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Case 2:06-cv-10201-NGE-WC Document 38 Filed 08/28/2006 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN J&R MARKETING, SEP, : Civil Action No. 06-10201 (NGE) Plaintiff, V. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE Lead Plaintiffs hereby dismiss these consolidated actions, without prejudice, against certain, but not all, defendants. The defendants whom Lead Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss, without prejudice, are: 1. ABN Amro Incorporated 2. ABN Amro Financial Services, Inc. 3. Advest, Inc. 4. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 5. Banca Imi S.P.A. 6. Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro, S.P.A. 7. Bank of America 8. Bank of America Securities 9. Banc of America Securities, LLC 10. Barclays Capital, Inc. 11. Bayerische Landesbanke

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Case 2:06-cv-10201-NGE-WC Document 38 Filed 08/28/2006 Page 1 of 6

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

J&R MARKETING, SEP, : Civil Action No. 06-10201 (NGE)

Plaintiff,

V.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

et al.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Lead Plaintiffs hereby dismiss these consolidated actions, without prejudice, against

certain, but not all, defendants. The defendants whom Lead Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss,

without prejudice, are:

1. ABN Amro Incorporated

2. ABN Amro Financial Services, Inc.

3. Advest, Inc.

4. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

5. Banca Imi S.P.A.

6. Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro, S.P.A.

7. Bank of America

8. Bank of America Securities

9. Banc of America Securities, LLC

10. Barclays Capital, Inc.

11. Bayerische Landesbanke

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12. BB&T Capital Markets

13. Bear, Stearns, & Co., Inc.

14. Blaylock & Partners, L.P.

15. BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

16. BNY Capital Markets, Inc.

17. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

18. Citigroup

19. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

20. C.L. King & Associates, Inc.

21. Comerica Securities, Inc.

22. Commerzbank Atkiengesellschaft

23. Credit Suisse First Boston A.G.

24. Credit Suisse First Boston

25. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC

26. Crowell, Weedon & Co.

27. D.A. Davidson & Co.

28. Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Limited

29. Davenport & Company, LLC

30. Deutsche Bank

31. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

32. Doley Securities, Inc.

33. Edward Jones & Co., L.P.

34. Ferris Baker Watts Incorporated

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35. Fidelity Capital Markets, a division of National Financial Services, LLC

36. Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

37. Goldman Sachs & Co.

38. Guzman & Company

39. H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.

40. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

41. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

42. J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons Inc.

43. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

44. Keybanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments, Inc.

45. Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated

46. Lehman Brothers, Inc.

47. Loop Capital Markets, LLC

48. Merrill Lynch & Co. (f/k/a Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.)

49. Mesirow Financial, Inc.

50. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

51. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

52. Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.

53. NatCity Investments, Inc.

54. Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.

55. Ormes Capital Markets, Inc.

56. Piper Jaffray & Co.

57. Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

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58. Prudential Securities

59. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

60. RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc.

61. Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated

62. Ryan Beck & Co.

63. Salomon Smith Barney

64. Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.

65. Southwest Securities, Inc.

66. Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

67. Suntrust Capital Markets, Inc.

68. TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.

69. UBS Securities LLC

70. UBS Securities Inc.

71. UBS Financial Services, Inc.

72. UBS Investment Bank

73. UBS Warburg LLC

74. UBS Warburg Dillon Reed

75. UBS PaineWebber, Inc.

76. Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P.

77. Wachovia Corporation

78. Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc.

79. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

80. WestLB AG

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81. The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

Filed 08/28/2006 Page 5 of 6

These defendants are listed in Exhibit A to the Stipulation of Discontinuance Without

Prejudice and Limitations Tolling Agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein in its

entirety by reference.

Dated: August 28, 2006 Respectfully Submitted:

/s/ with consent of Jacob A. GoldbergFARUQI & FARUQI, LLPJacob A. Goldberg, Esq.P.O. Box 30132Elkins Park, PA 19027(215) 782-8235j olgdberg(a-)farugilaw.com

Is/ with consent of Robert Weiser

THE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.

Robert Weiser, Esq.

121 N. Wayne Ave., Suite 100Wayne, PA 19087(610) 667-7706rw@weiserlawfirm. com

Co-Lead Counselfor Plaintiffs

/s/ Stephen F. Wassinger

STEPHEN F. WASINGER PLC

321 Woodward Avenue

300 Baltimore CenterRoyal Oak, MI 48073 -0999(248) 554-6306sfw ,sfwlaw.com

Liaison Counselfor Plaintiffs

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WEISS & LURIEJoseph H. Weiss, Esq.Joseph D. Cohen, Esq.551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600New York, NY 10176(212) 682-3025jweissa ,weisslurie.com

STULL, STULL & BRODY

Jules Brody, Esq.

