SC 13D/A 1 snps13d6.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 6) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SYNOPSYS, INC. ----------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 ------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 871607107 --------- (CUSIP Number) Gregory D. Hitchan Blum Capital Partners, L.P. 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 434-1111 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) May 6, 2004 ------------------ (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. *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 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). Page 1 of 13 CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3205364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 9,934,038** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.4%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-2967812 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 9,934,038** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.4%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 9,934,038** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.4%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3395150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 9,934,038** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.4%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 9,934,038** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9,934,038** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.4%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 13 Item 1. Security and Issuer ---------------------------- This Amendment No. 6 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 8, 2004 by Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership, ("Blum L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California corporation ("RCBA Inc."); Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP"); Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP II"); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. and a managing member of Blum GP and Blum GP II (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). This amendment relates to shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 700 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California 94043. The following amendments to the Schedule 13D are hereby made. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Item 2. Identity and Background -------------------------------- Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows: Since the filing of Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes to the executive officers and directors of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc. The principal business office address of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc. is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133. The names of the executive officers and directors of Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc., their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows: Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman, President & Suite 400 Blum L.P. Chairman San Francisco, CA 94133 Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner, Managing Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. & Director San Francisco, CA 94133 John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner, Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 John H. Park 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 13 Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Gregory L. Jackson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jeffrey A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Partner Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief Partner, Chief Suite 400 Financial Officer, Financial Officer, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P. Assistant Secretary & Director Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA General Counsel General Counsel Suite 400 & Secretary, & Secretary San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P. Since the filing of Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes to the managing members and members of Blum GP. The principal business office address of Blum GP is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133. The names of the managing members and members of Blum GP, their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows: Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner, Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jeffrey A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner & Chief Member Suite 400 Financial Officer, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P. CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 9 of 13 Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA General Counsel General Counsel Suite 400 & Secretary, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P. Since the filing of Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D, there have been changes to the managing members and members of Blum GP II. Blum GP II is a Delaware limited liability company whose principal business is acting as the sole general partner of Blum Strategic Partners II, L.P. and also as managing limited partner of Blum Strategic Partners II GmbH & Co. KG. The principal business office address of Blum GP II is 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133. The names of the managing members and members of Blum GP II, their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are as follows: Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President & Chairman, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jose S. Medeiros 909 Montgomery St. Brazil Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 John H. Park 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Gregory L. Jackson 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 Jeffrey A. Cozad 909 Montgomery St. USA Partner, Managing Member Suite 400 Blum L.P. San Francisco, CA 94133 CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 10 of 13 Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation Office Held Address ship or Employment -------------------- ----------------------- --------- -------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan 909 Montgomery St. USA General Counsel General Counsel Suite 400 & Secretary, San Francisco, CA 94133 Blum L.P. To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during the past five years, been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been 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. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer --------------------------------------------- Item 5 is hereby amended as follows: (a), (b) According to the Issuer's most recent Form 10-Q, there were 154,809,823 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 5, 2004. Based on such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report beneficial ownership of the following shares of Common Stock:(i) 3,469,838 shares of Common Stock held by Blum L.P. and RCBA Inc. on behalf of the limited partnerships for which Blum L.P. serves as the general partner, or on behalf of an entity for which Blum L.P. serves as investment advisor, which represents 2.2% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (ii) 2,318,400 shares of Common Stock held by Blum GP on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner, which represents 1.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (iii) 3,947,600 shares of the Common Stock held by Blum GP II on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner and on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the managing limited partner, which represents 2.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and (iv) 99,100 shares of the Common Stock that are legally owned by The Nuclear Decommissioning Trust of Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. ("Dominion Connecticut") and 99,100 shares of the Common Stock that are legally owned by Virginia Electric and Power Company Qualified Nuclear Decommissioning Trust ("Virginia Electric")(collectively, the "Investment Advisory Clients"), with respect to which Blum L.P. has voting and investment power. Each Investment Advisory Client has entered into an investment management agreement with Blum L.P., but neither Investment Advisory Client has any contract, arrangement or understanding with the other Investment Advisory Client, or any other Reporting Person, with respect to the acquisition, ownership, disposition or voting of any shares of the Common Stock. Each Investment Advisory Client disclaims membership in a group with any Reporting Person or with the other Investment Advisory Client, and each disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons other than for their own account. Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by Blum L.P., Blum GP and Blum GP II. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be members in a group, in which case the group would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 9,934,038 shares of the Common Stock, which is 6.4% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 11 of 13 partner of Blum L.P., RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum L.P. has voting and investment power. As Chairman, director and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. Additionally, Mr. Blum may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum GP and Blum GP II has voting and investment power. Although Mr. Blum is joining in this Schedule as a Reporting Person, the filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that he, or any of the other shareholders, directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc., managing members and members of Blum GP and Blum GP II, is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA Inc., Blum GP, or Blum GP II. c) During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons purchased the following shares of Common Stock in the open market: Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------ ------------ Investment partnerships for 04-29-04 22,500 26.9837 which Blum L.P. serves as the 04-30-04 28,800 26.9978 general partner and on behalf 05-03-04 39,500 26.8906 of an entity for which Blum L.P. 05-04-04 26,200 26.9539 serves as investment advisor. 05-05-04 14,400 26.9926 05-06-04 18,800 26.7795 05-10-04 900 26.5000 05-11-04 4,600 26.4913 05-12-04 34,300 26.1925 05-13-04 130,200 25.9907 05-14-04 50,000 25.6681 Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------- ---------- The limited partnerships for 04-07-04 22,700 29.4952 which Blum GP II serves as the 04-08-04 177,300 29.4943 general partner and the managing 04-13-04 82,300 29.2974 limited partner. 04-14-04 100,000 29.1500 04-15-04 42,000 28.9544 04-16-04 100,000 28.9395 04-29-04 99,600 26.9837 04-30-04 115,800 26.9978 05-03-04 153,500 26.8906 05-04-04 99,200 26.9539 05-05-04 59,400 26.9926 05-06-04 77,600 26.7795 05-10-04 3,900 26.5000 05-11-04 19,200 26.4913 05-12-04 158,500 26.1925 Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------ ------------ The Investment Advisory 04-29-04 4,600 26.9837 Clients for which Blum L.P. 04-30-04 5,400 26.9978 serves as investment advisor. 05-03-04 7,000 26.8906 05-04-04 4,600 26.9539 05-05-04 2,800 26.9926 05-06-04 3,600 26.7795 05-10-04 200 26.5000 05-11-04 800 26.4913 05-12-04 7,200 26.1925 CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 12 of 13 Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------ ------------ The Investment Advisory 05-13-04 19,800 25.9907 Clients for which Blum L.P. serves as investment advisor. (d) and (e) Not applicable. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits ----------------------------------------- Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking. CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 13 of 13 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: May 17, 2004 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan General Counsel and Secretary General Counsel and Secretary BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan, General Counsel BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ---------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan, General Counsel RICHARD C. BLUM /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------------ By: Gregory D. Hitchan, Attorney-in-Fact CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 1 Exhibit A JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of each such party. Dated: May 17, 2004 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan Gregory D. Hitchan General Counsel and Secretary General Counsel and Secretary BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan, General Counsel BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. By: /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ---------------------------- Gregory D. Hitchan, General Counsel RICHARD C. BLUM /s/ Gregory D. Hitchan ------------------------------------ By: Gregory D. Hitchan, Attorney-in-Fact