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2009 October

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 15.39% 25.66% 30.58% 23.89%  
             
Stable
Value Option
2.39%          
Wellington
Core
12.36%          
PRIMCO GIC 3.06%          
Cash 2.81%          
Dreyfus Cash Mgmt. Instl. 0.51%          
             
Benchmark            
BC
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
1.55%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    18.06%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    18.07%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  22.91%        
JP Morgan Large Cap Value (separately managed)   22.72%        
CGM Focus   1.15%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   20.50%        
Neuberger
Berman Partners
  44.01%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  26.65%        
BGI
– Value Index
  15.14%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  11.33%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    25.21%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    30.64%      
Marsico
Focus
    24.28%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    17.88%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     28.21%      
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock     29.81%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    25.53%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    25.39%      
             
International
Stock Option
      38.36%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      21.93%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      25.78%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      28.14%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       103.05%    
Thornburg Intl Value       27.04%    
Marsico Intl Opp       33.98%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       72.24%    
Royce International Value       45.22%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      24.27%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Dividend
      27.36%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        23.46%  
Royce
Opportunity
        44.88%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        15.77%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Value         17.36%  
Buffalo Small Cap         27.55%  
Brown Capital Mgmt. Small. Co. Instl.         31.44%  
Morgan Stanley US Small Cap Value Instl         20.91%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        14.30%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        14.12%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          10.20%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          6.81%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          17.57%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          12.91%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          21.47%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          15.46%

October 2009

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 245.37 368.86 310.47 279.59 342.26 388.43 287.01 328.78 335.45
02 245.44 366.47 308.94 278.30 339.65 385.95 286.42 327.58 333.83
05 245.46 374.05 313.89 282.67 344.66 392.80 288.50 331.19 338.42
06 245.48 379.83 318.27 286.89 351.88 399.87 290.21 334.69 343.01
07 245.50 381.85 319.22 288.04 352.37 399.99 290.71 335.37 343.74
08 245.52 386.76 321.89 290.53 358.68 403.99 291.97 337.83 346.95
09 245.59 388.63 323.79 292.58 357.81 408.48 292.65 339.06 348.55
12 245.61 390.42 325.12 293.53 360.42 408.37 293.18 339.93 349.56
13 245.63 388.54 324.16 292.87 360.30 407.09 292.73 339.31 348.80
14 245.65 397.67 329.87 298.56 368.41 414.86 295.20 343.83 354.53
15 245.67 398.37 331.02 299.14 368.02 414.39 295.53 344.13 354.78
16 245.74 394.51 328.15 296.61 365.07 409.98 294.47 342.12 352.16
19 245.76 398.86 331.39 299.56 370.53 413.67 295.73 344.55 355.25
20 245.78 396.32 329.10 297.39 367.49 408.34 294.94 342.76 352.79
21 245.81 393.01 325.86 294.77 367.03 403.86 293.87 340.95 350.51
22 245.83 398.28 329.48 297.93 367.67 407.90 295.34 343.17 353.18
23 245.89 391.81 325.28 294.60 364.03 401.12 293.65 340.21 349.34
26 245.92 385.61 321.28 291.14 358.14 396.24 291.99 337.21 345.54
27 245.94 382.22 319.75 287.85 354.44 391.53 291.22 335.22 342.90
28 245.96 370.59 312.70 281.15 342.72 379.02 288.19 329.29 335.11
29 245.98 381.80 319.94 287.19 351.35 386.69 291.22 334.41 341.48
30 246.02 368.97 310.79 278.97 342.42 376.59 287.65 328.20 333.75
October Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.27% -3.01% -2.59% -3.16% -2.57% -6.09% -0.91% -2.04% -2.85%

Manager Change in the Diversified Small Company Option

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Buffalo Small Cap has been added to the Diversified Small Company Option with a 10% allocation. iShares Morningstar has been eliminated from the Diversified Small Company Option, and the allocation for BGI Small Company Index has been decreased from 30% to 25%

2009 September

Monday, September 28th, 2009
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 17.80% 28.44% 33.87% 29.38%  
             
Stable
Value Option
2.11%          
Wellington
Core
11.15%          
PRIMCO GIC 2.69%          
Cash 2.52%          
Dreyfus Cash Mgmt. Instl. 0.49%          
             
