Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab Inc. is listed on NYSE (ECL). Ecolab was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1924. Our fiscal year is the calendar year ending December 31. Effective January 2004, we reorganized our businesses serving the janitorial and health care industries by splitting the Professional Products group into two divisions, Professional Products and Healthcare. During 2004 and early 2005, we continued to make business acquisitions to broaden our product and service offerings, in line with our Circle the Customer - Circle the Globe strategy. These transactions included the following: . In January 2004, we expanded our Pest Elimination business into France by acquiring Nigiko, a Paris-based business. . In February 2004, we acquired Daydots International, a provider of food safety products. . In May 2004, we purchased Elimco (Proprietary) Limited, a Pest Elimination business located in South Africa.

eCollege.com

eCollege.com is listed on NASDAQ (ECLG). eCollege is an outsource provider of value added information services to the post-secondary education industry. Our eLearning division provides technology, products and services that enable colleges, universities and high schools (K-12 schools) to offer online distance and hybrid educational programs as well as on-campus courses. 3 - Datamark, our Enrollment division, provides integrated enrollment marketing services to the proprietary post-secondary school industry. Our growth strategies are aimed at providing value-added information services along the student life cycle to our target market, which consists of for-profit and growth oriented not-for-profit post-secondary schools, colleges, universities and K-12 schools in the United States and Canada.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc ..n the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a ..

Ford Motor Credit Company .. 1919. We acquired the business of a Michigan company, also known as Ford Motor Company, incorporated in 1903 to produce and sell automobiles designed..

Flagstar Bancorp Inc. ..rift holding company founded in 1993. Our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FBC. Our primary subsidiary is Flagstar Bank..

Fidelity National Financial Inc. ..United States. Our title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title - together..

Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd ..h its insurance company subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the business of providing financial guaranty insurance on asset-backed and municipal obl..

Merrill Lynch Depositor Inc. ..urities held by Public STEERS(R) Series 1998 TRV-C1 Trust, please refer to Citigroup Inc.s (Commission file number 001-09924) periodic reports (former..

Wilson Greatbatch Technologies Inc. ..teries, capacitors, feedthroughs, enclosures, and other components used in implantable medical devices (IMDs) through our Implantable Medical Componen..

Georgia Gulf Corporation ..n international marketer of two integrated chemical product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. In our chlorovinyls business, we are: º . º the third l..

Given Imaging Ltd. ..poration under the laws of the State of Israel in January 1998. We are registered with the Israeli registrar of companies in Jerusalem. Our registrati..

Genaera Corporation ..on Form 10-K contains some forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can..

U.S. Global Investors Inc. ..l) has made forward-looking statements concerning the Company's performance, financial condition, and operations in this report. The Company from time..

W.W. Grainger Inc. ..Illinois in 1928, is in the service business. It distributes products used by businesses and institutions across North America to keep their facilitie..

Havas ..tions services company. With our headquarters located in Suresnes, France, two operating divisions headquartered in the United States and the third he..

Home City Financial Corporation .. and loan holding company incorporated in 1996 under the laws of the State of Ohio (HCFC), owns all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Hom..

HIGHWOODS PPTYS INC ..ed and self-managed equity REIT that began operations through a predecessor in 1978. We are one of the largest owners and operators of suburban office..

Hologic Inc. ..ier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems primarily serving the healthcare needs of women. We focus our resources on developing systems and subsys..

Household Finance Corp ..ned subsidiary of Household International, Inc. On March 28, 2003, Household was acquired by HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) by way of merger with H2 Acquisi..

Intervideo Inc. ..nd DVD burning software, television viewing and recording software and InstantON software that allows personal computer (PC) users to quickly access m..

Iconix Brand Group Inc. .. in 1978, is in the business of licensing and marketing intellectual property. The Company currently owns three brands, CANDIES(R), BONGO(R) and BADGL..

International Game Technology ..specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products. We strive to main..

Intermagnetics General Corporation ..ration of its two recently acquired medical device businesses and sold its instrumentation business resulting in a new Intermagnetics that serves the ..

InfoSpace Inc. ..at involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the m..

Investors Title Company .. operates through its subsidiaries and was incorporated in the State of North Carolina in February 1973. The Company became operational on June 24, 19..

Ituran Location and Control Ltd. ..ocation-based services, consisting of stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services. We also provide wireless communication products used in connectio..

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. ..nder the laws of the State of Delaware in 1979 as the successor by merger to an Illinois corporation that was incorporated in 1959. As used herein, un..

James Hardie Industries NV ..ies N.V. from RCI Netherlands Holdings B.V. in July 2001 when our legal form was converted from a besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid..

Kinetic Concepts Inc. ..ogy company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces. We design, manufacture, market and service a wide range of prop..

K-V Pharmaceutical Company ..e the words we, our, us, our company or KV we are referring to K-V Pharmaceutical Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Ther-Rx Corpora..

Keithley Instruments Inc. .. organized as an Ohio corporation in 1955. Its principal executive offices are located at 28775 Aurora Road, Solon, Ohio 44139; telephone (440) 248-04..