Mark Levine, Esq.

Jason D 'Agnenica, Esq.

James Henry Glavin IV, Esq.

6 East 45th Street

New York, NY 10017(212) 687-7230mlevine(a-,)ssbU.comjasondag(a-)ssbU.com

LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD M.GROSS, P.C.Deborah R. Gross, Esq.Susan R. Gross, Esq.Suite 450 , John Wanamaker Building100 Penn Square EastJuniper and Market StreetsPhiladelphia , PA 19107(215) [email protected]

LAW OFFICES OF ABRAHAMRAPPAPORTAbraham Rappaport, Esq.3774 N.W. 3rd AvenueBoca Raton, FL 33431(561) [email protected]

Additional Counselfor Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

J&R MARKETING, SEP, individually, andon behalf of all others similarly situated, CASE NO. 06-10201

Plaintiffs,

V.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,et al.,

Defendants.

Hon. Nancy G. Edmunds

INDEX OF EXHIBITS TONOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Exhibit Description

A Tolling Agreement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

J&R MARKETING, SEP, individually, andon behalf of all others similarly situated, CASE NO. 06-10201

Plaintiffs,

V.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,et al.,

Defendants.

Hon. Nancy G. Edmunds

EXHIBIT A TONOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

KH088607

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

J&R MARKETING, SEP,

x

Civil Action No. 06-10201 (NGE)

Plaintiff, : STIPULATION OFDISCONTINUANCE WITHOUT

v. : PREJUDICE AND LIMITATIONSTOLLING AGREEMENT

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

et al.,

Defendants. :

WHEREAS, plaintiffs filed a putative class action complaint in this action

in Wayne County Circuit Court on or about December 28, 2005, which defendants

removed to this Court on January 13, 2006;

WHEREAS, plaintiff in Mager v. General Motors Corporation, et al.,

filed a putative class action complaint on February 17, 2006 in the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which this Court, by Order dated March 8,

2006 (Dkt. #20), consolidated with this action under the caption set forth above;

WHEREAS, plaintiff in Zielezienski v. General Motors Corporation, et

al., filed a putative class action complaint on December 22, 2005 in Palm Beach County

Circuit Court, which defendants removed to the United States District Court for the

Southern District of Florida, which the parties agreed by joint stipulation to transfer to

this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), and which this Court, by Order dated May 25,

2006 (Dkt. #29), consolidated with this action under the caption set forth above;

WHEREAS, some or all of the complaints in the consolidated action (the

"Action") named as parties to the Action certain underwriters and selling agents of debt

securities; and

Doc #:NY7:236140.7

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WHEREAS, on July 28, 2006, plaintiffs (hereinafter, together with

members of the putative class, "Plaintiffs") filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint (the

"Complaint") in the Action, naming as parties to the Action certain underwriters and

selling agents of debt securities attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Tolling Defendants").

WHEREAS, the Tolling Defendants have executed copies of agreements

between themselves and the Defendants General Motors ("GM") and General Motors

Acceptance Corporation ("GMAC") under which GM and GMAC agreed to indemnify

and hold harmless each of the Tolling Defendants "from and against any and all losses,

claims damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement

of a material fact contained in" the registration statements and prospectuses identified in

the amended complaint (the "Indemnification Agreements");

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and AGREED, by and among counsel of

record for plaintiffs and the Tolling Defendants, that:

The Action shall be dismissed, without prejudice, as to each

Tolling Defendant, with each party to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees.

2. Plaintiffs reserve the right in their sole discretion, subject to the

provisions of Paragraph 7, below, to amend their complaint or to file another complaint

against the Tolling Defendants to restore the claims against each and all or any of the

Tolling Defendants, and each and all of the Tolling Defendants reserve the right in their

sole discretion, subject to those same limitations, to assert any counterclaims against

Plaintiffs.

3. If Plaintiffs file a complaint against one or more of the Tolling

Defendants arising out of or relating to the Action, or by motion join one or more of the

Tolling Defendants as a defendant in the Action, each and all of the Tolling Defendants

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against whom Plaintiffs have restored the claims arising out of or relating to the Action

agree that any defenses based on laches, estoppel, statute of limitations or the passage of

time will be tolled as of December 22, 2005 and will be applied as though the action

against that Tolling Defendant was commenced as of December 22, 2005.

