Karl E. Handrick

Botts & Co. Ltd. (Botts) is an independent UK funds management and investment firm which was founded by John Botts, in association with Allen & Co of New York, in 1987.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Winterthur Technologie AG is engaged in the manufacture of grinding wheels for industrial applications. The company develops and manufactures grinding tools used in the cutting tool, automotive, turbine, machine tool and steel industries. Its products include vitrified bonded wheels, resin-bonded wheels, cut-off wheels made of composite materials, superabrasive grinding tools, abrasive belts and diamond cluster dressing tools. The three main brands sold by the company are Winterthur, Rappold and SlipNaxos. Winterthur Technologie was founded on December 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Switzerland.