Exhibit 99
Each of the New Mountain Funds is a party to an investor rights agreement
and a shareholders' agreement, each dated as of April 22, 2005. The
investor rights agreement contains a voting agreement that provides, among
other things and subject to certain conditions, that (i) New Mountain
Partners II, L.P. is entitled to elect up to a majority of the members of
the board of directors of the issuer, depending upon the percentage of
outstanding common stock and Class A common stock of the issuer held by the
New Mountain Funds (subject to the right of Allegheny New Mountain
Partners, L.P. to designate one director in lieu of a director designated
by New Mountain Partners II, L.P.); and (ii) the deLaski Shareholders (as
described below) are entitled to designate up to two members of the board
of directors of the issuer, depending on the percentage of outstanding
common stock of the issuer held by the deLaski Shareholders. The agreement
provides that the New Mountain Funds and the deLaski Shareholders shall
each vote all of their voting shares to effectuate the election of such
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Revocable Trust. The shareholders' agreement provides, among other
things, that if the New Mountain Funds propose to sell all or any portion
of their common stock then certain parties to the agreement, if requested
by the New Mountain Funds, agree to sell their shares in amounts
proportionate to the sale by the New Mountain Funds and, if shareholder
approval is required to approve such transaction, to vote all of their
shares in favor of the transaction. In addition, the New Mountain Funds are
third-party beneficiaries with the right to enforce certain other
agreements made between the issuer and other shareholders of the issuer,
which contain provisions similar to those contained in the shareholders'
agreement as described above. As a result, each of the reporting persons
may be deemed to be a member of a group pursuant to Rule 13d-5 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). This filing should
not be deemed an admission that any of the reporting persons are, for
purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, a member
of a group, or that any of the reporting persons are the beneficial owner
of any securities in excess of the amount in which the reporting persons
have a pecuniary interest therein, and the reporting persons disclaim
beneficial ownership of any such securities.
