Special Situations Calendar

JULY 9

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. special meeting to vote on acquisition of CBOT Holdings, Inc.

• Peerless Systems Corp. 2007 annual meeting

JULY 10

• 12:01 a.m. ET: Bioenvision, Inc.: tender by Genzyme Corp. ends

• 5 pm ET: Alcoa Inc. cash and stock offer for Alcan Inc. expires

JULY 11

• Midnight ET: LVB Acquisition, LLC and LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. tender offer for Biomet, Inc. ends

• Hercules Offshore, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Todco

JULY 12

• 8:30 a.m. ET: Vertrue Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Velo Holdings Inc.

• 10 a.m. ET: Lear Corp.: annual meeting to vote on proposed merger with American Real Estate Partners, LP

JULY 17

• Doral Financial Corp.: annual meeting to vote on the investment transaction with Doral Holdings Delaware, LLC

JULY 20

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

• Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. self-tender for stock ends

JULY 23

• 10 a.m. ET: Myers Industries, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by GS Capital Partners

• Inter-Tel Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Mitel Networks Corp.

JULY 24

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

JULY 26

• 10 a.m. ET: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc: shareholder meeting to vote on merger with Bowater Inc.

• 10 a.m. ET: Aeroflex Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Veritas Capital

• 10 a.m. ET: Bowater Inc.: shareholder meeting to vote on merger with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

• 10 a.m. ET: First Republic Bank: special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposed merger with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

• Midnight ET: Roche tender offer for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. ends

JULY 27

• 11 a.m. ET: Bisys Group, Inc. special meeting of stockholders to vote on the proposed merger with Citi

JULY 31

• EGL, Inc. annual meeting to vote on proposed merger with CEVA Group plc

• First Data Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. affiliate

JULY

• 24/7 Real Media Inc.: acquisition by WPP Group plc

Announced: May 17

Expected closing: End of July

• Agile Software Corp.: acquisition by Oracle Corp.

Announced: May 15

Expected closing: July

• Bioenvision, Inc.: acquisition by Genzyme Corp.

Announced: May 29

Expected closing: July

• Fieldstone Investment Corp.: acquisition by Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

Announced: Feb. 16

Transaction closing: Mid-July

• MITY Enterprises, Inc.: acquisition by MLE Holdings, Inc.

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: July 16

AUGUST 3

• Back Yard Burgers, Inc.: special meeting of stock holders to vote on acquisition by BBAC, LLC

WEEK OF AUGUST 6

• Expedia, Inc. Dutch auction tender offer ends

AUGUST 8

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Blackstone Group

• Compass Bancshares, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

AUGUST 10

• AirTran Holdings, Inc.: tender offer for Midwest Air Group ends

AUGUST 21

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

AUGUST 23

• Ryerson, Inc.: annual meeting of stockholders

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

AUGUST

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

Announced: July 5

Expected closing: August

SEPTEMBER 6

• H&R Block, Inc. annual meeting

SEPTEMBER 12

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

• Alcan Inc.: acquisition by Alcoa Inc.

Announced: May 7

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• 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

• Armor Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by BAE Systems, Inc.

Announced: May 7

Expected closing: Third quarter

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

Announced: June 11

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Biomet, Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: Dec. 18, 2006

Expected closing: By Oct. 31

• Bisys Group, Inc.: acquisition by Citi

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Originally expected in second quarter

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

Announced: Jan. 29

Expected closing: Third quarter

• 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

• Crescent Real Estate Equities Co.: acquisition by Morgan Stanley Real Estate

Announced: May 22

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Cytyc Corp.: acquisition by Hologic, Inc.

Announced: May 21

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

• EGL, Inc.: acquisition by CEVA Group plc

Announced: May 24

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 East Coast Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliates

Announced: May 8

Expected closing: Third quarter

• 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

• Interpool, Inc.: acquisition by Fortress Investment Group LLC

Announced: April 20

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Inter-Tel Inc.: acquisition by Mitel Networks Corp.

Announced: April 26

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Ipsco Inc.: acquisition by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB

Announced: May 3

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• K2 Inc.: acquisition by Jarden Corp.

Announced: April 25

Expected closing: Third quarter

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

Announced: June 28

Expected closing: Third quarter

• Levitt Corp.: acquisition by BFC Financial Corp.

Announced: Jan. 31

Expected closing: Originally expected for second quarter

• Moscow CableCom Corp.: acquisition by Renova Media Enterprises Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 22

Expected closing: Originally expected for second 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

• 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

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

Announced: April 3

Expected closing: Third quarter

FOURTH QUARTER 2007

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

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

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

Announced: June 5

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• 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

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

Announced: June 21

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

• Hilton Hotels Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: July 3

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Huntsman Corp.: acquisition by Basell

Announced: June 26

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

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

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• Samsonite Corp.: acquisition by CVC Capital Partners

Announced: July 5

Expected closing: Fourth quarter

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Announced: May 21

Expected closing: Second half of 2007

• 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

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

Announced: April 17

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

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

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group

Announced: May 17

Expected closing: The end of 2007

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

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• Andrew Corp.: acquisition by CommScope, Inc.

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• aQuantive, Inc.: acquisition by Microsoft Corp.

Announced: May 18

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

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

Announced: Feb. 7

Expected closing: Within one year

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

Announced: June 18

Expected closing: Late Sept. or early Oct. 2007

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

Announce: April 17

Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2007

• Bausch & Lomb Inc.: acquisition by Warburg Pincus

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: Upon approvals

• BGC Partners: acquisition by eSpeed, Inc.

Announced: May 30

Expected closing: Fourth quarter or first quarter of 2008

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

Announced: May 2

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: June 27

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

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

Announced: June 4

Expected closing: Fall of 2007

• Christiana Bank & Trust Co.: acquisition by National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

Announced: June 25

Expected closing: First quarter of 2008

• Cronos Group: acquisition by CRX Acquisition Ltd.

Announced: Feb. 28

Expected closing: Summer 2007

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

Announced: June 29

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

Announced: May 16

Expected closing: Fall 2007

• 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

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

Announced: Feb. 20

Expected closing: Mid-2007

• 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

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

Announced: March 30

Expected closing: By July 31

• 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

• 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

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

Announced: March 23

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

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

Announced: June 21

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: June 20

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• 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

• ServiceMaster Co.: acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announced: March 12

Expected closing: By the end of 2007

• 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

• 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

• Todco: acquisition by Hercules Offshore, Inc.

Announced: March 19

Expected closing: Mid-2007

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

Announced: Feb. 5

Expected closing: Upon approvals

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

Announce: May 14

Expected closing: Summer 2007

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