Special Situations Calendar

AUGUST 20

• 5 p.m. ET: Whole Foods Market, Inc.: tender offer for Wild Oats Markets, Inc. expires

AUGUST 21

• Midnight ET: CaucusCom Ventures LP tender offer for Metromedia International Group, Inc. ends

• Archstone-Smith Trust: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Tishman Speyer Real Estate Venture VII, LP and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• Tribune Co.: special stockholders meeting to vote on going-private transaction

AUGUST 22

• 9 a.m. ET: FairPoint Communications, Inc. annual meeting to vote on merger with a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc.

AUGUST 23

• 9 a.m. ET: CT Communications, Inc.: special shareholder meeting to vote on acquisition by Windstream Corp.

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

• Ryerson, Inc.: annual stockholders meeting

AUGUST 28

• 11 a.m. ET: Pioneer Cos., Inc.: special stockholders meeting to vote on the merger with Olin Corp.

• Midnight ET: Lone Star Fund V (U.S.), LP tender offer for Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. expires

AUGUST 29

• 1 p.m. ET: Alltel Corp.: special stockholders meeting to vote on proposed merger with TPG Partners V, LP and GS Capital Partners VI Fund, LP

• ECI Telecom Ltd.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Swarth Group and Ashmore Investment Management Ltd.

• Midnight ET: Upper Deck Co.: tender offer for the Topps Co., Inc. ends

AUGUST 31

• 5 p.m. ET: The Home Depot, Inc.: tender offer expires

AUGUST

• ACR Group, Inc.: acquisition by ACR Group, Inc.

Announced: July 5

Expected closing: August

• Agile Software Corp.: acquisition by Oracle Corp.

Announced: May 15

Expected closing: July

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

Announced: March 30

Expected closing: By July 31

SEPTEMBER 5

• Midnight ET: Hewitt Associates, Inc.: modified Dutch auction self tender offer ends

• 1-800 Contacts, Inc.: special stockholders meeting to vote on proposed acquisition by Fenway Partners Capital Fund III, LP

• MC Shipping Inc.: special stockholders meeting to vote on acquisition of the company by Bear Stearns Merchant Bank

SEPTEMBER 6

• Midnight ET: Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, LP tender offer for Oglebay Norton Co. ends

• H&R Block, Inc. annual meeting

SEPTEMBER 7

• eFunds Corp.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 8

• TXU Corp: annual meeting to vote on acquisition by Texas Energy Future Holdings LP

SEPTEMBER 11

• Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc.: 2007 annual stockholders meeting

SEPTEMBER 12

• 10 a.m. ET: Chaparral Steel Co.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

• Noon ET: Palm Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on a recapitalization agreement with Elevation Partners, LP

• 4 p.m. ET: Northwest Suburban Bancorp, Inc.: special stockholders meeting to vote on merger with Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.

• Ceridian Corp.: annual stockholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

• Cholestech Corp.: special stockholders meeting to vote on merger with Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 17

• 11 a.m. ET: Genesco Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on merger with the Finish Line, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 18

• Guitar Center, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, LLC affiliate

• Nuveen Investments, Inc.: special stockholders meeting on proposed acquisition by private equity investors led by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

• Synergy Financial Group, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on the proposed merger with New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21

• 9:30 a.m. ET: BCE Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on the privatization of the company by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLP and others

• 10 a.m. ET: Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on proposed merger with Warburg Pincus, LLC

SEPTEMBER 25

• Clear Channel Communications, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on merger with Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP

•Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.: shareholder meeting to vote on proposed transaction with Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.

SEPTEMBER 26

• 10 a.m. ET: PHH Corp.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by General Electric Capital Corp.

SEPTEMBER 27

• 11 a.m. ET: Solectron Corp.: special shareholders meeting to vote on merger with Flextronics International Ltd.

• 1 p.m. ET: Flextronics International Ltd.: special shareholders meeting to vote on merger with Solectron Corp.

