FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Segall Bryant & Hamill Hires Kennedy Capitals Director of Research

Chicago, IL, April 4 2007- Chicago based Segall Bryant & Hamill has hired Mark
Dickherber CFA, CPA to work as Senior Research Analyst on their Small/SMID equity
team. Dickherber rejoins Linn Arbogast, Senior Small/SMID Portfolio Manager at SBH,
after working together at Kennedy Capital for several years. Mr. Dickherber served as
Director of Research for Kennedy, a leading small cap equity manager. Mr. Dickherber
is a specialist in the Health Care and Transportation sectors.

“In addition to his expertise regarding small cap stocks within these sectors, we believe
his experience as Director of Research will also prove instrumental to the future of our
Small and SMID strategies” said Philip Hildebrandt, Segall Bryant & Hamill CEO.