Take Two Interactive Software Inc – ‘8-K’ for 3/18/98 – EX-1

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 1: 8-K         Current Report                                         4     14K 
 2: EX-1        Asset Purchase Agreement                              39    132K 
 3: EX-2        Certificate of Designation                            10     22K 
 4: EX-3        Registration Rights Agreement                         10     41K 

EX-1   —   Asset Purchase Agreement
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

dated as of March 10, 1998

 between

 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

 and

BMG ENTERTAINMENT NORTH AMERICA, a division of BMG MUSIC

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section                                                                     Page

ARTICLE I.....................................................................1 

DEFINITIONS...................................................................1 

ARTICLE II....................................................................7 

PURCHASE AND SALE.............................................................7 
SECTION 2.01.  Purchase and Sale of the Assets................................7 
SECTION 2.02.  Assumption of Liabilities......................................7 
SECTION 2.03.  Purchase Price; Adjustment to Purchase Price...................8 
SECTION 2.04.  Allocation of Purchase Price..................................10 
SECTION 2.05.  Receivables, License Payments.................................10 
SECTION 2.06.  Closing.......................................................10 

ARTICLE III..................................................................10 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING..........................................10 
SECTION 3.01.  General.......................................................10 
SECTION 3.02.  Closing Deliveries............................................11 

ARTICLE IV...................................................................11 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER..............................11 
SECTION 4.01.  Purchaser's Organization and Authority........................11 
SECTION 4.02   Capitalization................................................11 
SECTION 4.03.  Warrants and Options..........................................12 
SECTION 4.04.  No Conflict...................................................12 
SECTION 4.05.  Consents and Approvals........................................12 
SECTION 4.06.  Securities Reports; Financial Statements......................12 
SECTION 4.07.  Absence of Certain Changes or Events..........................13 
SECTION 4.08.  Litigation....................................................13 
SECTION 4.09.  Certificate of Designation....................................13 
SECTION 4.10.  Brokers.......................................................13 

ARTICLE V....................................................................13 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER.................................13 
SECTION 5.01.  Organization and Authority....................................13 
SECTION 5.02.  No Conflict...................................................14 
SECTION 5.03.  Consents and Approvals........................................14 
SECTION 5.04.  Litigation....................................................14 
SECTION 5.05.  Compliance with Laws..........................................15 
SECTION 5.06.  Contracts.....................................................15 
SECTION 5.07.  Employees.....................................................15 
SECTION 5.08   Tangible Personal Property....................................16 
SECTION 5.09.  Certain Representations.......................................16 

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SECTION 5.10.  Investment Intent.............................................16 
SECTION 5.11.  Securities Act................................................16 
SECTION 5.12.  Taxes.........................................................16 
SECTION 5.13.  Brokers.......................................................16 

ARTICLE VI...................................................................17 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS........................................................17 
SECTION 6.01.  Investigation.................................................17 
SECTION 6.02.  Access to Information.........................................17 
SECTION 6.03.  Publicity.....................................................17 
SECTION 6.04.  Confidentiality...............................................17 
SECTION 6.05.  Notice Preceding Compelled Disclosure.........................18 
SECTION 6.06.  Notification to Governmental Authorities......................18 
SECTION 6.07.  Bulk Transfer Laws............................................18 
SECTION 6.08.  Use of Name or Other Intellectual Property....................18 
SECTION 6.09.  Employees.....................................................19 
SECTION 6.10.  No Competition................................................19 
SECTION 6.11.  Voting of Designated Shares...................................20 
SECTION 6.12.  Audit.........................................................20 
SECTION 6.13.  Termination of Gametek Litigation.............................20 
SECTION 6.14.  Right of Set-off..............................................20 
SECTION 6.15.  Performance of Contracts......................................21 
SECTION 6.16.  Further Action................................................21 

ARTICLE VII..................................................................21 

TAX MATTERS..................................................................21 
SECTION 7.01.  Conveyance Taxes..............................................21 
SECTION 7.02.  Taxes.........................................................21 
SECTION 7.03.  Tax Reporting.................................................21 

ARTICLE VIII.................................................................22 

INDEMNITY....................................................................22 
SECTION 8.01.  Survival; Waiver..............................................22 
SECTION 8.02.  Seller Indemnification........................................22 
SECTION 8.03.  Purchaser Indemnification.....................................24 
SECTION 8.04.  No Rescission.................................................25 

ARTICLE IX...................................................................25 

GENERAL PROVISIONS...........................................................25 
SECTION 9.01.  Expenses......................................................25 
SECTION 9.02.  Notices.......................................................25 
SECTION 9.03.  Headings......................................................26 
SECTION 9.04.  Severability..................................................26 
SECTION 9.05.  Entire Agreement..............................................27 
SECTION 9.06.  Assignment....................................................27 
SECTION 9.07.  No Third-Party Beneficiaries..................................27 

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SECTION 9.08.  Amendment; Waiver.............................................27 
SECTION 9.09.  Governing Law.................................................27 
SECTION 9.10.  Consent to Jurisdiction.......................................27 
SECTION 9.11.  Counterparts..................................................28 

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A:          Administrative Services Agreement                           

Exhibit B-1:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Music and the Purchaser 

Exhibit B-2:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG EIV and the Purchaser   

Exhibit B-3:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Music Spain, S.A. and   
the Purchaser                           

Exhibit B-4:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Chile, S.A. and the     
Purchaser                               

Exhibit B-5:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Portugal, Actividades   
Audiovisuais, Lda. and the Purchaser    

Exhibit B-6:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Entertainment Mexico,   
S.A. de C.V. and the Purchaser          

Exhibit B-7:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Ariola Miller GmbH and  
the Purchaser                           

Exhibit B-8:        Assignment of Contracts between BMG Japan, Inc. and the     
Purchaser                               

Exhibit B-9:        Assignment of Contracts between Universum Film GmbH and     
the Purchaser                           

Exhibit B-10:       Assignment of Contracts between BMG Entertainment           
         International UK & Ireland Ltd. and the Purchaser

Exhibit B-11:       Assignment of Contracts between BMG France, S.A. and the    
Purchaser                               

Exhibit C:          Assumption Agreement made by the Purchaser in favor of the  
Seller and certain of its Affiliates    

Exhibit D:          Bill of Sale and Assignment between Seller and the Purchaser

Exhibit E:          Central Services Agreement                                  

Exhibit F:          Certificate of Designation                                  

Exhibit G:          Copyright Assignment                                        

Exhibit H:          Term Sheet for Employment Agreement for Benoit Deniau       

Exhibit I:          Term Sheet for Employment Agreement for David Strempel      

Exhibit J:          Term Sheet for Employment Agreement for Sam Houser          

Exhibit K:          Pick, Pack, Ship, Billing and Collection Agreement          

Exhibit L:          Reference Balance Sheet                                     

Exhibit M:          Registration Rights Agreement                               

Exhibit N:          Secondment Agreement                                        

Exhibit O:          Legal Opinion of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP                      

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SCHEDULE I                                                                      

PART A-1:                  Designated Contracts                           
PART A-2:                  All Other Contracts                            

SCHEDULE II                   Accounting Policies                               

SCHEDULE III                  Unrecouped Advance Value                          

SCHEDULE IV                   Inventory                                         

SCHEDULE V                    Book Values                                       

SCHEDULE VI                   Employee Bonuses                                  

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 DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Section 4.03:       Holders of Options, Warrants and Registration Rights        

Section 5.03:       Consents, Approvals and Authorizations                      

Section 5.04:       Litigation                                                  

Section 5.05:       Compliance with Laws                                        

Section 5.06(a):    Exceptions to Designated Contracts                          

Section 5.07(a):    Employees                                                   

Section 5.07(b):    Strikes, Slowdowns and Work Stoppages                       

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 10, 1998 between TAKE-TWO 
INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware company, having an office at 575         
Broadway, New York, New York 10012 (the "Purchaser") and BMG ENTERTAINMENT NORTH
AMERICA, a division of BMG MUSIC, a New York general partnership, having an     
office at 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (the "Seller"; the Seller and 
the Purchaser are sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the         
"Parties").                                                                     

W I T N E S S E T H:

  WHEREAS, the Seller and certain of its Affiliates (as defined below) are
engaged in, among other things, the business of distributing, developing and    
publishing Products (as defined below) (the "Business"); and                    

WHEREAS, the Seller wishes to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
wishes to purchase from the Seller, the Assets (as defined below) and assume    
certain liabilities of the Business, all upon the terms and subject to the      
conditions set forth herein.                                                    

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
and covenants hereinafter set forth, the Purchaser and the Seller hereby agree  
as follows:                                                                     

 ARTICLE I

 DEFINITIONS

 As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:                                                                       

 "Accounting Policies" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles, except as set forth in Schedule II.                                 

