Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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929740108
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(Cusip Number)
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November 14, 2017
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No. 929740108
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Partners, L.P.
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
661,771
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
661,771
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
661,771
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%
|
||
12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
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CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P.
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||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
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SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
628,450
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
628,450
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
628,450
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
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CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
104,203
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
104,203
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
104,203
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
88,305
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
88,305
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
88,305
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners V, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
139,822
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
139,822
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
139,822
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
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CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,183,767
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,183,767
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,183,767
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.2%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
45,483
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
45,483
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
45,483
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.0%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital AA Investors, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
379,958
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
379,958
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
379,958
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.4%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
65,999
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
65,999
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
65,999
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Equity Partners Master, L.P.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,578,369
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,578,369
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,578,369
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.6%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
PN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
42,442
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
42,442
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
42,442
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.0%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IA, OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Partners, L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,810,128
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,810,128
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,810,128
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.0%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon AA GP, L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
379,958
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
379,958
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
379,958
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.4%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
139,822
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
139,822
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
139,822
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
65,999
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
65,999
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
65,999
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Farallon Equity Partners (GP), L.L.C.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,578,369
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,578,369
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,578,369
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.6%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Philip D. Dreyfuss
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Michael B. Fisch
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Richard B. Fried
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
David T. Kim
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Monica R. Landry
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Michael G. Linn
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Ravi K. Paidipaty
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Rajiv A. Patel
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Thomas G. Roberts, Jr.
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
William Seybold
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Andrew J. M. Spokes
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
John R. Warren
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
CUSIP No. 929740108
|
1
|
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Mark C. Wehrly
|
||
2
|
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ X ]**
** The reporting persons making this filing hold an aggregate of 4,918,569 Shares, which is 5.1% of the class of securities. The reporting person on this cover page, however, is a beneficial owner only of the securities reported by it on this cover page.
|
||
3
|
SEC USE ONLY
|
||
4
|
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
|
||
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
|
5
|
SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
|
|
6
|
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,918,569
|
||
7
|
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
|
||
8
|
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,918,569
|
||
9
|
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,918,569
|
||
10
|
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)
[ ]
|
||
11
|
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
|
||
12
|
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
|
(i)
|
Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCP"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(ii)
|
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCIP"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(iii)
|
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCIP II"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(iv)
|
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCIP III"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(v)
|
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCIP V"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(vi)
|
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("FCOI II"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(vii)
|
Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCAMI"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(viii)
|
Farallon Capital AA Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCAAI"), with respect to the Shares held by it;
|
(ix)
|
Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("F5MI"), with respect to the Shares held by it; and
|
(x)
|
Farallon Equity Partners Master, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("FEPM"), with respect to the Shares held by it.
|
(xi)
|
Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Management Company"), with respect to the Shares held by one or more accounts (the "Managed Accounts"), each as managed by the Management Company.
|
(xii)
|
Farallon Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Farallon General Partner"), which is (i) the general partner of each of FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II and FCAMI and (ii) the sole member of the FCAAI General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the FEPM General Partner each (as defined below), with respect to the Shares held by each of the Farallon Funds other than F5MI.
|
(xiii)
|
Farallon AA GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FCAAI General Partner"), which is the general partner of FCAAI, with respect to the Shares held by FCAAI.
|
(xiv)
|
Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FCIP V General Partner"), which is the general partner of FCIP V, with respect to the Shares held by FCIP V.
|
(xv)
|
Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "F5MI General Partner"), which is the general partner of F5MI, with respect to the Shares held by F5MI.
|
(xvi)
|
Farallon Equity Partners (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FEPM General Partner"), which is the general partner of FEPM, with respect to the Shares held by FEPM.
|
(i)
|
The following persons, each of whom is a managing member of both the Farallon General Partner and the Management Company, a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCAAI General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the FEPM General Partner, and a director and/or officer of the general partner of the sole member of the F5MI General Partner, with respect to the Shares held by the Farallon Funds and the Managed Accounts: Philip D. Dreyfuss ("Dreyfuss"), Michael B. Fisch ("Fisch"), Richard B. Fried ("Fried"), David T. Kim ("Kim"), Monica R. Landry ("Landry"), Michael G. Linn ("Linn"), Ravi K. Paidipaty ("Paidipaty"), Rajiv A. Patel ("Patel"), Thomas G. Roberts, Jr. ("Roberts"), William Seybold ("Seybold"), Andrew J. M. Spokes ("Spokes"), John R. Warren ("Warren") and Mark C. Wehrly ("Wehrly").
|
EXHIBIT 1
|
Joint Acquisition Statement Pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(k)
|