ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
This statement is being filed by Waveland International, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Waveland International"), Waveland Partners L.P., an Illinois limited partnership ("Waveland"), Waveland Capital Management, L.P., an Illinois limited partnership ("Waveland Capital"), Clincher Capital Corporation, an Illinois Corporation ("Clincher"), Waveland Capital Management, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Waveland LLC") and Waveland Partners, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Partners Ltd." and together with Waveland International, Waveland, Waveland Capital, Clincher and Waveland LLC, the "reporting persons").
The reporting persons have their principal offices at 227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 4800, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Clincher's principal business is as the general partner of Waveland Capital. Waveland Capital's principal business is as the general partner of Waveland. Waveland's principal business is as the majority-owner of Waveland International. Waveland LLC's principal business is as the investment advisor of Partners Ltd. Partners Ltd.'s principal business is as the minority-owner of Waveland International. Waveland International's principal business is investments in marketable securities. |