"Action" means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, proceeding or    
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority. An Action shall not be   
deemed to be "pending" with respect to any Person if such Person has not yet    
been served with a summons in connection therewith.                             

  "Adjusted Assets" means, as of any date of determination, (i) the sum of
Inventory Value plus Unrecouped Advance Value plus Tangible Personal Property   
Value less (ii) Balance Sheet Liabilities.                                      

"Adjustment Date Share Price" means the average per share price of the
Common Stock as traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market as of the Business Day     
immediately preceding the Closing Date.                                         

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"Administrative Services Agreement" means the Administrative Services 
Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Purchaser and the Seller, a   
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.                                  

   "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is   
controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.          

"Agreement" means this Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 10,
1998, between the Purchaser and the Seller.                                     

"Assets" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.                   

    "Assignments of Contracts" means the Assignments of Contracts, dated as of
the date hereof, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits B-1 through B- 
11.                                                                             

"Assumed Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.      

     "Assumption Agreement" means the Assumption Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, made by the Purchaser in favor of the Seller and certain of its         
Affiliates, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.                    

 "Balance Sheet Liabilities" means, as of any date of determination, the
aggregate liabilities of the Business determined in accordance with the         
Accounting Policies.                                                            

    "Bill of Sale and Assignment" means the Bill of Sale and Assignment, dated
as of the date hereof, between the Purchaser and the Seller, a copy of which is 
attached hereto as Exhibit D.                                                   

    "BMG EIV" means BMG Entertainment International Interactive and Video Ltd.

 "Business" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

     "Business Day " means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day
on which banks are required or authorized to be closed in the City of New York. 

     "Central Services Agreement" means the Central Services Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, between the Seller and the Purchaser, a copy of which is    
attached hereto as Exhibit E.                                                   

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"Certificate of Designation" means the Certificate of Designation with
respect to the Preferred Stock to be filed by the Purchaser with the Secretary  
of State of Delaware, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.          

"Closing" has the meaning specified in Section 2.06.                  

     "Closing Date" means the date this Agreement is executed or such other date
as the Purchaser and the Seller may mutually agree.                             

     "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through the
date hereof.                                                                    

"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Purchaser.               

"Confidential Information" has the meaning specified in Section 6.04. 

"Contracts" means, collectively, all of the contracts, licenses,      
sublicenses, agreements, leases, commitments, and sales and purchase orders as  
set forth in Part A-1 and Part A-2 of Schedule I.                               

     "Copyright Assignment" means the Copyright Assignment, dated as of the date
hereof, between the Purchaser and the Seller, with respect to the Product known 
as "Grand Theft Auto", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G.         

"Copyrights" means copyrights, copyright registrations, copyright     
applications, copyright renewals and similar rights owned by or licensed to the 
Seller and used exclusively in the conduct of the Business, to the extent of the
Seller's rights herein.                                                         

"Designated Contracts" means the Contracts set forth on Part A-1 of   
Schedule I.                                                                     

     "Designated Shares" means 1,850,000 shares of Preferred Stock (as it may be
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.03(b)).                                          

"Disclosing Party" has the meaning specified in 6.05.                 

   "Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule, dated as of the date
hereof and attached hereto.                                                     

"Employees" has the meaning specified in Section 5.07(a).             

"Final Closing Balance Sheet" has the meaning specified in Section    
2.03(b)(i).                                                                     

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   "Gametek Litigation" means the litigation in Germany between Gametek (UK)
Limited and BMG Ariola Miller GmbH relating to the Distribution Agreement dated 
as of August 1, 1995 between such parties.                                      

    "General Partner" means Bertelsmann Music Group Inc., a general partner of
the Seller.                                                                     

     "Governmental Authority" means any United States federal, state or local or
any foreign government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority,   
agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.      

"Indemnitee" has the meaning specified in Sections 8.02 and 8.03.     

"Independent Accounting Firm" has the meaning specified in Section    
2.03(b)(iii).                                                                   

"Initial Closing Balance Sheet" has the meaning specified in Section  
2.03(b)(i).                                                                     

"Inventory" means the finished goods inventory of Products.           

    "Inventory Value" means, as of any date of determination, the value of the
Inventory on such date determined in accordance with the Accounting Policies.   

"IP Entities" has the meaning specified in Section 6.08.              

  "Key Employee Term Sheets" means the binding Term Sheets, dated the date
hereof, between the Purchaser and each of Benoit Deniau, David Strempel and Sam 
Houser, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits H, I and J.             

"Key Employees" means Benoit Deniau, Sam Houser and David Strempel.   

    "Losses" means any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs and
expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties (including, without         
limitation, attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses) actually suffered or 
incurred by a person (including, without limitation, any Action brought or      
otherwise initiated by any person.                                              

"Loss Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.              

 "Material Adverse Effect" means any change in, or effect on, the Assets
that is materially adverse to the Business or the Assets, in each case taken as 
a whole after giving effect to this Agreement.                                  

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"NASDAQ" means The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.                          

"Parties" has the meaning specified in the recitals.                  

  "Permitted Disclosure" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.03.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust,           
unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group  
that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities    
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.                                               

 "Pick, Pack and Ship Agreement" means the Pick, Pack, Ship, Billing and
Collection Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Purchaser and the  
Seller, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit K.                        

 "Platforms" means, collectively, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Sega
Saturn.                                                                         

     "Preferred Stock" means shares of the Purchaser's Series A Preferred Stock.

"Product" means an interactive multimedia product, including, but not 
limited to, the software applications, text, photographs, audio or video        
segments, story line, characters, animation, graphics, charts, tables or any    
other content or materials incorporated into the product, and related user and  
system documentation.                                                           

"Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).        

  "Purchaser" has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

"Purchaser SEC Reports" has the meaning specified in Section 4.06.    

   "Reference Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet of the Seller, dated as
of January 31, 1998 and prepared in accordance with the Accounting Policies, a  
copy of which is set forth in Exhibit L hereto.                                 

"Reference Balance Sheet Date" means January 31, 1998.                

 "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of the date hereof between the Purchaser and the Seller, a copy of     
which is attached hereto as Exhibit M.                                          

"SEC" has the meaning specified in Section 4.06.                      

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    "Secondment Agreement" means the Secondment Agreement dated as of the date
hereof between the Purchaser and the Seller with respect to Gary Dale, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit N.                                          

"Seller" has the meaning specified in the recitals.                   

     "Specified Liabilities" means, collectively, (i) the payment obligations of
the Seller or its Affiliates pursuant to the Contracts were due as of the       
Closing Date (after all applicable grace periods), (ii) the bonuses to the      
Employees as set forth on Schedule VI, and (iii) the costs and liabilities      
relating to the specific litigation matters set forth in items 1 and 3 on       
Disclosure Schedule 5.04.                                                       

"Tangible Personal Property" means all computers, equipment, supplies,
furniture, personalty, rolling stock and other tangible personal property       
exclusively used in the Business and which is located in the United Kingdom,    
Germany or France; provided, that Tangible Personal Property shall not be deemed
to include, without limitation, (i) telephones, computer servers (other than the
computer server exclusively used in the Business and located in the United      
Kingdom) and fixtures, or (ii) any personal property exclusively used by Gary   
Dale or his assistant Joanne Green.                                             

"Tangible Personal Property Value" means $413,000.                    

