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REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION SEC FILINGS A copy of The Bear Steams Companies Inc. Annual Report, Forms 10-K, 10-0 and 8-K along with other Securities and Exchange Convnission filings aro avalable through www.bearstearns.com, or by writing: Investor Relations Department The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. 383 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10179 irebeaccom or by caling cur automated service kw financial information requests: R86-299-9331. CEO AND ca CERTIFICATIONS The certifications by the Chef Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Tho Boar Stearns Companies Inc., required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, have been Med as exhibits to the Arrn's 2006 Annual Roped on Form 10-K. The 2005 Annual CEO Certification of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., required pursuant to NYSE Corporate Governance Standards Section 303A.12(a) that the CEO was not aware of any violation by the firm of NYSE's Corporate Governance listing standards, was submitted to the NYSE on May 2. 2006. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR Mellon Investor Services L.I.C. Overpack Centre Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 800.279.1229 LEGAL COUNSEL Cambric', VVicimisham 8 Taft LLP Ono Wend Financial Center New York, NY 10281 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Deiaitte 8 Touche LLP Two World Financial Center New York, NY 10281 INVESTOR RELATIONS Elizabeth Ventura John Quinn MEDIA RELATIONS Elizabeth Ventura Russell Sherman INFORMATION CENTER D-n✓1 i S 810Cie- SO+ - 5 Ss5 INF REAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. • 113 EFTA00179434 THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS James E. Cayno Chartism of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Alan C. Greenberg" Chairmen of the Executive Committee Alan D. Schwartz""' President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Warren J. Specter'"' President and Co•Ctief Operating Officer Henry S. Biener" Resident, Northwestern University Carl D. adamant.'" Private Investor Michael Goldstein" Earner Chairman and CEO Toys 'R• Us, Inc. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS James E. Care Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Alan C. Greenberg Chairman of the Executive Committee Samuel L. Molinaro Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Warren J. Spector President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Alan D. Schwartz President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Dalai J. Harrington" President, SI. John's University Frank T. Nickell,"" Resident and Chief Executive Officer Kelso & Company Paul A. Novenae."'" Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Apex Oil Company, Inc. Frederic I Salernd' Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Venial Communications Inc. Vincent Tesonamon Chairman. Wayless Cable International Inc. Wesley S. Williams Jr."°1 President and Co-Chairman Lockhart Companies Inc. Thomas M. Flexner Vice Clayman Fares D. Noujaim Vice Chairman E. John Rosenwald Jr. Vice Chairman Donald W. Tang Vice Chairman Michael Aix Steven L. Begleiter" Kativyn R. Booth Denis A. Ravin Peter D. Cherasia Steven M. Dantus Wendy L. de Monchaux James F. Egan Robed E. Foran Bruce E. Geismar David H. Glaser Gregory A. Hanley Daniel L. Keating Bruce M. Lisman" Roland N. Livney Thomas Marano Other Officers Samuel L. Molinaro Jr.""' Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kenneth L. Edow Secretary Jeffrey M. Father Senior Vice President—Finance and Controller Michael Minikes Treasurer Michael S. Solender General Counsel Jeffrey Maya" Steven D. Meyer Michael Minikes Michael Nierenberg Craig M. Ozerlander Michel Pereri6 Robert M. Steinberg", Michael J. Urfirer Jeffrey H. Urwin Jeffrey L. VerscNolsor Eli Wachtel Other Officer Robert N. M. 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Wexner (born September 8, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American businessman from Columbus, Ohio, and currently chairman and CEO of the Limited Brands corporation. Contents ■ 1 Professional ■ 2 Philanthropy ■ 3 Personal ■ 4 External links Professional Leslie H. Wexner In 1963, after helping his parents (who were Russian Jewish immigrants) run their store in a suburban Columbus, Ohio shopping center, Les Wexner borrowed $5,000 from his aunt to start The Limited' (so named because the store focused on clothing for younger women, unlike his parents' general merchandise store). The Limited opened its first store in