DISCLOSURE OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN

FASC is disclosing this summary to assist clients in determining the appropriate course of action that should be taken when a significant business disruption (SBD) might occur. We shall now address the different scenarios that might cause a SBD:

1) Firm only business disruption: FASC plans to continue corporate finance and investment advisory businesses during this scenario. FASC plans to make alternative corporate finance and investment advisory personnel contact instructions available to its clients within 24 hours of the SBD start if normal means of contact cease to function. FASC plans to post these instructions at its backup Web site (reached at the normal URL) within 24 hours of the SBD start. Available corporate finance and investment advisory personnel with access to working wireless or wireline phone service will respond to and initiate client contact on a remote-access basis as appropriate.

2) One South Wacker building business disruption: We will undertake the same measures as described above in no. 1.

3) Loop business district business disruption: We will undertake the same measures as described above in no. 1.

4) Chicago city-wide business disruption: We will undertake the same measures as described above in no. 1.

5) Chicago regional business disruption: We will undertake the same measures as described above in no. 1.

For further information you may contact either Dan Smereczynski at 312-258-7112 or Paul Kropke at 312-258-7148.