Michael J. Webb

NxStage Medical, Inc. is a medical technology company, which develops, manufactures, and markets products for the treatment of ESRD and acute kidney failure. It operates through the following business segments: System One, In-Center, and Services. The System One segment engages in the sale and rental of the System One and PureFlow SL equipment and the sale of disposable products in the home and critical care markets. The In-Center segment sells blood tubing sets and needles for hemodialysis primarily for the treatment of ESRD patients at dialysis centers and needles for apheresis. The Services segment includes revenues from dialysis services provided to patients at its recently opened NxStage Kidney Care dialysis centers. The company was founded by Jeffrey H. Burbank in December 1998 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Independent Bancshares, Inc. (Florida) is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. The company was founded by Charles H. Deters, Billy G. Gadd, John L. Peterson and Lanford T. Slaughter on November 12, 1987 and is headquartered in Ocala, FL.

Independent BancShares, Inc. was incorporated on November 12, 1987 as a Florida corporation and is headquartered in Ocala, Florida. The Company is qualified as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and is supervised and regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Independent National Bank and HKH Financial Center, Inc. are its only subsidiaries. The Bank commenced operations in Ocala, Florida on October 1, 1988. The Bank is nationally-chartered and operates from five full-service offices in Marion and Sumpter Counties. Ocala and Marion County are in one of the fastest growing areas in the country. The current county population is about 315,000, with the median age estimated at 44 years. Agriculture, citrus groves, timber and cattle were the foundation for the area's economy. Although these sectors are still important factors in the economy, the breeding of horses, tourism, business development and health care contribute most significantly to economic growth.

Mosaic Technologies Corp. provided computer education and training services. The company was headquartered in Fredericton, Canada.

Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc. manufactures disposable respiratory care and anesthesia products. Its products include endotracheal tubes, anesthesia breathing circuits, masks, hygroscopic condenser humidifiers, bacteria, viral filters and gas sampling. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.