ADVANTA Corp.

ADVANTA Corp. is listed on NASDAQ (ADVNA). In this Form 10-K, Advanta, we, us and our refer to Advanta Corp. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. OVERVIEW Advanta focuses on the small business market and related community, providing funding and support to the nation's small businesses and business professionals through innovative products and services. Using our direct marketing and information based expertise, we identify potential customers and provide a high level of service tailored to the unique needs of small businesses. Since 1951, Advanta has pioneered many of the marketing techniques common in the financial services industry today, including remote lending and direct mail, affinity and relationship marketing. Our primary business segment is Advanta Business Cards, which is one of the nation's largest issuers (through Advanta Bank Corp.) of business purpose credit cards to small businesses and business professionals.

Advantage Marketing Systems Inc.

Advantage Marketing Systems Inc. is listed on AMEX (AMM). AMS Health Sciences, Inc., or AMS, began operations in 1987, and through a corporate reorganization in 1995, became an Oklahoma corporation. In this report the terms Company, us, we, our and its are used as references to AMS. We develop and distribute performance-based nutritional, weight loss and personal care products. We distribute our products through a network marketing system using independent distributors that we refer to as associates. Network marketing appeals to a wide cross-section of people, particularly those seeking to supplement income, start a home-based business, or pursue entrepreneurial opportunities other than conventional full-time employment. We consider our attractive compensation plan and monthly cash bonus pools, along with trips, prizes and incentives, to be attractive components of the AMS network marketing system.

Alpha Natural Resources inc. ..serves primarily consist of high Btu, low sulfur steam coal that is currently in high demand in U.S. coal markets and metallurgical coal that is curre..

ANADIGICS Inc. ..in 1984. Our corporate headquarters are located at 141 Mt. Bethel Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059, and our telephone number at that address is 908-668-..

@ Road Inc. ..ement solutions, a rapidly growing category of business productivity solutions that enable the effective management of mobile resources. We market and..

American Science and Engineering Inc. ..setts corporation formed in 1958 (together with its subsidiary, the Company or AS&E), develops, manufactures, markets, and sells X-ray inspection and ..

Altiris Inc. .. services that enable organizations to manage information technology, or IT, IT assets throughout their lifecycles. Our comprehensive client managemen..

Avon Products Inc. ..ated in the State of New York on January 27, 1916. Avon is a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products. Avon's products fall int..

Axcan Pharma Inc. .. is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company concentrating in the field of gastroenterology, with operations primarily in North America and Europe. ..

Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corporation ..ocused on identifying, developing, and upon approval, commercializing existing approved drugs and drug candidates for new indications. Our focus is on..

C.R. Bard Inc. ..manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. Charles Russell Bard started the company in 1..

Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation ..e corporation, is the largest commercial operator of fitness centers in North America in terms of revenues, number of members, and number and square f..

Buckeye Technologies Inc. .. value-added cellulose-based specialty products, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. We believe that we have leading positions in many of the high-en..

Bnccorp Inc. .. the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the BHCA) headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. We are dedicated to providing a broad range of financial pro..

Boston Beer Company Inc. (The) .. largest craft brewer and the sixth largest brewer overall in the United States. In fiscal 2004, Boston Beer sold 1,258,206 barrels of its proprietary..

BG Group plc ..nformation set forth under the headings BG Groups global operations on pages 6 to 7, Financial review-Disposals and Re-measurements on pages 23 to 24,..

Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. .. company, we, us and our refer to the business of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. and our subsidiaries. We maintain an Internet website address at www.buffal..

Camco Financial Corporation .. holding company which was organized under Delaware law in 1970. Camco is engaged in the financial services business in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virgin..

Capitol Bancorp Ltd. ..nancial Information Section of Annual Report, under the caption Capitol Bancorp and its Banking Business, and Pages F-34 - F-36, Financial Information..

Concur Technologies Inc. .. business services and software solutions that automate processes involved in the management of corporate expenses. Our core purpose is to use innovat..

Centene Corporation .. provides Medicaid and Medicaid-related programs to organizations and individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, Suppleme..

Central European Distribution Corporation ..stributors of alcoholic beverages in Poland. The Company operates the largest nationwide next-day alcoholic beverage delivery service in Poland throug..

CONMED Corporation ..r Ended December 31, 2002 (Form 10-K) contains certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform..

Cincinnati Bell Inc ..ider of data and voice communications services and equipment and a regional provider of wireless and long distance communications services. The Compan..

Clark Inc. ..dicated to helping companies keep their best people through integrated compensation, benefits, and funding solutions. We design, market, and administe..

Cleco Power LLC ..1998, under the laws of the State of Louisiana. Cleco Corporation holds investments in several subsidiaries, including Cleco Power and Midstream, whic..

Cogent Inc. ..n regarding Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) contains forward-looking statements regarding our b..

Majesco Entertainment Company .. entertainment products in North America. The company designs, manufactures, and markets digital media peripherals and applications. It publishes soft..

CuraGen Corporation ..oking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. The registrant's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forwa..

CSK Auto Corporation ..e parts and accessories in the Western United States and one of the largest such retailers in the United States, based on store count. We have the num..

Constar International Inc. ..roducer of PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, plastic containers for food and beverages. Constar manufactures PET containers for conventional PET app..

Conversion Services International Inc. .., we, our, and us refer to Conversion Services International, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries. We are a technology firm providing professional ..

Cutera Inc. ..lGlide, Xeo and Solera families of products for aesthetic treatments. Our easy-to-use families of laser and other light-based products enable dermatol..

DAG Media Inc. ..s directories for domestic niche markets, in the nation. Our principal source of revenue comes from the sale of ads in these directories. As a sales i..

