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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
MECON
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
58400M105
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(CUSIP Number)
*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).
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 201 OF REGULATION S-T, THIS
SCHEDULE 13G IS BEING FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO A TEMPORARY
HARDSHIP EXEMPTION.
Page 1 of 10 pages
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Investment Corporation 39-1807187
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
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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
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 39-1807188
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
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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 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Andrew A. Ziegler
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
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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
---------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carlene Murphy Ziegler
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
Not Applicable
(b) [ ]
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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
---------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
MECON
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
200 Porter Drive, Suite 100
San Ramon, California 94583
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan
Partners");
Artisan Investment Corporation, the general
partner of Artisan Partners ("Artisan Corp.");
Andrew A. Ziegler ("A. Ziegler");
Carlene Murphy Ziegler ("C. Ziegler").
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., A. Ziegler and C.
Ziegler are all located at:
1000 N. Water Street, Suite 1770
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership.
Artisan Corp. is a Delaware corporation.
A. Ziegler and C. Ziegler are each U.S. citizens.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
58400M105
Item 3 Type of Person:
(e) Artisan Partners is an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940; Artisan Corp. is the general
partner of Artisan Partners; A. Ziegler and C.
Ziegler are the principal stockholders of Artisan
Corp.
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Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1996):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of
rule 13d-3:
0
(b) Percent of class:
0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
disposition of: 0
Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to
Artisan Funds, Inc., series designated Artisan Small
Cap Fund (the "Fund"). Various limited partners and
employees of Artisan Partners are also officers and
directors of the Fund, but Artisan Partners does not
consider the Fund to be controlled by such persons.
Although the Fund is not controlled by Artisan
Partners, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(a) the shares
beneficially owned by the Fund, with respect to which
the Fund has delegated to Artisan Partners shared
voting power and shared dispositive power, are
considered to be shares beneficially owned by Artisan
Partners by reason of such delegated powers.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of the securities, check the
following (X).
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf
of discretionary clients of Artisan Partners. Persons
other than Artisan Partners are entitled to receive all
dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those
shares.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
Not Applicable
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Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
The filing of this statement should not be construed as
an admission that the reporting persons is or are for the
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any registered equity
securities of the issuer.
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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 14, 1997
The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees and
consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in
connection with its beneficial ownership of the security reported
herein.
ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION, for
itself and as general partner of
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ John M. Blaser
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John M. Blaser
Vice President
The undersigned individuals, on the date above written, agree and
consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in
connection with their beneficial ownership of the security reported
herein.
ANDREW A. ZIEGLER
/s/ Andrew A. Ziegler
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CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER
/s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
MECON
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
58400M105
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*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).
SEC 1745 (2/92) Page 1 of 9 pages
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 39-180-7188
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a)
(b)
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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 ------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 356,400
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
356,400
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
356,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.45%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Investment Corporation 39-180-7187
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a)
(b)
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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 ------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 356,400
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
356,400
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
356,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.45%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Andrew A. Ziegler ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a)
(b)
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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
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 356,400
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
356,400
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
356,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.45%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 58400M105 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carlene Murphy Ziegler ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a)
(b)
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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
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 356,400
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
356,400
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
356,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.45%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
MECON
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
200 Porter Drive, Suite 100
San Ramon, California 94583
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan Partners");
Artisan Investment Corporation ("Artisan Corp.");
Andrew A. Ziegler ("A. Ziegler");
Carlene Murphy Ziegler ("C. Ziegler").
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., A. Ziegler and C.
Ziegler are all located at:
1000 N. Water Street, Suite 1770
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership.
Artisan Corp. is a Delaware corporation.
A. Ziegler and C. Ziegler are each U.S. citizens.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
58400M105
Item 3 Type of Person:
(e) Artisan Partners is an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940; Artisan Corp. is the general partner of
Artisan Partners; A. Ziegler and C. Ziegler are the
principal stockholders of Artisan Corp.
Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1995):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of
rule 13d-3:
356,400
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(b) Percent of class:
6.45%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
356,400
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
disposition of:
356,400
Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to Artisan
Funds, Inc., series designated Artisan Small Cap Fund (the
"Fund"). Various limited partners and employees of Artisan
Partners are also officers and directors of the Fund, but
Artisan Partners does not consider the Fund to be controlled
by such persons. Although the Fund is not controlled by
Artisan Partners, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(a) the shares
beneficially owned by the Fund, with respect to which the
Fund has delegated to Artisan Partners shared voting power
and shared dispositive power, are considered to be shares
beneficially owned by Artisan Partners by reason of such
delegated powers.
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:
The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf
of discretionary clients of Artisan Partners. Persons other
than Artisan Partners are entitled to receive all dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares.
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 Group:
Not Applicable
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Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
The filing of this statement should not be construed as
an admission that the reporting person(s) is or are for the
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any registered equity
securities of the issuer.
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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 13, 1996
The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees
and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G
in connection with its beneficial ownership of the security reported
herein.
ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION (for
itself and as general partner of
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
By: /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler
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Andrew A. Ziegler
The undersigned individuals, on the date above written, agree
and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G
in connection with their beneficial ownership of the security
reported herein.
ANDREW A. ZIEGLER
/s/ Andrew A. Ziegler
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CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER
/s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler
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