  "Tax" or "Taxes" means any and all taxes or similar charges or levies of
any kind whatsoever (together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax and
additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any governmental or 
taxing authority.                                                               

"Third-Party Claims" has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.       

"Transaction Agreements" means, collectively, the Central Services    
Agreement, the Administrative Services Agreement, the Pick, Pack and Ship       
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Assumption Agreements, the    
Assignments of Contracts, the Bills of Sale and Assignment, the Copyright       
Assignment and the Key Employee Term Sheets.                                    

"Transferred Employees" means the Employees of the Business who have  
executed employment agreements with the Seller, as set forth on Part A-2 of     
Schedule I attached hereto.                                                     

"Unrecouped Advance Value" means, as of any date of determination, the
aggregate amount of unrecouped advances made by the Seller (and its Affiliates, 
as applicable) to the developers under the applicable Contracts.                

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ARTICLE II

 PURCHASE AND SALE

   SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Assets. Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Seller shall, or shall  
cause its applicable Affiliate to, sell, assign, transfer and convey to the     
Purchaser (or its designee), and the Purchaser (or its designee) shall purchase 
and acquire from the Seller (or its applicable Affiliate), all of the Seller's  
(or its applicable Affiliates') right, title and interest in and to the assets  
expressly set forth in this Section 2.01 (all such assets being referred to as  
the "Assets"):                                                                  

         (i) the Contracts (including, without limitation, all obligations set
forth therein);                                                       

(ii) the Copyrights;                                        

(iii) the Inventory;                                        

(iv) the Tangible Personal Property;                        

   (v) photocopies of all of the Seller's (and its Affiliates', as
applicable) books of account, general, financial and personnel records
(other than medical records) and other files and records pertaining   
exclusively to the Assets, wherever located.                          

 SECTION 2.02. Assumption of Liabilities. The Purchaser shall assume and
shall pay, perform and discharge when due all obligations and liabilities of the
Seller and its Affiliates, as the case may be, of whatever nature (whether fixed
or contingent, arising by law or by contract or otherwise) arising out of or    
relating to the Assets (all liabilities assumed pursuant to this Section 2.02   
being, the "Assumed Liabilities"), including, without limitation, the following 
liabilities:                                                                    

  (a) All liabilities relating to the Employees; provided, that the Seller
shall retain (i) all such liabilities relating to facts or circumstances        
arising, in their entirety, prior to the Closing, (ii) if such liabilities      
relate to facts and circumstances arising both before and after the Closing, all
such liabilities that are principally related to facts or circumstances arising 
before the Closing, and (iii) any termination or severance costs in connection  
with the termination of the Employees who do not choose to be, and are not at   
any time, employed by the Purchaser.                                            

     (b) All obligations and liabilities which are set forth on the Closing Date
Balance Sheet.                                                                  

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  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Purchaser
shall not be deemed to assume any of the Specified Liabilities.                 

SECTION 2.03. Purchase Price; Adjustment to Purchase Price. (a) The   
aggregate purchase price for the Assets payable by the Purchaser to the Seller  
shall be the Designated Shares, subject to adjustment as set forth in paragraph 
(b) of this Section (the "Purchase Price").                                     

 (b) The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment after the Closing
Date as specified in this Section 2.03(b).                                      

      (i) Final Closing Balance Sheets. At the Closing, the Seller shall
     deliver to the Purchaser an unaudited estimated balance sheet (the "Initial
     Closing Balance Sheet") as at the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with
     the Accounting Policies, subject to the amounts reflected thereon being the
    Seller's best estimates as of the Closing Date. Within thirty (30) days of
    the Closing Date the Seller shall prepare and deliver to the Purchaser, an
     unaudited balance sheet (the "Final Closing Balance Sheet") of the Business
as at the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with the Accounting    
Policies.                                                             

  (ii) Initial Purchase Price Adjustment. If the Adjusted Assets
  reflected on the Initial Closing Balance Sheet are less than $9,000,000,
     the number of shares of Preferred Stock comprising the Purchase Price shall
  be reduced by an amount equal to the quotient of (A) $9,000,000 less the
   Adjusted Assets reflected on the Initial Closing Balance Sheet divided by
(B) the Adjustment Date Share Price.                                  

      (iii) Disputes. Purchaser may dispute any amounts reflected on the
Final Closing Balance Sheet by delivering to Seller within twenty (20)
     Business Days of the Seller's delivery of the Final Closing Balance Sheet a
written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such  
     dispute; provided, however, that Purchaser may dispute amounts reflected on
  the Final Closing Balance Sheet (A) only to the extent the net effect of
 such disputed amounts in the aggregate would reduce the Adjusted Assets
   reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet to less than $9,000,000; and
(B) only on the basis that the amounts reflected on the Final Closing 
Balance Sheet were not arrived at in accordance with the Accounting   
Policies. If the Purchaser timely delivers to Seller a dispute notice 
   pursuant to this Section 2.03(b)(iii), the parties hereto shall negotiate
     in good faith to resolve such dispute, and any resolution by them as to any
  disputed amounts shall immediately be final, binding, and conclusive. If
  any such resolution leaves in dispute amounts the net effect of which in
   the aggregate would not reduce the Adjusted Assets reflected on the Final
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such amounts remaining in dispute shall then be deemed to have been   
resolved in favor of the Final Closing Balance Sheet delivered by the 
  Seller to the Purchaser. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution
with such effect within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt by the
Seller of the Purchaser's written notice of dispute, the parties shall
     submit the items remaining in dispute for resolution in accordance with the
     Accounting Policies to Price Waterhouse LLP (or, if such firm shall decline
    or is unable to act or is not, at the time of such submission, independent
 of both the Seller and the Purchaser, to another independent accounting
   firm of international reputation mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and
     the Seller) (either Price Waterhouse LLP or such other accounting firm, the
  "Independent Accounting Firm"), which shall, within thirty (30) Business
   Days after such submission, determine and report to the Purchaser and the
    Seller upon such remaining disputed items, and such report shall be final,
binding, and conclusive on the Seller and the Purchaser. The fees and 
     disbursements of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be allocated between
the Seller and the Purchaser in the same proportion that the aggregate
 amount of such remaining disputed items so submitted to the Independent
Accounting Firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by each such party (as
   finally determined by the Independent Accounting Firm) bears to the total
    amount of such remaining disputed items so submitted. No adjustment to the
   Purchase Price pursuant shall be made with respect to amounts disputed by
   the Purchaser, unless the net effect of the amounts successfully disputed
   by the Seller in the aggregate is to reduce the Adjusted Assets reflected
on the Final Closing Balance Sheet to less than $9,000,000.           

         (iv) Final Purchase Price Adjustment. The Final Closing Balance Sheet
shall be final, binding, and conclusive on the parties hereto on the  
    earlier of (A) the twentieth (20th) Business Day after delivery thereof by
     Seller to Purchaser if no dispute notice is delivered by Purchaser prior to
such date, and (B) the date on which all disputes thereof have been   
  resolved in accordance with Section 2.03(b)(iii). If the Adjusted Assets
    reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet are less than $9,000,000, the
  Seller shall, within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery of the Final
     Closing Balance Sheet being deemed final, binding, and conclusive, reconvey
to the Purchaser a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to the   
quotient of (A) (1) the lesser of (x) $9,000,000 and (y) the Adjusted 
Assets reflected on the Initial Closing Balance Sheet, less (2) the   
  Adjusted Assets reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet, divided by
(B) the Adjustment Date Share Price; provided, however, that if the   
  Adjusted Assets reflected on the Initial Closing Balance Sheet were less
     than $9,000,000 (i.e., an initial purchase price adjustment was made at the
Closing), and the Adjusted                                            

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  Assets reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet are greater than the
Adjusted Assets reflected on the Initial Closing Balance Sheet, the   
  Purchaser shall issue to the Seller within ten (10) Business Days of the
   Final Closing Balance Sheet being deemed final, binding, and conclusive a
  number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to the quotient of (A) (1) the
     lesser of (x) $9,000,000 and (y) the Adjusted Assets reflected on the Final
     Closing Balance Sheet less (2) the Adjusted Assets reflected on the Initial
Closing Balance Sheet, divided by (B) the Adjustment Date Share Price.

