N-PX 1 npxjune2005.htm N-PX JUNE 2005 N-PX June 2005
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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
 
Investment Company Act file number
811-08110
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
153 EAST 53RD STREET, 55TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

Allen B. Levithan, Esq.
c/o Lowenstein Sandler PC
65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NY 07068
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 207-6500

Date of fiscal year end:
December 31, 2005

Date of reporting period:
July 2004 - June 2005

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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
 
Name of Security
Ticker
Cusip
Proposed by
Date of Meeting
Description of Issue
Item #
Vote
               
Lifecell Corporation
              
 
lifc
531927101
issuer
7/15/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Other matters
2
  
Meade Instruments
              
 
mead
583062104
issuer
7/08/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Other matters
2
no vote
Monterey Pasta
              
 
psta
612570101
issuer
7/29/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Amend company Cert. of Inc. to redue authorized shares of common
2
no vote
         
Amend company Cert. of Inc. to change name of company
3
no vote
         
Approve BDO Seidman as accounting firm
4
no vote
Marketwatch.com
              
 
mktwo
570619106
issuer
8/04/04
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
2
no vote
         
Amend amended and restated Certificate of Inc.
3
no vote
ION Networks
              
 
ionn
46205P100
issuer
8/27/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
               
               
Tvia, Inc.
              
 
tvia
87307P101
issuer
8/03/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Price Waterhouse Coopers
2
no vote
AMX Corporation
              
 
amxc
00180C105
issuer
8/19/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLC
2
no vote
Stellent, Inc.
              
 
stel
85856W105
issuer
8/11/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Amendment & Restatement, increase aggregate # of shares, common stock
2
no vote
         
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP
3
no vote
Micro Therapeutics
              
 
mtix
59500W100
issuer
8/18/04
Approve issuance of shares of common stock upon exchange of promissory notes
1
For
PSI Technologies Holding, Inc.
              
missed voting deadline of 8/13/04
psit
74438Q109
issuer
8/18/04
Various
               
REDENVELOPE
              
 
rede
75733R601
shareholders
8/27/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Ratify Deloitte & Touche as accounting firm for 2005
2
For
         
Increase the size of the Board of Directors to 8.
3
Against
Trikon Technologies
              
 
trkn
896187408
issuer
9/07/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young as Auditors
2
For
         
Approve 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
3
For
         
Consider stockholder proposal if properly presented at meeting
4
Against
Candie's Inc.
              
 
cand
137409108
issuer
9/8/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify BDO Seidman, LLP as Independent Auditors
2
no vote
Quantum Fuel Systems, Inc.
              
 
qtww
74765E109
issuer
9/23/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Proposal to ratify Ernst & Young as independent auditors
2
no vote
Asta Funding, Inc.
              
 
asfi
46220109
issuer
9/30/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
Unify Corporation
              
 
unfy
904743101
issuer
9/30/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Approve amendment of 1996 employee stock purchase plan increase shares
2
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young as independent auditors
3
no vote
Frequency Electronics, Inc.
             
 
fei
358010106
issuer
9/30/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
John B. Sanfilippo & son
              
 
jbss
800422107
issuer
10/26/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Amend Cert of Inc.
2
no vote
         
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers
3
no vote
Ansoft, Corporation
              
 
anst
36384105
issuer
10/07/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
Magnetek, Inc.
              
 
mag
559424106
issuer
10/27/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Adopt 2004 stock incentive plan
2
no vote
         
Approve amendment to 1997 non employee director stock option plan
3
no vote
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
              
 
pcle
723481107
issuer
10/27/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
         
Proposal to approve the ext. of the term of the 1994 Dir. Option Plan
3
no vote
         
Approve amendment to the 2004 employee stock purchase plan to increase # of shares
4
no vote
Adept Technology
              
 
adeo
006854202
issuer
11/04/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Approve the amendment to the 2003 Stock Option Plan
2
For
         
Approve the 2004 Director Option Plan
3
For
         
Approve the Cert. of Amendment to Adept's Amended and Restated Articles of Inc. to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio to be determined by B of D, within a range from one for four to one for seven
4
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young
5
For
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
              
 
poci
740294202
issuer
11/29/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Approve Amended and Restated 1997 Incentive Plan
2
For
Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.
              
 
nvmi
M7516K103
issuer
11/30/04
Appoint Brightman Almagor & Co. indepentent auditors
1
no vote
         
Add to the articles of associations a new article 7 at the end
2
no vote
Champps Entertainment
              
 
cmpp
158787101
issuer
12/01/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
Quovadx, Inc.
              
 
qvdx
74913K106
issuer
12/10/04
Elect Directors
1
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young as accounting Firm
2
For
         
