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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080417075230
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950153-08-000715
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080417
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080417
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080417

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MESA AIR GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000810332
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				850302351
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15495
		FILM NUMBER:		08761034

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 NORTH 44TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6026854000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 NORTH 44TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MESA AIRLINES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950426
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</b></div>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><b>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101)</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT<BR>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION<BR>
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><b>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">Check the appropriate box:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Preliminary Proxy Statement
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted </TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Definitive Proxy Statement
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Definitive Additional Materials
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section&nbsp;240.14a-12</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MESA AIR GROUP, INC.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> No fee required.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD>
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    <TD width="98%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">1)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule
0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5)
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Total fee paid:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials:</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and
identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing
by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount previously paid:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filing Party:</TD>
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<TR>
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</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Date Filed:</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MESA AIR
    GROUP, INC.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>410 North 44th Street, Suite&#160;100</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Phoenix, Arizona 85008</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
    SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">To Be Held on May&#160;13,
    2008</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To Our Shareholders:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Special Meeting of Shareholders of MESA AIR GROUP, INC., a
    Nevada corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), will be held at
    the Company&#146;s headquarters, which are located at 410 North
    44th&#160;Street, Suite&#160;100, Phoenix, Arizona 85008 on
    May&#160;13, 2008, at 10:00&#160;a.m., Arizona time, for the
    following purposes:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    1.&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    To approve the issuance of such number of shares of the
    Company&#146;s common stock as may be necessary to repurchase
    all of its outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 if the
    Company is required by noteholders to repurchase the Notes in
    accordance with the Indenture dated June&#160;16, 2003, and if
    the Company elects to satisfy its repurchase obligation by
    issuing shares of common stock;&#160;and
</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    2.&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    To transact such other business as may properly come before the
    meeting or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Management of the Company cordially invites you to attend the
    special meeting and vote on this important matter. The attached
    Proxy Statement explains the reasons for the proposal and why
    the Board of Directors encourages you to vote for approval of
    the proposal.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company&#146;s Board of Directors has fixed the close of
    business on April 8, 2008, as the record date for the
    determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote
    at the special meeting or any postponement or adjournment
    thereof. Shares of the Company&#146;s common stock may be voted
    at the meeting only if the holder is present at the meeting in
    person or by valid proxy.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By Order of the Board of Directors
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <IMG src="p75214dep7521401.gif" alt="JONATHAN G. ORNSTEIN">
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    JONATHAN G. ORNSTEIN
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Phoenix, Arizona
</DIV>

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    April&#160;17, 2008
</DIV>

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    <B>IMPORTANT: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR STOCK BE REPRESENTED AT
    THIS MEETING. PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY MAIL THE
    ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES
    NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.</B>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PROXY STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">RECENT EVENTS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PROPOSAL NO. 1 TO BE VOTED ON</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT</A></TD></TR>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">MESA AIR
    GROUP, INC.</FONT></B>
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    <B>410 North 44th Street, Suite&#160;100</B>
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    <B>Phoenix, Arizona 85008</B>
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    The Board of Directors of MESA AIR GROUP, INC., a Nevada
    corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), is soliciting proxies to
    be used at a special meeting of shareholders of the Company to
    be held on May&#160;13, 2008, at 10:00&#160;a.m., Arizona time,
    at the Company&#146;s headquarters, which are located at 410
    North 44th&#160;Street, Suite&#160;100, Phoenix, Arizona 85008,
    and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof (the
    &#147;Special Meeting&#148;). This Proxy Statement and the
    enclosed form of proxy will be mailed to shareholders beginning
    April&#160;17, 2008.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">QUESTIONS
    AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT</FONT></B>
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    <B>What am I voting on?</B></TD>
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    You are voting on one proposal:</TD>
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    Issuance of such number of shares of the Company&#146;s common
    stock as may be necessary to repurchase all of its outstanding
    Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 if the Company is required by
    noteholders to repurchase the Notes in accordance with the
    Indenture dated June&#160;16, 2003, and if the Company elects to
    satisfy its repurchase obligation by issuing shares of common
    stock.</TD>
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    For a detailed description regarding the number of shares that
    may ultimately be issuable if the proposal is approved, see the
    Section of this Proxy Statement entitled &#147;The Effect of the
    Common Stock&#146;s Market Price.&#148;</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <B>Why does the Company Need to Hold this Vote?</B></TD>
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    Holders of the Company&#146;s senior convertible notes due
    June&#160;16, 2023 have the right to require the Company to
    repurchase the notes on June&#160;16, 2008 at a price of $397.27
    per $1,000 note plus any accrued and unpaid cash interest. While
    the Company cannot predict if some or all of the noteholders
    will exercise their right to require the Company to repurchase
    the notes, if all of the holders of the outstanding notes
    exercise their right to require the Company to repurchase the
    notes the Company will be required to repurchase the notes for
    approximately $37.8&#160;million in cash, Common Stock, or a
    combination thereof. If the Company elects to use shares of
    Common Stock to satisfy its repurchase obligations, Nasdaq rules
    require that it not issue more than 20% of its Common Stock
    without shareholder approval. Without shareholder approval, the
    Company would only be able to issue up to 5,375,265&#160;shares
    of Common Stock to satisfy its Note repurchase obligations. As
    an example, if the trading price of the Company&#146;s Common
    Stock as calculated under the Indenture was $1.00 per share, the
    Company could only issue enough stock to satisfy approximately
    $5.4&#160;million of its note repurchase obligations and would
    be forced to use approximately $32.4&#160;million in cash. The
    Company is seeking shareholder approval for the issuance of
    additional shares of Common Stock in the event it elects to use
    such additional shares to satisfy its repurchase obligations.
