SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WARBURG PINCUS & CO (Last) (First) (Middle) 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/28/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC [ NSTC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2004
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	4,911,587	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Convertible Preferred Stock	01/01/2005	(4)	Common Stock	2,299,243	$1.03	D(1)
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	503,431(2)	$1.81	D(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WARBURG PINCUS & CO (Last) (First) (Middle) 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WARBURG PINCUS EQUITY PARTNERS LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 466 LEXINGTON AVE. (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Warburg Pincus Ventures International (Last) (First) (Middle) 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WARBURG PINCUS VENTURES LP (Last) (First) (Middle) E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017-3147 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WARBURG PINCUS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 466 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stockholders are Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, including three affiliated partnerships ("WPEP"), Warburg, Pincus Ventures International, L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership ("WPVI") and Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WPV"). Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership ("WP") is the sole general partner of each of WPEP, WPVI and WPV. Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company, ("WP LLC," and together with WPEP, WPVI, WPV and WP, the "Warburg Entities") manages each of WPEP, WPVI and WPV. By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Warburg Entities may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (together, the "Shares").*(*Continued under Remarks)

2. Each share of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment based on certain anti-dilution provisions pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, Number, Voting Powers, Preferences and Rights of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock of Ness Technologies, Inc.

3. Immediately.

4. Not Applicable.

Remarks:

* Each of the Warburg Entities disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Shares owned of record by any other Warburg Entity, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein. The address of each Warburg Entity is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

	/s/ Scott A. Arenare, Partner, WARBURG PINCUS & CO.	10/06/2004
	/s/ Scott A. Arenare, Partner, Warburg, Pincu & Co., General Partner, WARBURG, PINCUS EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.	10/06/2004
	/s/ Scott A. Arenare, Partner, Warburg, Pincu & Co., General Partner, WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES INTERNATIONAL, L.P.	10/06/2004
	/s/ Scott A. Arenare, Partner, Warburg, Pincu & Co., General Partner, WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES L.P.	10/06/2004
	/s/ Scott A. Arenare, Managing Director, Warburg, Pincu & Co., General Partner, WARBURG PINCUS LLC	10/06/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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