-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IMbcDtdaw26PCtCaQVXjGCtURRgR5ms57a45RiraaZQi2F4F5qpYRNkwFKukqA0Q ftmNtO5UhAmNAwBUEKL7OA== 0000902259-06-000015.txt : 20060530 0000902259-06-000015.hdr.sgml : 20060529 20060530091308 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902259-06-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060530 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060530 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20060530 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902259 IRS NUMBER: 521827505 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07059 FILM NUMBER: 06872108 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST PRATT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 410-345-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST PRATT STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRICE T ROWE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930426 0000902259 S000002069 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. C000005424 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. TRBCX C000005425 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund-Advisor Class PABGX C000005426 T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund-R Class RRBGX N-Q 1 bcg.htm T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND NQ T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS         
 
T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND        
Unaudited        March 31, 2006 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   Shares   
Value 
(Cost and value in $000s)         
 
COMMON STOCKS 99.3%         
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 12.1%         
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.9%         
Carnival    1,300,000    61,581 
Harrah's Entertainment    845,000    65,876 
International Game Technology    1,940,000    68,327 
Marriott, Class A    680,000    46,648 
McDonald's    770,000    26,457 
Wynn Resorts (1)    1,100,000    84,535 
        353,424 
Household Durables 1.5%         
Fortune Brands    310,000    24,995 
Garmin    700,000    55,601 
Harman International    500,000    55,565 
        136,161 
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.2%         
Amazon.com (1)    470,000    17,160 
        17,160 
Media 2.2%         
Grupo Televisa ADR    740,000    14,726 
McGraw-Hill    400,000    23,048 
Omnicom    250,000    20,813 
Scripps, Class A    575,000    25,708 
Time Warner    3,200,000    53,728 
Viacom, Class B (1)    1,630,000    63,244 
        201,267 
Multiline Retail 2.4%         
Kohl's (1)    2,200,000    116,622 
Target    2,050,000    106,621 
        223,243 
Specialty Retail 1.9%         
Best Buy    700,000    39,151 
Home Depot    3,100,000    131,130 
        170,281 
Total Consumer Discretionary        1,101,536 
CONSUMER STAPLES 4.9%         
Beverages 0.9%         
PepsiCo    1,510,000    87,263 
        87,263 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.5%         
CVS    1,240,000    37,039 
Sysco    1,600,000    51,280 
Wal-Mart    2,900,000    136,996 
        225,315 
Household Products 1.5%         
Procter & Gamble    2,320,000    133,678 
        133,678 
Total Consumer Staples        446,256 
ENERGY 6.8%         
Energy Equipment & Services 4.8%         
Baker Hughes    1,330,000    90,972 
Schlumberger    1,519,000    192,260 
Smith International    2,710,000    105,582 
Transocean (1)    610,000    48,983 
        437,797 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.0%         
ExxonMobil    1,720,000    104,679 
Murphy Oil    500,000    24,910 
Total ADR    370,000    48,740 
        178,329 
Total Energy        616,126 
FINANCIALS 20.6%         
 
Capital Markets 11.6%         
Ameriprise Financial    610,000    27,487 
Charles Schwab    4,460,000    76,757 
E*TRADE Financial (1)    2,650,000    71,497 
Franklin Resources    1,030,000    97,067 
Goldman Sachs    673,000    105,634 
Legg Mason    895,000    112,170 
Mellon Financial    680,000    24,208 
Merrill Lynch    1,500,000    118,140 
Morgan Stanley    415,000    26,070 
Northern Trust    1,240,000    65,100 
State Street    2,800,000    169,204 
TD Ameritrade Holding    2,700,000    56,349 
UBS (CHF)    925,000    101,685 
        1,051,368 
Commercial Banks 0.8%         
Wells Fargo    1,147,000    73,259 
        73,259 
Consumer Finance 2.5%         
American Express    2,390,000    125,594 
SLM Corporation    1,900,000    98,686 
        224,280 
Diversified Financial Services 2.1%         
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings    43,000    19,243 
Citigroup    3,700,000    174,751 
        193,994 
Insurance 3.6%         
AFLAC    100,000    4,513 
American International Group    2,530,000    167,208 
Hartford Financial Services    790,000    63,634 
Marsh & McLennan    1,760,000    51,674 
Prudential Financial    520,000    39,421 
        326,450 
 
