-----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, VqwMkwxDqAeNt5d+kPqwlltHNgs8Lmxa6NQlxKL/Q/WpJa65okXbNuwofRWD0UoR lUAXQ8xRRo3OmWregLdmaA== 0001012870-00-000803.txt : 20000216 0001012870-00-000803.hdr.sgml : 20000216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001012870-00-000803 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000215 GROUP MEMBERS: BAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1997, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BAY PARTNERS SBIC II LP GROUP MEMBERS: BAY SONIC INVESTORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: FREIDENRICH FAMILY PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: JAMES WICKETT GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN FREIDENRICH GROUP MEMBERS: MARCELLA YANO GROUP MEMBERS: NEAL DEMPSEY GROUP MEMBERS: ROBERT M. WILLIAMS SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONICWALL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001093885 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 770270079 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58485 FILM NUMBER: 546356 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1160 BORDEAUX DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-745-9600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5400 BETSY ROSS DR CITY: SANTA CLARA STATE: CA ZIP: 95054 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAY PARTNERS SBIC II LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001106273 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10600 N DE ANZA BLVD CITY: CUPERTINO STATE: CA ZIP: 95014 BUSINESS PHONE: 4087252444 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G (Amendment No. ________)* Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SonicWALL, Inc. ---------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ---------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 835470 10 5 ---------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (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) [_] 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 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 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). Page 1 of 15 pages =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 2 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 2,301,400 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 2,301,400 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 2,301,400 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 9.75% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 3 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Bay Management Company 1997, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 2,301,400 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 2,301,400 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 2,301,400 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 9.75% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 4 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Bay Sonic Investors, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 2,232,364 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 0 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 2,232,364 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 2,232,364 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 9.46% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 5 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Freidenrich Family Partnership - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 421,514 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 421,514 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,955,278 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 20.99% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 6 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). John Freidenrich - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 3,950 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 3,950 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,537,714 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.22% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 7 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Neal Dempsey - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 3,950 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 3,950 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,537,714 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.22% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 8 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Marcella Yano - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 500 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 500 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,534,264 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.21% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 9 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Robert M. Williams - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 28,768 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 28,768 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,562,532 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.33% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 835470 10 5 Page 10 of 15 Pages ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. 1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). James Wickett - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 2 (a) [x] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 1,000 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 4,533,764 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 1,000 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,534,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 19.21% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 12 IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: SonicWALL, Inc. ("Issuer") (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1160 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. ("BPSBIC II") Bay Management Company 1997, LLC ("BMC 1997") Bay Sonic Investors, LLC ("BSI") Freidenrich Family Partnership ("FFP") Dempsey Family Partnership ("DFP") John Freidenrich ("JF") Neal Dempsey ("ND") Marcella Yano ("MY") Robert M. Williams ("RMW") James Wickett ("JW") (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 10600 N. DeAnza Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014 (c) Citizenship/Place of Organization: Entities: BPSBIC II - California BMC 1997 - California BSI - California Individuals: FFP - United States DFP - United States JF - United States ND - United States MY - United States RMW - United States JW - United States (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 835470 10 5 Item 3. Not applicable. Page 11 of 15 pages Item 4 Ownership.
BPSBIC II BMC 1997 BSI FFP DFP JF ND MTY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (a) Beneficial Ownership 2,301,400 2,301,400 2,232,364 4,955,278 4,562,532 4,537,714 4,537,714 4,534,264 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) Percentage of Class 9.75% 9.75% 9.46% 20.99% 19.33% 19.22% 19.22% 19.21% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Sole Voting Power 2,301,400 2,301,400 2,232,364 421,514 28,768 3,950 3,950 500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shared Voting Power -0- -0- -0- 4,533,764 4,533,764 4,533,764 4,533,764 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sole Dispositive 326,400 326,400 -0- 421,514 28,768 3,950 3,950 500 Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shared Dispositive -0- -0- -0- 4,533,764 4,533,764 4,537,714 4,537,714 4,534,264 Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RMW JW - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (a) Beneficial Ownership 4,562,532 4,562,532 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) Percentage of Class 19.33 19.21 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Sole Voting Power 28,768 1,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shared Voting Power 4,533,764 4,533,764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sole Dispositive 28,768 28,768 Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shared Dispositive 4,533,764 4,533,764 Power - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable. 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. Page 12 of 15 pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group No reporting person is a member of a group as defined in Section 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. Item 10. Certification After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in 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. Date: February 8, 2000 Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. Bay Sonic Investors, LLC By: Bay Management Company 1997, LLC its general partner By: /s/ JM Freidenrich By: /s/ JM Freidenrich --------------------------------- ------------------------- Manager Managing Member Bay Management Company 1997, LLC By: /s/ JM Freidenrich --------------------------------- Manager Freidenrich Family Partnership By: /s/ JM Freidenrich -------------------------------- General Partner Dempsey Family Partnership By: /s/ Neal Dempsey III -------------------------------- General Partner /s/ JM Freidenrich - ------------------------------------- John Freidenrich Page 13 of 15 pages /s/ Neal Dempsey III - ------------------------------------- Neal Dempsey /s/ Marcella Yano - ------------------------------------- Marcella Yano /s/ Robert Williams - ------------------------------------- Robert Williams /s/ James Wickett - ------------------------------------- James Wickett EXHIBITS A: Joint Filing Statement Page 14 of 15 pages Exhibit A Agreement of Joint Filing We, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of us. Date: February 8, 2000 Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. Bay Sonic Investors, LLC By: Bay Management Company 1997, LLC its general partner By: /s/ JM Freidenrich By: /s/ JM Freidenrich ------------------------------------ ------------------------- Manager Managing Member Bay Management Company 1997, LLC By: /s/ JM Freidenrich ------------------------------------ Manager Freidenrich Family Partnership By: /s/ JM Freidenrich ------------------------------------ General Partner Dempsey Family Partnership By: /s/ Neal Dempsey III ------------------------------------ General Partner /s/ JM Freidenrich - --------------------------------------- John Freidenrich /s/ Neal Dempsey III - --------------------------------------- Neal Dempsey /s/ Marcella Yano - --------------------------------------- Marcella Yano /s/ Robert Williams - --------------------------------------- Robert Williams /s/ James Wickett - --------------------------------------- James Wickett Page 15 of 15 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----