Mark L. Ludwig

Donald Smith & Co., Inc. (DS&C) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1980 as Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. The name and ownership of Home Portfolio Advisors, Inc. was changed to its present form in 1983, when it was purchased by Donald G. Smith, President and Founder. DS&C manages value equity accounts for large institutions.

Part of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Plains Resources International, Inc. is a petroleum and petroleum products wholesaler, except bulk stations. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Chronix Biomedical, Inc. manufactures diagnostic substances chemicals. It develops DNA-based blood tests primarily for monitoring minimal residual disease in cancer patients. The firm also develops a technology that measures personalized biomarkers in cancers of the colorectum, prostate, lung, ovarian, pancreas, blood and central nervous system. The company was founded by Wiiliam A. Boeger and Howard B. Urnovitz in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AirTreks, Inc. provides air ticketing services. It enables travelers and travel agents to create customized itineraries-with an unlimited number of destinations-and receive instant online price estimates with one click. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Best Internet Communications, Inc. provides web hosting services. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Best Internet Communications was acquired by Hiway Technologies, Inc., part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. from January 05, 1999 on April 28, 1998.

Comtech AeroAstro, Inc. manufactures micro satellite systems and other related technology products. The company develops and operates Sensor Enabled Notification System, which provides satellite based low data rate communications and asset tracking in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The company was founded by Dr. Rick Fleeter in 1988 and is headquartered in Ashburn, VA.

Luna Imaging, Inc. provides software and scanning services. The firm provides insight software toolset for building, hosting and distributing digital collections. The company was founded by Michael Ester in 1993 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Nevada Sunrise LLC provides metal mining services. The private company is based in Reno, NV. The company was founded by William Bill Henderson.