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2004 Meeting Archives

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• January 10th, 2004

  1. Admitted as per section VI of the Partnership Agreement, Ai Li Tan.
  2. Authorized investment in the common stock of United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) at a price not to exceed $35.60 per share.
  3. Authorized investment in the common stock of Neogen Corporation at a price not to exceed $19.78 per share.
  4. Authorized investment in the common stock of Courier Corporation at a price not to exceed $43.33 per share.
  5. Reauthorized investment in the common stock of Guangshen Railway at a price not to exceed $14.60 per share.
  6. Authorized the sale of common stock holdings in Wainwright Bank at a price not less than $15.13 per share.

• February 14th, 2004

  1. Authorized investment in HECO Capital Trust Series Q Preferred Shares at a price not to exceed $25.51 per share.
  2. Rejected investment in Citigroup Inc.

• April 11th, 2004

  1. Admitted as per section VI of the Partnership Agreement, Dane Roberts.
  2. Authorized the purchase of up to 200 HECO Capital Trust Series U Preferred Shares, SLM Corporation 6% Senior Notes, or FPL Group Capital Trust I Preferred Shares.

• June 13th, 2004 (Annual Meeting)

  1. Admitted as per section VI of the Partnership Agreement, Genevieve Parks and James Dooney.
  2. Elected the following officers for the 2004-2005 operational year:
     President: R. Tucker Gilman
     Vice president: Craig Robertson
     Treasurer: Douglas Emmett
  3. Authorized investment in Lions Gate Entertainment at a price not to exceed $6.50 per share.
  4. Authorized investment in Guangshen Railways at a price not to exceed $12.00 per share.
  5. Authorized investment in Genesee & Wyoming Railroad at a price not to exceed $22.00 per share.
  6. Authorized the sale of 50 shares of United Natural Foods, Inc. at a price not less than $29.79 per share.
  7. Authorized the sale of 100 Heco Capital Trust Series U Preferred Shares at a price less than $25.08 per share.

• July 10th, 2004

  1. Reauthorized investment in Lions Gate Entertainment at a price not to exceed $6.50 per share.
  2. Reauthorized investment in Guangshen Railways at a price not to exceed $12.00 per share.
  3. Reauthorized investment in Genesee & Wyoming Railroad at a price not to exceed $22.70 per share.
  4. Authorized additional investment in United Natural Foods, Inc. at a price not to exceed $26.80 per share.
  5. Authorized the sale of up to 50% of our holdings of United Natural Foods, Inc. at a price not less than $30.32 per share.

• August 7th, 2004

  1. Reauthorized additional investment in United Natural Foods, Inc.
  2. Authorized investment in Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA.
  3. Authorized investment in Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes SA.
  4. Authorized the liquidation of our position in Neogen Corporation.
  5. Directed the partnership to send a letter to Neogen explaining the reasons for our divestment.

• September 11th, 2004

  1. Authorized investment in SunOpta Inc at a price not to exceed $6.09 per share.
  2. Authorized investment in Chittenden Capital Trust Series A Preferred Shares at a price not to exceed $26.58 plus accrued interest.
  3. Authorized additional investment in HECO Capital Trust Series U Preferred Shares at a price not to exceed $25.24 plus accrued interest.

• October 9th, 2004

  1. Admitted as per section VI of the Partnership Agreement, Joey Pittoello.
  2. Authorized investment in Chittenden Capital Trust Series A Preferred Shares at a price not to exceed $26.89 plus accrued interest.
  3. Authorized additional investment in HECO Capital Trust Series U Preferred Shares at a price not to exceed $25.86 plus accrued interest.
  4. Authorized investment in US Physical Therapy at a price not to exceed $12.92 per share.

• November 13th, 2004

  1. Admitted as per section VI of the Partnership Agreement, Del Hardesty, Ralph Famularo, Jeff Weiss and Gretchen Lund.

• December 15th, 2004

  1. Authorized investment in Portec Rail Products at a price not to exceed $9.50 per share.
  2. Authorized investment in The Greenbrier Companies at a price not to exceed $30.94 per share.
  3. Voted to ammend the Agreement of Partnership to create The RainFrog Growth and The RainFrog Income portfolios.

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