Total Financials        1,869,351 
 
HEALTH CARE 17.4%         
 
Biotechnology 3.8%         
Amgen (1)    1,870,000    136,042 
Genentech (1)    1,200,000    101,412 
Gilead Sciences (1)    1,700,000    105,774 
        343,228 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.5%         
Alcon    181,000    18,871 
Medtronic    2,100,000    106,575 
St. Jude Medical (1)    1,400,000    57,400 
Stryker    1,120,000    49,661 
        232,507 
Health Care Providers & Services 7.4%         
Aetna    610,000    29,975 
Cardinal Health    700,000    52,164 
Caremark RX (1)    2,120,000    104,262 
Humana (1)    430,000    22,640 
Quest Diagnostics    1,270,000    65,151 
UnitedHealth Group    5,270,000    294,382 
WellPoint (1)    1,400,000    108,402 
        676,976 
Pharmaceuticals 3.7%         
Johnson & Johnson    1,100,000    65,142 
Novartis (CHF)    880,000    48,977 
Pfizer    3,000,000    74,760 
Roche Holding (CHF)    220,000    32,781 
Sepracor (1)    820,000    40,024 
Teva Pharmaceutical ADR    370,000    15,237 
Wyeth    1,180,000    57,253 
        334,174 
Total Health Care        1,586,885 
INDUSTRIALS & BUSINESS SERVICES 10.0%         
Aerospace & Defense 2.0%         
General Dynamics    1,000,000    63,980 
Honeywell International    1,630,000    69,715 
Lockheed Martin    50,000    3,757 
Rockwell Collins    520,000    29,302 
United Technologies    300,000    17,391 
        184,145 
Air Freight & Logistics 0.4%         
UPS, Class B    400,000    31,752 
        31,752 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.2%         
Cintas    500,000    21,310 
        21,310 
Industrial Conglomerates 3.7%         
GE    9,610,000    334,236 
        334,236 
Machinery 3.5%         
Danaher    3,320,000    210,986 
Deere    650,000    51,383 
Illinois Tool Works    575,000    55,378 
        317,747 
Road & Rail 0.2%         
Union Pacific    190,000    17,736 
        17,736 
Total Industrials & Business Services        906,926 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 23.6%         
 
