UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 6)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
05367P100
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(CUSIP Number)
Gregory D. Hitchan
Blum Capital Partners, L.P.
909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 434-1111
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 1, 2007
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 94-3205364
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 94-2967812
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.L.C.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 04-3809436
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 02-0742606
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 04-3809438
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SADDLEPOINT PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) 83-0424234
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 6,472,883**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,472,883**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,472,883**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.7%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 05367P100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 15
Item 1. Security and Issuer
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This Amendment No. 6 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D")
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 26,
2006 by Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership, ("Blum
LP"); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California corporation ("RCBA
Inc."); Blum Strategic GP III, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Blum GP III"); Blum Strategic GP III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Blum GP III LP"); Blum Strategic Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Blum Strategic III")and Saddlepoint Partners GP, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company ("Saddlepoint GP") (collectively, the
"Reporting Persons"). This amendment relates to shares of common stock, $.01
par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Avid Technology, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address
of the Issuer is One Park West, Tewksbury, MA 01876. The following amendments to
the Schedule 13D are hereby made. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
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Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following:
Blum LP is a California limited partnership whose principal business is acting
as general partner for investment partnerships and providing investment advisory
services. Blum LP is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The sole general partner of Blum LP is RCBA Inc.
The principal business office address of Blum LP and RCBA Inc. is 909 Montgomery
Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133. The names of the executive
officers and directors of RCBA Inc., their addresses, citizenship and principal
occupations are as follows:
Name and Business Citizenship Principal Occupation
Office Held Address or Employment
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Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman,
President, Suite 400 Blum LP
Chairman & Director San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. USA and Managing Partner,
Managing Partner Suite 400 Norway Blum LP
& Director San Francisco, CA 94133
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Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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John H. Park 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory L. Jackson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jane J. Su 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
David H.S. Chung 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nadine F. Terman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Chief
Partner, Chief Suite 400 Operating Officer,
Operating Officer, San Francisco, CA 94133 General Counsel and
General Counsel and Secretary, Blum LP
Secretary
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Partner, Chief Suite 400 Financial Officer,
Financial Officer, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum LP
Assistant Secretary
& Director
William Scott Hartman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Blum GP II is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal business is
acting as the sole general partner of Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P.
("Strategic II") and also as managing limited partner of Blum Strategic Partners
II GmbH & Co. KG ("Strategic KG").
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The principal business office address of Blum GP II is 909 Montgomery Street,
Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133. The names of the managing members and
members of Blum GP II, their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations
are as follows:
Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. USA and Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Norway Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
John H. Park 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory L. Jackson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jane J. Su 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
David H.S. Chung 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nadine F. Terman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Chief
Managing Member Suite 400 Operating Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 General Counsel &
Secretary, Blum LP
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Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Managing Member Suite 400 Financial Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum LP
William Scott Hartman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Blum GP III is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal business is
acting as the general partner of Blum GP III LP, a Delaware limited partnership,
whose principal business is acting as the general partner of Blum Strategic
Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Blum Strategic III") whose
principal office is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California
94133.
The principal business office address of Blum GP III and Blum GP III LP is 909
Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133. The names of the
managing members and members of Blum GP III, their addresses, citizenship and
principal occupations are as follows:
Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. USA and Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Norway Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
John H. Park 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory L. Jackson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jane J. Su 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
David H.S. Chung 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
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Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Nadine F. Terman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Chief
Managing Member Suite 400 Operating Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 General Counsel and
Secretary, Blum LP
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Member Suite 400 Financial Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum LP
William Scott Hartman 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum LP
San Francisco, CA 94133
Saddlepoint GP is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal business
is acting as the general partner of Saddlepoint Partners, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership ("Saddlepoint LP"), and Saddlepoint Partners
(Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Saddlepoint
(Cayman) LP"). The principal business office address of Saddlepoint GP,
Saddlepoint LP and Saddlepoint (Cayman) LP is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400,
San Francisco, California 94133. Blum LP is the managing member of Saddlepoint
GP. RCBA Inc. is the sole general partner of Blum LP. The principal business
office for Blum LP and RCBA Inc. and the names of the executive officers and
directors of RCBA Inc. and their addresses, citizenship and principal
occupations are disclosed above.
