Babson Capital Management

Babson Capital Management LLC and its subsidiaries manage more than $110 billion as of June 30, 2008 for sophisticated investors in the U.S. and abroad. The firm offers a wide range of absolute return, co-investing, financing and customized mandates utilizing equity, fixed-income and derivative instruments. Based in Boston and Springfield, Mass., and Charlotte, N.C., the firm has six additional offices in the U.S. with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo. Babson Capital is a member of the MassMutual Financial Group and is on the web at www.BabsonCapital.com.