SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G/A
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 (b),
(c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2 (b)
(Amendment No 1)*
The Knot, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
499184 10 9
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2004
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
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 11 Pages
Exhibit Index Contained on Page 10
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners III, L.P. ("HWVP III")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,432,000 shares, except that Hummer Winblad Equity Partners III, LLC
BENEFICIALLY ("HWEP III"), the general partner of HWVP III, may be deemed to have
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING sole voting power, and John R. Hummer ("Hummer "), Ann L. Winblad
PERSON ("Winblad "), and Mark Gorenberg ("Gorenberg") the managing members of
WITH HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,432,000 shares, except that HWEP III, the general partner of HWVP
III, may be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and Hummer,
Winblad, and Gorenberg, the managing members of HWEP III, may be
deemed to have shared power to dispose of these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,432,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.9%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hummer Winblad Technology Fund III, L.P. ("HWTF III")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 128,000 shares, except that HWEP III, the general partner of HWTF III,
SHARES may be deemed to have sole voting power, and John R. Hummer ("Hummer
BENEFICIALLY "), Ann L. Winblad ("Winblad "), and Mark Gorenberg ("Gorenberg ") the
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING managing members of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to
PERSON vote these shares.
WITH -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See response to row 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
128,000 shares, except that HWEP III, the general partner of HWTF III,
may be deemed to have sole dispositive power, and Hummer, Winblad, and
Gorenberg, the managing members of HWEP III, may be deemed to have
shared power to dispose of these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 128,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.6%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 4of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hummer Winblad Equity Partners III, L.L.C. ("HWEP III")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
SHARES and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. HWEP III, the
BENEFICIALLY general partner of HWVP III and HWTF III, may be deemed to have sole
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING voting power, and Hummer, Winblad, and Gorenberg, the managing members
PERSON of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
WITH -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. HWEP III, the
general partner of HWVP III and HWTF III, may be deemed to have sole
dispositive power, and Hummer, Winblad, and Gorenberg, the managing
members of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of
these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See response to row 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,560,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.5%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John R. Hummer ("Hummer")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 shares
NUMBER OF -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
PERSON and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Hummer, a member
WITH of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Hummer, a member of
HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these
shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,560,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.5%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 6 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Ann L. Winblad ("Winblad")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
10,000 shares
NUMBER OF -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III,
PERSON 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Winblad, a member of
WITH HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to vote the HWEP III
shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,000 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III,
128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Winblad, a member of
HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of the HWEP
III shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,570,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.5%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 7 of 11 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING
SS OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Mark Gorenberg ("Gorenberg")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 shares
NUMBER OF -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
PERSON and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Gorenberg, a
WITH member of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to vote these
shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,560,000 shares, of which 2,432,000 are directly owned by HWVP III
and 128,000 shares are directly owned by HWTF III. Gorenberg, a member
of HWEP III, may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these
shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 2,560,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11.5%
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12 TYPE OR REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 8 of 11 Pages
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This Amendment No. 1 amends the statement on Schedule 13G (the "Original
Statement") filed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners III, L.P., Hummer Winblad
Technology Fund III, L.P., Hummer Winblad Equity Partners III, LLC, John R.
Hummer, Ann L. Winblad, Dan Beldy and Mark Gorenberg. Only those items as to
which there has been a change are included in this Amendment No. 1.
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSONS FILING
This Statement is filed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("HWVP III"), Hummer
Winblad Technology Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("HWTF III"), Hummer Winblad Equity Partners III,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HWEP III"), John
R. Hummer ("Hummer"), Ann L. Winblad ("Winblad"), and Mark
Gorenberg ("Gorenberg"). The foregoing entities and
individuals are collectively referred to as the "Reporting
Persons."
HWEP III is the general partner of HWVP III and HWTF III, and
may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of shares
of the issuer directly owned by HWVP III and HWTF III. Hummer,
Winblad, and Gorenberg are managing members of HWEP III and
may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of shares
of the issuer directly owned by HWVP III and HWTF III.
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
The following information with respect to the ownership of the
Common Stock of the issuer by the persons filing this
Statement is provided as of December 31, 2004:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
(b) Percent of Class:
See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Row 5 of cover page for
each Reporting Person.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Row 6 of cover page for
each Reporting Person.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See Row 7 of cover page for
each Reporting Person.
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
See Row 8 of cover page for
each Reporting Person.
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 9 of 11 Pages
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 2005
/s/ John R. Hummer
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John R. Hummer, individually, and on behalf of
HWVP III, in his capacity as a managing member of
HWEP III, the general partner of HWVP III, on behalf of
HWTF III, in his capacity as a managing member of
HWEP III, the general partner of HWTF III,
and on behalf of HWEP III in his capacity as
a managing member thereof.
/s/ Ann L. Winblad
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Ann L. Winblad
/s/ Mark Gorenberg
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Mark Gorenberg
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 10 of 11 Pages
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Numbered Page
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Exhibit A: Agreement of Joint Filing 11
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CUSIP NO. 499184 10 9 13 G Page 11 of 11 Pages
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EXHIBIT A
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Agreement of Joint Filing
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The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13G (or
any amendment thereto) relating to the Common Stock of The Knot, Inc. shall be
filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement shall be
filed as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G.
Date: February 9, 2005
/s/ John R. Hummer
John R. Hummer, individually, and on behalf of
HWVP III, in his capacity as a managing member of
HWEP III, the general partner of HWVP III, on behalf of
HWTF III, in his capacity as a managing member of
HWEP III, the general partner of HWTF III, and on
behalf of HWEP III in his capacity as a managing
member thereof.
/s/ Ann L. Winblad
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Ann L. Winblad
/s/ Mark Gorenberg
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Mark Gorenberg