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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                           (Amendment No. _________)*


                           Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    090572207
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Mark C. Wehrly
                       Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
                         One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1325
                         San Francisco, California 94111
                                 (415) 421-2132
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  May 30, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check the
following box [ ].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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
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).

                         (Continued on following pages)
                               Page 1 of 51 Pages
                         Exhibit Index Found on Page 49






                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Noonday Asset Management, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================




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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Noonday G.P. (U.S.), L.L.C.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            OO
------------====================================================================



                               Page 3 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Noonday Capital, L.L.C.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            OO
------------====================================================================




                               Page 4 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            David I. Cohen
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================




                               Page 5 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Saurabh K. Mittal
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            India
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================




                               Page 6 of 51 Pages




                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Noonday Capital Partners, L.L.C.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   19,400
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    19,400
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            19,400
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            0.1%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            OO
------------====================================================================




                               Page 7 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Partners, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            California
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   252,500
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    252,500
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            252,500
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            1.2%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================





                               Page 8 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            California
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   112,800
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    112,800
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            112,800
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            0.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================




                               Page 9 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            California
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   14,800
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    14,800
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            14,800
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            0.1%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 10 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   8,600
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    8,600
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            8,600
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            0.0%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 11 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Tinicum Partners, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            New York
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   8,700
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    8,700
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            8,700
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            0.0%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================





                              Page 12 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page,  however,  is a beneficial  owner only of
                           the securities reported by it on this cover page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            WC, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Cayman Islands
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   228,300
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    228,300
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            228,300
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            1.1%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            PN
------------====================================================================





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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   526,577
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    526,577
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            526,577
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            2.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IA, OO
------------====================================================================




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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Farallon Partners, L.L.C.
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            Delaware
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   645,100
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    645,100
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            645,100
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            3.0%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            OO
------------====================================================================



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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Chun R. Ding
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================


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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            William F. Duhamel
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 17 of 51 Pages




                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Richard B. Fried
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 18 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Monica R. Landry
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================




                              Page 19 of 51 Pages







                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            William F. Mellin
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 20 of 51 Pages




                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Stephen L. Millham
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================





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                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Jason E. Moment
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 22 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Rajiv A. Patel
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 23 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Derek C. Schrier
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================



                              Page 24 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Thomas F. Steyer
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================




                              Page 25 of 51 Pages





                                       13D

===================
CUSIP No. 090572207
===================

------------====================================================================
            NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    1       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

            Mark C. Wehrly
------------====================================================================
            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
                                                               (a) [   ]
                                                               (b) [ X ]**
    2
                   **      The  reporting  persons  making  this  filing hold an
                           aggregate of 1,171,677  Shares,  which is 5.5% of the
                           class of  securities.  The  reporting  person on this
                           cover page, however, may be deemed a beneficial owner
                           only of the  securities  reported by it on this cover
                           page.
------------====================================================================
    3       SEC USE ONLY

------------====================================================================
            SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
    4
            AF, OO
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5
            TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                  [   ]
------------====================================================================
            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6
            United States
------------====================================================================
                                    SOLE VOTING POWER
                            7
         NUMBER OF                  -0-
                        ------------============================================
          SHARES                    SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY         8
         OWNED BY                   1,171,677
                        ------------============================================
           EACH                     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            9
         REPORTING                  -0-
        PERSON WITH     ------------============================================
                                    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                            10
                                    1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    11
            1,171,677
------------====================================================================
            CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
    12      CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)                      [   ]

------------====================================================================
            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13
            5.5%
------------====================================================================
            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
    14
            IN
------------====================================================================




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Item 1.  Security And Issuer
-------  -------------------

         This  statement  relates to shares of Class A Common  Stock,  par value
$0.0001 per share (the "Shares"), of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company").
The  Company's  principal  offices  are  located  at 1000  Alfred  Nobel  Drive,
Hercules, California 94547.

Item 2.  Identity And Background
-------  -----------------------

         (a) This  statement is filed by the entities and persons  listed below,
all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons."

                 The Noonday Sub-adviser Entities
                 --------------------------------

                  (i)      Noonday  G.P.  (U.S.),  L.L.C.,  a  Delaware  limited
                           liability   company   which   is   a   sub-investment
                           adviser(1)  to each  of the  Funds  and  the  Managed
                           Accounts  (the  "First  Noonday  Sub-adviser"),  with
                           respect  to all of the  Shares  held by the Funds and
                           the Managed Accounts;

                  (ii)     Noonday Asset  Management,  L.P., a Delaware  limited
                           partnership  which is a sub-investment  adviser(1) to
                           each of the  Funds  and  the  Managed  Accounts  (the
                           "Second Noonday Sub-adviser"), with respect to all of
                           the  Shares   held  by  the  Funds  and  the  Managed
                           Accounts; and

                  (iii)    Noonday Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
                           company  which is the  general  partner of the Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser (the "Noonday General Partner"),
                           with  respect to all of the Shares  held by Funds and
                           the Managed Accounts.

         The First Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the Second Noonday Sub-adviser and the
Noonday  General  Partner  are  together  referred  to  herein  as the  "Noonday
Sub-adviser Entities."

