Special Situations Calendar

APRIL 10

• 9 a.m. ET: North Point Holdings Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with QBE Holdings, Inc.

APRIL 11

• Midnight ET: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.: tender by Electronic Arts Inc. ends

APRIL 14

• Quintana Maritime Ltd.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.

APRIL 15

• Alfa Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Alfa Mutual Insurance Co. and Alfa Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

APRIL 16

• 1 p.m. ET: Puget Energy, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by a consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

APRIL 21

• Grant Prideco, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

APRIL 22

• Quanex Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Gerdau SA

APRIL 29

• 11 a.m. ET: Macrovision Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

• CHC Helicopter Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by First Reserve Corp.

APRIL 30

• 5 p.m. ET: Western Sizzlin Corp.: exchange offer for ITEX Corp. ends

• Midnight ET: Agrium Inc.: tender offer for UAP Holding Corp. ends

MAY 1

• Renovis, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Evotec AG

MAY 6

• ASE Test Ltd.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

MAY 7

• 8:30 a.m. ET: Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with a Bain Capital Partners, LLC affiliate

MAY 8

• 5 p.m. ET: Waste Industries USA, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with investor group

• Charming Shoppes, Inc.: annual meeting of shareholders

MAY 13

• 2 p.m. ET: IBT Bancorp, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with S&T Bancorp, Inc.

MAY 20

• 1 p.m. ET: Micrel, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders called by Obrem Capital Management, LLC

SECOND QUARTER 2008

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: May 17, 2007

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Ansoft Corp.: acquisition by Ansys, Inc.

Announced: March 31

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• ASE Test Ltd.: acquisition by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 4, 2007

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.: acquisition by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Announced: March 16

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• BCE Inc.: acquisition by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLP and others

Announced: June 30, 2007

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.: acquisition by Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.

Announced: Dec. 14

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• CHC Helicopter Corp.: acquisition by First Reserve Corp.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Claxson Interactive Group Inc.; acquisition by subsidiary/controlling shareholders

Announced: April 2

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Galderma Pharma SA

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Covad Communications Group Inc.: acquisition by Platinum Equity

Announced: Oct. 28

Expected closing: April 15

• Cumulus Media Inc.: acquisition by investor group led by Lewis Dickey and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity

Announced: July 23, 2007

Expected closing: Early 2008

• Cytogen Corp.: acquisition by EUSA Pharma Inc.

Announced: March 10

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Draxis Health Inc.: acquisition by Jubilant Organosys, Ltd.

Announced: April 4

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.: acquisition by Pfizer Inc.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• GB&T Bancshares, Inc.: SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Announced: Nov. 2

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.: acquisition by Macrovision Corp.

Announced: Dec. 7

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Genesys: acquisition by West Corp.

Announced: Feb. 19

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Getty Images Inc.: acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC

Announced: Feb. 25

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc.: acquisition by Rosmar Packaging Group, Inc.

Announced: March 14

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• GMH Communities Trust, military housing division: acquisition by Balfour Beatty plc

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• GMH Communities Trust: American Campus Communities, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• IBT Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by S&T Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.: acquisition by Warburg Pincus

Announced: Jan. 15

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Matria Healthcare, Inc.: acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 28

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Merisel, Inc.: acquisition by American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

Announced: April 4

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• MFB Corp.: acquisition by MutualFirst Financial, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.: acquisition by SXC Health Solutions Corp.

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Navteq Corp.: acquisition by Nokia Corp.

Announced: Oct. 1

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Nuclear Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by Inter-Americas, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 18

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• NuCO2 Inc.: acquisition by Aurora Capital Group

Announced: Jan. 30

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Performance Food Group Co.: acquisition by Vistar Corp.

Announced: Jan. 18

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Quintana Maritime Ltd.: acquisition by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Renovis, Inc.: acquisition by Evotec AG

Announced: Sept. 19, 2007

Expected closing: Early May

• Restoration Hardware, Inc.: acquisition by Catterton Partners affiliate

Announced: Nov. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Shore Financial Corp.: acquisition by Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 9

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• SigmaTel, Inc.: acquisition by Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 4

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 20, 2007

Expected closing: May 1

• Synplicity, Inc.: acquisition by Synopsys, Inc.