    The Company has 75,000,000&#160;shares of common stock that are
    authorized under its charter. Accordingly, as of the Record Date
    the maximum number of shares the Company could issue in
    satisfaction of Note repurchase obligations was 48,110,230.
    Depending on the number of Notes the Company is required to
    repurchase and on the trading price of its common stock at the
    time it is required to effect any repurchases, the Company may
    not have enough shares available to it under its charter to
    fully satisfy all of its Note repurchase obligations in common
    stock.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    <B>Who Can Vote?</B></TD>
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    Shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 8,
    2008 (the &#147;Record Date&#148;), may vote at the Special
    Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
    Each shareholder has one vote for each share of Common Stock
    held of record on the Record Date. On the Record Date,
    26,889,770&#160;shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock, no
    par value per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), were issued
    and outstanding.</TD>
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    <B>How Can I Vote?</B></TD>
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    All valid proxies received by the Secretary of the Company
    before the Special Meeting and not revoked will be exercised.
    All shares represented by proxy will be voted, and where a
    shareholder specifies by means of his or </TD>
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    her proxy a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon,
    the shares will be voted in accordance with the specifications
    so made. If you do not specify on your proxy how you want to
    vote your shares and authority to vote is not specifically
    withheld, your shares will be voted as follows:
    (i)&#160;&#147;for&#148; the approval of the issuance of such
    number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as may be
    necessary to repurchase all of its outstanding Senior
    Convertible Notes due 2023 if the Company is required by
    noteholders to repurchase the Notes in accordance with the
    Indenture dated June&#160;16, 2003, and if the Company elects to
    satisfy its repurchase obligation by issuing shares of Common
    Stock (&#147;Proposal&#160;No.&#160;1&#148;); and (ii)&#160;to
    transact such other business as may properly come before the
    meeting or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof.
    Shareholders who hold their shares in &#147;street name&#148;
    (i.e., in the name of a bank, broker or other record holder)
    must vote their shares in the manner prescribed by their
    brokers. If you attend the meeting, you may deliver your
    completed proxy card in person or you may vote by completing a
    ballot, which will be available at the meeting.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Can I Revoke My Proxy?</B></TD>
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    You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised in
    one of three ways:</TD>
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    (1)&#160;by delivering to the Secretary of the Company a written
    instrument of revocation bearing a date later than the date of
    the proxy.</DIV>
</TD>
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    (2)&#160;by duly executing and delivering to the Secretary of
    the Company a subsequent proxy relating to the same shares.</DIV>
</TD>
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    (3)&#160;by attending the meeting and voting in person, provided
    that the shareholder notifies the Secretary at the meeting of
    his or her intention to vote in person at any time prior to the
    voting of the proxy.</DIV>
</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <B>What is the Quorum Requirement of the Meeting?</B></TD>
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    A majority of the outstanding shares on April 8, 2008,
    constitutes a quorum for voting at this Meeting. If you vote,
    your shares will be part of the quorum. Abstentions and broker
    non-votes will be counted in determining the quorum, but neither
    will be counted as votes cast. On April 8, 2008, there were
    26,889,770&#160;shares outstanding.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>What Vote is Required?</B></TD>
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    Under Nasdaq rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of shares
    present in person or represented by proxy is required to approve
    Proposal&#160;No.&#160;1. Abstentions are treated as
    &#147;shares present&#148; at the meeting for purposes of
    determining if a quorum exists but will have no effect on the
    results of this vote.</TD>
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    Brokers holding shares for beneficial owners must vote these
    shares according to specific instructions they receive from
    beneficial owners. If specific instructions are not received,
    brokers may be precluded from exercising their discretion,
    depending on the type of proposal involved. Shares as to which
    brokers have not exercised discretionary authority or received
    instructions from beneficial owners are considered &#147;broker
