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    David Neier (DN 5391)Carey D. Schreiber (CS 3896)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP200 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10166

    Telephone: (212) 294-6700Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

    and

    Mark K. Thomas (pro hac vice pending)Daniel McGuire (pro hac vice pending)Mindy D. Cohn (pro hac vice pending)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP35 West Wacker DriveChicago, Illinois 60601

    Telephone: (312) 558-5600Facsimile: (312) 558-5700

    Proposed Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors inPossession

    UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

    )In re: ) Chapter 11

    )

    Ziff Davis Media Inc., et al.,1 )) Case No. 08-__________(___)

    Debtors. ) Jointly Administered)

    MOTION OF THE DEBTORS FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS

    TO REJECT A CERTAIN UNEXPIRED LEASE OF NONRESIDENTIAL

    REAL PROPERTY EFFECTIVE AS OF THE PETITION DATE

    The above-captioned debtors (collectively, the Debtors) hereby move the Court,

    pursuant to this motion (this Motion), for the entry of an order, substantially in the form

    attached hereto as Exhibit A, authorizing the Debtors to reject a certain unexpired lease of

    1 The Debtors in these cases include: Ziff Davis Media Inc.; Ziff Davis Development Inc.; Ziff Davis Holdings Inc.; Ziff Davis IntermediateHoldings Inc.; Ziff Davis Internet Inc.; Ziff Davis Publishing Inc.; and Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc.

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    nonresidential real property effective as of the Petition Date (as defined herein). In support of

    this Motion, the Debtors respectfully state as follows:

    Jurisdiction

    1. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157 and1334. This matter is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2).

    2. Venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1408 and 1409.3. The statutory bases for the relief requested herein are sections 105(a) and 365(a)

    of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 1011532 (the Bankruptcy Code), Rules 6006 and 9019

    of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the Bankruptcy Rules), and Rule 60061 of the

    Local Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

    (the Local Bankruptcy Rules).

    Background

    4. On the date hereof (the Petition Date), each of the Debtors filed a voluntarypetition for relief with the Court under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors are

    operating their businesses and managing their property as debtors in possession pursuant to

    sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. No request for the appointment of a trustee

    or examiner has been made in these chapter 11 cases. No official committees have been

    appointed or designated.

    5. The Debtors corporate and capital structures are not complicated. Debtor ZiffDavis Media Inc. (Ziff Davis Media) is the principal operating company among a group of

    affiliated companies that includes each of the Debtors and foreign non-Debtor affiliates

    (collectively, the Company). Ziff Davis Media owns the Companys principal assets and is

    obligor with respect to the Companys principal liabilities. Ziff Davis Media is the issuer of the

    following notes: (a) $205 million of senior secured floating rate notes due 2012 (the Senior

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    Secured Floating Rate Notes); (b) $20.6 million of additional secured notes due 2012 (together

    with the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, the Senior Secured Notes); (c) $152.5 million of

    senior subordinated compounding notes due 2009; and (d) $12.3 million of 12% senior

    subordinated notes due 2010. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by substantially all of the

    Debtors assets. The other Debtors (other than Ziff Davis Intermediate Holdings, Inc.)

    guaranteed all of the note obligations.

    6. As set forth in the First Day Affidavit,2 the Debtors and their non-debtor affiliatesare an integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Debtors

    provide comprehensive labs-based review, purchasing recommendations, and analysis of certain

    technology and videogame products to over 26 million individuals each month through their

    portfolio of 16 websites, three (3) award-winning magazines, and direct marketing services.

    7. The Debtors historically managed their business through three (3) segments: thePCMag Network; the Enterprise Group; and the 1UP Network. In July 2007, the Debtors sold

    the Enterprise Group to Enterprise Media Group, Inc., an unrelated party formed by Insight

    Venture Partners, for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $150 million.3 The

    Debtors continue to provide technology and videogame product review services through the

    PCMag Network and 1UP Network. As of December 31, 2007, the Debtors had approximately

    266 employees. Additionally, as of December 31, 2007, the Debtors' books reflected debt

    obligations of approximately $500 million and assets (including goodwill) of approximately

    $313 million.

