4 1 rlbody.txt UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION F O R M 4 OMB Number: 3235-0287 Washington, D.C. 20549 Expires:September 30, 1998 Estimated average burden Check this box if no longer hours per response.....0.5 subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligation may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivatives Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/s/ Ronald Baron December 10, 2001 -------------------------------- ------------------ **Signature of Reporting Person Date **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

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