         The Noonday Managing Members
         ----------------------------

                  (iv)     David  I.  Cohen  ("Cohen")  and  Saurabh  K.  Mittal
                           ("Mittal"),  the  managing  members of both the First
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Noonday General Partner,
                           with  respect to all of the Shares  held by the Funds
                           and the Managed Accounts.

         Cohen and  Mittal are  referred  to herein as the  "Noonday  Individual
Reporting Persons."


--------
(1) The First Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Second Noonday  Sub-adviser  entered
into  certain  subadvisory  arrangements  with the  Management  Company  and the
Farallon General Partner effective as of January 1, 2005,  pursuant to which the
First  Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Second  Noonday  Sub-adviser  were  granted
investment  discretion over all of the assets of the Noonday Fund and certain of
the assets of the Farallon Funds and the Managed Accounts.

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         The Noonday Fund
         ----------------
                  (v)      Noonday Capital Partners,  L.L.C., a Delaware limited
                           liability company (the "Noonday Fund"),  with respect
                           to the Shares held by it.

         The Farallon Funds
         ------------------

                  (vi)     Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited
                           partnership ("FCP"),  with respect to the Shares held
                           by it;

                  (vii)    Farallon  Capital  Institutional  Partners,  L.P.,  a
                           California limited partnership ("FCIP"), with respect
                           to the Shares held by it;

                  (viii)   Farallon Capital  Institutional  Partners II, L.P., a
                           California  limited  partnership  ("FCIP  II"),  with
                           respect to the Shares held by it;

                  (ix)     Farallon Capital Institutional  Partners III, L.P., a
                           Delaware  limited   partnership  ("FCIP  III"),  with
                           respect to the Shares held by it;

                  (x)      Tinicum   Partners,   L.P.,   a  New   York   limited
                           partnership  ("Tinicum"),  with respect to the Shares
                           held by it; and

                  (xi)     Farallon  Capital  Offshore  Investors  II,  L.P.,  a
                           Cayman Islands  exempted limited  partnership  ("FCOI
                           II"), with respect to the Shares held by it.

         FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, Tinicum and FCOI II are together referred
to herein as the "Farallon  Funds." The Noonday Fund and the Farallon  Funds are
together referred to herein as the "Funds."

        The Farallon General Partner
        ----------------------------

                  (xii)    Farallon   Partners,   L.L.C.,   a  Delaware  limited
                           liability  company  which is the  general  partner of
                           each of the Farallon Funds and the managing member of
                           the Noonday Fund (the  "Farallon  General  Partner"),
                           with respect to the Shares held by each of the Funds.

         The Farallon Managing Members
         -----------------------------

                  (xiii)   The  following  persons who are  managing  members of
                           both the Farallon  General Partner and the Management
                           Company, with respect to the Shares held by the Funds
                           and the  Managed  Accounts:  Chun R.  Ding  ("Ding"),
                           William  F.  Duhamel  ("Duhamel"),  Richard  B. Fried
                           ("Fried"),  Monica R. Landry  ("Landry"),  William F.
                           Mellin  ("Mellin"),  Stephen L. Millham  ("Millham"),
                           Jason E. Moment ("Moment"), Rajiv A. Patel ("Patel"),
                           Derek  C.  Schrier  ("Schrier"),   Thomas  F.  Steyer
                           ("Steyer") and Mark C. Wehrly ("Wehrly").


                              Page 28 of 51 Pages






         Ding, Duhamel, Fried, Landry, Mellin, Millham,  Moment, Patel, Schrier,
Steyer and Wehrly are together  referred to herein as the  "Farallon  Individual
Reporting  Persons." The Noonday  Individual  Reporting Persons and the Farallon
Individual  Reporting Persons are together referred to herein as the "Individual
Reporting Persons."

         (b) The address of the principal  business and principal  office of (i)
the Funds,  the  Management  Company  and the  Farallon  General  Partner is One
Maritime Plaza,  Suite 1325, San Francisco,  California  94111, (ii) the Noonday
Sub-adviser  Entities is 227 West Trade  Street,  Suite 2140,  Charlotte,  North
Carolina 28202 and (iii) each of the Individual  Reporting  Persons is set forth
in Annex 1 hereto.

         (c) The  principal  business  of each of the Funds is that of a private
investment  fund  engaging in the purchase and sale of  investments  for its own
account.  The principal business of the First Noonday Sub-adviser and the Second
Noonday  Sub-adviser is to act as a sub-investment  adviser to the Funds and the
Managed  Accounts.  The principal  business of the Noonday General Partner is to
act as the general  partner of the Second  Noonday  Sub-adviser.  The  principal
business of the Management Company is that of a registered  investment  adviser.
The principal  business of the Farallon General Partner is to act as the general
partner of the Farallon  Funds and the managing  member of the Noonday Fund. The
principal  business of each of the Individual  Reporting Persons is set forth in
Annex 1 hereto.

         (d) None of the Funds, the Noonday Sub-adviser Entities, the Management
Company,  the Farallon General Partner or the Individual  Reporting Persons has,
during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

         (e) None of the Funds, the Noonday Sub-adviser Entities, the Management
Company,  the Farallon General Partner or the Individual  Reporting Persons has,
during the last five years,  been party to a civil  proceeding  of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is  subject  to a  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future
violations  of, or prohibiting  or mandating  activities  subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

         (f) The  citizenship  of each of the  Funds,  the  Noonday  Sub-adviser
Entities,  the Management  Company and the Farallon General Partner is set forth
above.  Each of the Individual  Reporting Persons other than Mittal is a citizen
of the United States. Mittal is a citizen of India.