    non-votes,&#148; and will be treated as &#147;shares
    present&#148; for purposes of determining whether there is a
    quorum, but will have no effect on the result of the vote.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Are there any Dissenter&#146;s Rights or Appraisal Rights?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
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    <TD valign="bottom">
    Pursuant to applicable Nevada law, there are no dissenter&#146;s
    or appraisal rights relating to the matters to be acted upon at
    the Special Meeting.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Who is Soliciting my Proxy to Vote on this Proposal?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
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    The Company&#146;s Board of Directors is requesting your proxy
    to vote on this proposal.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>What is the Voting Recommendation of the Board?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
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    The Board recommends a vote FOR this proposal.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Will any other Matters to Be Acted Upon at the Meeting?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
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    The Company does not know of any matters other than the proposal
    relating to the authorization to issue shares of Common Stock
    that are expected to be presented for consideration at the
    Special Meeting. If any other </TD>
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    matters are properly presented at the meeting, the shares
    represented by proxies will be voted in accordance with the
    judgment of the proxyholder voting those shares.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
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    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Who is Paying for this Solicitation?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
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    The cost of soliciting proxies, including the cost of preparing
    and mailing the Notice and Proxy Statement, will be paid by the
    Company. Solicitation will be primarily by mailing this Proxy
    Statement to all shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
    Proxies may also be solicited by officers and directors of the
    Company personally or by telephone or facsimile, without
    additional compensation. The Company may reimburse brokers,
    banks and others holding shares in their names for others for
    the cost of forwarding proxy materials and obtaining proxies
    from beneficial owners.</TD>
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    The Company has engaged The Altman Group, a professional proxy
    solicitor, to solicit proxies on its behalf. The Company
    anticipates that the cost for the Altman Group&#146;s proxy
    solicitation services will be approximately $5,500 plus certain
    additional fees the Company incurs relating to contacting
    shareholders and out of pocket costs.</TD>
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    <B>Q: </B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    <B>Who Should I Contact if I Have any Questions?</B></TD>
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    A: </TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    If you have any questions before you vote, please contact the
    Company&#146;s proxy solicitor, The Altman Group, toll-free at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-314-9816,</FONT>
    and state that you are calling about Mesa Air Group, Inc.</TD>
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    On March&#160;28, 2008, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    (&#147;Delta&#148;) notified the Company of its intent to
    terminate the Delta Connection Agreement among Delta, the
    Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Freedom Airlines, Inc.
    (&#147;Freedom&#148;), dated as of May&#160;3, 2005 (as amended,
    the &#147;Connection Agreement&#148;). Delta seeks to terminate
    the Connection Agreement as a result of Freedom&#146;s alleged
    failure to maintain a specified completion rate with respect to
    its ERJ-145 Delta Connection flights during three months of the
    six-month period September 2007 through February 2008.
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    If Delta is successful in terminating the Connection Agreement,
    the Company cannot predict as of the date of this proxy
    statement the total severity or extent of the combined impact of
    a termination upon the Company&#146;s operations, revenues,
    employees or ability in the future to operate as a going
    concern. The ERJ-145 Delta Connection flights Delta is seeking
    to terminate generate in excess of $20 million per month in
    revenue for the Company and employ approximately 340 pilots, 170
    flight attendants, 150 mechanics and 100 other support positions.
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    If Delta is successful in its efforts to terminate the
    agreement, the Company may be unable to redeploy the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">ERJ-145</FONT>
    aircraft in a timely manner or at the lease rates the Company
    receives under the Delta Connection Agreement.
