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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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240.13d-102
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO (S)240.13D-
1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO (S)240.13D-2
(Amendment No. 1 )*
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Inco Ltd.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class VBN Shares
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(Title of Class of Securities)
453258709
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(CUSIP Number)
October 15, 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:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] 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).
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CUSIP NO. 453258709 13G
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BankAmerica Corporation
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
2,073,550
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
2,073,550
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 2,073,550
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 8.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 453258709 13G
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robertson Stephens Investment Management Co.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
2,073,550
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8 2,073,550
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 2,073,550
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 8.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 453258709 13G
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
2,073,550
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8 2,073,550
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 2,073,550
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 8.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 453258709 13G
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Robertson Stephens Orphan Fund
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 California
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
708,600
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8 708,600
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 708,600
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 2.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 453258709 13G
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Contrarian Fund
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
1,121,150
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8 1,121,150
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 1,121,150
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 4.3%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 IV
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: Inco Limited
(b) Address of Issuer's 145 King Street West, Suite 1500
Principal Executive Toronto, Ontario
Offices: CANADA
Item 2 (a) Names of Person Filing: (See Annex I for abbreviations)
BAC
Robertson Parent
Investment Adviser
Orphan
Contrarian
(b) Address of Principal
Business Offices: See Annex I
(c) Citizenship: See Annex I
(d) Title of Class of Class VBN Shares
Securities:
(e) CUSIP Number: 453258709
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o)
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c)
(c) [_] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)
(d) [_] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)
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(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with (S)240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with (S)240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)240.13d-1(c), check this box. [X]
Item 4 *Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
BAC 2,073,550
Robertson Parent 2,073,550
Investment Adviser 2,073,550
Orphan 708,600
Contrarian 1,121,150
(b) Percent of Class:
BAC 8.0%
Robertson Parent 8.0%
Investment Adviser 8.0%
Orphan 2.7%
Contrarian 4.3%
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* By virtue of the corporate relationships between Reporting Persons as
described in Item 7, BAC (the parent company) may be deemed to possess
indirect beneficial ownership of shares beneficially owned directly by
its subsidiaries. Similarly, higher tier BAC subsidiaries may be deemed
to possess indirect beneficial ownership of shares beneficially owned
directly by lower tier BAC subsidiaries. The power to vote and to
dispose of shares may be deemed to be shared between entities due to
their corporate relationships. In addition to the shares reflected above
as held by Orphan and Contrarian, 243,800 shares are held by other funds
within the Robertson Stephens group.
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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
BAC 0
Robertson Parent 0
Investment Adviser 0
Orphan 0
Contrarian 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote:
BAC 2,073,550
Robertson Parent 2,073,550
Investment Adviser 2,073,550
Orphan 708,600
Contrarian 1,121,150
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
BAC 0
Robertson Parent 0
Investment Adviser 0
Orphan 0
Contrarian 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
BAC 2,073,550
Robertson Parent 2,073,550
Investment Adviser 2,073,550
Orphan 708,600
Contrarian 1,121,150
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
the following [X**].
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiaries Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
See Annex I.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10 Certification.
[_] 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. (13d-1(b)).
[X] By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above 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. (13d-1(c)).
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**As to Orphan and Contrarian only.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: November 9, 1998
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*
ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.*
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.*
THE ROBERTSON STEPHENS ORPHAN FUND, L.P.*
THE CONTRARIAN FUND*
*By: /s/ VENRICE R. PALMER
Venrice R. Palmer
Senior Counsel of
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
and Authorized Attorney-in-Fact (signing resolutions and powers of attorney
are incorporated by reference to Schedule 13G Amendment #2 relating to
Anaren Microwave, Inc. and to Schedule 13G Amendment #3 relating to
Lexford, Inc.)
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EXHIBIT A
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this statement jointly
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1). Each of them is responsible for the timely filing
of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and
accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none
of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information
concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Date: November 9, 1998
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*
ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.*
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.*
THE ROBERTSON STEPHENS ORPHAN FUND, L.P.*
THE CONTRARIAN FUND*
*By: /s/ VENRICE R. PALMER
Venrice R. Palmer
Senior Counsel of
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
and Authorized Attorney-in-Fact (signing resolutions and powers of
attorney are incorporated by reference to Schedule 13G Amendment #2
relating to Anaren Microwave, Inc. and to Schedule 13G Amendment #3
relating to Lexford, Inc.)
