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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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Company #

Control #

 

2008 Annual Meeting of

Shareholders

  

To obtain directions to attend

the 2008 Annual Meeting and vote in person,

please call the Company’s shareholder services department at

(703) 854-6960.

 

April 30, 2008

10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time

7950 Jones Branch Drive

McLean, Virginia 22107

  

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to be held on April 30, 2008.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

To view the Proxy Statement or 2007 Annual Report, have the [12-digit Control #(s)] ready and visit:

http://www.investorEconnect.com

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the above listed documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery, please make the request as instructed below on or before April 10, 2008.

Matters intended to be acted upon at the meeting are listed below.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the proposals:

 

1.   

To elect three directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors shall be elected and shall qualify.

 

•        Craig A. Dubow

•        Donna E. Shalala

•        Neal Shapiro

   2.    To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2008 fiscal year.

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement. The record date for the Annual Meeting is March 3, 2008. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.


You may immediately vote your proxy on the Internet at: www.proxyvote.com

 

LOGO    Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on April 28, 2008.
   Please have this Notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the simple instructions to obtain your records and vote your proxy electronically.

Your Internet vote authorizes Craig A. Dubow, Gracia C. Martore and Todd A. Mayman, or any of them, to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

To request paper or e-mail copies of the Annual Report and the proxy materials,

which include the proxy card and the proxy statement, please contact us via:

 

LOGO    Internet – Access the Internet and go to www.investorEconnect.com. Follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
LOGO    Telephone – Call us free of charge at 1-800-579-1639 in the U.S. or Canada.
LOGO    Email – Send us an email at sendmaterial@investorEconnect.com. Please put “Paper Material” or “E-mail Material” in the subject line, followed by the 12-Digit Control #. Requests, instructions and other inquiries will not be forwarded to your investment advisor.