Special Situations Calendar

DECEMBER 12

• 10 a.m. ET: Penn National Gaming, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and Centerbridge Partners, LP

DECEMBER 13

• 10 a.m. ET: Dow Jones & Co. special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by News Corp.

DECEMBER 14

• C-COR Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by Arris Group, Inc.

DECEMBER 17

• National Penn Bancshares, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of KNBT Bancorp

DECEMBER 18

• Edo Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with ITT Corp. and its subsidiary

DECEMBER 20

• 11 a.m. ET: Datascope Corp.: annual meeting

DECEMBER 21

• 5 p.m. ET: Newmont Mining Corp. tender for Miramar Mining Corp. ends

DECEMBER 28

• Salton, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Applica Inc., an APN Holding Co. subsidiary

JANUARY 11

• 10 a.m. ET: Goodman Global, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC affiliate

JANUARY 17

• 10 a.m. ET: Graphic Packaging Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Altivity Packaging LLC

• 5 p.m. ET: Roche tender offer for Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. ends

FOURTH QUARTER 2007

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Rio Tinto

Announced: July 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: May 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Andrew Corp.: acquisition by CommScope, Inc.

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Applica Inc.: acquisition by Salton, Inc.

Announced: Oct. 2

Expected closing: Within three to four months

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

Announced: Sept. 4

Expected closing: December 2007

• Avaya Inc.: acquisition by Silver Lake and TPG Capital

Announced: June 5

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corp.: acquisition by Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Television Group: acquisition by Providence Equity Partners Inc.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Coinmach Service Corp.: acquisition by Babcock & Brown affiliate

Announced: June 15

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Community Bank & Trust Co.: acquisition by Chittenden Corp.

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Dow Jones & Co.: acquisition by News Corp.

Announced: Aug. 1

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• East Penn Financial Corp.: acquisition by Harleysville National Corp.

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: Fall 2007

• Gateway, Inc.: acquisition by Acer Inc.

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: By December 2007

• Genesco Inc.: acquisition by the Finish Line, Inc.

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• HemoSense, Inc.: acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Horizon Offshore, Inc.: acquisition by Cal Dive International, Inc.

Announced: June 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Hutchinson Telephone Co.: acquisition by New Ulm Telecom, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Image Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by BTP Acquisition Co., LLC

Announced: March 30

Expected closing: Nov. 28

• Infocrossing, Inc.: acquisition by Wipro Technologies

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• InfoSpace, Inc.'s online directory business: acquisition by Idearc Inc.

Announced: Sept. 17

Expected closing: End of 2007

• Manor Care, Inc.: acquisition by Carlyle Group

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Matritech, Inc. acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 28

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Ecolab Inc.

Announced: Aug. 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Midwest Air Group Inc.: acquisition by TPG Capital, LP

Announced: Aug. 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Northwest Suburban Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Oglebay Norton Co.: acquisition by Carmeuse North America

Announced: Oct. 12

Expected closing: By end of year

• PHH Corp.: acquisition by GE Capital Solutions

Announced: March 15

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Partners Trust Financial Group, Inc.: acquisition by M&T Bank Corp.

Announced: July 19

Expected closing: Within six months

• PRA International: acquisition by Genstar Capital, LLC

Announced: July 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• PrimeWest Energy Trust: acquisition by Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

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

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: By Dec. 31, 2007

• Synergy Financial Group, Inc.: acquisition by New Community Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: May 14

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• TierOne Corp.: acquisition by CapitalSource Inc.

Announced: May 18

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• United Industrial Corp.: acquisition by Textron Inc.

Announced: Oct. 8

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

SECOND HALF 2007

• PVF Capital Corp.: acquisition by United Community Financial Corp.

Announced: July 24

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Sierra Health Services, Inc.: acquisition by UnitedHealth Group

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• U.S.B. Holding Co., Inc.: acquisition by KeyCorp

Announced: July 27

Expected closing: Within six months

ON THE HORIZON

• Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc.: acquisition by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

Announced: Dec. 10

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Aeroflex Inc.: acquisition by Veritas Capital

Announced: May 25

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

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Within one year

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

Announced: Oct. 12

• BGC Partners: acquisition by eSpeed, Inc.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Fourth quarter or first quarter of 2008

• Cablevision Systems Corp.: acquisition by the Dolan Family Group

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Carolina National Corp.: acquisition by First National Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Claymont Steel Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Evraz Group SA

Announced: Dec. 10

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Commerce Group: acquisition by Mapfre SA

Announced: Oct. 31

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Energy East Corp.: acquisition by Iberdrola SA

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: 2008

• Factory Card & Party Outlet Corp.: acquisition by AAH Holding Corp.

Announced: Sept. 18

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• FairPoint Communications, Inc. acquisition of Verizon Communications Inc. New England wireline operations

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Within 12 months

• Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group

Announced: Dec. 19, 2006

Expected closing: In one year

• InfoSpace, Inc.: acquisition of its mobile services business by Motricity

Announced: Oct. 15

Expected closing: Within 90 days

• Lyondell Chemical Co.: acquisition by Basell

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Within the next several months

• Miramar Mining Corp.: acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp.

