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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
713831 10 5
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(CUSIP Number)
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.
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP No. 713831 10 5 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Dato' Kia Hong Tay
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)[_]
(b)[_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Singapore
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 567,500
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY -----------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 342,500
REPORTING
PERSON WITH -----------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
567,500
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
342,500
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
910,000
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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
9.71%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Schedule 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
Dato' Kia Hong Tay
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2380 Bering Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Dato' Kia Hong Tay
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
48 Andrew Road
Singapore 299964
(c) Citizenship: Singapore
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 713831105
Item 3.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
910,000 shares, as of December 31, 1998. Includes 342,500 shares held
by Chye Seng Tannery (Pte) Ltd. which is controlled by Dato' Kia Hong
Tay. Dato' Kia Hong Tay disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
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Schedule 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
Dato' Kia Hong Tay
(b) Percent of Class: 9.71%, as of December 31, 1998.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
567,500
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
342,500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
567,500
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
342,500
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Not applicable.
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
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
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Schedule 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
Dato' Kia Hong Tay
SIGNATURE
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 11, 1999
/s/ Dato' Kia Hong Tay
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Dato' Kia Hong Tay
