Sec Form 13G Filing - ALTA PARTNERS filing for Dynavax Technologies Corporation (DVAX) - 2005-03-02

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                                  United States
                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  Schedule 13G
                              (Amendment No. _1_)*

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                        --------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                        --------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   268158102
                        --------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                February 23, 2005
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             (Date of Event That 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
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).




CUSIP No.  268158102                                          Page 2 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Alta Partners
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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

         California
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                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             -0-
Beneficially Owned           ---------------------------------------------------
By Each Reporting            (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
Person With                  ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
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  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         -0-      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

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  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0 %      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

             IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 3 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Alta California Partners, L. P.
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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
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                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             -0-
Beneficially Owned           ---------------------------------------------------
By Each Reporting            (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
Person With                  ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         -0-      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0 %      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                  PN
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CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 4 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Alta California Management Partners, L. P.
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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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (4)    Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
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                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             -0-
Beneficially Owned           ---------------------------------------------------
By Each Reporting            (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
Person With                  ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         -0-      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0 %      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                  PN
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CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 5 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC
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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

         California
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                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             -0-
Beneficially Owned           ---------------------------------------------------
By Each Reporting            (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
Person With                  ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         -0-      Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0 %               Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                  CO
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CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 6 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Jean Deleage
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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

         United States
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                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             36,956
Beneficially Owned                          See Attachment A
By Each Reporting            ---------------------------------------------------
Person With                  (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        36,956
                                            See Attachment A
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         36,956            Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0.15%             Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
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  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                  IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 7 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Garrett Gruener
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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

         United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             63,271
Beneficially Owned                            See Attachment A
By Each Reporting            ---------------------------------------------------
Person With                  (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        63,271
                                              See Attachment A
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         63,271            Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0.26 %            Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                  IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 268158102                                           Page 8 of 13 Pages


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  (1)    Names of Reporting Persons.  SS or I.R.S.  Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

         Guy Nohra
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (2)    Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group           (a)
                                                                    (b) X
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (3)    SEC Use Only

-----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (4)    Citizenship or Place of Organization

         United States
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A

Number Of Shares             (5)      Sole Voting Power             62,089
Beneficially Owned                             See Attachment A
By Each Reporting            ---------------------------------------------------
Person With                  (6)      Shared Voting Power           -0-
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (7)      Sole Dispositive Power        62,089
                                               See Attachment A
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (8)      Shared Dispositive Power      -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (9)    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

         62,089            Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (10)   Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (11)   Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)

         0.25 %            Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (12)   Type Of Reporting Person

                IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                                                              Page 9 of 13 Pages

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer: Dynavax Technologies Corporation ("Issuer")

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  2929 7th Street, Suite 130
                  Berkeley, CA 94710

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing:

         Alta Partners ("AP")
         Alta California Partners, L.P. ("ACP")
         Alta California Management Partners, L.P. ("ACMP")
         Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC ("AEP")
         Jean Deleage ("JD")
         Garrett Gruener ("GG")
         Guy Nohra ("GN")

 (b) Address of Principal Business Office:

         One Embarcadero Center, Suite 4050
         San Francisco, CA  94111

 (c) Citizenship/Place of Organization:


         Entities:         AP       -       California
                           ACP      -       Delaware
                           ACMP             Delaware
                           AEP              California

         Individuals:      JD               United States
                           GG               United States
                           GN               United States


(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

(e) CUSIP Number: 268158102

Item 3.  Not applicable.



                                                             Page 10 of 13 Pages


Item 4         Ownership.
                     Exit Filing -- Please see Attachment A




------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
                               AP         ACP         ACMP         AEP           JD           GG           GN
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
                                                                                    
(a)     Beneficial            -0-         -0-          -0-         -0-         36,956       63,271       62,089
        Ownership
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
(b)     Percentage of         0 %         0 %          0 %         0 %         0.15 %       0.26 %       0.25 %
        Class
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
(c)     Sole Voting Power     -0-         -0-          -0-         -0-         36,956       63,271       62,089
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
        Shared Voting         -0-         -0-          -0-         -0-          -0-           -0-          -0-
        Power
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
        Sole Dispositive      -0-         -0-          -0-         -0-         36,956       63,271       62,089
        Power
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
        Shared                -0-         -0-          -0-         -0-          -0-           -0-          -0-
        Dispositive Power
------- ------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------


Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Exit Filing

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

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

By signing below we certify  that, to the best of our 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.

EXHIBITS

A:       Joint Filing Statement



                                                             Page 11 of 13 Pages

                                    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.


Date:    March 2, 2005




ALTA PARTNERS                                        ALTA CALIFORNIA PARTNERS, L.P.

                                                     By:  Alta California Management Partners, L.P.

                                                  
By:      /s/ Jean Deleage                            By:     /s/ Guy Nohra
   -----------------------------------------            -----------------------------------------
         Jean Deleage, President                              Guy Nohra, General Partner


ALTA CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P.            ALTA EMBARCADERO PARTNERS, LLC



By:      /s/ Guy Nohra                               By:     /s/ Jean Deleage
   -----------------------------------------            -----------------------------------------
         Guy Nohra, General Partner                            Jean Deleage, Member




         /s/ Jean Deleage                                   /s/ Guy Nohra
--------------------------------------------         --------------------------------------------
         Jean Deleage                                         Guy Nohra


         /s/ Garrett Gruener
-------------------------------------------
         Garrett Gruener




                                                             Page 12 of 13 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:    March 2, 2005



                                    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.