    2 The facts and circumstances supporting this Motion are set forth in the Affidavit of Mark D. Moyer, Chief Restructuring Officer of ZiffDavis Media Inc. in Support of First Day Motions (the "First Day Affidavit"), filed contemporaneously herewith.

    3 The net sale proceeds in the amount of approximately $118.7 million (net of fees and expenses) are currently being held in a segregatedaccount.

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    8. The publishing business of ZD Inc., the Debtors' predecessor, reached its apex inboth size and profitability during the Internet-based business boom of the late 1990s. During this

    period, those publishing assets generated average annual revenues of approximately $500 million

    and cash earnings margins in excess of twenty percent.

    9. Beginning in 2000, the factors that had caused the growth of Internet-basedbusinesses during the late 1990s deteriorated. Such deteriorating conditions negatively impacted

    the Debtors business. As conditions for Internet-based businesses worsened, certain technology

    firms were not able to remain in business and liquidated. The liquidation of these technology

    firms reduced the number of actual and potential companies whose products were or could be

    advertised in the Debtors magazines and eliminated the market for certain of the Debtors'

    magazines. As a result, the Debtors experienced declining advertising revenues and were forced

    to discontinue publishing a number of magazines. The Debtors' print advertising revenues

    decreased from $215 million in 2001 to $40 million in 2007.

    10. In addition, during this period, the Debtors suffered decreasing revenues fromsubscriptions to their print magazines. As the Internet became a more widely utilized

    information medium, many of the Debtors print magazine subscribers began to move away from

    print, and towards Internet, publications to obtain their technology and videogame purchasing

    information. The Debtors highly leveraged capital structure prevented them from developing

    sufficient Internet publications in a timely manner to satisfy their subscribers demands.

    11. As a result of declining advertising and subscription revenues, the Debtorsexperienced a decline in total annual revenues from approximately $300 million in 2001 to

    approximately $76 million in 2007. The cumulative effect is that the Debtors are unable to

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    generate sufficient cash flow to fund their substantial existing debt obligations and, therefore,

    need to restructure their balance sheet.

    12. As a critical first step in their restructuring efforts, the Debtors reached anagreement with an ad hoc group of holders of more than eighty percent (80%) in principal

    amount of the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes on the terms of a plan of reorganization that

    would substantially reduce the Debtors funded indebtedness. That agreement is embodied in a

    Restructuring, Settlement and Plan Support Agreement (the "Restructuring Agreement") and will

    be set forth in a chapter 11 plan of reorganization that the Debtors intend to file in the very near

    future.

    13. Specifically, the Restructuring Agreement provides that, in exchange for the fullamount outstanding under the $225,000,000 in principal amount of Senior Secured Notes, the

    holders thereof will receive (a) the balance of certain net proceeds due to the Debtors from the

    Company's 2007 sale of its Enterprise Group (the "Enterprise Sale"), (b) a new $50,000,000

    senior secured note, which may, under certain circumstances, be increased to $55,000,000, and

    (c) 88.8% of the new common equity of the reorganized Debtors upon emergence from chapter

    11 (subject to dilution). The Restructuring Agreement also provides that the holders of the

    Senior Secured Notes will allow the Debtors to retain sufficient cash proceeds from the

    Enterprise Sale to fund operations during these chapter 11 cases as well as to fund the

    Company's business plan and operations after emergence from chapter 11. The Debtors filed

    these proceedings in order to effectuate the terms of the restructuring contemplated by the

    Restructuring Agreement.

