2 ND ANNUAL CHARITY EDUCATION EVENT

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1 2 ND ANNUAL CHARITY EDUCATION EVENT Investment Outlook and the Impact of Changes in the Regulatory Environment WHAT: Pre-Panel Reception 4pm 5pm Panel Discussion 5pm 6:30pm Cocktail Hour 6:30pm 7:30pm Sponsor Dinner 7:30pm March 2, 2011 Dear Prospective Sponsor, TEXAS WALL STREET WOMEN (TXWSW) invites you to become a sponsor of our Second Annual Charity Education Event to be held on May 5, 2011, benefitting the Foundation for the Education of Young Women. As an exclusive peer network of professional WHEN: Thursday, May 5 women in the investment management business, we are committed to mentoring and supporting women throughout their careers in th WHERE: The Crescent Hotel 400 Crescent Court Dallas, TX finance. It is also our mission to make a difference in our communities by supporting the education of young girls in Texas. Investing in educating girls reaps a double dividend - an educated girl will become a woman who spends more on schools for her own children, who earns more money and respect for her family, who tips the balance from poverty to progress. We, the TXWSW, have volunteered our time and passion to their future. We are asking you to help us change the outcome for these underserved girls. Through the generosity of sponsors and attendees, in its first year the Event raised over $70,000 for the Foundation. On May 5, 2011, the Education Committee will host a dynamic Panel Discussion and Sponsor Dinner featuring Outstanding Women in finance today and moderated by Dr. Jill Foote (see bios below). The focus of the discussion will be the Investment Outlook and the Impact of Changes in the Regulatory Environment. Given the recent geopolitical events and expected changes under the current government administration, we believe this will be a very timely and interesting topic. CONTACTS: Amy Austin aaustin@carlsoncapital.com Christine Breck cbreck@txwsw.com Our committee will be extending invitations to this event to TXWSW members as well as men and women in the Texas financial and business community as a whole. We anticipate an attendance of professionals. In addition to the panel discussion, we will host a pre-panel reception as well as a cocktail hour after the discussion. All sponsors will also receive an exclusive invitation to dinner with the speakers following the panel presentation. As a non-profit organization, we rely on corporate sponsors, such as you, as the primary source of funding for this event. Christina Markell-Balleza christina.markell@haynesboone.com Helen Molloy Helen.Molloy@jpmorgan.com

2 2 ND ANNUAL CHARITY EDUCATION EVENT Investment Outlook and the Impact of Changes in the Regulatory Environment WHAT: Pre-Panel Reception 4pm 5pm Panel Discussion 5pm 6:30pm Cocktail Hour 6:30pm 7:30pm Sponsor Dinner 7:30pm WHEN: Thursday, May 5 th WHERE: The Crescent Hotel 400 Crescent Court Dallas, TX In order to sign up and attend the event, all attendees will make a donation to support the Foundation for the Education of Young Women, which is a 501(c) (3) organization with the mission to support single-sex, college preparatory, public education in Texas that will give young women in urban schools the academic skills to achieve success in college and in life by thinking critically, leading purposefully, and living active, healthy and responsible lives. The goal of the Foundation for the Education of Young Women is to have one hundred percent of the students in its sponsored schools to not only graduate from high school but to attend and graduate from college. The majority of these girls will be the first in her family to complete high school, much less consider attending college. Currently, the Foundation is serving over 1,000 young women in its sponsored schools in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Fort Worth and Houston (opening Fall 2011). These schools are the ONLY all-girls public schools in Texas. For more information on this deserving organization, please logon to their website at Your sponsorship will assure the success of the event. There are many opportunities and great rewards available. Enclosed please find additional information about this exciting event and its sponsorship levels. Please do not hesitate to contact one of the members listed to the left with any questions. Sincerely, Texas Wall Street Women CONTACTS: Amy Austin aaustin@carlsoncapital.com Christine Breck christineb@source-trading.com Christina Markell-Balleza christina.markell@haynesboone.com Amy Austin, Carlson Capital, L.P. Wanda Potts, e360 Power LLC Christine Breck, Source Trading Becky Roof, AlexPartners LLP Cindy Brown, JP Morgan Ivana Kovacevic Rouse, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Christine Drusch. Linda Shirkey, The Advisor s Resource Tina L. Hernandez, Tugar Capital Orly Sulami, Haynes and Boone, LLP Rebecca Petereit, Vinson & Elkins LLP Laura Lanza Tyson, Baker Botts L.L.P. Christina Markell-Balleza, Haynes and Boone, LLP Carter M. Wimberly, Bank of Texas, N.A. Helen Molloy, JP Morgan Securities Helen Molloy Helen.Molloy@jpmorgan.com

