Special Situations Calendar

July 9

• 5 p.m. ET: Johnson & Johnson subsequent offering period for Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. ends

• Midnight ET: Intel Corp.: tender offer for Wind River Systems Inc. ends

July 10

• 5 p.m. ET: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.: exchange offer for Terra Industries Inc. ends

• Entrust, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by Thoma Bravo, LLC

July 14

• Midnight ET: Broadcom Corp.: tender offer for Emulex Corp. ends

July 15

• 12:01 a.m. ET: Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.: tender offer for Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd. ends

July 16

• 1 p.m. ET: Sun Microsystems, Inc.: special meeting to vote on merger with Oracle Corp.

July 17

• Midnight ET: EMC Corp.: tender offer for Data Domain, Inc. end

July 20

• 9 a.m. ET: Wyeth: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Pfizer Inc.

• 5 p.m. ET: eBay Inc.: subsequent offering period for the remaining common shares and American Depositary Shares of Gmarket Inc. ends

July 21

• NRG Energy, Inc.: annual meeting of shareholders

• Vignette Corp.: shareholder meeting to vote on acquisition by Open Text Corp.

July 22

• Midnight ET: Agrium Inc.: tender offer for CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ends

July 29

• Midnight ET: Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings: tender offer for Monogram Biosciences, Inc. ends

July 31

• Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

• Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.: annual meeting of shareholders

• Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

August 5

• 11:59 p.m. ET: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.: exchange offer for Terra Industries Inc. ends

• Tollgrade Communications, Inc.: annual meeting of shareholders

August 7

• 8:30 a.m. ET: Merck & Co., Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Schering-Plough Corp.

• 1:30 p.m. ET: Schering-Plough Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Merck & Co., Inc.

August 12

• 4 p.m. ET: SoftBrands, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with a Golden Gate Capital affiliate and Infor Global Solutions

August 21

• Exelon Corp.: exchange offer for NRG Energy, Inc. ends

September 1

• Canadian Superior Energy Inc.: annual general and special meeting of shareholders

November 30

• BreitBurn Energy Partners LP: annual meeting of shareholders

THIRD QUARTER 2009

• Axsys Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Catapult Communications Corp.: acquisition by Ixia

Announced: May 11

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

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

Announced: Nov. 7, 2008

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Centex Corp.: acquisition by Pulte Homes, Inc.

Announced: April 8

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Data Domain, Inc.: acquisition by EMC Corp.

Announced: July 8

Expected closing: End of July 2009

• FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc.: acquisition by Zayo Group, LLC

Announced: May 28

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Hiland Partners, LP and Hiland Holdings GP, LP: acquisition by Harold Hamm

Announced: June 1

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• MSC.Software Corp.: acquisition by Symphony Technology Group

Announced: July 8

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Metavante Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Announced: April 1

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Monogram Biosciences, Inc.: acquisition by Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

Announced: June 23

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Natco Group Inc.: acquisition by Cameron International Corp.

Announced: June 2

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• Petro-Canada: acquisition by Suncor Energy Inc.

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2009

• SoftBrands, Inc.: acquisition by Golden Gate Capital, Infor Global Solutions

Announced: June 12

Expected closing: 60 to 90 days

FOURTH QUARTER 2009

• Beverly National Corp.: acquisition by Danvers Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: June 17

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Cowen Group, Inc.: acquisition by Ramius LLC

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• FCStone Group, Inc.: acquisition by International Assets Holding Corp.

Announced: July 2

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Florida Public Utilities Co.: acquisition by Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Liberty Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by DirecTV Group, Inc.

Announced: May 4

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Schering-Plough Corp.: acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc.

Announced: March 9

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc.: acquisition by Tower Group, Inc.

Announced: June 22

Expected closing: End of 2009

• Teppco Partners LP: acquisition by Enterprise Products Partners LP

Announced: June 29

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Tween Brands, Inc.: acquisition by Dress Barn, Inc.

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

• Voyager Learning Co.: acquisition by Cambium Learning, Inc.

Announced: June 22

Expected closing: October 2009

• Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.: merger of equals with Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc.

Announced: June 29

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2009

SECOND HALF 2009

• Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC: acquisition of 49.99% stake by Ιlectricitι de France SA

Announced: Dec. 17, 2008

Expected closing: Six to nine months

• D&E Communications, Inc.: acquisition by Windstream Corp.

Announced: May 11

Expected closing: Second half of 2009

• HeartWare International, Inc.: acquisition by Thoratec Corp.

Announced: Feb. 13

Expected closing: Second half of 2009

• HLTH Corp.: acquisition by WebMD Health Corp.

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2009

• Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: privatization of Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Ltd.

Announced: June 9

Expected closing: End of June or early July 2009

• Pamrapo Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by BCB Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: June 30

Expected closing: End of 2009

• Quest Resource Corp., Quest Energy Partners, LP, Quest Midstream Partners, LP recombination

Announced: July 6

Expected closing: End of 2009

• Sun Microsystems, Inc.: acquisition by Oracle Corp.

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Summer of 2009

• Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.: acquisition by Live Nation, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 10

Expected closing: Second half of 2009

• Vignette Corp.: acquisition by Open Text Corp.

Announced: May 6

Expected closing: Second half of 2009

• Wind River Systems Inc.: acquisition by Intel Corp.

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Summer of 2009

• Wyeth: acquisition by Pfizer, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 26

Expected closing: End of the third quarter or during the fourth quarter of 2009

ON THE HORIZON

• Atlas Energy Resources, LLC: acquisition by Atlas America, Inc.

Announced: April 27

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Central Jersey Bancorp: acquisition by OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Announced: May 27

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Cougar Biotechnology, Inc.: acquisition by Johnson & Johnson

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Entrust, Inc.: acquisition by Thoma Bravo, LLC

Announced: April 13

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

Announced: May 12

Expected closing: By the end of 2009

• Republic First Bancorp Inc.: acquisition by Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc.

Announced: Nov. 10, 2008

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• SumTotal Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Vista Equity Partners Fund III, LP

Announced: May 27

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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