OFFICIAL RULES FOR SAMSUNG’S FOUR SEASONS OF HOPE 2009 EDUCATION ESSAY VOTING SWEEPSTAKES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. The Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope 2009 Education Essay Voting Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) January 18, 2010 and ends 5:00 p.m. ET February 1, 2010 ("Sweepstakes Period"). The Sweepstakes will be divided into fifteen (15) entry periods, one (1) for each day of the Sweepstakes Period. For the purposes of these Official Rules, a “day” is defined as the twenty-four (24) hour period between 12:01 a.m. ET and 11:59 p.m. ET, except for the first day, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and the last day, which will end at 5:00 p.m. ET.

2. Open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 years of age or older as of January 18, 2010. MINORS: IF YOU ARE UNDER THE LEGAL AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE, YOU SHOULD OBTAIN YOUR PARENT’S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S CONSENT BEFORE PARTICIPATING.

3. During the Third Tier of Judging in the Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope 2009 Education Essay Contest, the top twenty-one (21) finalist entries will be featured at www.fourseasonsofhope.com/education for public voting. Participants can vote for their favorite finalist essay from among those posted in order to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Participants may vote up to five (5) times per day during the Sweepstakes Period but will only receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes for the first vote cast each day. First-time participants will be required to register by entering their first and last name, e-mail address, phone number (including area code) and zip code (registration is free). Upon registering, first-time participants will receive a validation e-mail delivered to the provided e-mail address and must validate by clicking on the link provided in the email. If validation does not occur, the participant’s vote(s) will not count and the participant will not receive an entry into the Sweepstakes. Submission of erroneous or incomplete informa¬tion will void the submitted registration. Limit one (1) registration per person and per e-mail address. Multiple registrations received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. Subsequent votes after the first vote will only require submission of registered e-mail address. All entries/votes must be received by the deadline for the applicable day to be eligible for that drawing. Limit one (1) entry per person and per email address per day during the Sweepstakes Period. If multiple entries are received in excess of stated limitation from any person/e-mail address on any given day, only the first entry by that participant will be valid. All entries/votes become the property of the Sponsor (as defined below) and will not be acknowledged or returned. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the Sweepstakes and a dispute thereafter arises regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant and required to comply with these Official Rules and all requirements set forth herein. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization, which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

4. Random drawings will be conducted for each day during the Sweepstakes Period (for a total of fifteen (15) random drawings). Such drawings will take place on or about February 5, 2010 from among all eligible entries received for the applicable drawing. Drawings will be conducted by Trymark Consulting Group, L.L.C., an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing. Eligible nonwinning entries from one drawing will not carry over into any other drawing.

5. Grand Prize (15) (one (1) for each drawing): One (1) Samsung Go™ Netbook (model N310) (Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) $479.99 each). Winners will be responsible for all taxes (including federal, state and local taxes) and any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of the prize not described herein as being awarded. Prize is not transferable, redeemable for cash, or substitutable except by Sponsor, which reserves the right at its discretion to substitute the prize with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

6. Employees of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Microsoft Corporation, DIRECTV, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc. and Bustbuy.com, L.L.C. (“Best Buy”), Trymark Consulting Group, L.L.C., and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, retailers, distributors and suppliers, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and individuals living in the same households of such employees, whether or not related, are ineligible to enter or win a prize. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

7. Potential winners will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and a liability release and, where legal, a publicity release within fourteen (14) days of date of issuance of those documents or prize may be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, awarded to an alternate winner. Potential winners will be notified by e-mail. In the event that any e-mail to any potential winner is returned as undeliverable, a response to any given e-mail is not received within three (3) days of date of its issuance or any potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner may be selected. If any winner is a minor, prize may be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be required to comply with all requirements imposed on winners set forth herein. In the event any potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules or prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize may be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner may be selected.

8. Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its conflict of laws principles, with venue in Bergen County, New Jersey and all claims must be resolved in the courts of Bergen County, New Jersey. By participating, entrants (and, if eligible minors, their parents or legal guardians) agree as follows: a) to abide by these Official Rules, and to the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects; b) to the use of their names and/or likenesses and/or biographical data by Sponsor and its designees if selected as a winner, for advertising, promotional and other purposes in any or all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification (except where prohibited by law); and c) THAT SPONSOR, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, DIRECTV, INC., BEST BUY, TRYMARK CONSULTING GROUP, L.L.C., AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY TO AN ENTRANT OR ANY THIRD PARTY RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXCEPT FOR ANY “IN THE BOX” WARRANTY THAT MAY BE PROVIDED WITH THE PRIZES. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, delayed, interrupted or unavailable network, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (ISP), server or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone, computer or telephone transmissions or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, or other errors, problems or difficulties of any kind whether computer, network, human, mechanical, electronic, printing, typographical or otherwise relating to or in connection with this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors, problems or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of votes, entries or registrations, the announcement of the prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials or for any damage to entrant’s or other person’s hardware or software as a result of participation. Released Parties are also not responsible for entries, votes or registrations that are illegible, lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled and all such votes and/or entries are void. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely deter¬mined by the judges will be disqualified and their entries/votes will be void. Every submission must be manually keystroked and manually entered by the individual participant and repetitive automated electronic submission of entries is specifically disallowed. Entries/votes generated by script, macro or any automated system or with the intent to impair the integrity of the entry/voting process is prohibited and all such entries/votes will be void. In the event the Sweepstakes is compromised by virus, bugs, worms, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, or if Sweepstakes is unable to run as planned for any other reason, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes or any portion thereof and/or terminate the participation of any participant (and void all associated entries/votes) whose conduct potentially compromises the Sweepstakes and, if terminated, at its sole discretion to award the prize(s) for the drawing(s) at issue from among all eligible non-suspect entries received for the applicable drawing(s) prior to the act requiring such termination. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. CAUTION: Any attempt by an entrant to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9. AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING, ENTRANT (AND, IF AN ELIGIBLE MINOR, HIS/HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN) AGREES THAT A) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES, IF ANY, AND B) ALL CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY COMPENSATION OR CREDIT TO BE PROVIDED, SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; AND C) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, AND AWARD SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET COSTS INCURRED, IF ANY, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ENTRANT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR OTHER LEGAL COSTS OR EXPENSES.

10. Information submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and Sponsor's Privacy Policy (as may be amended from time to time), currently located at http://www.samsung.com/us/info/privacy.html; provided, that in the event of any conflict between these Official Rules and such Privacy Policy, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail.

11. The names of the winners (available after February 28, 2010) and/or a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope 2009 Education Essay Voting Sweepstakes - Winners/Rules (please specify which), P.O. Box 295, Gainesville, VA 20156, for receipt no later than May 1, 2010. VT residents omit return postage on rules requests.

12. Sponsor: Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 105 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660.

Promoter: Trymark Consulting Group, L.L.C., P.O. Box 295, Gainesville, VA 20156.