         The other  information  required by Item 2 relating to the identity and
background of the Reporting Persons is set forth in Annex 1 hereto.

Item 3.  Source And Amount Of Funds And Other Consideration
------   --------------------------------------------------

         The net investment cost (including  commissions) for the Shares held by
each of the Funds and the Managed Accounts is set forth below:



                              Page 29 of 51 Pages




     Entity                       Shares Held              Approximate Net
     ------                       -----------              Investment Cost
                                                           ---------------
     Noonday Fund                  19,400                   $1,301,082.00
     FCP                          252,500                  $16,906,711.00
     FCIP                         112,800                   $7,572,120.00
     FCIP II                       14,800                     $993,733.00
     FCIP III                       8,600                     $579,276.00
     Tinicum                        8,700                     $583,478.00
     FCOI II                      228,300                  $15,281,281.00
     Managed Accounts             526,577                  $35,249,714.00


         The consideration  for such  acquisitions was obtained as follows:  (i)
with respect to the Noonday Fund, FCP, Tinicum and FCOI II, from working capital
and/or from borrowings  pursuant to margin  accounts  maintained in the ordinary
course of  business by the Noonday  Fund,  FCP,  Tinicum and FCOI II at Goldman,
Sachs & Co.;  (ii) with  respect  to FCIP,  FCIP II and FCIP III,  from  working
capital;  and (iii)  with  respect to the  Managed  Accounts,  from the  working
capital of the  Managed  Accounts  and/or  from  borrowings  pursuant  to margin
accounts  maintained  in the ordinary  course of business by some of the Managed
Accounts at Goldman,  Sachs & Co. The Noonday Fund,  FCP,  Tinicum,  FCOI II and
some of the Managed Accounts hold certain  securities in their respective margin
accounts at Goldman,  Sachs & Co.,  and the  accounts may from time to time have
debit  balances.  It is not possible to determine the amount of  borrowings,  if
any, used to acquire the Shares.

Item 4.  Purpose Of The Transaction
-------  --------------------------

         The purpose of the  acquisition of the Shares is for investment and the
acquisitions  of the Shares by each of the Funds and the  Managed  Account  were
made in the  ordinary  course of  business  and were not made for the purpose of
acquiring control of the Company.

         Although  no  Reporting  Person has any  specific  plan or  proposal to
acquire or  dispose of Shares,  consistent  with its  investment  purpose,  each
Reporting Person at any time and from time to time may acquire additional Shares
or dispose of any or all of its Shares  depending upon an ongoing  evaluation of
the investment in the Shares,  prevailing  market  conditions,  other investment
opportunities,  liquidity  requirements  of the  Reporting  Person  and/or other
investment  considerations.   No  Reporting  Person  has  made  a  determination
regarding a maximum or minimum  number of Shares  which it may hold at any point
in time.

         Also,  consistent with their investment  intent,  the Reporting Persons
intend to engage in  communications  with one or more  officers  of the  Company
and/or one or more  members of the board of  directors  of the  Company  and may
engage in communication  with one or more  shareholders of the Company regarding
the Company,  including but not limited to its  operations,  capital  structure,
potential  strategies to enhance shareholder value,  composition of the board of
directors  and/or any  current or future  initiatives  that may be  proposed  or
adopted by the Company's management or board of directors.  During the course of
such  communications,  the Reporting  Persons may advocate or oppose one or more
courses of action.  The  Reporting  Persons  have  previously  suggested  to the
chairman of the board that the Company  consider  changes to the




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composition of the board of directors.  The Reporting Persons may pursue further
conversations  with  one or more  members  of the  board of  directors  or other
persons regarding these and/or other similar suggestions.

         Except to the extent the  foregoing  may be deemed a plan or  proposal,
none of the  Reporting  Persons has any plans or  proposals  which relate to, or
could result in, any of the matters  referred to in paragraphs  (a) through (j),
inclusive,  of the instructions to Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons
may,  at any time and from time to time,  review or  reconsider  their  position
and/or change their purpose  and/or  formulate  plans or proposals  with respect
thereto.

Item 5.  Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
-------  ------------------------------------

         (a)      The Funds
                  ---------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover  page  hereto  for  each  Fund is  incorporated
                           herein  by   reference   for  each  such  Fund.   The
                           percentage  amount  set forth in Row 13 for all cover
                           pages  filed  herewith is  calculated  based upon the
                           21,426,035 Shares  outstanding as of April 30,2006 as
                           reported  by the Company in its  Quarterly  Report on
                           Form 10-Q for the period  ended  March 31, 2006 filed
                           with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9,
                           2006.

                  (c)      The trade dates,  number of Shares  purchased or sold
                           and the price per Share  (including  commissions) for
                           all purchases and sales of the Shares by the Funds in
                           the  past 60 days  are set  forth  on  Schedules  A-G
                           hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.  All
                           of such transactions were open-market transactions.