Benchmark            
BC
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
1.32%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    21.20%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    21.19%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  26.72%        
JP Morgan Large Cap Value (separately managed)   25.35%        
CGM Focus   3.60%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   25.86%        
Neuberger
Berman Partners
  47.98%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  30.96%        
BGI
– Value Index
  15.14%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  14.85%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    29.30%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    39.42%      
Marsico
Focus
    22.49%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    23.04%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     34.00%      
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock     31.07%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    27.23%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    27.11%      
             
International
Stock Option
      42.02%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      29.64%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      28.61%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      31.78%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       105.13%    
Thornburg Intl Value       27.04%    
Marsico Intl Opp       35.70%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       76.41%    
Royce International Value       48.51%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      27.28%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Dividend
      28.97%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        31.48%  
Royce
Opportunity
        57.45%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        24.84%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Value         21.67%  
iShares Morningstar Small Growth Index         28.10%  
Brown Capital Mgmt. Small. Co. Instl.         37.49%  
Morgan Stanley US Small Cap Value Instl         26.64%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        22.56%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        22.43%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          11.21%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          8.00%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          20.02%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          15.08%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          25.03%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          18.57%

September 2009

Monday, September 21st, 2009
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 244.77 354.92 299.48 268.89 324.69 369.16 282.24 319.46 323.67
02 244.79 353.08 298.53 268.11 325.86 367.74 281.79 318.92 323.06
03 244.81 357.92 301.38 270.96 328.64 371.87 283.09 321.17 325.84
04 244.89 362.96 305.38 274.89 334.90 376.97 284.67 324.27 329.74
07 Holiday Market Closed
08 224.91 367.13 308.42 277.65 342.83 380.57 285.90 326.90 333.12
09 244.93 371.14 311.09 280.26 345.26 386.67 287.04 329.10 336.01
10 244.95 376.15 314.52 283.23 348.48 392.12 288.47 331.64 339.23
11 245.01 376.18 314.32 282.99 348.68 392.10 288.48 331.61 339.20
14 245.03 379.08 316.41 284.90 347.60 394.87 289.33 332.82 340.61
15 245.05 381.54 317.93 286.26 349.92 397.98 290.01 334.12 342.33
16 245.07 389.09 323.08 290.72 356.89 405.50 292.16 338.04 347.37
17 245.09 386.31 321.93 290.07 355.16 405.29 291.53 337.20 346.40
18 245.15 386.27 322.56 290.46 354.09 407.06 291.68 337.44 346.73
21 245.17 383.73 321.60 289.75 351.14 405.98 291.14 336.47 345.47
22 245.19 388.72 324.02 292.16 356.34 408.53 292.35 338.64 348.21
23 245.21 383.11 320.39 288.99 353.92 405.65 290.86 336.32 345.42
24 245.23 376.73 316.96 285.55 347.64 398.75 289.28 333.18 341.23
25 245.29 374.09 315.05 283.65 347.15 396.84 288.58 332.03 339.83
28 245.31 382.12 320.96 288.81 350.09 405.73 290.88 335.94 344.81
29 245.33 382.14 320.38 288.42 349.86 404.64 290.79 335.68 344.43
30 245.35 380.41 319.05 288.08 351.47 401.03 290.30 335.04 343.53
September Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.25% 4.35% 4.15% 4.88% 5.97% 6.47% 1.86% 3.35% 4.21%

Recent Changes to the Directed Account Plan

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The Directed Account Plan has made the following change to the options available to its participants:

  • Allocation Change: The International Stock Option was rebalanced to decrease the target allocation of Oppenheimer Intl. Small Co. to 8% and to increase the target allocation to Royce Global Value to 6%.

