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February 12, 2008 T.Rowe Price: is an independent global investment management firm and mutual fund manager based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1937 by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr.. T. Rowe Price provides a broad array of mutual funds, sub-advisory services, and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The firm also offers a variety of sophisticated investment planning and guidance tools. February 19, 2008 Twilley Rommel and Stephens (tR&S): Twilley, Rommel & Stephens, P.A. was established to meet the needs of our community, its citizens, and businesses with the highest degree of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality. We have expanded our service offerings so as to create opportunities in new areas and in new ways, for both our clients and our staff. The firm takes its citizenship duties seriously, and acts in ways that are favorable to the families and businesses of our community. March 4, 2008 Northwestern Mutual Financial Network: Northwestern Mutual is a large mutual company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Through the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, the marketing name for the company’s nationwide sales distribution arm, the company provides life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and employee benefit services. Founded in Janesville in 1857, it is the nation's largest direct provider of individual life insurance in the United States. March 25, 2008 Goodman & Company, LLP: Serving clients since 1932, Goodman & Company is recognized as one of the largest certified public accounting firms based in Virginia. Founded by M. Lu Goodman as a sole-proprietorship, the firm has since expanded to locations throughout Virginia with an emerging presence in Maryland. We have been listed among the Top 100 accounting firms nationally by Accounting Today magazine for the past five years. In addition, members of our firm are annually recognized by their peers as “Super CPAs”, a listing compiled by Virginia Business magazine. April 8, 2008 Perdue Farms, Inc.: A major chicken processing company based in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. The company was founded by Arthur Perdue but became a major regional business under his son Frank Perdue. Since 1991, the company has been headed by Frank's son Jim Perdue. As of 2005, Perdue Farms is the third-largest American producer of broilers (chickens for eating), annually producing 59,320,000 pounds of ready-to-cook broiler meat. April 22, 2008 Aronson & Company: Aronson & Company (A&C) is a nationally-ranked top 50 accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Rockville, MD. A staff of over 200 people provides professional services that include audit and accounting, tax, technology/accounting systems, GSA Schedule consulting, investment banking, litigation support, valuation, and fundraising. Formerly known as Aronson, Fetridge & Weigle, A&C offers the expertise of larger firms with the personal service of a regional firm. The specialists at A&C provide innovative business solutions to industry groups that include biotechnology, construction, emerging business, government contractors, nonprofit, real estate, and technology. A&C is an affiliate of Moores Rowland International, one of the world's top ten associations of independent accounting firms providing business, taxation and management consultancy services to companies throughout the world. May 6, 2008 CBIZ: CBIZ is a leading provider of business services to small, mid-size and enterprise level businesses including accounting, tax, valuation, benefits and insurance services. |