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EXHIBIT 4.3  

 
  AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT    
    

        This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") is entered into as of June 29, 2003, between INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK (the "Rights Agent"), to the Rights Agreement between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, amended and restated on October 27, 1997 (the
"Rights Agreement"). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement. 

        WHEREAS, the Company proposes to enter into (a) an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2003 (as amended,
supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), among Gingko Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Gingko Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and the Company and (b) the Contingent Value Rights Agreement to be entered into on the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Merger Agreement by and among Parent, the Company and the Rights Agents (as defined therein) (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, the "CVR Agreement"); 

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Merger Agreement and the CVR Agreement and the terms and conditions
set forth therein and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, the Offer, any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the Merger and the issuance of the CVRs (as such terms are
defined in the Merger Agreement), are advisable and are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; 

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined, in connection with its contemplation of the Merger Agreement and the CVR
Agreement, that it is necessary and desirable to amend the Rights Agreement to exempt the Merger Agreement and the CVR Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without
limitation, the Offer, any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the Merger and the issuance of the CVRs, from the application of the Rights Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; 

        WHEREAS, Section 26 of the Rights Agreement provides that the Company and the Rights Agent may at any time supplement or amend the
Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights Certificates in order, among other things, to effect any change or modification which the Company may deem necessary or desirable; and 

        WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26, the Company hereby directs that the Rights Agreement should be amended as set forth in this
Amendment. 

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Rights Agent hereby agree as follows: 

        SECTION 1. Amendment to Section 1(a). Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended
and supplemented by adding the following sentence to the end thereof: 

	"Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Gingko, Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), nor Gingko Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent ("Merger Sub"), nor any of the Affiliates of Parent or Merger Sub shall become or be deemed to be an Acquiring Person as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery or performance of (A) the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of June 29, 2003, among Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") or (B) the Contingent Value Rights Agreement to be entered into on the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement by and among Parent, the Company and the Rights Agents (as defined therein) (as amended, supplemented, modified or replaced from time to time, the "CVR Agreement"), (ii) the consummation of the
Offer, any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the consummation of the Merger, or the issuance of the CVRs pursuant to the Offer or the Merger (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the consummation of any other transaction
contemplated in the Merger Agreement and/or the CVR Agreement, including the purchase of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Offer Price (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the Offer, the issuance of common
stock of the Company pursuant to any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the exchange of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or
(iv) the public announcement of any of the foregoing."

        SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 1(k). Section 1(k) of the Rights
Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following sentence to the end thereof: 

	"Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Stock Acquisition Date shall not occur or be deemed to have occurred as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery or performance of the Merger
Agreement or the CVR Agreement, (ii) the consummation of the Offer, any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the consummation of the Merger, or the issuance of the CVRs pursuant to the Offer or the Merger, (iii) the consummation of any other
transaction contemplated in the Merger Agreement and/or the CVR Agreement, including the purchase of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Offer Price pursuant to the Offer, the issuance of common stock of the Company
pursuant to any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the exchange of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or (iv) the public announcement of any of the
foregoing."

        SECTION 3. Amendment to Section 3. Section 3 of the Rights Agreement
is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following proviso to the end of the first sentence thereof: 

	"; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not occur or be deemed to have occurred as a result of (i) the approval, execution, delivery or performance of
the Merger Agreement or the CVR Agreement, (ii) the consummation of the Offer, any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the consummation of the Merger, or the issuance of the CVRs pursuant to the Offer or the Merger, (iii) the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated in the Merger Agreement and/or the CVR Agreement, including the purchase of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Offer Price pursuant to the Offer, the issuance of common stock of the Company
pursuant to any exercise of the Top-Up Option, the exchange of common stock of the Company for the payment and issuance of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or (iv) the public announcement of any of the
foregoing."

        SECTION 4. Amendment to Section 7(a). Section 7(a) of the Rights
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

	"        (a) Subject to Section 11(a)(iii) and (iv) and Section 23 hereof, the registered holder of any Right Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby
in whole or in part at any time after the Distribution Date upon surrender of the Right Certificate, with the form of election to purchase shares on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at its principal office or such other
office designated by it for such purpose, together with payment of the Purchase Price for each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share as to which the rights are exercised, at or prior to the earliest of (i) the time immediately prior to the
consummation of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (ii) the close of business on October 27, 2007 (the "Final Expiration Date"), and (iii) the date and time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23
hereof; such earlier date and time being referred to herein as the "Expiration Date."