To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the entities or
persons identified in this Item 2 has, during the past five years, been
convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial
or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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(a), (b) According to the Issuer's Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March
1, 2007, there were 41,156,554 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as
of February 15, 2007. Based on such information, after taking into account the
transactions described in Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report
beneficial ownership of the following shares of Common Stock: (i) 2,193,629
shares of Common Stock held by Blum LP and RCBA Inc. on behalf of the limited
partnerships for which Blum LP serves as the general partner, or on behalf of an
entity for which Blum LP serves as investment advisor, which represents 5.3% of
the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (ii) 3,923,904 shares of the Common
Stock held by Blum GP III which serves as general partner of Blum GP III LP
which, in turn, serves as the general partner of Blum Strategic III, which
represents 9.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (iii) 217,550
shares of the Common Stock held by Saddlepoint GP on behalf of a partnership for
which it serves as the general partner, which represents 0.5% of the outstanding
shares of the Common Stock; and (iv) 68,900 shares of the Common Stock that are
legally owned by The Nuclear Decommissioning Trust of Dominion Nuclear
Connecticut, Inc. ("Dominion Connecticut"), which represents 0.2% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock and 68,900 shares of the Common Stock
that are legally owned by Virginia Electric and Power Company Qualified Nuclear
Decommissioning Trust ("Virginia Electric"), which represents 0.2% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock (collectively, the "Investment Advisory
Clients"), with respect to which Blum LP has voting and investment power. Each
Investment Advisory Client has entered into an investment management agreement
with Blum LP, but neither Investment Advisory Client has any contract,
arrangement or understanding with the other Investment Advisory Client, or any
other Reporting Person, with respect to the acquisition, ownership, disposition
or voting of any shares of the Common Stock. Each Investment Advisory Client
disclaims membership in a group with any Reporting Person or with the other
Investment Advisory Client, and each disclaims beneficial ownership of any
shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons other than for their own
account.
Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by Blum
LP, Blum GP III and Saddlepoint GP. The Reporting Persons therefore may be
deemed to be members in a group, in which case the group would be deemed to have
beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 6,472,883 shares of the Common Stock,
which is 15.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of
Blum LP, RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which
Blum LP has voting and investment power. The filing of this
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Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that any of the shareholders,
directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc. or the managing members and members
of Blum GP III, Blum GP III LP and Saddlepoint GP, is, for any purpose, the
beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA
Inc., Blum LP, Blum GP III LP, Blum GP III or Saddlepoint GP.
c) The Reporting Persons effected the following transactions in the Common Stock
of the Issuer during the last sixty days:
On January 2, 2007, a Reporting Person distributed 55,600 shares of Common Stock
of the Issuer, in a liquidating pro-rata distribution, for no consideration to
the shareholders in an investment fund for which Blum LP served as investment
advisor.
Since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons purchased
the following number of shares of Common Stock in the open market:
Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share
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Investment partnership for 03-01-07 51,800 32.6819
which Blum LP serves as the 03-02-07 116,100 32.9705
general partner. 03-02-07 27,100 32.9675
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: March 3, 2007
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan
Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Partner, Chief Operating Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary General Counsel and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.L.C. BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.P.
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan
Managing Member Managing Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P. SADDLEPOINT PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.P., By: Blum Capital Partners, L.P.
Its General Partner Its Managing Member
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.L.C. By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
Its General Partner Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan, Gregory D. Hitchan
Managing Member Partner, Chief Operating Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this
agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the
below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of
each such party.
Dated: March 3, 2007
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan
Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Partner, Chief Operating Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary General Counsel and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.L.C. BLUM STRATEGIC GP III, L.P.
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan
Managing Member Managing Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P. SADDLEPOINT PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.P., By: Blum Capital Partners, L.P.
Its General Partner Its Managing Member
By: Blum Strategic GP III, L.L.C. By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
Its General Partner Its General Partner
By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan
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Gregory D. Hitchan, Gregory D. Hitchan
Managing Member Partner, Chief Operating Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary