John J. Dugan

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds.

Selero, Inc. provides online trading services. It also provides standards compliant, efficient trading and routing execution systems to the securities industry. Its services include solution architecting, implementation, custom development, testing, and production support. The firm's customers include asset managers, broker dealers, exchanges, ECNs, ATSs, dark pools, and regulators. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

RedXDefense LLC provides a comprehensive suite of security solutions for combating threats. It offers security solutions that address the needs of law enforcement, homeland defense, military and businesses. The company was founded by Regina E. Dugan, Vince Dugan and John J. Dugan in 2005 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Part of UBS Group AG, O'Connor & Associates is a securities options concern. The company is based in Chicago, IL. O'Connor & Associates was acquired by Schweizerischer Bankverein /SBC/ on March 27, 1995.

Part of Sel-Leb Marketing, Inc., SBC Corp. is a manufacturer of cosmetics, skin care and treatment products. The company is based in Midland, TX. SBC was acquired by Sel-Leb Marketing, Inc. from Model Imperial, Inc. on October 23, 1997 for $0.67 million.

OCA Venture Partners LLC (OCA Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim A. Dugan, John J. Dugan and Peter A. Ianello. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Bear Steams & Co., Inc. provides securities brokerage services. It deals with equities, securities, and commodities. The company is located in Los Angeles, CA