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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(a) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)
(AMENDMENT NO. 7)
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
749941 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
William B. Lawrence
TRW Inc.
1900 Richmond Road, 3E
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(216) 291-7230
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 28, 1999
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(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 which is subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box __.
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13D
CUSIP NO. 749941 10 0 Page 2 of 7 Pages
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
TRW Inc. ("TRW"), I.D. #34-0575430
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ___
(b) ___
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC, OO
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ___
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ohio
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 17,535,948
SHARES ----------------
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY ----------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 17,535,948
REPORTING ----------------
PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17,535,948
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES____
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
22.1 percent
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 7 on Schedule 13D amends the beneficial ownership statement
initially filed on February 12, 1998 on Schedule 13G, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 on Schedule 13D filed on June 29, 1998, Amendment No. 2 on Schedule 13D
filed on September 18, 1998, Amendment No. 3 on Schedule 13D filed on February
3, 1999, Amendment No. 4 on Schedule 13D filed on April 29, 1999, Amendment No.
5 on Schedule 13D filed on June 1, 1999 and Amendment No. 6 on Schedule 13D
filed on June 9, 1999 (collectively, the "Schedule 13D"), pursuant to Rule
13d-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by TRW Inc., an
Ohio corporation ("TRW"). This statement is being filed to reflect TRW's sale,
in the aggregate, of 400,000 shares of common stock, no par value ("Common
Stock"), of RF Micro Devices, Inc. ("RFMD"), executed in multiple trades between
September 23, 1999 and October 1, 1999, in accordance with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings given such
terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as modified herein, there have been no other
changes in the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Item 5 of the Schedule 13D are amended by
deleting them in their entirety and replacing them with the following:
(a) TRW beneficially owns 17,535,948 shares of Common Stock. The number
of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by TRW represents 22.1 percent of
the 79,219,482 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 5, 1999, as
adjusted for a stock split effected on August 18, 1999. The Directors and
executive officers of TRW disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
(b) TRW has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to
17,535,948 shares.
(c) On September 23, 1999, TRW sold 1,500 shares of Common Stock of
RFMD in a single trade for a price of $50.125 per share, before deducting
selling commissions of less than one-tenth of one percent.
On September 27, 1999, TRW sold an additional 70,000 shares of
Common Stock of RFMD in ten different trades as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
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9,000 $ 47.00
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1,300 47.125
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8,000 48.00
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500 48.125
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30,500 48.25
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4,500 48.3125
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2,500 48.375
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9,000 48.50
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3,800 49.00
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900 49.0625
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The prices set forth above do not reflect selling commissions of one-tenth of
one percent on each of these transactions.
On September 28, 1999, TRW sold an additional 175,000 shares of
Common Stock of RFMD in twenty different trades as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
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2,500 $45.1250
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2,000 43.6875
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700 46.5625
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6,500 44.8750
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67,500 45.0000
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6,300 46.0000
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8,000 46.5000
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11,500 45.0625
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5,000 44.5000
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11,500 44.9375
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2,500 44.6875
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2,500 44.2500
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10,000 44.0625
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2,500 43.7500
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8,000 43.8125
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10,000 44.0000
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7,500 44.1250
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6,000 44.7500
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2,500 44.1875
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2,000 44.8125
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The prices set forth above do not reflect selling commissions of one-tenth of
one percent on each of these transactions.
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On September 29, 1999, TRW sold an additional 80,000 shares of
Common Stock of RFMD in fifteen different trades as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
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9,500 $47.0000
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5,000 47.2500
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5,000 47.4375
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10,500 47.5000
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2,000 46.3125
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2,500 47.3125
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3,000 46.8750
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7,000 46.8125
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2,000 47.5625
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5,000 46.3750
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2,500 47.3750
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3,000 47.8125
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10,000 46.0000
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10,000 47.1250
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3,000 46.4375
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The prices set forth above do not reflect selling commissions of one-tenth of
one percent on each of these transactions.
On September 30, 1999, TRW sold an additional 45,000 shares of
Common Stock of RFMD in nine different trades as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
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3,000 $46.0000
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5,000 46.0000
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10,000 46.3750
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5,500 46.6250
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6,000 46.5625
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5,000 46.1875
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8,500 48.0000
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1,000 46.7500
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1,000 46.2500
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The prices set forth above do not reflect selling commissions of one-tenth of
one percent on each of these transactions.
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On October 1, 1999, TRW sold an additional 28,500 shares of Common
Stock of RFMD in nine different trades as follows:
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NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE
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6,000 $45.28125
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1,000 45.18750
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300 45.21875
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937 45.06250
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5,850 45.00000
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700 45.25000
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3,263 45.06250
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2,450 45.12500
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8,000 45.12500
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The prices set forth above do not reflect selling commissions of one-tenth of
one percent on each of these transactions.
All of these shares were sold in accordance with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Except for the foregoing, no
transactions have been effected in the Common Stock of RFMD by TRW or, to the
best knowledge of TRW, by its directors and executive officers within the past
60 days.
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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.
Dated: October 5, 1999
TRW INC.
By: /s/ William B. Lawrence
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William B. Lawrence
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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