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Annex I
This Annex identifies certain entities which may be filing parties of
the attached Schedule or which may be referred to in the filing.
Registered Investment Companies
Each of the following entities is a series of Robertson Stephens
Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust. The investment adviser for
each of such entities is Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management,
L.P. Each is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, with principal office and principal place of business at 555 California
Street, San Francisco, CA 94104:
The Contrarian Fund ("Contrarian")
The Robertson Stephens Developing Countries Fund ("Developing
Countries")
The Robertson Stephens Diversified Growth Fund ("Diversified
Growth")
The Robertson Stephens Emerging Growth Fund ("Emerging Growth")
The Robertson Stephens Growth & Income Fund ("Growth & Income")
The Information Age Fund(TM) ("Information Age")
The Robertson Stephens Global Natural Resources Fund ("Natural
"Resources")
The Robertson Stephens Global Value Fund ("Global Value")
The Robertson Stephens MicroCap Growth Fund ("Micro-Cap Growth")
The Robertson Stephens Partners Fund ("Partners")
The Robertson Stephens Value + Growth Fund ("Value + Growth")
Other Entities
The principal office and principal place of business of the following
entities is 555 California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104, unless
otherwise noted:
I. (a) BankAmerica Corporation ("BAC") is a Delaware corporation. It
wholly owns Robertson Parent.
(b) registered bank holding company
(c) 100 North Tryon Street, NationsBank Corporate Center
Charlotte, N.C. 28255
II. (a) Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association ("BANTSA")
is a national banking association organized under the laws of the
United States.
(b) national bank
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III. (a) Bayview Holdings, Inc. ("Bayview Holdings") is a Delaware
corporation. Bayview Holdings a wholly owned subsidiary of
Robertson Parent. It is managing member of Private Equity Group.
(b) holding company
IV. (a) Bayview Investors, Ltd. ("Bayview") is a California limited
partnership.
(b) investments in securities
V. (a) The Robertson Stephens Orphan Fund, L.P. ("Orphan") is a
California limited partnership. Investment Adviser is the general
partner.
(b) investments in securities
VI. (a) The Robertson Stephens Orphan Offshore Fund, L.P. ("Orphan
Offshore") is a Cayman Islands limited partnership. Investment
Adviser is the investment adviser.
(b) investment in securities
VII. (a) Robertson Stephens Investment Management Co. ("Robertson Parent")
is a Delaware corporation. It is wholly owned by BAC. It owns
Bayview Holdings.
(b) holding company
VIII. (a) Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management, L.P.
("Investment Adviser") is a California limited partnership. It is
investment adviser to the Registered Investment Companies and
Orphan Offshore and General partner of Orphan and Emerging Growth
Partners.
(b) registered investment advisor
IX. (a) Robertson, Stephens & Company Private Equity Group, L.L.C.
("Private Equity Group") is a Delaware limited liability company.
It is general partner of Bayview and Bayview VI. It is limited
partner of Venture IV. Bayview Holdings is managing member of
Private Equity Group.
(b) holding company
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X. (a) Bayview Investors VI, L.P. ("Bayview VI") is a California limited
partnership. It is general partner of Emerging Growth Partners,
L.P. ("Emerging Growth Partners"). Private Equity Group is its
general partner.
(b) investments in securities
XI. (a) Robertson Stephens Emerging Growth Partners, L.P. is a California
limited partnership. Bayview VI and Investment Adviser are its
general partners.
(b) investments in securities
XII. (a) RS & Co. IV, L.P. ("IV LP") is a Delaware limited partnership.
Venture IV is its general partner. Investment Advisor is its
investment advisor.
(b) investments in securities
XIII. (a) RS & Co. Venture Partners IV ("Venture IV"), is a Delaware limited
partnership. Its general partners are M. Kathleen Behrens and
David L. Goldsmith. Its investment adviser is Investment Adviser.
It is general partner to IV LP.
(b) holding company
XIV. (a) The Robertson Stephens Black Bear Fund I, L.P. ("Black Bear"), is
a California limited partnership. Its general partner and
investment adviser is Investment Adviser.
(b) investments in securities
XV. (a) Black Bear Fund II, L.L.C. ("Black Bear II"), is a California
limited partnership. Investment Adviser is its investment adviser.
(b) investments in securities
XVI. (a) Black Bear Offshore Fund Limited ("Black Bear Offshore"), is a
Cayman Islands limited partnership. Investment Adviser is its
investment adviser.
(b) investments in securities
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