Announced: Oct. 9

• Natrol, Inc.: acquisition by Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Announced: Nov. 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007 or first quarter of 2008

• NUR Macroprinters Ltd.: acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Announced: Dec. 10

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Peru Copper Inc.: acquisition by Aluminum Corp. of China

Announced: June 11

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Printronix, Inc.: acquisition by Vector Capital Corp.

Announced: Oct. 2

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

Announced: Oct. 16

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Spear & Jackson, Inc.: acquisition by United Pacific Industries Ltd.

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• United Rentals, Inc.: acquisition by Cerberus Capital Management, LP

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

FIRST QUARTER 2008

• 3Com Corp.: acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, LLC

Announced: Sept. 28

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• Alabama National BanCorporation: acquisition by RBC Centura Banks, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 6

Expected closing: Early 2008

• American Financial Realty Trust: acquisition by Gramercy Capital Corp.

Announced: Nov. 5

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp.: acquisition by Galenica Group

Announced: Oct. 17

Expected closing: Jan. 3

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

Announced: June 30

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Nycomed US Inc.

Announced: Oct. 30

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Business Objects SA: acquisition by SAP AG

Announced: Oct. 8

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• C-COR Inc.: acquisition by Arris Group Inc.

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: January 2008

• Canetic Resources Trust: acquisition by Penn West Energy Trust

Announced: Oct. 31

Expected closing: Mid-January 2008

• Chittenden Corp.: acquisition by People's United Financial, Inc.

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Christiana Bank & Trust Co.: acquisition by National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Cognos Inc.: acquisition by IBM Corp.

Announced: Nov. 12

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.: acquisition by Pfizer Inc.

Announced: Nov. 16

Expected closing: Early 2008

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

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Early 2008

• E-Z-EM, Inc.: acquisition by Bracco Diagnostics Inc.

Announced: Oct. 30

Expected closing: Early 2008

• EDO Corp.: acquisition by ITT Corp.

Announced: Sept. 18

Expected closing: Early 2008

• First Charter Corp.: acquisition by Fifth Third Bancorp

Announced: Aug. 16

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• First Consulting Group Inc.: acquisition by Computer Sciences Corp.

Announced: Oct. 31

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Genlyte Group Inc.: acquisition by Philips Holdings USA Inc.

Announced: Nov. 26

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Goodman Global, Inc.: acquisition by Hellman & Freidman LLC affiliates

Announced: Oct. 22

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Great Lakes Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by First Niagara Financial Group Inc.

Announced: Sept. 10

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• KNBT Bancorp: acquisition by National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 7

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.: acquisition by MarkWest Energy Partners, LP

Announced: Sept. 6

Expected closing: Late 2007 or early 2008

• Metal Management, Inc.: acquisition by Sims Group Ltd.

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• MGI Pharma, Inc.: acquisition by Eisai Co., Ltd.

Announced: Dec. 10

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.: acquisition by ISB Financial Corp.

Announced: Sept. 12

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• Navteq Corp.: acquisition by Nokia Corp.

Announced: Oct. 1

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• Pavilion Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by First Defiance Financial Corp.

Announced: Oct. 4

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• Peoples Community Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Integra Bank Corp.

Announced: Sept. 13

Expected closing: First quarter 2008

• Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.: acquisition by Vestar Capital Partners

Announced: Oct. 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Renovis, Inc.: acquisition by Evotec AG

Announced: Sept. 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Saifun Semiconductors Ltd.: acquisition by Saifun Semiconductors Ltd.

Announced: Oct. 8

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Sterling Financial Corp.: acquisition by PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Announced: July 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Tutogen Medical Inc.: acquisition by Regeneration Technologies Inc.

Announced: Nov. 13

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• UAP Holding Corp.: acquisition by Agrium Inc.

Announced: Dec. 3

Expected closing: Early 2008

• US BioEnergy Corp.: acquisition by VeraSun Energy Corp.

Announced: Nov. 29

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Whidbey Island Bank: acquisition by Frontier Financial Corp.

Announced: Sept. 26

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

SECOND QUARTER 2008

• Covad Communications Group Inc.: acquisition by Platinum Equity

Announced: Oct. 28

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

• Myers Industries, Inc.: acquisition by GS Capital Partners

Announced: April 24, 2007

Expected closing: April 30

• Pharmion Corp.: acquisition by Celgene Corp.

Announced: Nov. 19

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Nov. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

FIRST HALF 2008

• Activision Inc.: acquisition by Vivendi

Announced: Dec. 2

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Commerce Bank: acquisition by TD Bank Financial Group

Announced: Oct. 2

Expected closing: March or April 2008

• Greater Community Bancorp: acquisition by Oritani Financial Corp.

Announced: Nov. 14

Expected closing: By June 30, 2008

• The Midland Co.: acquisition by Munich Re

Announced: Oct. 17

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

Expected closing: First half of 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 17

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Visual Sciences, Inc.: acquisition by Omniture Inc.

Announced: Oct. 25

Expected closing: Early to mid 2008

SECOND HALF 2008

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

Announced: Oct. 26

Expected closing: Second half of 2008

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