 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS, FACSIMILES. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when any one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, bear the signatures of both Parties hereto. For the purposes hereof, a facsimile copy of this Agreement, including the signature pages hereto, shall be deemed an original.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to the Agreement by their duly authorized representatives have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

VERTICALNET, INC.                           NEOFORMA.COM, INC.

By: /s/ MARIA V. SHAFFER                    By: /s/ FREDERICK RUEGSEGGER    --------------------------------            ---------------------------------    Maria V. Shaffer    Vice President, Business Development      and International                      Title:  CFO                                                   ------------------------------

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                                                                    EXHIBIT A

CATEGORIES OF LABORATORY PRODUCTS

PRODUCT GROUPING               PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION         POINTS TO - ----------------               ----------------------         ---------                                                          Analytical Instruments         Analytical Inst-other          Analytical Inst-other Analytical Instruments         Atomic Absorption              Atomic Absorption Analytical Instruments         Balances                       Balances Analytical Instruments         Chemistry Analyzers            Chemistry Analyzers Analytical Instruments         Chrom-Data                     Chrom-Data Analytical Instruments         Chrom-GC                       Chrom-GC Analytical Instruments         Chrom-HPLC                     Chrom-HPLC Analytical Instruments         Chrom-Other                    Chrom-Other Analytical Instruments         Chrom-TLC                      Chrom-TLC Analytical Instruments         Colorimeter                    Colorimeter Analytical Instruments         Computer Equipment             Computer Equipment Analytical Instruments         Electron Microscope            Electron Microscope Analytical Instruments         Electronics - Lab              Electronics - Lab Analytical Instruments         Elemental Analysis             Elemental Analysis Analytical Instruments         Infrared                       IR/UVVIS/XRAY Analytical Instruments         Mass Spectrometer              Mass Spectrometer Analytical Instruments         Particle Size                  Particle Size Analytical Instruments         pH / ISE                       pH / ISE Analytical Instruments         Physical Property Test         Physical Property Test Analytical Instruments         Polarimeter                    Polarimeter Analytical Instruments         Spectrophotometer              Spectrophotometer Analytical Instruments         Temperature Equip              Temperature Equip Analytical Instruments         Titrators                      Titrators Analytical Instruments         Universal Tester               Universal Tester Analytical Instruments         UV / VIS                       IR/UVVIS/XRAY Analytical Instruments         Viscometer                     Viscometer Analytical Instruments         X-Ray                          IR/UVVIS/XRAY Biotechnology                  Biotech-other                  Biotech-other Biotechnology                  Electrophoresis                Electrophoresis Biotechnology                  Fermenters                     Fermenters Biotechnology                  Microplates                    Microplates Biotechnology                  Molecular Biology              Molecular Biology Biotechnology                  Scintillation Counters         Scintillation Counters Clinical Laboratory            Clinical Lab - Other           Clinical Lab - Other Clinical Laboratory            Blood / Gas Analyzers          Blood / Gas Analyzers Clinical Laboratory            Blood Collection               Blood Collection Clinical Laboratory            Clinical Chemistry Analyzer    Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Clinical Laboratory            Hematology                     Hematology Clinical Laboratory            Medical Equipment              Medical Equipment Clinical Laboratory            Microbiology                   Microbiology

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                                                      Clinical Laboratory            Other Body Fluid Analyzer      Other Body Fluid Analyzer Clinical Laboratory            Slide Stainers                 Histology Glassware                      Beakers                        Beakers Glassware                      Bottles                        Bottles Glassware                      Condensers                     Condensers Glassware                      Flasks                         Flasks Glassware                      Funnels                        Funnels Glassware                      Glass-other                    Glass-other Glassware                      Tubes                          Tubes Glassware                      Vials                          Vials Lab Equipment                  Animal Care                    Animal Care Lab Equipment                  Antiques                       Antiques Lab Equipment                  Autoclaves                     Autoclaves Lab Equipment                  Baths, Water/Oil/Dry           Baths, Water/Oil/Dry Lab Equipment                  Books/Manuals                  Books/Manuals

