David Falk

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.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CCM Partners LP, do-business-as Shelton Capital Management (SCM), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1985, SCM provides investment management services to mutual funds, institutions, individuals, retirement plans and their sponsors, and other entities.

Founded in 2004 by Alan E. Hart, Cedar Ridge Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with an additional office in San Francisco. They manage the Cedar Ridge Investors Fund I LP, the Cedar Ridge Investors Offshore Fund Ltd. and the Cedar Ridge Short-term Cash Fund LP. Cedar Ridge also offers separately managed accounts.

Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. operates an organization that influences constructive changes in the finances and services. It researches and analyzes the city's finances and fiscal affairs of state government and evaluates the management of city government. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Depfa First Albany Securities LLC provides securities in the new issue and secondary markets. It offers services in the areas of asset securitization, derivatives, and redevelopment finance. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.