     SECTION 2.04. Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price, as adjusted
pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof (and all other capitalizable costs), shall be   
allocated among the various categories of Assets, in such manner as shall be    
negotiated and agreed by the Parties in good faith, in accordance with Section  
1060 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and all applicable  
provisions of state, local or foreign law. Each of the Parties hereto agrees to 
prepare and file all tax returns, including Form 8594, in a manner consistent   
with such allocation and to report this transaction for federal, state and      
foreign income tax purposes in accordance with such allocation of the Purchase  
Price and shall use its best efforts to sustain such allocation in any          
subsequent tax audit or dispute.                                                

SECTION 2.05. Receivables, License Payments. Notwithstanding anything 
herein to the contrary, the Seller (and its Affiliates) shall be entitled to all
proceeds and receivables generated from the Seller's (and its Affiliates')      
shipment of Products (for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section, 
gold masters shall not be deemed Products) prior to the Closing Date.           
Additionally, BMG shall be entitled to collect and retain all payments, whether 
made before or after the Closing, related to the (i) Assignment and Assumption  
Agreement, dated as of June 20, 1997, between BMG Interactive, Delphine Software
International S.A.R.L. and Electronic Arts, Inc.; (ii) Termination Agreement,   
dated as of June 21, 1997, between BMG Interactive and Pixel Multimedia Limited;
and (iii) Termination Agreement, dated as of June 30, 1997, between BMG         
Interactive and Engineering Animation, Inc.                                     

     SECTION 2.06. Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the sale and purchase of the Assets contemplated by this Agreement   
shall take place at a closing (the "Closing") to be held at the office of Levin 
& Srinivasan LLP, 1776 Broadway, Suite 1900, New York, New York 10019, at 10:00 
A.M. New York time on the Closing Date, or at such other place or at such other 
time or on such other date as the Seller and the Purchaser may mutually agree.  

 ARTICLE III

 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING

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   SECTION 3.01. General. The respective obligations set forth herein of the
Purchaser and the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated in this    
Agreement shall be conditioned on the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of
the condition set forth in Section 3.02 and the delivery at the Closing of the  
documents set forth in Section 3.02 hereof.                                     

SECTION 3.02. Closing Deliveries. At the Closing:                     

(a) The Purchaser, or its Affiliate, as applicable, the Seller, or its
Affiliate, as applicable, and all other applicable parties shall have entered   
into each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party;                 

  (b) The Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller (i) the stock certificates
evidencing the Designated Shares, in the name of the Purchaser, in form         
satisfactory to the Seller and with all required tax stamps affixed and (ii) a  
legal opinion from Tenzer Greenblatt LLP, a copy of which is attached hereto as 
Exhibit O; and                                                                  

  (c) The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a receipt for the Purchase
Price.                                                                          

ARTICLE IV

 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

    As an inducement to the Seller to enter into this Agreement, the Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:                        

  SECTION 4.01. Purchaser's Organization and Authority. The Purchaser is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and the execution, delivery and performance of this    
Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party are  
within the Purchaser's corporate powers and have been duly authorized on its    
part by all requisite action. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to  
which the Purchaser is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the     
Purchaser and (assuming due execution and delivery by all other parties         
signatory thereto) constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the    
Purchaser, subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy laws and the effect of   
laws limiting the rights of creditors generally.                                

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SECTION 4.02 Capitalization.                                          

  (a) The authorized capital stock of the Purchaser consists of 15,000,000
shares of voting Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which,
as of the Closing (after taking into account the issuance of the Designated     
Shares), 9,850,043 shares of voting Common Stock and 1,850,000 shares of        
Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which are duly authorized,  
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive     
rights created by statute, the Purchaser's certificate of incorporation or      
by-laws or any agreement to which the Purchaser is a party or is bound.         

(b) Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, the
Designated Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and       
non-assessable, and such Designated Shares will be owned by the Seller free and 
clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges, agreements,            
restrictions or other limitations on the Seller's voting rights, charges or     
other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, other than any restrictions arising
under applicable law, imposed by obligations or agreements to which the Seller  
is a party or under the Transaction Agreements.                                 

    SECTION 4.03. Warrants and Options. Except as set forth in Section 4.03 of
the Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants or other rights         
(including registration rights), agreements, arrangements or commitments to     
which the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries is a party of any character      
relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of, or other equity interests  
in, the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, or obligating the Purchaser or any
of its subsidiaries to grant, issue or sell any shares of the capital stock of, 
or other equity interests in, the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries.         

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SECTION 4.04. No Conflict. Assuming that all consents, approvals,     
authorizations and other actions described in Section 4.05 have been obtained,  
and except as may result from any facts or circumstances relating solely to the 
Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction        
Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party and the performance by the         
Purchaser of its obligations and duties under this Agreement and the Transaction
Agreements do not contravene or constitute a default under (a) to the           
Purchaser's knowledge, any provision of applicable law or regulation, or (b) the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of  
the Purchaser.                                                                  

 SECTION 4.05. Consents and Approvals. No action by, or in respect of or
filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to be taken by the Purchaser
for the execution delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement or
the Transaction Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party, except (a) where  
failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make   
such filing or notification, would not prevent the Purchaser from performing any
of its material obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements  
to which the Purchaser is a party and (b) as may be necessary as a result of any
facts or circumstances relating solely to the Seller.                           

SECTION 4.06. Securities Reports; Financial Statements. As of the date
hereof, (a) the Purchaser has filed all forms, reports, statements and other    
documents required to be filed with (i) the Securities and Exchange Commission  
(the "SEC") including, without limitation, (A) all Annual Reports on Form 10-K, 
(B) all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, (C) all proxy statements relating to    
meetings of shareholders (whether annual or special), (D) all reports on Form   
8-K, (E) all other reports or registration statements, and (F) all amendments   
and supplements to all such reports and registration statements (collectively,  
the "Purchaser SEC Reports") and (ii) any applicable, federal, state or foreign 
securities authorities; and (b) the Purchaser has complied with the filing      
requirements in all material respects regarding all forms, reports, statements  
and other documents required to be filed with any other applicable federal,     
state or foreign regulatory authorities including, without limitation, state    
insurance and health regulatory authorities. The Purchaser SEC Reports do not,  
as of the date they were filed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact 
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in  
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under   
which they were made, not misleading.                                           

    SECTION 4.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in
the Purchaser SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or as       
contemplated in this Agreement, there has not been any material adverse change  
in the Purchaser's business or in its financial condition.                      

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    SECTION 4.08. Litigation. No claim, action, proceeding or investigation is
pending which seeks to delay or prevent the consummation of the transactions    
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements to which the       
Purchaser (or its Affiliates) is a party, or which would be reasonably likely to
adversely affect or restrict the Purchaser's (or its Affiliates') ability to    
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such Transaction  
Agreements, as the case may be.                                                 

     SECTION 4.09. Certificate of Designation. Attached hereto as Exhibit F is a
true and complete copy of the Certificate of Designation.                       

SECTION 4.10. Brokers.                                                

No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage,  
finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions         
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements based on           
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.                             

 ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

    As an inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, the Seller
hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:                     

SECTION 5.01. Organization and Authority. (a) The Seller is a general 
partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of New York and the execution, delivery and performance of this    
Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which the Seller is a party are     
within the Seller's partnership powers and have been duly authorized on its part
by all requisite action. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which 
the Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and   
(assuming due execution and delivery by all other parties signatory thereto)    
constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Seller, subject to    
principles of equity, bankruptcy laws and the effect of laws limiting the rights
of creditors generally.                                                         

   (b) The General Partner is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The execution and 
delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements by the General  
Partner, on behalf of the Seller are within the General Partner's powers        
(corporate or otherwise) and have been duly authorized on its part by all       
requisite actions. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which the   
Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the General Partner, 
on behalf of the Seller, and (assuming due execution and delivery by all other  
parties signatory thereto) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of 
the Seller enforceable against the Seller in                                    

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accordance with its terms, subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy laws and 
the effect of laws limiting the rights of creditors generally.                  

SECTION 5.02. No Conflict. Assuming that all consents, approvals,     
authorizations and other actions described in Section 5.03 have been obtained,  
and except as may result from any facts or circumstances relating solely to the 
Purchaser, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction     
Agreements to which the Seller is a party and the performance by the Seller of  
its obligations and duties under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements  
to which the Seller is a party do not contravene or constitute a default under  
(a) to the Seller's knowledge, any provision of applicable law or regulation, or
(b) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational       
documents of the Seller.                                                        

SECTION 5.03. Consents and Approvals.                                 

Except as set forth in Section 5.03 of the Disclosure Schedule:       

(a) No action by, or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental  
Authority is required to be taken by the Seller for the execution, delivery and 
performance by the Seller of this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements to    
which the Seller is a party, except (i) where the failure to obtain such        
consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make such filing or           
notification, would not prevent the Seller from performing any of its material  
obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements to which the     
Seller is a party and would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) as may  
be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating solely to the   
Purchaser.                                                                      

(b) No action by, or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental  
Authority is required to be taken by the General Partner for the execution and  
delivery by the General Partner, on behalf of the Seller, of this Agreement or  
the Transaction Agreements to which the Seller is a party, except (i) where the 
failure to obtain such consent, approval. authorization or action, or to make   
such filing or notification, would not prevent the Seller from performing any of
its material obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements to  
which the Seller is a party and would not have a Material Adverse Effect and    
(ii) as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating     
solely to the Purchaser.                                                        

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SECTION 5.04. Litigation. Except as disclosed in Section 5.04 of the  
Disclosure Schedule, there are no Actions pending against the Seller relating to
any Assets that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller is not subject to any order, writ,        
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award relating to the Assets     
which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim, 
action, proceeding or investigation is pending which seeks to delay or prevent  
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the      
Transaction Agreement to which the Seller is a party, or which would be         
reasonably likely to adversely affect or restrict the Seller's ability to       
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such Transaction  
Agreements, as the case may be.                                                 

    SECTION 5.05. Compliance with Laws. To the best of the Seller's knowledge,
the Seller's use of the Assets is not in violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree applicable to the Seller and relating to the Assets or
by which any of the Assets are bound or affected, except (i) as set forth in    
Section 5.05 of the Disclosure Schedule and (ii) for violations the existence of
which would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.       

    SECTION 5.06. Contracts. (a) Except as disclosed in Section 5.06(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, each Designated Contract: (i) is valid and binding in      
accordance with its terms on the Seller, taking into account any oral           
modifications or waivers that do not substantially and materially impair the    
value of the Designated Contract as a whole, (ii) has not been breached by the  
Seller in any manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material       
adverse effect on the Purchaser's rights thereunder, (iii) is freely assignable 
to the Purchaser without penalty, (iv) has not been terminated by the Seller,   
and (v) true and complete copies of each Designated Contract have previously    
been made available to the Purchaser; provided, however, that the Seller does   
not represent or warrant in any respect the performance under any Designated    
Contract by any party thereto (other than the Seller), or any party whose       
services are furnished thereunder, after the date hereof.                       

 (b) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, Part A-2 of Schedule I lists
substantially all of the contracts, licenses, sublicenses, and agreements       
exclusively related to the Business (other than the Designated Contracts),      
except for omissions which would not be reasonably expected to have a Material  
Adverse Effect. To Tom McIntyre's and LaVerne Evans' actual knowledge, in each  
case without independent investigation, no notices of default have been received
by the Seller (or its applicable Affiliates) alleging a default by the Seller   
(or its applicable Affiliates) under any of the Contracts listed on Part A-2 of 
Schedule I, except for notices of default, the existence of which default would 
not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.                   

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SECTION 5.07. Employees. (a) Attached hereto as Section 5.07(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule is a true and complete list of all of the Seller's employees
to be transferred to the Purchaser as of the date hereof (collectively, the     
"Employees") in accordance with Section 6.09.                                   

     (b) Except as set forth on Section 5.07(b) of the Disclosure Schedule there
are no strikes, slowdowns, picketing or work stoppages in which the Employees   
are participating that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely 
to have a Material Adverse Effect.                                              

SECTION 5.08 Tangible Personal Property. (a) The value of the Tangible
Personal Property as of the date of the Closing shall not be less than $250,000,
as calculated using the values set forth for such Tangible Personal Property in 
Schedule V.                                                                     

(b) The Tangible Personal Property is free and clear of any security  
interest, pledge, mortgage, lien or encumbrance; provided, that the Seller shall
only be liable for any breach of the representation contained in this Section   
5.08(b) to the extent such breach causes the Adjusted Assets, as reflected on   
the Final Closing Balance Sheet, to be less than $9,000,000.                    

     SECTION 5.09. Certain Representations. (i) The Seller's financial situation
is such that it can afford to bear the economic risk of holding its interest in 
the Designated Shares for an indefinite period of time and can afford to suffer 
a complete loss of its investment in the Designated Shares, (ii) the Seller's   
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters are such that it is  
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Designated  
Shares, as contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) the Seller understands that
the Designated Shares are a speculative investment which involves a high degree 
of risk of loss of its investment therein and that there are substantial        
restrictions on the transferability of the Designated Shares.                   

  SECTION 5.10. Investment Intent. The Designated Shares to be acquired by
the Seller hereunder are being acquired for its own account and without a view  
to any public distribution of such Designated Shares.                           

SECTION 5.11. Securities Act. The Seller has been advised that the    
Purchaser is issuing and selling the Designated Shares in reliance upon the     
exemption from registration provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and  
is relying upon these representations, and agrees that said Designated Shares   
may be transferred only if registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an
exemption from such registration requirements in compliance with such applicable
securities laws and that the certificate representing the Designated Shares will
have a legend to such effect.                                                   

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  SECTION 5.12. Taxes. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, there are no
liens encumbering any of the Assets as a result of any Taxes.                   

   SECTION 5.13. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled
to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the    
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or  
on behalf of the Seller.                                                        

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ARTICLE VI

 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

    SECTION 6.01. Investigation. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it
(i) has made its own inquiry and investigation into, and, based thereon, has    
formed an independent judgment concerning the Assets and the Assumed            
Liabilities, (ii) has been furnished with or given adequate access to such      
information about the Business, the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as it has
requested, and (iii) will not assert any claim against the Seller or any of its 
directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, Affiliates, consultants,  
or representatives, or hold the Seller or any such persons liable for any       
inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to information (other     
than, with respect to the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements 
contained in this Agreement) furnished by the Seller or such persons concerning 
the Seller, the Business, the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.                

SECTION 6.02. Access to Information. If after the Closing, in order to
properly prepare documents required to be filed with Governmental Authorities or
its financial statements, it is necessary that any Party hereto or any of its   
successors be furnished with additional information relating to the Business,   
the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, and such information is in the possession
of any another Party hereto, such Party agrees to use its reasonable efforts to 
furnish photocopies of such information to such other Party, at the cost and    
expense of the Party being furnished such information.                          

