SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c)
AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. _____________)*
Delta and Pine Land Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
247357106
(CUSIP Number)
June 21, 2006
(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)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 2 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alson Capital Partners, LLC
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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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
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,797,500
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,797,500
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,797,500
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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)
5.1%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 3 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Neil Barsky
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,797,500
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,797,500
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,797,500
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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)
5.1%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 4 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alson Signature Fund Offshore Portfolio, Ltd.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,465,900
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,465,900
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,465,900
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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)
4.1%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 5 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alson Partners, LLC
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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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
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
331,600
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
331,600
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
331,600
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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)
0.9%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 6 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alson Signature Fund, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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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
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
222,760
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
222,760
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
222,760
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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 OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 7 of 13 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alson Signature Fund I, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [x]
(b) [ ]
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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
0
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
108,840
OWNED BY
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EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
REPORTING
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PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
108,840
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
108,840
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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)
0.3%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 8 of 13 Pages
ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
Delta and Pine Land Company
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
One Cotton Row, Scott, Mississippi 38772
ITEMS 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c). NAME OF PERSON FILING, ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL
BUSINESS OFFICE AND CITIZENSHIP:
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of
whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":
(i) Alson Capital Partners, LLC ("Alson"), a Delaware limited
liability company, with respect to the Shares reported in this
Schedule 13G held by certain investment funds and
discretionary accounts managed by Alson (the "Accounts").
(ii) Neil Barsky, who is the Managing Member of Alson and Alson
Partners, LLC (the "General Partner"), with respect to the
Shares reported in this Schedule 13G held by the Accounts.
(iii) General Partner, a Delaware limited liability company, which
is the general partner of Alson Signature Fund, L.P.
("Signature Fund") and Alson Signature Fund I, L.P.
("Signature Fund I")
(iii) Alson Signature Fund Offshore Portfolio, Ltd. ("Portfolio"), a
Cayman Islands company, with respect to shares owned by it.
(iv) Signature Fund, a Delaware limited partnership, with respect
to shares owned by it.
(v) Signature Fund I, a Delaware limited partnership, with respect
to shares owned by it.
The citizenship of each of Alson, General Partner, Portfolio, Signature Fund and
Signature Fund I is set forth above. Neil Barsky is a United States citizen.
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is
810 Seventh Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, $0.10 par value
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 247357106
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
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(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940: see Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule
13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940;
(j) ( ) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rule 13d-1(c), CHECK THIS
BOX. [x]
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
Alson serves as principal investment manager to a number of
investment funds and discretionary accounts (with respect to which it has voting
and dispositive authority over the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G,
including such an account for Portfolio, Signature Fund and Signature Fund I).
General Partner is the general partner of Signature Fund and Signature Fund I
and as such has voting and dispositive authority over the shares directly owned
by each of them. Mr. Neil Barsky is the Managing Member of Alson and General
Partner. As such, he may be deemed to control such entities and therefore may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial
ownership of any such Shares.
A. Alson
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,797,500
(b) Percent of class: 5.1%
(All percentages herein are based on 35,577,779 shares of
Delta and Pine Land Company common stock outstanding at
March 31, 2006, as reflected in the Form 10-Q filed by the
Company on April 10, 2006.)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,797,500
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,797,500
B. Neil Barsky
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,797,500
(b) Percent of class: 5.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,797,500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 1,797,500
C. Portfolio
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,465,900
(b) Percent of class: 4.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,465,900
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 1,465,900
D. General Partner
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 331,600
(b) Percent of class: 0.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
331,600
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 331,600
E. Signature Fund
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 222,760
(b) Percent of class: 0.6%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
222,760
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 222,760
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F. Signature Fund
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 108,840
(b) Percent of class: 0.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
108,840
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 0
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 108,840
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Neil Barsky is the Managing Member of Alson. Alson is the
Investment Advisor of Portfolio, Signature Fund and Signature Fund
I.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not
applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
See Item 4.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. (if filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c))
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby make the following certification:
By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of
its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and not held
in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 12 of 13 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 22, 2006 /s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By Neil Barsky
Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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Neil Barsky
/s/ Scott Somerville
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND OFFSHORE PORTFOLIO,
LTD.
By Scott Somerville, Director
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON PARTNERS, LLC
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND, L.P.
By Alson Partners, LLC, General Partner
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND I, L.P.
By Alson Partners, LLC, General Partner
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
CUSIP No. 247357106 13G PAGE 13 of 13 Pages
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G, 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 or it contained therein, but
shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to
believe that such information is inaccurate.
DATED: June 22, 2006 /s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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Neil Barsky
/s/ Scott Somerville
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND OFFSHORE PORTFOLIO,
LTD.
By Scott Somerville, Director
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON PARTNERS, LLC
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND, L.P.
By Alson Partners, LLC, General Partner
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member
/s/ Neil Barsky
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ALSON SIGNATURE FUND I, L.P.
By Alson Partners, LLC, General Partner
By Neil Barsky, Managing Member