ALTA PARTNERS                                        ALTA CALIFORNIA PARTNERS, L.P.

                                                     By:  Alta California Management Partners, L.P.


                                                  
By:      /s/ Jean Deleage                            By:      /s/ Guy Nohra
   -----------------------------------------            -----------------------------------------
         Jean Deleage, President                              Guy Nohra, General Partner


ALTA CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P.            ALTA EMBARCADERO PARTNERS, LLC



By:      /s/ Guy Nohra                               By:      /s/ Jean Deleage
   -----------------------------------------            -----------------------------------------
         Guy Nohra, General Partner                           Jean Deleage, Member




         /s/ Jean Deleage                                     /s/ Guy Nohra
--------------------------------------------         --------------------------------------------
         Jean Deleage                                         Guy Nohra


         /s/ Garrett Gruener
--------------------------------------------
         Garrett Gruener





                                  Attachment A
                                   EXIT FILING

Alta Partners provides  investment  advisory services to several venture capital
funds including,  Alta California  Partners L.P. and Alta Embarcadero  Partners,
LLC. On 2/23/05, Alta California Partners,  L.P. distributed 1,486,714 shares of
Common Stock and Alta  Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC distributed  35,472 shares of
Common Stock.  The respective  general  partners and members of Alta  California
Partners  L.P.  and Alta  Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC  exercise  sole voting and
investment power in respect to the shares owned by such funds.

Certain  principals  of Alta  Partners are general  partners of Alta  California
Management  Partners,  L.P.  (which  is a  general  partner  of Alta  California
Partners,  L.P.),  and  members of Alta  Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC. As general
partners  and members of such  entities,  they may be deemed to share voting and
investment  powers over the shares held by such funds.  The  principals  of Alta
Partners disclaim beneficial  ownership of all such shares held by the foregoing
funds, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interests therein.

Mr. Garrett Gruener is a general partner of Alta California Management Partners,
L.P.  (which is the general  partner of Alta  California  Partners,  L.P.) and a
member of Alta Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC. He disclaims beneficial ownership of
all  such  shares  held by the  foregoing  funds  except  to the  extent  of his
proportionate  pecuniary  interests  therein.  As a result of the 2/23/05  Stock
Distribution,  he received 63,271 shares of Common Stock; of which 62,089 shares
were received from Alta California  Management  Partners,  L.P. and 1,182 shares
were received from Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC.

Mr. Jean Deleage is a general  partner of Alta California  Management  Partners,
L.P.  (which is the general  partner of Alta  California  Partners,  L.P.) and a
member of Alta Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC. He disclaims beneficial ownership of
all  such  shares  held by the  foregoing  funds  except  to the  extent  of his
proportionate  pecuniary  interests  therein.  See below for disclosure of share
ownership:

As of February 23, 2005 - Common  Stock  Ownership:  Shares Owned  By/Affiliated
with Jean Deleage


   Beneficial Owner (issued in the name of)                  # of Shares          Date Acquired
   ----------------------------------------                  -----------          -------------
                                                                             
     Jean Deleage                                             36,956  (2)           2/23/05
     Deleage Children's Trust FBO Andre Deleage (1)            9,239  (3)           2/23/05
     Deleage Children's Trust FBO Emmanuel Deleage (1)         9,239  (3)           2/23/05
     Deleage Children's Trust FBO Philippe Deleage (1)         9,239  (3)           2/23/05
     Deleage Children's Trust FBO Michel Deleage (1)           9,239  (3)           2/23/05

(1)      Of which Mr. Deleage , a principal of Alta Partners (a venture  capital
         firm) is neither a trustee nor claims beneficial ownership.
(2)      As a result of the 2/23/05 Stock  Distribution,  Mr.  Deleage  received
         36,956  shares of Common  Stock;  of which 31,044  shares were received
         from Alta California  Management  Partners,  L.P. and 5,912 shares were
         received from Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC.
(3)      As a result of the  2/23/05  Stock  Distribution,  each of the  Deleage
         Children's Trusts received 9,239 shares of Common Stock; of which 7,761
         shares were received from Alta California Management Partners, L.P. and
         1,478 shares were received from Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC.




                                                     Page 1 of 2 of Attachment A






Mr. Guy Nohra is a general partner of Alta California Management Partners,  L.P.
(which is the general  partner of Alta California  Partners,  L.P.) He disclaims
beneficial  ownership of all such shares held by the  foregoing  funds except to
the extent of his proportionate  pecuniary interests therein. As a result of the
2/23/05  Stock  Distribution,  the Guy Paul and Linda Nohra,  Nohra Living Trust
received  46,567 shares of Common Stock and The Nohra 1996 Credit Trust received
15,522 shares from Alta California Management Partners, L.P.

Alta Partners is a venture capital company with an office in San Francisco. Alta
Partners is California Corporation. Alta California Partners, L.P. is a Delaware
Limited Partnership and Alta Embarcadero  Partners,  LLC is a California Limited
Liability Company.

                                                     Page 2 of 2 of Attachment A