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JMP Securities to Hold Fifth Annual Research Conference
 Keynote Speaker Jerry Yang of Yahoo! Inc. to Discuss Internet Themes; Featured Panel Including Fred Cohen, Jim Davidson and Tully Friedman to Discuss Private Equity Activity in the Public Markets

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2006 - JMP Securities LLC, a research-driven, full-service investment bank serving growth companies and their investors, announced today that it will hold the Fifth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on March 7, 8 and 9, 2006, at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco.

With the conference expanded this year - adopting a three-day format for the first time - the event will include featured speakers on the first two days.

On Tuesday, March 7, a panel discussion, "Worlds Collide: Private Capital at Work in the Public Markets," will examine the increasing activity of financial sponsors in the public equity markets. Moderated by Harris Barton of HRJ Capital, the panel of speakers will include:

  • Dr. Fred Cohen, Managing Director, Texas Pacific Group Ventures
  • Mr. Jim Davidson, Founder and Managing Director, Silver Lake Partners
  • Mr. Tully Friedman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe

On Wednesday, March 8, another speaker will take the podium to share his thoughts on his own company and the direction of the Internet at large:

  • Jerry Yang, Chief Yahoo of Yahoo! Inc.

Over the course of the three-day event, chief executives of more than 150 primarily small and mid-cap public companies are scheduled to address an audience of more than 500 professionals from as many as 300 buyside institutions. Selected to attend by JMP Securities' senior research analysts, these companies represent the six growth industries that make up JMP Securities' research universe: technology, healthcare, consumer, real estate, financial services and business services.

Companies Scheduled to Present (as of 3/1/06):
24/7 Real Media, Inc.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.
Ace Cash Express, Inc.
Actuate Corporation
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.
Advent Software, Inc.
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
Allied Capital Corporation
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.
American Science and Engineering, Inc.
America's Car-Mart, Inc.
AmeriCredit Corp.
AMICAS, Inc.
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Anthracite Capital, Inc.
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
Ariba Inc.
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
AVAYA Inc.
Bell Microproducts Inc.
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Capital Trust, Inc.
CapitalSource Inc.
Cash America International, Inc.
CDW Corporation
Celgene Corporation
Central Garden & Pet Company
Ceradyne, Inc.
Cerner Corporation
CharterMac
Chordiant Software, Inc.
CNet Networks, Inc.
Cognos Incorporated
Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc.
Comtech Group, Inc.
Conor Medsystems, Inc.
Cost Plus, Inc.
CoStar Group, Inc.
Critical Therapeutics, Inc.
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
Delta Financial Corporation
Dendreon Corporation
Dentsply International, Inc.
DiamondRock Hospitality Company
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Dollar Financial Corp.
Eclipsys Corporation
Emageon Inc.
ESCO Technologies Inc.
Exar Corporation
Extreme Networks, Inc.
F5 Networks, Inc.
Fieldstone Investment Corporation
First Advantage Corporation
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
Flanders Corporation
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Gaylord Entertainment Company
Genomic Health, Inc.
Gevity HR, Inc.
Gramercy Capital Corp.
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
i2 Technologies, Inc.
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
Incyte Corporation
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.
Informatica Corporation
Insight Enterprises Inc.
InterMune, Inc.
IntraLase Corp.
Intrawest Corporation
iStar Financial Inc.
iVillage, Inc.
Ixia
Jameson Inns, Inc.
Jarden Corporation
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
KKR Financial Corp.
Kyphon Inc.
Labor Ready, Inc.
LECG Corporation
Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.
Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Marchex, Inc.
Measurement Specialties, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
Merge Technologies Incorporated
Meritage Homes Corporation
Micron Technology, Inc.
MoneyGram International, Inc.
Monster Worldwide Inc.
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc.
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NeoPharm, Inc.
NETGEAR, Inc.
New Century Financial Corporation
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NovaStar Financial, Inc.
NVIDIA Corporation
NxStage Medical, Inc.
Ocwen Financial Corporation
Omnicare, Inc.
Open Solutions, Inc.
Oracle Corporation
Orleans Homebuilders Inc.
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation
PDL Biopharma, Inc.
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.
PeopleSupport, Inc.
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
Per-Se Technologies, Inc.
Pharmaxis Ltd.
PlanetOut, Inc.
Portal Player, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Redwood Trust, Inc.
Resources Global Professionals
Restoration Hardware, Inc.
RightNow Technologies, Inc.
Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.
SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Sonic Solutions
Sotheby's Holdings, Inc.
SPSS Inc.
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Standard Pacific Corp.
Steiner Leisure Limited
SumTotal Systems, Inc.
Sunterra Corporation
Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
Symmetry Medical Inc.
TALX Corporation
Technical Olympic USA Inc.
The Knot, Inc.
The St. Joe Company
TomoTherapy Incorporated
Traffic.com, Inc.
Tuesday Morning Corp.
United PanAm Financial Corporation
ValueClick, Inc.
ViroPharma Inc.
WebEx Communications, Inc.
WebMD Health Corp.
Websense, Inc.
West Corporation
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.


About JMP Securities

JMP Securities LLC is a full-service investment bank providing equity research, institutional brokerage and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. Headquartered in San Francisco, JMP Securities serves six growth industries: Technology, Healthcare, Consumer, Real Estate, Financial Services and Business Services. For more information, visit www.jmpsecurities.com.

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