ABRC-ESOP

As reported in the "ESOP Report", results from the 2006 Employee Ownership Foundation Survey indicate that 72% of ESOP companies that responded to the survey indicated they outperformed three major stock indices including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500. At least 10% stated they outperformed at least one index, and 9% said they performed worse than all three indexes.