     SECTION 6.03. Publicity. Each Party agrees to consult the other Party prior
to issuing any press release, public statement or advertisement in any manner   
relating to the existence of this Agreement or any terms, conditions or         
obligations contained herein or in the Transaction Agreements; provided, that   
the Purchaser shall have the right to disclose such information (the "Permitted 
Disclosure") as it is required to disclose by applicable law and the applicable 
NASDAQ regulations to be disclosed; provided, further, that the Purchaser hereby
agrees that it will not issue any communication to the press, any other media or
its applicable regulators that would reflect adversely on the Seller or its     
Affiliates, except to the extent that such failure to disclose such information 
in that way would cause the Purchaser to be in violation of applicable law or   
applicable NASDAQ regulations.                                                  

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   SECTION 6.04. Confidentiality. Subject to Section 6.03 above, each of the
Parties will keep strictly confidential any and all information delivered or    
transferred by the Purchaser or the Seller in connection with this Agreement and
any of the Transaction Agreements, including, without limitation, the terms of  
any such agreements (the "Confidential Information"), except that any Party may 
disclose any such term or information:                                          

(a) to the extent required by law, regulation or legal process or any 
regulatory agency, subject to the terms and conditions contained in Section     
6.05;                                                                           

(b) to its employees, representatives, legal, financial, technical and
professional advisors and affiliates who need to know the information for the   
purpose of performing their duties and obligations hereunder; or                

     (c) if at the time of disclosure it is in the public domain other than as a
result of a Party's breach under this Section 6.04.                             

 To the extent that there is a breach of this Section 6.04 by any person
receiving information pursuant to (b) above, such breach shall be deemed to be a
breach by the Party which originally disclosed the information to the person    
pursuant to (b) above.                                                          

  Each Party, on behalf of itself and the employees and Affiliates of such
Party, agrees that it will issue no communication to the press or other media   
that would reflect adversely on any other Party.                                

  SECTION 6.05. Notice Preceding Compelled Disclosure. In the event any of
the Parties or any of their respective representatives are requested pursuant   
to, or become compelled by, applicable law, regulation or legal process to      
disclose any of the Confidential Information (the "Disclosing Party"), such     
Disclosing Party will provide the other Parties with prompt written notice so   
that they may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in their  
sole discretion, waive compliance with the term of this Agreement. In the event 
that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, or that any of the   
Parties waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Disclosing Party 
will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which the        
Disclosing Party is advised by counsel is legally required and cooperate, at the
Disclosing Party's sole cost and expense with the other Parties efforts to      
obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the      
Confidential Information.                                                       

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     SECTION 6.06. Notification to Governmental Authorities. The Purchaser shall
promptly after the Closing, and in any event not later than thirty (30) days    
after the date hereof notify each governmental and regulatory authority that    
would have on record the ownership of the Seller (or its Affiliates) or the     
names of the officers and directors (either current or former) of the Seller (or
its Affiliates), with respect to the Purchaser's ownership of the Assets and    
with respect to the names of the then current officers and directors of the     
Purchaser.                                                                      

  SECTION 6.07. Bulk Transfer Laws. The Parties hereby waive compliance by
the Seller with the provisions of any so-called bulk transfer laws of any       
jurisdiction in connection with the sale or transfer to the Purchaser of the    
Assets.                                                                         

     SECTION 6.08. Use of Name or Other Intellectual Property. Immediately after
the Closing and with all due diligence, the Purchaser shall remove or obliterate
from all of the Assets (including letterheads and other materials) all signs and
other materials containing the name BMG, BMG Music, BMG Entertainment,          
Bertelsmann Music Group, Inc., Ariola Eurodisc, Inc., Bertelsmann Music Group   
Company or any Affiliate, or related entity to all of the foregoing             
(collectively, the "IP Entities"), or any variant thereof, and any trademark,   
servicemark, trade dress, logo, trade name, or corporate name of BMG or any of  
the IP Entities. The Purchaser shall not use or put into use after the Closing  
Date any materials that bear any trademark, service mark, trade dress, logo,    
trade name or corporate name of the IP Entities or any variant thereof. The     
Purchaser shall make any requisite filings with, and provide any requisite      
notices to, the appropriate federal, state, local and foreign agencies to place 
a title or other indicia of ownership in a name other than as referred to above 
in this Section 6.08. Any signs and other materials containing the name of the  
IP Entities or any variant thereof and any trademark, service mark, trade dress,
logo, trade name, or corporate name of the IP Entities shall be promptly        
returned to the Seller or with the Seller's written consent, destroyed or       
otherwise permanently disposed of. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the      
Seller's prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,   
the Purchaser may sticker the materials, so long as all references to the IP    
Entities or any variant thereof shall be obliterated; provided, that the        
Purchaser may use materials ancillary to the Products (but expressly excluding  
the Products) containing references to the IP Entities or a variant thereof     
without stickering such materials for a reasonable period of time during the    
transition, such period not to exceed 90 days from the date hereof.             

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   SECTION 6.09. Employees. As of the Closing, the Seller shall transfer all
the Employees to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall offer employment to all  
the Employees effective as of the Closing. The Purchaser's offer of employment  
to such Employees of the Seller shall be on terms and conditions no less        
favorable, in the aggregate, than the terms and conditions such Employees were  
entitled to from the Seller prior to the Seller's transfer of such Employee,    
including, without limitation, salary, bonus, and pension and health benefit    
arrangements; provided, that, for purposes of all of the Purchaser's employee   
benefit plans, including but not limited to, retirement benefit plans, the      
Purchaser will grant each of the Employees who becomes an employee of the       
Purchaser on or after the Closing service credit equal to the service credit    
that each such Employee of the Seller would have accrued if he or she had been  
employed by the Purchaser during the entire period that each such Employee of   
the Seller was employed by the Business or the Seller. The Seller and the       
Purchaser shall comply with all applicable laws relating to the transfer and    
employment of the Employees. The Seller shall pay all severance and termination 
costs in connection with any Employee who does not accept employment with the   
Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby represents that it does not have any intention  
to hire any Employee, either contemporaneously with the Closing or at any time  
thereafter, who declines its offer of employment and accepts any severance or   
termination payments from the Seller.                                           

  SECTION 6.10. No Competition. In partial consideration of the payment of
the Purchase Price, as set forth in Section 2.01, for a period of two (2) years 
after the Closing Date, the Seller will not (i) internally develop a business   
which is principally engaged in the publishing of traditional video games (as   
currently understood as of the date hereof in the Platform industry) for        
Platforms and personal computers; but expressly excluding any on-line activities
of the Seller; or (ii) acquire a business whose principal line of business is   
the publishing of traditional video games (as currently understood as of the    
date hereof in the Platform industry) for Platforms and personal computers; but,
for purposes of determining such principal line of business, all on-line        
activities of the entity whose business is acquired shall be excluded. For the  
avoidance of doubt, the Seller shall have no restrictions with respect to       
publishing any products which are primarily focused on music or musical artists 
or where prerecorded music forms a substantial portion of such Product.         

