Amkor Technology, Inc. provides semiconductor assembly and test services in the United States. It offers packaging solutions, including leadframe and laminate packages using wirebond and flip chip formats. The company assembles Three-dimensional (3D) packages in which the individual chips are stacked vertically to provide space on the system board; multi-chip modules used in cell phones and other handheld end-products; chip scale packages; flip chip and wafer level packages in which the semiconductor die is connected directly to the package substrate or system board; and packages for micro-electromechanical system devices that are used in automotive, industrial, and personal entertainment markets.

Amis Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design and manufacture of customer-specific mixed signal semiconductor products. The company focuses on the automotive, medical, industrial, communications, and military and aerospace markets, which use electronic products to interact with the real world through analog signals, such as light, heat, pressure, power, and radio waves.

Amicas, Inc. provides radiology, and medical image and information management solutions in the United States. Its products include Vision Series RIS, a Web-based radiology information system designed to address the administrative functions for capturing radiology orders, detailing the patient demographic information, scheduling appointments and resources, processing transcriptions, and generating reports.

Ametek, Inc. manufactures and markets electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. It operates in two segments, Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) and Electromechanical Group (EMG). EIG manufactures various instruments for testing, monitoring, and calibration, which include aerospace engine sensors, heavy-vehicle instrument panels, analytical instrumentation, level measurement products, power instruments, and pressure gauges for the process, aerospace, industrial, and power markets. EMG produces motors, blowers, fans, heat exchangers, connectors, and other electromechanical products or systems for commercial and military aerospace applications, as well as for defense, medical equipment, business machines and computers, and other power or industrial applications.

Ames National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking services in Iowa. It engages in generating deposits and originating loans. The company’s deposit products include demand, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market, and time deposit accounts. Its loan portfolio primarily comprises short-term and medium-term commercial and residential real estate loans; agricultural and business operating loans and lines of credit; equipment loans, vehicle loans, personal loans; and home improvement loans and secondary mortgage loans.

Ameron International Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation, and infrastructure industries in the United States. It operates in three segments: Fiberglass-Composite Pipe, Water Transmission, and Infrastructure Products.

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. engages in the development, ownership, and operation of casinos and related hotel, food and beverage, entertainment, and other facilities in the United States. It offers various table games, including blackjack, craps and roulette, and live poker, as well as slot machines, and multi-coin nickel and penny denomination games. The company also provides various dining, lodging, and entertainment options.

AmeriServ Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for the AmeriServ Financial Bank, which offers consumer, mortgage, and commercial financial products. The bank offers retail banking services, such as demand, savings and time deposits, money market accounts, secured and unsecured loans, mortgage loans, safe deposit boxes, holiday club accounts, collection services, money orders, and traveler’s checks. It also provides lending, depository, and related financial services, which include real estate-mortgage loans, short- and medium-term loans, revolving credit arrangements, lines of credit, inventory and accounts receivable financing, real estate-construction loans, business savings accounts, certificates of deposit, wire transfers, night depository, and lock box services to commercial, industrial, financial, and governmental customers.

Amerigroup Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a multistate managed healthcare company focused on serving people, who receive healthcare benefits through publicly sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), FamilyCare, and Special Needs Plans (SNP).

Amerigon Incorporated engages in the design, development, and marketing of electronic components and systems for sale to car and truck original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Its principal product includes Climate Control Seat, which provides comfort by providing heating and cooling to seat occupants. The company also develops thermoelectric devices (TED), which have the capability to produce hot and cold thermal condition, as well as focuses on the development, marketing, and distribution of products based on its TED technology.

America’s Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer primarily in small cities throughout the south-central United States. The company principally sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers.

AmericanWest Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for AmericanWest Bank, which provides various financial services. It accepts negotiable order of withdrawal, money market demand accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits. The bank also offers commercial real estate, agricultural, commercial and industrial, real estate mortgage, real estate construction, installment, and bankcard loans.