Approve amended and restated 1997 Stock Plan
3
Against
Pharmacyclics, Inc
              
 
pcyc
716933106
issuer
12/17/04
Elect Directors
1
no vote
         
Approve 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan
2
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
3
no vote
MarketWatch, Inc.
              
 
mktw
570619106
issuer
1/19/05
Proposal to approve and adopt the agmt & Plan of Merger
1
For
         
Proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting
2
For
Aradigm Corporation
              
 
ardm
38505103
issuer
1/21/05
Approve sale of certain assets used in development of aerx insulin diabetes
1
For
         
Approve an amendment to effect a stock combination (reverse stk split)
2
For
         
Approve an amendment to reduce the authorized # of shares
3
For
               
Telular Corporation
              
 
wrls
87970T208
issuer
1/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Proposal submitted by shareholder that offices of chairman and CEO be split into separate positions
2
no vote
         
Proposal submitted to adopt cumulative voting
3
no vote
         
Proposal submitted to increase the current BOD from 6 to 9 members
4
no vote
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
              
 
ptix
719153108
issuer
2/7/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve amendment 1999 stock plan
2
no vote
         
Approve amendment 1999 Director Option Plan
3
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP
4
no vote
Napster, Inc.
             
 
naps
630797108
issuer
2/10/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
         
Upon any other matters that may come before the meeting
3
no vote
Quantum Fuel Systems Tech. Worldwide Inc.
              
 
qtww
74765 E109
  
2/28/05
Approve issuance of common stock
1
For
         
Amend and restate charter
2
For
Axcan Pharma Inc.
              
 
axca
54923107
issuer
2/17/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Appoint Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton as Auditors
2
no vote
ASTA Fund, Inc.
              
 
asfi
46220109
issuer
3/09/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Core Laboratories N.V.
              
 
clb
N2271707
issuer
4/15/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Confirm and adopt annual accounts and discharge of directors
2
no vote
         
Approve cancellation of repurchased shares
3
no vote
         
Approve extension of authority of mgmt board to repurchase up to 10% of the issued share capital until 10/16/2006
4
no vote
         
Approve extension of authority of supervisory board to issue shares and/or grant rights (including options to purchase) with respect to common and/or preference shares until 4/15/2010
5
no vote
         
Approve extension of authority of supervisory board to limit or eliminate preemptive rights of holders of common shares until 4/15/2010
6
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent accountants
7
no vote
American Dental Partners, Inc.
              
 
adpi
25353103
issuer
4/26/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve 2005 Equity Incentive Plan
2
For
         
Approve 2005 Directors Stock Option Plan
3
For
NMS Communications
              
 
nmss
629248105
issuer
4/29/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve amendments to 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
2
For
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse as accounting firm
3
For
CABG Medical, Inc.
              
 
cabg
124676107
issuer
5/3/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Set number of Directors at 5
2
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP
3
no vote
Sonic Innovations, Inc.
              
 
snci
83545M109
issuer
5/5/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP as independent auditors
2
no vote
ATS Medical, Inc.
              
 
atsi
2083103
issuer
5/5/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Amend 2000 Stock incentive plan
2
For
         
Ratify Ernst & young
3
For
Entrust, Inc.
              
 
entu
293848107
issuer
5/6/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Appoint Grant Thornton as Accountants
2
no vote
Websidestory, Inc.
              
 
wssi
947685103
issuer
5/10/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Metasolv, Inc.
             
 
mslv
59139P104
issuer
5/10/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Amend employee stock purchase plan increase number of shares to 2,500,000
2
no vote
         
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditors
3
no vote
Intermap Technologies Corporation
              
 
imp.cn
458977204
issuer
5/11/05
Elect directors
1-7
no vote
         
Appoint KPMG LLP as auditors
8
no vote
         
Approve Share Compensation Plan
9
no vote
Chitaly Holdings Limited
              
 
clyhf
G2111C108
issuer
5/11/05
Receive and adopt financials and reports of directors and auditors 2004
1
no vote
         
Declare final dividend for 2004
2
no vote
         
Re-elect directors and authorize board of directors to fix remuneration
3
no vote
         
Re-appoint auditors and authorize board to fix remuneration
4
no vote
Cryptologic
              
 
cryp
228906103
issuer
5/12/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Adopt amendment to 2002 incentive stock option plan- 250,000cs
2
For
         
Adopt amendment to 2002 incentive stock option plan -150,000 cs
3
For
         
Re-appoint KPMG as directors to fix Auditors remuneration
4
For
         
Discretion on other issues
    
3 D Systems
              
 
tdsc
88554D205
issuer
5/17/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve amend. Cert. of Inc.
2
no vote
         
