UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(AMENDMENT NO. __)*
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
144460
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* 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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
Page 1 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 2 of 14 Pages
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Menlo Ventures VII, L.P.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 1,503,006
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,503,006
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,503,006
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.36%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 2 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 3 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund VII, L.P.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 67,635
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 67,635
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
67,635
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
.29%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 3 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 4 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
MV Management VII, L.L.C.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 1,570,641
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 4 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 5 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
H. DuBose Montgomery
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 5 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 6 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Thomas H. Bredt
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 6 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 7 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Douglas C. Carlisle
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 7 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 8 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
John W. Jarve
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 8 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 9 of 14 Pages
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Michael D. Laufer
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 9 of 14 pages
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CUSIP No. 144460 Page 10 of 14 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons
Sonja L. Hoel
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,570,641
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,570,641
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,570,641
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.65%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 10 of 14 pages
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Carrier Access Corporation ("Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5395 Pearl Parkway
Boulder, CO 80301
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Menlo Ventures VII, L.P. ("MV VII")
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund VII, L.P. ("MEF VII")
MV Management VII, L.L.C. ("MVM VII")
H. DuBose Montgomery ("HDM")
Thomas H. Bredt ("THB")
Douglas C. Carlisle ("DCC")
John W. Jarve ("JWJ")
Michael D. Laufer ("MDL")
Sonja L. Hoel ("SLH")
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 4, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(c) Citizenship/Place of Organization:
Entities: MV VII - Delaware
MEF VII - Delaware
MVM VII - Delaware
Individuals: HDM - United States
THB - United States
DCC - United States
JWJ - United States
MDL - United States
SLH - United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 144460
Item 3. Not applicable.
Page 11 of 14 pages
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<TABLE>
Item 4 Ownership.
<CAPTION>
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
MV VII MEF VII MVM VII HDM THB DCC JWJ MDL SLH
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(a) Beneficial
Ownership 1,503,006 67,635 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
(b) Percentage
of Class 6.36% .29% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65% 6.65%
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
(c) Sole
Voting
Power 1,503,006 67,635 1,570,641 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Shared
Voting
Power -0- -0- -0- 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Sole
Dispositive
Power 1,503,006 67,635 1,570,641 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Shared
Dispositive
Power -0- -0- -0- 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641 1,570,641
- ------- ------------ ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
</TABLE>
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
No reporting person is a member of a group as defined in Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
Date: December 31, 1999
MENLO VENTURES VII, L.P. MV MANAGEMENT VII, L.L.C.
By: MV Management VII, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
MENLO ENTREPRENEURS FUND VII, L.P.
By: MV Management VII, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
/s/ H. DuBose Montgomery /s/ John W. Jarve
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H. DuBose Montgomery John W. Jarve
/s/ Thomas H. Bredt /s/ Michael D. Laufer
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Thomas H. Bredt Michael D. Laufer
/s/ Douglas C. Carlisle /s/ Sonja L. Hoel
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Douglas C. Carlisle Sonja L. Hoel
EXHIBITS
A: Joint Filing Statement
Page 13 of 14 pages
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
We, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of us.
Date: December 31, 1999
MENLO VENTURES VII, L.P. MV MANAGEMENT VII, L.L.C.
By: MV Management VII, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
MENLO ENTREPRENEURS FUND VII, L.P.
By: MV Management VII, L.L.C.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
/s/ H. DuBose Montgomery /s/ John W. Jarve
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H. DuBose Montgomery John W. Jarve
/s/ Thomas H. Bredt /s/ Michael D. Laufer
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Thomas H. Bredt Michael D. Laufer
/s/ Douglas C. Carlisle /s/ Sonja L. Hoel
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Douglas C. Carlisle Sonja L. Hoel
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