Special Situations Calendar

November 12

• 11:59 p.m. ET: Elliott Associates, LP cash tender offer for Epicor Software Corp. ends

• Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with InBev NV/SA

November 13

• SI International, Inc.: special meeting of stock holders to vote on acquisition by Serco Inc.

November 14

• 1:30 p.m. ET: Republic Services, Inc.: shareholder meeting to vote on acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

November 17

• 11:59 p.m. ET: Elliott Associates, LP: tender offer for Epicor Software Corp. ends

• Midnight ET: B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd.: modified Dutch auction tender offer ends

• International Business Machines Corp: cash tender offer for ILOG SA ends

November 20

• Midnight ET: Eli Lilly & Co.: tender offer for ImClone Systems Inc. ends

November 21

• 5 p.m. ET: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tender offer for Alpharma Inc. ends

• Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

• Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposed amendment to certificate of incorporation

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

November 25

• 5 p.m. ET: HLTH Corp. tender offer for its shares ends

December 4

• 10 a.m. ET: Edge Petroleum Corp.: adjourned annual meeting to vote on merger with Chaparral Energy, Inc.

• 10 a.m. ET: UST Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Altria Group, Inc.

• 5 p.m. ET : Mestek, Inc.: modified Dutch auction tender offer ends

December 5

• 8 a.m. ET: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Bank of America Corp.

• 11 a.m. ET: Bank of America Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

• 5 p.m. ET: Actuate Corp.: modified Dutch auction tender offer ends

• 5 p.m. ET: BGH GP Holdings, LLC: tender offer for Buckeye GP Holdings LP ends

• Midnight ET: Trian Fund Management, LP: tender offer for Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. ends

December 9

• 10 a.m. ET: Grey Wolf, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed merger with Precision Drilling Trust

December 11

• 1 a.m. ET: Ayala Corp. and Providence Equity Partners: tender offer for eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc. ends

December 16

• 10 a.m. ET: Arlington Tankers Ltd.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with General Maritime Corp.

• 10 a.m. ET: General Maritime Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Arlington Tankers Ltd.

December 19

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

• Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

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

• 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: December 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

• Cherokee International: acquisition by Lineage Power Holdings, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• ConfirmNet Corp.: acquisition by Ebix, Inc.

Announced: Nov. 10

Expected closing: Nov. 22

• Eagle Test Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Teradyne, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 2

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: July 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Genelabs Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by GlaxoSmithKline plc

Announced: Oct. 29

Expected closing: December 2008

• Healthaxis Inc.: acquisition by BPO Management Services Inc.

Announced: Sept. 8

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Aug. 11

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: June 16

Expected closing: October 2008

• Lincoln Bancorp: acquisition by First Merchants Corp.

Announced: Sept. 3

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Napster Inc.: acquisition by Best Buy Co., Inc.

Announced: Sept. 15

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: Oct. 24

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Pharsight Corp.: acquisition by Tripos, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 9

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: After exchange offer ends on Nov. 5

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

Announced: Oct. 26, 2007

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

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

Announced: July 7

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008

• Secure Computing Corp.: acquisition by McAfee, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 22

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

• 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

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

Announced: July 6

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: By Oct. 31

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

Announced: Aug. 27

Expected closing: End of 2008

FIRST QUARTER 2009

• American Community Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Yadkin Valley Financial Corp.

Announced: Sept. 10

Expected closing: First quarter of 2009

• Centerplate, Inc.: acquisition by Kohlberg & Co., LLC

Announced: Sept. 18

Expected closing: First quarter of 2009

• Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: acquisition by Bank of America Corp.

Announced: Sept. 15

Expected closing: First quarter of 2009

• Pharmacopeia Inc.: acquisition by Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Announced: Sept. 24

Expected closing: First quarter of 2009

• Rohm & Haas Co.: acquisition by Dow Chemical Co.

Announced: July 10

Expected closing: Early 2009

• Sovereign Bancorp Inc.: acquisition by Banco Santander, SA

Announced: Oct. 13

Expected closing: First quarter 2009

• UST Inc.: acquisition by Altria Group, Inc.

Announced: Sept. 8

Expected closing: January 2009

• Zygo Corp.: acquisition by Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.

Announced: Oct. 16

Expected closing: First quarter of 2009

SECOND QUARTER 2009

• Embarq Corp.: acquisition by CenturyTel, Inc.

Announced: Oct. 27

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2009

FIRST HALF 2009

• Innotrac Corp.: acquisition by GSI Commerce Inc.

Announced: Oct. 6

Expected closing: First half of 2009

ON THE HORIZON

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

Announced: June 26

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: Nov. 7

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• ChoicePoint Inc.: acquisition by Reed Elsevier

Announced: Feb. 21, 2008

Expected closing: Summer of 2008

• Constellation Energy Group Inc.: acquisition by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

Announced: Sept. 19

Expected closing: Within nine months

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

Announced: April 1, 2008

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: July 15

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Emageon Inc.: acquisition by Health Systems Solutions, Inc.

Announced: Oct. 13

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by Ayala Corp. and Providence Equity Partners

Announced: Sept. 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• ILOG SA: acquisition by IBM Corp.

Announced: July 28

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• ImClone Systems Inc.: acquisition by Eli Lilly & Co.

Announced: Oct. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008 or first quarter of 2009

• IONA Technologies plc: acquisition by Progress Software Corp.

Announcement date: June 25

Expected closing: September 2008

• LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.: acquisition by Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

Announced: Nov. 7

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Memry Corp.: acquisition by SAES Getters SpA

Announcement date: June 25

Expected closing: September 2008

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

Announced: Aug. 6

Expected closing: Late 2008 or early 2009

• PFF Bancorp: acquisition by FBOP Corp.

Announced: June 16

Expected closing: By the end of September 2008

• Radyne Corp.: acquisition by Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Announced: May 12

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: Nov. 10

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• SM&A: acquisition by Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC affiliate

Announced: Oct. 31

Expected closing: End of December 2008 or early first quarter of 2009

• Wachovia Corp.: acquisition by Wells Fargo & Co.

Announced: Oct. 3

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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