Reed Elsevier NV

Reed Elsevier NV is listed on NYSE (ENL). ITEM 4: INFORMATION ON REED ELSEVIER HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT Corporate structure Reed Elsevier came into existence in January 1993, when Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV contributed their businesses to two jointly owned companies, Reed Elsevier Group plc, a UK registered company which owns the publishing and information businesses, and Elsevier Reed Finance BV, a Dutch registered company which owns the financing activities. Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV have retained their separate legal and national identities and are publicly held companies. Reed Elsevier PLC's securities are listed in London and New York, and Reed Elsevier NV's securities are listed in Amsterdam and New York. Equalisation arrangements Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV each hold a 50% interest in Reed Elsevier Group plc.

Refac

Refac is listed on AMEX (REF). Refac was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1952 and is referred to herein as the Company or Registrant. For most of its history, the Company was engaged in intellectual property licensing activities. During the period from 1997 to 2002, it was also engaged in the business of product development and graphic design and had invested these creative resources, together with its licensing skills, in certain product development ventures. On March 22, 2002, the Company announced plans to reposition itself for sale or liquidation and by the end of 2002, it had disposed of all of its operating segments with the exception of its licensing business and it has limited the operations of that segment to managing certain existing license agreements and related contracts. On February 28, 2003, the Company completed a merger (the Palisade Merger) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership, L.P. (Palisade).

All American Semiconductor Inc. ..ies (collectively, the Company; sometimes referred to herein as Registrant) is a distributor of electronic components manufactured by others. The Comp..

Salton Inc. ..istributor of branded, high quality small appliances, home decor and personal care products. Our product mix includes a broad range of small kitchen a..

Sierra Wireless Inc. .. We provide leading edge wireless wide-area modem solutions for mobile computing over cellular networks. We develop and market a broad range of produc..

Singing Machine Company Inc. (The) ..hine we, us or our) is engaged in the development, production, distribution, marketing and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories and m..

StealthGas Inc. ..lic of the Marshall Islands. In October 2005, we completed an initial public offering of our shares of common stock in the United States and our share..

Supertel Hospitality Inc. ..trust (REIT), and through our subsidiaries, we own 69 limited service hotels in 16 states. Our hotels operate under several national franchise brands...

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. ..urities held by INDEXPLUS Trust Series 2003-1, please refer to respective periodic reports, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports o..

Sprint Nextel Corporation .. laws of Kansas, is mainly a holding company, with its operations primarily conducted in its subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, refe..

Strategic Distribution Inc. ..ation that was organized in 1968. In 1994, the Company acquired Industrial Systems Associates, Inc. (ISA). ISA changed its name to SDI, Inc. (SDI) eff..

Services Acquisition Corp. International ..5, as a blank check company formed to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other sim..

Sysco Corporation .. and divisions (collectively referred to as SYSCO), is the largest North American distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservic..

Tuesday Morning Corp. .. furnishings, gifts and related items in the United States. We opened our first store in 1974 and currently operate 662 stores in 43 states at Decembe..

Toll Brothers Inc. .. in May 1986, began doing business through predecessor entities in 1967. When this report uses the words we, us, and our, they refer to Toll Brothers,..

Tenet Healthcare Corporation ..of business-the provision of health care services, primarily through the operation of general hospitals. All of Tenets operations are conducted throug..

Taleo Corporation ..o organizations of all sizes. We enable organizations to recruit, assess and manage their workforces for improved business performance. Organizations ..

Technical Olympic USA Inc ..single-family residences, town homes, and condominiums. We operate in markets characterized by strong population and income growth. Currently we condu..

Trammell Crow Company ..sified commercial real estate service companies in the world. The Company delivers a comprehensive range of services to leading multinational corporat..

Tesoro Petroleum Corporation ..o major operating segments - (1) refining crude oil and other feedstocks and selling petroleum products in bulk and wholesale markets (refining) and (..