Communications Equipment 4.6%         
Cisco Systems (1)    5,750,000    124,602 
Corning (1)    2,750,000    74,003 
Juniper Networks (1)    2,200,000    42,064 
LM Ericsson (SEK)    5,900,000    22,481 
Nokia ADR (2)    4,330,000    89,718 
QUALCOMM    1,210,000    61,238 
        414,106 
Computers & Peripherals 2.3%         
Dell (1)    4,460,000    132,729 
EMC (1)    5,600,000    76,328 
        209,057 
Internet Software & Services 3.6%         
eBay (1)    1,600,000    62,496 
Google, Class A (1)    365,000    142,350 
IAC/InterActiveCorp (1)    640,000    18,861 
Monster Worldwide (1)    250,000    12,465 
Yahoo! (1)    2,800,000    90,328 
        326,500 
IT Services 2.4%         
Accenture, Class A    759,200    22,829 
Automatic Data Processing    2,200,000    100,496 
First Data    1,600,000    74,912 
Paychex    575,000    23,955 
        222,192 
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment 5.8%         
Analog Devices    1,780,000    68,156 
Applied Materials    1,500,000    26,265 
Intel    1,760,000    34,056 
Linear Technology    1,670,000    58,584 
Marvell Technology Group (1)    1,400,000    75,740 
Maxim Integrated Products    3,100,000    115,165 
Texas Instruments    2,200,000    71,434 
Xilinx    3,040,000    77,398 
        526,798 
Software 4.9%         
Adobe Systems (1)    1,030,000    35,968 
Intuit (1)    860,000    45,743 
Microsoft    10,550,000    287,065 
Oracle (1)    5,650,000    77,349 
        446,125 
Total Information Technology        2,144,778 
MATERIALS 1.8%         
Chemicals 1.1%         
Monsanto    1,150,000    97,462 
        97,462 
Metals & Mining 0.7%         
BHP Billiton (AUD)    2,300,000    46,136 
Nucor    178,000    18,653 
        64,789 
Total Materials        162,251 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.1%         
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.5%         
Telus (Non-voting shares)    1,240,000    47,988 
        47,988 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.6%         
America Movil ADR, Series L    1,700,000    58,242 
American Tower Systems, Class A (1)    1,730,000    52,454 
NII Holdings, Class B (1)    25,000    1,474 
Rogers Communications, Class B  767,400    29,277 
          141,447 
Total Telecommunication Services      189,435 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,797,455)      9,023,544 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.5%       
Money Market Funds 0.5%       
T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund, 4.71% (3)(4)  43,356,164    43,356 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $43,356)      43,356 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.2%       
Money Market Trust 0.2%       
State Street Bank and Trust Company of New Hampshire N.A.,       
Securities Lending Quality Trust units, 4.663% (4)  21,606,450    21,606 
Total Securities Lending Collateral (Cost $21,606)      21,606 
Total Investments in Securities       
100.0% of Net Assets (Cost $6,862,417)   
  $
9,088,506 




    Denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted       
                   (1)    Non-income producing       
                   (2)    All or a portion of this security is on loan at March 31, 2006 - see Note 2     
                   (3)    Affiliated company - see Note 4       
                   (4)    Seven-day yield       
               ADR    American Depository Receipts       
               AUD    Australian Dollar       
               CHF    Swiss Franc       
               SEK    Swedish Krona       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Portfolio of Investments.










T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND        
      March 31, 2006 
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES     

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. (the fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth. Income is a secondary objective.

The accompanying portfolio of investments was prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the use of estimates made by fund management. Fund management believes that estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the portfolio of investments may differ from the value the fund receives upon sale of the securities.

Valuation

The fund values its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the NYSE is open for business. Equity securities listed or regularly traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last quoted sale price or, for certain markets, the official closing price at the time the valuations are made, except for OTC Bulletin Board securities, which are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices. A security that is listed or traded on more than one exchange is valued at the quotation on the exchange determined to be the primary market for such security. Listed securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices for domestic securities and the last quoted sale price for international securities.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at the mutual fund’s closing net asset value per share on the day of valuation.

Other investments and those for which the above valuation procedures are inappropriate or are deemed not to reflect fair value are stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund’s Board of Directors.

Most foreign markets close before the close of trading on the NYSE. If the fund determines that developments between the close of a foreign market and the close of the NYSE will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of its portfolio securities, which in turn will affect the fund’s share price, the fund will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect the fair value of the securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the T. Rowe Price Valuation Committee, established by the fund’s Board of Directors. A fund may also fair value securities in other situations, such as when a particular foreign market is closed but the fund is open. In deciding whether to make fair value adjustments, the fund reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U. S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. The fund uses outside pricing services to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The fund cannot predict when and how often it will use closing prices and when it will adjust those prices to reflect fair value. As a means of evaluating its fair value process, the fund routinely compares closing market prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices.

Investment Transactions

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Consistent with its investment objective, the fund engages in the following practices to manage exposure to certain risks or enhance performance. The investment objective, policies, program, and risk factors of the fund are described more fully in the fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

Securities Lending

The fund lends its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income. It receives as collateral cash and U.S. government securities valued at 102% to 105% of the value of the securities on loan. Cash collateral is invested in a money market pooled trust managed by the fund’s lending agent in accordance with investment guidelines approved by fund management. Collateral is maintained over the life of the loan in an amount not less than the value of loaned securities, as determined at the close of fund business each day; any additional collateral required due to changes in security values is delivered to the fund the next business day. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the fund could experience a delay in recovering its securities and a possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the securities. At March 31, 2006, the value of loaned securities was $20,583,000; aggregate collateral consisted of $21,606,000 in the money market pooled trust.

