TicketSarasota.com’s Top o’ the Limerick Contest (the “Contest”)

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST

1.CONTEST DESCRIPTION

The Sponsor is TicketSarasota.com, 1741 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. Co-sponsor is The Shamrock Pub, 2257 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34237. Together with Sponsor and Co-sponsor, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is a “Contest Entity.”

The Contest is a skill-based competition in which participants will compete to be selected as submitter of the one of the top five limericks as selected by public vote. The submitters of the top five winning entries will be required to come to The Shamrock Pub on Saturday, Mar. 17 to read or have their appointed designee read their submission before a panel of three judges to win a Beverage-Air BM-23 kegerator for his/her winning entry. The second-place winner will receive four tickets to an HT Talk Back at the Asolo Repertory Theatre and the third-place winner will receive four tickets to Mote Marine.

Participants will be invited to submit original limericks, which will be voted on and rated by the public. Limericks must follow traditional form:  Five lines with anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA).  While suggestive material will be considered, obscene materials will be rejected. The Contest begins at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern on Thursday, February 21, 2013 and ends at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern on Thursday, March 14, 2013. The Contest will be conducted in three phases. During the first phase of the Contest (Phase One) contestants will be invited to submit their limericks. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM Eastern on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. During the second phase of the Contest (Phase Two), the submissions will be voted on and rated by the public. The voting will begin at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern on Thursday, March 7, 2013, and ends at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern on Thursday, March 14, 2013. The five limericks with the highest number of online votes at the conclusion of Phase Two will be eligible to be invited to read their limerick at The Shamrock Pub on Sunday, March 17, 2013 (Phase Three, as outlined below). In the case of a tie, Sponsor will select winners of Phase Two based on creativity and originality of entry. The limerick selected by the judges panel on Sunday, March 17, 2013 will be the grand prize winner (Winner). The name of the winner will be published the week of March 18, 2013 in The Herald-Tribune. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

All eligible limericks will be displayed on the Contest Site starting February 21, 2013. Between March 7, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern and March 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern (the “Voting Periods”), Participants will have the opportunity to view and rate limericks (the “Public Voters”) over a series of one round (Phase Two, as outlined above). At the end of Phase Two, the five limericks that receive the most votes will qualify for the reading, to be held on March 17, 2013. In the event of a tie in Phase Two, Sponsor will select the top five limericks based on creativity and originality of entry. The limerick selected at the March 17, 2013 reading (Phase Three) will be declared the winner. The photos receiving the second and third most votes will be named the second and third place finishers, respectively. Voters can only vote once per day. Any attempt by a Voter to vote more than once per day will result in disqualification of all activity produced by that Voter.

Potential finalists will be tallied no later than Friday, March 15, 2013. Potential finalists will be notified via e-mail or by phone. A potential winner has (1) day from receipt of notification to claim his/her prize by responding via e-mail or an alternate winner will be selected. Non-compliance with these official rules or, if a selected potential winner cannot be contacted, provides incorrect e-mail or mailing address, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize or if the Prize Notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, an alternate winner will be selected. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for THE HERALD-TRIBUNE MEDIA GROUP to use winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

2.ELIGIBILITY

This contest is open to legal residents of Charlotte, Manatee and Sarasota counties, Florida, USA, who are 21 years of age and older. Employees and agents of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, any other prize sponsor, and any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration or fulfillment of the Contest (all of the foregoing, together with Sponsors, collectively referred to as “Promotion Entities”), and their immediate family members and/or close personal friends and/or those living in the same household of such persons, whether related or not, are not eligible to enter the Contest.

Employees, officers and directors of The Herald-Tribune Media Group and its parent company, Halifax Media Group, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising, promotion, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families, (defined as spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent) and those living in their same households are NOT eligible to participate in the Promotion. Each winner will be required to execute a declaration of eligibility and liability release attesting that the winner has complied with all the rules and that winner releases Sponsor(s) and all prize-supplier companies from all liability for damages or personal injury in connection with the winner's use of the prize, and a publicity release consenting that the Sponsor and anyone they may authorize may, without compensation, use winner's name, photograph or other likeness, biographical information and statements concerning the contest or the Sponsor for purposes of advertising and promotion.