     SECTION 6.11. Voting of Designated Shares. From the date hereof through and
including June 30, 1998, the Seller hereby agrees to vote the Designated Shares 
in favor of an amendment to the Purchaser's certificate of incorporation,       
authorizing the Purchaser to (i) increase its number of authorized options      
exercisable to purchase Common Stock, and (ii) increase its authorized share    
capital.                                                                        

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    SECTION 6.12. Audit. The Parties hereby agree that KPMG Peat Marwick shall
be principally responsible for preparing, within sixty (60) days of the date    
hereof, audited financial statements of the Business' operations in the United  
States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Japan.               
Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Transaction Agreements to the         
contrary, the Parties agree and acknowledge that the audit is being prepared    
solely as a result of the Purchaser's obligations under Section 3.05 of         
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and, in that regard, the Parties agree that    
neither Party shall use the results of such audit with respect to this Agreement
or the Transaction Agreements, including, without limitation, to impact the     
Purchase Price adjustment set forth in Section 2.03 or to affect the            
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained    
herein and in the Transaction Agreements or in any way to affect the performance
of the Parties hereunder or under the Transaction Agreements. The Seller shall  
pay the costs and expenses associated with conducting the audit in the United   
Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Japan and the Purchaser shall pay   
all costs and expenses associated with conducting the audit in the United       
States.                                                                         

SECTION 6.13. Termination of Gametek Litigation. The Purchaser shall  
immediately following the execution of this Agreement, and in no event later    
than fifteen (15) days following such execution, take all actions in order to   
unilaterally terminate, with prejudice, the Gametek Litigation, thereby         
releasing the Seller (and its Affiliates) from all liability related to such    
litigation.                                                                     

   SECTION 6.14. Right of Set-off. Each party hereto is hereby authorized at
any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set  
off and apply any and all indebtedness or other payment obligations at any time 
owing by such party (or any of its Affiliates) to or for the credit or the      
account of any other party against any and all of the obligations of such other 
party to such party now or hereafter existing under any agreement, including,   
without limitation, this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement. Each party     
hereto agrees promptly to notify the other parties after any such set-off and   
application; provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each party under this   
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without        
limitation, other rights of set-off) which such party may have at law or in     
equity. Nothing set forth in this Section 6.14 shall be deemed to waive or      
otherwise limit any rights of set-off any party may have at law or in equity.   

    SECTION 6.15. Performance of Contracts. The Purchaser hereby agrees, as of
the Closing, to perform, observe and fulfill all of the terms, covenants,       
conditions and obligations under the Contracts.                                 

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    SECTION 6.16. Further Action. Each of the Parties hereto shall execute and
deliver such documents and other papers and take such further actions as may be 
reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the   
transactions contemplated hereby.                                               

 ARTICLE VII

 TAX MATTERS

   SECTION 7.01. Conveyance Taxes. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, any sales, use, transfer, value added, excise, stock transfer, 
stamp, recording, registration and any similar Taxes which become payable in    
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be payable by the    
Party obligated to make such payment under applicable law. The Parties shall    
execute and deliver all instruments and certificates necessary to permit        
compliance with the foregoing.                                                  

SECTION 7.02. Taxes. Except as provided in Section 7.01, the Purchaser
shall be responsible for any and all Taxes, including, without limitation, all  
real and personal property Taxes or any other Taxes related to the ownership or 
the use of the Assets or the conduct of the Business that are due after the date
hereof, whether accruing prior to or after the date hereof; provided that, for  
these purposes any such Taxes payable with respect to a period beginning before 
and ending after the date hereof shall be pro-rated based on the number of days 
in such period, including, without limitation, any Taxes paid by the Seller in  
respect of the Assets prior to the date of the Closing.                         

     SECTION 7.03. Tax Reporting. The Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with
the Purchaser to provide any information reasonably requested by the Purchaser  
which is necessary to the filing of the Purchaser's tax return.                 

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ARTICLE VIII

 INDEMNITY

  SECTION 8.01. Survival; Waiver. (a) Subject to the limitations and other
provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Parties 
hereto contained herein shall survive and remain in full force and effect and be
subject to indemnification as provided in this Article VIII, regardless of any  
investigation made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or the Seller, for a period 
of one (1) year from the date hereof; provided, that if either Party gives the  
other Party written notice of a claim prior to the expiration of the applicable 
representation or warranty, then the relevant representation or warranty and    
such claim, as the case may be, shall survive as to such claim until such claim 
has been finally resolved. Except as set forth in this Agreement or a           
Transaction Agreement, there are no other representations and warranties,       
express or implied, made by any Party hereto to any other Party in connection   
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.                           

  (b) The Purchaser and the Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that their
sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims (including claims  
against each other) relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be   
pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Article VIII. The  
Purchaser and the Seller shall take all steps as may be reasonably requested by 
the other Party and at such requesting Party's expense, to mitigate all such    
liabilities and damages.                                                        

  SECTION 8.02. Seller Indemnification. (a) The Seller shall indemnify the
Purchaser, each Affiliate of the Purchaser, each successor and assign of each   
such person, and each representative of each of the foregoing (for purposes of  
this Section 8.02, each such person in its capacity as indemnitee hereunder, an 
"Indemnitee"), with respect to, and hold each of them harmless from and against,
any and all Losses resulting from, arising out of, or relating to (i) the       
Seller's breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement of the  
Seller contained in this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement, and (ii) the   
Specified Liabilities. To the extent that the Seller's undertakings in this     
Section 8.02 may be unenforceable, the Seller shall contribute the maximum      
amount that it is permitted to contribute under applicable law to the payment   
and satisfaction of all Losses incurred by any Indemnitee.                      

(b) An Indemnitee shall give the Seller notice (for purposes of this  
Section 8.02, a "Loss Notice") of any matter which such Indemnitee has          
determined has given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of 
indemnification under this Agreement within thirty (30) days of such            
determination, stating the amount of the Loss, if known, and method of          
computation thereof, and describing in reasonable detail the facts and          
circumstances upon which such determination is based;                           

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provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the
Seller from any of its obligations under this Article VIII except to the extent 
the Seller is materially prejudiced by such failure and shall not relieve the   
Seller from any other obligation or liability that it may have to any Indemnitee
otherwise than under this Article VIII.                                         

(c) The Seller's obligations and liabilities hereunder with respect to
Losses arising from claims of any third party which are subject to the          
indemnification provided for in this Section 8.02 (for purposes of this Section 
8.02, "Third-Party Claims") shall be governed by and contingent upon the        
following additional terms and conditions:                                      

       (i) If an Indemnitee receives notice of any Third-Party Claim, such
  Indemnitee shall give the Seller notice of such Third-Party Claim within
thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice by such Indemnitee; 
provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not  
release the Seller from any of its obligations under this Section 8.02
  except to the extent the Seller is materially prejudiced by such failure
 and shall not relieve the Seller from any other obligation or liability
    that it may have to any Indemnitee otherwise than under this Section 8.02;

          (ii) If the Seller acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify
an Indemnitee against any Losses that may result from such Third-Party
    Claim, then the Seller shall be entitled to assume and control the defense
    of such Third-Party Claim at its expense and through counsel of its choice
 (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to such Indemnitee) if it
   gives notice of its intention to do so to such Indemnitee within five (5)
Business Days after the receipt of such notice from such Indemnitee;  
    provided, however, that if there exists or is reasonably likely to exist a
  conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in the judgment of
    such Indemnitee, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the same counsel
     to represent both such Indemnitee and the Seller, then all Indemnitees with
   respect to any such Third-Party Claim shall, collectively, be entitled to
   retain one counsel of their own selection, in each jurisdiction for which
     such Indemnitees determine counsel is required, at the Seller's expense. If
  the Seller exercises its right to undertake any such defense against any
  such Third-Party Claim as provided above, the Indemnitee shall cooperate
  with the Seller in such defense and make available to the Seller, at the
Seller's expense, all witnesses, pertinent records, materials, and    
information in such Indemnitee's possession or under such Indemnitee's
control relating thereto as is reasonably required by the Seller.     
Similarly, in the event that an Indemnitee is, directly or indirectly,
     conducting the defense against any such Third-Party Claim, the Seller shall
   cooperate with such Indemnitee in such defense and make available to such
Indemnitee, at the Seller's expense, all such witnesses, records,     
     materials, and information in the Seller's possession or under the Seller's
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    Indemnitee. No such Third-Party Claim may be settled by the Seller without
the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.                          