    The Lease

    14. On July 29, 1998, ZD Inc. entered into a lease attached hereto as Exhibit B(the Lease) with CEP Investors VI, L.P. (the Lessor) for certain commercial office space

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    located at 800 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 (the Premises). In 2000, the

    Debtors assumed the Lease from ZD Inc., thereby becoming tenants under the Lease. The

    Debtors conducted certain of their advertising, sales, editorial writing, product testing, and

    subscription management operations on the Premises. By its terms, the Lease expires on

    December 31, 2008.

    15. In 2002, in an effort to reduce their costs and increase earnings, the Debtorsrestructured and consolidated certain of their operations. In connection with such consolidation,

    the Debtors moved all the operations conducted on the Premises to the Debtors San Francisco

    office. As a result, the Debtors have vacated and no longer maintain any assets on the Premises.

    16. In connection with exiting the Premises, the Debtors commenced negotiationswith the Lessor with respect to termination of the Debtors obligations under the Lease. Such

    negotiations have proven unsuccessful. As a result, the Debtors arguably continue to maintain

    obligations under the Lease, including monthly rental payment obligations of approximately

    $50,000.

    17. The Debtors believe that as they no longer utilize the Premises in connection withtheir operations, the Lease provides no benefit to the Debtors and constitutes a drain on the

    Debtors estates. Accordingly, the Debtors submit that rejection of the Lease as of the Petition

    Date is in the best interest of the Debtors, their estates, and their creditors.

    Relief Requested

    18. By this Motion, the Debtors seek authority to reject the Lease effective as of thePetition Date.

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    Basis for Relief

    A. Rejection of the Lease Reflects the Debtors Sound Business Judgment.19. Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a debtor in possession

    subject to the courts approval, may reject any executory contract or unexpired lease of the

    debtor. 11 U.S.C. 365(a). Section 365(a) allows a [debtor] to relieve the bankruptcy estate

    of burdensome agreements which have not been completely performed. Stewart Title Guar. Co.

    v. Old Republic Natl Title Ins. Co., 83 F.3d 735, 741 (5th Cir. 1996) (quoting In re Murexco

    Petroleum, Inc., 15 F.3d 60, 62 (5th Cir. 1994)).

    20. The Debtors rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease is governed bythe business judgment standard. See In re Enron Corp., No. 0116034, 2006 WL 898033,

    at *4 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2006) (In determining whether to approve a [debtors] decision

    to reject such lease or contract, a court applies the business judgment test which is met if the

    rejection is beneficial to the estate.); In re Ames Dept Stores, Inc., 306 B.R. 43, 51 (Bankr.

    S.D.N.Y. 2004); see also In re Orion Pictures Corp., 4 F.3d 1095, 109899 (2d Cir. 1993).

    21. Rejection should be approved under section 365(a) where a debtor has determinedin its business judgment that rejection of a lease is in the best interest of its creditors and parties

    in interest. See In re Bradlees Stores, Inc., 194 B.R. 555, 558 n.1 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1996),

    appeal dismissed, 210 B.R. 506 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); In re Summit Land Co., 13 B.R. 310, 315

    (Bankr. D. Utah 1981) ([C]ourt approval [of rejection] under Section 365(a), if required, except

    in extraordinary situations, should be granted as a matter of course.). Thus, rejection of the

    Lease is appropriate if, in the Debtors business judgment, rejection would benefit their estates.

    See Orion Pictures, 4 F.3d at 1099; In re Stable Mews Assocs., Inc., 41 B.R. 594, 596 (Bankr.

    S.D.N.Y. 1984) (holding that the business judgment test requires only that a debtor demonstrate

    that rejection of a lease will benefit the estate).

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    22. The Debtors decision to reject the Lease is clearly an exercise of their business judgment. The Lease is not a source of potential value for the Debtors estates, creditors, or

    interest holders. The Debtors have not conducted any operations at the Premises in more than

    five years and have no intention to do so in the future. Moreover, rejection of the Lease will

    provide the Debtors with approximately $600,000 in annual cost-savings. Accordingly, the

    Debtors have determined that the Lease constitutes an unnecessary drain on the Debtors

    resources and, therefore, rejection of the Lease reflects the Debtors exercise of sound business

    judgment.

