Richard A. Giesser

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Massachusetts Port Authority manages airports, seaports and transportation infrastructure. It operates Boston-Logan International Airport, L.G. Hanscom Field, the Tobin Memorial Bridge and certain facilities in the Port of Boston. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in East Boston, MA.

Presidential Life Corp. operated as an insurance holding company which was engaged in marketing and selling of fixed annuity, life insurance and accident and health insurance products. The firm offered annuity products, including single premium deferred annuities, flexible premium annuities, single premium immediate annuities and split annuity products. The company was founded in 1965 and was headquartered in Nyack, NY.