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    The Company denies there is any basis for terminating the
    Connection Agreement and on April&#160;7, 2008, the Company
    filed a lawsuit against Delta alleging breach of the Connection
    Agreement and seeking specific performance by Delta of its
    obligations under the Connection Agreement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROPOSAL&#160;NO.&#160;1
    TO BE VOTED ON</FONT></B>
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    <B>ISSUANCE OF SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY&#146;S
    COMMON STOCK AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO REPURCHASE ALL OF ITS
    OUTSTANDING SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES&#160;DUE 2023 IF THE
    COMPANY IS REQUIRED BY NOTEHOLDERS TO REPURCHASE THE
    NOTES&#160;IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE DATED JUNE 16, 2003,
    AND IF THE COMPANY ELECTS TO SATISFY ITS REPURCHASE OBLIGATION
    BY ISSUING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Introduction</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On June&#160;16, 2003, the Company issued senior convertible
    notes due June&#160;16, 2023 (the &#147;Notes&#148;), which
    resulted in gross proceeds of $100.1&#160;million. Pursuant to
    the indenture (the &#147;Indenture&#148;) dated June&#160;16,
    2003, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company as
    guarantors, and US Bank N.A. as trustee (the
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    <BR>
    3
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    &#147;Trustee&#148;), the holders of the Notes have the right to
    require the Company to repurchase the Notes on June&#160;16,
    2008 at a price of $397.27 per $1,000 Note plus any accrued and
    unpaid cash interest. As a result of prior conversions of the
    Notes by the holders, at April 8, 2008, there were approximately
    $37.8&#160;million (carrying value) in Notes outstanding. If all
    of the holders of the remaining outstanding Notes exercise their
    right to require the Company to repurchase all of the
    outstanding Notes, the Company will be required to repurchase
    the outstanding Notes for approximately $37.8&#160;million in
    cash, Common Stock, or a combination thereof. The Company has
    the right to elect whether to use cash, stock, or a combination
    thereof to repurchase the Notes. If the Company elects to use
    shares of Common Stock to satisfy its repurchase obligations,
    Nasdaq rules require that it not issue more than 20% of its
    Common Stock without shareholder approval. Unless the Company
    obtains shareholder approval, it would only be able to issue up
    to 5,375,265&#160;shares of Common Stock to satisfy its Note
    repurchase obligations. As an example, if the trading price of
    the Company&#146;s Common Stock for purposes of the Indenture
    was $1.00 per share, the Company could issue stock to repurchase
    approximately $5.4&#160;million in notes. The Company is seeking
    shareholder approval for the shares of Common Stock issuable in
    the event it elects to use additional shares of Common Stock to
    satisfy its repurchase obligations. The Company has
    75,000,000&#160;shares of common stock that are authorized under
    its charter. Accordingly, as of the Record Date the maximum
    number of shares the Company could issue in satisfaction of Note
    repurchase obligations was 48,110,230. Depending on the number
    of Notes the Company is required to repurchase and on the
    trading price of its common stock at the time it is required to
    effect any repurchases, the Company may not have enough shares
    available to it under its charter to fully satisfy all of its
    Note repurchase obligations in common stock. The terms of the
    Notes are described in greater detail below in the section
    entitled &#147;Material Terms of the Notes.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Why the
    Company is Seeking Shareholder Approval</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As explained in additional detail below, if the Company elects
    to use shares of Common Stock to satisfy its repurchase
    obligations, it is subject to the following limitations:
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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
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    <TD width="94%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Pursuant to NASDAQ Rules (as defined below), the Company is
    required to obtain shareholder approval to issue shares of
    Common Stock equal to 20% or more of the Common Stock
    outstanding before the issuance for less than the greater of
    book or market value of the stock.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    As of April 1, 2008, the Company had outstanding
    26,889,770&#160;shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, unless the
    Company obtains shareholder approval, it will only be able to
    issue up to 5,375,265&#160;shares of Common Stock to satisfy its
    Note repurchase obligations. Assuming the trading price of the
    Company&#146;s Common Stock (as calculated under the Indenture)
    was $1.00 per share, the Company could issue stock to repurchase
    approximately $5.4&#160;million in notes. Please note that this
    trading value is an assumption and that the Common Stock&#146;s
    average market price and the resulting actual maximum value that
    the Company would be able to satisfy by issuing shares of Common
    Stock will ultimately be based upon the Common Stock&#146;s
    average market price for the five trading day period ended
    June&#160;11, 2008 pursuant to the formula set forth in the
    Indenture.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If all holders of Notes exercise their right to require the
    Company to repurchase all of their Notes and the Company is not
    able to issue more than 5,375,265&#160;shares of Common Stock
    because shareholders do not approve Proposal&#160;1, and
    assuming a trading price of $1.00 per share, the Company would
    be required to use cash to satisfy approximately
    $32.4&#160;million of its Note repurchase obligations. A
    requirement to fund such amount in cash would have a material
    adverse effect on the Company&#146;s financial condition.
