Special Situations Calendar

SEPT. 3

• 5 p.m. ET: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.: tender offer for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ends

SEPT. 4

• 10 a.m. ET: Greater Atlantic Financial Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merge with Summit Financial Group, Inc.

SEPT. 15

• 11 a.m. ET: Triarc Cos., Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Wendy's Restaurant, Inc.

• 11 a.m. ET: Wendy's International, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Triarc Cos., Inc.

• Jacada Ltd.: modified Dutch auction tender offer ends

SEPT. 17

• 1 p.m. ET: Jazz Technologies, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

SEPT. 22

• 11 a.m. ET: Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.: annual meeting where shareholders will vote on merger with Misys Healthcare Systems LLC

SEPT. 25

• 10 a.m. ET: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Mars, Inc.

• 2 p.m. ET: Delta Air Lines Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Northwest Airlines Corp.

• Northwest Airlines Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Delta Air Lines Inc.

SEPT. 26

• Midnight ET: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.: tender offer for UnionBanCal Corp. ends

SEPT. 29

• 10 a.m. ET: Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

• 5 p.m. ET: SRS Labs, Inc.: Dutch auction tender offer ends

OCT. 3

• Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed control share acquisition by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund

OCT. 15

• ASM International NV: extraordinary meeting of shareholders

OCT. 16

• Noon ET: Invitrogen Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Applied Biosystems Inc. (formerly Applera Corp.)

• J.M. Smucker Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed merger with Folgers Coffee Co.

OCT. 31

• Migenix Inc.: meeting of shareholders

NOV. 21

• Tecumseh Products Co.: special meeting of shareholders to remove, elect directors

THIRD QUARTER 2008

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

Announced: March 18

Expected closing: In four to six months

• Atari, Inc.: acquisition by Infogrames Entertainment SA

Announced: April 30

Expected closing: Third 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: Third quarter of 2008

• CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by an affiliate of Great Hill Partners

Announced: June 10

Expected closing: Sept. 30

• Celebrate Express, Inc.: acquisition by Liberty Media Corp.

Announced: June 26

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Cytogen Corp.: acquisition by EUSA Pharma Inc.

Announced: March 10

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Excel Technology Inc.: acquisition by GSI Group Inc.

Announced: July 10

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

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

Announced: March 14

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Intervoice, Inc.: acquisition by Convergys Corp.

Announced: July 16

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Iomai Corp.: acquisition by Intercell AG

Announced: May 12

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• IONA Technologies plc: acquisition by Progress Software Corp.

Announcement date: June 25

Expected closing: September 2008

• Massbank Corp.: acquisition by Eastern Bank Corp.

Announced: March 11

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Memry Corp.: acquisition by SAES Getters SpA

Announcement date: June 25

Expected closing: September 2008

• Optium Corp.: acquisition by Finisar Corp.

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• PFF Bancorp: acquisition by FBOP Corp.

Announced: June 16

Expected closing: By the end of September 2008

• Safeco Corp.: acquisition by Liberty Mutual Group

Announced: April 23

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Superior Essex Inc.: acquisition by LS Cable Ltd.

Announced; June 11

Expected closing: July 31

• Third Wave Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Hologic Inc.

Announced: June 9

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• Tumbleweed Communications Corp.: acquisition by Sopra Group

Announced: June 6

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

• W-H Energy Services, Inc.: acquisition by Smith International, Inc.

Announced: June 3

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008

FOURTH QUARTER 2008

• Allied Waste Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Republic Services, Inc.

Announced: June 23

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Arlington Tankers Ltd.: acquisition by General Maritime Corp.

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Camco Financial Corp.: acquisition by First Place Financial Corp.

Announced: May 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.: acquisition by Tower Group, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 5

Expected closing: December 2008

• Catalyst Semiconductor Inc.: acquisition by ON Semiconductor Corp.

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Corn Products International, Inc.: acquisition by Bunge Ltd.

Announced: June 23

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.: acquisition by Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.

