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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: INSILCO TECHNOLOGIES, et al., Debtors. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Chapter 11 Case No. 02-13672 (KJC)

CHAD J. SHANDLER, CREDITOR TRUSTEE OF INSILCO TEHCNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Plaintiff, v. DLJ MERCHANT BANKING, INC. n/k/a CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, DLJ MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS, L.P., DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE SECURITIES CORP., DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE, INC., DLJ CAPITAL FUNDING, INC., MBP II PLAN INVESTORS, L.P., DLJ OFFSHORE PARTNERS II, C.V., DLJ MILLENNIUM PARTNERS-A, L.P., L.P., DLJ MILLENNIUM PARTNERS, L.P., DLJ ESC II, L.P., DLJ EAB PARTNERS, L.P., DLJ MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II-A, L.P., DLJ DIVERSIFIED PARTNERS, L.P., DLJ DIVERSIFIED PARTNERS-A, L.P., WILLIAM F. DAWSON, JR., THOMPSON DEAN, JOHN F. FORT, III, GEORGE A. PEINADO, KEITH PALUMBO, RANDALL CURRAN, DAVID HOWE, JAMES ASHTON, and MCDONALD INVESTMENTS, INC., Defendants.

Adv. Case No. 04-57950 (KJC)

NOTICE OF APPEAL Chad Shandler, as Trustee of the Insilco Liquidating Trust, hereby gives notice of his appeal from the Opinion & Order issued and entered on September 27, 2005 (Docket No. 52) in the above-referenced adversary proceeding granting, in part, and denying, in part, the Motion of the DLJrelated Defendants to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (Docket No. 12), and Motions to Dismiss filed by David Howe (Docket No. 18), James Ashton (Docket No. 20), and Randall Curran (Docket No. 22). This

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notice of appeal is given pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) and Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 8001 and 8002. The names of all parties to the judgment, order or decree appealed from and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of their respective attorneys are as follows: Party: Appellant: Chad Shandler as Trustee to the Insilco Liquidating Trust Attorneys: Andrew I. Silfen, Esq. Michael S. Cryan, Esq. Heike M. Vogel, Esq. Arent Fox PLLC 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019 (212) 484-3900 -andMichael R. Lastowski, Esq. Richard W. Riley, Esq. Christopher M. Winter, Esq. Duane Morris LLP 1100 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801-1246 302-657-4901 DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. n/k/a Credit Suisse First Boston, et al. Karen E. Wagner, Esq. Patrick A. Bradford, Esq. James I. McClammy, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 450-4000 -andCharlene D. Davis, Esq. The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 655-5000 James Ashton Chris Simon, Esq. Amy Elizabeth Evans, Esq. Cross & Simon LLC 913 N. Market Street, Suite 1001 P.O. Box 1380 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 777-4200

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Randall Curran

Douglas S. Robson, Esq. Handler, Thayer, Duggan, LLC 191 North Wacker Drive, 23rd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606-1633 (312) 641-2100 -andMarc S. Casarino, Esq. White and Williams LLP 824 Market Street, Suite 902 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 467-4550

David Howe

Lawrence Slattery, Esq. McDermott Will & Emery 50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10020 (212) 547-5660 -andJason A. Cincilla, Esq. Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 1201 N. Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 658-9200

McDonald Investments, Inc.

Scott C. Matasar, Esq. Calfee, Halter, Griswold LLP 1400 McDonald Investment Center 800 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688 (212) 622-8387 -andSteven K. Kortanek, Esq. Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg & Ellers 919 Market Street, Suite 1000 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 426-9193

United States Trustee

David L. Buchbinder, Esq. Office of the United States Trustee J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 844 King Street, Suite 2207 Lockbox 35 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 573-6491

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Dated: October 4, 2004 Wilmington, Delaware DUANE MORRIS LLP

/s/ Christopher M. Winter Michael R. Lastowski (DE I.D. No. 3892) Richard W. Riley (DE I.D. No. 4052) Christopher M. Winter (DE I.D. No. 4163) 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1246 (302) 657-4951 -andARENT FOX PLLC Andrew I. Silfen, Esq. Michael S. Cryan, Esq. Heike M. Vogel, Esq. 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019 (212) 484-3900 Attorneys for Chad Shandler, Trustee of the Insilco Liquidating Trust

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