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    If the Company does not have adequate cash resources to make any
    required cash repurchases of Notes in the event it does not
    receive shareholder approval to issue additional Common Stock,
    the Company may not be able to satisfy its Note repurchase
    obligations, in which case the Company could be in default under
    the Indenture and the Company&#146;s business and operations
    could be materially adversely affected.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Applicable
    NASDAQ Rules</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market (the
    &#147;NASDAQ Rules&#148;) require shareholder approval in
    connection with a transaction for the sale, issuance or
    potential issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock (or
    securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock)
    equal to 20% or more of the Common Stock
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    4
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    outstanding before the issuance for less than the greater of
    book or market value of the stock. Based on how the value of
    shares of Common Stock used in connection with a repurchase is
    calculated under the Indenture and on the current book and
    market value of our Common Stock, our use of Common Stock to
    satisfy our Note repurchase obligations could result in the
    issuance of shares for less than the greater of book or market
    value. As of April 1, 2008, the Company had
    26,889,770&#160;shares of Common Stock outstanding. Accordingly,
    in connection with any Note repurchase, based on its recent
    stock prices, unless the Company obtains shareholder approval,
    the Company may only issue up to 5,375,265&#160;shares of Common
    Stock to satisfy its repurchase obligations without prior
    shareholder approval.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Effect of the Common Stock&#146;s Market Price</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If the Company uses shares of Common Stock to satisfy its Note
    repurchase obligations, it will be required to issue that number
    of shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
    (i)&#160;the amount of cash to which holders of the Notes would
    have been entitled had the Company elected to pay all or a
    specified percentage, as the case may be, of the repurchase
    price in cash by (ii)&#160;the market price of a share of Common
    Stock. The &#147;market price&#148; of Common Stock means the
    average of the closing sale price of its Common Stock for the
    five trading day period ending on the third business day (if the
    third business day prior to June&#160;16, 2008 is a trading day
    or, if not, then on the last trading day) prior to June&#160;16,
    2008, appropriately adjusted to take into account the
    occurrence, during the five trading day period, of certain
    events (i.e. stock splits, rights issuances and other
    distributions).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The below table illustrates the effect of the market price for
    the Company&#146;s Common Stock and the resulting amount of
    Common Stock which may be issued without shareholder approval.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="58%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="16%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="17%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Maximum Value of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of Shares<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Notes that Newly<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Issuable Without<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Issued Common Stock<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Market Price</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shareholder Approval</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>can Repurchase</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $2.00
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,750,530.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.75
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,406,713.70
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.50
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,062,897.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.25
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,719,081.20
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.00
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $0.75
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,031,448.70
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $0.50
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,375,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,687,632.50
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company cannot predict what the applicable market price will
    ultimately be, but has used the above table for illustrative
    purposes. Each increase/decrease of $.50 per share would result
    in an increase/decrease of $2,687,632.50 in the amount of Notes
    that the Company could repurchase using Common Stock. The
    Company has considered the possible impact of a decline in the
    price of its Common Stock from its current level and is seeking
    approval to issue such number of shares of the Company&#146;s
    Common Stock as may be necessary to repurchase all of the
    outstanding Notes if the Company is required by noteholders to
    repurchase the Notes and if the Company elects to satisfy its
    repurchase obligation by issuing shares of Common Stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The below table illustrates the effect of the market price for
    the Company&#146;s Common Stock and the resulting amount of
    Common Stock that the Company must issue if all noteholders
    require the Company to repurchase the Notes and if it elects to
    satisfy its repurchase obligation solely by issuing shares of
    Common Stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="65%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="11%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="15%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Number of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Maximum Note<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Shares of Common<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Repurchase<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Stock that the<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Market Price</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Obligation</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Company Must Issue</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $2.00
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,917,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.75
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,619,428
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.50
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,222,666
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.25
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,267,200
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $1.00
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $0.75
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50,445,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    $0.50
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,834,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,668,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Company wishes to retain the flexibility to use all cash,
    all stock or a combination thereof to satisfy its repurchase
    obligations in the event that holders of Notes exercise their
    right to demand repurchase. Moreover, if the Company does not
    obtain shareholder approval of this Proposal, it will not be
    able to issue more than 5,375,265&#160;shares of Common Stock in
    connection with any repurchase of Notes and would be forced to
    use cash to satisfy the remainder of its repurchase obligations.
