Dear Shareholder/Client:

Welcome to Illinois Stock Transfer Company's Website. This site was created to help you in transferring and/or tracking your shares of stock for the various companies we act as Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent, and if applicable, Dividend Reinvestment Agent, as well as Proxy Solicitor and Tabulator.

Our firm was established in 1912 and since that time has been managed with the primary priority of assisting the shareholder and fulfilling their needs. We help manage, maintain, and handle the various items associated with your shares of stock, such as address changes, dividend checks and ACH Credits, if applicable, as well as transfers and proxy mailings.

We have designed our site to be easy to use and helpful to you in answering questions effecting your holdings via a transfer, registration change, etc. Please keep in mind that many of these forms and the requirements associated with them are only applicable to our firm and the issues of stock for which we act as transfer agent. These forms and their certain requirements may not pertain to other transfer agents (i.e. Our stock power form appoints us, The Illinois Stock Transfer Company, as acting agent/attorney and is not usable, nor acceptable by another transfer agent or broker.)

You may also call us at (312) 427-2953 or toll free at (800) 757-5755. Our fax number is (312) 427-2879. Our hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central time, Monday thru Friday, except for standard Holidays as followed by the New York Stock Exchange.

We hope our site helps you in your interaction with us and your holdings.

Sincerely,

The Illinois Stock Transfer Company