Special Situations Calendar

MARCH 14

Stockholder meetings to vote on acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp. by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

MARCH 15

Midnight ET: KLA-Tencor Corp. tender offer for Therma-Wave, Inc. closes

Announced: Jan. 8

MARCH 28

Simon Property Group, Inc. and Farallon Capital Management, LLC tender offer for Mills Corp. ends

Announced: Feb. 16

MARCH 29

5 p.m. ET: DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. exchange ends

Halliburton Co. exchange offer for KBR, Inc. common stock ends

MARCH

Cytyc Corp. acquisition of Adeza Biomedical Corp.

Announced: Feb. 12

Tender offer ends: Prior to March 31

CheckFree Corp. acquisition of Carreker Corp.

Announced: Jan. 2

Expected closing: March 31

Western Refining, Inc. acquisition of Giant Industries, Inc.

Announced: Aug. 28, 2006

Expected closing: First quarter of 2007

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp.

Announced: Nov. 19

Expected closing: End of first quarter 2007

Smithfield Foods, Inc. acquisition of Premium Standard Farms

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: First quarter

APRIL

Oracle Corp. acquisition of Hyperion Solutions Corp.

Announced: March 1

Expected closing: April

Shire plc acquisition of New River Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: April

Altra Holdings, Inc. acquisition of TB Wood's Corp.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: April

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. acquisition of Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 12

Expected closing: April 30

Whole Foods Market, Inc. acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: April

JUNE 1

CheckFree Corp. acquisition of Corillian Corp.

Announced: Feb. 14

Expected close: June 1

SECOND QUARTER 2007

Itron, Inc. acquisition of Actaris Metering Systems

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Second quarter

Kelso & Co., GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, ValueAct Capital and Parthenon Capital acquisition of Adesa, Inc.

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

LSI Logic Corp. acquisition of Agere Systems Inc.

Announced: Dec. 4, 2006

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Symantec Corp.'s acquisition of Altiris, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

KEG Holdings, Inc. acquisition of Applied Innovation Inc.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: Second quarter

ValueAct Capital acquisition of Catalina Marketing Corp.

Announced: March 8

Expected closing: Within the next several months

KCPC Holdings, Inc. acquisition of Central Parking Corp.

Announced: Feb. 21

Expected closing: Second quarter

Morgan Stanley Real Estate acquisition of CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 19

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Management, Sterling Capital Partners, Citigroup Private Equity acquisition of Educate, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Cegedim SA acquisition of Dendrite International, Inc.

Announced: March 2

Expected closing: Within a few months

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC acquisition of Fieldstone Investment Corp.

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Second quarter of 2007

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. acquisition of Horizon Health Corp.

Announced: Dec. 21

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Apex Partners funds and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments acquisition of Hub International Ltd.

Announcement: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Second quarter

Protection One, Inc. merger with Integrated Alarm Services Group, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 21

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. acquisition of IntraLase Corp.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Meggitt-USA, Inc. acquisition of K&F Industries Holdings, Inc.

Announced: March 6

Expected closing: Second quarter

Caritor, Inc. acquisition of Keane, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

BFC Financial Corp.'s acquisition of Levitt Corp.

Announced: Jan. 31

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. acquisition of Longview Fibre Co.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Chittenden Corp. acquisition of Merrill Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 19

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Renova Media Enterprises Ltd. acquisition of Moscow CableCom Corp.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Centro Properties Group acquisition of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 28

Expected closing: Second quarter

Hindalco Industries Ltd. acquisition of Novelis Inc.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closings Second quarter of 2007

J-M Manufacturing Corp. acquisition of PW Eagle, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group acquisition of Sabre Holdings

Announced: Dec. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Vector Capital acquisition of SafeNet, Inc.

Announced: March 5

Expected closing: Second quarter

Apollo Management LP acquisition of Smart & Final Inc.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Second quarter

Polycom, Inc. acquisition of SpectraLink Corp.

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Carlyle Group's acquisition of Synagro Technologies, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Jerry Moyes and family's acquisition of Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

Announced: Nov. 6, 2006

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

Equifax, Inc. acquisition of TALX Corp.

Announced: Feb. 14

Expected closing: Second or early third quarter of 2007

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe acquisition of United Surgical Partners International, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

GS Capital Partners acquisition of USI Holdings Corp.