    B.

    The Court Should Deem Rejection of the Lease Effective as of the Petition Date.

    23. The Debtors also respectfully submit that it is appropriate for the Court to orderthat the Petition Date is the effective date of rejection of the Lease.

    24. Although section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code does not specifically addresswhether the Court may order rejection to be effective retroactively, courts in this district and

    other districts have held that bankruptcy courts may, in their discretion, authorize rejection

    retroactive to a date prior to entry of the authorizing order. See, e.g., BP Energy Co. v.

    Bethlehem Steel Corp., No. 026419, 2002 WL 31548723, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 15, 2002)

    (affirming bankruptcy courts approval of retroactive rejection); In re Jamesway Corp., 179 B.R.

    33, 3637 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) (stating that section 365 does not include restrictions as to the

    manner in which the court can approve rejection); see also In re At Home Corp., 392 F.3d 1064,

    106566 (9th Cir. 2004) (affirming bankruptcy courts approval of retroactive rejection), cert.

    denied sub nom., Pac. Shores Dev., LLC v. At Home Corp., 546 U.S. 814 (2005); In re CCI

    Wireless, LLC, 297 B.R. 133, 140 (D. Colo. 2003) (holding that because section 365 does not,

    as a matter of law, prohibit selection of a retroactive date for rejection, the bankruptcy court has

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    authority under section 365(d)(3) to set the effective date of rejection at least as early as the

    filing of the motion to reject.); In re Thinking Machs. Corp., 67 F.3d 1021, 1028 (1st. Cir. 1995)

    ([B]ankruptcy courts may enter retroactive orders of approval, and should do so when the

    balance of equities preponderates in favor of such remediation.).

    25. The balance of equities favors the relief requested herein. Without a retroactivedate of rejection, the Debtors will be forced to incur unnecessary administrative expenses for the

    Lease an obligation that provides no corresponding benefit to the Debtors estates. See

    11 U.S.C. 365(d)(3). The Lessor, on the other hand, will be able to mitigate any damages it

    may suffer as a consequence of this rejection. The Lessor will be relieved of its own obligations

    under the Lease, and will be able to relet the premises to a different tenant.

    26. The Lessor will not be unduly prejudiced if the rejection is deemed effective as ofthe Petition Date. The Lessor received a copy of this Motion and the notice of hearing served in

    conjunction with the Debtors' first day motions. Contingent upon entry of the attached proposed

    order (the "Order"), the Debtors will serve notice of entry of the Order on the Lessor, in

    substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C together with a copy of the Order. The

    Debtors propose that the Lessor will have fifteen days from the date of entry of the Order (the

    "Objection Period") within which to file an objection. If an Objection is filed, the Debtors will

    schedule it to be heard at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing. The Debtors request

    that if the Lessor does not file a timely objection within the Objection Period, the Order will

    become a final order without the need for further order of the Court.

    27. Accordingly, the Lessor will have sufficient notice and an opportunity for ahearing.

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    28. Courts in this and other districts have authorized similar relief. See e.g., In reCalpine Corp., Case No. 0560200 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2005) (authorizing rejection of

    nonresidential real property leases effective as of petition date); In re Tower Auto., Inc., Case

    No. 0510578 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2005) (same); In re Cornerstone Propane, L.P., Case No.

    0413856 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. June 10, 2004) (same); In re Spiegel, Inc., Case No. 0311540

    (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 18, 2007); see also In re Movie Gallery, Inc., Case No. 0733849 (Bankr.

    E.D. Va. Oct. 17, 2007); In re Kmart Corp., Case No. 0202474 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. Jan. 25, 2002);

    In re US Airways Group, Inc., Case No. 0283984 (Bankr. E.D. Va. Aug. 12, 2002).

    29.