        SECTION 5. Amendment to Section 28. Section 28 of the Rights
Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following sentence to the end thereof: 

	"Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any holder of Rights or any other Person any legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Agreement in connection with any
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement."

        SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date
first written above, as if executed on such date. 

        SECTION 7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State
of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State. 

        SECTION 8. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the Amendment and the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no
way be affected, impaired or invalidated. 

        SECTION 9. Notice. The Rights Agent and the Company hereby waive any notice requirement with respect to
each other under the Rights Agreement, if any, pertaining to the matters covered by this Amendment. 

        SECTION 10. No Other Effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall not by
implication or otherwise be supplemented or amended by virtue of this Amendment, but shall remain in full force and effect, as amended hereby. 

        SECTION 11. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such
counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

[signature
page follows] 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written. 

	Attest:	 	INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC.
	

By:	
 	

/s/  ROBIN BERGMAN      	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  ANDY BALBIRER      
	

Name:	
 	

Robin Bergman	
 	

Name:	
 	

Andy Balbirer
	

Title:	
 	

Assistant Secretary	
 	

Title:	
 	

Chief Financial Officer
	

Attest:	
 	
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
	

By:	
 	

/s/  RONALD RODRIGUEZ      	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  JAMES R. FOX      
	

Name:	
 	

Ronald Rodriguez	
 	

Name:	
 	

James R. Fox
	

Title:	
 	

Vice President	
 	

Title:	
 	

Vice President

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Exhibit 10.1  

 
 

ON COMMAND CORPORATION
  AMENDMENT NO. 4    
    

        AMENDMENT NO. 4 (this "Amendment"), dated as of June 27, 2003, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of
July 18, 2000, by and among ON COMMAND CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders party thereto, TORONTO DOMINION
(TEXAS), INC. and FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as the Documentation Agents, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Syndication Agent, THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC., as the Swingline Lender, and THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, as the Issuing Bank and as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders thereunder (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 27, 2001, Amendment No. 2, dated
as of November 14, 2001, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 28, 2003, the "Credit Agreement"). 

RECITALS  

        Except as otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used herein that are not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, and pursuant to Section 9.8 of the Credit Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

        1.     Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is amended to replace the chart contained in the definition of "Applicable Margin" with the following: 

	Leverage Ratio
 
	 	Eurodollar Margin
	 	ABR Margin
	 
	Category 1	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00	 	3.500	%	2.500	%
	Category 2	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but less than 3.50 to 1.00	 	3.000	%	2.000	%
	Category 3	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 but less than 3.00 to 1.00	 	2.625	%	1.625	%
	Category 4	 	 	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00	 	1.875	%	0.875	%
	Category 5	 	 	 	 	 
	Less than 2.00 to 1.00	 	1.125	%	0.125	%

        2.     Section 2.6(b) of
the Credit Agreement is amended to replace the chart contained therein with the following: 

	Leverage Ratio
 
	 	Facility Fee Rate
	 
	Category 1	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00	 	0.500	%
	Category 2	 	 	 
	Less than 3.00 to 1.00	 	0.375	%

 

        3.     Section 6.9
of the Credit Agreement is amended to replace the chart contained therein with the following: 

	Period
 
	 	Ratio

	November 14, 2001 through September 29, 2002	 	4.75 to 1.00
	September 30, 2002 through December 30, 2002	 	4.50 to 1.00
	December 31, 2002 through September 30, 2003	 	4.25 to 1.00
	October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003	 	3.50 to 1.00
	Thereafter	 	3.00 to 1.00

        4.     Article 3
of the Credit Agreement is amended to add a new Section 3.22 at the end thereof to read as follows: 

        3.22    Tax Shelter Regulations.    

The
Borrower does not intend to treat any or all of the Loans and/or Letters of Credit as being a "reportable transaction" (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4), except to the extent the Administrative Agent has been notified by the Borrower. In the event the Borrower determines to take any action inconsistent with such
intention, it will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof. If the Borrower so notifies the Administrative Agent, the Borrower acknowledges that one or more of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank
may treat its Loans and/or Letters of Credit or interests therein as part of a transaction that is subject to Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1, and such Lender or Lenders or
the Issuing Bank, as applicable, will maintain the lists and other records required by such Treasury Regulation. 

        5.     Section 5.4
of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the word "and" at the end of clause (d) thereof, to replace the period at the end of
clause (e) thereof with "; and" and to add a new clause (f) at the end thereof to read as follows: 

        (f)    Promptly
after the Borrower has filed an IRS Form 8886 or any successor form with the United Stated Internal Revenue Service, a duly completed copy of such form. 

