<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101129005436/en/Ares-Management-Freeman-Spogli-Acquire-Floor-Decor"><b>Ares Management &amp; Freeman Spogli Acquire Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc.</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Business Wire (press release)</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">Floor and Decor is focused on the residential <b>remodeling</b> segment, and its customers are primarily do-it-yourself consumers and professional contractors. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"></font><br /><font size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101129005436/en/Ares-Management-Freeman-Spogli-Acquire-Floor-Decor"><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>