SC 13D/A 1 jd7-12_13d.txt ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------ SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8) ------------ ValueVision Media, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class of securities) 92047K-10-7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) John W. Campo, Jr., Managing Director and General Counsel GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. 120 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06927 (203) 357-4011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 8, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rules 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [_]. ================================================================================
------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 06-1468495 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): [_] -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware ----------------------- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: 0 SHARES ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 14,013,918 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 REPORTING ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 14,013,918 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: 14,013,918 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 33.1% -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 2 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: NBC Universal, Inc. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 14-1682529 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): [_] -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware ----------------------- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: 7,584,977 SHARES ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 14,013,918 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 7,584,977 REPORTING ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 14,013,918 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: 21,598,895 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 43.4% -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: General Electric Capital Corporation I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 13-1500700 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): [_] -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware ----------------------- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: 0 SHARES ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 14,013,918 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 REPORTING ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 14,013,918 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: 14,013,918 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): 33.1% -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 4 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: General Electric Capital Services, Inc. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 06-1109503 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): [ ] -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware ----------------------- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) SHARES ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 0 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) REPORTING ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Capital Services, Inc. -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): Not applicable (see 11 above) -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 5 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 6 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: General Electric Company I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 14-0689340 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): [x] -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware ----------------------- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) SHARES ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 0 OWNED BY ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) REPORTING ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): Not applicable (see 11 above) -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 6 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 92047K-10-7 13D Page 7 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: National Broadcasting Company Holdings, Inc. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY): 13-3448662 -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [x] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY -------------- ----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Not applicable -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED [_] PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e): -------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware -------------------------- ------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) SHARES ------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER: 0 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: Disclaimed (see 11 below) REPORTING ------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: 0 -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON: Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by National Broadcasting Company Holdings, Inc. -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: [_] -------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11): Not applicable (see 11 above) -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: CO -------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