3 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS PLEASE RESERVE BY APRIL 21, 2011 SUMMA CUM LAUDE $10,000 MAGNA CUM LAUDE $5,000 CUM LAUDE $2,000 Includes logo placement on event signage and acknowledgement as a Summa Cum Laude Sponsor on our website and Event program; opportunity to display corporate materials at Event; corporate name recognition on favors distributed to attendees; reserved seating at the Panel Discussion; premier seating for 12 guests at the Sponsor Dinner; selection of speaker to dine with you and your guests at your table*; separate sponsor check-in at event; complimentary Valet Parking Includes logo placement on event signage and acknowledgement as a Magna Cum Laude Sponsor on our website and Event program; opportunity to display corporate materials at Event; reserved seating at the Panel Discussion; i premier seating for 5 guests at the Sponsor Dinner; selection of speaker to dine with you and your guests at your table*; separate sponsor check-in at event; complimentary Valet Parking Includes acknowledgement as a Cum Laude Sponsor on our website and Event program; reserved seating for 2 guests at the Sponsor Dinner; separate sponsor check-in at event; complimentary Valet Parking DEANS LIST $1,000 Includes acknowledgement as a Deans List Sponsor on our website and Event program; reserved seating for 1 guest at the Sponsor Dinner; separate sponsor check-in at event; complimentary Valet Parking DONATION If you are unable to attend the Event and/or Dinner and would like to support the Foundation for the Education of Young Women, please contribute on the TXWSW website Giving page. *Selection of speaker to join you and your guests at dinner will be on a first come, first serve basis. Sign up early to get your first choice!

4 BIOGRAPHIES Panelists CHERYL ALSTON Cheryl Alston is the Executive Director for the Employees' Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas, Texas ("ERF"). Cheryl began her term as Executive CITY OF DALLAS Director in October 2004 and provides leadership for the Fund's staff in implementing the programs necessary to achieve the mission, goals and objectives established by the Board of Trustees. In 2010, Cheryl was selected as one of the Rising Stars of Public Funds by the editors of Institutional Investor News, in recognition of her status an up-and-coming professional poised to be a future leader of the industry. In addition to serving as Executive Director for the Fund, she is a member of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), the National Council of Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS), the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) and the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP). Cheryl is also Board Vice-President id of the Volunteer Center of North Texas, Chair of the Investment t Committee for CHRISTUS Health, and a speaker at multiple industry conferences. Cheryl has over twenty years of expertise in the financial services industry. She served as an Executive with CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services. Prior to CIGNA, Cheryl has served as a Corporate Banking Officer at Chase Global Services, providing investment banking services for Fortune 500 clients. Cheryl has an M.B.A. in Finance from the Leonard N. Stern School at New York University and an undergraduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. LUCY BILLINGSLEY BILLINGSLEY COMPANY Lucy Billingsley has spent her career in real estate, developing and managing office buildings, design centers, multi-family, retail and industrial properties, and master-planned communities. Lucy and Henry Billingsley started Billingsley Company as joint partners in 1978 to manage their growing real estate portfolio in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The company specializes in developing master-planned and mixed-use communities, which include: International ti Business Park, The Neighborhoods h of Austin Ranch, Cypress Waters and the Arts Plaza campus in Dallas. Prior to her focus on Billingsley Company, Lucy was Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Market Center, she led the expansion of the Crow Design Centers in Houston and Boston, and she grew Wyndham Jade to become the largest privately owned travel agency in the Southwest. Lucy's primary philanthropic activities include: The Chiapas Project, Women for Women International, National Geographic Society Council of Advisors, World Affairs Council (Dallas), Brain and Creativity Institute at USC, Council of Foreign Relations, and The Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity Advisory Board. Lucy Billingsley was born and raised in Dallas and is a graduate of The University of Texas with a B.B.A. in finance. She presently lives in Dallas with her husband, Henry, and has four adult children.