American Woodmark Corporation engages in the manufacture and distribution of kitchen cabinets and vanities for the remodeling and new home construction markets in the United States. It offers framed stock cabinets in approximately 340 cabinet lines in 80 door designs in 9 colors. Stock cabinets consist of a common box with interior components, as well as an oak, cherry, maple, or hickory front frame. The company markets its products under American Woodmark, Timberlake, and Shenandoah Cabinetry brand names.

American Tower Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, operation, and development of communication tower sites in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company leases antenna space on multi-tenant communications sites to wireless service providers, and radio and television broadcast companies.

American Technology Corporation engages in the design, development, and commercialization of sound technologies and acoustic products primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company develops and delivers directed acoustic products that beam, focus, and control sound over short and long distances based on HyperSonic sound, Long Range Acoustic Device, NeoPlanar, and SoundVector technology platforms.

American Superconductor Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of products using two core technologies, high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires and power electronic converters for electric power application. The company also assembles superconductor wires and power electronic converters into integrated products, such as HTS ship propulsion motors and dynamic reactive compensation systems.

American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric utility services. It engages in the purchase, production, and distribution of water primarily for residential and commercial customers. In addition, the company provides water and wastewater services on a contract basis, including billing and meter reading, water marketing, and the operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems to various municipalities, the U.S. government, and private entities.

American Software, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and support of software and services that deliver enterprise management and collaborative supply chain solutions to the global marketplace. It operates through three segments: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Collaborative Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Information Technology (IT) Consulting. The company offers its products to retail, apparel, consumer-packaged goods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, industrial products, and other manufacturing industries.

American Select Portfolio Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. The Fund invests in mortgage-related assets that directly or indirectly represent a participation in or are secured by and payable from mortgage loans. It may also invest in the United States Government securities, corporate debt securities, preferred stock issued by real estate investment trusts and mortgage servicing rights.

American Science and Engineering (AS&E) makes X-ray detection systems for inspection and security applications at airports, border control sites, shipping ports, and special events. Unlike ordinary X-rays, AS&E’s backscatter technology detects organic materials such as illegal drugs, plastic explosives, and plastic weapons; its Z Backscatter Van features an X-ray system built into a delivery van. AS&E also makes scanning equipment for detecting contraband on persons and in luggage and packages.

American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (American Safety Insurance) is a specialty insurance company that provides customized insurance products and solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in industries. The Company has developed specialized insurance coverages and alternative risk transfer products not generally available to customers in the standard insurance market. American Safety Insurance specializes in underwriting these products for insureds with environmental risks and construction risks as well as in developing programs for other specialty classes of risks.

American River Bankshares operates as the holding company for American River Bank, which provides commercial banking services in California. The bank accepts checking and savings deposits, and offers money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposit. In addition the bank provides customary banking services; and lease financing for various types of business equipment, from computer software to heavy earth-moving equipment.

American Access Technologies, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of zone cabling and wireless telecommunication enclosures for the telecommunications industry in the United States. Its telecommunications enclosures are used to open office architecture to route high speed cabling, copper wiring, telecommunications network infrastructures, and wireless solutions into and throughout office buildings, hospitals, convention centers, schools, hotels, entertainment and theme parks, government buildings, and industrial complexes.

America Service Group Inc., is a leading provider of correctional healthcare services in the United States. America Service Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of healthcare and pharmacy programs to government agencies for the medical care of inmates.

America Movil, S.A. de C.V. provides wireless communications services primarily in Latin America. The company provides fixed-line, wireless, and cellular telecommunications service in Mexico under the brand name Telcel. It offers voice services under various rate plans; data services, including short message services (SMS), multimedia messaging service, premium SMS and content community, Internet, data transmission, Push-to-Talk Services; and handsets and accessories such as chargers, headsets, belt clips, and batteries.

Zumiez, Inc. operates as a mall based specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment, and accessories in the United States. It offers apparel offerings, including tops, bottoms, outerwear, and accessories such as caps, belts, and sunglasses; and footwear offerings, such as action sports-related athletic shoes and sandals. The company also provides equipment offerings or hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, and ancillary gear, such as boots and bindings; and miscellaneous novelties and digital versatile discs.

Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high- performance digital audio and video, imaging applications, and Connect and Share technologies for the digital home. Zoran’s proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction peripheral printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in millions of homes and offices worldwide.

Zoom Technologies, Inc. designs and produces Voice over IP Gateways, DSL modems, cable modems, dial-up modems, Bluetooth products, and other communications products under the Zoom, Hayes and Global Village brands. Zoom is headquartered in Boston, and its European sales and support center is in the UK. Zoom markets its products in over forty countries, and provides multi-lingual support from its offices in Boston, Florida, and the UK.

Zoltek Companies, Inc., manufactures and sells carbon fibers, which are used as the primary building material in commercial products; filament winding and pultrusion equipment for the production of composite parts; and technical fibers for aircraft brake and other friction applications. It has operations primarily in the United States and Europe and sells its carbon fibers worldwide.

America First Apartment Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The company’s operating and investment strategy focuses on multi-family apartment properties as long-term investments. The Company’s real estate portfolio currently includes 30 multifamily properties with 6,468 rental units and one commercial property.The objectives of the company are to generate dependable cash flow, increase dividends to its investors and increase net asset value over time.

Ameriana Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ameriana Bank and Trust, SB, the Company offers an extensive line of banking services and provides a range of investments and securities products through banking centers in the central Indiana area. Ameriana owns Ameriana Insurance Agency, a full-service insurance agency, and has interests in Family Financial Holdings, Inc. and Indiana Title Insurance Company. Ameriana Financial Services offers brokerage products through Linsco/Private Ledger.

Amegy Bank of Texas is one of the fastest growing banks in Texas. With assets of more than $9 billion, local decision making and a history of relationship banking, Amegy has the resources to serve leading Texas companies as a source of capital as well as provide efficient and effective treasury management, international and investment services. The Bank, with more than 80 locations in the state, specializes in small business banking as well as private financial management and trust services for families and individuals, and retail and mortgage banking services.

Amedisys, Inc. provides home health care and hospice services in the United States. Its home health care services includes skilled nursing, home health aides, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social workers, specialized nursing programs, such as cardiac, diabetes, pain management, wound care, infusion therapy, oncology, and psychiatric services. In addition, the company offers disease management programs, including wound care, cardiac, diabetes, rehabilitation, and surgical recovery disease management programs. Additionally, it provides private duty services, including skilled nursing services and therapists, as well as certified nursing assistants and home health aides.

Amcore Financial, Inc. is a leading Midwestern bank that is increasing its presence in some of the Midwest’s fastest growing markets. Headquartered in Northern Illinois, the Company has banking assets of $5.4 billion with 74 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin. It offers a wide variety of consumer financial products ranging from traditional bank deposit and credit services, to trust and investments, to mortgages and car loans.

Amcol International Corporation is a leading international producer and marketer of value-added, specialty minerals and related products. The Company’s products serve 12 major markets, including-metalcasting, detergents, pet products, building materials and personal care. Amcol operates a transportation segment that acts as a servicing operation for other business segments and outside customers.

Ambassadors Group, Inc., is an educational travel company that organizes and promotes international and domestic programs for students, athletes, and professionals. Its Student Ambassador Programs provide an educational opportunity for students in grade school, middle school, and high school to travel to various foreign countries or domestically, to learn about the history, government, economy, and culture of such countries. The company’s Sports Ambassador Programs provide an opportunity for student athletes in middle school and high school to explore the host country’s culture, and to participate in international tournaments with teams from across the world in up to eight different sports. Its Professional Ambassador Programs provide professionals the opportunity to travel abroad to meet and exchange ideas with foreign citizens, who have similar backgrounds, interests, or professions.

Amarin Corporation is a neuroscience company focused on the research, development and commercialisation of novel drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. Amarin’s leading pipeline product, MiraxionTM, is in phase III development for Huntington’s disease and in phase II development for depression.