2009 August

Friday, August 28th, 2009
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 13.85% 22.30% 26.24% 21.98% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
1.86%          
Wellington
Core
9.66%          
PRIMCO GIC 2.35%          
Cash 2.24%          
Dreyfus Cash Mgmt. Instl. 0.48%          
             
Benchmark            
BC
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
1.05%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    16.37%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    16.32%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  21.44%        
JP Morgan Large Cap Value (separately managed)   21.19%        
CGM Focus   -0.48%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   19.46%        
Neuberger
Berman Partners
  40.56%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  26.18%        
BGI
– Value Index
  10.83%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  10.58%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    23.28%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    30.96%      
Marsico
Focus
    17.21%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    17.50%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     26.32%      
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock     24.90%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    21.95%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    21.93%      
             
International
Stock Option
      34.02%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      22.54%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      21.59%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      23.89%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       91.60%    
Thornburg Intl Value       21.51%    
Marsico Intl Opp       28.60%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       61.51%    
Royce International Value       39.25%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      22.63%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Dividend
      24.21%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        23.49%  
Royce
Opportunity
        45.42%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        18.05%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Value         14.83%  
iShares Morningstar Small Growth Index         21.29%  
Brown Capital Mgmt. Small. Co. Instl.         26.97%  
Morgan Stanley US Small Cap Value Instl         20.09%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        15.84%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        15.75%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          9.18%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          6.01%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          16.13%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          11.69%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          19.98%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          14.32%

August 2009

Friday, August 21st, 2009
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
03 244.20 356.54 300.49 271.82 333.71 371.60 282.20 321.14 326.16
04 244.22 357.76 301.63 272.83 331.97 373.90 282.64 321.71 326.86
05 244.24 358.38 300.86 271.87 330.42 370.31 282.60 321.05 325.77
06 244.26 356.28 298.77 269.70 328.89 365.78 281.89 319.51 323.69
07 244.31 362.19 303.33 273.65 327.83 374.42 283.73 322.42 327.40
10 244.33 360.22 302.38 271.99 326.46 374.13 283.25 321.55 326.42
11 244.35 354.51 298.57 269.31 323.32 368.97 281.63 318.94 323.15
12 244.37 359.39 302.19 272.64 326.47 375.57 283.11 321.67 326.65
13 244.39 364.02 304.47 275.05 331.60 377.92 284.29 323.81 329.29
14 244.45 359.86 301.42 271.76 329.42 371.28 283.09 321.40 326.14
17 244.47 349.20 293.79 264.58 318.46 361.65 279.96 315.55 318.79
18 244.50 354.09 297.03 267.79 323.31 366.94 281.37 318.26 322.24
19 244.52 356.13 299.32 269.28 324.43 369.93 282.14 319.54 323.87
20 244.54 360.69 302.55 272.32 328.47 373.48 283.50 321.94 326.81
21 244.60 368.31 308.26 276.67 334.34 381.22 285.83 325.94 331.84
24 244.62 367.55 307.88 275.55 336.29 381.39 285.65 325.79 331.80
25 244.64 368.63 308.64 276.57 336.65 383.54 285.98 326.47 332.69
26 244.65 367.46 308.83 276.40 334.84 383.70 285.85 326.15 332.29
27 244.67 368.70 309.59 276.97 335.07 383.56 286.20 326.56 332.70
28 244.73 369.06 309.01 276.86 335.09 382.08 286.19 326.40 332.39
31 244.75 364.55 306.34 274.67 331.67 376.67 285.00 324.18 329.64
August Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.25% 4.54% 3.59% 2.85% 1.89% 3.02% 1.81% 2.26% 2.66%

2009 July

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Fixed  Income Large
Cap Value
Large
Cap Growth
Foreign Small
Company
Portfolio
             
Morningstar
Averages for the Universe
n/a 9.19% 19.73% 22.10% 19.44% n/a
             
Stable
Value Option
1.61%          
Wellington
Core
8.26%          
PRIMCO GIC 2.01%          
Cash 1.95%          
Dreyfus Cash Mgmt. Instl. 0.45%          
             
Benchmark            
BC
1-3 yr. Govt./Treas.
0.67%          
             
Equity
Index Option (BGI – US Equity Index)
    12.34%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
3000
    12.31%      
             
Value
Stock Option
  16.17%        
JP Morgan Large Cap Value (separately managed)   15.12%        
CGM Focus   -1.41%        
Goldman Sachs Mid Value Instl.   13.87%        
Neuberger
Berman Partners
  34.74%        
T.
Rowe Price Value
  19.87%        
BGI
– Value Index
  5.35%        
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Price Driven (1000 Value)
  5.08%        
             