7 This Amendment No. 8 amends the Schedule 13D filed April 26, 1999, as amended (the "Schedule 13D"), and is filed by GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. ("GECEI"), NBC Universal, Inc. (formerly known as National Broadcasting Company, Inc.) ("NBC"), General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital"), General Electric Capital Services, Inc. ("GECS"), General Electric Company ("GE"), and National Broadcasting Company Holding, Inc. ("NBC Holding") (each a "Reporting Person" and collectively the "Reporting Persons"), with respect to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of ValueVision Media, Inc. (the "Company"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Schedule 13D. Item 2. Identity and Background. ----------------------- Item 2 is supplemented as follows: As of July 11, 2005, the name, business address, present principal occupation or employment, and citizenship of each director and executive officer of GECEI, NBC, GE Capital, GECS, GE and NBC Holding, are set forth on Schedules A, B, C, D, E and F respectively, attached hereto. During the last five years, other than the SEC's Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC Release No. 34-50426 (September 23, 2004) applicable to GE, none of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of their knowledge, any of their directors or executive officers, has been (i) convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. This Amendment No. 8 is being filed while the Reporting Persons are in the process of verifying information required herein from their respective directors and executive officers. If the Reporting Persons obtain information concerning such individuals which would cause a material change in the disclosure contained herein, an amendment to this statement will be filed that will disclose such change. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. ---------------------- Item 4 is supplemented as follows: As stated in Item 6 of this Amendment No. 8, GECEI entered into agreements on July 8, 2005, to sell an aggregate of 2,604,932 shares of Common Stock in private negotiated transactions. The responses of the Reporting Persons to Item 6 of this Amendment No. 8 are incorporated herein by reference. 8 Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. ------------------------------------ Because the pending sale of an aggregate of 2,604,932 shares of Common Stock by GECEI described in Items 4 and 6 of this Amendment No. 8 has not yet been consummated, the following statements in this Item 5 of Amendment No. 8 do not reflect any such reduction in beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934): (a) The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows (11) through (13) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 8 are incorporated herein by reference. As of July 11, 2005, GECEI, GE Capital (by virtue of its ownership of all of the common stock of GECEI) and NBC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 14,013,918 shares of Common Stock composed of (i) 8,674,418 shares of outstanding Common Stock and (ii) 5,339,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of 5,339,500 shares of outstanding Preferred Stock. In addition, as of July 11, 2005, NBC had sole beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 7,584,977 shares of Common Stock composed of: (i) 101,509 shares of outstanding Common Stock; (ii) 1,125,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Distributor Warrants; (iii) 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Branding Warrants; (iv) 343,725 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of First Performance Distributor Warrants; and (v) 14,743 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the New Performance Warrant (which excludes 22,115 shares subject to the New Performance Warrant that are not exercisable within 60 days). Accordingly, as of July 11, 2005, GECEI and GE Capital (by virtue of its ownership of all of the common stock of GECEI) beneficially owned in the aggregate 14,013,918 shares of Common Stock, and NBC beneficially owned in the aggregate 21,598,895 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 33.1% and 43.4%, respectively, of the shares of Common stock outstanding determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Exchange Act (based on the number of shares outstanding as of June 7, 2005, as reported in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2005 (36,992,572 shares), plus the shares issuable to the relevant Reporting Person upon conversion and/or exercise of the preferred stock and/or warrants described above). Except as disclosed in this Item 5(a), none of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of their knowledge, any of their directors or executive officers, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock. (b) The responses of the Reporting Persons to (i) Rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages of this Amendment No. 8 and (ii) Item 5(a) hereof are incorporated herein by reference. GECEI and NBC have an arrangement with respect to the voting and disposition of the 5,339,500 shares of Preferred Stock issued to GECEI (and the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion thereof) and the shares of Common Stock that were issued to GECEI upon exercise of the Investment Warrant (currently representing a balance of 8,674,418 shares). Pursuant to the arrangement, GECEI and NBC have agreed to exercise jointly the power to vote and dispose of such securities and, accordingly may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over such securities. Except as disclosed in this Item 5(b), none of the Reporting Persons, nor to the best of their knowledge, any of their directors or executive officers, presently has the power to vote or direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of any of the shares of Common Stock which they may be deemed to beneficially own. 9 (c) None of the Reporting Persons, nor, to the best of their knowledge, any of their directors or executive officers, has effected any transaction in the Common Stock during the past 60 days except as described in Item 6 to this Amendment No. 8. (d) Not applicable, except see Item 6 of this Amendment No. 8. (e) Not applicable. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect --------------------------------------------------------------------- to Securities of the Issuer. ---------------------------- On July 8, 2005, GECEI entered into four stock purchase and registration agreements, each dated as of July 8, 2005, pursuant to which GECEI agreed to sell an aggregate of 2,604,932 shares of Common Stock at $11 per share in private negotiated transactions to several purchasers. Pursuant to the agreements, the Company also agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the resales of such shares by the purchasers (and in so doing, the agreements incorporate certain terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 15, 1999, among GECEI, NBC and the Company). The agreements provide for the closings of GECEI's sales to occur on the earlier of (i) the second business day following the day on which such registration statement is declared effective by the SEC and (ii) September 15, 2005. The number of shares of Common Stock sold to, and the identity of, each purchaser party to its respective agreement is set forth below: Shares Sold Purchaser ----------- --------- 1,704,932 Janus Investment Fund on behalf of its series Janus Venture Fund 350,000 Caxton International Limited 200,000 Magnetar Investment Management, LLC on behalf of a managed account for which it acts as investment manager 159,600 RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd. 58,800 Starboard Value and Opportunity Fund, LLC 47,600 Ramius Securities, LLC 36,400 RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd. 36,400 Ramius Master Fund, Ltd. 11,200 Parche, LLC 10 Copies of the stock purchase and registration agreements, dated as of July 8, 2005, are attached as Exhibits 21, 22, 23 and 24 hereto and hereby incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Materials to be filed as Exhibits. --------------------------------- Exhibit 21 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Janus Investment Fund on behalf of its series Janus Venture Fund. Exhibit 22 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Caxton International Limited. Exhibit 23 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Magnetar Investment Management, LLC on behalf of a managed account for which it acts as investment manager. Exhibit 24 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., Starboard Value and Opportunity Fund, LLC, Ramius Securities, LLC, RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd., and Parche, LLC. Exhibit 25 Power of Attorney (General Electric Capital Services, Inc.). Exhibit 26 Power of Attorney (General Electric Company). 11 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: July 12, 2005 GE CAPITAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC. By: /s/ Ronald J. Herman, Jr. --------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Herman, Jr. Title: President NBC UNIVERSAL, INC. By: /s/ Elizabeth A. Newell --------------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth A. Newell Title: Assistant Secretary GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Ronald J. Herman, Jr. --------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Herman, Jr. Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Ronald J. Herman, Jr. --------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Herman, Jr. Title: Attorney-in-fact GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ Ronald J. Herman, Jr. --------------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Herman, Jr. Title: Attorney-in-fact NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY HOLDING, INC. By: /s/ Elizabeth A. Newell --------------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth A. Newell Title: Assistant Secretary 12 SCHEDULE A ---------- GE CAPITAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC. DIRECTORS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Ronald J. Herman, Jr. GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. President and Chairman of the Board, 120 Long Ridge Road GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. Stamford, CT 06927 Citizenship: All U.S.A. GE CAPITAL EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Ronald J. Herman, Jr. GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. President and Chairman of the Board, GE Capital Equity 120 Long Ridge Road Investments, Inc. Stamford, CT 06927 Jack Campo GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, 120 Long Ridge Road GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. Stamford, CT 06927 Frank Ertl GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and 120 Long Ridge Road Treasurer, GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. Stamford, CT 06927 Citizenship: All U.S.A. SCHEDULE B ---------- NBC UNIVERSAL, INC. DIRECTORS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Jefrey R. Immelt General Electric Company Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, General 3135 Easton Turnpike Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06431 Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, General 30 Rockefeller Plaza Electric Company; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NBC New York, NY 10112 Universal, Inc. Roy Brandon Burgess NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President, Digital Media, International 30 Rockefeller Plaza Channels & Business Development, NBC Universal, Inc. New York, NY 10112 Lynn Calpeter NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, NBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza Universal, Inc. New York, NY 10112 Robert De Metz Vivendi Universal S.A. Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Vivendi 42 Avenue de Friedland Universal S.A. 75380 Paris Cedex, 08 France Dick Ebersol NBC Universal, Inc. Chairman, NBCU Sports & Olympics, NBC Universal, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Randy A. Falco NBC Universal, Inc. President, NBCU TV Networks Group, NBC Universal, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Jean-Rene Fourtou Vivendi Universal S.A. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Vivendi 42 Avenue de Friedland Universal S.A. 75380 Paris Cedex, 08 France Jay W. Ireland III NBC Universal, Inc. President, NBCU TV Stations, NBC Universal, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Jean-Bernard Levy Vivendi Universal S.A. Chief Operating Officer, Vivendi Universal S.A. 42 Avenue de Friedland 75380 Paris Cedex, 08 France NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Ron Meyer Universal Studios, Inc. President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director, Universal 100 Universal City Plaza Studios, Inc. and Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP Universal City, CA 91608 Keith S. Sherin General Electric Company Senior Vice President--Finance and Chief Financial Officer, 3135 Easton Turnpike General Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06431 Stacey Snider Universal Pictures Division Chairman, Universal Pictures Group 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 Thomas L. Williams Universal Studios Florida Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Parks & 1000 Universal Studios Plaza Resorts Group Orlando, FL 32819 Jeffrey Zucker NBC Universal, Inc. President - NBCU TV Group, NBC Universal, Inc. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Citizenship: Robert De Metz - France Jean-Rene Fourtou - France Jean-Bernard Levy - France All others - U.S.A. NBC UNIVERSAL, INC. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, General 30 Rockefeller Plaza Electric Company; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NBC New York, NY 10112 Universal, Inc. Lynn Calpeter NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Roy Brandon Burgess NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Richard Cotton NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Dick Ebersol NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 John W. Eck NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Randy A. Falco NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Jay W. Ireland III NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Anna Perez NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Marc Saperstein NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Neal Shapiro NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Pamela Thomas-Graham NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Eileen Whelley NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 David Zaslav NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Jeffrey Zucker NBC Universal, Inc. Executive Vice President 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Citizenship: All U.S.A.
SCHEDULE C ---------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION DIRECTORS All of the following individuals are employees of General Electric Company or one of its affiliates. All can be reached at the following address: c/o General Electric Capital Corporation, 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927. NAME ---- Charles E. Alexander David L. Calhoun James A. Colica Pamela Daley Dennis D. Dammerman Brackett B. Denniston Arthur H. Harper Jeffrey R. Immelt John H. Myers Michael A. Neal David R. Nissen James A. Parke Ronald R. Pressman John M. Samuels Keith S. Sherin Robert C. Wright Citizenship: All U.S.A. GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS All of the following individuals are employees of General Electric Company or one of its affiliates. All can be reached at the following address: c/o General Electric Capital Corporation, 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927. NAME ---- Philip D. Ameen Kathryn A. Cassidy James A. Colica Richard D'Avino Arthur H. Harper Brian T. McAnaney Michael A. Neal David R. Nissen James A. Parke Ronald R. Pressman Citizenship: All U.S.A. SCHEDULE D ---------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. DIRECTORS All of the following individuals are employees of General Electric Company or one of its affiliates. All can be reached at the following address: c/o General Electric Capital Services, 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927. NAME ---- Charles E. Alexander David L. Calhoun James A. Colica Pamela Daley Dennis D. Dammerman Brackett B. Denniston Arthur H. Harper Jeffrey R. Immelt John H. Myers Michael A. Neal David R. Nissen James A. Parke Ronald R. Pressman John M. Samuels Keith S. Sherin Robert C. Wright Citizenship: All U.S.A. GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS All of the following individuals are employees of General Electric Company or one of its affiliates. All can be reached at the following address: c/o General Electric Capital Services, 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927. NAME ---- Philip D. Ameen Mark S. Barber Jeffrey Bornstein Kathryn A. Cassidy James A. Colica Richard D'Avino Arthur H. Harper Stephen F. Kluger Brian T. McAnaney Marc A. Meiches Glen A. Messina Michael A. Neal David R. Nissen James A. Parke Ronald R. Pressman Maive F. Scully Dennis R. Sweeney James Tremante Citizenship: All U.S.A. SCHEDULE E ---------- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY DIRECTORS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- James I. Cash, Jr. General Electric Company Retired James E. Robinson Professor of 3135 Easton Turnpike Business Administration, Harvard Graduate Fairfield, CT 06828 School of Business Administration Sir William Castell GE Healthcare Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane Officer, General Electric Company; Chairman, Chalfont St. Giles GE Healthcare HP8 4SP Great Britain Dennis D. Dammerman General Electric Company Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive 3135 Easton Turnpike Officer, General Electric Company; Chairman, Fairfield, CT 06828 General Electric Capital Services, Inc. Ann M. Fudge Young & Rubicam, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Young & 285 Madison Avenue Rubicam, Inc. (advertising and media services) New York, New York 10017 Claudio