Ratify BDO Seidman as Accountants
3
no vote
The Knot, Inc.
              
 
knot
499184109
issuer
5/17/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
2
For
Image Sensing Systems, Inc.
              
 
isns
45244C104
issuer
5/18/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve 2005 stock incentive plan
2
no vote
         
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent accounting firm
3
no vote
Optimal Group, Inc.
              
 
opmr
68388R208
issuer
5/18/05
Elect directors
1
  
         
Re-appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditors
2
  
         
Approve Fire One Group PLC of a stock option plan
3
  
         
Approve Fire One Group PLC of a restricted share unit plan
4
  
Witness Systems, Inc.
              
 
wits
977424100
issuer
5/18/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Applied Imaging
              
 
aicx
03820G106
issuer
5/19/05
Election of Class III directors
1
no vote
         
Approve 1 for 4 reverse stock split
2
no vote
         
To transact such other busimess as may properly come befor the meeting or any adjournment thereof
3
no vote
Amerigon Inc.
              
 
argn
03070L300
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Change state of incorporation from CA to MI by merger into a wholly subsidiary
2
For
         
Amended and restated 1997 stock incentive plan and eliminate the limitations on shares that may be delivered pursuant to options granted that qualify as incentive stock options.
3
For
Aradigm Corp.
              
 
ardm
38505103
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve 2005 Equity incentive plan, amends, restates and retitles 1996 plan
2
For
         
Approve employee stock purchase plan increase number of shares by 2MM
3
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors
4
For
Gaiam, Inc
              
 
gaia
36268Q103
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
             
 
dtsi
25389G102
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent auditors
2
no vote
         
Approve amended and restated certificate of incorporation to change company's name to DTS, Inc.
3
no vote
         
Approve performance incentive plan
4
no vote
Quidel Corp.
              
 
qdel
74838J101
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve amendment to 1983 employee stock purchase plan to increase the number of shares by 250,000
2
no vote
Rainmaker Systems, Inc.
             
 
rmkr
750875106
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify BDO Seidman LLP as independent auditors
2
no vote
Staar Surgical Co.
              
 
Staa
852312305
issuer
5/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify independent accounting Firm BDO Seidman LLP
2
no vote
         
Authorization to transact other business as may come before the meeting
3
no vote
         
Elect Don M. Bailey as director
4
no vote
La Jolla Pharmaceutical
              
 
ljpc
503459109
issuer
5/19/2005
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Amend certificate of incorporation to increase shares by 75MM
2
no vote
         
Amend equity incentive plan to increase shares by 2.8MM
3
no vote
         
Amend employee stock purchase plan to increase shares by 700,000
4
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm.
5
no vote
1-800-CONTACTS, Inc.
              
 
ctac
681977104
issuer
5/20/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Amend and restate 2004 stock incentive plan
2
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP as independent auditors
3
no vote
         
Transact other business as may come before the meeting
4
no vote
Orion Acquisition Corp. II
              
 
acquired
  
issuer
5/20/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Ratify Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein as Accounting firm
2
For
         
Approve compnays 2004 incentive award plan
3
For
         
Incearse common stock from 10MM to 50MM
4
For
         
Approve name change to Medivation Inc.
5
For
         
Approve stock split
6
For
         
To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof
7
N/A
               
               
Supportsoft, Inc.
              
 
sprt
868587106
issuer
5/24/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as Accounting firm
2
no vote
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp.
              
 
avnc
00764L109
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent auditors
2
no vote
         
Approve amended and restated stock incentive plan
3
no vote
L.B. Foster Co.
             
 
fstr
350060109
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Collagenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
             
 
cgpi
19419B100
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve the 2005 Equity Incentive plan
2
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP as independent accounting firm
3
no vote
         
Authorization to transact other business as may come before the meeting
4
no vote
Mattson Technology, Inc.
             
 
mtsn
577223100
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve the amended and restated 1989 stock option plan as the 2005 equity incentive plan
2
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent accountants
3
no vote
Rush Enterprises Inc.
             
 
rusha
781846209
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
         
Consider and act upon any other matter which may come before the meeting
3
no vote
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
             
 
usph
90337L108
issuer
5/25/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Depomed, Inc.
             
 
depo
249908104
issuer
5/26/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Microtherapeutics,Inc.
              
 
mtix
59500W100
issuer
5/26/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Amend 1996 stock incentive plan - increase shares
2
no vote
         
Amend Co. Employee Stock purchase plan - increase shares
3
no vote
         
Ratify Ppricewaterhouse Coopers as Public Accounting firm
4
no vote
Immersion Corp.
              
