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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Netia Holdings S.A.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, nominal value 6.00 PLN per share,
represented by American Depositary Shares
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(Title of Class of Securities)
64114B 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
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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:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] 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 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. 64114B 10 4 13G Page 2 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P. I.D.# 13-3986317
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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
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,227,274
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,227,174
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,227,274
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.63%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114 B 10 13G Page 3 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Ventures International, L.P. I.D.# NA
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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
Bermuda
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,298,701
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,298,701
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,298,701
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.90%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114B 10 4 13G Page 4 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Netherlands
Equity Partners I, C.V. I.D.# NA
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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
The Netherlands
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 38,961
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
38,961
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
38,961
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.15%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114B 10 4 13G Page 5 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Netherlands
Equity Partners II, C.V. I.D.# NA
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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
The Netherlands
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 25,973
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
25,974
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
25,974
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.10%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114B 10 4 13G Page 6 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Netherlands
Equity Partners III, C.V. I.D.# NA
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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
The Netherlands
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,494
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,494
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,494
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.02%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114B 1013G Page 7 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus & Co. I.D.# 13-6358475
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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
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 2,597,403
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,597,403
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,597,403
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.80%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 64114B 10 4 13G Page 8 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC I.D.# 13-3536050
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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
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 2,597,403
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,597,403
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,597,403
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.80%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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Netia Holdings S.A. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
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Offices:
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ul. Poleczki 13
02-822 Warsaw, Poland
Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal
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and (b). Business Office:
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This statement is filed by and on behalf of
(a) Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("WPEP"); (b)
Warburg, Pincus Ventures International, L.P.,
a Bermuda limited partnership ("WPVI"); (c)
Warburg, Pincus Netherlands Equity Partners I
C.V., a Dutch limited partnership ("WPNEP
I"); (d) Warburg, Pincus Netherlands Equity
Partners II C.V., a Dutch limited partnership
("WPNEP II"); (e) Warburg, Pincus Netherlands
Equity Partners III C.V., a Dutch limited
partnership ("WPNEP III"); (f) Warburg,
Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership
("WP"); and (c) E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
LLC, a New York limited liability company
("EMW LLC"), which manages WPEP, WPVI, WPNEP
I, WPNEP II and WPNEP III. WP, is the sole
general partner of WPEP, WPVI, WPNEP I, WPNEP
II and WPNEP III, and has a 20% interest in
the profits of each such limited partnership.
Lionel I. Pincus is the managing partner of
WP and the managing member of EMW LLC and may
be deemed to control both WP and EMW LLC. The
members of EMW LLC are substantially the same
as the partners of WP. The business address
of each of the foregoing is 466 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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Not Applicable
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Shares, par value 6.00 PLN per share
("Common Shares"), represented by American
Depositary Shares
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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64114B 10 4
Item 3. Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership:
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(a) 2,597,403 Common Shares, as of
December 31, 1999.
(b) 9.80%
This calculation includes all
outstanding Common Shares of the
Issuer, whether or not represented by
American Depositary Shares
(c) (i) -0-
(ii) 2,597,403
(iii) -0-
(iv) 2,597,403
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
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of Another Person:
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Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
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Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
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Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
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Control Person:
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Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
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Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
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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.
Dated: February 11, 2000
WARBURG, PINCUS EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS I, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS II, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
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WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS III, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Member
Page 12 of 15 Pages
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit I Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 11, 2000, among the
signatories to this Schedule 13G.
Page 13 of 15 Pages
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Exhibit I
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1)
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The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf
of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint
filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible
for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy
of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others,
except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such
information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
Dated: February 11, 2000
WARBURG, PINCUS EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS I, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS II, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
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WARBURG, PINCUS NETHERLANDS EQUITY PARTNERS III, C.V.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co., General Partner
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: : /S/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Member
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