Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The TriZetto Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries 

NOTE 12
Acquisitions

 Creative Business Solutions, Inc.

   In February 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Creative Business Solutions, Inc. ("Creative Business Solutions"), an Internet solutions development company specializing in the integration of healthcare information technology and contract programming solutions, and its majority owned subsidiary, HealthWeb Systems, Ltd. ("HealthWeb"), an Internet software and portal development company specializing in customized healthcare applications. The Company also acquired the remaining minority interest in HealthWeb. The acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair values on the acquisition date.

   The purchase price of approximately $3.3 million consisted of approximately $1.4 million in cash, 655,000 shares of common stock, notes payable of $270,000, assumed liabilities of $527,000 and acquisition costs of approximately $100,000. Included in the 655,000 shares of common stock issued in the acquisition were 131,000 shares held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations of the Creative Business Solutions and HealthWeb shareholders. Such shares were released from escrow in February 2001. Based upon an appraisal by an independent valuation firm, the value of the 655,000 shares of common stock issued in the acquisition was determined to be $1.1 million. The excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the net tangible assets acquired aggregated approximately $2.5 million, of which $484,000 was allocated to acquired in-process technology and $2.1 million was allocated to goodwill, acquired workforce and customer list. An independent valuation was performed to determine the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets, including the portion of the purchase price attributed to the acquired in-process technology. At the date of acquisition, the Company determined the technological feasibility of HealthWeb's product was not established, and accordingly, wrote off the corresponding amount based on the percentage of completion at the acquisition date to acquired in-process technology. Approximately $650,000 in research and development had been spent by HealthWeb up to the date of the acquisition in an effort to develop the technology to produce a commercially viable product and to develop future releases with additional functionality, and the Company expected to introduce the final product by the end of 1999. The actual expense associated with the research and development of the HealthWeb product from the date of the acquisition through the end of 1999, when the product was released, was approximately $936,000.

 Management and Technology Solutions, Inc.

   In April 1999, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities from Management and Technology Solutions, Inc. ("MTS") in exchange for 60,000 shares of common stock. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. The assets included property and equipment, intellectual property, trademarks and licenses, and computer software and software licenses. As part of this transaction, the Company assumed liabilities consisting of lease obligations, a note payable and certain other accrued liabilities.

 Novalis Corporation

   In November 1999, the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of the Novalis Corporation ("Novalis"). The purchase price of approximately $18.2 million consisted of cash in the amount of approximately $5.0 million, 549,786 shares of common stock with a value of $16.37 per share, assumed liabilities of $1.9 million and acquisition costs of approximately $2.3 million. Of the 549,786 shares of common stock which have been issued in connection with this acquisition, 366,524 shares of the common stock were held in escrow until November 2000, at which time 114,223 of the shares were returned to the Company and cancelled and the balance of the shares were released.

   The acquisition of Novalis was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed was $13.2 million, of which $923,000 was allocated to acquired in-process technology, and was written off in the year ended December 31, 1999, and $12.3 million was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets consisting of assembled workforce, core technology and customer lists. An independent valuation was performed to determine the fair value of the identifiable intangible assets including the portion of the purchase price attributed to in-process technology. As of the acquisition date, Novalis was developing several enhancements to its proprietary software products which include claims processing, data warehouse, medical management, credentialing and data processing softwares. At the date of the acquisition, the Company determined the technological feasibility of these product enhancements was not established and there was no alternative use and accordingly, wrote off the corresponding amount based on the percentage of completion at the acquisition date to acquired in-process technology. Approximately $535,000 in research and development had been spent by Novalis up to the date of the acquisition in an effort to develop the next releases of the in-process and core technology. The future research and development expense associated with the in-process and core technology was estimated to be approximately $490,000. The in-process and core technology was scheduled to be released by June 30, 2000. The actual expense associated with research and development of the next releases of these products was approximately $486,000 and the various product release dates ranged between March 1, 2000 and May 31, 2000.

 Finserv Health Care Systems, Inc.

   In December 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Finserv Health Care Systems, Inc. ("Finserv"). Finserv is a billing and accounts receivable management company focusing on the outpatient sector of the healthcare industry. The purchase price of approximately $5.8 million consisted of cash in the amount of approximately $1.8 million, 48,998 shares of common stock with a value of $30.61 per share, assumed liabilities of $1.5 million, and acquisition costs of approximately $1.0 million. The agreement also provides that an additional amount of shares, up to $750,000 in common shares (the "earnout consideration"), may be issued to the Finserv selling securityholders if certain milestones are achieved in the amount of up to $375,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2000 and 2001. The milestones were not achieved in 2000. As a result, the total of the potential milestone payment is reduced to up to $375,000 in common shares. Of the 48,998 shares of common stock which have been issued in connection with this acquisition, 20,000 shares of common stock remain held in escrow until the parties can resolve a dispute regarding breaches of representations and warranties.

