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| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LLC
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
One Rockefeller Plaza
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(Street)
New York New York 10020
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/31/00
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity
(voluntary) 133835530
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION/
"WMUX"
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
___ Director ___ Officer X 10% Owner ___ Other
(give title below) --- (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) NOT APPLICABLE
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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CLASS A COMMON
STOCK, PAR VALUE
$.01 PER SHARE 39,796,351 (I) See Attached
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Remainder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price of Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ Derivative Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Security or In-
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Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Jeffrey M. Hendrea July 31, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
For: Ripplewood Holdings LLC
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
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Item 1: Name and Address of Reporting Person:
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Ripplewood Holdings LLC
One Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10020
Item 2: Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year):
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July 31, 2000
Item 4: Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
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Western Multiplex Corporation/WMUX
Item 4: Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership:
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The reported shares are directly held by WMC Holding L.L.C. As the
general partner of Ripplewood Partners, L.P. and a managing partner of
Ripplewood Employee Co-Investment Fund, L.P., the Reporting Person may
be deemed, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), to be the beneficial owner of the
reported securities held by WMC Holding L.L.C. However, pursuant to
Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Act, the Reporting Person
disclaims that it is the beneficial owner of such shares, except to
the extent of its pecuniary interest in such shares.