Growth
Stock Option
    19.87%      
Turner
Mid Cap Growth
    25.17%      
Marsico
Focus
    13.03%      
Wellington
Mid Cap Opportunities
    14.26%      
Primecap Odyssey Growth     24.11%      
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock     23.12%      
BGI
– Growth Index
    19.40%      
             
Benchmark            
Russell
Earnings Growth (1000 Growth)
    19.45%      
             
International
Stock Option
      31.54%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Discovery
      18.31%    
Amer
Cent-20th Cent. Int’l Growth
      19.70%    
Templeton
Instl. Foreign
      20.31%    
Oppenheimer Intl Sm Co A       96.62%    
Thornburg Intl Value       20.11%    
Marsico Intl Opp       25.06%    
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value       60.32%    
Royce International Value       35.22%    
BGI
Eafe Index
      16.97%    
             
Benchmark            
MSCI
EAFE Net Dividend
      17.81%    
             
Diversified
Small Company Stock Option
        19.87%  
Royce
Opportunity
        36.63%  
Dimensional
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio
        14.90%  
Third Avenue Sm Cap Value         10.25%  
iShares Morningstar Small Growth Index         20.63%  
Brown Capital Mgmt. Small. Co. Instl.         25.79%  
Morgan Stanley US Small Cap Value Instl         17.07%  
BGI
– Small Company Index
        12.56%  
             
Benchmark            
Russell
2000 Total
        12.53%  
             
Conservative
Model Portfolio
          7.24%
             
Benchmark            
Conservative
Composite Index
          3.88%
             
Moderate
Model Portfolio
          13.57%
             
Benchmark            
Moderate
Composite Index
          8.79%
             
Aggressive
Model Portfolio
          16.87%
             
Benchmark            
Aggressive
Composite Index
          10.84%

July 2009

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Day Stable Value Value Stock Equity Index Growth Stock Intl. Stock Div. Small Co. Stock Conserv. Portfolio Moderate Portfolio Aggressive Portfolio Retirement Portfolio
01 243.57 321.17 275.95 247.45 298.03 337.82 271.09 300.91 301.07
02 243.65 310.62 267.75 240.86 290.39 325.86 267.79 295.09 293.75
03 Market Closed – Holiday
06 243.67 309.49 267.94 240.41 288.08 322.48 267.65 294.35 292.57
07 243.69 303.01 262.60 235.47 283.12 316.62 265.54 290.67 288.09
08 243.71 301.16 262.03 235.50 280.27 314.20 265.13 289.82 286.87
09 243.73 304.31 262.98 237.12 284.16 314.08 265.86 291.10 288.34
10 243.78 302.58 262.21 236.46 281.41 315.33 265.46 290.48 287.67
13 243.80 310.94 268.69 241.75 285.02 322.65 268.13 294.68 292.74
14 243.82 313.57 270.22 243.30 287.38 325.15 268.88 296.05 294.46
15 243.84 324.00 278.41 250.21 298.82 337.55 272.23 302.36 302.51
16 243.86 327.30 281.08 252.69 300.71 341.87 273.31 304.29 304.93
17 243.92 327.09 280.88 253.04 301.70 340.55 273.28 304.30 304.86
20 243.94 332.13 284.31 256.46 309.19 345.68 274.80 307.41 308.82
21 243.96 332.17 285.07 257.17 309.86 344.89 274.97 307.67 309.04
22 243.98 332.25 285.26 257.85 310.50 346.82 275.03 308.08 309.66
23 244.00 341.73 292.12 264.19 316.91 356.42 277.96 313.18 315.98
24 244.05 343.59 293.26 264.95 317.47 357.73 278.53 313.96 316.90
27 244.07 345.40 294.21 265.20 319.48 359.38 279.03 314.78 317.97
28 244.09 343.68 293.44 264.78 317.88 361.26 278.61 314.36 317.63
29 244.11 340.53 291.92 263.65 313.94 359.43 277.80 312.91 315.80
30 244.12 346.63 295.54 266.55 320.24 364.69 279.53 315.99 319.69
31 244.14 348.72 295.73 267.06 325.53 365.64 279.93 317.03 321.09
July Fund Performance (in percentages)
0.24% 8.94% 7.76% 8.18% 10.88% 10.22% 3.45% 5.89% 7.47%