 
immr
452521107
issuer
6/1/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent accounting firm
2
For
Visual Networks, Inc.
             
 
vnwk
928444108
issuer
6/1/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent accountants
2
no vote
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc.
             
 
cesi
148884109
issuer
6/2/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accountants
2
no vote
Cryolife, Inc.
              
 
cryl
228903100
issuer
6/2/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
               
Find/SVP
              
 
fsvp
317718302
issuer
n/a
Elect directors
1
For
         
Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
2
For
         
In their discretion the named proxies may vote on other business that may come before the Annual Meeting
3
For
Performance Technologies, Inc.
             
 
ptix
71376K102
issuer
6/2/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as accounting firm
2
no vote
Youbet.com, Inc.
             
 
ubet
987413101
issuer
6/2/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve equity incentive plan
2
Against
Celeritek, Inc.
             
 
cltk
150926103
issuer
6/3/05
Approve sale of company's assets to Mimix Broadband, Inc.
1
For
         
Approve amended and restated articles to change the company's name to CTK Windup Corp.
2
For
         
Approve plan of dissolution and complete liquidation of the company.
3
For
Metretek Technologies
              
 
mtek
59159Q107
issuer
6/6/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify appointment of Hein & Assoc. as public accountants
2
no vote
         
Discretion, the proxies are authorized to take action and vote -other business
3
no vote
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc.
             
 
bkrs
057465106
issuer
6/7/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve 2005 incentive compensation plan
2
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
3
For
PC Tel, Inc.
             
 
pcti
69325Q105
issuer
6/7/05
ELect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Aptimus, Inc.
             
 
aptm
03833V108
issuer
6/8/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Moss Adams LLP as independent accountants
2
no vote
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.
             
 
ciph
17252Y104
issuer
6/08/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Gander Mountain Co.
              
 
gndr
36471P108
issuer
6/8/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve amended and restated 2004 omnibus stock plan
2
Against
         
Approve employee stock purchase plan
3
For
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent accounting firm
4
For
               
Natus Medical Inc.
baby
639050103
issuer
6/9/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify BDO Seidman LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
         
Adopt the amended and restated 2000 stock awards plan
3
no vote
Peco II, Inc.
              
 
piii
705221109
issuer
6/9/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Laserscope
              
 
lscp
518081104
issuer
6/10/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Approve amendment to Co.s 2004 stock option plan - increase shares
2
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers as Accounting firm
3
no vote
Centillium Communications, Inc.
              
 
ctlm
152319109
issuer
6/14/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Young LLP independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Lakeland Industries
              
 
lake
511795106
issuer
6/15/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP as auditors
2
no vote
Adolor Corp.
              
 
adlr
00724X102
issuer
6/16/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify independent accountants
2
no vote
Radvision Ltd.
              
 
rvsn
M81869105
issuer
6/19/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Appoint Kost Forer Gabbay & Kaiserer as Auditors
2
no vote
         
Authorize remuneration for Dan Barnea, Independent Director
3
no vote
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp.
              
 
avnc
00764L109
  
6/21/05
Approve issuance of 6,846,735 shares of common stock and warrants to acquire 2,396,357 shares of common stock previously issued to certain investors in a private offering.
1
For
Comarco
              
 
cmro
200080109
issuer
6/21/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify BDO Seidman as auditors
2
no vote
         
Discretion on such other business
3
no vote
Net Perceptions, Inc.
             
 
netp
64107U101
issuer
6/21/05
Elect directors
1
For
Spectralink Corp.
              
 
slnk
847580107
issuer
6/21'05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify KPMG LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Quovadx, Inc.
              
 
qvdx
74913K106
issuer
6/23/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Ernst & Yound LLP as independent accounting firm
2
no vote
Edgar Online Inc.
              
 
edgr
279765101
issuer
6/24/05
Elect directors
1
For
         
Approve and adopt 2005 stock award and incentive plan
2
For
         
Ratify BDO Seidman, LLP as independent accountants
3
For
         
Discretion of the proxy holders to matters incident to the conduct of the meeting and matters properly before the meeting
4
For
Odimo Inc.
             
 
odmo
67606R107
issuer
6/28/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
Ecost.com Inc.
              
 
ecst
27922W107
issuer
6/30/05
Elect directors
1
no vote
         
Ratify Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP as independent auditors
2
no vote
               
               












 

 
SIGNATURES
 

 
Pursuant to the requirements of 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.
 
(Registrant)
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.

By (signature and Title)*
/s/Austin W. Marxe
AUSTIN W. MARXE, MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER

Date:
August 19, 2005