Humbert Powell

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.

Endeavour International Corp. was engaged in exploration and development of oil and gas reserves. The company was founded by William L. Transier and John N. Seitz and was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (SMH) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, SIPC, located in Houston, Texas. The firm is also an SEC-registered investment advisor. SMH was formed in January 2000 as the result of a merger between Sanders Morris Mundy, Inc. and Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. The firm is now wholly-owned by Summer Wealth Management LLC. The ultimate principal owners of Summer Wealth Management, LLC are Lee Equity Partners LLC and The Edelman Financial Center, Inc. through intermediaries. SMH provides provides brokerage, asset management and similar services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and other business entities.

Green Holdings Corp. provides turnkey, single source solutions to reduce GHG emissions and independently assesses and finances projects from start to finish. The firm develops emission abatement and energy efficiency projects that convert greenhouse gases (GHG) into a sustainable revenue stream through the generation of carbon credits that can be traded on the international carbon markets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Verdant Brands, Inc., Southern Resources, Inc. is a private company that makes liquid pesticides. The company is based in Tifton, GA. Southern Resources was acquired by Ringer Corp. on December 16, 1997 for $10.83 million.

Marleau, Lemire Securities, Inc. is a private company based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Richard T. Groome.