Houston—August 15, 2006—After being told by clients for years that, “producing an annual report is much like having a baby,” we decided to put this axiom to the test and produce an annual of our own.

Like all annuals, our book was driven by an immovable filing deadline “the NIRI 2005 Southwest Regional Conference in New Orleans” and like more and more programs our annual is augmented with new media and supported through an online component that can be found at www.itsanannual.com.

However, if you compare any of the elements from our campaign with yours, you will automatically find more than a few differences. Let’s just leave it at the fact that we can make as many forward-looking statements as we like without any consequence.

If you were unable to make this year’s NIRI Conference and you would like a copy of the book, just let us know. We’ll be more than happy to send one your way. We think that once you spend even a few minutes with it, you’ll quickly understand why Origin views each and every annual we deliver as a labor of love.