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Mr. Williamson became a Director in March 2005 and is Chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors. From September 2000 through March 2003 he was a Director of Southwest Royalties Inc. and chaired the independent directors committee for its acquisition by Clayton Williams Energy. From April 1997 to February 2002 Mr. Williamson was a Director of Pure Resources Inc. and its predecessor and served as Chairman of the special committee in connection with the tender offer for Pure Resources made by Unocal. Mr. Williamson was an investment banker with Petrie Parkman & Company from 1995 through May 1999 was Chief Financial Officer for Seven Seas Petroleum Incorporated from October 1998 to April 1999 and was Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President for Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company (now Pioneer Natural Resources Company) from April 1985 to April 1995. Since November 2002 Mr. Williamson has served as a Director in the energy group at CS First Boston and is currently a Director of JK Acquisition Corp. Since 1996 Mr. Williamson has been a Director of Merlon Petroleum Company a privately owned oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and production of oil reserves in East Texas and Egypt where for a period he was also its Chief Financial Officer. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and investment banking business. Mr. Williamson holds a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. | 