4. Other than as set forth herein, the Parties reserve all rights they

may have with respect to and in connection with the Action, and this Tolling Agreement

shall not be asserted or construed to be a waiver of any claim, right or defense of any

Party against any other Party. The Tolling Defendants reserve all of their rights, other

than as set forth herein, to make any and all appropriate motions, including, without

limitation, on the basis of personal jurisdiction, and to seek any other appropriate relief,

including but not limited to dispositive motions pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure or otherwise.

This Stipulation and Order (the "Tolling Agreement") shall not

prevent Plaintiffs from obtaining discovery from each Tolling Defendant pursuant to the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to the extent discovery is not otherwise stayed in the

Action, and each Tolling Defendant agrees to respond to such discovery as if a party to

this litigation, subject to any Stipulation and Order entered by the Court and or any

Confidentiality Agreement executed by the parties. Nothing in this Tolling Agreement,

however, shall preclude or limit each Tolling Defendant's rights concerning, or

objections to, such discovery requests. This Paragraph shall not apply to any Tolling

Defendant with a good faith basis for asserting that it is not subject to the personal

jurisdiction of the Court.

6. This Tolling Agreement shall not be construed as an admission of

liability or wrongdoing by any Tolling Defendant or any infirmity by Plaintiffs. Other

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than as set forth herein, by signing this Tolling Agreement, no Tolling Defendant waives

any right to object to or defend against the Action or any related action on any grounds,

including objections to the rights of Plaintiffs to bring such an action.

7. Plaintiffs may, in their sole discretion, exercise their rights, set

forth in Paragraph 2, above, to amend the Complaint or to file another complaint against

the Tolling Defendants to restore their claims against the Tolling Defendants, at any time

up until 30 days before the close of discovery in the Action or, if no close of discovery is

established, until 90 days before a scheduled trial. Notwithstanding that deadline,

thereafter, Plaintiffs may amend the Complaint or file another complaint against the

Tolling Defendants to assert such claims upon: (a) the initiation of bankruptcy

proceedings by GM or GMAC, voluntarily or involuntarily; (b) Plaintiffs' reasonable

belief that GM's financial condition or GMAC's financial condition would preclude GM

or GMAC from fully complying with all its obligations under the Indemnity Agreements;

(c) the dismissal of Plaintiffs' claim against GM or GMAC under Section 12(a)(2) of the

Securities Act upon a motion for summary judgment or for judgment on the pleadings on

the ground that GM or GMAC are not statutory "sellers;" or (d) the discovery of facts

that tend to defeat the availability of indemnification for any or all of the Tolling

Defendants. If Plaintiffs file a new complaint against the Tolling Defendants instead of

amending the existing Complaint, the new complaint shall be filed in the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan or in the United States District Court

for the Southern District ofNew York and shall not be filed in any other forum.

8. Should Plaintiffs exercise their rights as set forth above in

Paragraph 7 by amending the Complaint, Plaintiffs acknowledge that the Tolling

Defendants would then be entitled to move to dismiss the claims asserted against them, as

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appropriate, and to a reasonable opportunity to conduct discovery. If Plaintiffs exercise

their rights as set forth above in Paragraph 7 by amending the Complaint, Plaintiffs agree

that they will jointly apply with the Tolling Defendants to the Court for a reasonable

adjournment of pre-trial deadlines and of any trial date set by the Court to permit the

Tolling Defendants to make such motions, and to conduct such discovery, as the Tolling

Defendants deem appropriate; provided, however, that any such additional fact discovery

sought by the Tolling Defendants shall be completed (i) within 120 days after the existing

deadline for the completion of fact discovery, or (ii) if the deadline for fact discovery has

already passed, within 120 days after the date on which Plaintiffs amend their complaint

to restore their claims against the Tolling Defendants; provided further, however, that if

Plaintiffs amend the Complaint to restore their claims against the Tolling Defendants at

least 120 days before the close of discovery, any additional fact discovery sought by the

Tolling Defendants shall be completed by the existing deadline for the completion of fact

discovery; and provided still further, however, that if the Court does not resolve Tolling

Defendants' motion(s) within six months after Plaintiffs' amending the Complaint to

include the Tolling Defendants, Plaintiffs may apply to the Court to try the case against

the non-Tolling Defendants as soon as is convenient for the Court. The fact that a

particular witness has previously been deposed by another party shall not preclude

Tolling Defendants from deposing that witness.

