Philip J. Samson

Mellon Bank NA provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services for individuals & corporations and collectively to the providers of asset management, trust, custody and benefits consulting services. The bank is a subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp. Mellon Bank was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC (the “Registrant”) was incorporated in Pennsylvania on May 23, 1996 as Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation). As of February 28, 2002, the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation) was merged into its wholly owned and heretofore inactive subsidiary, the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC (an LLC organization). The Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC has continued all of the operations of the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation). The Registrant did not begin its primary business activities until November 17, 1997, at which time the Registrant made its first investment in an early stage development company in Western Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC (the “Registrant”) was incorporated in Pennsylvania on May 23, 1996 as Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation). As of February 28, 2002, the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation) was merged into its wholly owned and heretofore inactive subsidiary, the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC (an LLC organization). The Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund, LLC has continued all of the operations of the Western Pennsylvania Adventure Capital Fund (a C Corporation). The Registrant did not begin its primary business activities until November 17, 1997, at which time the Registrant made its first investment in an early stage development company in western Pennsylvania.