NOTE 3 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

At March 31, 2006, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $6,862,417,000. Net unrealized gain aggregated $2,226,087,000 at period-end, of which $2,314,298,000 related to appreciated investments and $88,211,000 related to depreciated investments.

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The fund may invest in the T. Rowe Price Reserve Investment Fund and the T. Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment Fund (collectively, the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds), open-end management investment companies managed by Price Associates and affiliates of the fund. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds are offered as cash management options to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by Price Associates and/or its affiliates, and are not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds pay no investment management fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, dividend income from the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds totaled $387,000, and the value of shares of the T. Rowe Price Reserve Funds held at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was $43,356,000 and $56,348,000, respectively.









Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications by the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.










SIGNATURES
 
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment 
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 
 
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. 
 
 
By    /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
    Edward C. Bernard 
    Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date    May 19, 2006 
 
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment 
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of 
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 
 
 
 
By    /s/ Edward C. Bernard 
    Edward C. Bernard 
    Principal Executive Officer 
 
Date    May 19, 2006 
 
 
 
By    /s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
    Joseph A. Carrier 
    Principal Financial Officer 
 
Date    May 19, 2006 

EX-99.CERT 2 bcgcert.htm 302 CERTIFICATION~ T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund
 Item 3.         
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
 I, Edward C. Bernard, certify that: 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.; 
 
 2. 
 
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 
 
 
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under 
 
 
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
 3. 
 
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all 
 
 
material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the 
 
 
report is filed; 
 
 
 
 4. 
 
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining 
 
 
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act 
 
 
of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 
 
 
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: 
 
 
 
       (a) 
 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
 
 
 
 
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating 
 
 
 
 
to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others 
 
 
 
 
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 
 
 
 
       (b) 
 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 
 
 
 
 
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance 
 
 
 
 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
 
       (c) 
 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and 
 
 
 
 
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and 
 
 
 
 
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such 
 
 
 
 
evaluation; and 
 
 
 
 
 
       (d) 
 
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 
 
 
 
 
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or 
 
 
 
 
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial 
 
 
 
 
reporting; and 
 
 5. 
 
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the 
 
 
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 
 
 
functions): 
 
 
 
 
 
       (a) 
 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal 
 
 
 
 
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the 
 
 
 
 
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and 
 
 
 
       (b) 
 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have 
 
 
 
 
a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
 
 
Date: May 19, 2006 
 
/s/ Edward C. Bernard 
           
Edward C. Bernard 
           
Principal Executive Officer 










CERTIFICATIONS
 
 I, Joseph A. Carrier, certify that: 
 
 
 
 1.   
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc.; 
 
 2.   
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 
   
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under 
   
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 
 
 3.   
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all 
   
material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the 
   
report is filed; 
 
 
 
 4.   
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining 
   
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act 
   
of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 
   
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: 
 
   
       (a) 
 
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and 
   
 
 
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating 
   
 
 
to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others 
   
 
 
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 
 
   
       (b) 
 
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over 
   
 
 
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance 
   
 
 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for 
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
   
       (c) 
 
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and 
   
 
 
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and 
   
 
 
procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such 
   
 
 
evaluation; and 
 
 
 
   
       (d) 
 
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 
   
 
 
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or 
   
 
 
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial 
   
 
 
reporting; and 
 
 
 
 5.   
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the 
   
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent 
   
functions): 
 
 
 
   
       (a) 
 
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal 
   
 
 
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the 
   
 
 
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and 
 
   
       (b) 
 
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have 
   
 
 
a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
 
 
Date: May 19, 2006 
 
/s/ Joseph A. Carrier 
           
Joseph A. Carrier 
           
Principal Financial Officer 

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