Announced: March 20

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• UAP Holding Corp.: acquisition by Agrium Inc.

Announced: Dec. 3

Expected closing: Second quarter 2008

FIRST HALF 2008

• Activision Inc.: acquisition by Vivendi

Announced: Dec. 2

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Dominion Homes, Inc.: acquisition by Angelo Gordon & Co., LP, Silver Point Capital, LP, BRC Properties, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 18

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• ESS Technology Inc.: acquisition by Imperium Partners Group, LLC

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Mid-2008

• Grant Prideco, Inc.: acquisition by National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: Late first quarter or early second quarter of 2008

• Greater Community Bancorp: acquisition by Oritani Financial Corp.

Announced: Nov. 14

Expected closing: By June 30, 2008

• I-trax, Inc.: acquisition by Walgreen Co.

Announced: March 17

Expected closing: Within 60 days

• Manatron, Inc.: acquisition by Thoma Cressey Brava

Announced: Jan. 15

Expected closing: By April 30

• Mobile Storage Group, Inc.: acquisition by Mobile Mini, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: June 2008

• MTC Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by BAE Systems Inc.

Announced: Dec. 24

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• North Pointe Holdings Corp.: acquisition by QBE Holdings, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 3

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc.: acquisition by Quest Resource Corp.

Announced: Oct. 16

Expected closing: First or second quarter of 2008

• Rural Cellular Corp.: acquisition by Verizon Wireless

Announced: July 30, 2007

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 17, 2007

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Trane Inc.: acquisition by Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: Late first quarter or early second quarter of 2008

• Waste Industries USA, Inc.: acquisition by management, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Goldman Sachs

Announced: Dec. 18

Expected closing: First half 2008

• Whidbey Island Bank: acquisition by Frontier Financial Corp.

Announced: Sept. 26, 2007

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

• WJ Communications, Inc.: acquisition by TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

Announced: March 10

Expected closing: Within 90 days

THIRD QUARTER 2008

• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.: acquisition by Misys Healthcare LLC

Announced: March 18

Expected closing: In four to six months

• Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Announced: March 31

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Countrywide Financial Corp.: acquisition by Bank of America Corp.

Announced: Jan. 11

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Greater Community Bancorp: acquisition by Valley National Bancorp

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Iron & Glass Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by F.N.B. Corp.

Announced: Feb. 15

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• National Atlantic Holdings Corp.: acquisition by Palisades Safety and Insurance Association

Announced: March 13

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• ProCentury Corp.: acquisition by Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

SECOND HALF 2008

• Digimarc Corp.: acquisition by L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.

Announced: March 24

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

• Puget Energy Inc.: acquisition by consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

Announced: Oct. 26

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

ON THE HORIZON

• Aquila, Inc.: acquisition by Great Plains Energy Inc.

Announced: Feb. 7, 2007

Expected closing: Within one year

• BEA Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Oracle Corp.

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Mid-2008

• BladeLogic, Inc.: acquisition by BMC Software Inc.

Announced: March 17

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Bronco Drilling Co., Inc.: acquisition by Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc.

Announced: Jan. 24

Expected closing: Mid-2008

• ChoicePoint Inc.: acquisition by Reed Elsevier

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Summer of 2008

• Commerce Group: acquisition by Mapfre SA

Announced: Oct. 31

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• CSK Auto Corp.: acquisition by O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Announced: April 1

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• First Charter Corp.: acquisition by Fifth Third Bancorp

Announced: Aug. 16, 2007

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.: acquisition by investors led by Gores Group, LLC, Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd., DGB Investments, Inc. and others

Announced: March 31

Expected closing: By September 2008

• Golden Cycle Gold Corp.: acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

Announced: Jan. 14

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• HLTH Corp.: acquisition by WebMD Health Corp.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2008

• Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.: acquisition by Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC affiliate Flexible Procurement Solutions

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• LifeCell Corp.: acquisition by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Announced: April 7

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Nymex Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by CME Group, Inc.

Announced: March 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• SCPIE Holdings Inc.: acquisition by the Doctors Co.

Announced: Oct. 16

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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