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Pre-Market Stock Notes (FEB 28, 2007)

(ADSK) Autodesk restating earnings from 2003 to 2006 for options; stock down 4% pre-market.
(AVNC) Advancis Pharmaceutical reaches agreement with FDA for resubmission of amoxicillin Pulsys application for strep throat.
(AVNR) Avanir Pharma said the FDA requested more data to supplement the application Zenvia for involuntary emotional expression disorder.
(BITS) Bitstream -$0.06 EPS.
(DECK) Deckers Outdoor $1.82 EPS vs $1.31e.
(EAGL) EGL going private by CEO-led private equity group for $36 per share.
(EPIX) EPIX Pharma files formal appeal for Vasovist with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
(EVER) Evercore $0.45 EPS vs $0.35e.
(HD) Home Depot down almost 2% pre-market on muted 2007 guidance.
(HGSI) Human Genome Sciences -$0.36 EPS vs -$0.44e; in pact with Novartis.
(IRM) Iron Mountain $0.18 EPS vs $0.17e.
(JOYG) Joy Global $0.51 EPS vs $0.60e.
(JTX) Jackson Hewitt $0.86 EPS vs $0.92e.
(KOMG) Komag trading up after extending its supply pact with Seagate (STX).
(LCC) US Air may refinance some of its debt.
(LEAP) Leap Wireless up 1.5% after earnings.
(LIZ) Liz Claiborne $0.94 EPS vs $0.97e.
(MRK) Merck raised guidance, but gets more in-line with where estimates are.
(MSO) Martha Stewart $0.25 EPS vs $0.20e.
(NICE) Nice Systems received VoIP order.
(ORA) Ormat $0.12 EPS vs $0.24e.
(PRW) Pro-Pharma submitted orphan drug application in Europe for cancer treatment.
(Q) Qwest said its CFO Oren Shaffer is retiring.
(S) Sprint Nextel $0.29 EPS vs $0.29e.
(SCOP) Scopus appointed a new president.
(SLXP) Salix Pharma $0.29 EPS vs $0.26e.
(SNH) Senior Housing names new CFO; $0.37 EPS & $0.47 FFO vs $0.44 FFO estimate.
(STN) Station Casinos $0.53 EPS vs $0.45e.
(TGEN) Targeted Genetics showed positive Phase I data on HIV vaccine safety.
(ULBI) Ultralife Batteries receives $6+ million contract.
(VSE) VeraSun $0.27 EPS vs $0.20e.
(VSNT) Versant traded up 11% after beating estimates.
Shanghai stocks closed up almost 4% but the rest of Asia fell to partially catch up; European markets are down only about 1% on average.
(WTR) Aqua America $0.19 EPS vs $0.19e.

Jon C. Ogg
February 27, 2007

Jon Ogg is a partner in 24/7 Wall St., LLC and he can be reached at [email protected]; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

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