Interesting Facts • Our total assets under management have grown from $28 million to $17 billion.• On some days, we were responsible for as much as 5% of the total volume on the New York Stock Exchange. • We were responsible for the first ever online consumer stock trade. • We trade 23 of the 24 hours a day. • We trade on every continent (except Antarctica). • Our proprietary software and systems run off a powerful 1700 node cluster. • Our New York offices were architected by Steven Holl, and featured in Architecural Record and New York's Museum of Modern Art. • Euromoney named us the "Best Alternative Investment House" for 2005. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the News Euromoney 2005 Awards for Excellence: Best Alternative Investment HouseEuromoney, July 2005 Hedge fund D.E. Shaw stepping up buyout activities Reuters, 5/25/2005 The New Raiders; They're back -- but with a twist. Business Week, February 2005 D. E. Shaw Dips Toe in Macro Pool Alternative Investment News, 5/19/2004 Shaw cracks the capacity code Absolute Return, March 2004 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Press Releases D. E. Shaw group announces acquisition of interest in two power plants9/1/2005 D. E. Shaw group hires head of quantitative research for its institutional asset management business 7/19/2005 D. E. Shaw group to Implement Next Generation Grid Using Sun Technologies Sun Microsystems Press Release, 6/22/2005 D. E. Shaw group hires senior institutional marketer 10/4/2004 D. E. Shaw Group Hires Head of Direct Capital Unit 10/4/2004 D. E. Shaw affiliate acquires assets of Sure Fit, Inc. 8/11/2004 D. E. Shaw group acquires online assets of KB Toys 5/11/2004 FAO, Inc. sells FAO Schwarz Assets to D. E. Shaw Affiliate FAO, Inc. Press Release, 1/26/2004 |