Largest US Conference for Micro and Small Cap Stocks Adds Sessions on PIPEs, Reverse Mergers, Options Backdating, China Investing, and Alternative Listing Exchanges

Business Wire, Feb 12, 2007

-- Roth Capital Partners 19(th) Annual Orange County Stock Conference to Highlight 320 Companies

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Options backdating, Reverse Mergers, PIPEs, China Investing and Listing Alternatives for Growth Companies will be the subject of workshops at the nation's largest institutional investor conference for small and micro cap companies. Hosted by Roth Capital Partners and featuring 320 presenting companies, this 19th Annual Stock Conference is scheduled for February 19-22, 2007 at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California.

"Options Backdating Scandal / Best Practices for Employee Stock Compensation; Accounting Consideration and Valuation Methodologies" will be an informative workshop on the recent options backdating scandals and will involve reviewing case studies as well as best practices for employee stock compensation. Speakers to date include: John F. Della Grotta, Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Rick E. Wagner, Director, Compensation and Benefits Group, Grant Thornton LLP and David A. Donohoe, Jr., President, Donohoe Advisory Associates / ROTH Capital Partners. The workshop is sponsored by: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and Grant Thornton LLP.

"Listing Alternatives for Growth Companies" will explore the pros and cons of listing on the growth oriented exchanges in the US, Canada and the UK, including the AMEX, the London Stock Exchange's AIM, NASDAQ, TSX and the OTCQX. Reed Smith partner Robert (Bob) M. Smith will chair this session. Panelists include: Giles W. Beale, Partner, Reed Smith; William O'Brien, Senior Vice President, New Listings Corporate Client Group at The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.; Amy McQuade, Vice President, Global Equities Western U.S. & Asia at The American Stock Exchange (AMEX); Louis Doyle, Vice President at Toronto Stock Exchange; John Nuttall, CEO, First Columbus Investments; R. Cromwell Coulson, Chairman and CEO at Pink Sheets LLC & OTCQX; and David Donohoe, President, Donohoe Advisory Associates LLC.

"State of the PIPEs Market--From a Regulatory Perspective" will cover changes in SEC, NASDAQ and AMEX positions and interpretations, and their impact on financing transactions. Steven E. Siesser, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler PC will chair the session. Panelists include: David Compton, Director/Listing Qualifications at The NASDAQ Stock Market; Dennis Meekins, Director of Listing Qualifications at The American Stock Exchange; Michael Maline and John D. Hogoboom of Lowenstein Sandler PC; and Robert Stephenson, Managing Director, Roth Capital Partners, LLC.

"The Opportunity and Challenge of Investing in China" will help investors understand the nuances of investing in Chinese companies. Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP will chair this session with panelists George Koo, Director of China Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP; Amy McQuade of AMEX; Don Straszheim, Vice Chairman, Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Crocker Coulson, President CCG Investor Relations.

"Reverse Mergers" will address reverse merger structures, regulatory update, due diligence; financing trends; pricing, valuation & fairness opinions. China and other emerging markets will be discussed. Louis A. Bevilacqua, Partner, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP will chair the panel which includes Dave Brigante, President, Halter Financial Group; Brendan J. Dolan, Senior Vice President, FINPRO Practice, MARSH; Jim Groh, President, Heritage Management and Robert Stephenson of Roth.

This year's record number of 320 presenting companies represent industry sectors such as: Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Goods. The average market cap of the presenting companies will be approximately $360 million. Attendance is expected to reach 3,000.

Supporting sponsors of the 2007 February Stock Conference include Bowne; Bryan Cave; Business Wire; Cingular; Dow Jones; Lowenstein Sandler; Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner; OTC/QX; Thomson; Wall Street Webcasting; Capital IQ; Grant Thornton; Loeb & Loeb; Paul Hastings; and Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth.

Additional sponsors include the American Stock Exchange; Barney & Barney, LLC; Catalyst Financial Resources, LLC; CCG Communications; Dorsey & Whitney LLP; First Columbus Investments; The Global Consulting Group; Greenberg Traurig, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP; Liolios Group; Marsh; McConnell, Dunning & Barwick LLP; Merrill Corporation; Mayer Hoffman McCann PC; Moss Adams, LLP; NASDAQ; Oracle Capital Advisors; Pink Sheets; Reed Smith; Richardson Patel; Rutan; Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference, LLP; Singer Lewak, Greenbaum & Goldstein, LLP; Snell & Wilmer; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP; The Piacente Group; Toronto Stock Exchange; Tradeware Global; Vintage Filings, LLC; Weinberg & Company, P.A. and Junior Achievement.

For registration information for this invitation-only conference, contact your Roth Capital Partners representative, or the conference desk at 800-678-9147.

For more information on the conference and updated list of company presenters, visit the Roth conference website at: http://www.rothconference.com/presentcompany.html.>