To: Casey who wrote (6099 ) 7/9/2003 2:28:45 AM From: trustmanic Respond to of 11633 Company Name : Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund Company Profile Filing Date : 6/26/2003 Offering : TBD Price : $10.00 per Unit Closing Date : TBD Exchange : TSX Eligibility : British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories Underwriters : BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc. Associations : Issuer's Law Firm : Torys Underwriter's Law Firm : Goodmans Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Auditor : Deloitte & Touche LLP Transfer Agent : Business Description : Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund is an unincorporated, open-ended, limited purpose trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario to indirectly acquire interest in GLC Carbon USA Inc. ("GLC Carbon USA") which indirectly owns a 100% equity interest in the GLC Business. Great Lakes Carbon LLC (the "Company" or "GLC") is the world's largest producer of both anode and industrial grade calcined petroleum coke ("CPC"). Representing 83% of GLC's 2002 net sales, anode grade CPC is a critical and necessary material used in the production of aluminum. Industrial grade CPC is used in the production of other industrial materials including titanium dioxide. The Company produces CPC at its facilities located in Port Arthur, Texas; Enid, Oklahoma; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and La Plata, Argentina. The Company's annual aggregate CPC production capacity at its four facilities is approximately 2,340,000 short tons. GLC is the CPC market leader and has demonstrated a long-term record of growth in net sales and EBITDA. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2003, GLC's net sales and EBITDA totaled US$330.0 million and US$67.1 million, respectively. Industry Category : Trust Units Company Financials : Fiscal Year-End : December 31 Financials : Selected consolidated financial information for GLC Carbon USA: Net Sales for the 12 months ended March 31, 2003 - US$330,000,000 EBITDA for the 12 months ended March 31, 2003 - US$67,100,000