    The Debtors respectfully submit that it is fair and equitable for the Court to find

    that the Lease is rejected as of the Petition Date..

    Memorandum of Law

    30. This Motion includes citations to the applicable authorities and a discussion oftheir application to this Motion. Accordingly, the Debtors respectfully submit that such citations

    and discussion satisfy the requirement that the Debtors submit a separate memorandum of law in

    support of this Motion pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 90131.

    Notice

    31. The Debtors have provided notice of this Motion to: (a) the Lessor, (b) the Officeof the United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York; (c) the entities listed on the

    Consolidated List of Creditors Holding the 30 Largest Unsecured Claims filed pursuant to

    Bankruptcy Rule 1007(d); (d) counsel to the ad hoc committee of certain holders of the Debtors

    senior secured floating rate notes; (e) counsel to the ad hoc committee of certain holders of the

    Debtors senior subordinated compounding notes; (f) the Internal Revenue Service; (g) the

    Securities and Exchange Commission; and (h) the banks that process disbursements in the

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    Debtors cash management system. In light of the nature of the relief requested, the Debtors

    respectfully submit that no further notice is necessary.

    WHEREFORE, for the reasons set forth herein and in the First Day Affidavit, the

    Debtors respectfully request that the Court enter an order, substantially in the form attached

    hereto as Exhibit A, (a) authorizing the Debtors to reject a certain unexpired lease of

    nonresidential real property effective as of the Petition Date, and (b) granting such other and

    further relief as is just and proper.

    Dated: March 5, 2008 /s/ Carey D. Schreiber

    New York, New York David Neier (DN 5391)

    Carey D. Schreiber (CS 3896)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP200 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10166Telephone: (212) 294-6700Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

    and

    Mark K. Thomas (pro hac vice pending)Daniel McGuire (pro hac vice pending)

    Mindy D. Cohn (pro hac vice pending)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP35 West Wacker DriveChicago, Illinois 60601Telephone: (312) 558-5600Facsimile: (312) 558-5700

    Proposed Counsel to the Debtors and Debtorsin Possession

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    EXHIBIT A

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    UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

    )In re: ) Chapter 11

    )Ziff Davis Media Inc., et al.,1 )

    ) Case No. 08-__________(___)Debtors. ) Jointly Administered

    )

    ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS TO REJECT A CERTAIN UNEXPIRED

    LEASE OF NONRESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY EFFECTIVE

    AS OF THE PETITION DATE

    Upon the motion (the Motion)2 of the above-captioned debtors (collectively, the

    Debtors) for the entry of an order authorizing the Debtors to reject a certain unexpired lease of

    nonresidential real property effective as of the Petition Date and the First Day Affidavit; the

    Lessor having received adequate notice of the Motion; it appearing that the relief requested is in

    the best interests of the Debtors estates, their creditors, and other parties in interest; the Court

    having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to

    28 U.S.C. 157 and 1334; consideration of the Motion and the relief requested therein being a

    core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157(b); venue being proper before this Court pursuant to

    28 U.S.C. 1408 and 1409; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor,

    it is hereby ORDERED that

    1. The Motion is granted as set forth herein.2. The Lease attached as Exhibit B to the Motion is hereby rejected effective as of

    the Petition Date.

    1 The Debtors in these cases include: Ziff Davis Media Inc.; Ziff Davis Development Inc.; Ziff Davis Holdings Inc.; Ziff Davis IntermediateHoldings Inc.; Ziff Davis Internet Inc.; Ziff Davis Publishing Inc.; and Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc.

    2 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Motion.

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    3. The entry of this Order is conditional as set forth in this paragraph. Within onebusiness day of the date of entry of this Order, the Debtors shall serve the Notice and a copy of

    the Order via overnight mail and facsimile transmission to the Lessor. The Lessor shall have

    fifteen days from the date of entry of this Order (the Objection Period) to file an objection (the

    "Objection") to the relief granted herein. The Objection must be in writing, filed with the Clerk

    of the Court, served upon the Debtors' counsel on or before the expiration of the Objection

    Period and state with particularity the basis for the Objection. The Objection, if any, will be

    scheduled to be heard at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing. If no timely Objection is

    filed (or such Objection is filed and subsequently resolved or withdrawn) this Order shall

    become final at the conclusion of the Objection Period without further order of the Court.

