Settlement Benefits

Class Members who filed a valid claim will be eligible to receive up to a total maximum amount of approximately $64 million in vouchers. These vouchers can later be redeemed for cash if the Class Member purchases Qualifying Hardware or Qualifying Software after November 14, 2003. If the total amount of your voucher(s) is less than $950, you may also redeem your voucher(s) for the purchase of printers, monitors, scanners, keyboards, mice and other pointing devices. If the total amount of your voucher(s) is $950 or more, you may redeem your voucher(s) for the purchase of printers, monitors, scanners, keyboards, mice and other pointing devices only if those items come bundled with the computer. If the Settlement is approved, the following vouchers will be available for each license that a Class Member acquired in the United States between December 21, 1995 and December 31, 2002 (including said dates) for use in Tennessee:

• A voucher for $10.00 for each license of Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (specified in Appendix A1).
• A voucher for $5.00 for each license of Office (specified in Appendix A2).
• A voucher for $5.00 for each license of Word, Excel, MS DOS, Windows versions 1.0 to 3.2, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT Workstation, or Windows 2000 Professional (specified in Appendices A2 and A3).

The parties realize that not everyone entitled to Settlement Benefits will request a voucher. Accordingly, Microsoft will provide half the value of the unclaimed Settlement Benefits to the Tennessee Commissioner of Education. Tennessee's public schools will receive vouchers to use on a wide variety of computer hardware, software and professional development services.

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