                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Farallon General Partner
                           has the  power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends
                           relating  to, or the  disposition  of the proceeds of
                           the sale of, all of the  Shares  held by the Funds as
                           reported  herein.  The Noonday General Partner is the
                           general  partner of the Second  Noonday  Sub-adviser.
                           The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons are managing
                           members of both the First Noonday Sub-adviser and the
                           Noonday  General  Partner.  The  Farallon  Individual
                           Reporting   Persons  are  managing   members  of  the
                           Farallon General Partner.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         (b)      The Noonday Sub-adviser Entities
                  --------------------------------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover page hereto for each Noonday Sub-adviser Entity
                           is  incorporated  herein by  reference  for each such
                           Noonday Sub-adviser Entity.



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                  (c)      None.

                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday Sub-adviser, and the Farallon General Partner
                           has the  power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends
                           relating  to, or the  disposition  of the proceeds of
                           the sale of, all of the  Shares  held by the Funds as
                           reported   herein.   Each   of  the   First   Noonday
                           Sub-adviser,  the Second Noonday  Sub-adviser and the
                           Management  Company  has  the  power  to  direct  the
                           receipt of dividends  relating to, or the disposition
                           of the  proceeds  of the sale of,  all of the  Shares
                           held by the Managed Accounts as reported herein.  The
                           Noonday General Partner is the general partner of the
                           Second Noonday  Sub-adviser.  The Noonday  Individual
                           Reporting  Persons are  managing  members of both the
                           First  Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Noonday  General
                           Partner.  The Farallon  Individual  Reporting Persons
                           are  managing  members of both the  Farallon  General
                           Partner and the Management Company.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         (c)      The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons
                  ----------------------------------------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover  page  hereto  for  each   Noonday   Individual
                           Reporting Person is incorporated  herein by reference
                           for each such Noonday Individual Reporting Person.

                  (c)      None.

                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Farallon General Partner
                           has the  power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends
                           relating  to, or the  disposition  of the proceeds of
                           the sale of,  all of the  Shares  held by the  Funds.
                           Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Management  Company has
                           the power to direct the receipt of dividends relating
                           to, or the  disposition  of the  proceeds of the sale
                           of, all of the Shares held by the  Managed  Accounts.
                           The Noonday General Partner is the general partner of
                           the   Second   Noonday   Sub-adviser.   The   Noonday
                           Individual  Reporting Persons are managing members of
                           both the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Noonday
                           General Partner.  The Farallon  Individual  Reporting
                           Persons  are  managing  members of both the  Farallon
                           General Partner and the Management Company.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         (d)      The Management Company
                  ----------------------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover  page  hereto  for the  Management  Company  is
                           incorporated herein by reference.



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                  (c)      The trade dates,  number of Shares  purchased or sold
                           and the price per Share  (including  commissions) for
                           all   purchases  and  sales  of  the  Shares  by  the
                           Management  Company on behalf of the Managed Accounts
                           in the  past 60 days  are set  forth  on  Schedule  H
                           hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.  All
                           of such transactions were open-market transactions.

                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Management  Company has
                           the power to direct the receipt of dividends relating
                           to, or the  disposition  of the  proceeds of the sale
                           of, all of the Shares held by the Managed Accounts as
                           reported  herein.  The Noonday General Partner is the
                           general  partner of the Second  Noonday  Sub-adviser.
                           The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons are managing
                           members of both the First Noonday Sub-adviser and the
                           Noonday  General  Partner.  The  Farallon  Individual
                           Reporting   Persons  are  managing   members  of  the
                           Management Company.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         (e)      The Farallon General Partner
                  ----------------------------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover page hereto for the Farallon General Partner is
                           incorporated herein by reference.

                  (c)      None.

                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Farallon General Partner
                           has the  power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends
                           relating  to, or the  disposition  of the proceeds of
                           the sale of, all of the  Shares  held by the Funds as
                           reported  herein.  The Noonday General Partner is the
                           general  partner of the Second  Noonday  Sub-adviser.
                           The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons are managing
                           members of both the First Noonday Sub-adviser and the
                           Noonday  General  Partner.  The  Farallon  Individual
                           Reporting   Persons  are  managing   members  of  the
                           Farallon General Partner.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         (f)      The Farallon Individual Reporting Persons
                  -----------------------------------------

                  (a),(b)  The information set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the
                           cover  page  hereto  for  each  Farallon   Individual
                           Reporting Person is incorporated  herein by reference
                           for each such Farallon Individual Reporting Person.

                  (c)      None.




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                  (d)      Each of the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser,  the  Second
                           Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Farallon General Partner
                           has the  power to direct  the  receipt  of  dividends
                           relating  to, or the  disposition  of the proceeds of
                           the sale of, all of the  Shares  held by the Funds as
                           reported   herein.   Each   of  the   First   Noonday
                           Sub-adviser,  the Second Noonday  Sub-adviser and the
                           Management  Company  has  the  power  to  direct  the
                           receipt of dividends  relating to, or the disposition
                           of the  proceeds  of the sale of,  all of the  Shares
                           held by the Managed Accounts as reported herein.  The
                           Noonday General Partner is the general partner of the
                           Second Noonday  Sub-adviser.  The Noonday  Individual
                           Reporting  Persons are  managing  members of both the
                           First  Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Noonday  General
                           Partner.  The Farallon  Individual  Reporting Persons
                           are  managing  members of both the  Farallon  General
                           Partner and the Management Company.