    There can be no guarantee that the Company would have adequate
    cash resources to satisfy the remainder of its Note repurchase
    obligations when they become due. Any such failure to have the
    ability to issue shares or have adequate cash could result in a
    default under the Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Limitation
    on Stock Issuances</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In no event will the Company elect to satisfy its Note
    repurchase obligation by issuing shares of Common Stock or a
    combination of shares of Common Stock and cash if such election
    would cause any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as such
    terms are defined in Section&#160;13(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934)&#160;to become the &#147;beneficial
    owner&#148; (as such term is defined in
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;13d-3</FONT>
    promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly
    or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, of more than
    35% of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the
    Company.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Additionally, the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation
    currently authorize the Company to issue up to
    75,000,000&#160;shares of Common Stock. As of the Record Date,
    the Company had 26,889,770&#160;shares of Common Stock issued
    and outstanding. Therefore, on the Record Date, the Company
    could not have issued more than 48,110,230&#160;shares of Common
    Stock. If holders of Notes exercise their right to demand
    repurchase and if, based on the market price of the Common Stock
    as determined under the Indenture, the Company is not able to
    issue enough shares of Common Stock to fully satisfy its Note
    repurchase obligations with Common Stock, the Company may still
    elect to satisfy a portion of its Note repurchase obligations
    with shares of Common Stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Effect on
    Outstanding Common Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The issuance of shares of Common Stock to satisfy the
    Company&#146;s repurchase obligations with respect to
    outstanding Notes could have a dilutive effect on its earnings
    per share and on each shareholder&#146;s percentage voting
    power. In addition, such issuance could, under certain
    circumstances, have the effect of delaying or preventing a
    change in control of the Company by increasing the number of
    outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number
    of votes required to approve a change in control of the Company
    or remove incumbent directors from office.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Material
    Terms of the Notes</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Interest.</I>&#160;&#160;Cash interest is payable on the
    Notes at a rate of 2.4829% per year on the principal amount at
    maturity, payable semiannually in arrears on June 16 and
    December 16 of each year, beginning December&#160;16, 2003,
    until June&#160;16, 2008. After that date, the Company will not
    pay cash interest on the Notes prior to maturity, and the Notes
    will begin accruing interest at a rate of 6.25% until maturity.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Maturity.</I>&#160;&#160;On June&#160;16, 2023, the maturity
    date of the Notes, the principal amount of each Note will be
    $1,000. Due to prior conversions, the aggregate amount due at
    maturity, including interest accrued from June&#160;16, 2008,
    will be $95.2&#160;million ($37.8&#160;million current carrying
    value).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Subsidiary Guarantors; Subordination.</I>&#160;&#160;Each of
    the Company&#146;s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries is a
    guarantor of the Notes on an unsecured basis. The Notes and the
    Note guarantees are senior unsecured obligations and rank
    equally with the Company&#146;s existing and future senior
    unsecured indebtedness. The Notes and the Note guarantees are
    junior to any of the Company&#146;s secured obligations and any
    of the Company&#146;s wholly owned subsidiaries to the extent of
    the collateral pledged.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Convertibility of the Notes.</I>&#160;&#160;The Notes are
    convertible into shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock at a
    conversion rate of 39.727&#160;shares per $1,000 in principal
    amount at maturity of the notes which equals an initial
    conversion price of approximately $10.00 per share. This
    conversion rate is subject to adjustment in certain
    circumstances. Holders of the Notes may convert their Notes if:
    (i)&#160;after June&#160;30, 2003, the sale price of the
    Company&#146;s Common Stock exceeds 110% of the accreted
    conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30
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    consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the
    preceding quarter; (ii)&#160;prior to June&#160;16, 2018, the
    trading price for the Notes falls below certain thresholds;
    (iii)&#160;the Notes have been called for redemption; or
    (iv)&#160;specified corporate transactions occur.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Redemption of the Notes at the Company&#146;s
    Option.</I>&#160;&#160;The Company may redeem the Notes, in
    whole or in part, beginning on June&#160;16, 2008, at a
    redemption price equal to the issue price, plus accrued original
    issue discount, plus any accrued and unpaid cash interest.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Purchase of the Notes by the Company at the Option of the
    Holder.</I>&#160;&#160;The holders of the Notes may require the
    Company to repurchase the Notes on June&#160;16, 2008 at a price
    of $397.27 per Note plus accrued and unpaid cash interest, if
    any, on June&#160;16, 2013 at a price of $540.41 per Note plus
    accrued and unpaid cash interest, if any, and on June&#160;16,
    2018 at a price of $735.13 per Note plus accrued and unpaid cash
    interest, if any.
</DIV>

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    <I>Events of Default.</I>&#160;&#160;In the event of a default
    on the Notes, the due date of the Notes may be accelerated if
    demanded by the Trustee or by holders of at least 25% of the
    principle amount of the Notes, subject to rescission of the
    acceleration by holders of 51% of the Notes if the rescission
    would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all
    existing events of default have been cured or waived. The due
    date of the Notes is automatically accelerated without further
    action by holders of the Notes if certain bankruptcy-related
    events of default occur, subject to rescission of the
    acceleration as described in the previous sentence.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Registration of Notes.</I>&#160;&#160;Pursuant to a
    registration rights agreement entered into in connection with
    the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company filed a shelf
    registration statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-3</FONT>
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-108490),</FONT>
    which became effective on November&#160;24, 2003, covering the
    resale of the Notes and the underlying Common Stock. The Company
    subsequently amended the shelf registration statement on two
    occasions, which amendments became effective on
    February&#160;11, 2004 and November&#160;18, 2004, respectively.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Further Information.</I>&#160;&#160;The terms of the Notes
    are complex and only briefly summarized above. For further
    information on the Notes and the rights of the holders of the
    Notes, please refer to the descriptions contained in the
    Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarterly period ended June&#160;30, 2003, and the
    Indenture and the Form of Note, which contain a complete
    statement of the terms and conditions of the Notes, and are
    filed as exhibits to such report.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Shares of
    Common Stock Issued in Exchange for Notes will be Registered
    Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by
    Section&#160;3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
    (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), shares of Common Stock that
    the Company uses to satisfy our Note repurchase obligations will
    be deemed registered securities under the Securities Act upon
    consummation of the exchange.
