Daniel P. Foley

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

ICR LLC provides public relations and financial communications consulting services. Its practice areas include investor relations, corporate communications, transactions and special situations, crisis and issue management and capital advisory. The firm serves aerospace, defense and intelligence, building materials and home-builders, clean technology, energy, financial services and investment management, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, restaurants, and technology sectors. The company was founded by Chad A. Jacobs and Thomas M. Ryan in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc. provides a suite of online, subscription-based software solutions for debt elimination, cash management, bill payment and wealth creation. The company was founded by Steven L. Sunyich on April 2, 2002 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Founded in 1987, Wall Street Associates LLC is a registered investment advisor located in La Jolla, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Wall Street Associates II LLC. They manage growth portfolios primarily invested in domestic equity securities for institutional investors and private clients. WSA provides fully discretionary and model equity investment advisory services for a variety of clients. In addition, the firm serves as sub-advisor for accounts that are co-managed by other non-affiliated investment advisers. WSA also serves as a sub-advisor to open-ended mutual funds sponsored by unrelated NYSE member firms.