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. )*
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Vengold, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
92267K100
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(CUSIP Number)
September 23, 1998 (see note to Item 2)
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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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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 2 of 13
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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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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY 6,295,200
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH 6,295,200
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
6,295,200
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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
4.4%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 3 of 13
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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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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY 6,295,200
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH 6,295,200
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 6,295,200
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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 4.4%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 4 of 13
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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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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY 6,295,200
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH 6,295,200
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 6,295,200
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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 4.4%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 5 of 13
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bayview Holdings, Inc.
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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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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH -0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 -0-
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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 0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 6 of 13
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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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NUMBER OF SOLE VOTING POWER
5
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
6
OWNED BY 3,906,700
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
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PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
WITH 3,906,700
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 3,906,700
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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 IV
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 7 of 13
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: Vengold, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's 200 Burrard St., Suite 1688
Principal Executive Vancouver, B.C.
Offices: V6C 3L6 CANADA
Item 2 (a) *Names of Person Filing: (See Annex I for abbreviations)
BAC
Robertson Parent
Investment Adviser
Bayview Holdings
Contrarian
(b) Address of Principal See Annex I
Business Offices:
(c) Citizenship: See Annex I
(d) Title of Class of Common Stock
Securities:
(e) CUSIP Number: 92267K100
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)
(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]
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* The filing parties previously filed a Schedule 13D with respect to this
issuer. This Schedule 13G is filed primarily to convert such Schedule 13D into
a Schedule 13G.
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 8 of 13
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Item 4 **Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
BAC 6,295,200
Robertson Parent 6,295,200
Investment Adviser 6,295,200
Bayview Holdings 0
Contrarian 3,906,700
(b) Percent of Class:
BAC 4.4%
Robertson Parent 4.4%
Investment Adviser 4.4%
Bayview Holdings 0%
Contrarian 2.7%
(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
Bayview Holdings 0
Contrarian 0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
BAC 6,295,200
Robertson Parent 6,295,200
Investment Adviser 6,295,200
Bayview Holdings 0
Contrarian 3,906,700
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
BAC 0
Robertson Parent 0
Investment Adviser 0
Bayview Holdings 0
Contrarian 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
BAC 6,295,200
Robertson Parent 6,295,200
Investment Adviser 6,295,200
Bayview Holdings 0
Contrarian 3,906,700
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].
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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 relation-
ships. Three million nine hundred six thousand seven hundred (3,906,700)
shares are held by Contrarian and the remaining 2,388,500 are held by other
funds within the Robertson Stephens group. BankAmerica Corporation is the
parent of the Bank.
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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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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 10 of 13
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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: September 30, 1998
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*
ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.*
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.*
BAYVIEW HOLDINGS, INC.*
THE CONTRARIAN FUND*
*By: /s/ VENRICE R. PALMER
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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.)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 11 of 13
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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: September 30, 1998
BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*
ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO.*
ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.*
BAYVIEW HOLDINGS, INC.*
THE CONTRARIAN FUND*
*By: /s/ VENRICE R. PALMER
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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.)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 92267K100 Page 12 of 13
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ANNEX I
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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
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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,
Suite 2600, 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
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The principal office and principal place of business of the following
entities is 555 California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104:
I. (a) BankAmerica Corporation ("BAC") is a Delaware corporation. It
wholly owns Robertson Parent.
(b) registered bank holding company
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
III. (a) Bayview Holdings, Inc. ("Bayview Holdings") is a Delaware corpo-
ration. 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 Cali-
fornia limited partnership. Investment Adviser is the general
partner.
(b) investments in securities
VI. (a) The Robertson Stephens Orphan Offshore Fund, L.P. ('Orphan Off-
shore") 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
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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
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 invest-
ment 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