9. If Plaintiffs exercise their rights as set forth above in Paragraph 7

by amending the Complaint at a time when the discovery stay provided in the Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act (the "PSLRA") is no longer in effect with respect to

GM and GMAC, then the Tolling Defendants agree that, during the pendency of any

motion to dismiss that the Tolling Defendants may file, they waive their rights to assert

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that discovery should be stayed pursuant to the PSLRA, 15 U.S.C. § 77z-1(b) and/or 15

U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(3).

10. If Plaintiffs exercise their rights as set forth above in Paragraph 7

by filing a new complaint instead of amending the existing Complaint, the Tolling

Defendants shall be entitled to make all appropriate motions and to take all appropriate

discovery, without regard to any scheduling order entered in this Action, and the

limitations placed on the Tolling Defendants in Paragraphs 8 and 9 shall not apply.

11. In all events, the tolling provided for in this Tolling Agreement

shall terminate, and the statutes of limitations shall resume running, upon the earliest of

the following: i) the mutual agreement of the parties; ii) commencement of trial in this

Action; or iii) Plaintiffs' settlement of the Action with all of the remaining defendants.

12. This Tolling Agreement shall bind and benefit each of the parties

and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives. This Tolling

Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State ofNew York, without regard to

choice-of-law or conflict-of-law rules, except to the extent federal law applies.

13. Notice to Plaintiffs shall be sent to:

Stephen F. Wasinger PLC321 Woodward Avenue300 Baltimore CenterRoyal Oak, MI 48073-0999

and

Robert WeiserTHE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.121 N. Wayne Avenue, Suite 100Wayne, PA 19087

and

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Jacob A. Goldberg, Esq.FARUQI & FARUQI, LLPP.O. Box 30132Elkins Park, PA 19027

14. Notice to the Tolling Defendants shall be sent to:

Richard A. RosenBrad S. KarpClaudia HammermanAndrew EhrlichPAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND,WHARTON & GARRISON1285 Avenue of AmericasNew York, NY 10019

15. Notice to GM and GMAC shall be sent to:

Robert J. KopeckyTimothy A. DuffyKIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP200 E. Randolph DriveSuite 6000Chicago, IL 60601-6436

16. This Tolling Agreement represents the entire agreement by and

between the parties hereto on the subject matters contained herein, and supersedes any

and all prior agreements and understandings. This Tolling Agreement may not be

modified except by a writing signed by all of the parties to be bound.

17. Each person signing this Tolling Agreement represents and

warrants that he or she is authorized and empowered to sign on behalf of and bind the

parties on whose behalf this document has been executed.

18. This Tolling Agreement may be executed in counterparts,

including by signature transmitted by facsimile or by electronic signature with consent of

the signatory. Each counterpart when so executed shall be deemed an original, and all

such counterparts together shall constitute the same instrument.

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IN WITNESSES WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this

Tolling Agreement effective as of August 25, 2006.

DATED: August 25, 2006

Is/ Jacob A. GoldbergFARUQI & FARUQI, LLPJacob A. Goldberg, Esq.P.O. Box 30132Elkins Park, PA 19027(215) 782-8235jgoldberg(a^farugilaw. com

/s/ with consent of Robert J. KopeckyKIRKLAND & ELLIS LLPRobert J. KopeckyTimothy A. Duffy200 E. Randolph DriveSuite 6000Chicago, IL 60601-6436(312) 861-2000

/s/ with consent of Robert WeiserTHE WEISER LAW FIRM, P.C.Robert Weiser, Esq.121 N. Wayne Ave., Suite 100Wayne, PA 19087(610) 667-7706rw(a-),weiserlawfirm.com

Co-Lead Counselfor Plaintiffs

STEPHEN F. WASINGER PLC321 Woodward Avenue300 Baltimore CenterRoyal Oak, MI 48073-0999(248) 554-6306sfwa,sfwlaw.com

Liaison Counselfor Plaintiffs

BARRIS SOTT DENN & DRINKER PPLCMatthew R. Millikin211 West Fort Street15th FloorDetroit, Michigan 48226(313) 596-9329

Attorneysfor General Motors Corp., General

Motors Acceptance Corp., Erica A. Feldstein,

William F. Muir, Linda K. Zukauckas, John

E. Gibson, W. Allen Reed, Walter G. Borst,

John M. Devine, Gary L. Conger and G.

Richard Wagoner, Jr.

