"To provide quality service with a commitment to excellence, integrity, and professionalism to achieve customer and Team Member satisfaction while optimizing company profitability." Wampold Companies, founded in 1981 by Mike Wampold, has built a solid reputation of proven performance in the areas of real estate development, construction, major capital renovations and property management. Our company's Mission Statement clearly defines the delicate balance between our Residents, our Team Members and our Owners. It is appropriate that from time to time we all take another thoughtful look at our mission to make sure that we are maintaining that balance in our own work relationships. A Wampold Team Member is a valuable member of a dynamic and purposeful team. As a team we are committed to the pursuit of excellence in every aspect of our work, from serving our customers to maintaining our properties. Excellence does not mean being better than others, but being the very best that you can be and giving 100% effort in all that you do. This is the way we create a winning team. This is "The Wampold Way." The Wampold Way is a statement of our philosophy. The Wampold Way is how we view ourselves and how we relate to each other as Team Members of Wampold Companies. Since inception, the Company has developed, constructed and/or performed major renovations on approximately 4, 000 multi-family housing units located throughout the state of Louisiana, including two Section 801 Military Family Housing communities at Fort Polk, LA. Wampold Companies currently manages and maintains all of these communities. In addition to multi-family housing, Wampold Companies owns and manages over 700, 000 rentable square feet of commercial office properties which consists of four prestigious, class A office facilities known as the Shaw Plaza Building,, and II City Plaza. In 2001, the company also co-developed the 707-room Astor Crown Plaza and Alexa Hotel complex located adjacent to the French Quarter on the corner of Bourbon Street and Canal Street in New Orleans. This property was sold in May 2005. In December 2005, Wampold Companies began construction on The Crescent at University Lake Condominiums. The Crescent is a 165-unit luxury, mid-rise condominium community located near the gates of Louisiana State University. The Crescent exhibits cultural depths and diversity with a character all its own. It is a promise of exquisite living embraced by Old World charm and New World elegance. A private retreat influenced by European architecture, this grand and secluded community is a tribute to living at its very finest. Phase III, which is an additional 122 units, is scheduled to begin construction in early 2009. Projected combined sales of all phases will exceed $150, 000, 000. II City Plaza, another prestigious Wampold office building located in downtown Baton Rouge, is currently under construction. It will be located adjacent to the current City Plaza in the heart of the Central Business District. The proposed structure will encompass the highly visible corner of North Boulevard and 4th Street. Construction should be completed in January 2009. Wampold Companies' financial strength, development and construction skills and its property management expertise allows the Company to take a long-term view toward business relationships, the preservation of assets and its commitment to people. 1982, Rural Development Housing. Wampold Companies began with the development of apartment communities in rural areas of south Louisiana financed through the Farmer's Home Administration. The company eventually developed and managed seven such properties located throughout south Louisiana. 1985, Conventional Multi-family Housing. The Company began acquiring and performing major renovations to existing conventional multi-family apartment communities. Most, if not all, of these properties required major structural and cosmetic renovations. The result was a dramatic improvement in the