(June 4, 2007, Brampton, Ontario) It is with great sadness that we announce today the tragic death of Manish Patel, age 28. Manish was killed in a car accident in Ahmedabad, India this past weekend. Manish was the son of Mahendra Patel our Joint Venture partner for MBE. Manish was also a Director of MBE and worked closely with many Brampton employees, helping build our business.

On behalf of everyone at Brampton, Bud Smith, President and CEO of BE expressed the company’s sincere condolences to Mahendra and his family.

The private funeral service took place this morning, June 4, 2007