Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc.

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation ..s engaged in the operation of hotels that it owns or leases in Boston (Cambridge), Massachusetts; Key Biscayne, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana. I..

Sapient Corporation ..s consulting and technology services firm that plans, designs, implements and manages information technology to improve business performance for Globa..

Southcoast Financial Corporation ..zed in 1999 under the laws of South Carolina for the purpose of being a holding company for Southcoast Community Bank. On April 29, 1999, pursuant to ..

Strattec Security Corporation ..n which appears on pages 5 through 10 of the Company’s 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference. For information as to e..

Suncor Energy Inc. ..S) We produce a variety of refinery feedstock and diesel fuel by developing the Athabasca oil sands in northeastern Alberta and upgrading the bitumen ..

Symantec Corporation ..ity providing a broad range of software, appliances, and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises ..

Telefonica De Argentina SA ..f the largest companies in Argentina in terms of net revenues. We have a non-expiring license to provide telecommunications services in Argentina. We ..

Trident Microsystems Inc. ..rated circuits (ICs) for digital media applications, such as digital television, LCD TV and digital set-top boxes (STB). Since 1987 we have designed, ..

Tegal Corporation .. herein contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks..

Tellabs Inc. ..K are described in the Glossary, which appears at the end of this Item 1. Tellabs, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 as an Illinois corporation and was su..

Technology Investment Capital Corp. ..r to as TICC or the Company, is a specialty finance company principally providing capital to small- and medium-sized technology-related companies. Tec..

Tractor Supply Company ..e corporation , was founded in 1938 as a catalog mail order tractor parts supplier. In 1982, the Company was formed by a group of investors through th..

Trinity Industries Inc. ..s, Inc. (we, Trinity) was incorporated in 1933 and is one of the nation’s leading diversified industrial companies providing a variety of products and..

South Financial Group Inc. (The) ..a corporation headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. TSFG refers to The South Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the conte..

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. ..ated to the manufacture of semiconductors and strategically focused on embedded non-volatile memory, complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) im..

United Bankshares Inc. ..k Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, United’s present business is community and mortgage banking. As of December 31, 2003, United’s consolidated..

Union Bankshares Corporation ..nk holding company organized under Virginia law and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The Company is headquartered in Bowling Gre..

Universal Truckload Services Inc. ..nsportation services to shippers throughout the United States and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Our over-the-road trucking services..

Vail Resorts Inc. ..ng company in 1997 and operates through various subsidiaries (collectively). The Companys operations are grouped into three segments: Mountain, Lodgin..

Vascular Solutions Inc. .. medical device company focused on bringing clinically advanced solutions to interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists worldwide. W..

Vernalis plc ..hnology Limited and re-registered in 1989 as British Biotech plc, a public limited company under the laws of England with registered number 2304992. I..

Veritas DGC Inc. ..sical information and services to the petroleum industry worldwide. Our customers include major, national and independent oil and gas companies that u..

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. ..rgy are: IPL, WPL, Resources and Corporate Services. Among various other regulatory constraints, Alliant Energy is operating as a registered public ut..

Westmoreland Coal Company ..ndent coal company in the United States with our origin in 1854. We mine coal that is used to produce electric power and we own interests in power-gen..

Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings ..any Holdings completed the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities of Watson Wyatt LLP (WWLLP) (the acquisition), a privately held limite..

Willis Lease Finance Corporation ..ies is a lessor of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft-related equipment. The Company provides these services to passenger airlines, air c..

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. ..gaged in the business of providing global logistics services. The Company offers its customers a seamless international network supporting the movemen..

YPF Sociedad Anonima ..a was created on June 2, 1977, under the laws of the Republic of Argentina as a governmental entity. On January 1, 1991, through Decree No. 2,778-90, ..

ABB LTD .. automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. We serve electric, gas..

AmeriCredit Corporation .. 18, 1988, and succeeded to the business, assets and liabilities of a predecessor corporation formed under the laws of Texas on August 1, 1986. The Co..

Acxiom Corporation ..echnology to create and deliver customer and information management solutions for many of the largest, most respected companies in the world. The core..

Archstone Communities Trust ..nt investment and operations. We own and operate a portfolio of high-rise and garden-style communities that we believe cannot be replicated by any oth..

Aftermarket Technology Corp. ..pply chain logistics services to the light vehicle aftermarket and consumer electronics industries. Through our Drivetrain Business, we provide custom..

Albany International Corporation ..e engaged in three business segments, each segment involving similar products or services. The Engineered Fabrics segment includes paper machine cloth..

National Coal Corp. ..iness of mining coal in Eastern Tennessee and Southeastern Kentucky. We own the coal mineral rights to approximately sixty-five thousand (65,000) acre..

Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. ..d in Addison, Texas, was incorporated in 1998 and completed an initial public offering of its common stock in July 2004. We are a growing producer and..