Mac-Gray Corporation ..equires otherwise, all references in this report to we, our, Mac-Gray, the Company, or us means Mac-Gray Corporation and its subsidiaries and predeces..

Timken Company (The) ..luding the companys fore- casts, beliefs and expectations) that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the ..

United Community Financial Corp. ..) was incorporated in the State of Ohio in February 1998 for the purpose of owning all of the outstanding capital stock of The Home Savings and Loan C..

UniSource Energy Corporation ..significant operations of its own. Operations are conducted by UniSource Energys subsidiaries, each of which is a separate legal entity with its own a..

V.F. Corporation ..leader in the manufacturing and marketing of branded apparel and related products. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term VF used herein mea..

Vector Group Ltd. ..lding company for a number of businesses. We hold these businesses through our wholly-owned subsidiary VGR Holding Inc. We are engaged principally in:..

Meridian Gold Inc. ..ral Reserves and Resources Although the Company has carefully prepared and verified its calculations of the mineral reserves and mineral resources pre..

Valpey Fisher Corporation ..s incorporated under the laws of Maryland. As used herein the term Company refers to Valpey-Fisher and its subsidiaries. Financial Information about I..

Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd. ..uction, marketing and distribution of bottled water and the distribution of coffee, ancillary products, and other office refreshment products. Through..

Whole Foods Market Inc. ..gest chain of natural and organic food stores. Our Company mission is to promote the vitality and well-being of all individuals by supplying the highe..

LYON WILLIAM HOMES ..bsidiaries are primarily engaged in the design, construction and sale of single family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona and Nevada...

Westaff Inc. ..rimarily in suburban and rural markets (secondary markets), as well as in the downtown areas of certain major urban centers (primary markets) in the U..

WMS Industries Inc. ..ware on November 20, 1974 under the name Williams Electronics, Inc. and succeeded to the amusement game business that had been conducted for almost 30..

XL CAP LTD ..), is a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance coverages, and financial products and services to industrial, commercial and professional servic..

Impreso Inc. ..so, Inc. (TST), a manufacturer and distributor to dealers and other resellers of various paper and film products for commercial and home use in domest..

Abercrombie & Fitch Company ..&F), through its subsidiaries (collectively, A&F and its subsidiaries are referred to as Abercrombie & Fitch), is a specialty retailer that operates s..

Access National Corporation ..17, 2002 under the laws of Virginia to operate as a bank holding company. The Corporation has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Access National Bank, A..

Angeion Corporation ..in this Form 10-KSB to Angeion or the Company means Angeion Corporation, while references to Medical Graphics or MedGraphics refers to Medical Graphic..

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. ..ation, is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets and sells our own brand of relaxed, casual clothing for 15 to 25 year olds, providing hig..

AGCO Corporation ..pril 1991. Our executive offices are located at 4205 River Green Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30096, and our telephone number is 770-813-9200. Unless othe..

Airspan Networks Inc. ..ess (BWA) equipment that allows communications service providers (often referred to as local exchange carriers, or simply telephone companies), intern..

Alon USA Energy Inc. ..s in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those in Items 1 and 2, Business and Properties, and Item 3, Legal Proceedings, that are not historica..

Amkor Technology Inc. ..tements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes, e..

Annapolis Bancorp Inc. ..iness of the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference on page 32 as part of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders...

Alliance Resource Partners L.P. .. to major U.S. utilities and industrial users. In 2004, our total production was 20.4 million tons and our total sales were 20.8 million tons. The coa..

Apollo Investment Corporation .. a Maryland corporation organized on February 2, 2004, is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has filed an election to be..

Arena Resources Inc ..n August 31, 2000. Our principal executive offices are located at 4920 South Lewis Avenue, Suite 107, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105, and our telephone number ..

Electricidade de Portugal S.A. .. and distributor of electricity in Portugal. In addition, we own 30% of REN, the sole transmitter of electricity in Portugal, and we have significant ..