                  (e)      Not applicable.

         The  Shares  reported  hereby for the Funds are owned  directly  by the
Funds and those  reported  by the  Management  Company on behalf of the  Managed
Accounts  are  owned  directly  by  the  Managed  Accounts.  The  First  Noonday
Sub-adviser and the Second Noonday  Sub-adviser,  as sub-investment  advisers to
the Funds and the Managed Accounts, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of
all such Shares owned by the Funds and the Managed Accounts. The Noonday General
Partner, as general partner to the Second Noonday Sub-adviser,  may be deemed to
be the  beneficial  owner of all such Shares  owned by the Funds and the Managed
Accounts.  The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons, as managing members of both
the First  Noonday  Sub-adviser  and the Noonday  General  Partner,  may each be
deemed to be the beneficial  owner of all such Shares owned by the Funds and the
Managed Accounts.  The Management  Company, as investment adviser to the Managed
Accounts,  may be deemed to be the beneficial  owner of all such Shares owned by
the Managed  Accounts.  The Farallon General Partner,  as general partner to the
Farallon Funds and managing  member of the Noonday Fund, may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by the Funds. The Farallon  Individual
Reporting  Persons,  as managing members of both the Management  Company and the
Farallon General Partner with the power to exercise investment  discretion,  may
each be deemed to be the beneficial  owner of all such Shares owned by the Funds
and  the  Managed  Accounts.  Each  of the  Noonday  Sub-adviser  Entities,  the
Management  Company,  the Farallon General Partner and the Individual  Reporting
Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings Or
------   -------------------------------------------
         Relationships With Respect To Securities Of The Issuer
         ------------------------------------------------------

         Except  as  described  above,  there  are no  contracts,  arrangements,
understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons
or between such persons and any other person with respect to any  securities  of
the  Company,  including  but not  limited  to the  transfer  or  voting  of any
securities  of the  Company,  finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan or  option
arrangements,  puts or calls,  guarantees  of profits,  divisions  of profits or
loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.




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Item 7.  Materials To Be Filed As Exhibits
-------  ---------------------------------

         There is filed herewith as Exhibit 1 a written agreement relating to
the filing of joint acquisition statements as required by Section 240.13d-1(k)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




















                              Page 35 of 51 Pages





                                   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:  June 9, 2006

                    /s/ Monica R. Landry
                    -----------------------------------
                    NOONDAY G.P. (U.S.), L.L.C.
                    By Monica R. Landry, Attorney-in-fact

                    /s/ Monica R. Landry
                    ----------------------------------------
                    NOONDAY CAPITAL, L.L.C.,
                    On its own behalf
                    and as the General Partner of
                    NOONDAY ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                    By Monica R. Landry, Attorney-in-fact

                    /s/ Monica R. Landry
                    ----------------------------------------
                    FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,
                    On its own behalf,
                    as the General Partner of
                    FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
                    FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
                    FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,
                    FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,
                    TINICUM PARTNERS, L.P. and
                    FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P.
                    and as the Managing Member of
                    NOONDAY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
                    By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

                    /s/ Monica R. Landry
                    ----------------------------------------
                    FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
                    By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

                    /s/ Monica R. Landry
                    ---------------------------------------
                    Monica R. Landry, individually and as attorney-in-fact for
                    each of David I. Cohen, Chun R. Ding, William F. Duhamel,
                    Richard B. Fried, William F. Mellin, Stephen L. Millham,
                    Saurabh K. Mittal, Jason E. Moment, Rajiv A. Patel,
                    Derek C. Schrier, Thomas F. Steyer and Mark C. Wehrly




                              Page 36 of 51 Pages





         The Powers of Attorney  executed by Duhamel,  Fried,  Mellin,  Millham,
Steyer and Wehrly  authorizing Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13D on each
person's behalf, which were filed with Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on July 16, 2003, by such Reporting
Persons with respect to the Class A Common Stock of New World Restaurant  Group,
Inc., are hereby  incorporated by reference.  The Powers of Attorney executed by
Ding and Schrier  authorizing  Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13D on each
person's behalf, which were filed with Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed
with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on July 2, 2003, by such Reporting
Persons with respect to the Class A Common Stock of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.,
are hereby  incorporated by reference.  The Power of Attorney  executed by Patel
authorizing  Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13D on his behalf,  which was
filed with  Amendment  No. 4 to the Schedule 13G filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on January 8, 2004, by such Reporting Person with respect to
the  Class A  Common  Stock  of  Catalytica  Energy  Systems,  Inc.,  is  hereby
incorporated  by  reference.  The Powers of Attorney  executed  by Noonday  G.P.
(U.S.),  L.L.C.,  Noonday Asset Management,  L.P.,  Noonday Capital,  L.L.C. and
Cohen  authorizing  Landry  to sign and  file  this  Schedule  13D on its or his
behalf, which were filed with Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13G filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on January 10,  2005,  by such  Reporting
Persons with respect to the Class A Common Stock of Catalytica  Energy  Systems,
Inc., are hereby  incorporated by reference.  The Power of Attorney  executed by
Mittal  authorizing  Landry to sign and file this  Schedule  13D on his  behalf,
which  was  filed  with  Amendment  No. 6 to the  Schedule  13G  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on October 5, 2005, by such Reporting Person
with respect to the Class A Common Stock of Catalytica Energy Systems,  Inc., is
hereby  incorporated  by  reference.  The Power of  Attorney  executed by Moment
authorizing  Landry to sign and file this Schedule 13D on his behalf,  which was
filed with the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 9, 2006,  by such  Reporting  Person with  respect to the Class A Common
Stock of Vintage Petroleum, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference.