Ampex Corporation ..nd licensor of visual information technology. During our 60-year history, we have developed substantial proprietary technology relating to the electro..

Aon Corporation ..aries worldwide, serves its clients through three operating segments: º • º Risk and Insurance Brokerage Services acts as an advisor and insurance bro..

Applix Inc. ..ness intelligence (BI) and business performance management (BPM) solutions, focused on interactive planning, budgeting, forecasting and analytics as w..

Arkansas Best Corporation ..gaged through its subsidiaries primarily in motor carrier transportation operations and intermodal transportation operations. Principal subsidiaries a..

ASE Test Limited ..Limited is a Singapore holding company incorporated on December 1, 1995 as Jarich Test Private Limited, which changed its name to ASE Test Private Lim..

Atmos Energy Corporation ..engaged primarily in the natural gas utility business as well as other natural gas nonutility businesses. As of September 30, 2004 we distributed natu..

Avalon Holdings Corporation .. April 30, 1998 as a subsidiary of American Waste Services, Inc. (AWS). Pursuant to the terms of a Contribution and Distribution Agreement dated as of..

Veeco Instruments Inc. ..ated subsidiaries, Veeco) designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad line of equipment primarily used by manufacturers in the data storage, s..

BANCORPSOUTH CAP TR 1 .. incorporated in 1982, with commercial banking and financial services operations in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. It..

Brandywine Realty Trust ..ny refer to Brandywine Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, individually or together with its subsidiaries, including Brandywine Ope..

Bankrate Inc ..ments may contain forward-looking statements, including statements about our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, estimates, projections a..

BANK ONE CAPITAL VI .. One) merged with and into JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the Merger), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 14, 2004. As a result of the M..

Biomet Inc. ..rporated in 1977, and its subsidiaries design, manufacture and market products used primarily by musculoskeletal medical specialists in both surgical ..

Bentley Pharmaceuticals Inc. ..e U.S., is an international specialty pharmaceutical company, incorporated in the State of Delaware. References in this report to the Company, we, us ..

Brooks Automation Inc. ..lier of automation products and solutions primarily serving the worldwide semiconductor market. We supply hardware, software and services to both chip..

Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. ..e Perus largest publicly-traded precious metals company, and are engaged in the exploration, mining and processing of gold, silver and, to a lesser ex..

California First National Bancorp ..rporation , is a bank holding company headquartered in Orange County, California with leasing and bank subsidiaries. The Company has two leasing subsi..

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings ..States for the trading of futures contracts and options on futures contracts, often called derivatives, as measured by 2004 annual trading volume. In ..

Community Banks Inc. ..as the Corporation or Community, is a financial holding company that was formed as a Pennsylvania corporation in 1982. Communitys banking subsidiary i..

Carnival Corporation ..d Carnival plc is incorporated in England and Wales. Together with their consolidated subsidiaries they are referred to collectively in this joint Ann..

Ceridian Corporation ..and is incorporated in Delaware. Our principal executive office is located at 3311 East Old Shakopee Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55425, and our telep..

City National Corporation ..re in 1968 to acquire the outstanding capital stock of City National Bank. References to the Company reflect all of the activities of the Corporation ..

CIT Group Inc (DEL) ..is a leading global commercial and consumer finance company. Founded in 1908, we provide financing and leasing capital for companies in a wide variety..

Candela Corporation .. development and commercialization of advanced aesthetic laser and light-based systems that allow physicians and personal care practitioners to treat ..

CMS Energy Corporation ..n energy holding company operating through subsidiaries in the United States and in selected markets around the world. Its two principal subsidiaries ..

Cardiome Pharma Corporation ..tory Over the past three years we have been focused on developing proprietary drugs to treat or prevent cardiovascular diseases. Our current efforts a..

Cabot Corporation ..ted in the State of Delaware in 1960. Cabot is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. ..

Distributed Energy Systems Corporation ..y reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic filings are available free of charge through the Investors section of the Company’s Internet website (http:..

Deutsche Bank AG ..utsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. The original Deutsche Bank was founded in Berlin in 1870 as a joint stock company principally dedicated to financing f..

Entergy Arkansas Inc. ..h, through its subsidiaries, engages principally in the following businesses: domestic utility, domestic non-utility nuclear, and energy commodity ser..

Electronic Arts Inc. ..istributes interactive software games that are playable by consumers on the following platforms: † Home videogame machines (such as the Sony PlayStati..

First Citizens Banc Corp. ..r the laws of the State of Ohio on February 19, 1987 and is a registered financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 2000, as amende..

First Oak Brook Bancshares Inc. ..der Delaware law in 1983 as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Effective May 26, 2004, the Company became ..

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (The) .. and marketers of railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe and a leading provider of leasing and other services to the railroad and ..

General Maritime Corporation ..e crude oil transportation services. Our current fleet consists of 47 wholly owned tankers, consisting of 26 Aframax and 17 Suezmax tankers and four n..