SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 3)*
Redwood Trust, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
758075402
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2004
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 15 Pages)
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*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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).
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Granite Capital, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
337,829
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
337,829
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
337,829
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.4%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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CUSIP No. 758075402 13G Page 3 of 15 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Granite Capital II, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
23,270
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
23,270
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
23,270
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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CUSIP No. 758075402 13G Page 4 of 15 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Granite Capital, L.L.C.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
369,399
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
369,399
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
369,399
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.6%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IA,OO
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CUSIP No. 758075402 13G Page 5 of 15 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Granum Value Fund
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
181,300
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
181,300
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
181,300
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.8%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IV
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Granum Capital Management, L.L.C.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
181,300
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
181,300
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
181,300
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.8%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IA
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Lewis M. Eisenberg
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
550,699
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
550,699
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
550,699
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.3%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Walter F. Harrison, III
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
550,699
OWNED BY ______________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
550,699
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
550,699
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.3%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 758075402 13G Page 9 of 15 Pages
The Schedule 13G of (i) Granite Capital, L.P., (ii) Granite Capital II, L.P.,
(iii) Granite Capital, L.L.C., (iv) Granum Value Fund, (v) Granum Capital
Management, L.L.C., (vi) Lewis M. Eisenberg and (vii) Walter F. Harrison, III,
relating to the Common Stock (par value $0.01) issued by Redwood Trust, Inc.
(the "Company"), initially filed as of March 16, 1999 and amended by amendment
no. 1 as of December 31, 1999, and further amended by Amendment No. 2 as of
December 31, 2000, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is Redwood Trust, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive offices are located at One Belvedere
Place, Suite 300, Mill Valley, California 94941.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Granite Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Granite"),
with respect to the shares of Common Stock (defined in Item 2(d)
below) directly owned by it;
(ii) Granite Capital II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Granite
II"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by
it;
(iii) Granite Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Granite L.L.C."), which serves as general partner of Granite and
Granite II, and as investment manager to Granite Capital Overseas
Hedged Equity Fund Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company
("Granite Hedged Equity"), with respect to the shares of Common
Stock directly owned by Granite, Granite II and Granite Hedged
Equity;
(iv) Granum Value Fund, a publicly registered mutual fund organized as
a trust under the laws of the state of Delaware ("Granum Value"),
with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;
(v) Granum Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company ("Granum Management"), which serves as investment adviser
to Granum Value, with respect to the shares of Common Stock
directly owned by Granum Value;
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(vi) Lewis M. Eisenberg, a United States citizen ("Mr. Eisenberg"), who
serves as a member of Granite L.L.C., as a member of Granum
Advisors, as a member of Granum Management, with respect to the
the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of Granite,
Granite II, Granite Hedged Equity and Granum Value; and
(vii) Walter F. Harrison, III, a United States citizen ("Mr. Harrison"),
who serves as a member of Granite L.L.C., as a member of Granum
Advisors, as a member of Granum Management, with respect to the
shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of Granite, Granite
II, Granite Hedged Equity and Granum Value
The foregoing persons are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than
the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to
the appropriate party.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 126
East 56th Street, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Mr. Eisenberg and Mr. Harrison are citizens of the United States. Each of
the other Reporting Persons is organized under the laws of the state of
Delaware.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
758075402
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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act,
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Act,
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
The percentages used in this Item 4 are calculated based upon 23,540,893
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 15, 2004 as
reported in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2004.
A. Granite Capital, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 337,829
(b) Percent of class: 1.4%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 337,829
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 337,829
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B. Granite Capital II, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 23,270
(b) Percent of class: 0.1%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 23,270
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 23,270
C. Granite Capital, L.L.C.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 369,399
(b) Percent of class: 1.6%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 369,399
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 369,399
D. Granum Value Fund
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 181,300
(b) Percent of class: 0.8%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 181,300
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 181,300
E. Granum Capital Management, L.L.C.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 181,300
(b) Percent of class: 0.8%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 181,300
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 181,300
F. Lewis M. Eisenberg
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 550,699
(b) Percent of class: 2.3%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 550,699
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 550,699
G. Walter F. Harrison, III
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 550,699
(b) Percent of class: 2.3%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:-0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 550,699
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 550,699
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Please see Item 2.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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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: February 14, 2005
GRANITE CAPITAL, L.P.
By: Granite Capital, L.L.C.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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Lewis M. Eisenberg
Member
GRANITE CAPITAL II, L.P.
By: Granite Capital, L.L.C.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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Lewis M. Eisenberg
Member
GRANITE CAPITAL, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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Lewis M. Eisenberg
Member
GRANUM VALUE FUND
By: Granum Capital Management, L.L.C.,
Investment Adviser
By: /s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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Lewis M. Eisenberg
Member
Granum Capital Management, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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Lewis M. Eisenberg
Member
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LEWIS M. EISENBERG
/s/ Lewis M. Eisenberg
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WALTER F. HARRISON, III
/s/ Walter F. Harrison, III
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