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and in full GSM and CDMA specialized network solutions and cost efficient cellular mobile network extensions. Alvarion is driving the broadband wireless market to the widespread adoption of standards-based, fixed and mobile solutions. With over a decade of standards leadership and the industry’s most extensive product portfolio covering the full range of frequency bands, the Company provides solutions primarily for last mile access.

AltiGen Communications, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of VoIP telephony solutions. The company designs, manufactures and markets advanced, IP-PBX telephone systems and IP call centers that leverage both the Internet and the public telephone network. These products enable an array of applications that take advantage of the convergence of voice and data communications to achieve superior business results.

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. owns a proprietary technology for making nanocrystalline materials of unique characteristics, economically and in large quantities. The company produces closely-sized nanoparticles of titanium dioxide and other ceramic oxide materials and compounds. Applications are found in products such as advanced batteries, fuel cells, thermal spray coatings, specialty paints, catalysts, plastics, cosmetics, solar cells and self-cleaning and sanitizing materials.

Alpharma Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical company with leadership positions in products for humans and animals. Uniquely positioned to expand internationally, Alpharma is presently active in more than 60 countries. Alpharma is among the world’s leading producers of several important pharmaceutical-grade bulk antibiotics, has a growing branded business and is internationally recognized as a leading provider of pharmaceutical products for poultry, swine and cattle.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a leader in RNAi therapeutics, is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics based on a breakthrough in biology known as RNA interference, or RNAi; a discovery that enables the creation of a broad new class of human therapeutics. Using RNAi, Alnylam has built a product platform to develop a deep pipeline of drug products to treat a wide array of important diseases.

Almost Family, Inc. provides home health nursing services. It operates through two segments Visiting Nurse and Personal Care. The Visiting Nurse segment provides medical services in patients’ homes. The Personal Care segment provides personal care services in patients’ homes. The company has service locations in Kentucky, Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Alabama, and Indiana.

Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity, and information solutions for more than 20,000 physicians across the country. Its solutions reach from the physician to the patient to all stakeholders in the healthcare delivery process. Allscripts helps connect physicians to each other and to the entire community of care including patients, hospitals, labs, and pharmacies, providing a more seamless patient experience.

Alloy, Inc., under the banner of Alloy Media + Marketing (AM+M), is a widely recognized pioneer in nontraditional marketing. Working with AM+M, marketers reach consumers through a host of programs incorporating Alloy’s diverse array of media and marketing assets and expertise in direct mail, college and high school media, interactive, display media, college guides, promotional and social network marketing.

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Its lead product candidate, EFAPROXYN, is a synthetic small molecule designed to sensitize hypoxic, or oxygen-deprived, tumor tissue during radiation therapy. EFAPROXYN is currently being evaluated as an adjunct to whole brain radiation therapy in a pivotal Phase 3 trial in women with brain metastases originating from breast cancer.

Allion Healthcare, Inc. is a specialty drug distributor focusing on patients with HIV and AIDS. The company fulfills prescriptions for necessary medications at its seven distribution centers and delivers them to patients, doctors’ offices, and clinics nationwide. Allion also offers special software and packaging of drug orders — pre-filled pill boxes that are intended to help patients stick with their medication regimens.

Airgas, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related hardgoods, such as welding supplies. Airgas is also the third-largest U.S. distributor of safety products, the largest U.S. producer of nitrous oxide and dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide producer in the Southeast, and a leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants and ammonia products.

Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) is a chemistry-based drug discovery, development and manufacturing company, focusing on small molecule prescription drugs. AMRI provides chemistry expertise at all stages of the drug discovery process, from identifying leads for validated targets, to lead optimization, scale-up, in vitro metabolism, and cGMP synthesis and manufacturing for clinical trials and commercial products.

Air Methods Corporation is one of the world’s leading airborne healthcare companies, providing emergency transportation and medical services using both a hospital-based and a community-based model of service throughout the United States. The Company also provides air medical and aerospace products and services to commercial and military customers throughout the world.