5 BIOGRAPHIES Panelists CAROL NICHOLS Carol Nichols is a "serial capitalist" with a passion for fast companies, fast horses, and fast tracking women to the C Suite! VIRTUAL CFO Carol is currently Vice President, Market Development, for Virtual CFO, Inc. Vcfo is a professional services firm that assists its clients with finance, accounting, recruiting, and capital raising using experienced, part-time staff. Carol has almost three decades of experience connecting companies to capital. She is a former executive of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, a Co-founder of the Texas Women Ventures, a member of Golden Seeds, a national angel investor network, and a Co-founder of the North Texas Angel Network. Nichols is also a Co-Founder of NAWBO, Capital Concepts, Inc., a micro-loan program for women entrepreneurs. Carol also has a history of connecting and supporting women as Co- founder of women's mentoring groups at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and the Greater Houston Partnership's Executive Women's Partnership. Nichols serves on the boards of Springboard Enterprises, a national initiative to connect women entrepreneurs to venture capital, the North Texas Angel Network, and the Texas Horse Park. She serves on the Advisory Board of J.O.Y. Foods, Inc. and Texas Wall Street Women. The Fort Worth Business Press has recognized Nichols as one of the "Great Women of Texas" and she has received the Austin Business Journal's "Profiles in Power" award. She was selected for the "Joint Chief's Civilian Orientation Conference" and toured various military bases of the US European Command. Nichols graduated cum Claude from the University of Georgia with degrees in Economics and Political Science and she received an MBA from Tulane University. Carol resides in Dallas where she is entertained by a miniature dachshund, Kasey, and a collection of Thoroughbred horses. MARI KOOI WOLF ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC Mari Kooi is the CEO and Founder of Wolf Asset Management International LLC. Kooi spent 18 years at Cargill Inc., working as a trader, trading manager and president of Cargill Asset Management. In 1984, Kooi became one of the founding investment managers of Cargill's in-house hedge fund, later spun out as the Black River Fund. She also developed a number of innovative investment products as president of Cargill Asset Management. Kooi founded and presides over the New Mexico Financial Services Task Force. Several art organizations have benefited from Kooi s governance, including the Minnesota Museum of American Art, which twice named her Trustee of the Year. She is active in Site Santa Fe and The Santa Fe Institute. Kooi is the author of the "Sopa Piranha," a quarterly market commentary and has published widely on hedge fund investing. She holds a master's degree in finance from the University of Minnesota.

6 BIOGRAPHIES Moderator JILL FOOTE,, PHD, CFA EL PASO CORPORATION FINANCE CENTER Jill Foote is Director of the El Paso Corporation Finance Center, Director of the M.A. Wright Fund (the MBA student-managed investment portfolio), and Senior Lecturer in Finance at Rice University s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. Her principal teaching responsibilities are in investment management. She is also the faculty advisor to the Rice Finance Club and is Director of the Rice Summer Business Institute for high school students from Houston s low and moderate income communities. M.A. WRIGHT FUND Dr. Foote has 13 years of experience from Goldman Sachs in New York. Her final seven years there were spent as a Vice President, managing projects covering strategic initiatives, new business ventures, risk management, and operational, regulatory, and financial audits and risk reviews. The RICE UNIVERSITY first six years were spent as a sales associate in Fixed Income first in Money Markets, then in Emerging Debt. Dr. Foote has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA-Houston Society.

7 RESPONSE CARD Please reserve by April 21, 2010 CORPORATE NAME (AS IT SHOULD APPEAR ON PRINTED MATERIALS) CONTACT NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE/FAX SPONSORSHIP $10,000 Summa Cum Laude $2,000 Cum Laude Donation $ SELECTION $5,000 Magna Cum Laude $1,000 Deans List Please make checks payable to Texas Wall Street Women and return along with this response card Ross Avenue, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201; Attention: Charla Parette