UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SYNOPSYS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
871607107
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(CUSIP Number)
Murray A. Indick
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)
May 28, 2003
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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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CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 14
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 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 4,632,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,632,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,632,000**
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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) 6.3%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 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 4,632,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,632,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,632,000**
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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) 6.3%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
(formerly RCBA GP, L.L.C.)
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303831
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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 4,632,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,632,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,632,000**
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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) 6.3%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3395150
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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 4,632,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,632,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,632,000**
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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) 6.3%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
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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 U.S.A.
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 4,632,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,632,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,632,000**
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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) 6.3%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 14
Item 1. Security and Issuer
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This Amendment No. 2 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D")
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
September 21, 2001 by Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited
partnership, ("Blum L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California
corporation ("RCBA Inc."); Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C. (formerly RCBA GP,
L.L.C.), a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP"); Blum Strategic GP
II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP II"); and Richard
C. Blum, the Chairman and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. and a
managing member of Blum GP and Blum GP II (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons"). This amendment relates to shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(the "Common Stock") of Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").
The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 700 East
Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California 94043. 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 as follows:
Since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes
to the executive officers and directors of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc.
The principal business office address of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc. is 909
Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133. The names of
the executive officers and directors of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc., 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,
President & Suite 400 Blum L.P.
Chairman San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner,
Managing Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
& Director San Francisco, CA 94133
Claus J. Moller 909 Montgomery St. Denmark Managing Partner,
Managing Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
& 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 C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kevin A. Richardson II 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kerry L. Nelson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jeffrey A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Partner, Chief Suite 400 Financial Officer,
Financial Officer, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
Assistant Secretary
& Director
Murray A. Indick 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner and
Partner, General Suite 400 General Counsel,
Counsel & Secretary San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
In February 2002, RCBA GP, L.L.C. changed its name to Blum GP. The principal
business of Blum GP is acting as general partner for Blum Strategic Partners,
L.P.
Since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes
to the members of Blum GP.
The principal business office address of Blum GP is 909 Montgomery Street,
Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133. The names of the managing members and
members of Blum GP, their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are
as follows:
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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 L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Claus J. Moller 909 Montgomery St. Denmark Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kevin A. Richardson II 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kerry L. Nelson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jeff A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Member Suite 400 Financial Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
Murray A. Indick 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner and
Member Suite 400 General Counsel,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
Since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes
to the members of Blum GP II.
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. and
also as managing limited partner of Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. 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 L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Claus J. Moller 909 Montgomery St. Denmark Managing Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kevin A. Richardson II 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner,
Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Kerry L. Nelson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jeff A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner,
Member Suite 400 Blum L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief
Member Suite 400 Financial Officer,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
Murray A. Indick 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner and
Member Suite 400 General Counsel,
San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P.
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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.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5 is hereby amended as follows: (a), (b) According to the Issuer's most
recent Definitive Proxy Statement, there were 74,066,198 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding as of May 7, 2003. 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) 1,737,200 shares of Common Stock held by Blum L.P. and RCBA,
Inc. on behalf of the limited partnerships for which Blum L.P. serves as the
general partner, or on behalf of an entity for which Blum L.P. serves as
investment advisor, which represents 2.3% of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock; (ii) 1,562,900 shares of Common Stock held by Blum GP on behalf
of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner, which
represents 2.1% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (iii) 1,157,000
shares of the Common Stock held by Blum GP II on behalf of the limited
partnership for which it serves as the general partner and on behalf of the
limited partnership for which it serves as the managing limited partner, which
represents 1.6% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and (iv)
174,900 shares of Common Stock that are legally owned by United Brotherhood of
Carpenters Pension Plan ("UBC")(the "Investment Advisory Client"), with
respect to which Blum L.P. has voting and investment power. The Investment
Advisory Client represents 0.2% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
The Investment Advisory Client has entered into an advisory agreement with
Blum L.P. and does not have any contract, arrangement or understanding with
any other Reporting Person, with respect to the acquisition, ownership,
disposition or voting of any shares of the Common Stock. The Investment
Advisory Client disclaims membership in a group with any Reporting Person, and
disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by the
Reporting Persons other than for its own account. Voting and investment power
concerning the above shares are held solely by Blum L.P., Blum GP and Blum GP
II. 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 4,457,100 shares of the Common Stock, which is 6.0% of the
outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of Blum L.P., RCBA Inc.
is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum L.P. has
voting and investment power. As Chairman, director and a substantial
shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the securities beneficially
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owned by RCBA Inc. Additionally, Mr. Blum may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of the securities over which Blum GP and Blum GP II has voting and
investment power. Although Mr. Blum is joining in this Schedule as a Reporting
Person, the filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission
that he, or any of the other shareholders, directors or executive officers of
RCBA Inc., managing members and members of Blum GP and Blum GP II, is, for any
purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially
owned by RCBA Inc., Blum GP, or Blum GP II.
c) The reduction in holdings reflects sales of all shares legally owned by The
Common Fund for which Blum L.P. maintained voting and investment power, and
whose shares were therefore deemed to be beneficially owned by Blum L.P. The
Reporting Persons are advised that The Common Fund is considering whether to
register its Multi-Strategy fund as a mutual fund, thereby precluding third
party management by the Reporting Persons of The Common Fund's equity
positions. During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons sold the following
shares of Common Stock in the open market:
Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share
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The Common Fund, which Blum 05/27/03 119,200 58.5249
L.P. served as investment 05/28/03 155,000 58.9463
advisor
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer
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None of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, the other persons named in Item 2, is a party to any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to any securities of
the Issuer, including but not limited to the transfer or voting of any
securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option
arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or
loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, except (i) as previously
disclosed, or (ii) as noted above, Blum L.P. has voting and investment power
of the shares held by it for the benefit of the Investment Advisory Client.
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: May 30, 2003
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel,
Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
(Formerly RCBA GP, L.L.C.)
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. (Formerly RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P.)
By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C.
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
/s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
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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: May 30, 2003
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel,
Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
(Formerly RCBA GP, L.L.C.)
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. (Formerly RCBA Strategic Partners, L.P.)
By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. /s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
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Murray A. Indick, Member