AptarGroup Inc. ..nd its subsidiaries as AptarGroup or the Company. We are a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative dispensing systems for the personal ..

Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd ..ited company under PRC laws on September 10, 2001. Our scope of business includes bauxite mining, the production of alumina, primary aluminum and anci..

Axonyx Inc. ..for $50 million of securities through the sale of 9,650,183 shares of common stock at $5.15 per share with new and existing institutional investors. T..

Beazer Homes USA Inc. ..0 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, telephone (770) 829-3700. We also provide information about our active communities and mortgage ..

Brady Corporation ..14, currently operates 35 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Eleven are located in the United States; three each in Brazil, China, Germany, and the U..

Benchmark Electronics Inc. ..onics, Inc., began operations in 1979 and was incorporated under Texas law in 1981 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermedics, Inc., a medical implan..

Blackbaud Inc. .. related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations. Our products and services enable nonprofit organizations to increase donations, r..

Bancshares of Florida Inc. ..0-KSB contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements generally can be..

Blue Square - Israel Ltd. .. Ltd. was incorporated in June 1988 as a company under the laws of the State of Israel. Blue Square's principal executive offices are located at 2 Ham..

BEAR STEARNS CAPITAL TR III .. incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 21, 1985. The Company is a holding company that through its broker-dealer and internat..

Baldwin & Lyons Inc. ..aws of the State of Indiana in 1930. Through its divisions and subsidiaries, Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (referred to herein as B&L) specializes in marketin..

Calavo Growers Inc. ..ados and other perishable foods and the preparation and distribution of processed avocado products. Our expertise in marketing and distributing avocad..

CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC ..ganized on July 13, 1993, as a Delaware corporation, to acquire substantially all of the real estate properties owned by CBL & Associates, Inc., and i..

Cross Timbers Royalty Trust ..eated under the laws of Texas pursuant to the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust Indenture entered into on February 12, 1991 between predecessors of XTO Ener..

Celebrate Express Inc. ..at involve many risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events and our future performance that are based on current expectations, e..

Citizens South Banking Corporation ..to as the Company, the Registrant, We, Us, or Our) is a Delaware corporation that owns all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Citizens South..

Community Bancshares Inc. (DE) ..ing company that owns 100% of Community Funding, Community Bank and Community Bank's subsidiaries; . Community Bank, a community-focused Alabama comme..

Canadian National Railway Company ..rganization The Company manages its rail operations in Canada and the United States as one business segment. Financial information reported at this le..

Cytogen Corporation .. NJ is a product-driven biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative molecules that can be used to build leading franchises a..

Duckwall-Alco Stores Inc. ..al merchandising operation in 1901 in Abilene, Kansas by A. L. Duckwall. From its founding until 1968, the Company conducted its retail operations as ..

eBay Inc. ..eptember 1995 and was incorporated in California in May 1996. In April 1998, we reincorporated in Delaware and in September 1998 we completed the init..

Emeritus Corporation ..d national operators of assisted living residential communities. Assisted living communities provide a residential housing alternative for senior citi..

Eagle Materials Inc .. as we or us) is a manufacturer of basic building materials including gypsum wallboard, cement, gypsum paperboard and concrete and aggregates. We were..

First Federal Financial Services Inc. ..g statements which may be identified by the use of words such as believe, expect, anticipate, should, planned, estimated and potential. Examples of fo..

First South Bancorp Inc ..95 states that the disclosure of forward looking information is desirable for investors and encourages such disclosure by providing a safe harbor for ..

Golf Galaxy Inc. ..er offering a distinctive combination of competitively priced merchandise from the leading national brands in golf equipment and apparel, together wit..

Guaranty Federal Bancshares Inc. ..at was created in September 1997 at the direction of Guaranty Federal Savings Bank, a federal savings bank. The Company became a unitary savings and l..

Heico Corporation ..tively, HEICO) believes it is the worlds largest manufacturer of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved jet engine and aircraft component repl..