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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
(Amendment No. 3)*
Knoll, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
498904200
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(CUSIP Number)
August 8, 2006
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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)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] 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 on 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. 498904200 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. - (IRS Identification No. 13-3784037)
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,366,362
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,366,362
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
2.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 498904200 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC - (IRS Identification No. 13-4069737)
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,366,362
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
2.8%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 498904200 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg Pincus & Co. - (IRS Identification No. 13-6358475)
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
544,068
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,366,362
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 544,068
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,910,430
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.9%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 498904200 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg Pincus LLC - (IRS Identification No. 13-3536050)
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 1,366,362
OWNED BY
EACH ------ ----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,366,362
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
2.8%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
The Schedule 13G filed on February 8, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed
on February 21, 2006 and Amended No. 2 filed on May 23, 2006, by Warburg, Pincus
Ventures, L.P., Warburg Pincus & Co., Warburg Pincus LLC and Warburg Pincus
Partners LLC is hereby amended as follows:
Item 1(a): Name of Issuer:
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Knoll, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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1235 Water Street
East Greenville, PA 1804
Item 2(a) and (b): Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal Business
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Office or, if None, esidence:
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This statement is being filed by and on behalf of: (a)
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("WPV"), (b) Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, a New
York limited liability company ("WPP"), whose managing
member is WPC, (c) Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general
partnership ("WPC"), and (d) Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York
limited liability company ("WPLLC"), which manages WPV. WPP
is the sole general partner of WPV. The business address of
each of the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New
York 10017.
Item 2(c): Citizenship:
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WPV is a Delaware limited partnership
WPC is a New York general partnership
WPLLC is a New York limited liability company
WPP is a New York limited liability company
Item 2(d): Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e): CUSIP Number:
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498904200
Item 3: If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
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40.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person is filing as a:
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(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).
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(d)[ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)[ ] An investment adviser in accordance with
ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)[ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(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 with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
Item 4: Ownership by WPV:
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,366,362 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 2.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,366,362
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 1,366,362
Ownership by WPP:
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,366,362 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 2.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,366,362
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 1,366,362
Ownership by WPC:
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,910,430 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 3.9%
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(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 544,068
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,366,362
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 544,068
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 1,366,362
Ownership by WPLLC:
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,366,362 shares of Common
Stock
(b) Percent of class: 2.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,366,362
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition
of: 1,366,362
Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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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
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Person:
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Not applicable.
Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
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Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
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Holding Company:
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Not applicable.
Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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WPV, WPP, WPC and WPLLC are making this single, joint filing
because they may be deemed to constitute a "group" within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. This agreement among WPV, WPP, WPC
and WPLLC to file jointly is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Each of WPV, WPP, WPC and WPLLC disclaims beneficial
ownership of all of the Common Shares, other than those
reported herein as being owned by it. Charles R. Kaye and
Joseph P. Landy are Managing General Partners of WPC and
Managing Members of WPLLC and may be deemed to control the
Warburg Pincus entities. Messrs. Kaye and Landy disclaim
beneficial ownership of all shares held by the Warburg
Pincus entities.
Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not applicable.
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Item 10: Certification:
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Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: August 8, 2006
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: Warburg Pincus Partners LLC,
its General Partner
By: Warburg Pincus & Co.
its Managing Member
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
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Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
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Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner
WARBURG PINCUS LLC
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
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Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Managing Director
WARBURG PINCUS PARTNERS LLC
By: Warburg Pincus & Co.
its Managing Member
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare
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Name: Scott A. Arenare
Title: Partner