AWGI Alderwoods Group Inc

Alderwoods Group, Inc., through its approximate 200 subsidiaries, operates funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Company's segments primarily consist of the funeral operations, cemetery operations and insurance business in support of its pre-need funeral business, which accounted for 64%, 23% and 13%, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenue, during the year ended December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the Company operated 594 funeral homes, 72 cemeteries and 60 combination funeral homes and cemeteries. Alderwoods Group provides funeral and cemetery services and products on both an at-need (time of death) and pre-need basis. In support of its pre-need business, the Company operates an insurance subsidiary that provides customers with a funding mechanism for the pre-arrangement of funerals.