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    <B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THIS
    PROPOSAL&#160;TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES
    OF THE COMPANY&#146;S COMMON STOCK AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
    REPURCHASE ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING SENIOR CONVERTIBLE</B>
</DIV>

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    <B>NOTES&#160;DUE 2023 IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED BY NOTEHOLDERS
    TO REPURCHASE THE NOTES&#160;IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE
    DATED JUNE 16, 2003 AND IF</B>
</DIV>

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    <B>THE COMPANY ELECTS TO SATISFY ITS REPURCHASE OBLIGATION BY
    ISSUING</B>
</DIV>

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    <B>SHARES OF COMMON STOCK</B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SECURITY
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    The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
    beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of April&#160;8, 2008 by
    (i)&#160;each director of the Company, (ii)&#160;each of the
    Company&#146;s officers named in the Summary Compensation Table
    (collectively, the &#147;Named Executive Officers&#148;),
    (iii)&#160;each person who is known by the Company to be the
    beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company&#146;s
    outstanding Common Stock, and (iv)&#160;all directors and
    executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated
    below, each person named has sole voting and investment power
    with respect to the shares indicated.
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</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Beneficial Ownership</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Options/<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Warrants/<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Convertible<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name and Address of Beneficial Owner</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Shares(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Notes(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Percent(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Dimensional Fund&#160;Advisors LP(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,758,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,758,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    1299 Ocean Avenue,
    11<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>&#160;Floor
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
     Santa Monica, CA 90401
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Donald Smith&#160;&#038; Co., Inc.(3)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,865,381
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,865,381
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10.7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    152&#160;West
    57<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>&#160;Street
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    New York, NY 10019
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Heartland Advisors, Inc.(4)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,081,940
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,081,940
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15.2
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    William J. Nasgovitz
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    789 North Water Street
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Milwaukee, WI 53202
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    LSV Asset Management(5)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,629,910
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,629,910
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    1 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 4000
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Chicago, IL 60606
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    <B>Directors</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Jonathan G. Ornstein(6)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    228,770
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,689,846
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,918,616
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7.1
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Daniel J. Altobello
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    72,457
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    81,678
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Carlos Bonilla
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,721
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,515
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,236
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Joseph L. Manson(7)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,214
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,435
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Robert Beleson
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,302
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    22,523
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Maurice A. Parker
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,721
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,758
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,479
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Peter F. Nostrand
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,721
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    12,884
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43,605
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Richard R. Thayer
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,221
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,515
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,736
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Named Executive Officers</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Michael J. Lotz
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,492
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    564,786
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    666,278
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.5
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Former Chief Financial Officer, George Murnane III(8)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,101
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    53,333
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    62,434
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    William Hoke
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Michael Ferverda
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    75,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="color: #000000; background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt; z-index: 1; position: relative">
    Brian S. Gillman
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,135
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    88,000
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,135
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    *
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>All directors and executive officers as a group (13
    Individuals)</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    413,545
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,614,610
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,028,155
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    11.3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    %
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    &#160;* </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Less than 1%</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Includes options and warrants exercisable or convertible notes
    convertible on April&#160;8, 2008 or within 60&#160;days
    thereafter. Number of shares as reported by each company&#146;s
    Schedule&#160;13G. Holdings of less than 1% are indicated by
    &#147;*&#148;. Based upon 26,889,770&#160;shares issued and
    outstanding as of April&#160;8, 2008.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based solely on the most recently available Schedule&#160;13G
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
    March&#160;5, 2008.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based solely on the most recently available Schedule&#160;13G
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
    February&#160;8, 2008.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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    <BR>
    8
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (4) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based solely on the most recently available Schedule&#160;13G
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
    February&#160;8, 2008. Heartland Advisors, Inc. shares
    dispositive power over 4,081,940&#160;shares and voting power
    over 3,884,040&#160;shares with William J. Nasgovitz, its
    president and principal shareholder.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (5) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Based solely on the most recently available Schedule&#160;13G
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
    February&#160;12, 2008.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (6) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Includes 2,000, 2,000 and 5,000 shares held by Mr.&#160;Ornstein
    for his daughter, son and mother, respectively.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (7) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Includes 1,000&#160;shares held by Barrow Grocery, which is
    controlled by Mr.&#160;Manson.</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (8) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    Mr.&#160;Murnane was terminated by the Company on
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Shareholder
    Proposals for Action at the Company&#146;s Next Annual
    Meeting</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A shareholder proposal for shareholder action at the
    Company&#146;s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in
    2009, must be received by the Company&#146;s Secretary at the
    Company&#146;s offices no later than November&#160;2, 2008, in
    order to be included in the Company&#146;s proxy statement and
    form of proxy for that meeting. Such proposals should be
    addressed to the Corporate Secretary, Mesa Air Group, Inc., 410
    North 44th&#160;Street, Suite&#160;100, Phoenix, Arizona 85008.