• 21st Century Insurance Group: special stockholders meeting to vote on acquisition by American International Group, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 28

• 9 a.m. ET: Avaya, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by an affiliate of Silver Lake Partners III, LP and TPG Partners V, LP

OCTOBER 2

• 10 a.m. ET: Community Banks Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition by Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.

• 11 a.m. ET: Equity Inns Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on merger with Whitehall Street Global Real Estate LP

• 1 p.m. ET: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.: special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition of Community Banks Inc.

THIRD QUARTER 2007

• 21st Century Insurance Group: acquisition by American International Group, Inc.

Announced: May 15

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.: acquisition by Lone Star Fund V (U.S.) LP

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Acxiom Corp.: acquisition by Silver Lake and ValueAct Capital

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: September

• America First Apartment Investors, Inc.: acquisition by Sentinel Omaha LLC

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Archstone-Smith: acquisition by Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers partnership

Announced: May 29

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Authorize.net Holdings Inc.: acquisition by CyberSource Corp.

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Late Sept. or early Oct. 2007

• Back Yard Burgers, Inc.: acquisition by BBAC, LLC

Announced: June 11

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Bowater Inc.: acquisition by Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Cambridge Display Technology Inc.: acquisition by Sumitomo Chemical Co.

Announced: July 31

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2007

• Catalina Marketing Corp.: acquisition by Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI, LP

Announced: April 17

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Capital Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Renasant Corp.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter

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

Announced: June 15

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Covansys Corp.: acquisition by Computer Sciences Corp.

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Cronos Group: acquisition by CRX Acquisition Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 28

Expected closing: Summer 2007

• Cytyc Corp.: acquisition by Hologic, Inc.

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Deb Shops, Inc.: acquisition by Lee Equity Partners, LLC

Announced: July 27

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Deerfield & Co. LLC: acquisition by Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp from Triarc Cos. Inc.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Digene Corp.: acquisition by Qiagen NV

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: August or September

• Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc.: acquisition by AP Aimcap, led by Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund V LP

Announced: April 30

Expected closing: Third quarter

• eCollege: acquisition by Pearson plc

Announced: May 14

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Educate, Inc.: acquisition by management, Sterling Capital Partners, Citigroup Private Equity

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Originally expected in second quarter

• EFD/eFunds Corp.: acquisition by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Eschelon Telecom, Inc.: acquisition by Integra Telecom, Inc.

Announced: March 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• First Data Corp.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Announced: April 2

Expected closing: Third quarter

• First Republic Bank: acquisition by Merrill Lynch

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Florida Rock Industries Inc.: acquisition by Vulcan Materials Co.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Mid-2007

• Friendly Ice Cream Corp.: acquisition by Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Genesis HealthCare Corp.: acquisition by Formation Capital, LLC, JER Partners

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Late August

• Great American Financial Resources, Inc.: acquisition by American Financial Group, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Hanover Compressor Co. and Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Harman International Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP and GS Capital Partners

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Highland Hospitality Corp.: acquisition by JER Partners Acquisitions IV, LLC

Announced: April 24

Expected closing: Third quarter

• The Home Depot Inc.'s HD Supply: acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, the Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Announced: June 19

Expected closing: Third quarter

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

Announced: June 12

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Ipsco Inc.: acquisition by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Komag, Inc.: acquisition by Western Digital Corp.

Announced: June 28

Expected closing: Third quarter

• MC Shipping Inc.: acquisition by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking

Announced: July 31

Expected closing: Sept. 5

• New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.: acquisition by Eppendorf Group

Announced: July 11

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Option Care, Inc. acquisition by Walgreen Co.

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Palm, Inc.: recapitalization with Elevation Partners

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Third quarter

• PHH Corp.: acquisition by GE Capital Solutions

Announced: March 15

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Spirit Finance Corp.: acquisition by Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Kaupthing Bank hf

Announced: March 13

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Stride Rite Corp.: acquisition by Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

Announced: May 22

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Motorola, Inc.