the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington. Wexner's parents closed their store one year later in 1964, and joined their son at 'The Limited'. Wexner took Limited Brands public in 1969, listed as LTD on the NYSE. Over the years he built a large retailing and marketing conglomerate, which currently includes: ■ Victoria's Secret ■ Pink (Victoria's Secret) ■ Express ■ Bath & Body Works ■ Henri Bendel ■ C.O. Bigelow • The White Barn Candle Company ■ Diva London ■ La Senza Previous brands that have spun off include: ■ Lane Bryant ■ Abercrombie & Fitch • Lerner New York ■ The Limited Too (now Tween Brands, Inc.) ■ Structure 9 ■ Aura Science ■ The Limited (separation from Limited Brands by sale of 75% to Sun Capital Investments, made official as of August 3rd, 2007) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner 8/7/2007 EFTA00179437 Les Wexner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 3 Philanthropy In 1989, Wexner and his mother Bella were the first to make a $1 million personal donation to the United Way. Both their names were inscribed in marble and are on display in the lobby of the United Way headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Wexner was recently recognized as the wealthiest man in the state of Ohio. He is well known for his philanthropy, often to Jewish projects. He serves as Honorary Vice Chairman of the Board of Congregation Agudas Achim in Bexley (http://www.agudasachim.org/). He was a major funder of the Wexner Center for the Arts, the name of which is actually intended to honor his father. In 1984 he established the Wexner Foundation. It has both a Graduate Fellowship and an Israel Fellowship Program. In 1999, Wexner paid $42.1 million for the Picasso Nude on a Black Armchair, and donated it to the Wexner Center for the Arts. Wexner is reported to own other Picasso paintings, and is considered to have one of the 50 largest art collections in the world. Picasso's Nude on a Black Armchair In December 2005, Wexner was appointed to his second term on the Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University. Personal Wexner graduated from the Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in 1959. In 1993 he married his current wife, Abigail Wexner (formerly Abigail S. Koppel). Together, they have four children. 4, , Formerly of Bexley, Ohio, Wexner now lives in a $47 „ million, Georgian inspired estate ( 40°4'1.3332"N, 82°48'9.2520'V (http://tools.wikimedia.de/-smagnus/geo/geohacksphp? params=40_4_1.3332 N_82_48_9.2520_W ((9))))), on The Limitless (Palma de Mallorca, 2006) nearly 1000 acres (4 lcm2) in New Albany built in 1990. New Albany is an old village outside of Columbus dating from the pioneer era, which he developed with the "New Albany Company" into a growing upper class community. The estate is the location of the Annual New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day benefiting the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, of which Abigail Wexner is Founder and Board Chair. The Classic consistently draws the top professional show jumping riders because of its well maintained and elaborate jumping course. Also nearby is the major shopping village of Easton, which Wexner and partners (including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steiner + Associates) also developed. As a pun on his name and his former residence in Bexley, the village of New Albany was known (unofficially) for some time as Wexley. Today, this Georgian-themed village inspires comparison to 18th century developments by wealthy aristocrats in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner 8/7/2007 EFTA00179438 Les Wexner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 3 At the time of its construction in 1997, Wexner's Limitless was the largest American-owned private yacht at 315 feet and 7 inches long. Few images exist, as Wexner will not permit any interior photography, nor does he release official exterior photos to the media. Nearly 140 feet shorter than Larry Ellison's "Rising Sun" yacht (now the fourth largest Yacht), the Limitless held the title of largest yacht for six years. See also: List of billionaires External links ■ The Wexner Foundation (http://www.wexnerfoundation.orth ■ The Limitless, Wexner's Yacht (http://www.yachtspotter.com/ysp2_yeard.php'ifoo=20051224) at YachtSpotter Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner" Categories: 1937 births I Living people I American businesspeople I American entrepreneurs I American billionaires I Mega Group members I Ohio State University alumni I People from Columbus, Ohio I People from Dayton, Ohio I Businesspeople in retailing I Businesspeople in fashion I Bexley, Ohio I