Announced: June 20

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• DRS Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Finmeccanica, SpA

Announced: May 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Fording Canadian Coal Trust: acquisition by Teck Cominco Ltd.

Announced: July 29

Expected closing: Late October 2008

• Foundry Networks, Inc.: acquisition by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Announced: July 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Greenfield Online, Inc.: acquisition by Microsoft Corp.

Announced: Aug. 29

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.: acquisition by Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

Announced: June 9

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• i2 Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by JDA Software Group Inc.

Announced: Aug. 11

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• IKON Office Solutions Inc.: acquisition by Ricoh Co., Ltd.

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Landry's Restaurants, Inc.: acquisition by Fertitta Holdings, Inc.

Announced: June 16

Expected closing: October 2008

• Longs Drug Stores Corp.: CVS Caremark Corp.

Announced: Aug. 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Motive, Inc.: acquisition by Alcatel-Lucent

Announced: June 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.: acquisition by Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Procter & Gamble Co.'s Folgers coffee business: acquisition by J.M. Smucker Co.

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Oct. 26, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd.: acquisition by Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Reliant Technologies Inc.: acquisition by Thermage, Inc.

Announced: July 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• TurboChef Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Middleby Corp.

Announced: Aug. 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Harleysville National Corp.

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Zones, Inc.: acquisition by Firoz Lalji

Announced: July 31

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

SECOND HALF 2008

• Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.: acquisition by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Announced: July 16

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.: acquisition by InBev NV

Announced: July 14

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Applera Corp.'s Applied Biosystems Group: acquisition by Invitrogen Corp.

Announced: June 12

Expected closing: Fall 2008

• Apria Healthcare Group Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: June 19

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

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

Announced: July 18

Expected closing: Late 2008

• China Water and Drinks, Inc.: acquisition by Heckmann Corp.

Announced: May 20

Expected closing: Fall of 2008

• EnergySouth, Inc.: acquisition by Sempra Energy

Announced: July 28

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Grey Wolf, Inc.: acquisition by Precision Drilling Trust

Announced: Aug. 25

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Hercules Inc.: acquisition by Ashland Inc.

Announced: July 11

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Jazz Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

Announced: May 20

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

• Landmark Communications Inc.'s Weather Channel properties: acquisition by NBC Universal, Inc.-led group

Announced: July 6

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by ViroPharma Inc.

Announced: July 15

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Meadow Valley Corp.: acquisition by Insight Equity I LP affiliate

Announced: July 28

Expected closing: End of 2008

• PeopleSupport, Inc.: acquisition by Aegis BPO

Announced: Aug. 4

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2008

• Photon Dynamics, Inc.: acquisition by Orbotech Ltd.

Announced: June 26

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

• SI International, Inc.: acquisition by Serco Inc.

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: End of 2008

• Wendy's International, Inc.: acquisition by Triarc Cos., Inc.

Announced: April 24

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

ON THE HORIZON

• APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Fresenius SE

Announcement date: July 7

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• ChoicePoint Inc.: acquisition by Reed Elsevier

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Summer of 2008

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

Announced: April 1

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Dow Chemical Co.: Rohm & Haas Co.

Announced: July 10

Expected closing: Early 2009

• Edge Petroleum Corp.: acquisition by Chaparral Energy, Inc.

Announced: July 15

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Enliven Marketing Technologies Corp.: acquisition by DG FastChannel

Announced: May 8

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• HLTH Corp.: acquisition by WebMD Health Corp.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2008

• ILOG SA: acquisition by IBM Corp.

Announced: July 28

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.: acquisition by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Late 2008 or early 2009

• Radyne Corp.: acquisition by Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Announced: May 12

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Tercica, Inc.: acquisition by Ipsen SA

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• UnionBanCal Corp.: acquisition by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 18

Expected closing: Upon completion of tender offer

• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.: acquisition by Mars, Inc.

Announced: April 28

Expected closing: Within six to 12 months

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