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Lab Equipment                  Centrifuge                     Centrifuge Lab Equipment                  Chillers                       Chillers Lab Equipment                  Cleaners                       Cleaners Lab Equipment                  Critical Environments          Critical Environments Lab Equipment                  Digesters                      Digesters/Mixers Lab Equipment                  Environmental Chambers         Environmental Chambers Lab Equipment                  Evaporators                    Evaporators Lab Equipment                  Filtration                     Filtration Lab Equipment                  Fraction Collectors            Fraction Collectors Lab Equipment                  Freeze Dry/Lyoph               Freeze Dry/Lyoph Lab Equipment                  Freezers / Refrigerators       Freezers / Refrigerators Lab Equipment                  Fume Hoods                     Fume Hoods Lab Equipment                  Furnaces                       Furnaces Lab Equipment                  Furniture - Lab                Furniture - Lab Lab Equipment                  Glove Boxes                    Glove Boxes Lab Equipment                  Heating Apparatus              Heating Apparatus Lab Equipment                  Histology                      Histology Lab Equipment                  Hotplates / Stirrers           Hotplates / Stirrers Lab Equipment                  Incubators                     Incubators Lab Equipment                  Lab Equipment - Other          Lab Equipment - Other Lab Equipment                  Liquid Handling / Pipettors    Liquid Handling / Pipettors Lab Equipment                  Metallurgical                  Metallurgical Lab Equipment                  Microtomes                     Histology Lab Equipment                  Mixers                         Digesters/Mixers Lab Equipment                  Mobile Lab                     Mobile Lab Lab Equipment                  Motors                         Motors Lab Equipment                  Optics                         Optics Lab Equipment                  Ovens                          Ovens Lab Equipment                  Petroleum Lab                  Petroleum Lab Lab Equipment                  Pharmaceutical                 Pharmaceutical Lab Equipment                  Photography                    Photography

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                                                      Lab Equipment                  Process / Pilot                Process / Pilot Lab Equipment                  Pumps                          Pumps Lab Equipment                  Radioactivity                  Radioactivity Lab Equipment                  Recorders                      Recorders Lab Equipment                  Regulators / Gauges            Regulators / Gauges Lab Equipment                  Robotics                       Robotics Lab Equipment                  Safety                         Safety Lab Equipment                  Semi-Conductor                 Semi-Conductor Lab Equipment                  Shakers                        Shakers Lab Equipment                  Stirrers / Hotplates           Stirrers / Hotplates Lab Equipment                  Vacuum                         Vacuum Lab Equipment                  Valves / Fittings              Valves / Fittings Lab Equipment                  Water Purification             Water Purification LabSupplies                    Chemicals                      Chemicals LabSupplies                    Plasticware                    Plasticware LabSupplies                    Supplies                       Supplies Microscopes                    Image Analysis                 Image Analysis Microscopes                    Microscope Accessories         Microscope Accessories Microscopes                    Microscope Parts               Microscope Parts Microscopes                    Microscopes                    Microscopes Test/Measurement               Multimeter                     Multimeter Test/Measurement               Oscilloscopes                  Oscilloscopes Test/Measurement               Power Supply                   Power Supply Test/Measurement               Test/Meas-other                Test/Meas-other Test/Measurement               Timers/Controllers             Timers/Controllers Test/Measurement               Volt/Amp/Ohm Meters            Volt/Amp/Ohm Meters

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                                                                    EXHIBIT B

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                     [GRAPHIC OF WEB PAGE -- Features]

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                                                                    EXHIBIT C

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               [GRAPHIC OF WEB PAGE -- Vertical Side Pages]

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                  [GRAPHIC OF WEB PAGE -- Specialty Shop]

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                                                                    EXHIBIT D

LABORATORY PRODUCT LISTING TEMPLATE PRODUCT LISTING TEMPLATE

A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet containing the following columns:

Source: NEOFORMA INC, S-1/A, 12/2/1999





- ----------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- NAME        CATEGORY    MFG/BRAND      MODEL #    ORIGINAL ITEM PRICE    HEIGHT      WEIGHT - ----------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---------------------- ----------- -----------                                                                     NAME        CATG        FLDA           FLDB       FLDC                   FLDD        FLDE - ----------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---------------------- ----------- -----------

- ------------- ----------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------ CAPACITY      QUANTITY    STARTING BID   RESERVE PRICE    BID INCREMENTS(1)   START DATE/TIME(2) - ------------- ----------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------                                                                 FLDG          QNTY        MINB           RSRV             INCR                STRT - ------------- ----------- -------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------------