   The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed was $4.7 million and was allocated to goodwill.

 Healthcare Media Enterprises, Inc.

   In January 2000, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Healthcare Media Enterprises, Inc. ("HME"). HME's primary business focus is on software development, especially relating to the Internet, web design, and business to business portals. The purchase price of approximately $7.2 million consisted of cash in the amount of approximately $1.4 million, 87,359 shares of common stock with a value of $38.66 per share, assumed liabilities of $191,000 and acquisition costs of approximately $266,000. In December 2000, an additional 91,954 contingent shares of common stock with a value of $17.04 were issued upon the achievement of certain milestones in accordance with the original purchase agreement and an additional 44,047 contingent shares of common stock were issued in accordance with a market value guarantee. In January 2001, an additional 11,687 contingent shares of common stock with a value of $16.06 were issued in accordance with certain revenue commitment guarantees in the original purchase agreement. Of the 87,359 shares of common stock which were issued in connection with this acquisition, 17,472 shares of common stock were held in escrow until they were released in January 2001.

   The acquisition of HME was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed was $6.8 million, of which $536,000 was allocated to acquired in-process technology, based upon an independent appraisal, and was expensed in the January 2000, and $6.3 million was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets consisting of assembled workforce, core technology and customer lists. As of the acquisition date, HME was developing several enhancements to its proprietary software products for which technological feasibility had not been established and for which there were no alternative uses. Accordingly, the Company expensed the portion of the consideration allocated to in-process technology. Approximately $1.4 million in research and development had been spent up to the date of the acquisition in an effort to develop the next releases of the in-process technology. The future research and development expense associated with the in-process technology was estimated to be approximately $350,000, and the in-process technology was scheduled to be released by September 2000. Since the date of acquisition, the Company has decided to postpone the release of the in-process technology, and has incurred no further research and development expense related to the product.

   In valuing HME's developed, in-process and core technologies, the Company utilized the discounted cash flows method. The discounted cash flows method includes an analysis of the completion costs, cash flows and risks associated with achieving such cash flows. This income stream was tax effected and discounted to its present value to estimate the value of the core and in-process technologies. For purposes of this analysis, the Company used 20% and 25% discount rates for the core and in-process technologies, respectively. These discount rates are consistent with the risks inherent in achieving the projected cash flows. The amount allocated to in-process technology was determined by establishing the stage of completion of the in-process research and development project at the date of acquisition.

 Erisco Managed Care Technologies, Inc.

   In May 2000, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Elbejay Acquisition Corp. ("Elbejay") a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, IMS Health Incorporated ("IMS HEALTH"), and Erisco Managed Care Technologies, Inc. ("Erisco") pursuant to which Elbejay would merge with and into Erisco resulting in Erisco becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger Agreement"). In October 2000, the Company consummated the transaction, and Erisco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Erisco is a leading provider of software to the managed care industry. The purchase price of approximately $228.7 million consisted of 12,142,857 shares of common stock with a value of $15.89 per share, assumed liabilities of $30.0 million, which includes $14.2 million of deferred tax liability resulting from the difference between the book and tax basis of the intangible assets arising as a result of the acquisition and acquisition costs of approximately $5.8 million. In addition, the Company issued 231,404 shares of restricted stock to certain Erisco employees.

   The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair market values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair market value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed was $188.1 million and was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets consisting of assembled workforce, core technology, trademarks and customer lists.

 Resource Information Management Systems, Inc.

   On December 1, 2000, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Resource Information Management Systems, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("RIMS"), in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among TriZetto, Cidadaw Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of TriZetto, RIMS, the shareholders of RIMS, and Terry L. Kirch and Thomas H. Heimsoth, and the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 1, 2000 (the "First Amendment"), by and among TriZetto, Cidadaw Acquisition Corp., RIMS, the shareholders of RIMS, and Terry L. Kirch and Thomas H. Heimsoth. The acquisition was effected by a merger (the "Merger") of Cidadaw Acquisition Corp. with and into RIMS, with RIMS surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of TriZetto.

