BOC Group plc (The)

BOC Group plc (The) is listed on NYSE (BOX). The information set forth on page 1, under the headings Group profile on pages 14 to 21, Strategy on page 22, Social, environmental and ethical performance on pages 26 to 35, Research, development and information technology on pages 36 to 37, Operating review on pages 40 to 54, Notes to the financial statements-Note 12 on pages 113 to 114, Group undertakings on pages 138 to 139 and Shareholder information on page 145 and on the outside back cover of the Report and Accounts 2005 contained in the Companys Report on Form 6-K dated December 12, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 4A.

Bodisen Biotech Inc.

Bodisen Biotech Inc. is listed on AMEX (BBC). Bodisen Biotech, Inc. (Bodisen) is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Bodisens sole operating subsidiary, Yang Ling Bodisen Biology Science and Technology Development Company Limited (Yang Ling), was founded in the Peoples Republic of China on August 31, 2001 and is headquartered in the Shaanxi Province, Peoples Republic of China. Yang Ling is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing organic fertilizers and pesticides to 20 agricultural provinces of China. We produce numerous proprietary product lines, from pesticides to crop specific fertilizer. These products are then marketed and sold to farmers throughout 20 provinces of China. We conduct research and development to further improve existing products and develop new formulas and products. Prior to March 1, 2004, Bodisen was known as Stratabid.com, Inc. (Stratabid).

CompuCredit Corporation ..t Corporation follows. For additional information about our business, including specific descriptions of how we market and segment customers and other..

Cedar Fair L.P. .. Partnership) is a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership managed by Cedar Fair Management, Inc., an Ohio corporation whose shares are held by a..

Commerce Group Inc. (The) .. automobile insurance. We were incorporated in 1976. We write insurance through our principal subsidiary, Commerce, which was incorporated in 1971 and..

CHINA UNICOM LTD ..ince 1993, the Chinese government has implemented a number of measures to restructure and introduce competition in the telecommunications industry. Pr..

Colony Bankcorp Inc. ..ss corporation which was incorporated on November 8, 1982. The Company was organized for the purpose of operating as a bank holding company under the ..

CNET Networks Inc. ..nd creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being a different kind of media company, creating richer, dee..

Cognos Incorporated .. Canadian corporation founded in 1969, is a global leader in business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM) software solutions...

CONOCOPHILLIPS ..rgy company. ConocoPhillips was incorporated in the state of Delaware on November 16, 2001, in connection with, and in anticipation of, the merger bet..

Credence Systems Corporation ..ng validation test equipment, diagnostics and failure analysis products and automatic test equipment, or ATE, used for testing semiconductor integrate..

Centerstate Banks of Florida Inc. ..as incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on September 20, 1999. CenterState is a registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding ..

Cephalon Inc. ..pany dedicated to the discovery, development and marketing of innovative products to treat sleep and neurological disorders, cancer and pain. In addit..

Cowlitz Bancorporation ..r Washington law to become the holding company for Cowlitz Bank, a Washington state chartered bank that commenced operations in 1978. The principal ex..

Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS ..anized in Minas Gerais, Brazil on May 22, 1952 as a sociedade de economia mista (a state-controlled mixed capital company) with limited liability and ..

Cytokinetics Incorporated ..company, incorporated in Delaware in 1997, focused on the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular disease. We currently have three novel small molecule..

D&E Communications Inc. ..vices to residential and business customers in markets throughout the eastern half of Pennsylvania. Including the operations of Conestoga Enterprises,..

Discovery Holding Co ..ing Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 9, 2005 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, which we refer to as..

Amdocs Limited ..CS Amdocs Limited was organized under the laws of the Island of Guernsey in 1988. Since 1995, Amdocs Limited has been a holding company for the variou..

Deutsche Telekom AG ..company is Deutsche Telekom AG. We are a private stock corporation organized under German law. Our registered office is located at Friedrich-Ebert-All..

Dawson Geophysical Company .. of onshore seismic data acquisition services in the United States as measured by the number of active data acquisition crews. Founded in 1952, we acq..

Encana Corporation ..g map outlines EnCanas onshore North America landholdings and key resource plays as of December 31, 2005. [[Image Removed: GRAPHIC]] 8 - UPSTREAM The ..

ENBRIDGE INC ..uer's primary business activities are the transportation and distribution of energy. Enbridge conducts its business through four operating segments: E..

Callaway Golf Company ..ated in California in 1982 and reincorporated in Delaware on July 1, 1999. In 1997, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Odyssey Sp..

Enerplus Resources Fund ..torical Overview Enerplus was formed in 1986 and was historically one of a group of royalty trusts, income funds and other entities managed by compani..

Eschelon Telecom Inc. ..ge carrier (CLEC), is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was incorporated in Delaware in 1996 under the name Advanced Telecommunications, Inc..

EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. ..presently through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Interboro Institute, Inc. Interboro offers degree programs leading to the Associate in Occupational Stu..

Exponent Inc. .. with the founding of the partnership Failure Analysis Associates which was incorporated the following year in California and reincorporated in Delawa..

Forest Laboratories Inc. ..elop, manufacture and sell both branded and generic forms of ethical drug products which require a physicians prescription, as well as non-prescriptio..

FSI International Inc. ..rganized in 1973 (FSI), designs, manufactures, markets and supports equipment used in the fabrication of microelectronics, such as advanced semiconduc..

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ..ket and support a wide range of software and combined hardware and software products and services that enable our customers to communicate securely ov..