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Second quarter 2007

Verint Systems Inc. acquisition of Witness Systems, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Second quarter of 2007

FIRST HALF 2007

Steel Partners II, LP acquisition of Bairnco Corp.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: First half of 2007

Appleseed's Topco, Inc. acquisition of Blair Corp.

Announced: Jan. 23

Expected closing: First half 2007

Oakmont Acquisition Corp. acquisition of Brooke Credit Corp.

Announced: Feb. 8

Expected closing: Spring 2007

Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio acquisition of MacDermid, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 15

Expected closing: First half 2007

THIRD QUARTER 2007

Blackstone Group-led acquisition of Biomet, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 18, 2006

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. merger with Bowater Inc.

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

Renasant Corp. acquisition of Capital Bancorp, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP acquisition of Dollar General Corp.

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

Formation Capital, LLC, JER Partners acquisition of Genesis HealthCare Corp.

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Late August

American Financial Group, Inc. acquisition of Great American Financial Resources, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

Merrill Lynch acquisition of First Republic Bank

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter of 2007

State Street Corp. acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: By the third quarter of 2007

Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Kaupthing Bank hf acquisition of Spirit Finance Corp.

Announced: March 13

Expected closing: Third quarter

Tornante Co., LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC acquisition of Topps Co., Inc.

Announced: March 6

Expected closing: Third quarter

Hanover Compressor Co. and Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. merger of equals

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Third quarter 2007

FOURTH QUARTER 2007

MGIC Investment Corp. and Radian Group Inc. merger

Announced: Feb. 6

Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2007

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger of equals.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: By Dec. 31, 2007

SECOND HALF 2007

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA acquisition of Compass Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Second half of 2007

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. acquisition of Pathmark Stores, Inc.

Announced: March 5

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

M & F Worldwide Corp. acquisition of John H. Harland Co.

Announced: Dec. 20

Expected closing: Second half 2007

ON THE HORIZON

Great Plains Energy Inc. acquisition of Aquila, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Within one year

CRX Acquisition Ltd. acquisition of The Cronos Group

Announced: Feb. 28

Expected closing: Summer 2007

Elara Holdings, Inc. acquisition of Direct General Corp.

Announced: Dec. 5

Expected closing: On approvals, Direct General to stop paying quarterly dividends after Dec. 15

General Atlantic LLC acquisition of EGL, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 2

Expected closing: To be determined

Vornado Realty Trust acquisition of Equity Office Properties Trust

Announced: Jan. 17

Expected closing: To be determined

Cascade Investment, LLC, Kingdom Hotels International, Isadore Sharp acquisition of Four Seasons Hotels, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 12

Expected closing: Upon approvals

American Real Estate Partners, LP acquisition of Lear Corp.

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

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

Announced: Jan. 16

Expected closing: Within 12 months

Vulcan Materials Co. acquisition of Florida Rock Industries Inc.

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Mid-2007

Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group acquisition of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

Announced: Dec. 19, 2006

Expected closing: In one year

Forest Oil Corp. acquisition of The Houston Exploration Co.

Announced: Jan. 8

Expected closing: Upon approvals

NBC Universal, Inc. and Citadel LP tender for Ion Media Networks, Inc.

Announced: Jan. 18

Tender deadline: To be determined

FirstGroup plc acquisition of Laidlaw International, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 9

Expected closing: Upon approvals and closing conditions

Apollo Management, LP acquisition of Realogy Corp.

Announced: Dec. 18, 2006

Palisade Capital Management, LLC, Palisade Concentrated Equity Partnership, LP acquisition of Refac Optical Group

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Upon approvals

Cap Rock Holding Corp. acquisition of Semco Energy, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 23

Expected closing: Upon approvals

UnitedHealth Group acquisition of Sierra Health Services, Inc.

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

Fertitta Colony Partners LLC acquisition of Station Casinos, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 26

Expected closing: Within six to nine months

CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners acquisition of Triad Hospitals, Inc.

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Upon approvals

Chandler Trusts acquisition of The Tribune Co.

Announcement: Jan. 18

Expected closing: To be determined

American International Group acquisition of 21st Century Insurance Group

Announcement: Jan. 24

Expected closing: To be determined

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