Announced: April 23

Expected closing: Second or third quarter

• Todco: acquisition by Hercules Offshore, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Mid-2007

• Topps Co., Inc.: acquisition by Tornante Co., LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Announced: March 6

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by Community Health Systems, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Vertrue Inc.: acquisition by management, One Equity Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rho Ventures

Announced: March 22

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Viasys Healthcare Inc.: acquisition by Cardinal Health, Inc.

Announce: May 14

Expected closing: Summer 2007

• Winston Hotels, Inc.: acquisition of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.

Announced: April 3

Expected closing: Third quarter

FOURTH QUARTER 2007

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Rio Tinto

Announced: July 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Alltel Corp.: acquisition by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Applebee's International, Inc.: acquisition by IHOP Corp.

Announced: July 16

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Arrow International Inc.: acquisition by Teleflex Inc.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: June 5

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Biomet, Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: Dec. 18, 2006

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

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

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Ceridian Corp.: acquisition by Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• DJO Inc.: acquisition by ReAble Therapeutics, Inc.

Announced: July 16

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: Aug. 1

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Equity Inns, Inc.: acquisition by Whitehall Street Global Real Estate LP 2007

Announced: June 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• FoxHollow Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by ev3, Inc.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Guitar Center, Inc.: acquisition by Bain Capital Partners, LLC

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: Aug. 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Hilton Hotels Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: July 3

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Infocrossing, Inc.: acquisition by Wipro Technologies

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.: acquisition by LKQ Corp.

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• MAF Bancorp Inc.: acquisition by National City Corp.

Announced: May 1

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• MGIC Investment Corp. and Radian Group Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Manor Care, Inc.: acquisition by Carlyle Group

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: Aug. 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• NEON Communications Group, Inc.: acquisition by RCN Corp.

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Neoware, Inc.: acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

• Opsware, Inc.: acquisition by Hewlett-Packard Co.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

• Playtex Products, Inc.: acquisition by Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Announced: July 13

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Pogo Producing Co.: acquisition by Plains Exploration & Production Co.

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• PRA International: acquisition by Genstar Capital, LLC

Announced: July 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• RARE Hospitality International, Inc.: acquisition by Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 16

Expected closing: Following end of tender offer in October

• Republic Property Trust: acquisition by Liberty Property Trust

Announced: July 24

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Ryerson Inc.: acquisition by Platinum Equity, LLC

Announced: July 24

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Samsonite Corp.: acquisition by CVC Capital Partners

Announced: July 5

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Sequa Corp.: acquisition by the Carlyle Group

Announced: July 9

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

• Williams Scotsman, Inc.: acquisition by Ristretto

Announced: July 19

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Yardville National Bancorp: acquisition by PNC Financial Services Group

Announced: June 8

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

SECOND HALF 2007

• 1-800 Contacts, Inc.: acquisition by Fenway Partners LLC

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• Affordable Residential Communities Inc.: acquisition of manufactured home community business by Farallon Capital affiliate

Announced: April 17

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Alcoa Inc.

Announced: May 7

Expected closing: By end of 2007

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: May 17

Expected closing: The end of 2007

• Andrew Corp.: acquisition by CommScope, Inc.

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Avista Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Coral Energy Holding, LP

Announce: April 17

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007

• CDW Corp.: acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter

• Champps Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by Fox & Hound Restaurant Group

Announced: July 5

Expected closing: late third quarter or early fourth quarter

• Chaparral Steel Corp.: acquisition by Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

Announced: July 11

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• CheckFree Corp.: acquisition by Fiserv, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 2

Expected closing: By Dec. 31

• Cholestech, Corp.: acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Color Kinetics Inc.: acquisition by Royal Philips Electronics

Announced: June 19

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• Compass Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Second half of 2007

• CT Communications, Inc.: acquisition by Windstream Corp.

