Investor and Shareholder Relations in the Current Economic Climate

On February 18, 2009, Foley & Lardner LLP presented “Investor and Shareholder Relations in the
Current Economic Climate” as part of its National Directors Institute — 2009 Web Conference
Series. John K. Wilson, Foley Transactional & Securities Partner, moderated the panel, which
included Jeffrey Brown, Senior Corporate Counsel, Motorola, Inc.; Richard H. Grubaugh, Senior
Vice President, D.F. King & Co., Inc.; Gordon McCoun, Vice Chairman and Director of Investor
Relations, Financial Dynamics; and John Palmer, Co-Founder, PL Capital LLC. The panel
presented a balanced discussion of how the current economic crisis has impacted the interaction
between a public company and shareholders. The panel also addressed developing a strategy to
prepare for and respond to contact from an activist investor as well as the activist investor’s
expectations of the company’s management and board of directors.

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