        6.     Section 9.15
of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof: 

Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender may disclose without limitation of any kind, the "tax treatment" and "tax structure" (in
each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) that are provided to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided that
with respect to materials containing information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transactions as well as other information, this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the
material that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Loans, Letters of Credit and transactions contemplated hereby. 

        7.     Paragraphs
1 through 3 of this Amendment shall not become effective until: 

        (a)   the
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders; 

        (b)   the
condition precedent contained in paragraph 6(a) of Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 27, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2003, by and among On Command Corporation, the lenders party thereto, Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as the documentation
agents, Bank of America, N.A., as the syndication agent, and The Bank of New York, as the issuing bank and as the administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, shall have been satisfied; and 

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        (c)   the
Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Lender executing and delivering (without condition) this Amendment and Amendment No. 1
referenced in clause (b) above before 12:00 noon (New York City time) on June 27, 2003, a fee equal to 0.125% of such Lender's Revolving Loan Commitment and shall have received
payment, or confirmation of payment, of all other fees payable in connection with this Amendment, including legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Credit
Agreement and this Amendment to the extent an invoice for such legal fees and expenses has been presented to the Borrower. 

        8.     In
all other respects the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect. 

        9.     In
order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrower and the other Obligors each (a) certifies
that, immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all respects
with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on the date hereof, except as the context otherwise requires or as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents or this
Amendment, (b) certifies that, immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the Loan Documents, as amended, and
(c) agrees to pay all of the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and closing of this Amendment. 

        10.   Each
of the Borrower and the other Obligors (a) reaffirms and admits the validity, enforceability and continuing effect of all Loan Documents to which it is a
party, and its obligations thereunder, and (b) agrees and admits that as of the date hereof it has no valid defenses to or offsets against any of its obligations to the Administrative Agent or
any Lender under any Loan Document to which it is a party. 

        11.   Each
of the Borrower and the other Obligors, on its own behalf, and on behalf of its successors and assigns, releases, waives, and forever discharges the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and all of their officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all actions, causes of action, debts, dues, claims, demands, liabilities and obligations of
every kind and nature, both in law and equity, known or unknown, whether matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent arising from the beginning of the world through the date hereof with respect to
this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. 

        12.   This
Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which
when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed
counterpart of this Amendment. 

        13.   This
Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

        14.   The
parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 

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ON COMMAND CORPORATION

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT  

	

 	
 	

ON COMMAND CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  BERNARD G. DVORAK      

	 	 	Name:	 	Bernard G. Dvorak
	 	 	Title:	 	Sr. Vice President & CFO

	

AGREED AND CONSENTED:	
 	

 
	

ON COMMAND VIDEO CORPORATION

ON COMMAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

SPECTRADYNE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

HOTEL DIGITAL NETWORK, INC.	
 	

 
	

By:	
 	

/s/  PAMELA J. STRAUSS      
	
 	

 
	Name:	 	Pamela J. Strauss	 	 
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President	 	 

	

 	
 	

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  STEPHEN M. NETTLER      

	 	 	Name:	 	Stephen M. Nettler
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	

THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC., as a Lender and as Swingline Lender
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  JOHN C. LAMBERT      

	 	 	Name:	 	John C. Lambert
	 	 	Title:	 	Authorized Signer
	

 	
 	

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  JAMES T. GILLAND      

	 	 	Name:	 	James T. Gilland
	 	 	Title:	 	Managing Director
	 	 	 	 	 

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FLEET NATIONAL BANK
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  BRADLEY K. ROUSSEAU      

	 	 	Name:	 	Bradley K. Rousseau
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	

TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  DEBBIE A. GREENE      

	 	 	Name:	 	Debbie A. Greene
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  MARK GRONICH      

	 	 	Name:	 	Mark Gronich
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

BNP PARIBAS
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  OLA ANDERSSEN      

	 	 	Name:	 	Ola Anderssen
	 	 	Title:	 	Director
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  STEPHANIE ROGERS      

	 	 	Name:	 	Stephanie Rogers
	 	 	Title:	 	Vice President
	

 	
 	

CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  DOUGLAS E. ROPER      

	 	 	Name:	 	Douglas E. Roper
	 	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  JOHN W. CAMPBELL      

	 	 	Name:	 	John W. Campbell
	 	 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

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