Announced: May 29

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

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

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: Fall 2007

• ECI Telecom Ltd.

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: By end of 2007

• Everlast Worldwide Inc.: acquisition by Brands Holdings Ltd.

Announced: June 28

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• Factory Point Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: May 15

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2007

• Lamson & Sessions: acquisition by Thomas & Betts Corp.

Announced: Aug. 16

Expected closing: Late 2007

• Merck Generics: acquisition by Mylan Laboratories Inc.

Announced: May 14

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• NNN Realty Advisors, Inc.: acquisition by Grubb & Ellis Co.

Announced: May 22

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter

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

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Nuveen Investments, Inc.: acquisition by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

Announced: June 20

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Oak Hill Financial, Inc.: acquisition by WesBanco, Inc.

Announced: July 20

Expected closing: Within six months

• Oakley, Inc.: acquisition by Luxottica Group SpA

Announced: June 20

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• Pathmark Stores, Inc.: acquisition by Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.

Announced: March 5

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

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

Announced: July 19

Expected closing: Within six months

• Pioneer Cos., Inc.: acquisition by Olin Corp.

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Second half of 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

• Sirenza Microdevices Inc.: acquisition by RF Micro Devices, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 13

Expected closing: By Dec. 29

• SLM Corp.: acquisition by J.C. Flowers & Co.-led investor group

Announced: April 15

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Solectron Corp.: acquisition by Flextronics International Ltd.

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• Transocean, Inc.: merger of equals with GlobalSantaFe Corp.

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

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

Announced: July 27

Expected closing: Within six months

• Washington Group International Inc.: acquisition by URS Corp.

Announced: May 29

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

ON THE HORIZON

• Aeroflex Inc.: acquisition by Veritas Capital

Announced: May 25

• A.G. Edwards Inc.: acquisition by Wachovia Corp.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• American Technical Ceramics Corp.: acquisition by AVX Corp.

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Within one year

• BGC Partners: acquisition by eSpeed, Inc.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Fourth quarter or first quarter of 2008

• Boston Communications Group, Inc.: acquisition by Megasoft Ltd.

Announced: July 11

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• CompuDyne Corp.: acquisition by Gores Group, LLC, Stuart Mackiernan

Announced: Aug. 7

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Dobson Communications Corp: acquisition by AT&T Inc.

Announced: June 29

• Energy East Corp.: acquisition by Iberdrola SA

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: 2008

• 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

• Houston Exploration Co.: acquisition by Forest Oil Corp.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• InfraSource Services, Inc.: acquisition by Quanta Services, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Laidlaw International, Inc.: acquisition by FirstGroup plc

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

• Lear Corp.: acquisition by American Real Estate Partners, LP

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

• Lyondell Chemical Co.: acquisition by Basell

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Within the next several months

• Metromedia International Group, Inc.: acquisition by Salford Georgia and Compound Capital Ltd.

Announced: July 17

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: April 24

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

• Novamerican Steel Inc.: acquisition by Symmetry Holdings Inc.

Announced: June 21

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Peoples BancTrust Co., Inc.: acquisition by BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.

Announced: May 22

Expected closing: 2007

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

Announced: June 11

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Semco Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Cap Rock Holding Corp.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Station Casinos, Inc.: acquisition by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Within six to nine months

• Triad Hospitals, Inc.: acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

FIRST QUARTER 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

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

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Early 2008

• First Charter Corp.: acquisition by Fifth Third Bancorp

Announced: Aug. 16

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Kyphon Inc.: acquisition by Medtronic, Inc.

Announced: July 27

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announce: July 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

SECOND QUARTER 2008

• Dade Behring Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Siemens AG

Announced: July 25

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

FIRST HALF 2008

• Rural Cellular Corp.: acquisition by Verizon Wireless

Announced: July 30

Expected closing: First half of 2008

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