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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (529)	6/22/2006 8:14:39 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3862

The Aldabra press release mentioned that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is an SEC reporting entity. The SEC filings can be found at: sec.gov Great Lakes has had a number of owners in recent years. From the most recent 10-K: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (the “Company” or “Great Lakes”), a Delaware corporation, is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. The Company was founded in 1890 as Lydon & Drews Partnership and contracted its first project in Chicago, Illinois. The Company changed its name to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company in 1905 and was involved in a number of marine construction and landfill projects along the Chicago lakefront and in the surrounding Great Lakes’ region. The Company was listed on the NYSE in 1971, and in 1985, purchased through a friendly stock offer by ITEL. Throughout this period, the Company expanded geographically, providing marine construction and dredging services throughout the U.S. and in certain international markets. In 1991, the Company was purchased by an affiliate of Blackstone Capital Partners, who owned the Company until 1998, at which time it was sold to Vectura Holding Company LLC (“Vectura”), a portfolio company of Citigroup Venture Capital, Ltd. On December 22, 2003, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P. (“MDP”), an affiliate of Chicago-based private equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, acquired control of Great Lakes from its former owner, Vectura, for approximately $361.6 million, including fees and expenses, in a transaction accounted for as a purchase.