    4. The modification or vacation of this Order shall not impair any action taken inreliance on the Order and prior to its modification or vacation.

    5. The Debtors are authorized to take all actions necessary to effectuate the reliefgranted pursuant to this Order.

    6. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective andenforceable upon its entry.

    7. All time periods set forth in this Order shall be calculated in accordance withBankruptcy Rule 9006(a).

    8. The requirement set forth in Local Bankruptcy Rule 90131(b) that any motion orother request for relief be accompanied by a memorandum of law is hereby deemed satisfied by

    the contents of the Motion or otherwise waived.

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    9. The Court retains jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related tothe implementation of this Order.

    Date: ______________,2008

    New York, New York United States Bankruptcy Judge

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    EXHIBIT B

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    EXHIBIT C

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    UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

    SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

    )In re: ) Chapter 11

    )Ziff Davis Media Inc., et al.,1 )

    ) Case No. 08-__________(___)Debtors. ) Jointly Administered

    )

    NOTICE OF ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS TO REJECT THE LEASE

    WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 810 JORIE BOULEVARD

    EFFECTIVE AS OF THE PETITION DATE

    PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, on March 5, 2008 (the Petition Date), the above-

    captioned debtors (collectively, the Debtors) each filed voluntary petitions commencing casesunder chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 101-1532 (the Bankruptcy Code), inthe United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the BankruptcyCourt).

    PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICETHAT, on the Petition Date, the Debtors filedthe Motion of the Debtors for an Order Authorizing the Debtors to Reject a Certain UnexpiredLease of Nonresidential Real Property Effective as of the Petition Date [Docket No. __] (theMotion). On [March __, 2008], the Bankruptcy Court entered the Order Authorizing theDebtors to Reject a Certain Unexpired Lease of Nonresidential Real Property Effective as of thePetition Date [Docket No. __] (the Order). A copy of the Order is attached hereto.

    PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT objections or responses to the reliefrequested in the Motion, if any, must be made in writing and filed with the Bankruptcy Court andserved on the Debtors' counsel Winston & Strawn LLP, 35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois60601 (Attn: Mark K. Thomas and Daniel J. McGuire) so as to be actually received by counselon or before [March __, 2008, at 4:00 p.m.], prevailing Eastern time. In addition, suchobjections or responses, if any, must state with particularity the basis for such objection orresponse. If an objection or response is filed, the matter will be scheduled to be heard at the nextregularly scheduled omnibus hearing.

    1 The Debtors in these cases include: Ziff Davis Media Inc.; Ziff Davis Development Inc.; Ziff Davis Holdings Inc.; Ziff Davis IntermediateHoldings Inc.; Ziff Davis Internet Inc.; Ziff Davis Publishing Inc.; and Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc.

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    PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT if no objection to the Motion is timely

    filed, served and received in accordance with the Order and as described generally in this

    notice, the Bankruptcy Court may grant the relief requested in the Motion on a final basis

    without further notice or hearing.

    Dated: [March __, 2008]

    New York, New York David Neier (DN 5391)Carey D. Schreiber (CS 3896)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP200 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10166Telephone: (212) 294-6700Facsimile: (212) 294-4700

    and

    Mark K. Thomas (pro hac vice pending)Daniel McGuire (pro hac vice pending)Mindy D. Cohn (pro hac vice pending)WINSTON & STRAWN LLP35 West Wacker DriveChicago, Illinois 60601Telephone: (312) 558-5600Facsimile: (312) 558-5700

    Proposed Counsel to the Debtors and Debtorsin Possession