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Roth Capital Partners to Host Institutional Investor Conference in NYC September 2004, Doubles Number of Presenting Companies NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 9, 2004 -- Following on the success of last year's New York Stock Conference, Roth Capital Partners has doubled the number of public companies that will present at its 2004 event to more than 200, according to Gordon McBean, Roth Capital's Director of Research. The event is scheduled for September 13-15, 2004 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.The Roth Capital Partners conference is focused on bringing small cap investment ideas to institutional investors. This year's conference will showcase returning companies that are widely recognized names, as well as new ideas that have been uncovered by Roth Capital's Research team, several members of which received number one rankings in the recently published and widely followed Wall Street Journal "Best on the Street Analyst Survey" and the Forbes.com/StarMine-North American Analyst Survey. "Since Roth Capital specializes in discovering and financing investment opportunities, our conferences have traditionally served as an important venue for the investment community as they search out and investigate promising companies," said McBean. The average stock price of the 94 companies that presented in the 2003 New York conference rose 31.04% between September 5, 2003 and July 2, 2004(a), compared to a gain of 14.51% for the Russell 2000 and 10.18% for the S&P 500 during the same time period. Companies presenting at the 2004 conference will have an average market capitalization of approximately $285 million. Industries that will be represented include: Health Care/Life Sciences; Consumer Products; Defense & Industrial Technologies; Digital Media IT & Entertainment; Broadband & Fiber Optics; Gaming; and Business and Banking/Financial Services. In an effort to bring institutional investors even more "undiscovered ideas," Roth Capital has added a third day to the conference. "Discovery Day," presented on September 15th, 2004, will include more than 40 small- and micro-cap companies and will be hosted by RedChip Resources, LLC. Supporting sponsors of the 2004 New York Conference include AT&T Wireless; Business Wire; Bloomberg; QuoteMedia; Red Chip Resources, LLC; Thomson Financial; Wall Street Webcasting; Bryan Cave; Archipelago; Lowenstein Sandler PC; Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Strook, Strook & Lavin, LLP; The American Stock Exchange; Vintage Filings; Richardson Patel; Toronto Stock Exchange; Liolios Group and The Ann McBride Company. For registration information for this invitation-only conference, contact your Roth Capital Partners representative, or the conference desk at 800-678-9147. For more information on Roth Capital Partners, LLC, an updated list of company presenters, and online registration, visit this company's website at www.rothcp.com. For conference information, visit: http://www.rothcp.com/Conf%20NY%20Web%20Site/Roth.htm?content=home Media inquiries and press credentials only: contact Nevena Orbach of The Orbach Company, Inc. at 818-904-0500. About Roth Capital Partners, LLC: With corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, California and offices in strategic locations in the Western United States, Roth Capital Partners, LLC is a full service investment bank serving corporate, and institutional clients throughout the world. Offering a wide array of investment banking services including: initial public offerings, follow-ons, PIPEs, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, investment research, and institutional sales and trading, the firm is perhaps best known for finding, funding and fostering the growth of emerging companies. Visit the Roth Capital Partners website at www.rothcp.com. (a) Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Return calculated as of July 2, 2004 Preliminary List of Presenting Companies as of August 9, 2004: -0- *T COMPANY TICKER COMPANY TICKER Acacia Research ACTG Kana Software Inc KANA Access Integrated AIX Keithley Instruments Inc KEI Technologies Accredited Home Lenders LEND Kintera Inc KNTA Ace Cash Express Inc AACE Landec Corp LNDC Alliance Gaming Corp AGI LCA Vision Inc LCAV Amerco Inc UHAL Lifecell Corp LIFC American Science & ASE LifePoint Inc. LFP Engineering Amerigon Inc ARGN Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc LGND Applied Signal Technology APSG Lionbridge Technologies Inc LIOX Inc Aptimus Inc. APTM LivePerson Inc LPSN aQuantive Inc AQNT Loudeye Corporation LOUD Arotech Corp ARTX MacroChem Corp MCHM Ashworth Inc ASHW Magnetek Inc MAG Authentidate Holding Corp ADAT MAPICS Inc MAPX Autobytel Inc ABTL Matrixx Initiatives MTXX Avant Immunotherapeutics AVAN Maxim Pharmaceuticals Inc MAXM Inc Avid Technology Inc AVID Meade Instruments MEAD AXM Pharma Inc. 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