Michael O. Sanderson

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Reuters America Holdings, Inc. provides multi-media news reporting services. It also provides information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. The company is a subsidiary of Reuters Group Plc and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Easdaq NV is engaged in the operation of a pan-European market. The firm trades under the name Equiduct. The company was founded by Jos Peeters on September 30, 1996 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

TradeCard provides hosted technology, online services and a global network of trade experts to connect buyers, suppliers and their service providers. This unique offering ensures members have the data and tools needed to automate and optimize transactions and control their extended supply chain. Technology: A hosted technology platform, delivered as-a-service over the Web, which connects your network in just weeks. No hardware or additional software is required. Global Network: More than 4,000 members. Global 'feet on the street' experts providing support in 50 countries and 32 languages. A global network of buyers, suppliers and service providers that collaborate electronically and generate mutual value. A network of alliance partners: inspection services, consultants, technology providers, banks that contribute expertise and bring innovation to its members.

Bonds.com Group, Inc. operates through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary Bonds.com, Inc. The company operates an electronic trading platform under the name BondsPRO. This platform offers large institutional investors an alternative trading system to trade odd-lot fixed-income securities. It provides fixed income trading platform that allows traders to access liquidity and improve prices in the highly-fragmented, inefficient fixed income markets. The company also offers live, executable bids and offers in corporate, agencies, municipals, U.S. treasuries, CDs, mortgage backed securities, emerging market debt and structured products and brokerage and investment advisory services. It also provides news, financial, and other content services to assist the clients in their investment decisions and offers general market information. The company was founded on October 18, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Instinet, Inc. provides financial services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Nasdaq International Ltd. provides consultancy and advisory services. Its services include supervisory, administrative, financial, personnel, and legal services. The company is headquartered in London, UK.