X. Gonzalez Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Jose Luis Lagrange 103, Officer, Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Tercero Piso and Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Colonia Los Morales (consumer products) Mexico, D.F. 11510, Mexico Jeffrey R. Immelt General Electric Company Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive 3135 Easton Turnpike Officer, General Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06828 Andrea Jung Avon Products, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive 1345 Avenue of the Americas Officer, Avon Products, Inc. (cosmetics) New York, New York 10105 Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley The Procter & Gamble Company Chairman of the Board, President and Chief 1 Procter & Gamble Plaza Executive, The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH 45202-3315 (household products) Robert W. Lane Deere & Company Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive One John Deere Place Officer, Deere & Company Moline, Illinois 61265 (equipment manufacturer) NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Ralph S. Larsen Johnson & Johnson Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive 100 Albany Street Officer, Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical, Suite 200 medical and consumer products) New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Rochelle B.. Lazarus Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & 309 West 49th Street Mather Worldwide (advertising) New York, NY 10019-7316 Sam Nunn Nuclear Threat Initiative Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 7th Floor Nuclear Threat Initiative Washington D.C. 20006 Roger S. Penske Penske Corporation Chairman of the Board, Penske Corporation, 2555 Telegraph Road Penske Truck Leasing Corporation, and United Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0954 Auto Group, Inc. (transportation and automotive services) Robert J. Swieringa S.C. Johnson Graduate School Dean and Professor of Accounting, S.C. Johnson Cornell University Graduate School of Management, Cornell 207 Sage Hall University Ithaca, NY 14853-6201 Douglas A. Warner III J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Former Chairman of the Board, J.P. Morgan The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Trust Co. of New York Guaranty Trust Co. of New York (investment 345 Park Avenue banking) New York, NY 10154 Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive 30 Rockefeller Plaza Officer, General Electric Company; Chairman New York, NY 10112 and Chief Executive Officer, NBC Universal, Inc. Citizenship: Sir William Castell - Great Britain C.X. Gonzalez - Mexico Andrea Jung - Canada All others - U.S.A. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Jeffrey R. Immelt General Electric Company Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, 3135 Easton Turnpike General Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06828 Philip D. Ameen General Electric Company Vice President and Comptroller 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE International 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Charlene T. Begley General Electric Company President and CEO, Plastics - GE Industrial 2901 East Lake Road Erie, PA 16531 David L. Calhoun General Electric Company President and CEO - GE Infrastructure 1 Neumann Way Cincinnati, OH 05215 James P. Campbell General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE Consumer and Industrial, Appliance Park Americas Louisville, KY 40225 William H. Cary General Electric Company Vice President - Corporate Investor Relations 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Kathryn A. Cassidy General Electric Company Vice President and GE Treasurer 201 High Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06905-3417 Sir William Castell GE Healthcare Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane General Electric Company; Chairman, GE Chalfont St. Giles Healthcare HP8 4SP Great Britain William J. Conaty General Electric Company Senior Vice President - Human Resources 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Pamela Daley General Electric Company Vice President - Corporate Business Development 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Dennis D. Dammerman General Electric Company Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, 3135 Easton Turnpike General Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06828 Brackett B. Denniston General Electric Company Vice President and General Counsel 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Scott C. Donnelly General Electric Company President and CEO, Aircraft & Engines - GE Infrastructure One Research Circle Niskayuna, NY 12309 Shane Fitzsimons General Electric Company Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Yoshiaki Fujimori General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE Consumer Finance, Asia 21 Mita 1-chome Meguro-ku 3d Floor Alto Tokyo, Japan 153-0062 Arthur H. Harper General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE Equipment Services 120 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06927 Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. General Electric Company Senior Vice President, Law and Public Affairs 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 Joseph M. Hogan General Electric Company President and CEO - GE Healthcare P.O. Box 414 Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Krenicki, Jr. General Electric Company President and CEO, Energy - GE Infrastructure 1 Plastics Avenue Pittsfield, MA 01201 NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Michael A. Neal General Electric Company President and CEO - GE Commercial Financial Services 260 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06927 David R. Nissen General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE Consumer Finance 1600 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06905-3417 