    SECTION 8.03. Purchaser Indemnification. (a) The Purchaser shall indemnify
the Seller, each Affiliate of the Seller, each successor and assign of each such
person, and each representative of each of the foregoing (for purposes of this  
Section 8.03, each such person in its capacity as indemnitee hereunder, an      
"Indemnitee"), with respect to, and hold each of them harmless from and against,
any and all Losses resulting from, arising out of, or relating to (i) the       
Purchaser's breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement of   
the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement; (ii) the
Assumed Liabilities; and (iii) any claim alleging that any Products shipped     
after the date hereof or Assets sold by the Purchaser containing the name of the
IP Entities, infringe a valid and existing copyright or of any claim for        
royalties (based on title to the Products or Assets) pursuant to any copyright  
law of the United States or any other law. To the extent that the Purchaser's   
undertakings in this Section 8.03 may be unenforceable, the Purchaser shall     
contribute the maximum amount that it is permitted to contribute under          
applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Losses incurred by any    
Indemnitee.                                                                     

 (b) An Indemnitee shall give the Purchaser notice (for purposes of this
Section 8.02, a "Loss Notice") of any matter which such Indemnitee has          
determined has given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to a right of 
indemnification under this Agreement within thirty (30) days of such            
determination, stating the amount of the Loss, if known, and method of          
computation thereof, and describing in reasonable detail the facts and          
circumstances upon which such determination is based; provided, however, that   
the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Purchaser from any of  
its obligations under this Article VIII except to the extent the Purchaser is   
materially prejudiced by such failure and shall not relieve the Purchaser from  
any other obligation or liability that it may have to any Indemnitee otherwise  
than under this Article VIII.                                                   

   (c) The Purchaser's obligations and liabilities hereunder with respect to
Losses arising from claims of any third party which are subject to the          
indemnification provided for in this Section 8.03 (for purposes of this Section 
8.03, "Third-Party Claims") shall be governed by and contingent upon the        
following additional terms and conditions:                                      

       (i) If an Indemnitee receives notice of any Third-Party Claim, such
     Indemnitee shall give the Purchaser notice of such Third-Party Claim within
thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice by such Indemnitee; 
provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not  
   release the Purchaser from any of its obligations under this Section 8.03
     except to the extent the Purchaser is materially prejudiced by such failure
    and shall not relieve the Purchaser from any other obligation or liability
that it may have to                                                   

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any Indemnitee otherwise than under this Section 8.03;                

   (ii) If the Purchaser acknowledges in writing its obligation to
indemnify an Indemnitee against any Losses that may result from such  
Third-Party Claim, then the Purchaser shall be entitled to assume and 
  control the defense of such Third-Party Claim at its expense and through
     counsel of its choice (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to such
     Indemnitee) if it gives notice of its intention to do so to such Indemnitee
  within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such notice from such
     Indemnitee; provided, however, that if there exists or is reasonably likely
 to exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate in the
   judgment of such Indemnitee, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the
    same counsel to represent both such Indemnitee and the Purchaser, then all
     Indemnitees with respect to any such Third-Party Claim shall, collectively,
be entitled to retain one counsel of their own selection, in each     
   jurisdiction for which such Indemnitees determine counsel is required, at
   the Purchaser's expense. If the Purchaser exercise its right to undertake
    any such defense against any such Third-Party Claim as provided above, the
Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Purchaser in such defense and make
available to the Purchaser at its expense, all witnesses, pertinent   
records, materials, and information in such Indemnitee's possession or
    under such Indemnitee's control relating thereto as is reasonably required
   by the Purchaser. Similarly, in the event that an Indemnitee is, directly
   or indirectly, conducting the defense against any such Third-Party Claim,
     the Purchaser shall cooperate with such Indemnitee in such defense and make
available to such Indemnitee, at the Purchaser's expense, all such    
witnesses, records, materials, and information in the Purchaser's     
possession or under the Purchaser's control relating thereto as is    
  reasonably required by such Indemnitee. No such Third-Party Claim may be
settled by the Purchaser without the prior written consent of the     
Indemnitee.                                                           

     SECTION 8.04. No Rescission. Except as set forth in this Agreement, neither
Party is making any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement with respect
to the matters contained herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the         
contrary, no breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement      
contained herein shall give rise to any right on the part of either Party to    
rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.          

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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SECTION 9.01. Expenses. All costs and expenses, including, without    
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and           
accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction     
Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by
the Party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall   
have occurred.                                                                  

   SECTION 9.02. Notices. All notices and other communications given or made
pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given 
or made as of the date delivered, mailed or telecopied if delivered personally  
or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt      
requested) or telecopied to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such  
other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice, except that     
notices after the giving of which there is a designated period within which to  
perform an act and notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon   
receipt):                                                                       

     (a)  if to the Purchaser:     Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
            575 Broadway
                         New York, New York  10012
                            Attention:  Anthony Williams
                         Telecopy:  (212) 941-2997

with a copy to:          Tenzer Greenblatt LLP    
                     The Chrysler Building
                    405 Lexington Avenue
                         New York, New York  10174
                              Attention:  Barry S. Rutcofsky
                         Telecopy:  (212) 885-5001

(b)  if to the Seller:        BMG Entertainment,            
                       a division of BMG Music
             1540 Broadway
                              New York, New York  10036-4098
                         Telecopy:  (212) 930-4914
                                    Attention:  Executive Vice President
                           and Chief Financial Officer

with a copy to:          BMG Entertainment,       
                       a division of BMG Music
             1540 Broadway
                              New York, New York  10036-4098
                         Telecopy:  (212) 930-4914
                                 Attention:  Senior Vice President
                          and General Counsel of BMG
             Entertainment

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                      Levin & Srinivasan LLP
                         1776 Broadway, Suite 1900
                         New York, New York  10019
                         Telecopy:  (212) 957-4565
                             Attention:  Notices (100/022)

  SECTION 9.03. Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or          
interpretation of this Agreement.                                               

SECTION 9.04. Severability. If any term or other provision of this    
Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law 
or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall   
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal   
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner 
adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision  
is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall    
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original   
intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in 
order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally    
contemplated to the greatest extent possible.                                   

SECTION 9.05. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Transaction    
Agreements constitute the entire agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings,  
both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof and except as  
otherwise expressly provided herein.                                            

    SECTION 9.06. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties
and their successors and assigns and shall benefit and inure it to the benefit  
of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not
be assigned by any party hereto without the express written consent of the      
Purchaser and the Seller (which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole  
discretion of the Purchaser and the Seller).                                    

   SECTION 9.07. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as explicitly provided
herein, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto and their  
permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or     
shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or     
remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.           

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SECTION 9.08. Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or 
modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Purchaser and the     
Seller. Waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement shall only be         
effective if in writing and shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach or waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or
condition of this Agreement.                                                    

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and 
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to   
contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.                        

    SECTION 9.10. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Purchaser and the Seller hereby
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court of the State of   
New York sitting in New York County and any Federal court sitting in New York   
County and any appellate court from any thereof in any action or proceeding     
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and the Purchaser and the Seller  
hereby irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in such court. The Purchaser and the Seller agree   
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and  
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other  
manner provided by law. The Purchaser and the Seller hereby irrevocably agree   
that the summons a complaint or any other process in any action in any          
jurisdiction may be served by mailing to any of the addresses set forth herein  
or by hand delivery to a person of suitable age and discretion at any such      
address. Such service will be complete on the date such process is so mailed and
delivered.                                                                      

   SECTION 9.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken 
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.                           

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   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Purchaser and the Seller have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their, if        
applicable, respective officers thereunto duly authorized.                      

                                    TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,
                  a Delaware company

                                       By:  __________________________________
               Name:
                Title:

                                  BMG ENTERTAINMENT NORTH AMERICA, a
                                 division of BMG MUSIC, a New York
                    general  partnership

                                       By:  BERTELSMANN MUSIC GROUP,
                                                 INC., a Delaware corporation,
                                     a general partner

                                            By:  _____________________________
                         Name:
                          Title:

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