(1) default is [*] (2) default is today

- --------------- -------- -------------- -------- ----------- ---------------- ------------------ DURATION(3)     ITEM #   APPROX. AGE    SKU      LOCATION    SALESPERSON      DESCRIPTION - --------------- -------- -------------- -------- ----------- ---------------- ------------------                                                              DAYE            FLD1     FLD2           FLDF     FLDH        FLDI             DESC - --------------- -------- -------------- -------- ----------- ---------------- ------------------

(3) default is 7 days

- --------------- --------------------- -------- ----------- ------------------ ------------------ SELLER ID#      IMAGE LOCATION - --------------- --------------------- -------- ----------- ------------------ ------------------                                                                 SELL            IMAG - --------------- --------------------- -------- ----------- ------------------ ------------------

*Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the  Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the  omitted portions.    36

This page describes each of the fields used in the Excel spreadsheet for bulk uploads. Please put details in the spreadsheet named Bulk Upload Spreadsheet. It is very important that you do not change the field names or their order on the spreadsheet.

             - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME*             The title by which you want the item called. i.e. Sartorius Microbalance.                   This field is 60 characters long but more details will fit in the                   description section. The name needs to be descriptive and distinct. There                   cannot be two items with the same name. Add a delineating feature such as                   model number or size to the name. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CATEGORY*         This field requires a number not word. See the enclosed list. If you do not                   find a category that fits your product, please contact us. We can add                   categories. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MFG/BRAND         Manufacturer or brand name - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODEL #           Model number - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL ITEM     If known, this can be an incentive to buyers who then see your lower price. PRICE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEIGHT            Include feet or inches. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEIGHT            Include pounds or ounces. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPACITY          Specific information about the equipment i.e. x gallons/hr, y                   sheets/minute, etc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUANTITY*         This field requires only a number not each, case, etc. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STARTING          BID* This is the amount at which the bidding will start. It                   should be lower than your reserve price, if you set one.                   Please use whole dollars. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESERVE PRICE     This is the amount you wish to receive for your product. If you set a                   reserve price, your item cannot be sold for less than the reserve. Please                   use whole dollars. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BID               INCREMENTS* $5 is the default, but feel free to change this to                   reflect your product's price using whole dollars. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- START             DATE/TIME* This field must be filled out like the following                   example: 04/08/99 15:00 (MM/DD/YY 24:mm) A start time must be                   included. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DURATION*         The default for this field is 7 days. The options are 1, 3, 5, 7, 21 and 30. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM #            Catalog number if the product came from a manufacturer's or distributor's                   catalog - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPROX. AGE       New, used, demo, reconditioned - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKU               Each, box, case

Source: NEOFORMA INC, S-1/A, 12/2/1999





- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION          Where the equipment is currently located/resides. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALESPERSON       For PaperExchange.com internal tracking. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION       This field is only 1250 characters long. Use basic writing format here.                   Complete sentences are desired rather than a list of features. If you copy                   and paste from an outside source, please check to see that                   there are no tabs or returns in the paragraph. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SELLER ID#*       This is your six-digit ID number you received when you registered. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGE             LOCATION A picture of your item is very helpful in selling                   your item and will greatly enhance its listing appearance. The                   picture needs to be in JPEG or GIF format. You can send these                   on a separate disk or email if desired. Please enclose a list                   delineating which picture goes with which item. - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                   *  indicates required fields

               ** indicates fields with fieldnames to be determined and whose position                   within the columns is to be determined

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                                                                    EXHIBIT E

FORM OF CO-BRANDED CAREER CENTER

        [GRAPHIC OF WEB PAGE -- the global healthcare marketplace]

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                                                                    EXHIBIT F

FORM OF CO-BRANDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER

        [GRAPHIC OF WEB PAGE -- the global healthcare marketplace]

Source: NEOFORMA INC, S-1/A, 12/2/1999 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Covenant Not To Sue that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is a party restricted from contesting the validity of the counterparty’s ownership of intellectual property or otherwise bringing a claim against the counterparty for matters unrelated to the contract?

SOLUTION:
In addition, Neoforma shall not now or in the future contest the validity of VerticalNet's Intellectual Property.