James A. Parke General Electric Company Senior Vice President, General Electric Company; 260 Long Ridge Road Chief Financial Officer, General Electric Capital Stamford, CT 06927 Corporation Ronald R. Pressman General Electric Company President and CEO, Insurance - GE Commercial Financial 5200 Metcalf Avenue Services Overland Park, KS 66201 Gary M. Reiner General Electric Company Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 John G. Rice General Electric Company President and CEO - GE Industrial 4200 Wildwood Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 Keith S. Sherin General Electric Company Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial 3135 Easton Turnpike Officer Fairfield, CT 06828 Lloyd G. Trotter General Electric Company Senior Vice President - GE Consumer and Industrial Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 William A. Woodburn General Electric Company Senior Vice President, Strategy/Integration - GE Industrial 187 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897 Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, 30 Rockefeller Plaza General Electric Company; Chairman and Chief Executive New York, NY 10112 Officer, NBC Universal, Inc. Citizenship: Ferdinando Beccalli - Italy Sir William Castell - Great Britain Shane Fitzsimons - Ireland Yoshiaki Fujimori - Japan All others - U.S.A. SCHEDULE F ---------- NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY HOLDING, INC. DIRECTORS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- James I. Cash, Jr. General Electric Company Retired James E. Robinson Professor of Business 3135 Easton Turnpike Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Business Fairfield, CT 06828 Sir William Castell GE Healthcare Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, Pollards Wood, Nightingales Lane General Electric Company; Chairman, GE Healthcare Chalfont St. Giles HP8 4SP Great Britain Dennis D. Dammerman General Electric Company Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, 3135 Easton Turnpike General Electric Company; Chairman, General Electric Fairfield, CT 06828 Capital Services, Inc. Ann M. Fudge Young & Rubicam, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Young & Rubicam, 285 Madison Avenue Inc. New York, New York 10017 Jeffrey R. Immelt General Electric Company Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, 3135 Easton Turnpike General Electric Company Fairfield, CT 06828 Andrea Jung Avon Products, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Avon 1345 Avenue of the Americas Products, Inc. New York, New York 10105 Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley The Procter & Gamble Company Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive, 1 Procter & Gamble Plaza The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH 45202-3315 Ralph S. Larsen Johnson & Johnson Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, 100 Albany Street Johnson & Johnson Suite 200 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Rochelle B. Lazarus Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather 309 West 49th Street Worldwide New York, NY 10019-7316 Sam Nunn Nuclear Threat Initiative Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 7th Floor Nuclear Threat Initiative Washington D.C. 20006 Roger S. Penske Penske Corporation Chairman of the Board, Penske Corporation 2555 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0954 Robert J. Swieringa S.C. Johnson Graduate School Dean and Professor of Accounting, Johnson Graduate Cornell University School of Management, Cornell University 207 Sage Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-6201 Douglas A. Warner III J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Former Chairman of the Board, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York of New York 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, 30 Rockefeller Plaza General Electric Company; Chairman and Chief Executive New York, NY 10112 Officer, NBC Universal, Inc. Citizenship: Sir William Castell - Great Britain Andrea Jung - Canada All others - U.S.A. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY HOLDING, INC. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS NAME PRESENT BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION ---- ------------------------ -------------------- Robert C. Wright NBC Universal, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Lynn Calpeter NBC Universal, Inc. Vice President, Treasurer 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Todd Davis NBC Universal, Inc. Assistant Treasurer 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Brian O'Leary NBC Universal, Inc. Assistant Treasurer 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. General Electric Company Secretary 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06431 Eliza Fraser General Electric Company Assistant Secretary 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06431 Elizabeth Newell NBC Universal, Inc. Assistant Secretary 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Citizenship: All - U.S.A.
EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- Exhibit 21 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Janus Investment Fund on behalf of its series Janus Venture Fund. Exhibit 22 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Caxton International Limited. Exhibit 23 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and Magnetar Investment Management, LLC on behalf of a managed account for which it acts as investment manager. Exhibit 24 Stock Purchase and Registration Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, between GE Capital Equity Investments, Inc. and RCG Ambrose Master Fund, Ltd., Starboard Value and Opportunity Fund, LLC, Ramius Securities, LLC, RCG Halifax Fund, Ltd., Ramius Master Fund, Ltd., and Parche, LLC. Exhibit 25 Power of Attorney (General Electric Capital Services, Inc.). Exhibit 26 Power of Attorney (General Electric Company).