Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ACQUISITION

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9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
ACQUISITION

NOTE 13—ACQUISITION

On April 2, 2012, HSNi, through Cornerstone, acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Chasing Fireflies, LLC, a leading direct-to-consumer premium children’s and family lifestyle brand. The purchase price was $22.9 million in cash and contingent consideration valued at $6.5 million as of the acquisition date. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination and the total purchase consideration has been assigned to the assets acquired, primarily inventory and other assets totaling $8.6 million and liabilities assumed totaling $2.6 million, at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date. The allocation of the identifiable intangible assets and goodwill includes $13.5 million primarily for tradenames and customer relationships and $9.9 million for goodwill. Proforma information has not been presented for this acquisition as it was not material to HSNi’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.