3.HOW TO SUBMIT A CONTEST ENTRY

Any individual wishing to compete in the Contest must register at and upload limerick to www.TicketSarasota.com/limerick, or mail/hand deliver submissions to the Sponsor at 1741 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236; (participants submitting limericks are referred to as “Contest Entrants”). Submissions must include: Contest Entrant’s limerick, Contest Entrant’s date of birth and contact information, including name(s), home address(es), e-mail address(es) and phone number(s). You may submit one limerick during the Contest. All submissions:

(a) must include an original limerick written by the Contest Entrant and Contest Entrant contact information. Limericks must follow traditional form:  Five lines with anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA);

(b) must be intended for family audience viewing and contain only content that, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, is suitable for all persons of all ages (while suggestive material will be considered, obscene materials will be rejected);

(c) must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor contain any sexually explicit, disparaging, libelous or other inappropriate content;

(d) must not, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, contain any commercial content that promotes any product or service other than the Herald-Tribune; and

(e) must not contain any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Contest Entrant).

Any elements appearing in submitted limerick must be entirely original, created by Contest Entrant. Submitted limericks must not have been previously published nor can they be a limerick copied from the Internet.

Use of any elements or other materials that are not original, or in the public domain may result in disqualification of limerick in Sponsor’s sole discretion. By participating in the contest, Contest Entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects. Limit one (1) entry per entrant and per email address. Any individual who attempts to enter, or in the sole discretion of Sponsor is suspected of entering more than once, by any means, including but not limited to submitting multiple limericks, will be disqualified from the Contest.

In addition, Sponsor reserves the right to reject any submission without explanation. By entering, Contest Entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects.

4.CONDITIONS OF CONTEST ENTRY

As conditions of entry into the Contest, each Contest Entrant:

WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT THE CONTEST ENTRANT OWNS ALL RIGHTS TO THE LIMERICK HE/SHE IS SUBMITTING (COLLECTIVELY, THE “CONTEST ENTRY MATERIALS”);

WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT HIS/HER CONTEST ENTRY MATERIALS ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE BEEN LEGALLY OBTAINED AND CREATED, AND DO NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR MORAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY;

Irrevocably grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub licensable, unconditional, perpetual and transferable right and license to copyright (only as applicable), reproduce, encode, store, modify, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, edit for length and content, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant’s name, address, image, likeness, statements, biographical material and Contest Entry Materials, including, but not limited to, the limerick contained in any of the above items, as well as any additional photographic images and other materials relating to the Entrant and arising out of his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Entrant’s name) (collectively, the “Additional Materials”) (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way, whether by the Sponsor, its Licensees, or assigns, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion) in any media throughout the world for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from the Entrant or any other party;

Irrevocably grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub licensable, unconditional, perpetual and transferable right and license to use the Contest Entry Materials for advertising, promotional or commercial purposes, including without limitation, the right to publicly display, reproduce and distribute the Contest Entry Materials in any media format or medium and through any media channels. Entrant’s name, pet’s name, photograph of pet and city of residence may be published in an issue of the Herald-Tribune, on SNN Local News 6 as well as on HeraldTribune.com;

Forever waives any rights of privacy, intellectual property rights, and any other legal or moral rights that may preclude Sponsor’s use of the entrant’s Contest Entry Materials or Additional Materials, or require the Contest Entrant’s permission for Sponsor to use them for promotional purposes, and agrees to never sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor’s use of those Materials;

Acknowledges and agrees that: (a) Sponsor has access to and/or may create or have created literary, visual and/or other materials, ideas and concepts which may be similar or identical to the Contest Entry Materials in theme and/or other respects; (b) the Contest Entrant will not be entitled to any compensation or other consideration because of the use by Sponsor of any such similar or identical material, ideas and/or concepts; and (c) Sponsor’s use of material containing elements similar to or identical with those contained in the Contest Entry Materials or any limerick shall not obligate Sponsor to negotiate with nor entitle Entrant to any compensation or other claim; and

Agrees to indemnify and hold the Sponsor and its respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the “Promotion Indemnitees”), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Promotion Indemnities arising out of or in connection with: (a) any Contest Entry Materials or Additional Materials (including, but not limited to, any and all claims of third parties, whether or not groundless, based on the submission of such other material); (b) any breach by Entrant of any warranty, agreement or representation contained in the Official Rules or terms of service or in any documentation submitted by Entrant; (c) the Entrant’s conduct during and in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy or defamation; or (d) the acceptance of any prize.

All entries become the property of HeraldTribune.com and will not be acknowledged or returned.

5.SPONSOR’S RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY

At any time during the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and unfettered discretion, to disqualify and remove any limerick that it believes does not meet the spirit or requirements of the Official Rules. The decisions of the Sponsor on this and all matter relating to the Contest are final and binding.

