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R. Keith Elliott was appointed to the board of directors in January 2003 to fill a vacancy. Mr. Elliott is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Hercules, Inc. He had been elected chairman and chief executive officer of Hercules, Inc. in 1997. From 1991 to April 2000, he served Hercules, Inc. as senior vice president and chief financial officer; executive vice president and chief financial officer; president and chief operating officer; president and chief executive officer; and chairman of the board of directors. Hercules, Inc. is a multi-national specialty chemical manufacturer serving the paper, water, construction, pharmaceutical, food, consumer non-durable and adhesive markets and industries. Mr. Elliott is a member of the board of directors of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a multi-national manufacturer of electronic labeling systems used in the retail industry to identify products and reduce theft, Sithe Energies Company, which develops peaking power plants based on gas, oil and coal fuels, Wilmington Trust Company, which provides customized financial alternatives for wealth advisory clients, corporate clients, and regional banking clients, Computer Task Group, an information technology staffing and solutions company, and the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development company. He also serves as a member of the National Advisory Board for the University of South Carolina. Mr. Elliott serves as chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the board of directors. | 