UBS is the leading global wealth manager, a top tier investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global asset managers. In Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and commercial banking. With headquarters in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS operates in over 50 countries and from all major international centers. UBS employs more than 80,000 people.

Bâloise Insurance Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) and
with operations in Continental Europe, the Baloise Group is a
solution provider in the fields of insurance and pensions. The
Group’s strategic focus is on sustainable, income-oriented
growth in selected target segments. Its markets are Switzerland,
Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Croatia and Serbia.
The Baloise Group employs some 8,000 people. Bâloise-
Holding registered shares are included in the Swiss Market
Index (SMI) and are traded under the symbol BALN.

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that
enable utility and industry customers to improve their
performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB
Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and
employs more than 110,000 people.

Novartis, which was created in 1996 by the merger of the Swiss
companies Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, is a world leader in the
research and development of products that protect and improve
health and well-being.

Its core businesses are pharmaceuticals, vaccines, consumer health, generics, eye care, and animal health.

Novartis derives its name from the Latin words novae artes
meaning "new skills." The term reflects the company's
commitment to research and development that brings innovative
new products to the communities it serves.

In 2006, the Novartis Group Companies achieved net sales of
USD 37.0 billion and net income of USD 7.2 billion.

The Group, which invested approximately USD 5.4 billion in research and development (R&D) employs approximately
26,000 people in the US. Globally Novartis employs approximately 101,000 people in more than 140 countries.

Its global headquarters are located in Basel, Switzerland and its US headquarters are in New Jersey.

Coop is the second-largest retail group in Switzerland. Close
to its customers and organized in five sales regions, Coop
operates over 1,500 stores and has a workforce of more than
45,000. Coop is the clear market leader in environmentally
friendly and fair-trade products.

Coop aims to be better and closer to its customers than any
other retailer in Switzerland. Its focus is therefore on the long-
term trends of zest for life, freshness, health, convenience and
dynamism.

As an enterprise organized along cooperative lines, Coop's
primary commitment is to its more than two million member
households. This commitment is reflected in Coop's corporate
profile: "We are close to our customers".

Promarca ist der unabhängige und branchenübergreifende schweizerische Markenartikelverband - gegründet von Unter-nehmern aus der Überzeugung heraus, dass die stets kom-
plexer werdenden Anforderungen des Marktes gemeinsam
besser bewältigt werden können. Wir vertreten die Interessen
von erstellern, Importeuren und Handelsvertretungen von
Markenartikeln. Dabei verstehen wir uns als Kompetenzzentrum für die Markenartikelindustrie.

Unisys ist ein weltweiter Anbieter von IT-Dienstleistungen und -Lösungen. Unsere Mitarbeiter nutzen die Erfahrung in Consult-
ing, Systemintegration, Outsourcing, Infrastruktur und Server-Technologien, um den Kunden Secure Business Operations zu
ermöglichen. Sie sind die Basis für effiziente, sichere und konti-nuierliche Geschäftsabläufe – jetzt und in Zukunft. Der Weg
dazu führt über die Unisys-Methode «3D Visible Enterprise».
Die Kunden erkennen damit die Auswirkungen ihrer Entschei-
dungen, bevor sie Investitionen tätigen oder Risiken eingehen.

Die Unisys Schweiz beschäftigt 250 Mitarbeiter und hat ihren Hauptsitz in Thalwil/ZH. Weitere Geschäftsstellen befinden sich
in Basel, Bern und Lausanne. Unisys erzielte im Jahre 2005 in
der Schweiz einen Umsatz von CHF 80.2 Mio. Die Unisys
Corporation mit weltweit 36'000 Mitarbeitern in über 100
Ländern befindet sich in Blue Bell bei Philadelphia / USA.
Der Konzernumsatz belief sich 2005 auf US$ 5,76 Mia.

Siemens, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is one of the
world’s largest electrical engineering and electronics comp-
anies and holds leading market positions in all its business
areas.The company has approximately 475,000 employees
working to develop and manufacture products, design and
install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range
of services for individual requirements.Siemens provides
innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to
benefit customers in over 190 countries.

Founded 160 years ago, the company focuses on the areas
of Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical,
Information and Communications and Lighting. In fiscal 2006
(ended September 30), Siemens had sales of €87.325 billion
and net income of €3.033 billion.

At PricewaterhouseCoopers, we measure our success by yours.
Every day our more than 146,000 people in 150 countries go to
work to help our clients succeed. From Dublin to Durban, from
Minneapolis to Manila, our job is channeling knowledge and
value through our lines of service and 22 industry-specialised
practices.

Our global annual review details how our industry-focused
services in the fields of assurance, tax, human resources,
transactions, performance improvement and crisis manage-
ment have helped address client and stakeholder issues.
Our success in meeting today's business challenges rests on
the way we approach our work. We call that approach Connected
Thinking. Sound governance and transparency form the bedrock
of leadership. We are committed to serving as a force for integri-
ty, good sense and wise solutions to the problems facing
businesses and the capital markets today. Transparency and
good standards of corporate governance — both in our clients'
businesses and in our own — are central to our ability to achieve
those objectives. And we aim to continue to achieve them from
a position of strength as the undisputed leader of our profession.

The Julius Baer Group is the leading dedicated wealth manager in Switzerland. The Group, which has roots dating to the nine-
teenth century, concentrates exclusively on private banking and
asset management for private and institutional clients. GAM,
a leading global active asset manager, has been part
of the Julius Baer Group since 2005.

Established in Hamburg in 1798, M.M.Warburg & CO is now
one of the largest private banks in Germany.

Our capital is exclusively in the hands of private individuals.
This independence of institutional influences, maintained for
over 200 years, is extremely valuable to you as client as it
enables us to weigh up in your interests the opportunities
and risks of business opportunities in a disinterested fashion.

At the same time, our independence is a solid foundation
which gives our bank its character.