Dectron International Inc. .. us, our and we refer to Dectron Internationale, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including: (i) Dectron, Inc. (ii) Dectron USA, (iii) RefPlus, ..

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) ..ering California, Arizona and Nevada, as well as the California Lawyer and 8-K magazines, and produces several specialized information services. It al..

Distribucion y Servicio ..permarket company in terms of sales, with an estimated market share in the hypermarket and supermarket industry of 34% for 2004. With over a century o..

Diamondrock Hospitality Company ..committed to maximizing shareholder value through investing in premium full-service hotels and, to a lesser extent, premium urban select-service hotel..

Dixie Group Inc. (The) ..nufacturing and selling carpet and rugs to high-end residential and commercial customers through the Fabrica International, Masland Carpets and the Di..

ENGlobal Corporation ..ring services and systems principally to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, pipeline, production and process industries throughout the United Stat..

Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. ..The primary business purpose of Enterprise Products GP is to manage the affairs and operations of Enterprise Products Partners, a North American midst..

Embarcadero Technologies Inc. ..er of data lifecycle management solutions that help companies build, optimize, test, and manage their critical data, database, and application infrast..

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. ..ny The Company is a publicly held limited liability stock company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Chile on December 1, 1943 with the le..

Electroglas Inc. ..quipment and software to the global semiconductor industry. We were incorporated in Delaware on April 1, 1993, to succeed the wafer prober business co..

Euroweb International Corp. ..e corporation which was organized on November 9, 1992. It was a development stage company through December 31, 1993. The Company operates in Hungary, ..

E-Z-EM Inc. .. used by radiologists, gastroenterologists and speech language pathologists primarily in screening for and diagnosing diseases and disorders of the ga..

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation ..rporated as a Pennsylvania business corporation on November 15, 1982, and is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act o..

FBL Financial Group Inc. ..d annuity products principally under the consumer brand names Farm Bureau Financial Services and EquiTrust Financial Services. These brand identities ..

Flamel Technologies S.A. ..y principally engaged in the development of two unique polymer-based delivery technologies for medical applications. Our Micropump® technology is a mu..

Foster Wheeler Ltd. .. of Bermuda and is a holding company that owns the stock of its various subsidiary companies. Except as the context otherwise requires, the terms Fost..

First Regional Bancorp ..ecutive offices at 1801 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067. The Company was incorporated in California as Great American Bancorp on Febr..

Fusion Telecommunications International Inc. ..ther Internet services to, from and within emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. With our lead product,..

Globecomm Systems Inc. ..ated in Delaware in August 1994. We provide end-to-end value-added satellite-based communication solutions by leveraging our core satellite ground seg..

GenTek Inc. New ..bsidiaries manufacture industrial components and performance chemicals. GenTeks subsidiaries operate through two primary business segments: manufactur..

Global Industries Ltd. ..e construction, platform installation and removal, diving services, and construction support to the offshore oil and gas industry in the United States..

GenVec Inc. ..developing innovative gene-based therapeutics to treat cancer, heart disease and vision loss. Our lead product candidates address significant markets ..

Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (The) ..eland was established as a chartered corporation by an Act of the Irish Parliament of 1781-2 and by a Royal Charter of King George III in 1783. The Ba..

GLOBAL SIGNAL INC .. Inc., is one of the largest wireless communications tower owners in the United States, based on the number of towers owned. On June 2, 2004, we compl..

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. .. State of Hawaii and is a holding company with its principal subsidiaries engaged in the electric utility, banking and other businesses operating prim..

HEI Inc. ..ated as Hybrid Electronics Inc. in 1968. We changed our name to HEI, Inc. in 1969. On January 24, 2003, we acquired certain assets and assumed certain..

Hancock Holding Company ..ny, provides community banking services to individuals and small to middle market businesses primarily in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. It offe..

Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. ..ebt and equity growth capital to technology-related and life sciences companies at all stages of development. We primarily finance privately-held comp..

Henry Schein Inc. ..cts and services primarily to office-based healthcare practitioners in the combined North American and European markets. We serve more than 475,000 cu..

Infrasource Services Inc. ..rving the utility transmission and distribution infrastructure in the United States based on market share. We operate in two business segments. Our pr..

International Paper Company ..hich may be referred to as we or us), is a global forest products, paper and packaging company that is complemented by an extensive distribution syste..

John Wiley & Sons Inc. ..the state of New York on January 15, 1904. (As used herein the term Company means John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and its subsidiaries and affiliated compani..

Koor Industries Ltd. .. existing under the laws of the State of Israel. We were initially incorporated in 1944 and our full legal and commercial name is Koor Industries Ltd...

Liberty Property Trust ..istered and self-managed Maryland real estate investment trust (a REIT). Substantially all of the Trust's assets are owned directly or indirectly, and..

Matria Healthcare Inc. .. comprehensive, integrated disease management services and related products that offer cost-saving solutions for many of the most costly medical condi..

MGI PHARMA Inc. ..ncology-focused biopharmaceutical company that acquires, develops and commercializes proprietary pharmaceutical products that meet cancer patient need..

Magellan Petroleum Corporation .. the sale of oil and gas and the exploration for and development of oil and gas reserves. At June 30, 2005, MPC's principal asset was a 55.125% equity..

Milacron Inc. ..tics-processing industries and a leading supplier of premium metalworking fluids. By offering advanced technology and superior aftermarket service and..

NewMarket Corporation ..on (Ethyl) unanimously recommended and Ethyl's shareholders approved a new holding company structure. Upon establishment of the holding company struct..

NetSol Technologies Inc. ..tion technology (IT) and business consulting services provider for the lease and finance, banking and financial services industries. Since it was foun..