                              Page 37 of 51 Pages





                                                                         ANNEX 1

         Set forth below with respect to the Noonday Sub-adviser  Entities,  the
Management   Company  and  the  Farallon   General   Partner  is  the  following
information:  (a)  name;  (b)  address;  (c)  principal  business;  (d) state of
organization;  and (e) controlling persons. Set forth below with respect to each
Individual Reporting Person is the following information: (a) name; (b) business
address; (c) principal occupation; and (d) citizenship.

1.       The First Noonday Sub-adviser
         -----------------------------

         (a) Noonday G.P. (U.S.), L.L.C.
         (b) c/o Noonday Asset Management, L.P.
             227 West Trade Street, Suite 2140
             Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
         (c) Serves as sub-investment adviser to investment funds
         (d) Delaware limited liability company
         (e) Managing Members: David I. Cohen and Saurabh K. Mittal

2.       The Second Noonday Sub-adviser
         ------------------------------

         (a) Noonday Asset Management, L.P.
         (b) 227 West Trade Street, Suite 2140
             Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
         (c) Serves as sub-investment adviser to investment funds
         (d) Delaware limited partnership
         (e) David I. Cohen and Saurabh K. Mittal, the managing members of
             its general partner

3.       The Noonday General Partner
         ---------------------------

         (a) Noonday Capital, L.L.C.
         (b) c/o Noonday Asset Management, L.P.
             227 West Trade Street, Suite 2140
             Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
         (c) Serves as general partner of the Second Noonday Sub-adviser
         (d) Delaware limited liability company
         (e) Managing Members: David I. Cohen and Saurabh K. Mittal

4.       The Noonday Individual Reporting Persons
         ----------------------------------------

         Cohen is a citizen of the United States.  Mittal is a citizen of India.
         The  business  address  of each  of the  Noonday  Individual  Reporting
         Persons is c/o Noonday Asset  Management,  L.P., 227 West Trade Street,
         Suite 2140,  Charlotte,  North Carolina 28202. The principal occupation
         of each of the Noonday  Individual  Reporting Persons is serving as the
         managing  member of both the First Noonday  Sub-adviser and the Noonday
         General Partner.  The Noonday Individual  Reporting Persons do not have
         any additional information to disclose



                              Page 38 of 51 Pages




         with  respect  to Items  2-6 of the  Schedule  13D that is not  already
         disclosed in the Schedule 13D.

5.       The Management Company
         ----------------------

         (a) Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
         (b) One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1325
             San Francisco, California  94111
         (c) Serves as investment adviser to various managed accounts
         (d) Delaware limited liability company
         (e) Managing Members: Thomas F. Steyer, Senior Managing Member;
             Chun R. Ding, William F. Duhamel, Alice F. Evarts, Richard B.
             Fried, Monica R. Landry, William F. Mellin, Stephen L.
             Millham, Jason E. Moment, Rajiv A. Patel, Derek C. Schrier,
             Gregory S. Swart and Mark C. Wehrly, Managing Members.

6.       The Farallon General Partner
         ----------------------------

         (a) Farallon Partners, L.L.C.
         (b) c/o Farallon Capital Management,L.L.C.
             One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1325
             San Francisco, California  94111
         (c) Serves as general partner to investment partnerships
         (d) Delaware limited liability company
         (e) Managing Members: Thomas F. Steyer, Senior Managing Member;
             Chun R. Ding, William F. Duhamel, Alice F. Evarts, Richard B.
             Fried, Monica R. Landry, William F. Mellin, Stephen L.
             Millham, Jason E. Moment, Rajiv A. Patel, Derek C. Schrier,
             Gregory S. Swart and Mark C. Wehrly, Managing Members.

7.       Managing Members of the Management Company and the Farallon General
         -------------------------------------------------------------------
         Partner
         -------

         Each of the managing members of the Management Company and the Farallon
         General  Partner  other than  Swart is a citizen of the United  States.
         Swart is a citizen of New Zealand.  The business address of each of the
         managing  members of the  Management  Company and the Farallon  General
         Partner is c/o Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., One Maritime Plaza,
         Suite 1325, San Francisco,  California 94111. The principal  occupation
         of Thomas F.  Steyer is serving as senior  managing  member of both the
         Management  Company and the Farallon  General  Partner.  The  principal
         occupation of each other managing member of the Management  Company and
         the Farallon  General  Partner is serving as a managing  member of both
         the Management  Company and the Farallon General  Partner.  None of the
         managing  members of the  Management  Company and the Farallon  General
         Partner has any  additional  information  to disclose  with  respect to
         Items 2-6 of the  Schedule  13D that is not  already  disclosed  in the
         Schedule 13D.