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WEISS & LURIEJoseph H. Weiss, Esq.Joseph D. Cohen, Esq.551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600New York, NY 10176(212) 682-3025jweiss ,weisslurie.com

STULL, STULL & BRODYJules Brody, Esq.Mark Levine, Esq.Jason D'Agnenica, Esq.James Henry Glavin IV, Esq.6 East 45th StreetNew York, NY 10017(212) 687-7230mlevine(a)ssbny.comjasondag(&,ssbn

LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD M.GROSS, P.C.Deborah R. Gross, Esq.

Susan R. Gross, Esq.

Suite 450, John Wanamaker Building

100 Penn Square East

Juniper and Market StreetsPhiladelphia, PA 19107(215) 561-3600Debbie(c bemardmgross.com

LAW OFFICES OF ABRAHAMRAPPAPORTAbraham Rappaport, Esq.3774 N.W. 3rd AvenueBoca Raton, FL 33431(561) 368-9252rapplaw(&,yahoo.com

Additional Counselfor Plaintiffs

Is/ with consent of Richard A. RosenPAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &GARRISON, LLPRichard A. Rosen, Esq.Brad S. Karp, Esq.Claudia Hammerman, Esq.Andrew J. Ehrlich, Esq.1285 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 100 19-6064(212) 373-3000rrosen(a)paulweis s. combkarp(a)paulweiss.comchammerman(a),paul.weiss.comaehrlich(a)paulweiss. com

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLCJill M. WheatonThomas M. Schehr2723 South State StreetSuite 400Anne Arbor, MI 48104(734) [email protected]

Attorneys for the Tolling Defendants

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EXHIBIT A

ABN Amro IncorporatedABN Amro Financial Services, Inc.

Advest, Inc.

A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.Banca Imi S.P.A.Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro, S.P.A.

Bank of America

Bank of America SecuritiesBanc of America Securities, LLCBarclays Capital, Inc.Bayerische Landesbanke

BB&T Capital Markets

Bear, Steams, & Co., Inc.

Blaylock & Partners, L.P.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

BNY Capital Markets, Inc.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Citigroup

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.C.L. King & Associates, Inc.Comerica Securities, Inc.Commerzbank AtkiengesellschaftCredit Suisse First Boston A.G.Credit Suisse First BostonCredit Suisse First Boston LLCCrowell, Weedon & Co.D.A. Davidson & Co.Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe LimitedDavenport & Company, LLCDeutsche BankDeutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

Filed 08/28/2006 Page 11 of 13

Doley Securities, Inc.Edward Jones & Co., L.P.Ferris Baker Watts IncorporatedFidelity Capital Markets, a division of National Financial Services, LLCFifth Third Securities, Inc.Goldman Sachs & Co.Guzman & CompanyH&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.Janney Montgomery Scott LLCJ.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons Inc.J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.Keybanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments, Inc.Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated

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Lehman Brothers, Inc.Loop Capital Markets, LLCMerrill Lynch & Co. (f/k/a Merrill Lynch, Pierce , Fenner & Smith, Inc.)Mesirow Financial, Inc.Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc.NatCity Investments, Inc.Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.Ormes Capital Markets, Inc.Piper Jaffray & Co.Primevest Financial Services, Inc.Prudential SecuritiesRaymond James & Associates, Inc.

RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc.

Robert W. Baird & Co., IncorporatedRyan Beck & Co.Salomon Smith BarneySamuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.Southwest Securities, Inc.Stifel Nicolaus & Company, IncorporatedSuntrust Capital Markets, Inc.TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.UBS Securities LLCUBS Securities Inc.

UBS Financial Services, Inc.UBS Investment BankUBS Warburg LLCUBS Warburg Dillon ReedUBS PaineWebber, Inc.Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P.Wachovia CorporationWedbush Morgan Securities, Inc.Wells Fargo Securities, LLCWestLB AGThe Williams Capital Group, L.P.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 28, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing paper, Notice

of Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice with the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Michigan using the ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the

following ECF participants:

Dennis M. BarnesMatthew R. MillikinTimothy A. DuffyJill M. WheatonThomas M. Schehr

and I hereby certify that I have mailed by United States Postal Service the paper to the following

non-ECF participants:

Deborah R. GrossLAW OFFICES OF BERNARD M. GROSSSuite 450, John Wanamaker BuildingJuniper & Market StreetsPhiladelphia , PA 19107

Robert J. KopeckyKIRKLAND & ELLIS200 E. Randolph DriveSuite 600Chicago, IL 60601-6436

s/Stephen F. WasingerSTEPHEN F. WASINGER PLC300 Balmoral Centre32121 Woodward AvenueRoyal Oak, MI 48073-0999Tel: (248) 554-6300Fax: (248 ) [email protected]

KE088604