    If a shareholder proposal is introduced at the 2009 Annual
    Meeting of Shareholders without any discussion of the proposal
    in the Company&#146;s proxy statement, and the shareholder does
    not notify the Company on or before March&#160;3, 2009, as
    required by the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&#160;14(a)-4(c)(1),</FONT>
    of the shareholder&#146;s intent to raise such proposal at the
    Annual Meeting of Shareholders, then proxies received by the
    Company for the 2009 Annual Meeting will be voted by the persons
    named as such proxies in their discretion with respect to such
    proposal. Notice of such proposal is to be sent to the above
    address.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Householding
    of Proxy Statement</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be
    participating in the practice of &#147;householding&#148; proxy
    statements. This means that only one copy of this proxy
    statement may have been sent to multiple stockholders in your
    household. The Company will promptly deliver a separate copy of
    its proxy statement to you if you call or write it at the
    following address or phone number: Mesa Air Group, Inc., 410
    North 44th&#160;Street, Suite&#160;100, Phoenix, Arizona 85008,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">602-685-4000.</FONT>
    If you would like to receive separate copies of annual reports
    and proxy statements in the future, or if you are receiving
    multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy for your
    household, you should contact your bank, broker, or other
    nominee record holder, or you may contact the Company at the
    above address and phone number.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Voting by
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In order to ensure that your shares will be represented at the
    Special Meeting, please sign and return the enclosed Proxy in
    the envelope provided for that purpose, whether or not you
    expect to attend. Any shareholder may, without affecting any
    vote previously taken, revoke a written proxy by giving notice
    of revocation to the Company in writing or by executing and
    delivering to the Company a later dated proxy.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By Order of the Board of Directors
</DIV>

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    <IMG src="p75214dep7521401.gif" alt="JONATHAN G. ORNSTEIN">
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Jonathan G. Ornstein,
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</I>
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    10
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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>MESA AIR GROUP, INC.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MESA AIR GROUP, INC. FOR THE SPECIAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned shareholder of Mesa Air Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;),
hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of
Shareholders, dated April&nbsp;17,
2008, and hereby appoints Jonathan G. Ornstein or Brian S. Gillman and each of them, proxies and
attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, on behalf and in the name of the undersigned,
to represent the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of MESA AIR GROUP, INC. to be
held at the Company&#146;s headquarters, which are located at 410 North 44th Street, Suite&nbsp;100, Phoenix,
Arizona 85008, on May&nbsp;13, 2008 at 10:00&nbsp;a.m., Arizona time, and at any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) thereof, and to vote all shares of Common Stock that the undersigned would be
entitled to vote if then and there personally present, on the matters set forth below.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>ISSUANCE OF SUCH NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY&#146;S COMMON STOCK AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
REPURCHASE ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023 IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED
BY NOTEHOLDERS TO REPURCHASE THE NOTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE DATED JUNE 16, 2003,
AND IF THE COMPANY ELECTS TO SATISFY ITS REPURCHASE OBLIGATION BY ISSUING SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK.</TD>
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</TD>
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</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED
SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED &#147;FOR&#148; THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH NUMBER
OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY&#146;S COMMON STOCK AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO REPURCHASE ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2023 IF THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED BY NOTEHOLDERS TO REPURCHASE THE NOTES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE DATED JUNE 16, 2003, AND IF THE COMPANY ELECTS TO SATISFY ITS
REPURCHASE OBLIGATION BY ISSUING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, AND AS SAID PROXIES DEEM ADVISABLE ON SUCH
MATTERS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. Dated: <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, 2008
</DIV>

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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left">Please sign exactly as your name appears on the front of this Proxy
Card. When shares are held in common or in joint tenancy, both
should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a
corporation, sign in full corporate name by President or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by an authorized person.</TD>
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