Jewish businesspeople ■ This page was last modified 22:06, 3 August 2007. • All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a US-registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Womer 8/7/2007 EFTA00179439 Leslie Wexner Page 1 of 1 Leslie Wexner Leslie Wexner was born on September 8, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of Russian immigrants. His parents owned and operated a chain of clothing stores. The family eventually moved to Columbus, where Les attended The Ohio State University, majoring in business administration. He briefly attended law school but quickly left to work in his parents' business. In 1963, Wexner opened his own store in the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Columbus, Ohio. He named his store The Limited, a women's clothing store. The store grew quickly, and Wexner used the profits to expand his business interests, focusing primarily upon women's clothing. In 1982, The Limited purchased Victoria's Secret, a lingerie store, as well as Lane Bryant, a women's clothing specialty store. By the end of the 1990, Wexner and The Limited owned several chains, including Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant, Lemer Stores, Henri Bendel, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Bath & Body Works. The company also held interest in numerous other businesses. By the late 1990s, The Limited began to downsize its extensive business holdings. In 2002, the company changed its name to Limited Brands, and by 2005, the firm promoted only six brands: Victoria's Secret, White Barn Candle Company, The Limited, Express, C.O. Bigelow, and Bath & Body Works. Combined, these six separate brands accounted for over four thousand stores across the United States. Limited Brands also employed more than 100,000 people and earned more than 9.4 billion dollars for the company. Wexner also had other business interests. During the late 1990s, he invested in Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. This shopping center was modeled like a small community, where shoppers walked down quaint streets from store to store. Having amassed a sizable fortune, Wexner also contributed to and formed various charitable groups. He donated twenty-five million dollars to The Ohio State University to build the Wexner Center for the Arts. In 1989, he donated one million dollars to the United Way, in addition to twenty-five thousand dollars that he donates every year. In addition to these donations, Wexner has also donated sizable amounts of money to the Players Theater, the Wexner Heritage House, the Ohio Higher Education Trust Authority, the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, the Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research at Children's Hospital, the Columbus Foundation, and the Center of Science and Industry. Ohio Historical Society, 2005, "Leslie Wexner", Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.orgientry.php?ree1768 8/7/2007 EFTA00179440 Leslie Wexner Profile - Forbes.com Page 1 of 3 • 0 Baby Shiloh Pricey Photos 0 Playing Nintendo's New Peripherals 0 Spend A Day With A Victoria's Secret Search: Forbes.com Quotes Video Web Blogs Advanced U.S. EUROPE ASIA HOME PAGE FOR THE WORLD'S BUSINESS LEADERS Free Trial Issue - HOME BUSINESS TECH MARKETS ENTREPRENEURS LEADERSHIP PERSONAL FINANCE FORBESLIFE Commerce Energy Health Care Logistics Manufacturing Media Leslie H Wexner Founder/CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director at Limited Brands, Incorporated Columbus, Ohio SERVICES / APPAREL STORES Officer since 1963 Director since 1963 69 years old Track This Person Mr. Wexner has been Chief Executive Officer of Limited Brands since he founded the Company in 1963, and Chairman of the Board for more than thirty years. Mr. Wexner is the husband of Abigail S. Wexner. Cash Compensation (FY January 2007) Salary $1,823,269 Bonus $0 O Latest FY other short-term comp. $0 H Latest FY other long-term comp. $7,555,916 R Latest FY long-term incentive payout $0 Total $9,379,185 Stock Options (FY January 2007) Number of options exercised n/a unexercised 5,327,361 unexercisable Total Press Releases 909,700 6,237,061 Market value $66,129,136 $4,231,088 $70,360,224 Services Technology Wall Street Wt People Search 1. Enter last name: 2. And/or stock symbol: 22.1 E-Mail Alerts Got now stories by email as they aro published FREE Company r Limited Brands, Incorporated Enter E-Mail Address: I Sign FAQ Privacy Policy Get quotes Related Links More top executives at LTD Stuart Burgdoerfer Chancellor E Gordon Gee Mark Giresi Ann Hailey http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheetjht... 8/7/2007 EFTA00179441