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                                   SCHEDULE A
                                   ----------
                        NOONDAY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
                        --------------------------------

                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

       4/10/2006                      700                         $63.19
       4/11/2006                      100                         $62.11
       4/12/2006                      100                         $62.30
       4/17/2006                      100                         $63.22
       4/18/2006                      100                         $64.44
       4/20/2006                      500                         $66.25
       4/21/2006                      200                         $66.25
       4/24/2006                      700                         $66.26
       4/25/2006                    4,900                         $66.27
        5/3/2006                      500                         $65.01
        5/4/2006                      800                         $65.45
        5/9/2006                      300                         $71.00
       5/10/2006                      300                         $71.25
       5/11/2006                      700                         $71.24
       5/12/2006                    1,300                         $71.24
       5/15/2006                      700                         $70.82
       5/17/2006                      500                         $70.21
       5/18/2006                      600                         $70.47
       5/19/2006                      300                         $69.60
       5/22/2006                      400                         $69.43
       5/23/2006                      500                         $69.12
       5/24/2006                      100                         $67.10
       5/24/2006                      600                         $66.58
       5/25/2006                      800                         $67.90
       5/26/2006                      300                         $68.26
       5/30/2006                      400                         $66.86
       5/31/2006                      400                         $66.51
        6/2/2006                      500                         $66.91
        6/6/2006                      400                         $65.10
        6/8/2006                      100                         $64.86







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                                   SCHEDULE B
                                   ----------
                         FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                         -------------------------------


                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                  12,900                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                   1,800                         $62.11
        4/12/2006                       7                         $62.30
        4/12/2006                     893                         $62.30
        4/13/2006                     200                         $62.33
        4/17/2006                   2,000                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                   1,500                         $64.44
        4/19/2006                     300                         $65.09
        4/20/2006                   8,800                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                   3,700                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                  11,200                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                  59,900                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                   6,900                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                   8,500                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                   3,300                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                   2,900                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                   7,500                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                  15,300                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                   7,900                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                   6,700                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                   6,800                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                   3,300                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                   4,300                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                   7,900                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                   1,600                         $67.10
        5/24/2006                   8,200                         $66.58
        5/25/2006                  12,600                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                   5,300                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                   5,600                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                   5,300                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                   4,600                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                   3,900                         $65.10
         6/8/2006                     800                         $64.86







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                                   SCHEDULE C
                                   ----------
                  FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                  ---------------------------------------------


                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                ----------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                   4,100                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                     600                         $62.11
        4/12/2006                       1                         $62.30
        4/12/2006                     299                         $62.30
        4/13/2006                     100                         $62.33
        4/17/2006                     900                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                     400                         $64.44
        4/19/2006                     100                         $65.09
        4/20/2006                   3,000                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                   1,500                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                   4,300                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                  21,100                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                   2,000                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                   3,200                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                   1,400                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                   1,300                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                   3,700                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                   7,700                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                   3,800                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                   3,300                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                   3,300                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                   1,700                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                   2,100                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                   3,800                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                   4,000                         $66.58
        5/24/2006                     800                         $67.10
        5/25/2006                   6,200                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                   3,900                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                   3,900                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                   3,800                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                   3,700                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                   2,900                         $65.10
         6/8/2006                     600                         $64.86





                              Page 42 of 51 Pages




                                   SCHEDULE D
                                   ----------
                FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
                ------------------------------------------------


                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                     700                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                     100                         $62.11
        4/17/2006                     100                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                     100                         $64.44
        4/20/2006                     400                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                     200                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                     600                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                   3,500                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                     400                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                     400                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                     200                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                     200                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                     500                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                   1,000                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                     500                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                     500                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                     400                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                     200                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                     300                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                     500                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                     600                         $66.58
        5/24/2006                     100                         $67.10
        5/25/2006                     800                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                     300                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                     300                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                     300                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                     300                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                     200                         $65.10








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                                   SCHEDULE E
                                   ----------
                FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
                -------------------------------------------------


                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                     500                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                     100                         $62.11
        4/17/2006                     100                         $63.22
        4/20/2006                     300                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                     100                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                     500                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                   1,400                         $66.27
         5/4/2006                     100                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                     100                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                     100                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                     400                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                     800                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                     400                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                     200                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                     300                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                     100                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                     200                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                     300                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                     300                         $66.58
        5/24/2006                     100                         $67.10
        5/25/2006                     500                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                     200                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                     200                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                     200                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                     200                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                     200                         $65.10







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                                   SCHEDULE F
                                   ----------
                             TINICUM PARTNERS, L.P.
                             ----------------------


                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                     400                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                     100                         $62.11
        4/17/2006                     100                         $63.22
        4/20/2006                     300                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                     100                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                     400                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                   2,100                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                     100                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                     100                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                     100                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                     100                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                     300                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                     600                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                     200                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                     200                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                     300                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                     100                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                     200                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                     300                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                     300                         $66.58
        5/24/2006                     100                         $67.10
        5/25/2006                     500                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                     200                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                     200                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                     200                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                     200                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                     200                         $65.10




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                                   SCHEDULE G
                                   ----------
                  FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P.
                  --------------------------------------------

                                 NO. OF SHARES                     PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                     PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                     -------------

