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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

) ) ONCO INVESTMENT COMPANY, et al., ) ) ) ) Debtors. ) ) ) MW POST PORTFOLIO FUND LTD., ) DB DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITIES ) FUND, LTD., ) POST OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P., ) POST TOTAL RETURN FUND, L.P., ) HFR DS OPPORTUNITY MASTER ) TRUST, ) THE OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC, MW POST OPPORTUNITY OFFSHORE ) ) FUND, LTD., ) SOUTH DAKOTA INVESTMENT ) COUNCIL, ) CONCORDIA MAC29 LTD., JME OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS, LLC, ) JME OFFSHORE OPPORTUNITY FUND, ) ) LTD., JME OFFSHORE OPPORTUNITY FUND ) ) II, LTD., ) RESTORATION CAPITAL ) MANAGEMENT LLC, ) RESTORATION HOLDINGS LTD., and ) LITESPEED MASTER FUND, LTD., ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) -against) ) NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, ) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, n/k/a WELLS FARGO BANK, MN, NATIONAL ) ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee for the ) ) 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due ) February 1, 2009 of Oglebay Norton ) Company, ) OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, and THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, ) ) Defendants-Appellees, )

In re

Chapter 11 Jointly Administered Case No. 04-10558 (JBR) Adversary Proceeding No. 04-54122 (JBR)

Civil Action No. 04-1543-SLR

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-andTHE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF ONCO INVESTMENT COMPANY, et al., Defendant-Intervenor.

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NOTICE OF APPEAL Notice is hereby given that the above-referenced Plaintiffs (collectively, the "Appellants") in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from the Memorandum Order of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granting the Appellees' Motion to Dismiss, which was entered on September 29, 2005 (the "Order") [Docket No. 21] in Civil Action No. 04-1543 (consolidated with Civil Action Nos. 041544, 04-1545, and 04-1546). The names of all parties to the Order and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of their respective attorneys are as follows: 1. Appellants

Bruce Bennett, Esq. James O. Johnston, Esq. HENNIGAN, BENNETT & DORMAN LLP 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, California 90017 (213) 694-1200 A. Brent Truitt, Esq. HENNIGAN, BENNETT & DORMAN LLP 245 Park Avenue, Suite 3962 New York, New York 10167 (212) 672-1966 Brian A. Sullivan, Esq. Amy D. Brown, Esq. WERB & SULLIVAN 300 Delaware Avenue, 13th Floor Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 652-1100

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Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association n/k/a Wells Fargo Bank, MN, National Association

Richard W. Reinthaler, Esq. Dianne Coffino, Esq. DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 (212) 259-8000 William P. Weintraub, Esq. PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL, YOUNG, JONES & WEINTRAUB P.C. 780 Third Avenue, 36th Floor New York, New York 10017 (212) 561-7700 Laura Davis Jones, Esq. David W. Carickhoff, Jr., Esq. PACHULSKI, STANG, ZIEHL, YOUNG, JONES & WEINTRAUB P.C. 919 North Market Street, 16th Floor P.O. Box 8705 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-8705 (302) 652-4100 3. Oglebay Norton Company

David G. Heiman, Esq. Edward J. Sebold, Esq. Heather Lennox, Esq. JONES DAY North Point 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 586-3939 Michelle Morgan Harner, Esq. JONES DAY 77 West Wacker Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 782-3939 Daniel J. DeFranceschi, Esq. Paul N. Heath, Esq. Karen M. McKinley, Esq. RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. One Rodney Square P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, Delaware 19899 (302) 651-7700 3

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The Depository Trust Company

Gregg M. Mashberg, Esq. PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036 (212) 969-3450 Mark E. Felger, Esq. COZEN O'CONNOR Chase Manhattan Centre 1201 Market Street, Suite 1400 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 295-2000 DATED: October 28, 2005 HENNIGAN, BENNETT & DORMAN LLP Bruce Bennett James O. Johnston 601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3300 Los Angeles, California 90017 (213) 694-1200 (Telephone) (213) 694-1234 (Facsimile) A. Brent Truitt 245 Park Avenue, Suite 3962 New York, New York 10167 (212) 672-1966 (Telephone) (212) 672-1965 (Facsimile) --and-WERB & SULLIVAN /s/ Brian A. Sullivan Brian A. Sullivan (#2098) Amy D. Brown (#4077) 300 Delaware Avenue, 13th Floor Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 652-1100 (Telephone) (302) 652-1111 (Facsimile) Attorneys for Appellants

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