| |
|
This
statement is filed on behalf of Leon G. Cooperman ("Mr. Cooperman"). Mr. Cooperman
is, among other activities, an investor engaged in investing for his own account.
Mr.
Cooperman is the Managing Member of Omega Associates, L.L.C. ("Associates"), a limited liability company organized
under the laws of the State of Delaware. Associates is a private investment firm formed to invest in and act as general
partner of investment partnerships or similar investment vehicles. Associates is the general partner of limited partnerships
organized under the laws of Delaware known as Omega Capital Partners, L.P. ("Capital LP"),Omega Capital Investors,
L.P.("Investors LP"), and Omega Equity Investors, L.P.("Equity LP"), These entities are private investment
firms engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for investment for their own accounts.
Mr.
Cooperman is the President, CEO, and majority stockholder of Omega Advisors, Inc. ("Advisors"), a Delaware corporation,
engaged in investing for its own account and providing investment management services, and Mr. Cooperman is deemed to
control said entity.
Advisors
serves as the investment manager to Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd. (“Overseas”), a Cayman Island exempted company,
with a registered address at c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand
Cayman KY1-9005, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Mr. Cooperman has investment discretion over Overseas’ portfolio
investments and is deemed to control such investments.
Advisors
serve as a discretionary investment advisor to a limited number of institutional clients (the "Managed Accounts").
As to the Shares owned by the Managed Accounts, there would be shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
such Shares because the owners of the Managed Accounts may be deemed beneficial owners of such Shares pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Act as a result of their right to terminate the discretionary account within a period of 60 days.
Mr.
Cooperman is the ultimate controlling person of Associates, Capital LP, Investors LP, Equity LP, Overseas, and Advisors. |
