Vernalis plc

Vernalis plc is listed on NASDAQ (VNLS). The Company was founded in 1986 as British Bio-technology Limited and re-registered in 1989 as British Biotech plc, a public limited company under the laws of England with registered number 2304992. In April 2003, British Biotech acquired RiboTargets Holdings plc, a privately-held, research-oriented biotechnology company, and in September 2003 it completed a merger with Vernalis Group plc, a publicly-listed biotechnology company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of diseases related to the central nervous system. On October 1, 2003, following this merger, British Biotech plc re-registered as Vernalis plc, which is the Group's parent company.

Versant Corporation

Versant Corporation is listed on NASDAQ (VSNT). We are a leading provider of object-oriented data management software that forms a critical component of the infrastructure of enterprise computing. Companies use Versant solutions to solve complex data management and data integration problems. We design, develop, market and support object-oriented database management system products to address such problems. We also provide related product support, training, and consulting services to assist users in developing and deploying software applications based on our products. We operate our business within a single operating segment referred to as Data Management. We were incorporated in California in August 1988 under the name Object Sciences Corporation and completed our initial public offering of our common stock under the name of Versant Object Technology Company in July 1996. The name of the company was changed to Versant Corporation on July 15, 1998. In November 2002, we acquired Mokume Software, Inc.

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Zix Corporation .. provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in heal..

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. ..rincipal operations produce and market newsprint and value-added groundwood papers. The Companys operations also include the manufacturing and marketi..

Actuate Corporation ..ng Application Platform, a unified software platform that enables large organizations and packaged application software vendors to develop and deploy ..

Assurant Inc. ..n, formed in connection with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its Common Stock, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Febru..

AFC Enterprises Inc. .. franchises quick-service restaurants (generally referred to as restaurants, QSRs or units) under the trade name Popeyes® Chicken & Biscuits (Popeyes)..

Angelica Corporation .. management services to the U.S. healthcare industry. We have developed a comprehensive service offering that allows healthcare providers to outsource..

Akamai Technologies Inc. ..thin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the..

Allos Therapeutics Inc. ..mpany that is focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule drugs for improving cancer treatments. Small molecule drugs, in gene..

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Answers Corporation ..business model, announced on January 3, 2005 with the launch of Answers.com. For information regarding our previous business model, on the basis of wh..

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. ..Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has established an internationally recognized industrial gas and related industrial process equipment business and de..

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Alexander & Baldwin Inc. ..orporation with most of its operations centered in Hawaii. It was founded in 1870 and incorporated in 1900. Ocean transportation operations, related s..

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Auburn National Bancorporation Inc. ..lding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve) under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, a..

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Bell Microproducts Inc. ..forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and the future results of Bell Micr..

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BioScrip Inc. ..hich delivers innovative pharmacy benefit management, specialty pharmaceutical management and delivery services and other pharmacy-related healthcare ..

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Boston Scientific Corporation ..oper, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties including interventional cardi..

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Meta Financial Group Inc. ..cipal assets of which are all the issued and outstanding shares of MetaBank and MetaBank West Central. (In January of 2005, the Company changed its na..

Capital One Financial Corporation ..oration organized in 1972. The Company became a bank holding company in 1973 and a financial holding company in 2000. As of December 31, 2004, the Com..

CDW Corporation ..s, CDW) is a leading direct marketer of multi-brand computers and related technology products and services in the United States. The Company was found..

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. ..legal name is Cresud Sociedad Annima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria. We were incorporated and organized on December 31, 1936 under..

Coast Financial Holdings Inc. ..ompany or Coast Financial) headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 primar..

Chaparral Steel Company ..005, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) to serve as the holding company for its steel business in anticipation of our spin-o..

Seagate Technology Holdings ..arketing of rigid disc drives. Rigid disc drives, which are commonly referred to as disc drives or hard drives, are used as the primary medium for sto..

Competitive Technologies Inc. ..e corporation incorporated in 1971 to succeed an Illinois corporation incorporated in 1968. CTT and its subsidiary (collectively, the registrant, we, ..

Cohn & Steers Inc ..ed in 2004, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a manager of high-income equity portfolios, specializing in U.S. real estate investment tr..

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Conceptus Inc. ..vative and proprietary non-incisional permanent birth control device for women which was approved for marketing in the United States in November 2002 ..

CryoLife Inc. .., 1984 in Florida, develops and commercializes implantable medical devices and preserves and distributes human tissues for cardiovascular, vascular, a..

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company .. manufacturer of replacement tires. It is the fourth largest tire manufacturer in North America and, according to a recognized trade source, is the ei..

