American Electric Power Company Inc.

American Electric Power Company Inc. is listed on NYSE (AEP). AEP was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1906 and reorganized in 1925. It is a registered public utility holding company under PUHCA that owns, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding common stock of its public utility subsidiaries and varying percentages of other subsidiaries. The service areas of AEPs public utility subsidiaries cover portions of the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The generating and transmission facilities of AEPs public utility subsidiaries are interconnected, and their operations are coordinated, as a single integrated electric utility system. Transmission networks are interconnected with extensive distribution facilities in the territories served.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company is listed on NYSE (AEL). We were formed on December 15, 1995 to develop, market, issue and administer annuities and life insurance. We are a full service underwriter of a broad array of annuity and insurance products. Our business consists primarily of the sale of fixed rate and index annuities and, accordingly, we have only one business segment. Our business strategy is to focus on our annuity business and earn predicable returns by managing investment spreads and investment risk. We are currently licensed to sell our products in 48 states and the District of Columbia. On December 9, 2003, we completed an initial public offering of 18,700,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $9.00 per share. Pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in the offering, the underwriters purchased an additional 2,000,000 shares on December 29, 2003 and an additional 805,000 shares on January 7, 2004, which fully exercised the over-allotment option.

AU OPTRONICS CORP ..e incorporated as Acer Display Technology, Inc., or Acer Display, under the laws of the ROC as a company limited by shares in 1996. The shares of Acer..

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..

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..

Structured Products Corp. ..bsidiaries are referred to as we or BellSouth. We are a Fortune 100 company with annual revenues of over $20 billion. Our core business is wireline co..

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..

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..

CIENA Corporation ..munications networking equipment, software and services to communications service providers, cable operators, governments and enterprises. Ciena is a ..

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..

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..

Coast Distribution System Inc. (The) .., one of the largest wholesale suppliers of replacement parts, supplies and accessories for recreational vehicles (RVs) and boats in North America. We..

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..

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..

Cousins Properties Incorporated .. Cousins) is a Georgia corporation, which since 1987 has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins Real Estate Corporation..

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 ..

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..

DPL Inc. ..mpany organized in 1985 under the laws of Ohio. The executive offices of DPL are located at 1065 Woodman Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45432 - telephone (937) 2..

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..

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..

Equitable Resources Inc. ..Equitable) is an integrated energy company, with an emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas supply activities including production and gathering, and..

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..

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..

FormFactor Inc. ..and supports precision, high performance advanced semiconductor wafer probe cards. Semiconductor manufacturers use the Company's wafer probe cards to ..

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..

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..

Genlyte Group Incorporated (The) ..porated in the State of Delaware in 1985 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bairnco Corporation. In 1988 Genlyte was spun off from Bairnco Corporation an..

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

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..

Harvard Bioscience Inc. ..lobal developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialized products, primarily scientific instruments and apparatus, used to accelerat..

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..

Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. ..try's largest independent, or non-network-owned, television station groups. Headquartered in New York City, we own or manage 28 television stations re..

ImmuCell Corporation ..rving veterinarians and producers in the dairy and beef industries with innovative and proprietary products that improve animal health and productivit..

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..

Immtech International Inc. ..mpany advancing the development and commercialization of oral drugs to treat infectious diseases and extending its proprietary aromatic cation technol..

Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc. ..gned, developed and patented an interactive hardware and proprietary software system (the SportXction(R) System) that enables users to wager at fixed ..

iVOW Inc. ..chnologies, Inc., was founded in 1993 primarily to develop advanced visualization technologies for complex minimally invasive surgical procedures. It ..

Kinross Gold Corporation ..ATIONS The Companys share of production from its operating properties totaled 944,803 ounces of gold equivalent during 2001 of which 44% was derived f..

Lincoln National Corporation .. which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. LNC was organized under the laws of the state of..

Lucent Technologies Inc. ..systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Supported by Bell Labs research and development, we use our strengt..

Meredith Corporation ..edia and marketing companies, is engaged in magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media. Virtua..

Marvel Enterprises Inc. ..e Company and the term Marvel each refer to Marvel Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. Certain of the characters and prop..

Mechel Steel Group OAO ..l and mining company in Russia. The company operates in two segments, Mining and Steel. The Mining segment produces and sells mining products, such as..

North Fork Bancorporation Inc. ..nder the laws of the State of Delaware with principal banking operations in the Tri-state area. We are among the 20 largest banking organizations in t..

National Semiconductor Corporation ..ooking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statem..

Ohio Casualty Corporation ..o in 1969. With its predecessors, the Corporation has been engaged in the property and casualty insurance business since 1919. The Corporation has six..

OpenTV Corp. ..tware, applications and professional services for interactive and enhanced television. We have traditionally provided the core software and related te..