Fonar Corporation ..mpany or Fonar, is a Delaware corporation which was incorporated on July 17, 1978. Our address is 110 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York 11747 and our t..

First Security Group Inc. ..t Security, we, us, and our in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer to First Security Group, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, FSGBank, National ..

Fisher Scientific International Inc. ..provider of products and services to the global scientific research, global biopharma production supplies, U.S. clinical laboratory and U.S. lab safet..

Cullen-Frost Bankers Inc. ..ed by Item 1A. Risk Factors and the section captioned Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results in Item 7. Management's ..

Guess? Inc. ..ing documents incorporated by reference herein, we make forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts, but are forward-looking statements..

Gladstone Commercial Corporation ..under the General Corporation Laws of the State of Maryland on February 14, 2003 primarily for the purpose of investing in and owning net leased indus..

General Dynamics Corporation ..tical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and busi..

Genta Incorporated ..aware on February 4, 1988. Genta is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the identification, development and commercialization of novel drugs for ..

GSI Commerce Inc. ..that enable retailers, branded manufacturers, entertainment companies and professional sports organizations to operate e-commerce businesses. We began..

Hain Celestial Group Inc. (The) ..ual Report to 2005, 2004, 2003 or fiscal 2005, 2004, 2003 or other years refer to our fiscal year ended June 30 of that year and references to 2006 or..

HyperSpace Communications ..acceleration and data compression software. We offer two software products. Our initial software product HyperWebT, was introduced in late 2001. In Ja..

HMG-Courtland Properties Inc. ..MG,), was organized in 1972 as a Delaware corporation. HMG (excluding its 95% owned subsidiary Courtland Investments, Inc., which files a separate tax..

HOUSEHOLD CAPITAL TR VII ..Household) was acquired by HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) by way of merger with H2 Acquisition Corporation (H2), a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, in a pur..

Harris Corporation ..s an international communications and information technology company focused on providing assured communications products, systems and services for go..

Heritage Property Investment Trust Inc ..elf-managed real estate investment trust, or REIT. We are a Maryland corporation and one of the nations largest owners of neighborhood and community s..

icad inc. ..the State of Delaware, as Howtek, Inc., and has sold and supported over 20,000 high quality, professional graphic arts, photographic and medical imagi..

iGATE Corporation ..ntains statements that are not historical facts and that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of such term under the Private Secur..

Ingram Micro Inc. ..statements, including but not limited to, management's expectations of competition; revenues, margin, expenses and other operating results or ratios; ..

INTAC International ..ing company focused on the exploitation of strategic business opportunities available in China and the Asia-Pacific Rim. Throughout this Report, refer..

Infocrossing Inc. .. to Infocrossing, Company, we, our or us refer to Infocrossing, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. Each trademark, trade name or serv..

IRIS International Inc. ..emote Imaging Systems, Inc., was incorporated in California in 1979 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1987. Our company consists of three operating un..

InfoVista S.A. ..office InfoVista S.A. 6, rue de la Terre de Feu 91940 Les Ulis France Telephone: + 33 (1) 64 86 79 00 4.1.2 Legal form and applicable law InfoVista S...

Jaclyn Inc. ..of Delaware in 1968, and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of womens and childrens apparel, and..

KB Home ..Kaufman & Broad S.A. (KBSA), our publicly-traded French subsidiary, is one of the leading homebuilders in France. Founded in 1957, and winner of the 2..

Kindred Healthcare Inc. ..company that through its subsidiaries operates hospitals, nursing centers, institutional pharmacies and a contract rehabilitation services business ac..

Konami Corporation ..usiness was founded by our current Representative Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kagemasa Kozuki, in Osaka on March ..

Kohls Corporation ..partment stores that feature quality, exclusive and national brand merchandise priced to provide value to customers. The Company's stores sell moderat..

Learning Tree International Inc. ..ndent provider of training to managers and information technology (IT) professionals working in business and government organizations. Since its found..

LKQ Corporation ..repair automobiles. Buyers of automotive replacement parts have the option to purchase from primarily three sources: new parts produced by original eq..

Laidlaw International Inc. ..ith operations conducted by its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the Company, Laidlaw International, we, our or us m..

LSI Logic Corporation ..actures and markets complex, high-performance integrated circuits and storage systems. We are focused on four markets: communications, consumer produc..

Marten Transport Ltd. ..uckload carriers in the United States. We specialize in transporting food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or i..

Networks Associates Inc. ..ooking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in the Report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical are forward..

Modtech Holdings Inc. ..usiness consisting of purchasing unfinished and outdated classroom shells and performing installation work. The Company subsequently changed its busin..

Myogen Inc. ..discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. We believe that our advance..

Knight Transportation Inc. ..d herein, this Annual Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties which are difficult to predict. All..

National Technical Systems Inc. ..ified services company that supplies technical services and solutions to a variety of industries including aerospace, defense, transportation, electro..

OMI Corporation .. the Republic of the Marshall Islands on January 9, 1998. We have our principal place of business at One Station Place, Stamford, Connecticut and are ..

Patterson Companies Inc. ..tained in Items 1, 2, 3 and 7 of this Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements. Reference is made to Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysi..

Primedia Inc. ..edia company in the United States. The Companys properties comprise more than 200 brands that connect buyers and sellers in more markets than any othe..

Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. ..ons provider with a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, infrastructure and lifecycle services. Our mission is to provide customers with increased e..