CVD Equipment Corporation .. term we or any derivation thereof, we mean CVD Equipment Corporation, a New York corporation, formed in 1982 . We design, develop, manufacture, marke..

Cox Radio Inc. ..asting companies in the United States and the largest pure-play radio station group, based on revenues, and has one reportable segment for accounting ..

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DryShips Inc. ..er the laws of Marshall Islands and has its principal offices in Greece. It is an owner and operator of drybulk carriers that operate worldwide. Drysh..

Dominion Homes Inc. ..e Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K mean Dominion Homes, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where it is made clear that the term ..

Dune Energy Inc. ..ny,) has been an independent energy company engaged in the business of the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas and crude oil prope..

DCAP Group Inc ..nt insurance agencies under the DCAP, Barry Scott and Atlantic Insurance brand names o premium financing of insurance policies for our DCAP, Barry Sco..

Encore Capital Group Inc ..diaries (Encore) is a systems-driven purchaser and manager of charged-off consumer receivables portfolios. Encore acquires these portfolios at deep di..

Eclipsys Corporation ..r HIT, company. We develop and license our proprietary software to hospitals. Our software allows them to automate many of the key clinical, administr..

ENI S.p.A. ..ged in the oil and gas, electricity generation, petrochemicals, oilfield services and engineering industries. Eni has operations in about 70 countries..

Syngenta AG ..9 under the laws of Switzerland and became a public company in November 2000. Syngenta is domiciled in and governed by the laws of Switzerland. It has..

Refac .. 1952 and is referred to herein as the Company or Registrant. For most of its history, the Company was engaged in intellectual property licensing acti..

Erie Indemnity Company ..ion that operates predominantly as the management services company that provides sales, underwriting and policy issuance services to the policyholders..

Exar Corporation ..ets high-performance, high-bandwidth physical interface and access control solutions that facilitate the aggregation and transport of signals in acces..

First Advantage Corporation .. provider of risk mitigation solutions. Our Company was formed in the June 5, 2003 merger with The First American Corporation's screening technology d..

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation .. 1968 until January 1979, at which time it was acquired by Hershey Foods Corporation (Hershey). In 1988, The Restaurant Company (TRC), an investor gro..

Franklin Resources Inc. ..company, which is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the BHC Act), and as a financial holdin..

Finlay Enterprises Inc. ..conducts business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (Fin..

FNB Corporation ..a Virginia corporation, (FNB), was organized in 1996 as a bank holding company for First National Bank, a national banking association formed in 1905...

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FirstService Corporation ..idly growing service sector, providing services to commercial, residential and institutional customers in the following areas: Residential Property Ma..

GulfMark Offshore Inc. ..that provides offshore marine services primarily to companies involved in offshore exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Our vessels tran..

Gateway Financial Holdings Inc. ..lding company incorporated under the laws of North Carolina to serve as the holding company for Gateway Bank & Trust Co., a North Carolina chartered c..

Humana Inc. .. referred to throughout this document as we, us, our, the Company or Humana, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies,..

Hurco Companies Inc. ..company. We design and produce interactive, personal computer (PC) based, computer control systems and software and computerized machine tools for sal..

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ISOLAGEN INC ..tion of autologous cellular therapies for soft and hard tissue regeneration. Our two product candidates, which are directed at the aesthetic and denta..

Jacksonville Bancorp Inc. .. forward-looking statements. Assumptions relating to forward-looking statements involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic..

K2 Inc. ..mpany with a portfolio of leading brands including Shakespeare, Pflueger and Stearns in the Marine and Outdoor segment; Rawlings, Worth and K2 Licensi..

Life Partners Holdings Inc ..t company of Life Partners, Inc. (LPI). LPI is the oldest and one of the largest viatical settlement companies in the United States. To supplement LPI..

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. .. on developing and commercializing breakthrough products in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease and inflammatory disease. We currently market ..

MedcoHealth Solutions Inc ..t managers, and we provide sophisticated programs and services for our clients and the members of their prescription benefit plans, as well as for the..

Mens Wearhouse Inc. (The) ..partnership and was incorporated as The Men's Wearhouse, Inc. under the laws of Texas in May 1974. Our principal corporate and executive offices are ..

NORTHEAST BANCORP ..ion chartered in April 1987, is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the BHCA). Prior to 1996, the Company op..

NN Inc. ..bearing components, consisting of balls, cylindrical rollers, tapered rollers, seals, and plastic and metal retainers, for leading bearing manufacture..

Novatel Wireless Inc. ..utions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Our broad range of products includes 3G wireless PC card modems, embedded modems, ruggedized mo..

OPNET Technologies Inc. ..nt software for networks and applications. Our solutions address: application performance management, network configuration management, capacity plann..

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