        4/10/2006                   9,500                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                   1,200                         $62.11
        4/12/2006                       3                         $62.30
        4/12/2006                     497                         $62.30
        4/13/2006                     200                         $62.33
        4/17/2006                   1,300                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                   1,100                         $64.44
        4/19/2006                     200                         $65.09
        4/20/2006                   6,000                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                   2,900                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                  10,400                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                  61,300                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                   7,500                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                   9,100                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                   3,300                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                   2,800                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                   7,600                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                  15,300                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                   7,200                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                   6,000                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                   6,200                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                   3,000                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                   3,700                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                   4,800                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                   1,000                         $67.10
        5/24/2006                   5,100                         $66.58
        5/25/2006                   8,000                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                   4,300                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                   5,000                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                   5,000                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                   5,000                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                   4,300                         $65.10
         6/8/2006                     800                         $64.86




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                                   SCHEDULE H
                                   ----------
                        FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
                        --------------------------------

                                 NO. OF SHARES                      PRICE
        TRADE DATE                 PURCHASED                    PER SHARE ($)
        ----------                 ---------                    -------------

        4/10/2006                  18,300                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                   2,400                         $62.11
        4/12/2006                   1,289                         $62.30
        4/12/2006                      11                         $62.30
        4/13/2006                     400                         $62.33
        4/17/2006                   2,907                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                   2,388                         $64.44
        4/19/2006                     569                         $65.09
        4/20/2006                  13,162                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                   5,595                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                  19,843                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                 117,136                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                  15,472                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                  19,328                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                   6,913                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                   5,634                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                  15,830                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                  31,300                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                  14,700                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                  12,900                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                  13,227                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                   6,373                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                   7,900                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                  10,700                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                  11,000                         $66.58
        5/24/2006                   2,100                         $67.10
        5/25/2006                  16,600                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                  11,600                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                  13,600                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                  14,000                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                  13,800                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                  11,700                         $65.10
         6/8/2006                   2,200                         $64.86

        4/10/2006                   2,000                         $63.19
        4/11/2006                     300                         $62.11
        4/12/2006                      99                         $62.30
        4/12/2006                       1                         $62.30




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        4/17/2006                     300                         $63.22
        4/18/2006                     200                         $64.44
        4/20/2006                   1,200                         $66.25
        4/21/2006                     600                         $66.25
        4/24/2006                   1,700                         $66.26
        4/25/2006                  10,600                         $66.27
         5/3/2006                   1,400                         $65.01
         5/4/2006                   1,700                         $65.45
         5/9/2006                     600                         $71.00
        5/10/2006                     600                         $71.25
        5/11/2006                   1,600                         $71.24
        5/12/2006                   3,200                         $71.24
        5/15/2006                   1,500                         $70.82
        5/17/2006                   1,400                         $70.21
        5/18/2006                   1,400                         $70.47
        5/19/2006                     700                         $69.60
        5/22/2006                     900                         $69.43
        5/23/2006                   1,200                         $69.12
        5/24/2006                     200                         $67.10
        5/24/2006                   1,300                         $66.58
        5/25/2006                   2,100                         $67.90
        5/26/2006                     800                         $68.26
        5/30/2006                     800                         $66.86
        5/31/2006                     800                         $66.51
         6/2/2006                   1,700                         $66.91
         6/6/2006                   1,400                         $65.10
         6/8/2006                     300                         $64.86


                              Page 48 of 51 Pages






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 1                        Joint Acquisition Statement Pursuant to Section
                                 240.13d-1(k)





























                              Page 49 of 51 Pages





                                                                       EXHIBIT 1
                                                                              to
                                                                    SCHEDULE 13D

                           JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13d-1(k)
                        --------------------------------

         The undersigned  acknowledge and agree that the foregoing  statement on
Schedule  13D is  filed  on  behalf  of each of the  undersigned  and  that  all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf
of each of the  undersigned  without the  necessity of filing  additional  joint
acquisition   statements.   The  undersigned  acknowledge  that  each  shall  be
responsible for the timely filing of such  amendments,  and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained therein, but
shall not be responsible  for the  completeness  and accuracy of the information
concerning the other  entities or persons,  except to the extent that he, she or
it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated:  June 9, 2006

                     /s/ Monica R. Landry
                     -------------------------------
                     NOONDAY G.P. (U.S.), L.L.C.
                     By Monica R. Landry, Attorney-in-fact

                     /s/ Monica R. Landry
                     ---------------------------------------
                     NOONDAY CAPITAL, L.L.C.,
                     On its own behalf
                     and as the General Partner of
                     NOONDAY ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
                     By Monica R. Landry, Attorney-in-fact

                     /s/ Monica R. Landry
                     ------------------------------
                     FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,
                     On its own behalf, as the General Partner of
                     FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
                     FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,
                     FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,
                     FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,
                     TINICUM PARTNERS, L.P. and
                     FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P.
                     and as the Managing Member of
                     NOONDAY CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
                     By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member




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                     /s/ Monica R. Landry
                     ----------------------------------------
                     FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
                     By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

                     /s/ Monica R. Landry
                     ---------------------------------------
                     Monica R. Landry, individually and as attorney-in-fact for
                     each of David I. Cohen, Chun R. Ding, William F. Duhamel,
                     Richard B. Fried, William F. Mellin, Stephen L. Millham,
                     Saurabh K. Mittal, Jason E. Moment, Rajiv A. Patel,
                     Derek C. Schrier, Thomas F. Steyer and Mark C. Wehrly






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