Friedman, Billings, Ramsey to Host 9th Annual Investor Conference in New York, Dec. 3-4; Focus on Financial
Services, Real Estate and Energy
120+ Presenting Firms, 1,000+ Registrants; The Honorable William S. Cohen to Deliver Keynote Address
Press Release: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.
November 19, 2002
ARLINGTON, VA -- Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (NYSE: FBR) yesterday announced that it will host its 9th
Annual Investor Conference in midtown Manhattan December 3-4. Presenters include over 120 leading companies in
financial services (banks, thrifts, commercial and consumer finance, insurance and financial technology); real
estate (mortgage REITs, equity REITs and real estate operating companies); and energy (exploration & production,
coal refiners and integrated oils). The conference will be held at the Millennium Hotel Broadway located at 145
West 44th St.
During 2002, FBR has raised over $3.6 billion thru primary, secondary and private offerings for various firms in
the financial services, real estate and energy sectors.
Eight simultaneous sessions will run from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 3 with seven simultaneous sessions
being conducted from 8:10 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. on December 4. The Honorable William S. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary
of Defense, will deliver the December 3 keynote luncheon address entitled "The Perils and Promises of the
New World." Conference presentations will be webcast and can be viewed with the conference schedule at FBR's
website, http://www.fbr.com.
Presenting companies to date include:
- 3TEC Energy Corporation (TTEN)
- Advanta Corporation (ADVNB)
- American Capital Strategies Ltd. (ACAS)
- American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (AHMH)
- American Medical Security (AMS)
- American Mortgage Acceptance Company (AMC)
- AmeriCredit Corp. (ACF)
- Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. (NLY)
- Anthracite Capital, Inc. (AHR)
- Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH)
- Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI)
- Astoria Financial Corporation (AF)
- Atlas Pipeline Partners (APL)
- BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (BBX)
- Banknorth Group, Inc. (BKN)
- BankUnited Financial Corporation (BKUNA)
- BB&T Corporation (BBT)
- Boykin Lodging Company (BOY)
- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (BRKL)
- Burlington Resources Inc. (BR)
- Callon Petroleum Company (CPE)
- Canadian National Resources Limited (CNQ)
- Capital Automotive REIT (CARS)
- Capital Title Group, Inc. (CTGI)
- Capitol Bancorp Limited (CBCL)
- Ceres Group, Inc. (CERG)
- CharterOne Financial, Inc. (CF)
- CheckFree Corporation (CKFR)
- Coastal Bancorp, Inc. (CBSA)
- Columbia Bancorp (CBMD)
- Comstock Resources Inc. (CRK)
- ConocoPhillips (COP)
- CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX)
- Corillian Corp. (CORI)
- Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC)
- Crown American Realty Trust (CWN)
- Dana Petroleum plc (DNX.LN)
- Digital Insight(TM) Corporation (DGIN)
- DVI, Inc. (DVI)
- East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)
- Ellie Mae (private)
- EnCana Corporation (ECA.CA)
- Entertainment Properties Trust (EPR)
- FBR Asset Investment Corporation (FB)
- Fidelity Bankshares, Inc. (FFFL)
- Financial Federal Corporation (FIF)
- First American Corporation (FAF)
- First Community Bancorp (FCBP)
- First Place Financial Corp. (FPFC)
- First Tennessee National Corporation (FTN)
- Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (FBC)
- Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC)
- Freddie Mac (FRE)
- Frontier Financial Corporation (FTBK)
- Frontier Oil Corporation (FTO)
- Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD)
- Glenborough Realty Trust Incorporated (GLB)
- Golden West Financial Corporation (GDW)
- GreenPoint Financial Corp. (GPT)
- Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc. (HARB)
- Harleysville Group Inc. (HGIC)
- Hawthorne Financial Corporation (HTHR)
- Hibernia Corporation (HIB)
- Host Marriott Corporation (HMT)
- Hudson United Bancorp (HU)
- Impac Mortgage Holdings (IMH)
- Independence Community Bank Corp. (ICBC)
- IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (NDE)
- Interpool, Inc. (IPX)
- Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (IHR)
- ITLA Capital Corporation (ITLA)
- Kerr-McGee Corp (KMG)
- LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO)
- LendingTree, Inc. (TREE)
- Lexington Corporate Properties Trust (LXP)
- LNR Property Corporation (LNR)
- LSB Bancshares, Inc. (LXBK)
- Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (CLI)
- MCG Capital Corporation (MCGC)
- Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (MIG)
- MeriStar Hospitality Corp (MHX)
- Metris Companies Inc. (MXT)
- MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (MFA)
- Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP)
- NBC Capital Corporation (NBY)
- NetBank, Inc. (NTBK)
- New Century Financial Corporation (NCEN)
- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB)
- North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. (NFB)
- NovaStar Financial, Inc. (NFI)
- Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (OAKF)
- Ohio Casualty Corporation (OCAS)
- One Liberty Properties, Inc. (OLP)
- Paladin Resources plc (PLR.LN)
- Parkway Properties, Inc. (PKY)
- Peabody Energy (BTU)
- People's Bank (PBCT)
- PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (PQUE)
- Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD)
- Pogo Producing Company (PPP)
- Prentiss Properties Trust (PP)
- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (PBCP)
- R&G Financial Corporation (RGF)
- Radian Group Inc. (RDN)
- RAIT Investment Trust (RAS)
- Range Resources Corporation (RRC)
- Resource America, Inc. (REXI)
- RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. (RFS)
- RLI Corp. (RLI)
- Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (RSLN)
- S1 Corporation (SONE)
- Saxon Capital, Inc. (SAXN)
- Second Bancorp, Inc. (SECD)
- Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN)
- Sovereign Bancorp Inc. (SOV)
- State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC)
- Swift Energy Company (SFY)
- Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM)
- Tesoro Petroleum Corporation (TSO)
- The Marcus Corporation (MCS)
- The Midland Company (MLAN)
- The Navigators Group, Inc. (NAVG)
- Tullow Oil plc (TLW.LN)
- UCBH Holdings, Inc. (UCBH)
- United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC)
- Universal American Financial Corp. (UHCO)
- Venture Production plc (VPC.LN)
- Washington Mutual Inc. (WM)
- Webster Financial Corporation (WBST)
- WestCoast Hospitality (WEH)
- WFS Financial Inc. (WFSI)
Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Investors should contact their FBR representative for more
information. Members of the press are welcome and should contact Bob Leahy at 703-312-9745 or bleahy@fbr.com for
credentials.
This conference is sponsored by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
In a separate announcement, FBR indicated it will hold a similar investor conference focused on technology growth
companies in New York in May, 2003.
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., the parent of Friedman, Billings,
Ramsey & Co., Inc., is a financial holding company for businesses that provide investment banking, institutional
brokerage, specialized asset management, and private client services. FBR focuses capital and financial expertise
on six industry sectors: financial services, real estate, technology, energy, healthcare, and diversified industries.
FBR also has offices in Atlanta, Bethesda, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Irvine, London,
New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vienna. Bank products and services are offered by FBR National
Bank & Trust, member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender. For more information, see http://www.fbr.com.
Source: Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.
