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Electricity (MIC: SIC: 4911 NAIC: 221121)

FPL Group is public utility holding company. Co. has two operating subsidiaries, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and FPL Energy, LLC (FPL Energy). FPL is a rate-regulated utility engaged primarily in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. FPL Energy is Co.'s competitive energy subsidiary which produces the majority of its electricity from clean and renewable fuels. As of Dec 31 2007, FPL supplied electric service to a population of more than 8.7 million throughout most of the east and lower west coasts of Florida and served approx. 4,500,000 customer accounts.

Gas Utilities (MIC: SIC: 4924 NAIC: 221210)

Energen is an energy holding company engaged mainly in the development, acquisition, exploration and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the continental U.S., and in the purchase, distribution, and sale of natural gas principally in central and north Alabama. Co.'s two principal subsidiaries are Energen Resources Corporation (Energen Resources) and Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco). As of Dec 31 2007, Energen Resources' proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1,754 billion cubic feet equivalent. Also, as of Dec 31 2007, Alagasco's service territory is located in central and parts of north Alabama and included 177 cities and communities in 28 counties.

Commercial Banking (MIC: SIC: 6022 NAIC: 522190)

Horizon Financial is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Horizon Bank (the Bank), Co. provides a range of commercial and mortgage lending services to borrowers as well as a range of customer services to depositors. As of Mar 31 2008, Co. provided these services through 19 full-service office facilities, four commercial loan centers and four real estate loan centers, located in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish and Pierce counties in Northwest Washington. The Bank originates both fixed rate and adjustable rate mortgages secured by residential, business, and commercial real estate. As of Mar 31 2008, Co. had total assets of $1.39 billion and total deposits of $1.04 billion.

Industrial Machinery and Equipment (MIC: SIC: 3559 NAIC: 333298)

Illinois Tool Works operates via eight segments: Industrial Packaging that produces steel, plastic and paper products; Power Systems & Electronics that produces equipment related with power conversion, metallurgy and electronics; Transportation that produces components for transportation-related applications; Construction Products that produces tools for construction applications; Food Equipment that produces commercial food equipment; Decorative Surfaces that produces decorative surfacing materials; Polymers & Fluids that produces adhesives, sealants, lubrication, janitorial and sanitation supplies; and All Other, which produces products that include plastic packaging and metal fasteners.

Media (MIC: SIC: 2711 NAIC: 511110)

New York Times is a media company that includes newspapers, Internet businesses, a radio station, investments in paper mills and other investments. Co.'s operates through two segments, the News Media Group and the About Group. The News Media Group includes The New York Times, NYTimes.com, the International Herald Tribune, IHT.com, its New York City radio station, WQXR-FM, and The Boston Globe, Boston.com, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, in Worcester, MA, as well as 14 daily newspapers in Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina. The About Group is an online source that provides users with information and advice on various topics.

Wood Products (MIC: SIC: 2421 NAIC: 321113)

Universal Forest Products is engaged in the marketing, manufacturing and engineering of wood and wood-alternative products for the do-it-yourself/retail market, structural lumber products for the manufactured housing market, engineered wood components for the site-built construction market, and specialty wood packaging for various markets. In addition, Co. provides framing services for the site-built construction market and various forms for concrete construction. Co.'s principal products include preservative-treated wood, remanufacrured lumber, lattice, fence panels, deck components, specialty packaging, engineered trusses, wall panels, and other building products.

Commercial Banking (MIC: SIC: 6022 NAIC: 522110)

MainSource Financial Group is a financial holding company. Through its banking subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of financial services, including: accepting time and transaction deposits; making consumer, commercial, agribusiness and real estate mortgage loans; renting safe deposit facilities; providing general agency personal and business insurance services; and providing personal and corporate trust services. Co. also provides services incidental to the business of banking through its non-bank affiliates. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had total assets of about $2.54 billion, and operated 79 branch banking offices in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio as well as eight insurance offices in Indiana.

Commercial Banking (MIC: SIC: 6021 NAIC: 522110)

KeyCorp is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides retail and commercial banking, commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individual, corporate and institutional clients through two major business groups: Community Banking and National Banking. Also, Co.'s bank and trust company subsidiaries provide personal and corporate trust services, personal financial services, access to mutual funds, cash management services, investment banking and capital markets products, and international banking services. At Dec 31 2007, Co. had total assets of around $100.00 billion and total deposits of $63.10 billion.

Commercial Banking (MIC: SIC: 6022 NAIC: 522110)

West Coast Bancorp is a financial holding company that operates through its commercial bank subsidiary West Coast Bank (the Bank). At Dec 31 2007, the Bank had facilities in 41 cities and towns in western Oregon and southwestern Washington, operating a total of 59 full-service and four limited-service branches. In addition, the Bank operates a mortgage loan office in Bend, OR as well as a mortgage loan office and Small Business Administration lending office in Vancouver, WA. Co. also owns West Coast Trust Company, Inc., an Oregon trust company that provides agency, fiduciary and other related trust services. At Dec 31 2007, Co. had total assets of $2.65 billion and deposits of $2.09 billion.