Special Situations Calendar

JANUARY 16

• Midnight ET: Evraz Group SA tender offer for Claymont Steel Holdings Inc. ends

• Midnight ET: Royal Philips Electronics NV tender offer for Genlyte Group Inc. ends

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

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

JANUARY 22

• Eisai Co., Ltd.'s tender offer for MGI Pharma, Inc. ends

JANUARY 23

• Midnight ET: Teradyne, Inc.'s tender offer for Nextest Systems Corp. ends

• Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's tender offer for Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. ends

JANUARY 24

• Alabama National BanCorporation: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Royal Bank of Canada

JANUARY 25

• 9:30 a.m.: Axcan Pharma Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by TPG Capital and its affiliates

JANUARY 28

• 10 a.m. ET: Dara Biosciences, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Point Therapeutics, Inc.

JANUARY 29

• 10 a.m. ET: Point Therapeutics, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Dara BioSciences, Inc.

JANUARY 30

• McLeodUSA Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Paetec Holding Corp.

• Paetec Holding Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with McLeodUSA Inc.

FEBRUARY 5

• 11 a.m. ET: Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed acquisition of Boise Cascade, LLC's packaging and paper manufacturing businesses

FEBRUARY 6

• 4 p.m. ET: Commerce Bancorp, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by Toronto-Dominion Bank

FEBRUARY 7

• 11 a.m. ET: National Energy Group, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on liquidation and dissolution of the company

FEBRUARY 12

• 10 a.m. ET: Great Lakes Bancorp. Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

• 3 p.m. ET: Virginia Financial Group, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with FNB Corp.

FEBRUARY 13

• 10 a.m. ET: American Financial Realty Trust: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Gramercy Capital Corp.

• 10:30 a.m. ET: Gramercy Capital Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with American Financial Realty Trust

FEBRUARY 21

• 11 a.m. ET: MarkWest Energy Partners, LP: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.

• Noon ET: MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with MarkWest Energy Partners, LP

FEBRUARY 27

• 9 a.m. ET: Regeneration Technologies, Inc.: special meeting to vote on merger with Tutogen Medical, Inc.

• 9 a.m. ET: Tutogen Medical, Inc.: special meeting to vote on merger with Regeneration Technologies, Inc.

FIRST QUARTER 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 28

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 6

Expected closing: Early 2008

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Rio Tinto

Announced: July 12

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: May 17, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

• American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.: acquisition by JDSU Uniphase Corp.

Announced: Dec. 11

Expected closing: By March 31

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

Announced: Nov. 5

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 4

Expected closing: December 2007

• A.S.V., Inc.: acquisition by Terex Corp.

Announced: Jan. 14

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: May 3, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

• 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

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

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: June 27, 2007

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: April 20, 2007

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

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

Announced: June 4, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

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

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Early 2008

• Document Sciences Corp.: acquisition by EMC Corp.

Announced: Dec. 27

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Oct. 30

Expected closing: Early 2008

• Electronic Clearing House Inc.: acquisition by Intuit Inc.

Announced: Dec. 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 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

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

Announced: June 18, 2007

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Genesis Microchip Inc.: acquisition by STMicroelectronics NV

Announced: Dec. 11

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 of 2008

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

Announced: Dec. 19, 2006

Expected closing: Early 2008

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

Announced: March 30, 2007

Expected closing: Jan. 14

• Infocrossing, Inc.: acquisition by Wipro Technologies

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

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

Announced: Sept. 17

Expected closing: End of 2007

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

Announced: Sept. 7

Expected closing: Feb. 1

• 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 of 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 of 2008

• Navteq Corp.: acquisition by Nokia Corp.

Announced: Oct. 1

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• NetManage, Inc.: acquisition by Rocket Software, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: February 2008

• Nextest Systems Corp.: acquisition by Teradyne, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 12

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Oglebay Norton Co.: acquisition by Carmeuse North America

Announced: Oct. 12

Expected closing: By end of 2007

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

Announced: Oct. 4

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• PDL BioPharma, Inc.: acquisition of IV Busulfex (busulfan) drug by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 13

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: Jan. 31

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

Announced: Oct. 2

Expected closing: Early January

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

Announced: July 24

Expected closing: First quarter of 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

• Respironics, Inc.: acquisition by Royal Philips Electronics NV

Announced: Dec. 21

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Oct. 8

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: March 12, 2007

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

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

Announced: Feb. 20, 2007

Expected closing: By Dec. 31, 2007

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

Announced: July 19

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• TierOne Corp.: acquisition by CapitalSource Inc.

Announced: May 18, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Announced: Dec. 17

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008

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

Announced: April 24, 2007

Expected closing: April 30

• 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

FIRST HALF 2008

• Activision Inc.: acquisition by Vivendi

Announced: Dec. 2

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• AMIS Holdings, Inc.: ON Semiconductor Corp.

Announced: Dec. 13

Expected closing: First half of 2008

• Commerce Bank: acquisition by TD Bank Financial Group

Announced: Oct. 2

Expected closing: March or April

• 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

• The Midland Co.: acquisition by Munich Re

Announced: Oct. 17

Expected closing: First half of 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

• Pharmion Corp.: acquisition by Celgene Corp.

Announced: Nov. 19

Expected closing: April

• 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

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

Announced: Dec. 17

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

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

Announced: Oct. 25

Expected closing: Early to mid 2008

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

Announced: Dec. 18

Expected closing: First half 2008

SECOND HALF 2008

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

Announced: Jan. 11

Expected closing: Third quarter 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

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

Announced: Dec. 10

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: Feb. 7, 2007

Expected closing: Within one year

• BGC Partners: acquisition by eSpeed, Inc.

Announced: May 30, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter or first quarter of 2008

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

Announced: May 2, 2007

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

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

Announced: Jan. 16, 2007

Expected closing: Within 12 months

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

Announced: Jan. 14

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• 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, 2007

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Transmeridian Exploration Inc.: acquisition by Trans Meridian International Inc.

Announced: Dec. 31

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: Oct. 16

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: July 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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