6.WINNER SELECTION PROCESS

All eligible limericks will be displayed on the Contest Site starting Thursday, February 21, 2013. Between Monday, March 7, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern and Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern (the “Voting Periods”), Participants will have the opportunity to view and rate limericks (the “Public Voters”) during one round. At the end of the voting round, the five limericks that receive the most votes will qualify for the final round, to be held on Sunday, March 17, 2013. The limerick chosen by the judges at the reading will be declared the winner. Voters can only vote once per day. Any attempt by a Voter to vote more than once per day will result in disqualification of all activity produced by that Voter.

7.PRIZES

In conjunction with the Contest, there will be awarded three prizes: the first-place, grand prize winner will receive a Beverage-Air BM-23 kegerator; the second-place winner will receive four tickets to an HT Talk Back at the Asolo Repertory Theatre; and the third-place winner will receive four tickets to Mote Marine.

Winner must be 21 years of age or older. Prizes are non-transferable. All unclaimed or unused prize packages may not be used as sales or trade incentives for employees of Sponsor, their agencies or clients.

If Winner is unable to fulfill prize during time period specified, Winner forfeits the prize package. Winner must be 21 years of age or older. No prize substitution is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute any prize of equal or comparable value including cash in the event of prize unavailability. Prizes are non-transferable and shall be deemed to have no cash value.

Limit one prize per winning limerick.

Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that an offered prize is unavailable. All federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that as a condition of being awarded a prize, Winner must sign and return, within seven (7) days following attempted notification, a standard Release Form. Noncompliance within this time period may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.

The Contest Entities and each of their officers, directors, affiliates, related entities, partners, partnerships, principals, representatives, agents, licensees, sponsors, successors and assigns: (a) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any prize; (b) disclaim any implied warranty; and (c) are not liable for injury, loss, or damage of any kind resulting from the acceptance or use of any prize, travel related thereto or from participation in this contest.

If any activity relating to any prize is canceled or postponed for any reason, the balance of that prize will be awarded in full satisfaction of prize award.

All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes won are the sole responsibility of the winner.

8.GENERAL RULES

The Contest is governed by and subject to the laws of the United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. All Prize winners will receive an IRS 1099 for the value of their prizes. By participating in the Contest and/or accepting any prize, Entrants grant permission to Sponsor and its advertising and promotion agencies to use their name(s), likeness(es), photos and any other material submitted in connection with the Contest for purposes of advertising, publicity and promotion purposes, without further compensation to Entrant, unless prohibited by law. Entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or the announcement of the prizes, or for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete or illegal entries.

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify the Contest Entry or the Vote of any individual found to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any Contest Entities’ website; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Contest Entities’ property or service; or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Further, Contest Entities reserve the right to disqualify any entry which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, is deemed to be offensive, libelous, slanderous, inflammatory, or otherwise inappropriate in any way for this Contest. CAUTION ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, HERALDTRIBUNE.COM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9.LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any computer, online, telephone transmission or technical malfunctions that may occur during participation in the Contest (including, without limitation, the voting phase of the Contest), or theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Contest Entry Materials or Votes. Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, Entrants, Voters, or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or for any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions or votes in the Contest. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation of transmission, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, email, players or browsers, whether on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing (including but not limited to any such problems which may result in the inability to access the Contest Site or to submit Entry Materials or Votes in connection with the Contest). Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to participants or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and select winners from among that portion of the Contest that has not been compromised, if any. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel this contest at any time without obligation or prior notice.

10.DISPUTES/GOVERNING LAW

Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Contest, Participants (Contest Entrants and/or Public Voters) agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, any prize awarded, or the determination of winners shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Entrant’s actual out-pocket expenses (e.g. costs associated with entering this Contest), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on email address, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. For purposes of these Official Rules, “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g. business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

All issues and questions regarding rights and obligations of Participants in connection with this Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws and rules thereof and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of Florida.

The parties waive rights to trial by jury in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules and/or this Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or this Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Florida and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.

11.PRIVACY

By entering the Contest, you agree to HeraldTribune.com’s use of your personal information, as described in the HeraldTribune.com Privacy Policy, located at www.heraldtribune.com.

12.WINNER’S LIST/RULES REQUESTS

For a copy of the Official Rules or the winner’s names, send a separate, stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

TicketSarasota.com/Top o’ the Limerick Contest, Herald-Tribune Media Group, 1741 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236

Requests received after April 1, 2013 will not be honored.