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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-05-000104
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
FILED AS OF DATE: 20050208
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050208
GROUP MEMBERS: WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
GROUP MEMBERS: WARBURG, PINCUS LLC
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KNOLL INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011570
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE & FIXTURES [2590]
IRS NUMBER: 133873847
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52717
FILM NUMBER: 05583469
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1235 WATER ST
CITY: EAST GREENVILLE
STATE: PA
ZIP: 18041
BUSINESS PHONE: 2156797991
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1235 WATER STREET
CITY: EAST GREENVILLE
STATE: PA
ZIP: 18041
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WARBURG PINCUS VENTURES LP
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000942263
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
IRS NUMBER: 133784037
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC
STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017-3147
BUSINESS PHONE: 2128780600
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC
STREET 2: 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10017-3147
SC 13G
1
w2763421a.txt
INITIAL 13 G FILING
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
Knoll, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
498904200
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2004
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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. 498904200 13G Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. - (IRS Identification No. 13-3784037)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 29,323,884
OWNED BY
EACH ------ -------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,323,884
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,323,884
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
61.2%
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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. 498904200 13G Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg Pincus & Co. - (IRS Identification No. 13-6358475)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
544,068
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 29,323,884
OWNED BY
EACH ------ --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 544,068
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,323,884
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,867,952
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
62.4%
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 498904200 13G Page 4 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg Pincus LLC - (IRS Identification No. 13-3536050)
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
-------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 29,867,952
OWNED BY
EACH ------ --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
29,867,952
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
29,867,952
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
62.4%
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1(a): Name of Issuer:
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Knoll, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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1235 Water Street
East Greenville, PA 1804
Item 2(a) and (b): Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business Office
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or, if None, Residence:
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This statement is being filed by and on behalf of: (a)
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("WPV"), (b) Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York
general partnership ("WPC"), and (c) Warburg Pincus LLC, a
New York limited liability company ("WPLLC"), which manages
WPV. WPC is the sole general partner of WPV. The business
address of each of the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York 10017.
Item 2(c): Citizenship:
------------
WPV is a Delaware limited partnership
WPC is a New York general partnership
WPLLC is a New York limited liability company
Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e): CUSIP Number:
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498904200
Item 3: If this statement is filed pursuant to
------------------------------------------
ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c),
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check whether the person is filing as a:
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(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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)
(e)[ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss. 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)[ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)[ ] A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
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(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 ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
Item 4: Ownership by WPV:
-----------------
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 29,323,884 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 61.2%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
29,323,884
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 29,323,884
Ownership by WPC:
-----------------
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 29,867,952 shares of
Common Stock
(b) Percent of class: 62.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person
has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 544,068
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
29,323,884
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 544,068
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 29,323,884
Ownership by WPLLC:
-------------------
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 29,867,952 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 62.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
29,867,952
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 29,867,952
-6-
Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
--------------------------------------------
Not applicable.
Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
--------------------------------------------------------
Person:
-------
Not applicable.
Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
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Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
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Holding Company:
----------------
Not applicable.
Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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WPV, WPC and WPLLC are making this single, joint filing
because they may be deemed to constitute a "group" within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. This agreement among WPV, WPC and
WPLLC to file jointly is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Each
of WPV, WPC and WPLLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all
of the Common Shares, other than those reported herein as
being owned by it.
Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group:
-------------------------------
Not applicable.
Item 10: Certification:
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Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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 8, 2005
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: Warburg Pincus & Co.
its General Partner
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
--------------------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
--------------------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS LLC
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
--------------------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Managing Director
EX-99.A
2
w2763421b.txt
FOR WARBURG, PINCUS, L.P.
Exhibit A
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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 such 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 8, 2005
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: Warburg Pincus & Co.
its General Partner
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
---------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
---------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS LLC
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
--------------------
Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Managing Director