Lee Enterprises Incorporated .. associated companies, publishes 58 daily newspapers in 23 states and more than 300 weekly, classified and specialty publications, along with associat..

China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. ..ions services in all thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and directly-administered municipalities in Mainland China. As of December 31, 2005, the..

LaSalle Hotel Properties ..e investment trust on January 15, 1998 to buy, own and lease primarily upscale and luxury full-service hotels located in convention, resort and major ..

LightPath Technologies Inc. ..) manufactures optical components and higher level assemblies including precision molded glass aspheric optics, isolators, proprietary fiber-optic col..

LSB Corporation ..rom the discussion respectively under the captions entitled FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS on page 4, BUSINESS on pages 5 through 7, MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND..

M&F Worldwide Corporation ..orated in Delaware on June 1, 1988 and is a holding company that conducts its operations through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Mafco Worldwide..

Medical Properties Trust Inc. .. that acquires, develops, leases and makes other investments in healthcare facilities providing state-of-the-art healthcare services. We lease our fac..

Meadow Valley Corporation ..na, is engaged in the construction industry as both a provider of construction services and a supplier of construction materials. Our construction ser..

Methanex Corporation .. producer and marketer of methanol and the largest supplier of methanol to the major international markets of North America, Asia Pacific and Europe a..

Merchants Bancshares Inc. ..ny originally organized under Vermont law in 1983 for the purposes of owning all of the outstanding capital stock of Merchants Bank and providing grea..

Monro Muffler Brake Inc. ..6 Company-operated stores and 16 dealer-operated stores providing automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States. At March 26, 2005..

Margo Caribe Inc. .. Margo Caribe, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in its press releases or other public or shareholder communications, or in oral state..

Maidenform Brands Inc. ..er to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in our business. Maidenform, Flexees, Lilyette, Self Expressions, Sweet Nothings, ..

Matrix Service Company ..ooking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,..

Maxygen Inc. ..r protein optimization and modification technologies to create and develop novel therapeutic and industrial products. We are a leader in the field of ..

Navigators Group Inc. (The) .. consisting of the accounts of The Navigators Group, Inc., a Delaware holding company established in 1982, and its wholly owned subsidiaries are prepa..

Nationwide Financial Services Inc. ..November 1996. NFS is the holding company for Nationwide Life Insurance Company (NLIC) and other companies that comprise the domestic life insurance a..

NL Industries Inc. ..oration in 1891, has operations through majority-owned subsidiaries and less than majority-owned affiliates in the component products and chemicals in..

Inergy L.P. ..s Gas Products, Inc. (Atlas), headquartered in Costonia, OH. Atlas delivers propane to approximately 7,000 customers from three retail locations. On O..

Napster Inc. ..al music, is a leading provider of online music for the consumer market. Our subscription services and our a la carte single track download service en..

North American Galvanizing & Coatings Inc .. Tulsa, Oklahoma. As used in this report, except where otherwise stated or indicated by the context, North American Galvanizing (the Company and the R..

Northwest Bancorp Inc. ..ormed on June 29, 2001, as the successor to a Pennsylvania corporation of the same name. Both the Federal corporation and its Pennsylvania predecessor..

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America ..nd marketing sorbent products and related services for the consumer, specialty, crop production and horticulture and industrial and automotive markets..

Old National Bancorp Capital Trust I .. holding company incorporated in the State of Indiana and maintains its principal executive office in Evansville, Indiana. Old National, through its w..

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. ..ocused on the discovery, development and commercialization of high quality oncology products that both extend life and improve the quality-of-life for..

Oxford Industries Inc. ..Oxford Industries, Inc. was founded in 1942. We are a producer and marketer of branded and private label apparel for men, women and children and opera..

Parlux Fragrances Inc. ..ware in 1984 and is engaged in the creation, design, manufacture, distribution and sale of prestige fragrances and beauty related products marketed pr..

PC-Tel Inc. ..thin the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, among ..

Pacific Ethanol Inc. ..D RELATED TO THE HISTORIC AND CURRENT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN A TRANSACTION WHICH, IF CONCLUD..

Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation ..e, our or us refer to Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. Our fiscal years are based on the 52-53 week period endin..

China Automotive Systems Inc. ..-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These sta..

Plug Power Inc. ..a development stage enterprise involved in the design, development and manufacture of on-site energy systems for energy consumers worldwide. The Compa..

Pearson Plc ..h its principal operations in the education, business information and consumer publishing markets. We have significant operations in the United States..

Quality Systems Inc. ..rein, the matters discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including discussions of the Registrants product development plans, business strategie..

Rinker Group Limited ..ith respect to market size information represent the judgment of the management of Rinker, based on records and experience of Rinker and its subsidiar..

Rayovac Corporation ..lobal branded consumer products company with leading market positions in seven major product categories: consumer batteries; lawn and garden; pet supp..

Serologicals Corporation ..products, enabling technologies and services to a diverse customer base that includes major life science companies and leading research institutions. ..

Summit Financial Group Inc. ..s a $889 million financial holding company headquartered in Moorefield, West Virginia. We operate two business segments, community banking and mortgag..