   The purchase price of approximately $99.3 million consisted of cash in the amount of $3.0 million, 2,588,427 shares of common stock with a value of $21.20 per share, the fair value of approximately 300,000 fully vested options assumed of $4.7 million, assumed liabilities of $35.7 million, which includes $16.6 million of deferred tax liability resulting from the difference between the book and tax basis of the intangible assets arising as a result of the acquisition and acquisition costs of approximately $1.0 million. In addition, the Company issued 82,553 shares of restricted stock to certain RIMS employees. Of the 2,588,427 shares of common stock which were issued in connection with this Merger, 517,685 shares of common stock are held in escrow and are scheduled to be released in December 2001.

   According to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the shares issued to effect the Merger are subject to lock-up restrictions such that 50% of the shares are released on the one-year anniversary of the Merger and 12.5% of the shares are released on the 15-month, 18-month, 21-month and two year anniversaries of the Merger. If the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the five trading days proceeding a lock-up release date is less than $17.50, the Company shall issue an additional number of the Company's common stock such that the total number of shares eligible for sale on the lock-up release date (including shares sold prior to such date) has a value equal to $45,297,466.10 multiplied by the aggregate percentage of shares of the Company's common stock released as of such date, provided, however, that the Company in no event, shall be required to issue more than 647,107 additional shares. No effect has been included in the purchase accounting for the additional shares which may be issued as a result of this contingency.

   The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the basis of their estimated fair market values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair market value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed was $86.2 million, of which $890,000 was allocated to acquired in-process technology, based upon an independent appraisal, and was expensed in December 2000, and an estimated $85.3 million was allocated to goodwill and intangible assets consisting of assembled workforce, core technology and customer lists. Approximately $2.9 million in research and development had been spent up to the date of acquisition in an effort to develop the next release of the four products which represented the in-process technology. The future research and development expense, associated with the in-process technology was estimated to be approximately $900,000. The four products which represented the in-process technology were scheduled to be released by December 2001.

   In valuing RIMS' developed, in-process and core technologies, the Company utilized the discounted cash flows method. The discounted cash flows method includes an analysis of the completion costs, cash flows and risks associated with achieving such cash flows. This income stream was tax effected and discounted to its present value to estimate the value of the cored and in-process technologies. For purposes of this analysis, the Company used 20% and 25% discount rates for the core and in-process technologies, respectively. These discount rates are consistent with the risks inherent in achieving the projected cash flows. The amount allocated to in-process technology was determined by establishing the stage of completion of the in-process research and development project as of the date of acquisition.

   Upon the closing of the above transaction, the Company became contingently liable for up to $745,000 related to costs to exit certain activities of the acquired enterprise. Costs resulting from management's plan to involuntarily terminate or relocate certain employees of the acquired entity will be finalized in the quarter ended March 31, 2001. At December 31, 2000, the Company was still in the process of formulating the details of these costs.

   The purchase price allocations were based on the estimated fair value of the assets, on the date of purchases as follows (in thousands):

                                  CREATIVE
                                  BUSINESS
                                  SOLUTIONS   NOVALIS   FINSERV    HME      ERISCO     RIMS
                                  ---------   -------   -------   ------   --------   -------
Total current assets............   $  596     $ 2,612   $  827    $  336   $ 36,040   $ 7,048
Property, Plant, equipment and
  other noncurrent assets.......      175       2,434      276        88      4,523     6,100
Goodwill........................    1,338       2,807    4,666     5,595    129,578    36,086
Other intangible assets.........      726       9,427       --       686     58,570    49,210
Acquired in-process
  technology....................      484         923       --       536         --       890
                                   ------     -------   ------    ------   --------   -------
     Total purchase price.......   $3,319     $18,203   $5,769    $7,241   $228,711   $99,334
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   The following unaudited pro forma summary presents the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the acquisitions of Novalis, Finserv, HME, Erisco, and RIMS occurred on January 1, 1999, including giving effect of amortization of goodwill and other intangibles and the write-off of acquired in-process technology (in thousands):

                                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                              ------------------------
                                                                 2000          1999
                                                              ----------    ----------
Net revenue.................................................   $162,233      $151,846
Net loss....................................................   $(73,280)     $(74,279)
Net loss per share..........................................   $  (2.09)     $  (3.09)

   The following unaudited pro forma summary presents the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the acquisitions of Creative Business Solutions, Novalis Corporation and Finserv occurred on January 1, 1998, giving effect to amortization of goodwill and other intangibles and the write-off of acquired in-process technology (in thousands):

                                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                              ------------------------
                                                                 1999          1998
                                                              ----------    ----------
Net revenue.................................................   $ 58,706      $ 39,312
Net loss....................................................   $(15,177)     $(10,510)

   The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what actually would have occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect for the entire period presented. In addition, they are not intended to be a projection of future results.