SC 13G
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ennis13g01-11.txt
SF/205268.1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Ennis Business Forms, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class Securities)
293389102
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(CUSIP Number)
September 30, 2001
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
*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
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Cannell Capital LLC
94-3366999
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
1,378,100
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,378,100
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,378,100
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
J. Carlo Cannell
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
1,378,100
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,378,100
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,378,100
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN, HC
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
The Anegada Fund Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A)
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Cayman Islands
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
139,500
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
139,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
139,500
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
The Cuttyhunk Fund Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Bermuda
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
481,300
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
481,300
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
481,300
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Tonga Partners, L.P.
94-3164039
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
538,600
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
538,600
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
538,600
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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CUSIP No. 293389102
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
GS Cannell Portfolio, LLC
98-0232642
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A)
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
159,000
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
159,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
159,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Pleiades Investment Partners, L.P.
23-2688812
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of shares
beneficially owned by
each reporting person
with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
59,700
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
59,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
59,700
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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SF/205268.1
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Ennis Business Forms, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
107 North Sherman Street
Ennis, TX 75119
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
This statement is being filed by (i) Cannell Capital, LLC, a
California limited liability company and registered investment
adviser ("IA"), (ii) J. Carlo Cannell ("Managing Member"), (iii)
The Anegada Fund Limited ("Anegada), (iv) The Cuttyhunk Fund
Limited ("Cuttyhunk"), (v) Tonga Partners, L.P. ("Tonga"), (vi) GS
Cannell, LLC ("GS Cannell"), and (vii) Pleiades Investment
Partners, LP ("Pleiades") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
Managing Member controls IA by virtue of Managing Member's
position as managing member and majority owner of IA.
IA's beneficial ownership of the Common Stock is direct as a
result of IA's discretionary authority to buy, sell, and vote
shares of such Common Stock for its investment advisory clients.
Managing Member's beneficial ownership of Common Stock is indirect
as a result of Managing Member's ownership and management of IA.
The beneficial ownership of Managing Member is reported solely
because Rules 13d-1(a) and (b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, require any person who is "directly or
indirectly" the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any
equity security of a specified class to file a Schedule 13G. The
answers in blocks 6, 8, 9 and 11 above and the response to item 4
by Managing Member are given on the basis of the "indirect"
beneficial ownership referred to in such Rule, based on the direct
beneficial ownership of Common Stock by IA and the relationship of
Managing Member to IA referred to above.
Information with respect to each Reporting Person is given solely
by the respective Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person
undertakes hereby any responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness or such information concerning any other Reporting
Person.
(b) Address of Principal Business office or, if None, Residence
IA's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
Managing Member's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
Anegada's principal business office is located at:
c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Trust, Limited, 2nd Floor, Harbour
Centre, George Town, Cayman Islands, BWI
Cuttyhunk's principal business office is located at:
73 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda HM 12
Tonga's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
GS Cannell's principal business office is located at:
701 Mount Lucas Road, CN 850, Princeton, NJ 08542
Pleiades' principal business office is located at:
6022 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
Canal Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, is no longer advised by Adviser and, therefore, is no
longer a member of the group.
(c) Citizenship
Item 4 of each cover page is incorporated by reference
(d) Title of Class Securities
Common
(e) CUSIP Number
293389102
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
(d) Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) An investment adviser in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).
(g) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j) Group in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
Common Stock:
Items 5-9 and 11 of each cover sheet are incorporated by reference
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 securities, check the
following |_|
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
IA, a registered investment adviser, and Managing Member, the
majority owner and managing member of IA, have the right or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from Common Stock, and to
direct the receipt of proceeds from the sale of Common Stock to
IA's investment advisory clients. No single investment advisory
client of IA owns more than 5% of the Common Stock.
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.
See Exhibit A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
(a) The following certification shall be included if the
statement is filed pursuant toss. 240.13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired and are held I the ordinary course of business and
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.
SIGNATURE
Date: November 30, 2001
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
J. CARLO CANNELL
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell
THE ANEGADA FUND LIMITED
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
THE CUTTYHUNK FUND LIMITED
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
TONGA PARTNERS, L.P.
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, General Partner
GS CANNELL, LLC
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
PLEIADES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
SF/205268.1
EXHIBIT A
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(J) and Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the group making this joint filing are
identified and classified as follows:
Name Classification
Cannell Capital LLC California limited liability company, Investment Adviser
J. Carlo Cannell Individual, control person of Cannell Capital LLC
The Anegada Fund Limited A Cayman Islands company
The Cuttyhunk Fund Limited A Bermuda company
Tonga Partners, L.P. A Delaware limited partnership
GS Cannell, LLC A Delaware limited liability company
Pleiades Investment Partners, LP A Delaware limited partnership