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Husker Harvest Days 2012 Survey Sweepstakes

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation constitutes entrant's full and

unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The Husker Harvest Days 2012Survey Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) on September 10,2012 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT pm on September 14, 2012 ("Sweepstakes Period"). The Sweepstakes

is sponsored by Hobart Welding Products, 1635 W. Spencer St., P.O. Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912-

1079, United States of America ("Sponsor").

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to individuals who are eighteen years of age or older and legal

residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and to residents of Canada (except the

province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence at the time of

entry. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion,and fulfillment agencies ("Hobart Personnel"), and immediate family members of Hobart Personnel, or

persons living in the same household as Hobart Personnel, are not eligible to participate in the

Sweepstakes. "Immediate family" means parents, siblings, children and spouse. Void where prohibited orrestricted by law. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws and

regulations.

HOW TO ENTER: Each person who includes his/her name, street address, city, state, zip code, e-mail

address, date of birth and day time telephone number when completing the Husker Harvest Days 2012

Survey during the Sweepstakes Period will automatically be entered in the Sweepstakes once for each

such Registration Survey completed. Entries to the Sweepstakes may also be made by submitting your

name, street address, city, state, zip code, e-mail address (optional), date of birth and day time telephone

number on a 3 inch by 5 inch postcard through regular mail; postage prepaid, to Hobart Welding

Products, Attn: Husker Harvest Days 2012 Survey Sweepstakes, PO Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912.

Each postcard entry must be mailed individually. All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes

Period to be eligible to win. Entries will be deemed to have been made when they are received andaccepted by the Sponsor. No other method of entry will be accepted. There is no limit to the number ofentries each person may make to the Sweepstakes, regardless of whether the entry is by completing a

Registration Survey or by mail. Incomplete or electronically or mechanically reproduced entries are not

eligible to win. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, altered or tampered with or not submitted pursuant

to these Official Rules are not eligible to win. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an online

entrant, online entries will be deemed to have been made by the authorized account holder of the e-mailaddress submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who isassigned to the e-mail address by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other

organization (such as a business or educational institution) which is responsible for assigning e-mail

addresses for the domain associated with the e-mail address. The Sponsor may, at any time, and in its

sole discretion, require proof that you are the authorized account holder of your e-mail account. Sponsor

is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry of information by participants; lost entriesor transmissions, interrupted or unavailable network, server, or other connections; scrambled

transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic, technical

malfunctions or the computer hardware, software, or any combination thereof; or problems associated

with any virus or any other damage caused to participants' systems.

PRIZES: One (1) prize consisting of: one (1) Hobart XVS Bonehead Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet.

The prize has an approximate verifiable retail value (VRV) of $160. All prizes will be awarded.Standard ground, domestic shipping is included with each prize. ALL FEDERAL,

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STATE/PROVINCIAL AND/OR LOCAL TAXES AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT

OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WINNERS. No

substitution or transfer of any prize or election of cash in lieu of any prize by the winner will be

permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are

nontransferable.

SELECTION OF WINNERS: Sponsor will randomly select the Winner from all eligible entries

received during the Sweepstakes Period. Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone within 10

days after the draw. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Winners

may be required to sign and complete an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Public Release and return it

within 10 days of date of postmark. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost,

misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to deliver the notification to Winners. If a selected winner cannot be

contacted within 15 days of the draw, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize within 15 days of initial contact,

or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, the prize may be

forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner who will be randomly selected from the remaining eligible

entries. If winner has moved to a different address, it is the sole responsibility of the winner to notify

the Sponsor or designated agent of their new address. Sponsor is not responsible for undeliverableprize deliveries due to change of address.By accepting and/or using prize, winner gives Sponsor the

rights to use the winner's name, voice, and/or likeness for the purpose of advertising, trade, promotion or

other commercial purposes, without further compensation worldwide in perpetuity and in any form of

media including the Internet, unless prohibited by law.

CANADIAN PROVISIONAL WINNERS: In addition to the above, in order for a Canadian provisional

winner to win and receive a prize, he/she must first correctly answer, unaided and without mechanical or

electronic assistance, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by email or by

telephone. Failure of a Canadian provisional winner to correctly answer the skill-testing question in the

time allotted will result in disqualification, the forfeiture of his/her interest in the prize, and the random

selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries.

CONDITIONS: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules

and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its

parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal

advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the

control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any injuries,losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of any prize, or acceptance,

possession, or use of any prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (iii) any printing or

typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its

sole discretion, to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time if tampering, unauthorized intervention,

or other technical problem of any sort corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of theSweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes or change any element thereof, with or

without notice, at any time, due to printing errors, transmission errors or other mistakes in the productionof the Sweepstakes or for any other reason. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify, in its sole

discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official

Rules. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree that all disputes will be resolved in the

appropriate courts in the state of Wisconsin in the United States, exclusively, and subject to the laws of

the state of Wisconsin. By participating in the Sweepstakes, each participant releases and holds Sponsor

and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its parent

companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors,

harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the

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Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation,

personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion

of privacy. Entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. By entering the

Sweepstakes, entrant acknowledges and accepts that his/her e-mail address and/or other information from

the entry (collectively "Information") will be used to contact entrant in connection with the Sweepstakesand for other purposes as set forth in the Sponsors privacy policy in effect from time to time. A copy ofthe Sponsors privacy policy is available online at http://www.hobartwelders.com/privacy.php. Byentering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree that they have read the Sponsors privacy policy and consent toits provisions.

WINNERS NAMES: To obtain a list of the winners names and cities and states of residence, send your

request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Husker Harvest Days 2012 Survey Sweepstakes

Winner's List, Hobart Welding Products, 1635 W. Spencer Street, PO Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912.

VT residents need not include postage. Requests must be received no later than eighteen months after the

end of the Sweepstakes Period.