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      Peak, Inc. (the &amp;#8220;Company&amp;#8221; or &amp;#8220;Jagged

      Peak&amp;#8221;) is an e-commerce software and services company

      headquartered in Tampa, Florida, providing enterprise

      e-commerce technology and related fulfillment services. The

      Company's flagship product, EDGE&amp;#8482; (EDGE, Enterprise

      Dynamic Global Engine), is a web-based software application

      that enables companies to control and coordinate

      multi-channel orders, catalogs, multi-warehouse inventories,

      and fulfillment across multiple customers, suppliers,

      employees, and partners in real-time. The Company enables

      clients to build and operate custom branded portals such as

      e-commerce, incentive and rebate programs, customer service,

      repair and reverse logistics, and marketing materials

      management, and automate other business processes through the

      use of the EDGE application and its related tools. The EDGE

      platform has been deployed in multiple vertical markets such

      as consumer goods, financial services, healthcare,

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      Peak has continued to market the launch of

      TotalCommerce&amp;#8482; (TotalCommerce), an end-to-end solution

      that enables a company to quickly and cost effectively launch

      a fully operational, best practices, e-commerce online

      channel direct to its consumers. TotalCommerce is an

      outsourced &amp;#8220;managed services&amp;#8221; solution that

      leverages Jagged Peak&amp;#8217;s extensive technology and supply

      chain infrastructure and provides manufacturers with a

      turnkey, rapidly deployable solution including e-commerce

      webstore(s); order, inventory and transportation management

      software; a nationwide network of fulfillment centers; back

      office program management; and a range of online marketing

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      Peak operates two warehouses in Florida and a network of 21

      independently owned fulfillment warehouses throughout North

      America that enable its clients to provide faster delivery to

      their customers, while lowering overall delivery costs. The

      EDGE application is able to automatically route the orders to

      the optimal warehouse based on an established set of factors

      such as service, cost and priority. This enables the

      Company&amp;#8217;s clients to achieve their customer service

      goals while reducing cost and internal infrastructure.&lt;/font&gt;

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      wholly owned subsidiary, Jagged Peak Canada, Inc. The

      operations provide similar services as in the United States

      through a network of independently owned fulfillment

      warehouses, which are managed through technology provided by

      Jagged Peak, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;

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      the period ended June 28, 2013 and the period ended June 29,

      2012 each consist of 26 weeks.&lt;/font&gt;

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